Chapter 87: Li Beijue, You Bastard

Outside the Training Base—

Jiang Baobao slammed on the brakes, hearing a harsh screeching sound beside her ears.

She took a deep breath, yet still felt the anger in her chest churning incessantly.

That damned bastard Li Beijue!

What on earth was she supposed to do to get Yanbao back?

Filled with frustration, Jiang Baobao strode into the villa, wanting to vent to Cai Xiaotang.

But when she pushed open the bedroom door, she found that there was no one inside.

"Where is everyone..."

Jiang Baobao muttered softly, feeling that she desperately needed to find someone to vent the frustration in her heart, so she immediately took out her phone and called Cai Xiaotang directly.

"Beep—"

The phone rang only once before someone picked it up.

"Hello? Xiao Tang, where did you go?" Jiang Baobao asked straight away.

Cai Xiaotang hurriedly replied: "I haven't been out long, I'm out to handle some business, what's wrong?"

Her surroundings were noisy; it sounded like she was on the road.

Jiang Baobao felt a bit helpless and could only say regretfully: "It's nothing, I just wanted to chat with you. You go ahead and get busy, we'll talk when you get back."

"Alright, then I'll hang up first. If there's anything, we'll talk when I get back."

Cai Xiaotang seemed to really have something important to do; her tone was uncharacteristically serious, and without saying more, she hung up the phone.

Jiang Baobao turned and returned to her own room, checked the time, and suddenly strode toward the door, her expression somewhat annoyed.

She had been too busy being angry just now!

She had actually forgotten that it was already time for the other two little ones to get out of school!

Not daring to delay, Jiang Baobao quickly went out the door and drove at top speed to the kindergarten.

After much difficulty reaching the kindergarten entrance, she was still twenty minutes late.

Jiang Baobao pushed the door open and got out of the car, but as she looked up, she saw Mobai carrying his little schoolbag, standing at the kindergarten gate and talking to a strange man.

Her brows furrowed sharply, and she walked over quickly.

Mobai happened to look over at this moment.

"Mommy!"

The little one's eyes lit up, and he immediately ran toward Jiang Baobao.

Jiang Baobao reached out to welcome him, glancing at the man who had just been talking to Mobai.

She happened to notice that he was also sizing her up.

Their eyes met and immediately parted; the next second, the man turned and left without hesitation.

"Baby, who was the person talking to you just now?" Jiang Baobao held Mobai's little hand and asked, feeling uneasy.

"It was an uncle asking for directions," Mobai answered truthfully.

"Asking for directions?" Jiang Baobao was a bit hesitant, feeling that something wasn't quite right.

How would a normal adult ask a child at a kindergarten gate for directions?

Just as she was thinking this, she heard Mobai continue: "Yeah, he asked me if there was a dessert shop nearby. Maybe he wants to buy something for a child."

Jiang Baobao nodded, and the doubts in her heart were dispelled a little.

Yet she still felt somewhat uneasy.

Little Mobai, however, didn't take it to heart; he pulled Jiang Baobao's hand and dragged her into the kindergarten, saying loudly: "Mommy! Let's go find Tiantian quickly! She's still inside playing on the slide! She actually let me come wait for you all by myself! That's too much! Hmph!"

Hearing this, Jiang Baobao was left between laughter and tears.

No wonder she hadn't seen that little girl!

So she had hidden herself away to slack off!

The two, one big and one small, walked into the kindergarten hand in hand, preparing to pick up the playful little girl.

At the street corner—

A man secretly stared in the direction of the kindergarten for a long time before turning to leave and returning to a car not far away.

It was the very man who had just been talking to Mobai.

He quickly took out his phone and dialed a number.

"Hello? I've found him, it's that kid, he looks exactly like the one in the photo, but..."

He hesitated for two seconds before continuing to the person on the other end of the line: "I heard before that the kid had no mother, but..."

"But what?" the person on the other end of the line asked.

The man shook his head: "Nothing, anyway, it's definitely the right person. I tested him, and he doesn't have much guard up. We can safely make our move, and when the time comes..."

As the man spoke, a cold sneer appeared on his face.

In the car—

As soon as Mobai got into the car, he couldn't wait to ask: "Mommy, did you go see Yanbao today? Is he okay?"

Jiang Baobao's hand, which was fastening her seatbelt, paused, and a look of unnaturalness flashed across her face.

She quickly adjusted her emotions before managing to squeeze out a smile and answering: "Of course I went. Yanbao is very well, Mommy even taught him how to make something delicious today..."

Jiang Baobao didn't want to make the two little ones worry, so she chose to tell a white lie.

Mobai and Tiantian indeed did not suspect anything and both nodded, feeling relieved.

Jiang Baobao sighed helplessly in her heart.

The matter of Yanbao...

What exactly should she do?

——

On the other side——

Cai Xiaotang was standing outside the gate of a massive villa.

She pushed the door open and walked in casually; just as she reached the corner of the living room, she heard voices coming from inside.

"Why does that girl have such a grand air? Knowing you're sick, she isn't even willing to come see you on her own initiative, and she still has to be urged and invited three times over..."

The complaining voice of a middle-aged woman drifted out from the living room.

Cai Xiaotang let out a cold snort and strode directly inside.

"I'm truly sorry, I've been quite busy lately, and I don't have time to stay for long today either."

Cai Xiaotang spoke without any courtesy, looking expressionlessly at the middle-aged man sitting on the sofa.

A servant nearby saw her and immediately hurried forward: "Eldest Miss, I'll go prepare some tea for you right away..."

"No need, I said I don't have time to stay long," Cai Xiaotang refused coldly.

For a moment, the expressions on everyone's faces were somewhat awkward.

Cai Xiaotang, however, sat down indifferently, looking expressionlessly at the middle-aged man opposite her.

Immediately after, she heard him speak with a smile: "Xiao Tang, being busy with work is a good thing. You stayed abroad for so long; you should have let the family know when you returned to the country. If you have any difficulties, you can tell Father, and Father will have people..."

"Not necessary, I am doing very well on my own."

Cai Xiaotang refused coldly, her tone devoid of any emotion, and she even crossed her legs.

The next second, she saw the middle-aged woman frown in dissatisfaction.

"Xiao Tang, you are, after all, the Eldest Miss of the Mu Family! What have you learned while out there these past few years? How can you sit like that! You don't have a shred of the demeanor of a young lady from a prominent family..."

"Who is the Eldest Miss of the Mu Family? Has Madam Mu perhaps made a mistake? My surname is Cai, not Mu."

Cai Xiaotang's expression was sharp; gone was her usual playful demeanor, and her tone seemed wrapped in shards of ice.

Madam Mu was left speechless by the retort, her face full of displeasure.

Father Mu's expression also became somewhat subtle for a moment, and he spoke with a smile: "No matter what your surname is, you have the blood of the Mu Family flowing in your veins and will always be the Eldest Miss of the Mu Family. Father knows you have anger in your heart, and I have always wanted to compensate you over these years..."

"I said, it's not necessary."

Cai Xiaotang interrupted coldly once again, standing up impatiently.

"I see your complexion is ruddy and your health is perfectly fine. If there's nothing else, I would like to go upstairs to see my mother; I have work to attend to afterward."