After dinner, on the way back, Bai Xiao told Yu Shaoting about meeting Xia Lan in the hotel.
"She was with an old man in his sixties." Lu Chongyang took good care of himself and exercised all year round. He really didn't look like an old man.
Bai Xiao thought of Xia Lan's polite manner with the old man: "Is Xia Lan planning to ask someone to help Xu Zhenning?"
As she spoke, she turned her head and looked at Yu Shaoting beside her.
Because of her persistence, Yu Shaoting did not drive over, and the two of them took a taxi.
Yu Shaoting held one of her hands and listened to her thinking a lot, but he didn't take Xia Lan's search for help at all.
"There is no such thing as a free lunch, and help is not that easy to find."
Bai Xiao saw that he was pretending to be mysterious and knew that he also went out to answer the phone while eating. Could it be that he also saw something?
Yu Shaoting saw her looking curious about the baby, smiled, glanced at the driver in front of him, leaned close to Bai Xiao's ear, and whispered to her: "The old man you are talking about is Lu Chongyang, Lu Qianqian's grandfather. In his life,
Very legendary.”
"What's the meaning?"
Hearing what he said so mysteriously, Bai Xiao became interested, glanced at the driver, and asked in a voice that only he could hear.
"Lu Chongyang was originally a boy from a mountain village. Later, he relied on his ability to marry a wealthy daughter and rose through the ranks. After the death of his first wife, he married three more times. Each of them came from a wealthy family. Some people say that Lu Chongyang's marriage is the best.
It’s like making investments one after another and returning with full results every time.”
"But everyone has their own shortcomings. Lu Chongyang's shortcoming is lust."
Bai Xiao recalled the scene of Xia Lan holding the old man's arm in the corridor, frowned, and then heard Yu Shaoting say: "He is almost eighty years old, but in recent years, there are many young female companions around him, especially in the fourth year."
After Mrs. Ren's death, he became even more unscrupulous. Once when being interviewed by the media, he calmly talked to reporters about his sexual affairs, insisting that he was a prostitute and not a vulgar person."
These days, the lust of rich people is called "*" and the lust of poor people is called "dirty". Bai Xiao feels that this Lu Chongyang is really wretched.
She couldn't imagine the scene of an old man in his seventies and eighties hanging out with a girl in her early twenties.
"Then Xia Lan is--"
Yu Shaoting held her little hand tightly and wrapped it in his warm palm: "Let's sink the boat. It would be better if the Xu family didn't add insult to injury, and the Xia family couldn't protect themselves, let alone help someone harm them to this point.
If he is the culprit in one step, then Xia Lan can only find another way."
Bai Xiao also discovered that no matter how bad Xia Lan was, she was sincere towards Xu Zhenning, her daughter.
But - "Will Lu Chongyang fall in love with Xia Lan?"
Xia Lan is really not young.
Yu Shaoting chuckled, looking at the disbelieving look on her face: "Who can say the best about feelings? A half-old lady is as good as a half-old lady. If Xia Lan really has this plan, her methods are not bad.
, I’m afraid it’s not a problem to enter the Lu family.”
He said the last half of the sentence in a joking tone.
As for whether Lu Chongyang will help Xia Lanlai to fight against the Yu family and the Xu family, Yu Shaoting can be sure that he will not be so lustful that he cannot clearly see the current situation.
Especially businessmen like Lu Chongyang, who relied on women's wealth to get to where they are today, may seem sentimental but are actually the most ruthless.
"But - will Xia Lan agree?"
Although she had not had much contact with Xia Lan, she also understood that Xia Lan was a proud and arrogant woman and would not commit herself to an old man like this.
"In the past, she might not have even looked at Lu Chongyang, but now...she is a smart person, and there is no chance of her and Uncle Jingyan getting back together."
Having said this, Yu Shaoting looked at her and saw that her expression was the same, and then continued: "She has nothing now. Over the years, the life of fine clothing and fine food is enough to erase a person's arrogance and make her vulnerable in the face of hardships.
