In order to discover big news, reporters are omnipresent.
They questioned the hospital, the Women's Federation, and the police. Someone also found Xiao Fangqi's family tree and followed the clues to find his great-uncle Fang Tai, who was an executive at a company in H City.
"Mr. Fang, what do you think about Xiao Fangqi's disappearance?"
"Mr. Fang is currently the closest living relative to Xiao Fangqi. May I ask why you don't come forward to adopt him?"
"Mr. Fang, do you know that little Fangqi was abused by her adoptive mother?"
As soon as Fang Tai left the company, he was surrounded by more than a dozen microphones. His face was gloomy and he pushed everyone away rudely.
"Make way, make way."
"Excuse me, Mr. Fang, do you have any plans to look for Little Fangqi now?"
The reporters persevered and surrounded them all the way.
Fang Tai found his car in the parking lot and said impatiently, "I don't know any Xiao Fangqi, I have no comment! Please don't disturb me and my family, otherwise I don't mind suing you in court!"
After getting into the car, he started the car quickly and reversed it without any hesitation. The reporters immediately dispersed, and he stepped on the accelerator and fled the scene.
"Tsk, what an attitude!" The reporter curled his lips as he looked at the rear of the car going away.
"How can someone like him be a company executive? He's cold-blooded and has no humanity!"
"Little Fangqi is so pitiful. Both his parents are dead, he was abused by his adoptive mother, his relatives ignored him, and now he is missing."
"What do the police say?"
"What about the hospital? Isn't it responsible?"
"Ah, that's what's so strange about this. The police, the hospital, and the Women's Federation all said the person who took Xiao Fangqi away had legal status and proper documentation, and asked us not to ask any further questions."
"Legal identity and procedures? Could it be that... Xiao Fangqi has other relatives?"
"Currently, the only people with adoption rights besides Fang Tai are Fang Tai's parents. However, his parents are elderly and do not meet the adoption requirements, so they can be excluded."
It was for this reason that the reporters surrounded Fang Tai himself.
"Today is not a day without gains." A male reporter pushed his glasses and raised the corners of his mouth.
"Oh? How do you mean?"
"Isn't Fang Tai an executive? You can write about him!"
"Yes, yes, you can write about his cold-bloodedness!"
"Hey, I found some information. I wonder if it's useful." A female reporter said excitedly.
"What message?" others asked.
The female reporter smiled mysteriously. "Keep it secret."
Are you kidding! Of course she has to publish the information she researches firsthand. How could she possibly let her competitors know about it?
"cut--"
****
Fang Tai drove back home and as soon as he entered the door, he saw his wife sitting on the sofa in the living room sighing.
"You're back!" Mrs. Fang threw away the pillow in her arms when she saw him come in.
"What's the matter?" Fang Tai put on slippers and put down his briefcase.
"What are you asking me? Did you watch the news? That brat's story is known to everyone. When I went to work this morning, I was asked about it and I was completely embarrassed." Mrs. Fang slapped her thigh in anger. "If you had gone to the hospital and put in some superficial effort, you wouldn't be called cold-blooded and heartless now!"
Fang Tai was annoyed by the reporters and his wife's complaints when he got home. He couldn't help but yell, "What do you want me to do? You were the one who was reluctant to spend the money because you were afraid the child's medical expenses would be a bottomless pit, and now you're blaming me?"
Mrs. Fang was so frightened by his yelling that tears welled up in her eyes. She stretched out her manicured fingers and pointed at him aggrievedly: "You...you are mean to me? You are mean to me for that little brat? You are so mean to me, Fang Tai! If it weren't for me, would you have the status and position you have today? I was so blind to fall for such an ungrateful bastard like you!"
Fang Tai knew he was in the wrong, so he sat next to his wife and tried to comfort her, "I was surrounded by reporters after get off work today. It was really annoying. If people from the company ask about it tomorrow, I'll be embarrassed and lose face."
Mrs. Fang wiped her tears and said bitterly, "I don't care, you have to settle this for me! I want the money! I want the face too! Whoever wants the child can give it to them!"
"Okay, okay, I'll go and take care of it. I'll definitely take care of it. Okay?" Fang Tai responded repeatedly.
Mrs. Fang stopped crying. Although she was in her forties, she still looked as delicate as a little girl. Fang Tai fell for her and hugged her, calling her baby.
"Actually, you don't have to do anything. I've already found someone to do it." Mrs. Fang said proudly.
"What?" Fang Tai frowned.
"Didn't your sister give birth to a child out of wedlock? I told her story to a good friend of mine who works in the media. Once this matter is exposed, it will definitely divert public attention. Then we can play the victim and get away with it." Mrs. Fang winked.
"Isn't this... inappropriate?" Fang Tai hesitated.
"What's wrong with that?" Mrs. Fang poked his head in annoyance. "Your sister did give birth out of wedlock, but we haven't had any contact since she severed ties with us over 20 years ago. She's a complete stranger to us. Why should we suffer public criticism for a stranger?"
