Song Yian saw the message. His big hand clasped Li Qiyu's small one and took the phone from her.
Li Qiyu understood his meaning. It meant she should leave it alone and he would handle it.
Li Qiyu glanced at Song Yian. With Song Yian by her side, she didn't feel as embarrassed and helpless as before. She obediently handed over the phone and then followed Song Yian closely. Song Yian shook his head with a bitter smile and whispered to her, "I'm here."
In the living room, Song Yian didn't show the message on the note. Only after everyone had gone back to their rooms to rest did he and Li Qiyu privately visit Ming Yuezhu and tell her the content of the note.
Ming Yuezhu was instantly upset when she saw the content on the note. However, she was a bit more rational than Li Yuanhua. She looked at Song Yian and said, "Mr. Song, you have more connections. Can you help me find out who took Xiaotong away?"
"Don't worry about this. I will surely do my best to find Xiaotong. But please keep this news from Mom and Dad. The elderly can't take such things. We don't want any more problems at this time. As for your elder brother, it's up to your decision whether to tell him or not. I will communicate with you immediately if there is any progress on my side."
Song Yian had thought everything through comprehensively in a short time. Ming Yuezhu knew he did this because he minded that Li Yuanhua had hurt Li Qiyu in a moment of desperation before. Ming Yuezhu stood up and took out a jar of ointment.
"This ointment is very good. It won't leave scars easily. Xiaoyu, your elder brother was just in a moment of desperation. Don't take it to heart."
Li Qiyu took the ointment. In fact, Ming Yuezhu, as Xiaotong's mother, not only didn't blame her but also came to comfort her, which made Li Qiyu not know what to do.
At this time, Ming Yuezhu said to Song Yian, "Mr. Song, can I talk to Xiaoyu alone for a while?"
Song Yian looked at Ming Yuezhu. His eyes clearly showed his wariness.
"Mr. Song, you can rest assured. I guarantee your wife will be safe and sound. I won't hurt a single hair on her. Not to mention anything else, I'm still relying on you guys in the crew of *Spring and Yu Collection* now."
Song Yian looked at Li Qiyu again. Li Qiyu nodded at him. She was the one who had first made the child go missing. Not to mention that her sister - in - law just wanted to have a chat with her now, even if she really wanted to do something, Li Qiyu could only bear it.
Only then did Song Yian stand up. He patted Li Qiyu on the shoulder and said to her, "I'll wait for you outside."
After Song Yian left, Ming Yuezhu looked at Li Qiyu and said earnestly, "Thank you."
Li Qiyu was a bit at a loss. "Sister - in - law... I..."
"Xiaotong's matter is not your fault. I'm already very grateful that you're willing to help. Dad was right. I shouldn't have left Xiaotong with you. He is our child, not yours."
Actually, Li Qiyu had always been curious about this matter. She knew that neither Ming Yuezhu nor Li Yuanhua was a person who didn't love their child. Even though Ming Yuezhu seemed cold on the surface, the fact that she had given up her job for the sake of her child and had been a full - time mom at home during her marriage was undeniable. Moreover, even if Ming Yuezhu was really too busy with her career to take care of the child, there was still Li Yuanhua. Li Yuanhua didn't pick up the child for such a long time and even seemed indifferent, which really puzzled Li Qiyu.
"I have a question that I've always wanted to ask you. I... I don't mean to shift the responsibility. I'm just curious. Why didn't you come to pick up Xiaotong all this time? He really misses you."
Xiaotong seemed strong, but after all, he was just a child. He would secretly cry at night when he missed his mom. Several times, when Li Qiyu passed by Li Tong's room, she heard the sound of his soft sobs.
He was such a sensible and heart - wrenching child.
"To help the Qiu family."
"The Qiu family?" Li Qiyu was stunned for a few seconds before suddenly realizing. "Li Xiyu... No, my mother's natal family?"
Ming Yuezhu nodded. She took out a business card from her pocket.
It was the business card of a lawyer from a law firm. Li Qiyu took the card. There was only a title, a name, and a phone number on it. It read: Lawyer Zhang xx, Phone: xxxxx
"Who is this?"
"The agent of the Qiu Consortium."
"Consortium?" Li Qiyu felt that she couldn't understand a single word of Ming Yuezhu's words.
"Go and find him. He will give you the answer. Remember, this matter must be kept secret. Even Song Yian, please don't tell him for the time being."
Hearing this, Li Qiyu felt that the small card in her hand weighed a thousand pounds.
After Li Qiyu left, Ming Yuezhu went to find Li Yuanhua.
Ming Yuezhu originally didn't plan to stay overnight at the Li family when she came back this time. However, she was really worried about Li Yuanhua, so no matter how sarcastic Li Xiangping was, she still stayed.
Seeing Li Yuanhua sitting alone and painfully on the edge of the bed, Ming Yuezhu, who had originally been standing outside the door and was about to tell him that the school had found a note in Xiaotong's desk, walked over and reached out to stroke Li Yuanhua's shoulder.
Li Yuanhua took the opportunity to reach out and hug her waist, resting his head on her flat abdomen.
"Sorry. I failed to protect our Xiaotong well."
Ming Yuezhu always knew Li Yuanhua's state of mind. If he wasn't self - blaming, why would he fly into a rage at everyone? Every time he scolded others, he scolded himself even more severely in his heart. So when others all thought he was crazy and unreasonable, only Ming Yuezhu looked at him with great heartache.
"This is not your fault. Leaving Xiaotong behind was our joint decision."
"This is not the responsibility Xiaotong should bear. As parents, we were too selfish."
"So, if we can find Xiaotong this time, I'm planning to take Xiaotong away."
Hearing this, Li Yuanhua looked up at Ming Yuezhu in surprise.
"I gave Lawyer Zhang's business card to Xiaoyu." Ming Yuezhu confessed.
As soon as he heard this, Li Yuanhua got anxious. "You... How could you! Oh, she shouldn't be involved in these messy things!"
"Have you ever thought that it's also unfair to Xiaoyu that you never tell her the truth?"
"What's unfair about it? Should we let her learn from me and disobey her father? Is that fair?" Thinking of the family environment, Li Yuanhua was filled with endless despair.
"That's not your fault, nor is it Xiaoyu's. Why do you punish yourself with others' mistakes? Besides, I understand you. I know you did all this to protect Xiaoyu, but others may not."