Chapter 544: Yanbao's Affair

Jiang Baobao hesitated for a long while, but in the end, she made up her mind.

Otherwise... I should just ask; it saves me from always dwelling on it.

Besides, now that the identities of the three little ones are public, if someone with ulterior motives finds out about what happened back then and uses it to stir up trouble, it would be bad if it caused any conflict between me and Li Beijue.

Jiang Baobao made her decision, then turned and returned to the bedroom; the moment she stepped inside, she was immediately pulled into a tight embrace.

"Finished talking? What did the Liu Family say?"

Li Beijue asked.

Jiang Baobao smiled, snuggling into his arms as she spoke: "Sister Xin'ai kept apologizing to me and indicated that she would properly discipline Liu Rumeng in the future."

"Mm."

Li Beijue responded with a sound; knowing that Jiang Baobao did not want to pursue the matter, he suppressed his other thoughts.

Jiang Baobao's expression, however, was somewhat hesitant.

She was silent for two seconds before tentatively saying: "But there is one more thing I want to talk to you about."

"Go ahead, is there anything between us that we can't talk about?"

Li Beijue replied casually, and as he spoke, he turned and carried her to the bed, setting her down to sit.

Jiang Baobao then asked: "About Yanbao... can you tell me why he was by your side back then? How did you find me?"

"Find you?"

Li Beijue was stunned upon hearing this; recalling the events of that year, his expression was filled with confusion.

Back then, he had never found a trace of Jiang Baobao, and the reason he had never brought it up again was for fear that Jiang Baobao would remember the events of that year and feel uncomfortable.

But...

Li Beijue suddenly felt that something was not right; he pondered for a moment and suddenly asked in return: "Back then... wasn't it you who took the initiative to leave Yanbao behind?"

"How is that possible!"

Jiang Baobao's eyes widened instantly: "I was hiding here and there back then, why would I leave Yanbao with you? And when the three of them were born, the Doctor clearly told me... Yanbao's body was too weak, and he passed away the moment he was born... I even thought you had used some method to deceive me and secretly took him away. I was even wondering why you only took Yanbao..."

"I didn't."

Li Beijue also denied Jiang Baobao's account, his expression suddenly becoming serious: "I received a phone call, and the other party said that you despised Yanbao for being weak and sickly, so you specifically left him for me and then left on your own..."

At this point, both of them were suddenly stunned, a chill rising through their bodies.

"Someone is playing tricks behind our backs!!!"

Jiang Baobao and Li Beijue spoke almost simultaneously, both looking at each other in disbelief.

Jiang Baobao's fingertips were even trembling: "Impossible... at that time, in order to avoid you, I tried almost everything to avoid leaving any traces... During my pregnancy and stay at the Hospital, I spent almost all my savings, and I borrowed money from Xiao Tang, just to find a way to use someone else's name to replace my medical records..."

"So, even I couldn't find you; who could have known your whereabouts, lied to you that Yanbao had passed away, and then sent him to me?"

Li Beijue took over the conversation, his face equally grave.

They had both been played.

And for as long as six years.

If Baobao hadn't suddenly asked today, the two of them would still be kept in the dark!

"Li Beijue, what exactly was Yanbao's situation back then?"

Jiang Baobao wanted to know more details.

Li Beijue carefully recalled and slowly began to speak: "When I arrived back then, Yanbao was practically on his last breath. The Hospital you chose was small and had limited capabilities, but it was too late to transfer him, so I immediately called for the best doctors to come and perform emergency treatment on Yanbao, and he was finally saved. These past few years, the more I watched Yanbao grow up healthy day by day, the more I thought of how he looked when I first saw him, and the more I hated you for being able to be so heartless as to just walk away. If I hadn't arrived in time, Yanbao probably would have really..."

Jiang Baobao was already teary-eyed: "I loved Yanbao too much to ever abandon him, how could I have left him behind? I truly thought he... he had... I had just come out of the operating room, and as soon as I heard the news, I fainted immediately; I didn't even get to see him one last time... So, when I first found out he was still alive, I thought it was all your plan, that you had deliberately snatched him away from me..."

She couldn't help but choke up, never having imagined that the truth of the matter was like this.

"Don't cry, I will have people investigate this immediately!"

Li Beijue pulled her into his arms, his eyes filled with bottomless rage: "This matter must be investigated clearly!"

"Good, it must be investigated clearly!"

Thinking of the years of separation from Yanbao and the days now with the three little ones surrounding her, Jiang Baobao felt an immense sense of lingering fear, a fierce look appearing on her face.

Whoever dared to touch her children, once she found out who it was, she would never let them off!

On the other side—

Liu Rumeng was kneeling in Liu Tengnian's study.

She kept her head low, looking submissive, not daring to say a single extra word.

Liu Tengnian was still wearing his hospital gown, sitting behind the desk, his whole person seething with rage.

As soon as he received the news, he rushed back from the Hospital, and having heard the detailed account of the incident on the way, he was nearly angered to the point of fainting.

Upon returning, without a word, he made Liu Rumeng kneel before him to admit her mistake.

"Dad..."

Liu Rumeng had already been kneeling for half an hour, and her knees were already aching and sore.

"Don't call me Dad! I don't have a daughter like you!"

Liu Tengnian slammed the table with a "Bang!", glaring at the Liu Rumeng before him, feeling she had failed to live up to his expectations.

Liu Rumeng immediately lowered her head even further.

"Liu Rumeng! What exactly were you thinking? Have all the books you've read over the years gone to the dogs! To actually come up with such a low-down trick to frame someone else! And she is the future young mistress of the Li Family! Do you think our family has been living too peacefully lately!"

"Dad... I know I was wrong..."

Liu Rumeng pretended to sob.

Liu Xin'ai hurriedly tried to persuade him from the side: "Dad, please don't be so angry. As for the Li Family, I have already spoken to Baobao on the phone, and she said the Li Family will not pursue this matter any further..."

"Just because they aren't pursuing it! Does that mean it never happened!"

Liu Tengnian angrily interrupted Liu Xin'ai: "Since she dared to do such a shameless thing, she must bear the consequences!"

Liu Xin'ai immediately shut her mouth obediently.

Liu Tengnian, however, had not yet calmed down and continued to lecture her.

"How could I have a daughter as shameless as you! Why can't you learn from your sister and save me some worry! Even if you like Li Beijue, there was no need to use such base methods! Now look, everyone who attended the banquet tonight knows what you did. Where am I supposed to put this old face of mine? Where are you putting the face of the Liu Family? And what about yourself? Do you even have the face to see people again? Hmm? I'm afraid this matter has already spread by now! Liu Rumeng, you are a joke now!"