Fang Tai was silent, tapping his fingers on his thigh. "But... we can't air our dirty laundry in public..."
Mrs. Fang twisted his arm hard. "Don't say but! I've done it anyway, let's wait and see the results!"
Fang Tai looked at his wife, his eyes gleaming. "Tell your friend to write a better article and make sure to get us out of the picture."
His peaceful life was disturbed and he hadn't slept well for half a month. If he didn't deal with it, he would lose his job.
Mrs. Fang giggled: "Of course!"
***
Lin's Hospital——
"He...he is...is...the boss's grandson?"
Rong Siqiu stood in front of the hospital bed, looking at the boy sitting on the bed and eating an apple with moist eyes.
After more than half a month of nursing and treatment, the redness and swelling on Xiao Fangqi's body subsided, the bruises faded, and she gained some flesh. Her little face became chubby, white and tender, and she was as pretty and cute as a doll.
Last night, Rong Siqiu received a call from his son and learned that his eldest son had a grandson. He felt like he was dreaming and kept asking questions while holding the phone. However, his youngest son was very concise and to the point. The old couple was so anxious that they wanted to drive to the city overnight.
Fortunately, Su Ling was understanding. He snatched the phone and told them the whole story.
Rong Siqiu then learned that when his eldest son died, his girlfriend, Fang Han, was already pregnant and had given birth out of wedlock, raising him alone. Unfortunately, things were unpredictable. Fang Han died of illness at the age of 45. In May of this year, his son and daughter-in-law suffered another accident, leaving behind their five-year-old child, who was adopted and abused.
Although the redness and swelling on the child's body have subsided, there are still bruises on his legs and his left wrist is in a cast. One can imagine how harshly the so-called adoptive mother hit him!
After spending more than ten days with Su Ling, Xiao Fangqi became much more cheerful and courageous. Without Su Ling's company, he no longer cried or made a fuss, and was no longer afraid of strangers.
At this moment, he saw two unfamiliar old people standing by his bed, their eyes filled with tears, looking at him with a look of heartache. He stopped chewing the apple and turned to look at Su Ling in confusion.
Su Ling gently stroked the little hair on his head, pointed at Rong Siqiu and Lin Lihong and said, "Baby, she is your great-grandmother, he is your great-grandfather, they are all your relatives."
"Grandma? Grandpa?" The child's voice was so tender that the two elders' hearts melted.
"Oh, oh, good child, good child." Rong Siqiu couldn't stop crying, and Su Ling hurriedly helped her sit on the chair beside the bed.
Lin Lihong has experienced countless ups and downs. He was once a ruler who remained calm even when faced with a crisis. But at this moment, looking at his little grandson who looked exactly like his eldest brother when he was a child, he couldn't help but feel his eyes sore.
Xiao Fangqi looked helpless. Why did the old lady start crying while she was talking?
Seeing that he was still confused, Su Ling pointed at Lin Feng and said, "Look, do great grandfather and little dad look alike?"
Lin Lihong suppressed his emotions and put his hands behind his back. Although he was old, he had taken good care of himself, with dyed black hair, and looked younger than his actual age. Standing next to Lin Feng, it was obvious that they were father and son.
Xiao Fangqi nodded.
Su Ling picked up his phone, turned on the camera function, and pointed the camera at Xiao Fangqi so that he could see his little face clearly.
"Hey, don't you look like great-grandfather and little daddy too?"
Little Fangqi opened his eyes wide, looked at himself on the phone, then compared himself with his little father and great-grandfather. After a long moment, he puffed up his little face and nodded seriously.
Due to the blood relationship between relatives, the little guy quickly accepted the two elderly relatives.
Rong Siqiu took a handkerchief and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Su Ling lowered his head and kissed Xiao Fangqi's tender face, saying softly: "Xiao Fangqi is not an orphan, we are all your relatives."
"Yes!" Little Fangqi responded loudly. He was not a bastard, nor was he an unwanted child. He had an older brother, a little father, a great-grandfather, and a great-grandmother.
Seeing that his great-grandson had accepted him, Rong Siqiu's heart was filled with love. He sat beside the child, constantly making him laugh. He took out an old photo album from his bag, opened the first page, pointed to a handsome young man, and said to the child, "He is Qibaobei's grandfather."
"Grandpa?" Little Fangqi found that the person in the photo looked very similar to his father.
"Yes, your grandfather's name is Lin Xuan, and this is him when he was a child." Rong Siqiu turned to a photo of his eldest son when he was five or six years old. The fair and chubby child could not be said to be similar to the current little Fangqi, but they were exactly the same.
Xiao Fangqi's eyes sparkled as she urged Rong Siqiu to continue flipping through the pages. When they reached the back, a photo of the two of them appeared.
In the photo, a pretty girl of her age leaned against the imposing Lin Xuan, made a scissors hand gesture at the camera, and smiled brightly.
"Ah!" Xiao Fangqi pointed at the girl in the photo and shouted, "Grandma!"
"Baby Qi, do you know what Grandma looked like when she was young?" Rong Siqiu asked. This photo was a relic of her eldest son, tucked inside a book. She had found it while tidying up a few days ago and put it in the album.
