After returning home with the child, her ex-husband knelt down and gently coaxed her.

Lu Xiyan carried An Ning down the steps one by one. An Ning curled up in Lu Xiyan's arms, her face pale, her temples soaked with sweat, and she had no strength left.

"Western Banquet! Peace!"

Liang Xu rushed over, his brow furrowed with worry, "Are you alright?"

Lu Xiyan's expression wasn't good either. He shook his head and said, "Drive, let's go to the hospital first."

Han Yun and Cheng Shao quickly stepped forward, looking at An Ning with a guilty look and a pang of heartache in their eyes.

"An, Anning..." Han Yun hesitated, wanting to ask about her situation, but not knowing how to start.

When her true identity was revealed, the sudden change in her background left her bewildered and unsure how to face An Ning.

An Ning leaned on Lu Xiyan's shoulder, lowered her eyes slightly, glanced at Han Yun and Cheng Shao, and then looked away.

"How are you?"

Han Yun choked up, wanting to touch her hand.

An Ning gently withdrew her hand, avoiding her touch, and her slightly trembling voice fell on Lu Xiyan's ear, "I want to go home."

Han Yun was startled when her touch failed, and a hint of disappointment appeared in her eyes.

Upon seeing this, Cheng Shao immediately said, "It's good to be home, it's good to be home. Xi Yan, please take her home first and take good care of her."

Lu Xiyan nodded slightly and carried An Ning into the car.

Han Yun watched their car drive away, tears welling up in her eyes.

My emotions are complex and I am overwhelmed with feelings.

Cheng Shao put his arm around her shoulder. "Give her some time, and give us some time too. Things will get better."

......

The sky had darkened, as if the farce of the day had come to an end.

Inside the black Bentley, Liang Xu drove, glancing at the back seat every now and then.

The two people in the back seat were embracing each other, both looking worse than the other.

He tentatively asked, "So, are you all alright?"

Anning was alright, but she was frightened and exhausted, with no strength left in her body, and she was very tired.

Also, my arm hurts a bit.

Thinking of this, she suddenly sat up straight, opened Lu Xiyan's left hand, and asked, "How's your hand? Does it hurt?"

Lu Xiyan was leaning back in his seat, his forehead covered in a fine layer of sweat.

The muscles and nerves in my left hand kept trembling uncontrollably, and it hurt terribly.

When I first started saving Anning, I didn't feel anything, but now that I've relaxed, I can't use any strength in my left hand at all, and I can't even bend my fingers.

"It's nothing." Lu Xiyan glanced sideways, placed her head on his shoulder with his right hand, and patted her gently to comfort her. "Let's go to the hospital for a check-up first, and then we'll go home."

Looking at his trembling left hand through the rearview mirror, Liang Xu thought to himself: You're the one who should go to the hospital for a checkup, this hand is definitely ruined!

An Ning was worried and took his left hand in her own, saying, "How could you be alright?"

Lu Xiyan pulled his hand away, walked around her back, and hugged her. "It's really nothing."

Liang Xu hesitated, but seeing Lu Xiyan's forced composure, he didn't say anything more and focused on driving.

An Ning leaned on Lu Xiyan's shoulder and whispered, "There's something I've been keeping from you."

"Mmm." Lu Xiyan smiled slightly, kissed her forehead, and listened to her continue.

"Actually, after returning from Dianhai, I knew I wasn't a child of the Jiang family. I also knew that you and my aunt had agreed to keep it from me and not let me know the truth."

Lu Xiyan looked down at her, her long eyelashes trembling slightly.

"So, back then you thought Cao Han was your biological mother?"

An Ning nodded gently. "I went to see her, but she was very rude to me and didn't want to acknowledge me. Like you, I didn't want her to know about this bad outcome, so I didn't tell you either."

"It's my fault," Lu Xiyan said softly. "I found out a few days ago that Cao Han was acting strangely. If I had told you sooner, you wouldn't have listened to her and been deceived by her."

This wouldn't have happened.

