In the hotel suite, the heavy blackout curtains blocked out the bright lights. Chu Jianshu, dressed in simple pajamas, was working on a laptop on the suite's table.
Chu Jianshu is having a video conference with his secretary, Song Wenqiu.
"Thank you for your hard work, Wenqiu." After reporting on his work, Chu Jianshu's voice was no longer cold, but rather like he was having a casual conversation with a friend.
"How's the situation on your end?" Song Wenqiu asked.
"It's not going too smoothly, but Yi Gui is very proactive and is currently at Wan Qiu's house." Chu Jianshu sighed softly.
"That young master," Song Wenqiu said, her tone slightly hesitant when she mentioned Chu Yigui, "doesn't he mind at all?"
He seemed very calm.
Song Wenqiu said, "How could something like this be nothing? It would be strange if Chu Yigui really thought it was nothing."
Although Chu Jianshu disliked others gossiping about his children, he had to admit that what Song Wenqiu said was indeed the truth.
The relationship between Chu Yigui and Wan Qiu is indeed not something that can be easily let go of.
"That child has always had his own ideas," Chu Jianshu could only reply ambiguously.
Song Wenqiu did not offer any further comment.
"Wenqiu, how are Chu Zhang and Yang Ze doing now?" Chu Jianshu asked his two sons.
“Yang is doing well at work, but we can’t get in touch with Chu Zhang. It seems like this filming is being done in complete seclusion. Perhaps we should have Madam try to contact him,” Song Wenqiu said.
Chu Jianshu glanced at his wife, who was leaning against the headboard of the hotel's double bed, wearing Bluetooth headphones, looking at her phone, and listening intently to something.
Clearly, Yang Xiaoyu is now completely focused on Wan Qiu and has no time to care about anything else.
Song Wenqiu asked, "Aren't you going to tell them?"
Chu Jianshu sighed unconsciously: "Let's wait a little longer. Everything has to be done one step at a time."
After hanging up the phone, Chu Jianshu rubbed his temples.
My wife's condition is still unstable. If the other two children find out about the situation, things might get out of control.
after all……
Wanqiu's disappearance was also due to the negligence of these two children, which ultimately led to this outcome.
Neither Chu Zhang nor Yang Ze could directly confront Wan Qiu.
Chu Jianshu stopped thinking after seeing Yang Xiaoyu's dejected expression.
"Xiaoyu, what's wrong?" Chu Jianshu keenly noticed his wife's change and immediately went to her side.
Yang Xiaoyu took off her Bluetooth earphones, and the not-so-clear conversation between the two boys on her phone was played aloud.
It was a conversation between Chu Yigui and Wan Qiu, and Chu Jianshu's eyes flickered slightly.
They were two vibrant flowers that should have been in full bloom, but they had a suffocating feeling, as if they were frozen in hard ice.
“I am a terrible mother.” The usually exquisite Yang Xiaoyu now leans weakly against the headboard, covering her eyes with her hand. “I can’t protect my child, and I’ve neglected the child I should have been able to treat well.”
"Xiaoyu, you've worked very hard. You're trying your best."
Chu Jianshu's words of comfort did not improve Yang Xiaoyu's condition. Any comfort was nothing but self-deception. Yang Xiaoyu knew clearly how derelict she had been in her role as a mother.
"Why would I let my child think that living in such a home is a blessing?" Yang Xiaoyu's voice choked with sobs.
Chu Jianshu comforted Yang Xiaoyu and also took a moment to glance at his phone.
The sight of the gruesome wounds and scars that Chu Jianshu saw made it impossible for him, as a father, to accept the situation, no matter how hard he tried to calm himself down.
Wan Qiu's still-childish voice calmly recounted the past, allowing Chu Jianshu to deeply understand Yang Xiaoyu's feelings.
It is their dereliction of duty as parents.
That's why their children become dependent on such scumbags.
After calming down a bit, Chu Jianshu suddenly realized that Chu Yigui hadn't sent these messages to him and Yang Xiaoyu separately, but had sent them directly to their family group chat.
This is a usually quiet family group chat of five people, with only one or two messages appearing for important events that require the whole family to attend. But now, it's full of messages from Chu Yigui.
Chu Jianshu was slightly startled. What was Chu Yigui doing?
Won't this let Chu Zhang and Yang Ze know? Was this done on purpose?
Given that child's temperament, it's impossible that he didn't know that doing so would cause chaos. What was that child thinking?
Suddenly, Chu Jianshu saw Yang Ze's caller ID. As expected, Yang Ze, who always dealt with messages immediately to avoid problems at work, would notice immediately.
The call was immediately answered by the calm voice of his second child. Through the phone, Chu Jianshu couldn't even tell what Yang Ze's expression was.
"Father, is that my younger brother?"
Chu Jianshu replied, "It is Wanqiu."
"Is he still called Wan Qiu? He hasn't changed his name? Does that mean we can be sure it was someone he knew who committed the crime?"
Yang immediately noticed the contradiction: Wanqiu's original name was actually Chu Wanqiu.
Chu Jianshu frowned: "I can't be sure."
It can only be speculated that when Wan Xiaohua took Wan Qiu away, it wasn't necessarily a crime of passion. It's very likely that she took him away after observing him, and she may have known Wan Qiu's name beforehand.
However, Wan Xiaohua is dead, and the issue of her name cannot be verified.
Yang paused for a moment before saying, "So, the human traffickers were secretly observing from the vicinity the whole time?"
Chu Jianshu's heart raced. If this were true, it would be a huge blow to Yang Ze. He could only vaguely say, "Yang Ze, don't speculate too much."
Yang then asked, "Are these photos evidence of Wan Qiu's abuse taken by Chu Yigui? Should I contact the police and submit evidence to the court? When are we going to pick up my brother?"
Chu Jianshu and Yang Xiaoyu's marriage was a powerful alliance. Their two children took their father's surname and their mother's surname, but in the end, Yang Ze's personality was the one that best followed his own.
Therefore, Chu Jianshu knew that Yang Ze was not a talkative child. This series of questions was enough for Chu Jianshu to judge that Yang Ze's mood was not stable.
Chu Jianshu replied, "Don't do anything yet. Wanqiu's situation is a bit special."
What do you need me to do?
Chu Jianshu knew that if he didn't let Yang Ze do anything, he would become even more confused.
"Let's tidy up the room that's always been given to Wanqiu."
Yang seemed to have noticed Chu Jianshu's perfunctory attitude, and at the end, he simply said, "I'm glad my brother was found. I will wait for him to come back."
After hanging up the phone, Chu Jianshu sighed.
Chu Zhang probably really couldn't access his phone, as no news came from him.
Chu Jianshu seemed to see the undercurrents hidden beneath the calm surface of the water, gradually emerging.
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