Mrs. Fu, please be mindful of the appropriate boundaries.

The phone hangs up.

The other party was very cautious and didn't give her the address directly. Instead, they asked her to go to a certain place first and then told her the address.

Xu Qingcheng rubbed her face hard. "I'll go by myself."

Fu Jingting grabbed her arm, his voice low and husky, "No, it's too dangerous."

Xu Qingcheng rested her forehead on his shoulder, her nose stinging. "They've made it clear that if I can get Qinghan back, that's fine too. Jingting, he's too young, he can't be hurt. As long as we can get Qinghan back, I won't let anything happen to myself, I'll wait for you to find a way. Besides... they won't hurt me to achieve their goal."

Tears kept falling. Even though Xu Qingcheng told herself not to cry, not to cry, the tears would flow unconsciously whenever she thought of Qinghan, and she couldn't control them at all.

Even if she was talking one moment and bursting into tears the next, Xu Qingcheng didn't think she was a particularly sentimental person, but when it came to her child, she still couldn't bear it.

Fu Jingting held the person tightly in his arms, his eyes bloodshot.

In fact, they both understood that letting her go was not the best option; since the other party dared to call, they wouldn't let it go so easily.

However, at this point, Fu Jingting thought that Fu Hongxin would not act rashly. He thought that if Fu Hongxin had someone take the child away, he would definitely try to gain the greatest benefit. Or, to put it another way, Fu Hongxin would definitely set up a firewall for himself. Even if he instructed Fu Hongxin to do such a thing, it would not really affect him.

Being too blatant and fearless made Fu Jingting uneasy. He had many methods, but he was restrained because it involved the people closest to him.

He held her tightly in his arms, and she could feel his care. But when she thought of Qinghan and everything he might have to go through, Xu Qingcheng wanted to cry. She was really afraid that something would happen to the child. She prayed to God that she would give everything, use all the luck she had left in her life, to ensure Qinghan's safety this time.

"Let me go. Since they've chosen me, let me go see Qinghan. Even if it might be dangerous, I have to go see him. I can't leave him alone. I'll be flexible, and you have to find a way to make sure we're safe." Xu Qingcheng hugged Fu Jingting back, tilting her face up in his arms, biting her lip, her eyes filled with tears. "This time, listen to me, okay? Don't let me regret it for the rest of my life."

Unable to utter a rebuttal, Fu Jingting pressed his fingers against Xu Qingcheng's eye, wiping away her tears, and finally nodded in agreement.

He agreed, which meant he agreed to her taking the risk.

His heart felt like it was bound by shackles, and every choice he made felt like walking on a knife's edge. Any unexpected event could plunge him into an abyss of no return.

"Qingcheng, I have only one request: if things go wrong, protect yourself first." Fu Jingting pressed his forehead against hers, begging for a promise.

Fu Jingting had made many contingency plans, but the other party was no pushover either. After Xu Qingcheng had moved between two locations, the other party suddenly made a video call. A baby appeared on the camera, crying loudly and pitifully, whether from pain or something else, until its body turned purple.

Apart from that, nothing else could be seen in the video. Before Xu Qingcheng could look more closely, the video suddenly turned off, leaving only the voice changer's voice warning her, "There's someone behind you. In the next spot, if you're not alone, I'll break this kid's arm first."

"No, please don't!" Xu Qingcheng's scalp tingled. "Okay, whatever you say, I'll do."

"There's a black bag next to the trash can. Go and take the contents out of the bag and run it over your entire body."

Xu Qingcheng turned her head and saw that it was indeed there. She took it out and realized what was going on. When she scanned it, it made a beeping sound.

Xu Qingcheng closed her eyes. She already knew what the other party was going to do. She took off her earring, which contained a hidden locator, and also threw away her phone.

The phone hangs up.

Xu Qingcheng received the next target location, took a taxi and set off, not daring to make any rash moves.

When Fu Jingting arrived, his face turned ashen as he looked at the things Xu Qingcheng had left behind. He could no longer find any signal source on Xu Qingcheng in the back-end system.

Even though we had anticipated this situation, it still made our hearts clench when it actually happened.

