Gu Ying pulled Nan Zhi's hand and walked forward. Just then, Shen Xingmian looked up and saw this scene. A look of displeasure flashed in his eyes, especially when he looked at Nan Zhi, which carried a somewhat ambiguous meaning.
Nan Zhi immediately thought of the all-nighter last night. She quickly shook off Gu Ying's hand, smiled, and patted Gu Ying's shoulder. "Ah Ying, today's breakfast is quite sumptuous. You can have this plate of steamed buns, and I'll have the fried dough sticks."
As she spoke, Nanzhi quickly handed the plate of steamed buns to Gu Ying, saying, "You look so thin, eat more."
Gu Ying: "......."
Nan Zhi sat down next to Shen Xingmian, looking obedient. "I'll have fried dough sticks and soy milk."
Just as she reached for the chopsticks, Shen Xingmian handed them to her. Nanzhi took them, picked up a piece of fried dough stick, and just as she put it in her mouth, the soy milk was placed beside her. "Drink some, it's too dry."
Nanzhi: "......"
Shen Xingmian was a little too gentle today.
But Nanzhi still obediently drank a sip of soy milk.
Liu Li was quite surprised by their interaction. His adoptive parents always ate quietly together, never showing any concern for each other. All they ever did was his adoptive mother being overly cautious. But after his adoptive mother passed away, his adoptive father felt as if something important was missing, which caused his personality to change drastically.
Watching the interaction between Nan Zhi and Shen Xingmian now is very heartwarming and gives people a warm feeling.
"Cough cough, Xixi, I also feel a bit dry."
Gu Ying took two bites of the steamed bun, looked at Nan Zhi, and said something with a wronged expression.
Nan Zhi: "..." Sigh.
Just as she was about to hand Gu Ying a cup of soy milk, Shen Xingmian beat her to it, placing the cup in front of Gu Ying with a "thump," saying, "Your soy milk."
Gu Ying: "......."
After breakfast, the group went to Liu Qi's house to discuss the issue of raising Liu Li. The money would be transferred to Liu Qi's account after everything was settled.
When they arrived at the dilapidated apartment building, Nanzhi could clearly sense Liu Li's tension.
She looked down at the child and smiled, "Little one, take this step, and you can face a new life."
Liu Li looked at her, his eyes filled with dependence and trust, nodded, and calmed down.
After knocking on Liu Qi's door, he didn't open it for quite a while.
Upon seeing Shen Xingmian, a glint flashed in his eyes. He then pulled Liu Li along and said:
"Where have you been, you brat? I've been looking everywhere for you."
After pulling Liu Li to his side, he angrily addressed Nan Zhi and the others:
“You abducted my son without my consent, you must compensate me, otherwise I will call the police.”
Liu Qi moved too fast. Before Nan Zhi could react, Liu Li had already been pulled behind the rude man, and at that moment he was full of righteous indignation, as if they were really bad guys.
Shen Xingmian's face turned completely cold, and her sharp gaze was fixed on Liu Qi. Liu Qi unconsciously swallowed. He had no choice. No matter how powerful these people were, they couldn't compare to the Xu family of Yuecheng, and they would offer him double the price.
Because of these benefits, Liu Qi felt that he was on the right track.
"Compensation? How much do you think is appropriate?"
Shen Xingmian said with a cold smile, "Name your price, and we'll pay you."
Liu Qi hadn't expected such a good thing to happen. Wouldn't he get two rewards this way? He hadn't realized that this jinx was so popular.
"One million, not a penny less."
This was exactly the condition Liu Qi proposed yesterday: if he wanted Shen Xingmian to release Liu Li, then Shen Xingmian had to give him one million.
Shen Xingmian naturally agreed; in his eyes, a mere million was really nothing.
"Can."
He then took out a check, wrote down one million, and handed it to Liu Qi, saying, "Here's one million, take it."
Liu Qi, greedy for money, immediately took it. Liu Li angrily said:
"They didn't kidnap me; I chose to stay with them."
"You brat, adults are talking, kids shouldn't interrupt."
Liu Qi rudely pushed Liu Li into the house, then looked at Nan Zhi and the others, saying, "Since you've given the money, you can leave now."
After saying that, he slammed the door shut, and no one could see inside anymore.
Nanzhi was furious. "How could you give money to someone like that?"
Shen Xingmian looked down at Nan Zhi with a smile, and reached out to ruffle her hair. "It's okay, wasn't he going to call the police? We'll help him."
After saying that, he picked up his phone and made a call.
Nanzhi: "......"
Gu Ying: "......" She really can't stand to suffer even the slightest loss.
Liu Qi never expected that he would meet Shen Xingmian and the others again in less than an hour, and at the police station no less. Along the way, he argued with the police that he had not committed any crime.
But the police insisted that he had extorted a huge sum of money, which constituted a crime.
The moment Liu Qi saw Shen Xingmian, everything became clear. He lunged at her, shouting, "You liar! You actually called the police to arrest me!"
But he couldn't break free from the police's restraints, so he could only stare at Shen Xingmian with resentful eyes.
Meanwhile, Shen Xingmian and the other two were sitting in chairs drinking tea, being taken care of with utmost care.
Upon hearing this, Shen Xingmian put down her teacup and glanced at Liu Qi indifferently. "You extorted one million from me, and now you're calling me a liar, Mr. Liu. How can you be so good at playing the victim?"
Liu Qi paused, looking at Shen Xingmian with a hint of guilt in his eyes. He had indeed agreed yesterday, but his sudden defection today had its reasons. Now that Shen Xingmian had exposed him, he could only admit defeat.
"Mr. Shen, is this your one million?"
The police officer handed the check to Shen Xingmian in a very amiable manner. Shen Xingmian accepted it and nodded.
Liu Qi heard the police officer continue, "Mr. Shen suffered an injustice in Yuecheng today. We are truly sorry, but we will seek justice for you."
These respectful and cautiously ingratiating words made Liu Qi pause for a moment. He carefully observed Shen Xingmian. She had a certain air about her and could be said to be excellent in every way, but in Yuecheng, there was probably no one who could rival the Xu family.
"Brother Gao, who is this? The boss is being so respectful."
"Shh, this is someone from Beijing. They're very influential. The call came from their headquarters in Beijing."
"Wow, who's so powerful?"
"I heard that he is the head of the Shen family in the capital. Let's just do our own thing and not be curious."
The young police officers nearby were talking in hushed tones, which made Liu Qi's body tremble. He had lived in the capital for so many years, how could he not know the name of the Shen family? So this man was the head of the Shen family?
Compare this to the Xu family of Yuecheng. If the Xu family went to the capital, they would be no match for the four great families.
Liu Qi thought to himself, "I'm doomed. I've really offended a big shot this time, the head of the Shen family. The police officer just now also called that man Mr. Shen, so it's clear that I've really been remembered this time."
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