Chapter 52: I've Changed My Mind, I'm Not Leaving

"Miss, are you looking for someone?"

Jiang Baobao heard a man's voice ring out not far away.

She subconsciously looked up and saw the owner of the shooting game stall looking at her, then hurriedly asked, "Yes, may I ask if you have seen a very handsome man with a very serious expression, who brought a little boy of about five years old over here?"

"You mean them! They were just playing games at my place a moment ago!"

The owner suddenly realized, and as he spoke, he pointed upstairs.

"There hasn't been a single customer for a long time, so it must be them; the two of them just went upstairs. There's an ice rink up there, they must have gone skating."

Jiang Baobao quickly glanced at the elevator and said with a beaming smile, "I see, thank you!"

She dropped that sentence and quickly ran to the elevator.

As soon as she reached the second floor, she felt a slight chill.

"Where is Yanbao..."

Jiang Baobao muttered to herself, her eyes falling on the massive ice rink.

Half of the area there had been specifically partitioned off to provide a space for children to skate.

A fair number of children around Yanbao's age were gathered inside.

Jiang Baobao stared intently for a few moments, but before she could confirm which one was Yanbao, her peripheral vision caught a tall figure walking toward her!

"Jiang Baobao! You still have the nerve to come here!"

Li Beijue had not expected that she would actually dare to come over; his tone was through gritted teeth as he suddenly grabbed Jiang Baobao's wrist and pulled her into a corner.

"What are you doing? Let go!"

Jiang Baobao felt a sharp pain from his grip and, feeling somewhat displeased, tried to shake him off.

Li Beijue, however, tightened his grip even more fiercely!

"I knew it, the person who contacted him just now was you. Can you be any more shameless? How did you promise me before!"

He looked at the woman in front of him with a vicious glare, wishing he could chew her up and swallow her whole.

Jiang Baobao felt a sudden jolt in her heart at his questioning.

Li Beijue knew that Mobai had contacted Yanbao just now?

How did he know?

Jiang Baobao was a bit nervous, fearing he would discover Mobai's existence, and for a moment, she didn't know how to respond.

Li Beijue took her silence as a sign of a guilty conscience.

"Too afraid to speak? Hmm?"

He flung his hand away violently, causing Jiang Baobao to nearly fall.

Following that, he coldly questioned her again: "When are you leaving the country? I want someone to transfer all the investment funds to your account before tonight."

"I..."

Jiang Baobao opened her mouth, her face full of hesitation.

Li Beijue's brow twitched slightly, a certain premonition arising in his heart.

The next second, he indeed heard the person in front of him ask in a low voice: "I can go without the investment funds, but... I intend to stay in the country."

A murderous aura instantly welled up in Li Beijue's eyes; his fingers clenched tightly, the veins on the back of his hand bulging, and he gritted his teeth as he questioned her: "Jiang Baobao, say that again?"

He looked at Jiang Baobao as if he were looking at an enemy.

Aside from disdain, the rest was nothing but disgust.

Could there be anyone in the world more shameless than Jiang Baobao?

It was one thing to have no sense of responsibility, but now she actually dared to go back on her word!

Seeing Li Beijue's expression, Jiang Baobao knew what he was thinking.

Thinking of how reluctant Yanbao had been that day, she spoke up again: "I didn't consider things thoroughly at the time, but now I don't want to go back abroad."

Upon hearing this, Li Beijue let out a cold snort, his expression even uglier than before.

"Jiang Baobao, do you think I'm playing games with you? I'm telling you, the contract is signed in black and white! You had better not try any tricks! Otherwise, I will make you pay ten times the penalty! Not a single cent less!"

Ten times.

A full thirty billion.

Money that an ordinary person couldn't earn in ten lifetimes.

Jiang Baobao thought about it; if she scraped it together, she could barely manage it.

She nodded and said: "Fine! I can give you thirty billion, but the condition is that you must return my son to me!"

Li Beijue's expression turned stern upon hearing this.

"In your dreams!"

He refused categorically, leaving no room for negotiation.

Yet, a flicker of doubt crossed the depths of his eyes.

How could this woman possibly have thirty billion?

Was she now daring to tell any lie?

Thinking of this, Li Beijue's expression became even more disdainful, and his gaze toward Jiang Baobao was one of extreme coldness.

Fearing that Yanbao might come looking for them after he finished skating, he intended to settle this quickly.

"Jiang Baobao, as long as I am here, it is impossible for you to get the son. No matter where you hide, if you want to get close to him, I will be able to find you. So you had better behave yourself, follow what the contract says, take the money, and get out of the country!"

Every word of Li Beijue's was like an awl striking Jiang Baobao's heart.

She wanted to open her mouth to refute him, but she couldn't say a single word.

She had some money, but she didn't have that much power.

She couldn't go head-to-head with Li Beijue right now.

Otherwise, not only would she have no advantage, but she would also risk exposing Mobai.

If Li Beijue knew that he still had a son by her side, he would definitely spare no cost to take him back!

Jiang Baobao's hands trembled slightly, her eyes staring at the direction of the ice rink with unwillingness.

Li Beijue gave a cold snort and turned slightly to the side, blocking her line of sight.

"I have made myself very clear; you had better be smart and don't let me see you again!"

He threw down this final sentence and turned to stride away.

Jiang Baobao stood in place for a long time, having no choice but to turn and leave silently.

However, she did not go too far, but instead waited downstairs alone, wanting to catch a glimpse of Yanbao from afar.

She found a hidden corner and, not knowing how long she had waited, finally saw Li Beijue walk out carrying a little one.

The two seemed to be saying something; Yanbao had a smile on his face as he was carried into a car not far away.

Watching the car door close, Jiang Baobao felt as if her heart were being twisted by a knife.

This was the second time.

She watched as Yanbao was carried away by Li Beijue, yet she was powerless to do anything.

She couldn't even manage to say hello!

Jiang Baobao stood in place for a long time, her mood desolate to the extreme, and only turned to leave once the car had become a small black dot.

In the car—

Yanbao seemed to sense something and suddenly turned his head to look behind him.

"What's wrong?"

Li Beijue's voice rang out abruptly.

Yanbao instantly turned his body back obediently and whispered, "Nothing."

After saying this, he suddenly thought of something else and hurriedly asked, "Daddy, is my watch phone still with you? Can you give it back to me now?"

Li Beijue's gaze flickered for an instant, and he glanced at his pocket without changing his expression.

He then said nonchalantly, "Daddy accidentally dropped your phone just now, and it seems to be broken. I'll buy you a new one in a few days."

"Broken?"

Yanbao was stunned upon hearing this, his expression becoming somewhat dejected.

How could it break so easily?

Then for these next few days, he would have no way to contact Mobai...

Li Beijue took in the little one's expression, and his determination to keep the secret became even firmer.

He absolutely could not let that woman contact Yanbao again!

Whenever she left, that was when he would get Yanbao a new watch phone!