The man slammed his eyes shut. Duan Heng, standing beside him, asked anxiously, "Young Master Fu, what should we do?"

Fu Jingting pursed his lips, tapped his phone screen with his finger, and lowered his eyes slightly. "Wait."

After wandering to a residential area, Xu Qingcheng was blindfolded before she could react, and she couldn't even see who it was.

She was dragged into a car, and a man's hoarse voice rang in her ear, "Behave yourself, don't move!"

Xu Qingcheng remained motionless, letting them drag her into the car. Her heart was pounding as if it would jump out of her chest. She tried her best to remain calm and attempted to glean information through conversation, but the other party refused to say another word to her.

She was taken to a place that seemed to be outdoors, where Xu Qingcheng could smell the rusty odor in the wind.

She was pushed up the steps one by one. The steps beneath her feet were uneven and of varying widths, and her view was obstructed. Xu Qingcheng carefully counted the number of steps and listened alertly to the sounds around her.

This place was unfamiliar, so unfamiliar that Xu Qingcheng couldn't piece together its entirety in her mind, but she could smell the sea in her nose.

Near the coast.

Based on the time she got on the bus, the distance should be very close to the Yuanjiang River.

Xu Qingcheng silently pieced together the information, trying her best to calm herself down. At this point, crying and being sad were useless. What she needed to do was figure out how to negotiate with the other party under these circumstances, buy time, and protect herself as much as possible.

It also protects children.

Suddenly something tied around her waist. Before Xu Qingcheng could react to what they were going to do, the person behind her suddenly pushed her.

Xu Qingcheng let out a short "ah," then stumbled and fell to her knees with a thud.

Suddenly, her waist was pulled tightly, and Xu Qingcheng belatedly realized that a rope had been tied around her waist.

There seemed to be someone standing in front of her, limiting her vision, but making her hearing exceptionally sharp. Xu Qingcheng looked in that direction and asked, "What exactly do you want? You can make any demands you have."

"Any request is acceptable?" This time, the voice wasn't a voice changer; it was a woman's voice.

It looks somewhat familiar.

"Yes, what do you want? Tell me. Do you want money or something else? I'll try my best to meet all your demands, just please give me back my child."

The woman laughed, her voice eerie. "What if I just wanted you to die? Would you trade your life for your son's? Would you?"

That voice sounds familiar.

Xu Qingcheng tried hard to recall, but her mind felt like it had been hit hard by something, making a buzzing sound.

"Wen Fei?" Xu Qingcheng asked in surprise.

"Wen Fei? Who is Wen Fei?" The woman suddenly laughed, a cheerful giggle that, strangely, sent chills down one's spine.

Xu Qingcheng pursed her lips, her heart pounding. When they first learned that she was to come alone, they tried to guess each other's thoughts, considering what Fu Hongxin's purpose was this time, and how likely it was that he would kill her.

But I never imagined it would be Wen Fei.

Xu Qingcheng thought of Pang Shenghua. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe Wen Fei as heartless and insane. Just because of Dr. Pang's persuasion, she actually poisoned Dr. Pang.

Xu Qingcheng did not believe in her so-called mental illness; Wen Fei was clearly psychologically twisted.

Thinking about it this way, Xu Qingcheng felt a chill run down her spine.

You can negotiate with someone who wants something and offer them temptations, but how do you negotiate with a psychologically twisted madman?

Darkness enveloped her heart, and before Xu Qingcheng could react, the black hood over her head was suddenly removed, and sunlight pierced her eyes, causing Xu Qingcheng to squint instinctively.

She raised her arm to shield her eyes, and through the burning pain, Xu Qingcheng saw the woman's face in front of her.

It's not Wen Fei.

That face looked so familiar, so very familiar, that Xu Qingcheng's face suddenly turned pale.

Wen Fei sat in a chair, looking down at Xu Qingcheng kneeling on the ground with a cold and cruel expression.

Xu Qingcheng dug her fingertips into her palm, remembering the person who impersonated her at the hospital. It was her!

"Did you take my child?" Xu Qingcheng suppressed her breath, her chest aching with a tightness. "I did as you said. What do you want? Wen Fei, give my child back."

