Apart from Nan Zhan, Jian Si couldn’t think of anyone else.
She slumped at the head of the bed, her brain began to work swiftly, and the events of these days seed to finally have a source, gradually becoming clear.
The nanny was hired by him, it would be easy for him to take action, he always wanted Zhengzheng, he never avoided this issue.
Then all these days has he just been feigning affection towards her, all just to confuse her and take Zhengzheng away?
Was taking her to Xiangshan for dinner simply a delay tactic?
Jian Si suddenly pressed her hands to her temples.
No, it couldn’t be, she didn’t want to doubt him, was he to give her a stab in the back one second after showering her with affection? He knew better than anyone, Zhengzheng was her life.
There must be soone else, there must be another reason.
Jian Si was panicking, but she forced herself to calm down and started to look for clues again.
If it was Nan Zhan who took Zhengzheng away, he didn’t have to choose today to act, he could have taken Zhengzheng away before they returned, moreover, he had said that if he wanted custody of Zhengzheng, Jian Si wouldn’t stand a chance, fighting with Aus City’s top lawyer was like seeking her own death.
Yes, it’s not Nan Zhan, it definitely isn’t her.
Jian Si told herself over and over not to doubt him, but if not him, then who? She had no enmity with anyone, who would want to take Zhengzheng away?
Jian Si was beside herself with worry, finally she made a call to Nan Zhan.
If she didn’t doubt him then she could only trust him.
The small hotel room was too small, next ti it should be in his room, the flavor there would definitely be richer and more exquisite.
A smug expression blood on Nan Zhan’s face, while the phone by his side also rang urgently, seeing the caller ID, the smile at the corner of his lips deepened.
"Hello." Nan Zhan’s voice was deep and husky, as resonant and entrancing as a cello, wrapped in mystery.
So people, just their voice alone can srize you.
"Nan Zhan, Zhengzheng is missing." Jian Si’s voice already carried a sob.
Nan Zhan suddenly sat upright, his expression turned cold: "Don’t go anywhere before I arrive."
Nan Zhan ordered the driver to turn around, and Helan Ying’s call imdiately followed: "Ah Zhan, how much longer will it be, I have a very important eting soon."
"Sorry, I can’t make it now due to an ergency, I’ll contact you later."
Helan Ying, hung up on by her son, naturally looked displeased, but looking over at the little one playing with toys next to the table, her sullen mood instantly swept away.
She couldn’t shape her son into the person she wanted, but she would ensure her grandson grew up under her arrangents, and in this, she would no longer permit any rebellion or oversight, no matter what, she was determined to put in all her efforts.
Helan Ying walked over and smiled kindly: "Do you like these toys?"
She had soone specially go to a toy store and bought many toys, not knowing exactly what types the little guy liked, so she bought everything a boy might be interested in.
Zhengzheng looked up at her, "It’s okay."
"Tell the nanny if you’re hungry, go to sleep if you’re tired, you can tell anything."
Zhengzheng lowered his head and this ti, he did not speak again.
Helan Ying didn’t mind, having the child be so quiet and well-behaved was already beyond her expectation,
It turned out to be easier than she imagined.
What an obedient and docile child, very good, she liked him, as he was easier to mold.
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"What happened?"
Jian Si’s tears, held back by force, fell carelessly the mont she saw him. She clutched his lapel like grabbing a lifeline: "The mont I got ho I noticed he was gone, I’ve searched the entire house, but he’s just not there, the nanny is gone too, even the luggage is gone, Nan Zhan, what do we do, was Zhengzheng abducted, I don’t rember offending anyone?"
Nan Zhan patted her frail shoulder: "Don’t rush to conclusions."
Having said that, he let go of Jian Si, first walking around the living room and then into the dining room, shortly followed by checking the bedroom.
In the end, he concluded: "It’s not as bad as you think, Zhengzheng was taken away by soone he knows."
"Soone he knows?"
Nan Zhan stared at the empty closet, "If it were a kidnapping, they wouldn’t have given him ti to pack his clothes."
"It seems so, he even took his little suitcase with him."
Nan Zhan nodded: "Zhengzheng is not a child who loves vanity, he packed his clothes just to buy ti, because he knew you would co back today."
Jian Si imdiately regretted it; if she hadn’t gone to Xiangshan for dinner, maybe...