.Also, it depends on how far she is willing to go for Xu Zhenning."
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That night, the two of them did not stay in the hotel again, but went to Xu Jingyan's villa.
As for Yu Jingxi, before dinner, she received a call from Yu Shaoting and asked Chief of Staff Yu's secretary to take her away.
Now, they are busy dealing with Xu Zhenning's affairs, and may not be able to take care of the child. Therefore, even if he received the look of help from the little guy, Bai Xiao did not stop him. He just went to the supermarket next to the hospital to buy something for him before he left.
Got two big bags of snacks.
At night, Bai Xiao lay in Yu Shaoting's arms and talked a lot.
Maybe because the gangsters were also caught, she didn't feel sleepy at all. She rested her head on his uninjured right arm, tilted her head, and started talking about Xu Jingyan, Su Manrong, and finally Liang Huizhen. She stroked Yu Shaoting's lean body.
Waistline: "I found that her attitude towards me seemed to have changed."
"Why has it changed?" Yu Shaoting grabbed her restless little hand.
"I can't tell you specifically, but anyway, you no longer hate me as much as you did in the past."
Yu Shaoting's chest was broad, strong, and warm. When he opened his arms, he could completely hold Bai Xiao in his arms. She smelled the faint scent of shower gel on him, mixed with the faint smell of tobacco, and was a little obsessed. She hugged him tightly.
He raised the corners of his lips slightly and mumbled softly.
Although it was very soft, Yu Shaoting still heard it.
She said - "It's so nice to meet you in this life."
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In order to assist the police in the investigation, Bai Xiao and Yu Shaoting cannot return to Fengcheng for the time being.
On the third day, after receiving the news, Mrs. Yu rushed to the capital in a hurry. She took Bai Xiao from head to foot and saw that she was only slightly injured. She clasped her hands together and chanted "Amitabha" repeatedly.
When she first learned that Bai Xiao had been kidnapped, the first word that popped into Mrs. Yu's mind was - 'It's over'.
When Yu Shaoting was young, the fortune told by the fortune teller had always been a worry for Mrs. Yu, especially after Xu Shuyuan's accident.
She was afraid that her youngest son's prophecy of "killing his wife" would be verified again, so she bought a plane ticket and hurried to the capital.
"Mom, I'm really fine." Bai Xiao comforted Mrs. Yu softly.
Mrs. Yu touched her belly and said, "Is the child still there? I heard that some gangsters with mental disorders like to abuse pregnant women."
Bai Xiao smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, the baby and I are fine."
Mrs. Yu was relieved and then took her bag and left.
…
It was not until evening that Bai Xiao was told that the old lady had been sitting in the police station for a whole afternoon, holding her handbag like a giant Buddha.
He didn't say much, but his attitude was made very clear.
Finally, Chief of Staff Yu, who had finished the meeting, received a call from a certain leader of the public security agency, and then hurried to the public security bureau to take the old lady home.
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Due to pressure from all parties, the public relations agency quickly uncovered this case involving kidnapping, extortion, and intentional homicide.
Bai Xiao was worried about Yu Shaoting's wounds before. He inflicted them on himself. She was afraid that the forensic doctor would find out and it would be a false accusation.
Yu Shaoting smiled, pinched her nose, and told her: "I said she was planning to attack me from behind. I found out in time, turned around and argued with her, and after grabbing the knife, she pushed me hard.
It was facing my arm, so I couldn't control my strength and chopped it up."
Regardless of whether she was injured or self-inflicted, Bai Xiao knew that the result would not change. It was Xu Zhenning's attempted murder.
Bai Xiao and Yu Shaoting stayed in the capital for nearly a week, during which time they visited the Public Security Bureau several times.
The wound on her neck has scabbed over.
However, when Bai Xiao changed the dressing for the big gash on Yu Shaoting's arm, he was a little worried that it would most likely leave a scar.