"What do I want to do?" The woman tilted her head, seemingly thinking seriously for a moment. "I just want to watch you lose everything!"

Wen Fei stood up from her chair, walked over to Xu Qingcheng, and kicked her in the shoulder. The heel of her high heel dug into Xu Qingcheng's collarbone like a spike. Xu Qingcheng groaned in pain and fell backward, trying to steady herself by bracing her arms on the ground. Then, she was kicked hard in the other shoulder and fell to the ground. Her shoulder blade was stepped on, and the woman's high heel deliberately pressed hard on her collarbone.

"I just want to see you in pain, to see you wretchedly crawling before me, begging for your life!"

The pain was excruciating, the skin pressed against the bone. Xu Qingcheng raised her hand and grabbed Wen Fei's ankle. "If you want revenge, come at me. The child is innocent."

"Innocent? How am I innocent?" Wen Fei chuckled. "Am I not innocent? Yet you've forced me into this situation!"

Who drove her to this point?

People tend to blame others for all their mistakes, but they can't reflect on their own actions.

Xu Qingcheng didn't want to provoke her, nor was she in the mood to reason with her. She tried her best to stall for time.

"As for the child, I'm already here. You're free to do whatever you want with him. But Wen Fei, at least let me see the child, just once. As long as he's alright, I'll do whatever you ask."

"How admirable, willing to do anything for your son?" Wen Fei laughed, squatting down in front of Xu Qingcheng. "Including sleeping with men?"

"Let all the men here taste you, and I'll record it and put it online. Tell me, will Fu Jingting still want you?" Wen Fei smiled contemptuously. She waved her hand, signaling the bodyguards behind her to step forward and restrain Xu Qingcheng. "She's yours, play with her as you please."

The men exchanged glances, their greed and lust rising within them, and reached out to tear at Xu Qingcheng's clothes.

"Get out of the way!" Xu Qingcheng shouted sharply, causing the men who had disturbed her to look at each other in bewilderment.

"Wen Fei, you just want to humiliate me! I can do whatever you want, but first you have to let me see the child. I need to make sure the child is safe and sound."

Xu Qingcheng first needs to find out where the child is.

Is it here?

Fu Jingting will find her, he definitely will. All she has to do is stall Wen Fei and see if Qing Han is here.

She didn't hear the child crying, and she was afraid that the child wasn't here. If Fu Jingting couldn't hold back any longer, it would be difficult to find the child.

Wen Fei turned to look at Xu Qingcheng. She narrowed her eyes slightly, looking at Xu Qingcheng's stunningly beautiful face. She was beautiful and attracted men.

Wen Fei's face gradually darkened. Fu Hongxin was using her as a pawn, and the pain that this face brought her was truly endless.

Xu Qingcheng!

She's the culprit!

Wen Fei chuckled and clapped her hands. Someone came out carrying a child.

I don't know if they're asleep, because they're not making any noise.

"Come closer, let me see him!" Xu Qingcheng struggled to crawl forward, but before she could take two steps, she was pinned down and hit twice on the leg. Xu Qingcheng was in so much pain that she broke out in a cold sweat.

Wen Fei had someone bring the child to stand beside her. She turned around and rubbed the little one's face, and the little one burst into tears.

Upon hearing the sound, Xu Qingcheng's eyes welled up with tears. She struggled to get up and go see what was happening, but she was kicked back down by someone kicking her in the shin halfway up.

Before anything could be said, someone suddenly ran up from below, "Miss Wen, someone's following us!"

Wen Fei's eyes suddenly turned cold. She walked to Xu Qingcheng's side and kicked her viciously. "You bitch, I told you not to let me see you with people. Looks like you don't want your son anymore!"

Xu Qingcheng was kicked to the ground and hit on the side of her face before she could even speak.

Wen Fei suddenly turned around, grabbed the child, and lifted the swaddled baby high above her head. "Have you forgotten what I said! Tell me, if I were to drop this child from here, wouldn't it make a loud thud when it hits the ground? Do you think a child this big could break into pieces?"

"Wen Fei! Calm down! You can take it out on me! Do whatever you want, just put the child down!"