"This isn't your fault." Anning looked up at him, her eyes glistening with tears. "She was too selfish, clinging to this secret and even hitting my mother..."

At this point, An Ning became a little emotional, and her voice choked up.

Lu Xiyan gently rubbed her head. "Don't think about these things now. You need to rest properly."

His hands were warm, and his aura and temperature made Anning feel at ease.

Just then, Liang Xu's phone rang.

He glanced at the camera, turning the steering wheel. "Young Master Lu, why is your butler calling me?"

Lu Xiyan looked at the phone handed to him and remembered that his own phone was lost and Anning's phone was broken. Uncle Quan probably couldn't contact him, so he called Liang Xu.

He took the phone and pressed answer.

"Young Master Liang! Is our young master with you?"

Hearing Li Quan's urgent voice, An Ning quickly sat up straight.

Lu Xiyan said in a deep voice, "It's me."

"Young Master!" Li Quan hurriedly said, "Miss Cheng just came by and took Young Master Sun away. You—"

Before he could finish speaking, An Ning suddenly exclaimed in shock, "An Xian was taken away by Cheng Wanwan? When was she taken away?"

"Yes, young mistress!" Li Quan hurriedly replied, "Just ten minutes ago."

Lu Xiyan's face turned cold. "Where did you go?"

"I don't know. She came over looking for Young Master Sun, saying she'd take him to you. The nanny didn't dare stop her. She wanted to go with Miss Cheng, but Miss Cheng wouldn't let her, so she had to let her take Young Master Sun away. The nanny said Miss Cheng seemed a bit off—"

"Uncle Quan!" Lu Xiyan interrupted him coldly, "Have someone look for him immediately!"

Liang Xu slammed on the brakes. "Cheng Wanwan took your son away? What does she want to do?"

Anning sat in the back seat, trembling all over. "Xianxian was taken away by her. Where did she take Xianxian?"

Cheng Wanwan took An Xian away, so she definitely won't go back to the Cheng family. Where will she go then?

Why did she take An Xuan away? Was it revenge?

The word "revenge" is too heavy for a three-year-old child; she can't even imagine what she would do to a child.

But now that things have come to this, she's definitely capable of anything!

Lu Xiyan's eyes darkened slightly as he picked up his phone and made another call.

"Immediately retrieve the surveillance footage around the Yuhe Duke's mansion." He recited a license plate number. "Locate this car!"

......

At night, a red sports car sped down the road, its accelerator floored, moving at breakneck speed.

The sound of a child crying, helpless and frightened, came from inside the car.

"It's so noisy!"

Cheng Wanwan turned her head and yelled at him sharply, "If you cry again, I'll throw you off the car! I'll make you die!"

Startled by his words, An Xian pouted, wanting to cry but holding back, tears streaming down her face.

He was terrified and asked in a trembling voice, "Auntie, where are you taking me? I want to find my mom and dad."

"Mom and Dad?"

Cheng Wanwan felt like she'd heard a joke. "I don't have a mom and dad anymore! Do you still want your mom and dad?"

She turned to look at the child in the passenger seat, her smile chilling.

She pointed to a neon-lit bridge in the distance, its surface reflecting colorful lights on the lake below.

"Do you see that?"

Xiao Anxian looked in the direction she pointed and nodded obediently, "It's the bridge..."

Cheng Wanwan accelerated, frantically weaving through the traffic. "In a bit, you'll follow this car onto the bridge and sink to the bottom of the lake together. I promise, you won't be in too much pain; it'll only take a few minutes."

Little Anxian looked at her and burst into tears again, "The big tiger won't eat the little turtle! The big tiger doesn't have a mom or dad, the little turtle will be your friend!"

"What kind of nonsense is this?!" Cheng Wanwan was even more annoyed by his crying and screamed, "Shut up!"

She glared fiercely at the child, "I don't have a mom and dad anymore, and your parents won't have a son either! Let's see how they live a comfortable life! Your mother stole my parents, so I'll make her wish she were dead!"