"Men don't like women as much as they love beauty. It doesn't matter if there are some scars on the body." These were Yu Shaoting's original words.
However, when Bai Xiao went to the hospital, he took a scar removal ointment with him and was ready to apply it on Yu Shaoting's scar.
…
Because she had Yu Yiwei to take care of, Su Manrong hurried back to Fengcheng after her body recovered a little.
As for the relationship between Su Manrong and Xu Jingyan, Bai Xiao did not ask too much. If Yu Zhengdong had not been between them, Bai Xiao felt that she might still bring them together. Now she respects them and will not stop them.
development in time, but will not deliberately create any opportunities for them.
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Yu Shaoting began to take over the handover with the next president of Donglin, and his work became increasingly busy. After the investigation of Xu Zhenning's case, he returned to Fengcheng one day earlier than Bai Xiao. Originally, he had booked two tickets, but Bai Xiao offered to stay in the capital
He didn't object to staying one more day and indulged her unconditionally.
During these days, apart from Yu Shaoting, Shen Jinliang was the busiest.
Bai Xiao was concerned about the progress of the case. During this period, she called Shen Jinliang several times and became familiar with her.
"Over there, we also hired a famous lawyer in the circle this time." Shen Jinliang raised his glasses on the bridge of his nose and sat face to face with Bai Xiao in the coffee shop.
Bai Xiao held the milk cup in her hand: "How does it compare with you?"
Shen Jinliang smiled, embarrassed to boast, and just said vaguely: "He is better at civil cases."
In other words, criminal cases are Shen Jinliang’s strength.
"But don't worry, this time, the evidence has been prepared. Even if they win, they won't be able to reduce the sentence much," Shen Jinliang said, looking at Bai Xiao, "I also found out one thing, the prosecutor of the Capital Court
He was Chief of Staff Yu’s former favorite student.”
Bai Xiao was stunned for a moment. She really didn't know about this.
"Judge Qin often visits Chief of Staff Yu's home during the holidays, so——" Shen Jinliang stopped talking.
The kidnapping of the youngest daughter-in-law of serving Chief of Staff Yu has already shocked the entire public security agency.
The possibility of an unfair trial result can basically be ruled out.
"I'm afraid, even she herself didn't expect that the matter would be so serious."
Bai Xiao took a sip of milk, and Shen Jinliang answered the phone and left. She did not leave immediately. In the afternoon, she sat quietly by the window.
"So you are here, and I ran so far to look for you." Bai Xiao turned around after hearing the sound and saw Fu Min.
The cafe is opposite the hospital.
"Dad, I was afraid that you wouldn't be able to find a place to have lunch, so I came here to look for you." After getting along with her for the past few days, Fu Min really liked Bai Xiao's temperament.
Be gentle but not aggressive, strong but not forceful.
Perhaps because of the guilt deep in his heart, even Hu Yaning was very good to Bai Xiao, and no one dared to say anything about Bai Xiao behind his back.
…
Yesterday, Xu Hongyang had a round of chemotherapy, and Xu Jingyan stayed awake. After dawn, Fu Min was replaced, and he went back to rest.
Bai Xiao and Fu Min had lunch together.
After coming out of the coffee shop, Bai Xiao proposed that she wanted to go somewhere.
"I'll take you there, Capital City, I'm more familiar with you." Fu Min was afraid that she was a pregnant woman and it would be bad to get lost here.
Bai Xiao: "...I want to go to xx Detention Center."
Fu Min looked stunned, of course he knew that Xu Zhenning was being held there now.
When this happened to Xu Zhenning, Xu Liu didn't say a word to ask about it, but Fu Min also heard in the circle that Xia Lan had been very close to the old man from the Lu family recently.
On the one hand, Xia Lan did not agree to divorce Xu Jingyan, but on the other hand, she hooked up with Lu Chongyang. So when she heard this rumor, Fu Min secretly scolded Xia Lan for being shameless.
