Chapter 7: The Secret Exposed

Late at night...

Li Beijue stood alone by the window, lost in thought. His mind was filled with the scene of his confrontation with Jiang Baobao during the day, and a bottomless storm brewed in his eyes.

Six years... that woman...

The next second, he suddenly heard a rush of footsteps outside the door.

"Young Master, the young master's symptoms seem to have flared up again. Please, go take a look!" the voice of the butler, Zheng Bo, sounded from outside the door, filled with anxiety.

Li Beijue's brows knit together sharply. He quickly pulled the door open and asked in a deep voice, "What happened?"

As he spoke, he walked quickly toward the stairs.

Zheng Bo hurried to keep up with Li Beijue's pace and explained, "I saw that the young master didn't eat much at dinner today, and I was afraid he would be hungry in the middle of the night, so I thought I'd bring him some snacks before he went to sleep. I didn't expect that as soon as I opened the door, I'd see the young master sitting by the bed. He didn't respond when I spoke to him, so I rushed to get you..."

Li Beijue's brows were locked tight.

While they were talking, the two of them had already arrived at the door of Yanbao's room.

The room door was half-open, and the lights were off.

Li Beijue saw that small figure sitting by the bed, motionless, lonely and stubborn.

He lifted his foot and walked in, casually switching on the room's lights.

The little guy was dazzled by the glaring light. He looked toward Li Beijue with a taut face, his expression full of displeasure, showing none of his usual well-behaved demeanor.

"Why aren't you sleeping?" Li Beijue walked forward, sat down on the edge of the bed, and tried to communicate with Yanbao, pretending to be natural.

Yanbao, however, didn't buy it. He moved to the side with an expressionless face, keeping a certain distance from Li Beijue.

Then, he asked coldly, "Daddy, where is Mommy?"

Li Beijue sighed in his heart. Ever since Yanbao learned to talk, he had loved to pester him, constantly asking about Mommy.

After being disciplined twice, he had obediently stopped asking.

But not long after, this current situation had emerged.

His good friend and Doctor, Gu Ruohan, had indicated that it was because his obsession with Mommy was too deep, and at such a young age, he had suppressed it too severely, which was why he was showing symptoms similar to a split personality.

As well-behaved as Yanbao usually was, that was how stubborn and cold he was now; it was as if he had completely turned into a different person.

Li Beijue observed the little guy's demeanor without changing his expression.

He pondered for a moment before speaking carefully: "Have you forgotten? Mommy went on a business trip to a very far place and won't be back for a long time."

As he spoke, he pulled over the quilt from the side, trying to get Yanbao to lie down.

It had always been like this before; as long as he got this little guy to sleep obediently, he would forget everything about this personality when he woke up the next day.

But today, Yanbao kicked the quilt away, glared at Li Beijue with sharp eyes, and loudly questioned him: "Daddy is lying! Mommy came back today, why did she leave again?"

Upon hearing this, Li Beijue stiffened for a rare moment, a sharp glint instantly rising in the depths of his eyes.

How could Yanbao know that Jiang Baobao was his mommy?

That woman must have said something to him!

"What exactly did she say to you today?" Li Beijue's face also turned cold as he questioned him in a deep voice.

Under normal circumstances, Yanbao probably would have obediently admitted his mistake by now.

But now, he didn't even blink, instead directly and forcefully retorting: "I asked first. Where did Mommy go? I want to see Mommy."

Li Beijue felt a lump in his chest. His eyes, filled with pent-up anger, locked directly onto the stubborn, wide eyes of the little guy in front of him.

"I want to see Mommy!" Yanbao stated his demand again, his tone stubborn and resolute.

Li Beijue took a deep breath and tried to persuade him helplessly: "She is not your mommy..."

"She is!" Yanbao didn't wait for him to finish, his voice rising sharply: "She is Mommy! It was Daddy who made Mommy run away! And you still want to lie to me!"

"Yanbao!" Li Beijue ultimately couldn't suppress his temper and shouted at Yanbao.

Yanbao instantly fell silent, but his large eyes looked at Li Beijue, full of defiance.

Zheng Bo had been listening outside the door for a long time and couldn't help but tentatively try to intervene: "Young Master, the young master is still young, please don't be angry with him..."

Li Beijue helplessly gave in. He looked at the time and said to Zheng Bo, "Go get the young master's medicine..."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Bo hurried in: "I had the medicine prepared long ago, I'll go pour some hot water right now..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Yanbao jumped straight off the bed!

"I won't take the medicine! I want Mommy!" Like a little cannonball, Yanbao ran toward Zheng Bo, snatched the medicine bottle from his hand, and threw it hard onto the floor!

The capsules from the bottle scattered all over the ground.

Li Beijue's temple throbbed, and he stood up, unable to endure any longer.

"Young Master!!!" Zheng Bo was also instantly panicked. Worried that Li Beijue would strike, he hurriedly blocked the way in front of Yanbao.

Yanbao, however, seemed to have been provoked. He jumped out from behind Zheng Bo, looked at Li Beijue with dissatisfaction, and continued to shout loudly: "I only want to see Mommy, Daddy only knows how to lie to me!"

"She is not your mommy, how many times do I have to tell you?" Li Beijue's expression turned stern. He subconsciously raised his hand sharply, but instantly forced it back down.

He suppressed his surging emotions and strode toward the door.

"Do whatever you want. If you don't want to take your medicine, don't think about leaving this room!" Li Beijue dropped this sentence and turned to leave without a shred of mercy.

Behind him, Yanbao pressed his little mouth tightly shut and slammed the door shut with a bang.

All the way back to his room, Li Beijue had no sleepiness left. He quickly dialed Gu Ruohan's number.

The call was answered quickly, and Gu Ruohan's sleepy voice came from the other end: "Great President Li, what is the important business so late at night..."

"Yanbao's condition has flared up!" Li Beijue said straight to the point.

Gu Ruohan was startled, and his voice instantly became much more alert: "Flared up? Hasn't Yanbao been fine for almost a year..."

Li Beijue interrupted in a deep voice: "Yes, I thought he was almost recovered!"

Yanbao was too young, so Gu Ruohan did not recommend heavy medication. Aside from the first two times when the situation was somewhat serious, Li Beijue could usually soothe Yanbao's emotions and get him to rest obediently.

By using psychological suggestion at other times, telling him that it wouldn't matter even if Mommy wasn't by his side, he could gradually resolve that obsession in his heart.

"Then, does he have any symptoms this time that are different from before?" Gu Ruohan's tone was much more serious.

Li Beijue frowned and said, "The reaction this time is relatively intense; she has learned to shout at me, and even snatched the medicine bottle and threw it on the ground."

As soon as his voice fell, Gu Ruohan let out a long sigh on the other end of the phone: "In that case, I'm afraid I have some bad news to tell you!"

Upon hearing this, Li Beijue's heart tightened abruptly, yet he still maintained his composure and asked, "What bad news?"