Chapter 126: IFāLi Qiulan (Extra 1)
At an amusement park in a foreign country.
Shen Tangqing had been crouching at the entrance of the amusement park for ten minutes already.
No matter how hard he racked his brain, he couldn’t figure out why he had appeared here.
A black nanny car was parked in a parking space not far away.
He propped up his head, his attention drawn to that car.
Soon, the driver got out and opened the door.
An eleven or twelve-year-old boy got out of the car.
Shen Tangqing frowned slightly, feeling that this kid looked very familiar, though he couldn’t immediately recall where he had seen him.
Following him, another little boy about five or six years old got out of the car.
Shen Tangqingās pupils contracted sharply.
It was a mini-version of Li Qiulan!
No wonder he felt the boy from just now looked familiar; it was Mo Zeyan as a child.
However, he wasn’t wearing glasses, and he was a bit chubbier than when he was grown up, but his features hadn’t changed much.
As for Li Qiulan, his childhood self and his adult self were practically identical, just one was the enlarged version and the other was the shrunk-down version.
“Little Uncle, will Mom be unhappy that we snuck out?” Little Li Qiulan looked at Fu Sizhao [Mo Zeyan] with an obedient face.
“Itās fine. She went to the lab; she won’t be home today.” Mo Zeyan rubbed Little Li Qiulanās head.
“Oh, okay.” Little Li Qiulan nodded obediently and gave Mo Zeyan a very sweet smile.
His mother kept him locked up in the manor; he hadn’t been out to play for a very, very long time.
Shen Tangqingās gaze fell on Little Li Qiulanās face, and his mood was indescribably complex.
He hadn’t seen Li Qiulan for a very, very long timeāso long that he had almost forgotten this person.
But the moment he saw Little Li Qiulan, those deliberately forgotten memories flared up like rekindled embers.
Shen Tangqing remembered how he had knelt before him, begging over and over for a bit of love, yet forcing him regardless of his will…
Now looking at him.
Shen Tangqing no longer knew exactly what kind of emotion he felt toward him.
…
Mo Zeyan led Little Li Qiulan toward the amusement park. Shen Tangqing stood up, rubbed his somewhat sore legs, and followed the two of them as if possessed.
Mo Zeyan and Little Li Qiulan didn’t notice Shen Tangqing following them.
They had snuck out and hadn’t brought bodyguards.
After the two bought tickets, they entered the grounds.
Shen Tangqing followed suit and bought a ticket to enter.
Fortunately, the park supported WeChat Pay, otherwise he really wouldn’t have been able to get in.
He watched as Mo Zeyan lined up to take Li Qiulan on the carousel, the Ferris wheel…
Seeing the innocent smile on Li Qiulanās face, Shen Tangqing didn’t know why, but his heart felt a bit stifled.
Roller coasters weren’t suitable for five or six-year-olds.
Little Li Qiulan sat on a bench in a corner waiting for Mo Zeyan.
Shen Tangqing stood not far away. His gaze suddenly landed on a man in the crowd wearing all black.
Is it him?
Shen Tangqingās expression froze.
His entire heart leaped into his throat.
He ran toward Little Li Qiulan at full speed, scooped him up, and ran toward a crowded area.
“Li Qiulan, don’t scream! Iām not a kidnapper,” Shen Tangqing said to Little Li Qiulan while running.
He remembered that manās face.
He had dreamed before, and in that dream, this man was one of the kidnappers who abducted Li Qiulan.
Shen Tangqing swore he had never run this fast in his life; his adrenaline was surging…
After Little Li Qiulan realized what was happening, he looked at Shen Tangqingās face and gave an obedient “En.” “But where is big brother taking me?”
Shen Tangqing: “…”
How is he so easy to fool?
Shen Tangqing didn’t answer him. After taking Little Li Qiulan to a crowded place, he looked around vigilantly. Only when he didn’t see the manās figure did he let out a slight sigh of relief.
He and Li Qiulan crouched behind some steps, panting heavily from exhaustion.
