Li Ying pondered for a moment and asked Aunt Yang, "When did Leng Su say that man would arrive in the capital?"
"I don't know, probably in the next day or two." Aunt Yang said helplessly.
“Aunt Yang, this is not your fault. You don’t need to blame yourself. Just do what you need to do. I made a mistake, so of course I should take responsibility for it myself.”
Aunt Yang was much more relaxed after that.
Li Ying called Chen Ping over: "Can you find a way to locate Leng Su?"
“Leng Su? Not very familiar with him,” Chen Ping said honestly.
After thinking it over, Li Ying said, "Here's what we'll do. There's a banquet at the Li family tomorrow. You can stand guard outside the door and stop anyone who speaks Cantonese."
"Okay, Sister Ying."
Although Chen Ping didn't know what had happened, Li Ying looked like it was very serious.
Chen Ping called Ye Jingchi that very night to report the situation.
Early in the morning, Hua Qingqing drove to pick up Li Ying and Chenchen.
"Godmother will take Chenchen out for something delicious, okay?" Hua Qingqing absolutely adored Chenchen.
Li Ying had no choice but to get into the car as well.
"Don't spoil him too much, or he'll become a bad person."
Hua glared at Li Ying: "What are you saying? How could a child who grows up in love be bad? Right, Chenchen?"
Chenchen agreed with his godmother's words. He had indeed grown up surrounded by love. Before, in the capital, although he had not yet found his father, Leng Yan and Jing Chi treated him very well, as did other people. He was truly a little boy enveloped in love.
"Oh dear, baby, what happened to your palm?"
Hua gently opened Chenchen's little hand and saw the skin chafed on her palm.
"I was shot," Chenchen said, not feeling any pain at all.
"Look, he really is Ye Jingchi's son. He's known for shooting since he was little. When you grow up, do you want to join the army and become a great soldier like your father?"
Chenchen shook her head: "I want to be an athlete."
Hua Qingqing laughed heartily: "Not bad, not bad, you're both bringing glory to the country. You and your father are both remarkable!"
They chatted and laughed all the way to Tao Hong's house.
The car stopped in front of the Li family's house. There were many people outside the gate, all peering inside, seemingly looking at something.
Li Ying's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that some man had arrived early?
Li Ying hurriedly got out of the car, grabbed Chenchen, and followed Hua Qingqing into the courtyard.
The front yard was where banquets were held, and the kitchen was also located there, where the cooks prepared the food.
Li Ying disregarded all of this and followed Hua Qingqing straight to the backyard where Tao Hong lived.
Old Li sat on a chair in the yard, clutching his chest and panting heavily, while inside the house, Tao Hong and Leng Ci were arguing.
"What's wrong?"
Hua gently pressed for an answer.
When Old Li saw the group, he quickly stood up and said, "You guys should go and try to persuade them; I'm out of ideas."
Hua Qingqing and Li Ying knocked on the door and entered the house.
Tao Hong sat on the edge of the bed, wiping away her tears.
Leng Ci stood in the middle of the room, his fists clenched tightly.
"Aci, what happened?"
Leng Ci glanced at Tao Hong: "Let her speak."
Tao Hong raised her head and didn't hide anything: "Dr. Cao came to see me yesterday, saying that he had found a suitable heart and could perform a heart transplant on me. But they all disagreed!"
Leng Ci frowned: "My Aunt Ying said that a heart transplant cannot be performed at this time."
“But who knows, I might be the first one?” Tao Hong initially didn’t want to take the risk of having the surgery again. Cao Xinqiao said her condition was unstable. She looked better now, but it was hard to say what would happen in the future. If she didn’t have the surgery in time, it would be difficult to have it again later. Besides, she had found her son and probably wanted more family happiness. If she had the surgery, she might live longer and be able to see her son grow up, get married, and have children.
Tao Hong was persuaded. She really wanted to be with her son and live a long life, so she agreed to the request.
“I’ve told you before, your problem is psychological. Once you find your son, you can take medication gradually and you’ll get better. You shouldn’t take this risk,” Li Ying said solemnly.
“I know that, but I still can’t be sure how long I can live if I don’t have the surgery. I just found my son, and I want to spend more years with him. If I don’t have the surgery, what if…” Tao Hong was also having a hard time making a decision.
Hua Qingqing stood in Tao Hong's position at this moment, speaking up for her.
“I think Cousin Tao Hong’s considerations are normal. If it were me, I might want to do the same.”
"Isn't that right? I don't think I did anything wrong. I really want to live a few more days." Tao Hong sobbed uncontrollably.
Leng Ci wanted to say something more, but Li Ying gestured for him to be quiet.
Old Li knew that persuasion was useless, so he stopped struggling and stopped trying to persuade him.
The family reunion process should continue.
Chen Ping did not encounter any men who spoke Cantonese.
Li Ying was surprised, and then realized that the only possibility was that this person was very cautious and had not yet come forward to look for his son.
Li Ying called over Aunt Yang: "Tell your son to keep an eye out. If that person comes, tell him to wait a few more days, or to come here to find me."
Aunt Yang nodded.
Before Aunt Yang's son could find this person, the man had already come to their door, accompanied by a colleague from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The moment Li Ying saw the man, she knew he was Leng Ci's father; they looked so alike, practically identical.
The man wore a well-fitting suit and had his hair neatly combed. Although he was middle-aged, he was neither greasy nor arrogant.
"Comrade Li Ying, this is Chen Chushen, the young master of the Chen family in Hong Kong. He came to the capital to invest in the pharmaceutical industry and also to look for his lost son. He heard that one of your apprentices looks a lot like him, so he came to ask you about the situation."
"Hello, Comrade Li Ying." Chen Chushen's Mandarin was excellent, indicating that he must have spent time in mainland China before.
"Judging from Chen Shao's fluent Mandarin, he must have lived in mainland China before?"
Chen Chushen smiled slightly, "Good judgment. I once lived in the capital, and that's when I met the mother of my child. The beautiful and charming Miss Hu."
"Then how did your son die?" Li Ying asked.
Chen Chu frowned: "I originally wanted her to come back to Hong Kong with me, but she refused and stayed in the capital. When I sent people to look for her again, her whole family was no longer in the capital; I heard they went to the countryside. China is so big, and since my people couldn't find her, the matter was dropped."
You make it sound so easy; you must not have searched for it diligently, right?
Judging from his age, this shouldn't be his first marriage.
"Mr. Chen, are you and Ms. Hu married?"
Chen Chushen hesitated for a long time before shaking his head: "No."
Li Ying instantly flew into a rage and stood up: "So that means Young Master Chen played with a young girl and then left her? Now Young Master Chen must be living a happy and fulfilling life in Hong Kong, right?"
The wealthy families in Hong Kong all have multiple wives and concubines, and this young master Chen is probably no exception.
Chen Chu sighed deeply: "No, I love her, but I have no choice in the matter."
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