Chapter 68: Do you want to eat baked sweet potatoes?
But the old town was so big that she had no idea where to look.
When she almost fell down again because of her unsteady walking, Shi Chengyu refused to walk. He stood there holding Shen Chutang's arm and just looked at her.
"Brother Chengyu..."
The two looked at each other. With just four words, Shi Chengyu was defeated. He walked to Shen Chutang and squatted down.
Shen Chutang hesitated for only a second before leaning forward, hugging Shi Chengyu's neck, crying aggrievedly for a few times, and then said to herself, "Don't cry anymore, you won't be able to see where the person is later."
Shi Chengyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he felt distressed and helpless.
Lin Shulang led a team to look for it in the other direction. Shi Chengyu walked forward with the group on his back, and heard her say from behind that they felt they were almost there, and it felt like this was the place.
But she has said this many times, almost everywhere she goes.
Shen Chutang suddenly patted his shoulder and whispered, "Brother Chengyu, stop for a moment, there seems to be someone in there."
It is normal to have people in the house, but the alleys here are all old courtyard houses with dilapidated doors, so it stands to reason that no one should live there.
Shi Chengyu stopped, Shen Chutang got off his back, held his arm and walked forward, but just as he was about to push the door, he was stopped by Shi Chengyu.
Shi Chengyu waited until she stood firmly before he walked forward and opened the door.
The old and rotten wooden door creaked loudly in the silent night as he moved.
A gust of cold wind blew, and Shen Chutang saw the situation inside clearly. She had just vaguely seen the fire through the crack in the door.
It was not an illusion. There was a small fire burning in the yard, and two people were sitting beside it, looking towards the door in unison.
Who else could one of them be if not Xie Tong?
She sat on a wooden stake, holding a large roasted sweet potato in her hand. Her face was also black. She was stunned for a long time, then grinned at Shen Chutang, revealing her blackened teeth.
"Tangtang, do you want some baked sweet potatoes?"
Shen Chutang rushed over at almost the fastest speed, and Shi Chengyu didn't have time to hold her back.
"Xie Tong!"
Shen Chutang punched her on the shoulder angrily, "Eat your big head!"
After a day of tension, Shen Chutang finally relaxed and burst into tears, as if he wanted to cry out all the fear and helplessness he had felt that day.
A figure next to him suddenly rushed over and tried to pull Shen Chutang away, but Shi Chengyu got there before him and pulled the person back into his arms.
Shen Chutang cried in his arms breathlessly, her shoulders shaking up and down, and her crying became quieter and quieter until she passed out.
"Tangtang!"
"Tangtang!"
Xie Tong pushed aside the people around him and came over. "What's wrong with Tangtang?"
Shi Chengyu picked him up and said unhappily, "Follow me if you want to go back!"
Xie Tong was stunned for a moment, then turned around, pulled his people together and started jogging.
"Where are you going?"
"Why are you running?"
"Why did that person hug you just now?"
"And you dropped your baked sweet potatoes. We haven't finished them yet."
Xie Tong glared at him impatiently, "Hey, don't ask me now. If you want to follow me home, just shut up!"
Lin Shulan hadn't come back yet, so Shi Chengyu carried him into the car, left two bodyguards to watch over the two men, and quickly had someone drive away.
"They left, why should we follow them?"
Xie Tong rolled his eyes at him again, "Didn't you see Tangtang fainted? Someone will come to pick us up in a while."
It was already autumn, and the night wind felt a little too cold on the body. The man didn't ask any more questions and stood in front of Xie Tong.
Lin Shulan, who received the news, rushed over quickly. Seeing that Xie Tong brought someone with him, he was a little confused, but he didn't ask anything. He quickly took the two of them into the car and rushed back.
"Assistant Lin, is Tangtang okay?"
Lin Shulang was sitting in the passenger seat and sending a message to the group, "Ms. Shen is fine, but you will be in trouble soon."
Shen Chutang has not stopped since he received the message in the morning. He has been looking for her until now. He has not eaten much in the past ten hours and has managed to hold on until now with his willpower.
Even if Xie's parents felt sorry for Xie Tong and didn't want to settle the score with her, Shi Chengyu would still have a hard time getting over this hurdle.
When Shi Chengyu carried the patient home, the doctor was already waiting there and examined her.
Shen Chutang was weak to begin with, and he fainted after a tiring day and emotional fluctuations. It was no big deal, as he had already received an infusion of glucose. However, he had a big blister on his right foot, which was a bit shocking.
The blister had to be pricked, and while the patient was asleep, Shi Chengyu asked the doctor to treat it as quickly as possible and bandage the wound.
Lin Shulang followed Shi Chengyu's instructions and sent the people back to Xie's house directly. As for the extra people, he also sent them there.
Xie An was surprised and happy to see his daughter who had been missing for a day and a night come back, but when he saw the person following Xie Tong, he was stunned, "Who is this?"
Xie Tong lowered his head and didn't dare to look at them. "I picked it up."
Lin Shulang came over and said, "Boss Xie, I'll send the person back, but this kind of thing can't happen again."
For this trip, most of the bodyguards from both Shen and Shi's families were dispatched, and the police force in Beijing was also mobilized. In more than ten hours, they almost turned Beijing upside down. I didn't know what had happened.
"Yes, Special Assistant Lin, please go back and tell Mr. Shi that we will come to thank you another day. It's too late today, you should go back and rest quickly."
Lin Shulang nodded, got in the car and left.
Xie An looked at the thing that could be called a human being standing in front of Xie Tong, "Xie Tong! I won't bother with you about running away from home, what did you bring back with you?!"
Xie Tong laughed awkwardly and poked his head out from behind the man. "This is a person, can't you tell? It's just a little sloppy now. It can be used after washing."
"Of course I know it's a person! You——"
"Oh, Dad, I'm starving. I'm cold and hungry. Please go up quickly."
Xie An was helpless and snorted coldly as he took the two people upstairs. When they reached a brighter place, he could see clearly the person Xie Tong brought back. When he was downstairs, he thought it was a girl because of the long hair, but it turned out to be a boy.
He was very tall and thin, and his clothes were ill-fitting and very worn.
Xie An asked, "What do you mean? Are you going to open a shelter at home?"
Liang Ying had already cried once before, and she was so happy that she cried. She took out the food prepared by the servant from the kitchen.
Xie Tong immediately pulled the man to sit down and handed him tableware. "He has no family. I felt sorry for him so I brought him back."
"Do you know who he is? Why did you bring him back so carelessly?" Xie An was so angry that he felt dizzy. "You still feel sorry for him. Aren't you afraid that he is a bad guy?"
Liang Ying pulled his arm and said, "Alright, don't blame her since the child just came back. Let her eat and rest first, and we can talk about it tomorrow."
The bad guy that Xie An mentioned sat on a chair, his eyes shifting back and forth between several people, as if he was thinking about what they meant. He did not start eating until Xie Tong put the rice in front of him.
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