A large crowd gathered around.
A woman stepped forward and helped her up from the ground. "Comrade, are you alright?"
With red and swollen eyes, Shen Mingzhi choked back tears as she answered, "My children have been taken away, and I can't find them..."
Upon hearing this, the woman looked at him with sympathy.
Just then, Jiang Shaozhen pushed through the crowd and rushed in, shouting, "Zhizhi, I've been looking everywhere for you!"
Shen Mingzhi looked at her, her lips trembling. She murmured to him, "My child is missing, my child is missing. I've searched every street and alley, but I can't find him... What should I do? Without them, I don't want to live anymore."
Jiang Shaozhen stepped forward and pulled her into a tight embrace. "You're looking in the wrong direction. Since everyone's saying it might be someone you know, why don't you start by looking at those people you know?"
Shen Mingzhi had no strength left in her body.
She had never been a mother. In her previous life, she was alone and had no emotional ties to anyone, so she had never encountered this situation before.
Upon learning that her child was missing, she was in complete disarray.
For the first time, she experienced the fear of losing loved ones, the unbearable pain, and the suicidal thoughts that arose because of the disappearance of her two children. She blamed herself for being careless and for not being responsible for them; she felt an urge to slap herself repeatedly.
Jiang Qing used to dislike her, and that would make her uncomfortable, but today Jiang Qing was right to scold her.
“My dad has already contacted the security team and they’ve taken control of everyone we know, including the Song family. If they’re acquaintances, they won’t dare take the child to the traffickers so quickly. Don’t be afraid,” Jiang Shaozhen reassured her.
Shen Mingzhi's mind was in turmoil, and her body was in great pain.
Jiang Shao Chen released her and saw that her palm was covered in blood and flesh, and his eyes immediately turned red.
He held her hand tightly and looked at her for a long while before looking up into her eyes. "Zhizhi...you're injured."
"I'm fine... I'm not in pain, it's my own fault, it's what I should do..."
Shen Mingzhi shook her head, her tone full of self-blame.
Jiang Shaozhen helped her into the car, fastened her seatbelt, and then asked her, "I asked them, and Xinian said that someone came to the house and said that I had an accident at the construction site, and tricked you into going out, right?"
“Yes, he was wearing a yellow hat. I was worried about you at the time and didn’t think much of it. It wasn’t until halfway there that I realized his expression was off. I was so stupid,” Shen Mingzhi said, wiping away her tears.
Jiang Shaozhen's face was gloomy. After a long while, he said, "This was premeditated, so you can't be blamed. Besides, you told Xinian before you left that you weren't neglecting the child. I will talk to my parents properly, so don't worry. After this, I will buy a courtyard house, and we will live in a courtyard house instead of here."
Shen Mingzhi turned to look at him, and seeing his composed demeanor, she couldn't help but feel moved.
"Will the child be found?" Shen Mingzhi asked softly, afraid that her child would just be gone... even if they were found...
While searching for her child today, she had many wild thoughts and became increasingly frightened. She fell several times, but she couldn't care less about herself and only thought about finding her child.
"Yes, we will." Jiang Shaozhen turned his head and reached out to touch her head. "Come back to the Jiang family home with me first. The security team and the police station will be there, so don't worry."
Shen Mingzhi nodded blankly.
The car drove back to the Jiang family home, and Shen Mingzhi was led into the courtyard by his hand.
Jiang Guofu stood guard by the phone in the living room, while Jiang Qing would occasionally raise her hand and anxiously rub her forehead.
Jiang Yinyin's eyes darted between Jiang Guofu and Jiang Qing, and when she saw Jiang Shaochen return, she unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
The atmosphere in the room was so suffocating it almost made her suffocate.
"Brother...please try to persuade them," she whispered.
Although she had previously considered having an affair with Shen Mingzhi's child, she found that many plans were not feasible, so she temporarily gave up.
Who knew that someone would secretly do what she wanted?
But her parents' current reaction terrified her. She was also glad that she had targeted Shen Mingzhi's child; otherwise, if she had been caught, her parents would have definitely given her a double beating.
"Go to the pharmacy and buy some medicine. Tell them the injury is serious, a fall that hurt them," Jiang Shaozhen said to Jiang Yinyin as he sat down on the sofa with Shen Mingzhi.
When Jiang Yinyin saw that Shen Mingzhi's elbows and knees were covered in blood, she didn't argue and obediently went to do so.
"You let her continue like this? She won't learn her lesson this time, and she'll do it again next time!" Jiang Qing got angry as soon as she saw Shen Mingzhi.
"Mom, someone used me to trick her into going out!" Jiang Shaozhen said in a trembling voice.
"Is she brainless?!" Jiang Qing questioned angrily. "You may be important, but what about the children? The two children are only a few months old, they can't even crawl or talk. Can't she, an adult, tell which is more important?! I think she simply doesn't have the awareness of being a mother!"
“Mom, this really isn’t her fault,” Jiang Shaozhen said.
"If it's not her fault, then whose is it?! Don't speak up for her either, you're also responsible! It's your fault for spoiling and coaxing her! If she were with us, she could do whatever business she wanted! We couldn't stand Yinyin, so we had to coax her all the time, and that's how the problems started! It's not her fault, yes, it's our fault, it's our fault, we two old folks, we've been too accommodating to you!" Jiang Qing said sternly.
Jiang Shao-chen knew that Jiang Qing was angry because she loved the two children too much.
Therefore, I didn't dare to refute it.
Shen Mingzhi stood up and apologized to Jiang Qing, "I'm sorry, you're right, I didn't have the awareness of being a mother... Mom, I was wrong, please teach me in the future."
Jiang Qing was taken aback by her sudden approval, her chest heaving. She remained silent for a moment before saying, "Zhizhi, I won't stop you from making money with him, after all, it's for the children. But the children should always come first. If you really want to pursue your career, I will support you. But it's fine if you let us take care of the children. I will quit my job and take care of your children."
Shen Mingzhi had a problem with the Jiang family because they had kept her secret.
But at this moment, she truly accepted the Jiang family.
Whatever they may have been hiding, their feelings for the child were genuine.
"Mom, I'm sorry," Shen Mingzhi said, crying.
Jiang Guofu couldn't bear to watch any longer, so he came over and patted her on the shoulder. "This is your first time being a mother, so it's inevitable that you won't be careful in many ways. It's okay. The security team is looking for you. Don't blame yourself too much. It wouldn't be good if you ruined your health."
Jiang Qing looked at Jiang Shaozhen, "What are you still standing there for?! Don't you know how to coax him?"
Jiang Shaozhen immediately went to Shen Mingzhi's side and hugged her. "Honey, don't be afraid. We'll find the child. My mom was just too worried about them, so she said something hurtful. If you're angry, hit me."
He also bears responsibility for the child being taken away.
From the very beginning, Shen Mingzhi was the victim in this whole affair. If he had openly told her that the child was his, she wouldn't have harbored any resentment, and none of this would have happened today.
Jiang Qing scolded her, and Jiang Shao Chen was even more upset than she was.
She doesn't deserve to suffer all of this.
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