"Grandma has a photo album too," said Little Fangqi, gesturing. "It's so big, so thick, with so many photos of Grandma, Dad, Mom, and me!"
"That's great! Chess baby, do you know where the album is now?" Rong Siqiu caressed the child's head lovingly. As fate would have it, she hadn't even seen her grandson before he and his wife passed away, leaving little Fangqi alone. What if Su Ling hadn't met him? Would her little grandson have been tortured to death in a place they didn't know about?
Thinking of this, Rong Siqiu's heart couldn't help but ache.
A trace of fear flashed in Xiao Fangqi's eyes and he hunched his shoulders.
Seeing this, Su Ling, who was standing by, hugged him and comforted him: "Don't be afraid, baby, with us here, no one can bully you!"
Xiao Fangqi pouted and said aggrievedly, "I left it at my own home, but that wicked woman wouldn't let me go home to get it."
Su Ling kissed his forehead and comforted him: "When baby is well, let's go get it, okay?"
"Okay." Xiao Fangqi nodded obediently.
Outside the ward, Lin Lihong and Lin Feng were standing in the corridor talking.
"Now that Xiao Fangqi has been found, your promise no longer counts." Lin Lihong said comfortingly.
"Yes." Lin Feng looked normal.
Lin Lihong frowned. "What are you going to do without Xiao Fangqi?"
As the deadline approached and his son showed no sign of moving, he became extremely anxious and called him, only to be hung up on after just a few words. The appearance of his great-grandson seemed like a gift from heaven, solving their problems.
Whether it is Lin Feng’s child or Lin Xuan’s grandson, they are all direct blood relatives of Lin Lihong. It is only natural that Xiao Fangqi will inherit the Lin family business in the future.
Lin Feng pursed his lips. "Lidya Su wants to divorce me."
Lin Lihong was surprised. "Divorce?"
"Um."
"What problems can divorce solve?" Lin Lihong said angrily, "Who came up with this stupid idea? Do you think divorce can convince those old guys? They are all cunning people, eager for their sons and grandsons to take the throne. How could they miss such a good opportunity? Su Ling is making a fuss, and you are making a fuss too?"
His scolding was so loud that even Su Ling in the ward heard it. Rong Siqiu looked at him questioningly. Su Ling stood up guiltily and said, "I'll go out and take a look."
Under the questioning eyes of his mother-in-law, he went out, came to Lin Feng, and said tactfully: "Dad, don't scold Lin Feng. I forced him to divorce."
Lin Lihong pointed at the two of them, fuming with anger.
"You two are over fifty years old combined, yet you're still so childish. Especially you—" He glared at Lin Feng, "With your IQ, can you manage a company well?"
Su Ling wanted to open his mouth to explain, but Lin Feng grabbed his hand.
"I have made two plans. First, to train all the younger generations of the Lin family and select the best children to inherit the family business. Second, I will give up the position of the chief helmsman and take the Liuxian River Corridor project. I will live in a corner with Su Ling and listen to the wind singing." Lin Feng said calmly.
Lin Lihong opened his mouth, he was so angry at his son that he almost got high blood pressure.
Su Ling held Lin Feng's hand tightly, his eyes red as he looked at the man's flawless face. He felt as if a stone was pressing on his chest, and he felt suffocated and uneasy.
It turned out that from the beginning to the end, Lin Feng never wanted to divorce him, and would rather lose everything to be with him.
Why is this man so stupid?
So stupid that it makes people feel sad!
"...You're so stupid!" Su Ling punched his arm with tears in her eyes. "What's so good about me that you'd give up so much for me?"
Lin Feng hugged him and kissed his hair. "I love you."
Su Ling's nose felt sore, and she buried her face in his shoulder, wiping away the tears that were about to burst out.
Lin Lihong pinched his eyebrows with a headache. Unable to bear the clingy look of his son and daughter-in-law, he glared at his son fiercely and went back to the ward.
He should go see his little grandson, otherwise he will be irritated to death by these two troublesome things.
Su Ling wiped away her tears, opened her mouth and bit Lin Feng's neck.
"Tell me yourself, how should I punish you for lying to me time and time again?"
Lin Feng put his lips to his ear and whispered a few words.
Su Ling gritted his teeth in anger and twisted the soft flesh around his waist. "You wish! I'm going to make you sleep in the guest room for a month!"
Lin Feng was unmoved. He put his arms around him and held him tightly in his arms. "You can't bear to leave."
"Let go, let go~" Su Ling leaned back and pushed him neither lightly nor heavily.
The nurses are all looking over here, isn't it embarrassing?
"Ding ding ding—" The cell phone rang. He patted Lin Feng, "Your phone is ringing."
Lin Feng loosened one hand, while keeping the other arm around him. He took out his cell phone and just as the call was connected, Xu Zhuoyun's anxious voice rang out.
"Boss Lin, a media outlet online wrote a soft article insulting and spreading rumors about Grandma Fang Qi..."
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