After four years of living alone after marrying far away, he went back to his parents' home and

After picking up his daughter, Liu Zhiyuan hurriedly took her hand and headed out of the kindergarten.

They happened to run into Yaozu's mother, who was holding Zhang Yaozu's hand and hurriedly rushed back to the classroom.

"You little rascal, I told you to eat less and avoid cold foods last night, and now you have a stomachache!"

"Hurry up, stop dawdling!"

"Mom has a beauty appointment this morning, and if we're any later, she'll be late!"

Zhang Yaozu looked dejected and let his mother drag him into the classroom.

Suddenly, he spotted his classmate not far away and instantly perked up.

"Lan Xiaoman!"

"where did you go?"

Lan Xiaoman turned her head timidly, but before she could even greet Zhang Yaozu, her father forcibly dragged her away.

Zhang Yaozu suddenly stopped walking, grabbed his mother's clothes, and said warily:

"Mom! Who's that man? Could he be a human trafficker?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Zhang Yaozu received a slap on the head.

"Nonsense!"

"Where would a child trafficker come from in a kindergarten?"

"Stop giving me this nonsense and get to school!"

Zhang Yaozu immediately shrank his neck, walking towards the classroom while glancing in the direction Lan Xiaoman had left, turning back every few steps.

After dropping her child off at school, Yaozu's mother glanced at her watch.

Although she was in a hurry, she had a vague feeling that something was wrong, so she couldn't help but ask her homeroom teacher, Ms. Wang, for more information.

"Teacher Wang, who was that man who picked up Lan Xiaoman just now?"

"Usually, it's her maternal grandparents and her parents who pick up and drop off Lan Xiaoman."

"I don't think I've ever seen this guy before..."

After hearing what Yaozu's mother said, Teacher Wang also hesitated.

"The man said he was Lan Xiaoman's father and that there was an emergency at home."

"He still has Lan Xiaoman's birth certificate and household registration book with him, so it should be correct, right?"

Upon hearing this, Yaozu's mother immediately sensed that something was wrong:

"Where is Lan Xiaoman's mother? What did she say?"

"Teacher Wang, please don't take offense at my intrusion."

"Did you call her mother to confirm that the child has been picked up?"

At this point, Teacher Wang also clearly began to feel guilty.

But she was already annoyed by Yaozu's mother, and now that she saw her meddling and picking on her, she immediately retorted:

"Yes, I know."

"If your Zhang Yaozu hadn't been late and hadn't interrupted me, I would have already called him."

"Yaozu's mom, if you have nothing else to do, please leave the kindergarten now!"

"Your presence here is disrupting our normal teaching activities."

Yaozu's mother was seething with anger. She snorted softly, turned around, and left.

She walked out of the school gate, cursing as she got into the car.

"Hmph, if Old Zhang hadn't insisted that this kindergarten had good teaching quality, I would have transferred Yaozu to another school long ago!"

"So what if I'm a little late? Why should I put up with her nagging!"

The young driver sat steadily in the front, having long been accustomed to it.

"Sister-in-law, where are we going now?"

Yaozu's mother threw down her bag and said angrily, "Let's go to the beauty salon!"

Just as the car was about to start, Yaozu's mother looked up and saw the man from earlier, holding the crying Lan Xiaoman, hurriedly getting into a taxi.

Yaozu's mother's eyes lit up, and she instantly changed her mind.

"Wait a minute, let's follow that taxi ahead!"

"Make sure you stay close!"

As she told the driver to follow, she excitedly called her husband to boast about her achievement:

"Old Zhang, do you remember that General Manager Chen we met when our son got beaten up at kindergarten last time?"

"Did you know? His little girl was kidnapped by a strange man!"

"Don't worry, I'm in the car right now, and I'm having Xiao Zhang drive and follow that taxi!"

"Judging by the direction, it looks like they're heading to the train station..."

*

Lan Yujuan had just finished taking measurements at her new home and entered the furniture market, where she was choosing a new bed in a furniture store.

She had just spotted a bed and hadn't even had a chance to ask the price when her phone vibrated in her bag.

She took out her phone and saw that it was Chen Mo calling, and she immediately hesitated.

Lan Yujuan began to reflect that she seemed to have been seeing Chen Mo too frequently lately.

Perhaps, once Xiaoman has adapted to kindergarten life, she should keep a proper distance from Chen Mo.

She hesitated for a long time, her phone kept vibrating.

Chen Mo seemed to have encountered some urgent matter when he contacted her this time.

"Feed?"

"Where are you?"

As soon as she answered the phone, Chen Mo asked her directly.

Lan Yujuan paused for a moment and then reported her location.

"What's up?"

"Wait seven minutes, I'm coming to pick you up now. We'll talk when we meet!"

After hanging up the phone, Lan Yujuan headed straight for the meeting place they had agreed upon.

Since she had known Chen Mo, she seemed to have never heard him speak with such tension, his voice serious yet filled with anxiety.

"Could it be that something happened to the Chen family and they need her cooperation to deal with it?" Lan Yujuan murmured softly.

Chen Mo arrived in less than seven minutes.

She had just gotten into the car and fastened her seatbelt when she heard Chen Mo next to her say:

"He secretly went to the kindergarten and picked up Xiaoman."

"You're stuck at the train station, I'll take you there to pick you up!"

In an instant, Lan Yujuan turned her head sharply, staring straight at Chen Mo, her mind blank.

"Who?"

"Who took Xiaoman away?" Her voice trembled.

While driving attentively, Chen Mo freed one hand and took her trembling hand in his.

"Don't be afraid, Xiaoman is still at the train station."