Chapter 14 Dad is so sad that he can't eat

Chapter 14: Dad is so heartbroken he can't even eat.

Butler Chen immediately recognized the figure on the screen as Ji Huaizhuo, the eldest son of the Ji family.

The Ji and He families have had a strained relationship for years. While there's been some easing in the past two years, it's only superficial, especially over the port trade.

Of course, that's not the main point. The main point is that Ji Huaizhuo, the heir to the Ji family, had harbored ill intentions toward Mrs. He while Mr. He's wife was still alive, which is the primary reason the Ji family has been constantly suppressed by the He family for years.

Butler Chen was also puzzled by the video screenshot of Ji Huaizhuo suddenly appearing at the Mingling Zoo. As far as he knew, Miss Shang had no connection to the eldest son of the Ji family.

Just as he was speculating, a voice came from the hallway behind him.

"What's wrong?"

He Cong, who had just returned from outside, saw the little one standing on the staircase. His mouth pursed with anger, thinking someone had provoked the family's little ancestor, and he glanced at Butler Chen and asked.

Butler Chen brought the tablet that Young Master He had just given him to He Cong and roughly repeated what the young master had just said.

He Cong's eyes drooped, his gaze fixed on the video screenshot of Ji Huaizhuo approaching Shang Youqing. After several seconds, he looked away, as if it had nothing to do with him.

Before he could say anything, He Zhimo had already walked up to him, his chin pointed, and he made the same expression: "Dad, I think that bad guy is trying to steal Shang Youqing from me. He's really going too far."

"This has nothing to do with you."

He Cong took his schoolbag, handed it to the servant, and took it to the dining room for dinner.

He Zhimo was still furious, twirling the beads on his wrist like a flying bird, chirping and saying, "What if the bad guy tricks Shang Youqing away?" and then "Will he have to live with Shang Youqing too?" In short, he ate lunch with anxiety.

It wasn't until he reluctantly finished the seafood soup his father had served him that he turned around and opened his eyes wide in surprise to find that his father next to him hadn't touched a single bite of food.

"Dad, what's wrong with you?" He Zhimo asked worriedly.

Butler Chen beside him also noticed it and stepped forward to ask cautiously: "Sir, is the food today not to your liking?"

"No." Seeing that He Zhimo was still looking at him eagerly, He Cong explained calmly, "I ate before coming back."

"Really?" He Zhimo glanced at him suspiciously, and without paying attention to the fact that Butler Chen and the others were still there, he muttered, "The last time Dad came back drunk, it was the same. I clearly smelled the scent of Shang Youqing brought back by Dad, but Dad insisted that there was no scent of Shang Youqing in his mouth. Could he be lying to me again?"

As the words fell, the servants held their breath and lowered their heads even more.

He Cong offered no explanation. He had come back specifically to have dinner with his child, and he had a signing ceremony at the branch office that afternoon that he needed to attend. He Cong instructed everyone at Yanyuan to keep an eye on the child before leaving again.

He Zhimo lay on the windowsill of his room, watching his father's car drive away. He thought for a moment with a sullen expression, then climbed down and walked over to Butler Chen, who was directing the gardeners to arrange the new flowers downstairs. "Uncle, can you call Shang Youqing for me?"

Butler Chen hesitated, "Of course, I can, but..."

"Call now. I have something important to tell Shang Youqing."

Elsewhere, at Mingling Zoo,

Sister Ling watched the well-dressed, elite man get in his car and drive out of the zoo gate before returning to the feed room.

"Director Shang, I just finished my livestream and saw a lot of comments saying this guy is a high-ranking figure from Bindao. Look at this—"

Shang Youqing put down his suitcase and leaned over to glance at the comments scrolling by on Sister Ling's phone. He didn't take it too seriously, saying, "He didn't reveal his identity. He just saw some videos online saying I can read animals' minds. He happened to have a pet at home, so he came to ask for my help."

Sister Ling suddenly realized, "Did you agree?"

Shang Youqing shook her head, "Of course not."

Besides the daily maintenance and enrichment work at the zoo, she had to be busy enrolling her baby in kindergarten in a couple of days, so she didn't have time to run around.

Shang Youqing had just given Sister Ling some instructions on dietary changes for the furry creatures and had just emerged from the feed room when her phone rang.

Seeing the caller ID was from Butler Chen, Shang Youqing paused for a moment before answering.

Unexpectedly, the soft, childish voice of Young Master He rang on the other end.

"Shang Youqing?"

Ever since the last incident in the underground parking lot, Shang Youqing had begun to feel strongly about everything related to He Cong, and had originally prepared to stop interacting with the He family.

But after hearing the little guy's voice, for some reason, Shang Youqing felt a subtle surge of emotion in his heart, and ultimately couldn't bring himself to be cold towards the little guy.

After a pause of only one or two seconds, Shang Youqing responded, "It's me, young master, is there anything wrong?"

He Zhimo hesitated on the phone for a long time before he spoke again, saying that he had also seen today's live broadcast. He began to interrogate with a lack of confidence, "Shang Youqing, what is your relationship with that big bad guy?"

Shang Youqing's focus was: "Big bad guy?"

He Zhimo exaggerated the incident when Ji Huaizhuo mocked him for not having a mother at Uncle Yan's birthday party, and complained, "Shang Youqing, don't be fooled by him, he really is a super bad guy!"

When Shang Youqing heard that the man surnamed Ji even ridiculed a child who had lost his mother, his expression faded a little, and he agreed, "Then he is indeed very bad."

He Zhimo heard her say this, and then continued to test in a low voice, "Then, Shang Youqing, you don't have any relationship with him at all, right?"

