Even after arriving at the hospital, Xiao Lele's emotions remained somewhat unstable. For a child who was taken away from his original family at a young age, being separated from his familiar environment again could very likely cause him secondary harm.
So even though Wang Lan couldn't contain her joy, she still held back her tears and watched the doctor examine her child through the glass window.
Several hours had passed since they took Lele away. Wang Lan called her ex-husband as soon as she found the child, and he immediately took the nearest flight and is on his way.
The female police officer in charge of the case noticed Wang Lan's unusual behavior and kindly handed her a pack of tissues.
"Ms. Wang, you don't need to worry too much. The child's emotions are relatively stable right now. You can take him home after a thorough examination."
—The police had already conducted a paternity test on Wang Lan and Xiao Lele, and only after receiving a definitive answer did they take this action.
Looking at the child's terrified face in the unfamiliar environment, Wang Lan gently shook her head:
"No, I'm not going anywhere this time. I'll just stay here and watch over him. I failed to protect my child before, and now no one can take him away from me."
The policewoman nodded sympathetically. Although she had witnessed too many heart-wrenching separations and deaths among family members, she still couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness in the face of such a situation.
It's all those damned human traffickers' fault!
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Shi Lele's examination report came out quickly. In addition to long-term malnutrition, Lele also had a fracture in her right leg, which was obviously a sequela of not seeking medical treatment in time after the injury.
Even the doctor felt a little sorry for her and gently reminded Wang Lan that her child might have some minor problems walking in the future.
"It's alright, it's alright, as long as he's safe and sound."
Wang Lan held the bewildered little Lele tightly, her throat choked with emotion, and choked out:
“I had thought before that as long as I could find him, it wouldn’t matter if he was crippled or disabled, as long as he was alive, as long as he was alive.”
Little Lele didn't understand what Wang Lan said. She just nestled in Wang Lan's arms with a big apple and slowly ate it, her bewildered face full of confusion.
The volunteers accompanying her had tears in their eyes and unconsciously turned their heads away—a very cruel reality. Many abducted children suffer all kinds of inhuman abuse during their trafficking, and it is already a stroke of luck that Shi Lele was sold to an ordinary family.
After all, in the eyes of human traffickers, these abducted women and children no longer belong to the category of "human beings." They are merely "commodities" that can be valued. And when a person loses respect for life, his actions also lose morality and humanity.
"You can't do this! What right do you have to help outsiders snatch our children?!"
"This is outrageous! A bunch of rich people are bullying us poor people! We can't afford to live like this anymore!!!"
"My Wang family line is about to end! You've gone too far!"
A commotion suddenly broke out downstairs at the hospital. Officer Zhang, his face dark, went upstairs and drew the curtains in the ward.
"I don't know who leaked the news, but now a large group of people from Wangjia Village have gathered at the hospital entrance and are making a scene. Don't go down there for now. If you need anything, just ask our comrades to buy it."
Wang Lan instinctively covered Xiao Lele's ears, and only after the child in her arms looked up at her did she force a smile and say gently:
"Lele, Mommy needs to talk to the police officer about something. Can you cover your ears for a little while?"
Little Lele hesitated for a moment before obediently covering her ears.
"How dare they come here and cause trouble? If they hadn't bought the child, Lele wouldn't be here at all—and a six-year-old child is so thin and small, like a four or five-year-old. This is clearly abuse. When we arrived, Lele was at home washing clothes and cooking. They are really bullying us!"
One volunteer stared wide-eyed in disbelief:
The female doctor on the side sighed:
"That's how it is here. There's a custom here where families who can't have children buy a child from traffickers as a 'prep child,' and then sell the child after the mother becomes pregnant. You're really lucky this time, otherwise, who knows where this child would have been sold to—"
Wang Lan's heart tightened, and she felt even more grateful to "Ren Honghe". If it weren't for the magical plant, the Migu Tree Branch, she might never have found Lele in her entire life.
"Sister Wang, what do we do now? The people from Wangjia Village have blocked the hospital. Our people can't get in or out. And judging from this situation, if it attracts media attention, won't it affect the reputation of our charity foundation?"
The volunteers nearby looked down and saw a large group of villagers gathered below, some holding banners with inflammatory words written in white on a red background, attracting many passersby to stop and watch.
Give me back my child!
[Wang Lan of Honghe Group: Give Me Back My Child!]
[Police are helping wealthy families traffic children!]
[The CEO of Honghe Group forcibly abducted a child! No justice! Where is the fairness?!]
Wang Lan glanced at it and sneered:
“We’ve only had Lele with us for a few hours, and they already know who I am. How could that be possible without someone guiding me? Since they came prepared, it’s clear that bribing them won’t work. You should contact the media first and post the whole story online. That way, even if they want to use public opinion to attack us, they’ll have to think twice.”
If the other party wants to use this incident to attack Honghe Group, then they have misunderstood. Besides being a mother, she is also the person in charge of Honghe Group's "Angels Return Home" project.
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