Chapter 1851: A Lifetime of Pain

Now, there was no one left to style Li Shu's hair.

His hair, half black and half white, hung down in a mess, slightly obscuring his eyes.

Beside him, piles of unfolded cardboard boxes were stacked up.

Regarding these cardboard scraps, Li Shu had resisted, even going on a hunger strike,

but when he was starving to the point of being on his last breath, he still couldn't control himself and ate a bowl of soft, glutinous porridge.

And then... lived on in humiliation.

He thought he would continue living like this, a walking corpse, until the day he breathed his last.

But suddenly one day, Jiang Baobao sought out Li Shu.

Seeing Jiang Baobao, Li Shu's dead, hollow gaze suddenly became extremely sharp.

He snorted coldly and said unpleasantly, "Long time no see."

Jiang Baobao remarked with emotion, "Indeed, it has been a long time."

"Do you feel very happy now?"

"Yes, I have both a son and a daughter, and my family is harmonious."

What Jiang Baobao said was the truth.

Yet the truth in her mouth turned into a knife, stabbing fiercely into Li Shu.

Li Shu grew even more furious, opened his mouth, and roared with effort, "What is there to be proud of? Your happiness is built upon the suffering of others!"

Because of his agitation, Li Shu's body was trembling.

Jiang Baobao, however, acted as if nothing were the matter and said indifferently, "You are pinning the death of that child on me."

"Shouldn't it be pinned on you? It was because of you that my career was ruined and my family fell apart!"

Li Shu was filled with grief and indignation, convinced that Jiang Baobao was the culprit.

But Jiang Baobao revealed a cold sneer.

Then she retorted, "Things have reached this point; is there any meaning in telling these lies?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean... the one who truly killed that child was you yourself!"

Jiang Baobao's words could be described as earth-shattering.

Li Shu felt a moment of panic.

Afterward, the expression on his face suddenly became terrifying.

He even picked up the water bottle beside him and smashed it fiercely at Jiang Baobao, roaring, "You are spouting nonsense!"

Jiang Baobao nimbly dodged the water bottle.

But the water splashing out from the bottle wet the hem of Jiang Baobao's trousers.

Jiang Baobao didn't mind.

At this moment, she lifted her chin slightly and said with a half-smile, "I was originally very curious why a single blow would cause your personality to change so drastically. Later, after investigating, I discovered... there was a turning point."

While Jiang Baobao spoke, she stared fixedly at Li Shu.

She saw Li Shu's panic.

This caused the corners of her mouth to hook up slightly.

Then she continued, "That turning point was when your son got injured playing soccer and had a physical examination."

Jiang Baobao's tone was light and airy.

Yet it made Li Shu's pupils constrict!

He didn't believe Jiang Baobao could know anything.

He had done what he did back then very covertly.

No one could find any evidence!

Li Shu comforted himself this way and told himself not to panic.

But from the way his eyes were darting around, it was clear his self-comfort was useless.

Li Shu's reaction, however, confirmed Jiang Baobao's guess.

The curve of her mouth deepened, and Jiang Baobao continued softly, "After that physical exam, you became listless, grew distant from others, and even intentionally provoked enemies..."

"That wasn't intentional!"

"Fine, let's assume it wasn't intentional for now; in any case, you were abandoned by everyone, and in the end, your wife divorced you too."

Jiang Baobao paused deliberately before saying wistfully, "But I am still curious about what was up with that medical report. And I believe I am not the only one with curiosity."

As she spoke, Jiang Baobao looked back and said, "Please, come in."

It was only at this moment that Li Shu realized there was someone outside the door!

He stared fixedly at the doorway.

He was considering who would appear at this time.

The person outside the door took a deep, forceful breath, then walked in slowly.

The person who arrived had a very thin, frail figure.

It was actually... Li Shu's ex-wife!

Li Shu's ex-wife had been a very famous beauty back in the day.

But now her hair was completely white, and her figure was slightly hunched from being too thin.

As for Li Shu, seeing her was like seeing a ghost.

One must know, they were once an enviable, loving couple.

But at this moment, as their gazes met, it would be no exaggeration to call them enemies.

Li Shu was the first to issue a rebuke: "What are you here for!? Don't tell me... you're here to enjoy my predicament together!"

Li Shu's ex-wife stared at him fixedly.

She had heard Jiang Baobao's words just now, "The one who killed that child was you yourself."

These words made it difficult for her to calm her mood.

When speaking to Li Shu, her voice was mean and sharp: "I really have no mood to enjoy what kind of end you meet!"

"Then why are you here?!"

Jiang Baobao spoke up to answer: "I invited her here, because I have something I would like to ask her to help clarify and resolve."

What kind of matter... would make her ask for her help?

Li Shu stared at Jiang Baobao with a face full of wariness.

He just felt that this woman was plotting some conspiracy!

Jiang Baobao, however, ignored Li Shu and instead started chatting with the woman beside her: "Do you still remember when Lao Li started acting strange and cynical?"

"It was right after the child had a physical examination."

Li Shu frowned and shouted with dissatisfaction: "Leading people on first, then asking questions like this, is there any credibility left!"

"That is also true."

Jiang Baobao nodded casually and changed the question: "Can you describe the details of the child being kidnapped specifically?"

Those details...

They were truly a lifelong pain in her heart!

But in order to find the truth, the woman endured the pain and began: "At that time, we had just moved into our new home not long before, and because the new home was far from the school, the child took the school bus to school."

"But that day, the school bus broke down halfway, and the driver called for another school bus to come over to take the child to school first."

"It was just that one transfer... and the child disappeared! By the time there was news again, it was the kidnappers calling!"

The woman cried as she spoke.

Even though those cruel past events had happened many years ago.

But describing them, it felt as if it were only yesterday...

As the child's father, Li Shu listened expressionlessly, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.

Jiang Baobao looked at him, then patted the woman on the shoulder to comfort her with a few words.

Afterwards, Jiang Baobao gave a conclusion: "The kidnappers knew you very well, and they also knew the school bus's route, and even more so, they knew that when the bus broke down, the school would call for another one instead of waiting on the spot."

Jiang Baobao's speaking pace was very slow.

She seemed to be deliberately giving the woman time to think.

Then the woman slowly calmed down.

She raised her eyes to look at Jiang Baobao, her chapped lips moved, but she said nothing.

Jiang Baobao met her gaze and suddenly felt that she was quite cruel, because she was about to say something very cruel.

As a mother herself, she could not bear it.

But...

Jiang Baobao took a deep breath and then said: "Lao Li crazily offended people, so it is understandable that someone would kidnap the child to retaliate against him."

"What... exactly are you trying to say?"

"I want to say... have you never suspected that your ex-husband colluded with the kidnappers?"