"Of course,"

He Zhimo breathed a sigh of relief. After a false alarm, he finally patted his chest. He couldn't help but whisper to her, "Shang Youqing, you don't know. After seeing that picture of you and the bad guy, Dad was so upset he couldn't even eat!"

"..."

Children speak without restraint, and Shang Youqing certainly didn't take such nonsense seriously.

Two days later, after filling out her identity information on the relevant platform and passing the review, she took Shang You to the kindergarten she had chosen for an admissions tour.

Shang Youqing had been a little worried about Shang You adapting to the environment, but her concerns were proven wrong.

While other children still needed their parents to carry them throughout the day, eating and playing, Shang You was already holding her hand, guiding her through the various areas of the kindergarten.

Like the other children, Shang You was wearing her uniform blue and white uniform. She usually wore a hood, but now her soft light chestnut hair was tied into two fluffy, slightly curled braids, draping on either side of her fair face. She looked sweet and cool, as adorable as a porcelain doll.

Finally, Shang You led her to the side of the kindergarten gate and told her seriously, "Mom, you will wait for me here after school from now on. Don't run around, remember?"

Shang Youqing couldn't help but curl her lips: "Remember, baby."

The garden activities lasted until the afternoon. On the way back on the electric bike, Shang Youqing couldn't help but bought some candied fruits because she was greedy.

However, Shang Youqing had always been very strict about her sweets. After buying them, she only gave her a few and stuffed the rest into her small schoolbag.

Regardless of Shang Youqing's attempts to bargain, she put on a soft, sweet face and sternly refused, "Mom, just listen. Master-uncle told me not to give you too many sweets." "

Okay, okay,"

Shang Youqing reluctantly gave up. Just as she was about to get on her bike and start again, a black silver-throated thrush stumbled from a distance and landed on her shoulder, its cry a sharp, anxious one.

Shang Youqing was still just a young phoenix chick, and hadn't yet developed the spiritual power to listen to animals, but she could see her mother's expression change visibly after hearing the bird's calls.

"Mom, what's going on?"

Because the situation was urgent, Shang Youqing turned around on his bike and headed to Old Yan's place. He told the little one sitting in the back, "There's an endangered Lingnan deer that got caught in a hunting trap in the mountains and is in dire straits."

Knowing her mother was heading to the mountains to rescue the animal, Shang You didn't want to add to the chaos, saying she'd stay at Uncle Yan's house until she got back.

"

No news from Yanyuan yet?"

He Chengsheng, sitting in the back of the car, asked with a sullen look, glancing at the person who had just gotten in.

"No, Yanyuan is heavily guarded. It's been several days, and the young master He hasn't come out. But Sixth Uncle, my men did find a breakthrough from He Cong--"

He Chengsheng narrowed his eyes: "What is it?"

"Although He Cong's schedule has always been airtight, my people accidentally found out that he had an extra private schedule this afternoon, and he didn't bring anyone with him this time."

The young man opened the message on his mobile phone and showed it to him, "Sixth Uncle, look, it's here."

"Pingzhuang Mental Hospital..." He Chengsheng laughed halfway through reading, "So it's here. Wasn't this mental hospital found to be illegally closed a few years ago? What is he doing there?"

The young man: "Who knows him, Sixth Uncle? The point is that this place is very remote. It happens to be at the foot of the mountain, surrounded by mountains. If something happens to He Cong there, it won't be easy to get help."

He Chengsheng's gloomy expression became heavier, and he spoke almost word by word: "That's perfect, let's do it there."

...

Shang Youqing followed the thrush all the way into the depths of the forest. When she found the fawn trapped in a trap, it had already collapsed under a tree, dying from its injuries.

Shang Youqing squatted down and gently untied the trap on the fawn's front hoof. Then she injected healing spiritual power into the fawn's wound.

After a moment, the fawn gradually regained consciousness from its chaotic consciousness, kicked its hind legs and stood up. The bright little deer looked at Shang Youqing for a moment, and instinctively wanted to knock the beautiful antlers on its head to the ground to give to her.

But the next second, Shang Youqing gently supported its head, "No need, you can go quickly."

The deer rubbed her palm, made a deer cry to her, and then left the forest, looking back every three steps.

After rescuing the fawn, Shang Youqing returned to the only mountain road surrounded by mountains. As she was about to turn back from this remote area, she suddenly paused, glanced around the path, and keenly sensed something unusual.

She tilted her head slightly toward the treetops, where a small thrush fluttered its wings and descended, hovering over her shoulder.

Shang Youqing calmly touched its tail feathers, "Help me scout the road ahead."

The thrush flew to the front of the mountain road, circled, and quickly returned, chattering back the information ahead.

Before Shang Youqing could even process what she had heard, a familiar black car drove up from behind.

Seeing the occupants clearly, Shang Youqing instantly understood what was happening. Without a second's hesitation, she stepped forward to stop the car—but

the next moment, the car braked slamming, a sharp, grinding sound on the mountain road.

Shang Youqing didn't care about the reactions of the people in the car, he just opened the passenger door and got in, and before He Cong could speak with a gloomy face, he spoke first, "Turn around immediately, there are several cars with guns blocking you in front."

As soon as the voice fell, the people in the car probably heard the unusual braking noise, and a car started to chase them.

Shang Youqing didn't have time to wait for He Cong to react, and immediately leaned towards He Cong's body and turned the steering wheel sharply to turn around. Fortunately, He Cong also came to his senses at this time and cooperated with her to step on the accelerator, while his big hand covered the steering wheel to take control.

Immediately afterwards, with a "bang", the bullet grazed the car body and hit it.

He Cong reacted very quickly and turned the car body sideways towards the mountains and forests. In less than half a second, Shang Youqing had helped him to unbuckle his seat belt neatly, and then kicked open the car door. Without saying anything, the two jumped out together.

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