"Don’t bla yourself, he was already gone when we got off the plane." Nan Zhan walked to the dining table and saw the empty little bowl,
"We landed at twelve o’clock, and I had instructed the nanny to prepare lunch at eleven o’clock. This is the shopping receipt from the supermarket, with the ti marked at nine ten. She bought fresh ingredients and started preparing lunch; it wouldn’t have taken past twelve o’clock." Nan Zhan put down the little bowl, "He ate this al distractedly, look, he didn’t even touch his favorite stead crab; he only ate a few greens in front of him. At the ti, the person who took him must have been right in front of him."
Nan Zhan sat where his son used to sit and closed his eyes briefly: "Not right, not eating the crab could be due to distraction, or possibly because one hand was holding chopsticks, while the other hand was likely busy doing sothing else."
Nan Zhan’s eyes lit up, and he quickly walked over to the drawer where Zhengzheng kept his toys and opened it – sure enough, there was a Rubik’s cube inside.
Good, this was a clue his son had left for him.
He was playing with the Rubik’s cube while eating.
Jian Si didn’t understand this object at all, always finding it miraculous to rearrange its chaos into order in a blink of an eye. She had tried secretly when Zhengzheng was away, but the result... the result made her never want to touch it again, it was truly a blow to her pride.
This was an alphabet cube, with jumbled letters that, once solved, ford rows of tidy letters.
Nan Zhan held the cube in his hand, his slender knuckles casually twisting it, seemingly searching for a pattern.
"It’s such a ss, are you sure there’s a clue on it?" Zhengzheng’s Rubik’s cubes, when solved, were always very orderly; this seed like a scrambled state waiting to be assembled.
"Bring so paper and a pen." Nan Zhan raised his eyebrows slightly, a trace of smugness at the corner of his mouth.
Jian Si knew that when he showed this expression, it ant he had seen through everything.
She hurriedly fetched paper and pen, looking at him with anticipation.
"I’ll dictate, you write."
"Okay."
Nan Zhan twisted the Rubik’s cube, "A".
Jian Si quickly noted it down.
"M"
"D"
As his nimble fingers rotated, the Rubik’s cube was restored to its tidy state, and Jian Si’s piece of paper accumulated a string of letters "AMDNARG".
She held up the paper with a baffled face: "What does this an?"
"Read it backward."
Jian Si: "GRANDMA? This is... Grandma?"
Jian Si looked at Nan Zhan in surprise, Nan Zhan put down the cube in his hand, his calm gaze turning into a sharp, cold piercing air, his lips curved into an intimidating smile, "So eager already."
Jian Si could hardly believe it; that Zhengzheng was actually taken away by Nan Zhan’s mother, the one whose complexion was even colder than his,
Knowing that Zhengzheng hadn’t been kidnapped, Jian Si let out a sigh of relief, but... this seed even less optimistic than a kidnapping.
Nan Zhan turned and comforted her with a firm voice: "Don’t worry, I’ll bring Zhengzheng back."
"I’ll go with you."
Jian Si felt a lump in her throat.
"Don’t worry, Zhengzheng is her grandson, she won’t make things difficult for him. On the contrary, she will lavish him with luxury. He left clues precisely because he was certain that we would find him. So, the little guy should now be playing with toys, sipping juice, enjoying fine sweets."
Jian Si’s mood gradually cald down with Nan Zhan’s words. He had this charm, making her feel incredibly secure, as if embraced by the universe itself, protected, an omnipresent sense of safety.
As Nan Zhan reached the door, Jian Si suddenly caught up, her large eyes brimming with tears as she gazed at him. After a mont of silence, she suddenly said, "I’m sorry."
Sorry, I actually doubted you!
Nan Zhan, ever so clever, barely blinked before he discerned the aning behind her apology.
He looked at her quietly, his dark eyes staring straight at her.
Jian Si didn’t understand what he was thinking, mistaking it for anger, and was about to explain,
In the end, you still chose to trust , didn’t you? So, I’m really happy, Jian Si!
Jian Si wasn’t as quick-witted as Nan Zhan, and even after he left, she still didn’t understand what made him happy. Shouldn’t he be angry about her mistrust?
Jian Si was clearing the remaining food on the table, imagining the little guy sitting in front of the table, nonchalantly solving the complex Rubik’s cube puzzle.
Although she was still very worried about him, she felt pride and admiration for the little guy’s intelligence.
Indeed, just as reliable as his father!
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