"I had no choice."

"Why are you unwilling to recognize me and the Gu family? Do we have a bad impression on you? Do you think it would be a terrible thing to recognize us?"

Liu Jin's body trembled slightly, and she barely sat on the sofa. She was not ready to tear open the scar.

Xu Chuxiao noticed her nervousness and uneasiness, and handed her the water that Liu Jin had just poured for her, asking her to relax.

Although he was very excited and wanted to know the answer urgently, he understood that Liu Jin still needed some time and he could wait.

Liu Jin held the cup tightly, and it took a long time before he loosened his fingers.

"I didn't want to admit it before because I wasn't doing well. I didn't want more people to laugh at me or feel sorry for me."

Xu Chuxiao wanted to say that no one would laugh at her, but he didn't want to interrupt her emotions, so he just waited silently for her to continue.

"Later, I lived a good life. I don't know if my old friend still cares about me."

Xu Chuxiao knew who the old friend she was talking about was.

He immediately said, "Uncle Gu and Aunt Gu miss you very much, and there is not a day that they don't care about you."

He paused, "Besides, I was the one who caused you to get lost, so the responsibility lies with me. It has nothing to do with Uncle Gu and Aunt Gu. If you want to blame someone, you can blame me, but don't blame them."

"They are your parents after all, and their love for you will never change."

"Instead, it becomes more profound with time and distance."

Xu Chuxiao had wanted to tell her these words a long time ago, but she had been avoiding him, so he had to wait until today to have the chance to say them.

These words were very moving. Liu Jin's attitude was no longer as tough as it was at the beginning, and his expression softened.

"I understand. Let me tell you after I adjust my condition."

She was not mentally prepared to face all of this. Xu Chuxiao was just the beginning. If she wanted to meet people from the past, there would still be a lot to face.

Xu Chuxiao said earnestly, "If you can meet Uncle Gu and Aunt Gu, they will definitely be very happy. They are old now, and they have only had a thought because of you. If... it will become a huge regret."

Liu Jin raised his head and drank the water in the cup. "I'll think about it. You go back first."

Having said all that needed to be said and gotten the answer he wanted, Xu Chuxiao stood up and left.

But before leaving, he asked Liu Jin: "If I come to see you again in the future, will you still hide from me?"

"Won't."

Xu Chuxiao seemed very satisfied with the answer and left with a smile.

Liu Huanyi was upstairs, paying close attention to the movements downstairs, and only went downstairs when there was no sound.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw Liu Jin sitting on the sofa in a daze.

"Mom, what's wrong with you? Is the conversation not going well?"

"No."

Liu Jin forced a smile and told Liu Huanyi about the conversation he had just had with Xu Chuxiao.

"What do you think? What should mom do?"

Liu Huanyi saw his mother's entanglement and anxiety, and held her hand. "No matter what decision you make, I will support you. Just do it boldly. If you want to recognize them, just recognize them. It's not that complicated. We are not without money now. If we are not happy after recognizing them, the worst that can happen is that we will never have any contact with them again."

Although these words were childish, they touched Liu Jin's heart.

"Okay. Then when your affairs are finished, Mom will go find the Gu family."

Since it concerns Liu Huanyi's safety, she has to be cautious. The kidnapping incident must be handled cleanly before she can feel at ease.

"But," Liu Jin touched her daughter's head, "Mom is worried that if we recognize the Gu family, then your engagement with Huo Yuli..."

"Mom, don't worry, no one can force me to do anything I don't want to do."

The Gu family can’t do it, and Huo Yuli can’t do it even more.

What engagement? Did she agree to it?

Liu Jin originally wanted to say a few good words for Huo Yuli, but when she thought about her daughter's attitude towards Xu Chuxiao, which was always to support what she wanted to do, rather than to force her, she didn't want to force Liu Huanyi to have a good impression of Huo Yuli.

Just let everything take its course.

"Be good, let's find some time to go to Gu's house after this is over. I also want to go and see... see them."

Liu Huanyi threw himself into Liu Jin's arms, "Okay. As long as I can be with you and my elder and second brothers, I will feel at home, so I will have the confidence to do anything."

Liu Jin kissed his daughter's forehead, "Baby."

Liu Ze and Liu Shun took some effort to find out where Jiang Chao's son lived.

Zhang Tieying was very careful and afraid that the police would come to her house, so she hid her son at a distant relative's house.

But Liu Ze still found the address.

Liu Ze bribed the man with money and asked him to send a message to Jiang Chao, saying that his son was seriously ill and the doctor had issued a critical illness notice, which required a direct relative to sign.

Liu Ze was satisfied only after seeing Jiang Chao's reply time.

So Liu Ze and Liu Shun waited near the hospital in advance, waiting for Jiang Chao and Zhang Tieying to appear.

Although Jiang Chao said he would come at noon, Liu Ze still arrived early and waited diagonally opposite the hospital.

Liu Shun bought breakfast.

"Brother, do you think Jiang Chao will really come at noon? There are a lot of people coming and going in the hospital at noon, especially in front of the cafeteria. How dare Jiang Chao show up at this time?"

Liu Shun thought it was unlikely, but Liu Ze held the opposite opinion.

"Haven't you heard the saying that the most dangerous place is the safest place? There are a lot of people at noon. If there really are police, they won't be caught even if they blend into the crowd. If they really get caught, they can just grab two passers-by as hostages, and the police won't dare to do anything to them."

Liu Shun thought it made sense and nodded, "Then you go and have a rest first, I'll keep an eye on it."

"Take turns to rest."

They had been working non-stop these past few days to catch someone and were all a little tired. While Liu Shun was keeping a watch on them, Liu Ze took a nap on the sofa.

Nearing noon, family members of patients came out to the hospital one after another to get meals, and many employees went to the cafeteria to eat.

Liu Ze and Liu Shun stared at the crowd intently. Suddenly, Liu Shun saw a couple behaving strangely and immediately pointed them out to Liu Ze.

"Brother, is that them?"

Liu Ze looked over and saw that the couple seemed to be following the crowd, but were actually going against the flow. He immediately chased after them, "Yes. That should be them. Let's go after them."

In order to avoid alerting the enemy, Liu Ze and Liu Shun dressed up as migrant workers so as to blend in with the crowd inconspicuously.

Jiang Chao and Zhang Tieying were dressed as cleaners, each wearing an orange vest, but their clean hands and feet aroused Liu Shun's suspicion.

Liu Ze approached Jiang Chao, Liu Shun approached Zhang Tieying, and they winked at each other.

While the two were not paying attention, he grabbed them and pressed them to the ground.

The moment his face was pressed to the ground, Jiang Chao realized that he had fallen into a trap.