Therefore, when Fu Min heard that Bai Xiao said he wanted to see Xu Zhenning, his first reaction was - "I'll go with you."
She was afraid that Bai Xiao would be bullied by Xu Zhenning.
Bai Xiaohui wanted to see Xu Zhenning, but she had absolutely no intention of gloating about her misfortune at first. He just wanted to see her condition before leaving to feel at ease.
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When Bai Xiao entered the detention center, she still felt something strange and uncomfortable.
This was the first time in her life that she had been to a place like this. The staff at the detention center led the way with no expression on their faces.
When Bai Xiao was sitting in the reception room, he looked at the gray-white walls and the empty room. There was only one glass that separated the house into two halves. Even from a distance, the sound of the iron door opening and closing could be heard. In a place like this, it is impossible to change
If you do it yourself, I'm afraid you won't be able to stay even for a day.
"Everything is ready here. I'll wait for you outside. If you need anything, call me." Fu Min saw that Bai Xiao had something to say to Xu Zhenning, so he explained a few words before going out.
After a while, Xu Zhenning was brought here by the guards. Bai Xiao originally thought that she would refuse to see him.
When Bai Xiao saw Xu Zhenning for the first time, she almost didn't recognize her.
She was wearing a small yellow vest used only by prisoners in the detention center, and a pair of handcuffs on her wrists. After about ten days, she was as thin as a bone, so when she walked, her limp became more obvious. Looking at her
With a confused and numb face, Bai Xiao couldn't help but frown.
She still remembers the scene when she first met Xu Zhenning——
He was so high-spirited, followed closely by his assistant, and walked elegantly in a pair of high heels. There was no way he could be compared with this Xu Zhenning.
I wanted to sympathize, but when I thought of what Xu Zhenning did, my sympathy disappeared.
She still remembers what the gangsters said, that Xu Zhenning asked them to kill her by force and then take nude photos and make them public. She was just lucky and met Liang Huizhen.
…
Xu Zhenning actually didn't know that it was Bai Xiao who came to see her. The guard just said to her: "Xu Zhenning, there is someone outside who wants to see you."
She thought it was Xia Lan and the lawyer who brought good news.
When she saw Bai Xiao on the other side of the glass, Xu Zhenning's whole mood changed. She broke away from the guard's hand and rushed towards the glass with a ferocious expression and bared her teeth and claws, as if she wanted to eat Bai Xiao into her belly, but she hadn't taken the bait yet.
When he reached the glass, he was already pressed to the ground by the guards.
Through the glass, Bai Xiao vaguely heard the guards' angry shouts, mixed with Xu Zhenning's curses.
"Bai Xiao, you must die a good death. You shameless bastard who seduced your brother-in-law. When I get out, I will expose your ugly side! Let me go, let me go! I don't want to be here.
This is a hellish place, I want to get out, let me out!"
Fu Min heard the commotion and came in. He also saw Xu Zhenning going crazy. He also frowned and asked Bai Xiao if everything was okay.
Bai Xiao shook his head: "I'm fine."
She looked at Xu Zhenning on the other side of the glass. She was already being held by guards, but Xu Zhenning's curses became even sharper.
"I was wronged. I didn't kill anyone. It was Yu Shaoting who wronged me!"
Bai Xiao only said one sentence to her: "If you hadn't been stubborn, how could you have ended up in this situation?"
After saying that, Bai Xiao and Fu Min left the reception room. The moment the door closed, what was isolated was Xu Zhenning's louder scream.
Fu Min looked at Bai Xiao's face and regretted bringing her here.
Bai Xiao raised her head and looked at the clear sky. She couldn't help but wonder, if Xu Zhenning didn't have this obsession with Yu Shaoting, then she would never know Xu Jingyan in this life. She would still be a child with an unknown father, and
Xu Zhenning, still enjoying everything that originally belonged to her?
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