Once his breathing stabilized, he looked at Li Qiulan. “Do you remember your home phone number?”
Li Qiulan blinked. “I remember my momās and my grandpaās.”
Old Master Li was back in the country; what use was calling him?
“Whatās your momās number? Iāll have her send someone to pick you up.”
“I can’t call Mom. Sheāll be angry if she finds out I snuck out.”
Little Li Qiulanās voice was soft and milky, and his beautiful eyes stared at Shen Tangqing pitifully.
Shen Tangqing: “…”
“You must call.”
Water mist gathered in Little Li Qiulanās eyes. He reached out and tugged at Shen Tangqingās sleeve, asking aggrievedly, “Big brother, do you hate me?”
Shen Tangqing was momentarily speechless.
He uncomfortably averted his eyes. “Why do you ask that?”
“Because youāre being so mean to me…”
Shen Tangqing: “…”
He didn’t want to get further entangled with Li Qiulan; saving his life was already a case of “repaying evil with kindness.”
“What is your momās cell phone number? Say it quickly, or Iāll leave you here and let you wait to be kidnapped by traffickers.”
Little Li Qiulan reluctantly recited the phone number.
The ringing was almost over before the other party answered.
A voice spoke in fluent English, sounding very cold.
Shen Tangqing had passed his English Level 4; basic communication was no problem.
The other party realized he was Chinese, and her speech switched to Mandarin.
This number was Mo Linās private line; no more than ten people knew it.
This was also why she took the time to answer Shen Tangqingās call.
Shen Tangqing simply told her that someone was trying to kidnap Li Qiulan and hoped she could come pick him up as soon as possible.
Mo Lin appeared very calm. She still had a set of important data to process and had no time to pick up Li Qiulan.
She told Shen Tangqing that she would send someone to get him.
After hanging up, Shen Tangqing was still a bit dazed.
Is this really his biological mother?
But then he suddenly recalled what the kidnappers had said in their conversation.
Test subjectā
Perhaps Li Qiulanās mother didn’t treat him well at all.
“Big brother, who wants to kidnap me?”
Shen Tangqing glanced at him. “Bad people.”
Little Li Qiulan reached out and hugged Shen Tangqingās arm. “Thank you for saving me, big brother.”
Shen Tangqingās body stiffened for a moment, but he quickly returned to normal.
“How do you know Iām not a liar or a bad person?”
Little Li Qiulan tilted his head. “You aren’t. I liked you the first moment I saw you.”
Shen Tangqing: “…”
Seeing that Shen Tangqing didn’t speak, Little Li Qiulan asked again, “How does big brother know my name?”
“I guessed.”
Li Qiulan: “…”
āāā
On the other side, the kidnappers were bewildered when they saw Shen Tangqing running off with Li Qiulan in his arms.
Their minds were filled with: Who the hell is this? Kidnapping someone so brazenly?
More importantly, whatās with this kid? Why isn’t he screaming for help? Is he an idiot?
The man was there to keep watch.
In such a crowded place, kidnapping was too high-profile; if the kid shouted once, everyone would come running, plus there were cameras and security guards everywhere.
They wouldn’t be that stupid.
They had planned to hijack the car in a secluded place when Li Qiulan and the other boy were heading back.
But now Li Qiulan had been “stolen” by someone else!
If they had known this kid was an idiot, why would they have bothered with a plan? They should have just snatched him.
He took out his phone and called his boss.
After the other person said something, the man left the amusement park with an ugly expression.
āāā
Translator’s Note: Welcome to the Extras! We start with the conclusion of Zhou Shuli’s “What If” scenario. Poor guy has “skin hunger” (also known as touch starvation or Haphephobia in some contexts), which explains why he’s so obsessed with STQ’s touch. Then we jump into Li Qiulan’s childhood. It seems STQ has turned into a “guardian angel” of sorts, saving a tiny version of his former tormentor. Talk about a “Butterfly Effect”!
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