Su Jiaojiao found it amusing inwardly.
Yes, just like that, keep it up, definitely don’t come near me!
Otherwise, don’t blame me for being ruthless when I dump you!
She also nodded calmly at Fu Shangbai, then took Su Tuantuan’s hand and walked toward the elevator.
The mother and son were sharp-eared and keen-eyed; even as they gradually walked farther away, they could still hear Secretary Zhu and Fu Shangbai speaking in hushed tones—
Fu Shangbai asked, “Have you found out where that woman went?”
Secretary Zhu replied, “I’m sorry, Third Master. I’ve checked all the surveillance footage nearby, but I couldn’t find where that woman came from or where she went. It’s as if she suddenly appeared in that alley and then vanished just as suddenly… It’s very strange.”
Fu Shangbai said, “Have them send the surveillance records over. I’ll review them myself in my room later.”
Secretary Zhu nodded in acknowledgment.
He then reported, “Also, Third Master, yesterday you left the KFC early. After the child was brought by his relative, I personally took him to the hospital for a paternity test.
But after the blood draw, he suddenly said he needed to use the restroom. He ran inside, climbed out the window, and slipped away. I waited for ten minutes, realized something was wrong, and went in to check—he was long gone…”
He had intended to report this to Third Master immediately, but when he returned to the hotel, he found that Third Master had drunk heavily, gotten drunk, and fallen asleep.
Unable to wake Third Master, he thought that since the child wasn’t Third Master’s own flesh and blood—just a bastard child—it would be enough to find him after he went missing. It wasn’t an urgent matter, so he didn’t force Third Master awake and kept the matter until today to report.
Listening to Secretary Zhu’s repeated apologies and admissions of fault, Fu Shangbai’s expression darkened.
If a child runs away from the hospital and encounters human traffickers, what then?
He had taken the child back to the Fu family because he saw the child was alone and helpless. If the child were truly kidnapped by traffickers and ended up living a life worse than with his relatives, wouldn’t his good intentions have led to a bad outcome?
“Notify Chief Huang and ask him to help track down the child’s whereabouts. Find him as soon as possible.”
“Yes, Third Master.”
…
As Su Jiaojiao and Su Tuantuan walked toward the elevator, they overheard the conversation between the two men behind them, each with different expressions.
Su Tuantuan was extremely guilty!
So guilty that he almost started walking with his arms and legs moving in sync!
Wah wah wah, is the “woman” Uncle mentioned the mother he transformed into yesterday?
Uncle and the others seemed to mention an alley—wah wah wah, they must be looking for him!
Tuantuan is so scared!
He cautiously glanced up at his mother’s currently extremely ugly face.
He had previously wanted to persuade his mother to restore her true appearance, but now he wouldn’t!
Please, let Mother stay ugly forever!
If Mother were to restore her appearance and that Uncle found her, once the two sides compared notes, his secret of transforming into his mother’s appearance in the alley would be exposed!
He’d be beaten to death by Mother!
As for Su Jiaojiao.
She had no idea that the woman Fu Shangbai was looking for was her. Instead, she curled her lips in sympathy for the man—
Ah!
When she ran into that man yesterday, she noticed he had been crying. She guessed he had been dumped again, and it seemed her guess was right!
Although the specific circumstances of him being dumped were different from what she imagined—it wasn’t catching the woman cheating on the spot, but the woman running away and abandoning him.
Still, it didn’t change the conclusion she had drawn: he was destined to be dumped life after life. How tragic!Also, what was that about the child those two mentioned?
What kind of high-tech thing is a paternity test?
Judging by the name, it should be to determine whether the child and the man are biologically father and son?
So, that man already has a child now?
Thinking of this, Su Jiaojiao looked down at Su Tuantuan and felt completely at ease.
Since that man already has his own flesh and blood, he doesn’t need Tuantuan as a son anymore!
She could now rest easy and not let Tuantuan acknowledge him, pretending to be strangers for the rest of their lives!
Believing that Fu Shangbai wouldn’t bother her again in this lifetime, Su Jiaojiao was in an excellent mood all the way. She took her precious son and strolled along the street, looking for a medicine shop.
A few hundred years ago, the streets were full of medical clinics and medicine shops.
Now, a few hundred years later, the streets are filled with various small clinics and Western medicine stores, while shops selling traditional Chinese medicinal herbs are pitifully few in comparison.
At least, after passing three small clinics and five Western medicine stores, Su Jiaojiao finally found one traditional Chinese medicine shop.
The people in the shop were very enthusiastic, following Su Jiaojiao around and introducing various medicinal herbs to her.
Su Jiaojiao casually picked out a few to inspect.
Seeing that the quality of the herbs was quite good, she decided to buy a batch.
She selected over twenty types of low-priced medicinal herbs, taking a few grams or a few liang of each, which added up to a total of thirteen hundred yuan.
Of the three thousand she exchanged with Secretary Zhu yesterday, sixteen hundred was spent on buying chocolate for Tuantuan, leaving fourteen hundred.
After spending this thirteen hundred, Su Jiaojiao had only one hundred yuan left in her pocket.
Seeing that Su Jiaojiao had a child with her and might have trouble carrying the large bag of medicinal herbs, the pharmacy staff, after learning which hotel she was staying at, kindly offered to deliver it to the hotel’s front desk for her to pick up later.
Su Jiaojiao thanked them and left with her son.
“Mother, are we out of money again?”
Su Tuantuan held the red banknote in his hand, looking pitifully at Su Jiaojiao.
Without money, if he saw something he wanted to buy, they wouldn’t be able to afford it again.
Su Jiaojiao said, “Didn’t that old lady yesterday say that gold and silver can be exchanged in the city? Let’s find a gold and silver shop to exchange a few pieces of gold, and we’ll have money again.”
Su Tuantuan immediately beamed with joy. “Yes! Let’s go right away!”
The mother and son continued walking leisurely forward.
In less than five minutes, they arrived outside a lavishly decorated jewelry store.
Even standing outside the store, they could be dazzled by the gold and silver jewelry displayed in the counters.
Su Jiaojiao glanced inside and, using her pants pocket as cover, took out a gold bar from her space.
Then she led her son into the jewelry store.
The shop assistant didn’t look down on Su Jiaojiao because of her plain appearance and warmly greeted her, asking what she needed.
Upon learning that she wanted to sell gold, the assistant smiled and guided her to the right side.
“Ma’am, please come this way. This counter handles gold and silver exchanges.”
“Alright.” Su Jiaojiao nodded and followed.
The gold bar Su Jiaojiao took out was pure gold, though the refining technology from a few hundred years ago wasn’t as advanced as it is now, so its purity had minor flaws.
“Ma’am, the current international gold price is 399 yuan per gram. For exchanging it into cash, our store charges a three percent service fee…”
“Your gold weighs 110 grams, with a purity of 90 percent, so the pure gold weight is only 99 grams…”
“If you wish to sell, our store should pay you 38,316 yuan in total.”The staff offered Su Jiaojiao a suitable price and asked with a smile.
“Would you like to sell it?”
Su Jiaojiao nodded.
It was just one bar—she still had several boxes of neatly stacked gold bars in her space.
Since Su Jiaojiao wanted cash, the staff needed a little time.
Su Jiaojiao and her son sat on the lounge chairs eating desserts while waiting for the cash to be brought over, when suddenly they heard a voice filled with surprise!
“Master!”