He had never been separated from his mother for such a long time.
"Xia Yu'an." Li Hanting's tone turned cold.
Xia Yu'an burst into tears. "It's all because of you that Mommy didn't come to pick me up. I don't like you. I hate you. I want to go find Mommy."
As he said this, he turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by the butler who appeared at the door.
"Oh, why is Young Master An An crying? It won't look good if he cries like a big cat. Come and let the housekeeper take a look." The housekeeper heard the noise downstairs and hurried up.
Then, as expected, the sound of the young master and the master arguing was heard. It was obvious that the young master An An had the best temper. Although he was a little naughty, he was well-behaved and had a sweet mouth and could coax people. So in the housekeeper's mind, the young master An An was a cute little elf.
Every move he makes can melt people's hearts, and when Xia Yuan cries, the housekeeper feels extremely distressed.
But before he could ask what happened, he heard the master's cold and emotionless voice: "Butler, take him to face the wall and reflect on his mistakes. When he realizes his mistakes, he can come out again."
"This..." The butler was shocked.
When Li Jinchen heard this, he hurried to Li Hanting and blocked his father's way with his arms open: "You can't turn it off, brother..."
"Why, you want to be with him too?" Li Hanting looked at the little ball at his feet.
Li Jinchen pursed his lips, thinking about what to do.
Then the housekeeper pleaded, "Yes, sir, Master An An just returned home, and he's only five years old..."
"Are you questioning my decision?"
The housekeeper didn't dare to say a word. Xia Yuan also understood what his adopted father meant by this time, and his decision to leave became even more resolute.
Just as Li Hanting was about to give an order, Li Jinchen quickly said, "I'll accompany my brother."
Of course he knew where the phrase "facing the wall and reflecting on one's mistakes" was. This was how his father punished him when he was a child because he was disobedient.
But his younger brother is lively and active and can't sit still at all. Li Jinchen can imagine how aggrieved and uncomfortable his younger brother would feel if he were locked up in a small dark room alone.
So, for the sake of his brother, he didn't mind being imprisoned.
So, since they could no longer disobey Li Hanting's orders, Xia Yuan and Li Jinchen were taken by the housekeeper and locked up in a small dark room in the underground garage.
After closing the door, everything was pitch black, so dark that you couldn't even see your hand in front of you.
The two little guys sat together, leaning against each other. Li Jinchen comforted his younger brother: "Don't be afraid, brother. Dad will let us out when he calms down."
"You don't stutter when you speak now!" Xia Yuan'an's voice was low and sounded very lonely.
Li Jinchen leaned towards him: "No, stuttering."
Xia Yuan stopped talking. He didn't seem to be that scared. At this time, he was already thinking about how to escape from here and find his mother.
But he couldn't tell his brother. Who knew if there were any surveillance cameras installed in this dark place? Or how could that cheap dad be just a boring surveillance freak?
Humph, does he really think he can lock him up?
I was just careless this morning!
Xia Yuan gritted his teeth secretly.
Inside the villa.
The butler stood outside the study with a hesitant look on his face, not knowing whether he should go in and knock on the door.
It's winter now. If we lock the two young masters in that place, what if they get frostbite or fever?
But the housekeeper knew that the master was still angry and going in at this time would undoubtedly be walking into trouble.
After thinking about it, the housekeeper turned around and went downstairs first, then asked the servants to bring thick quilts and blankets and give them to the two young masters first so that they would not catch a cold.
Then he begged the gentleman to let him go.
This is the only thing we can do now, otherwise the housekeeper would really worry about what might happen?
In the study.
Li Hanting connected the video and was instructing Qi Jun on further arrangements. As he was speaking, his cell phone rang.
He picked it up casually and took a look. It belonged to Qin Zhe.
Li Hanting answered the phone, and Qin Zhe's voice came from the other end: "President, I found out what you asked me to investigate. Our initial intelligence was wrong."
Qin Zhe might still be standing in the cold wind, and his voice sounded a little trembling.
"Wait." Li Hanting ordered, his eyes shifting to the computer screen, and said to Qi Jun on the other end: "Start according to the plan. If we can get rid of it, we will get rid of it completely."
"What about the follow-up..." Qi Jun hesitated. The debt collectors were making a fuss and he wanted to go and get loan sharks.
"Let it cool down first, you don't have to show up."
Qi Jun on the other end could see that he was busy and didn't say anything. After hanging up the video, Li Hanting spoke to Qin Zhe indifferently.
"Go on."
"The information we first learned was deliberately released by Miss Xia's stepmother. Five years have passed, and it is still being spread everywhere." Qin Zhe didn't doubt it at first, because he couldn't get the most authentic news, so he could only get the real information from the perfect fake news.
Qin Zhe hired someone to pretend to be the CEO of an overseas investment company and deliberately approached Xia Chenghai and others.
Then, they inquired about the entire situation from the people around Xia Chenghai, and the information was consistent with Qin Zhe's initial investigation, with almost no deviation. However, when the topic of Xia Chenghai's eldest daughter was accidentally brought up, the wife of one of the CEOs curled her lips in disdain.
Seeing this, the imposter questioned her, and she replied, "They've been telling the same story over and over again for five years, detail after detail. Regardless of whether it's true or not, the girl can't return home. If I were to say, a stepmother is still a stepmother. Who knows if these stories were fabricated by Bai Fangzhen?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" As soon as the lady opened her mouth, she was scolded by her husband.
The lady wanted to retort, but considering the occasion was not right, she endured it.
But this point caught the attention of the person Qin Zhe paid to hire. From the perspective of a bystander, if something like this happened in a family, it would be too late to cover it up, so how could it be possible to publicize it?
And everyone knows it.
What's more, she said it in a very convincing and well-reasoned manner... As for the idea that Xia Chenghai's wife deliberately revealed it to ruin her stepdaughter's reputation, this person found it unlikely.
Since ancient times, a girl's reputation has been a very important matter. Bai Fangzhen already has his own daughter. If he ruins his stepdaughter's reputation, what will his own daughter gain? And what will their family gain in the eyes of outsiders?
Nowadays, wealthy families with a little money all attach great importance to their reputation.
So the boss analyzed the situation to Qin Zhe. Of course, Qin Zhe couldn't tell Li Hanting about something without any basis.
Qin Zhe was also a capable man. He prepared for both scenarios, letting this person continue to hang around there, while he himself used various channels to find the person who had been involved in the incident... the person who was publicized by Bai Fangzhen, whose stepdaughter ran away with an old man...
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