Although Li Qirui and Liang Xunling found it unbelievable, they couldn't believe what the old man of the Li family had said. At this moment, the old lady of the Li family glanced out the window and suddenly spoke:
"Alright, I believe you two have nothing to do with this, but you should still think about how to explain it to Qi Cheng. As for Gao Kexin, tell her to leave immediately and make sure Qi Cheng never sees her again. She should also never appear in the Li family again."
After pondering for a moment, Li Qirui shook his head and looked at his father seriously, saying:
“Dad, Mom, I don’t think we can let Kexin leave now. If she leaves, she’ll seem guilty. Let her come to my place first, and we’ll decide where she can go after things are explained.”
Li Qirui's words made sense. The old man and the old woman exchanged a glance and nodded. Then the old man turned his gaze to Liang Xunling.
"Gao Kexin must never come to the Li family again, this matter..."
Before the old man could finish speaking, Liang Xunling suddenly spoke up.
“Kexin is already an orphan, so this matter has nothing to do with her as a child. Besides, Yanbao wasn’t hurt. Isn’t it a bit too heartless to stop her from coming here because of this?”
Seeing that the old man was about to lose his temper again, Li Qirui quickly walked to the sofa and interrupted his wife at the same time.
"Alright, let's talk about this later. Dad, let's go to the door first. We can have Xunling take Kexin away."
The old lady waved her hand, signaling Liang Xunling to go out first, and then said:
"Alright, let's go to the door to pick up Yanbao."
The old man gave a soft hum, tacitly approving of Li Qirui's words. He then got up and walked quickly toward the door. Liang Xunling, who had arrived at the door a step ahead, pulled Gao Kexin aside.
"Auntie, what's wrong?"
Liang Xunling quickly covered Gao Kexin's mouth with her hand. After turning around and seeing that no one was looking this way, she pulled Gao Kexin towards the villa where she lived.
"Go back to sleep first. You don't need to greet Yanbao."
Hearing Liang Xunling's words, Gao Kexin's tense nerves relaxed slightly, and then she pretended to be clueless and said:
"Why? Yanbao must be terrified. I wanted to hug Yanbao!"
Liang Xunling sighed softly, unsure whether to tell Gao Kexin about her parents' deaths. She could only pull Gao Kexin towards her home. After a moment, Gao Kexin asked again:
"Has something happened? Could it be related to me?"
Liang Xunling hesitated for a moment, then gently tucked Gao Kexin's hair, which was falling in front of her eyes, behind her ear. She placed her hand on Gao Kexin's shoulder and casually spoke:
"You came here right after school today?"
Gao Kexin, head down, kicked a small pebble a short distance away and said casually:
"No, I went to the library after school to return a book, then had hot pot with my classmates before coming here. What's wrong?"
Gao Kexin did go to the library after school and even made a special appointment to have dinner with her classmates. However, all of this was done on purpose, so that if her father found out about kidnapping Xiao Yanbao, she would have sufficient evidence to prove that she was unaware of it.
"It's nothing. Don't always let others pay when you go out to eat with your classmates. Your aunt will give you a credit card tomorrow. You can use this card to pay for all your outings and meals from now on."
Gao Kexin hummed in agreement, then looked at Liang Xunling with a distressed expression, appearing pitiful in the night wind.
“Auntie, you’re the only one who’s good to me. My parents always complain about how much money I spend and say I have princess syndrome. I only spend a few thousand yuan a month, which is much less than my best friend’s. My mom still nags me every day. Anyway, I’m going to live with you from now on.”
Gao Kexin suddenly looked up, her eyes wide as she stared at Liang Xunling, then hesitated before speaking:
"Auntie, you're not trying to send me back home, are you? I don't want to go home. They nag me all the time. Look how nice your family is, with so many younger brothers and such a cute little sister like Yanbao. I want to live here until I go to college."
Liang Xunling was very happy that Gao Kexin wanted to live with her, and it seemed that Gao Kexin did not know that it was her parents who kidnapped Yanbao. As long as this matter had nothing to do with her, she would still have a chance to persuade the old man to let Gao Kexin continue to live with her.
"Okay, you can stay with your aunt after you get married. We'll see if your husband is anxious about it then."
"I don't want to get married. I want to stay with my aunt forever. You still haven't told me why you won't let me pick up Yanbao?"
Gao Kexin was being unreasonable, and Liang Xunling didn't want to tell her the truth at this time. One reason was that she was afraid it would be too much of a blow to Gao Kexin, and the other was that she was worried that Gao Kexin would lose control of herself and make a scene, which would cause the already displeased old man of the Li family to lose his temper and kick her out.
Just as Liang Xunling was worrying about how to answer Gao Kexin, Gao Kexin's phone rang. Liang Xunling's hand, which was being held, suddenly trembled as if startled by the phone's vibration.
Who is it?
Liang Xunling feigned curiosity to conceal her earlier actions, while Gao Kexin held her phone with a strange expression.
"Auntie, why would the police call me? Could it be a scam?"
At the same time, Gao Kexin handed the phone to Liang Xunling. Liang Xunling had a bad feeling. The police calling meant they were going to tell Gao Kexin about her parents, and might even ask her to go to the police station to cooperate with the investigation. In a panic, Liang Xunling took the phone and tried to appear calm as she spoke:
"It might be a scam? I'll take it, don't worry about it. I'll let you know if anything happens later."
After saying this, Liang Xunling took a few steps to the side with her phone and then answered the call.
Hello!
"Hello, this is the Criminal Investigation Team of the Nancheng Branch of the Beijing Public Security Bureau. Are you Gao Kexin?"
The moment the police officer spoke on the other end of the phone, Liang Xunling knew he was indeed a police officer, and quickly replied:
"I'm her aunt, so what?"
"So Liang Yueling is your older sister?"
"Yes, I am Liang Xunling. May I ask what brings you here?"
Liang Xunling then quietly turned down the volume of her phone. She heard the police officer on the other end of the line continue to recount the deaths of Gao Ping and Liang Yueling. Liang Xunling indicated that she already knew about it.
“We will contact their parents. You should also tell Gao Kexin about this as soon as possible. They need to go to the hospital to take the body away for cremation. We will then classify this case as a family dispute.”
The police officers didn't mention the kidnapping of Xiao Yanbao by the Gao couple. Liang Xunling could roughly guess that the old man of the Li family must have given prior notice. After all, this kind of thing is a scandal, and outsiders would definitely gossip about the Li family if they found out. She was also worried that it would affect Xiao Yanbao.
End of this chapter
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