Chapter 67: Children Speak Without Taboo

Seeing Lu Keke injured, the servants felt even more guilty: "Yes, Madam."

Several people took mops and buckets to start cleaning the entire staircase; the nanny who had taken care of Lu Keke the longest went to check the spot where Lu Keke had fallen, and as soon as she stepped onto it, she almost slipped herself.

She immediately steadied herself against the railing, reached out to wipe it, and murmured in a low voice: "Strange, why is it so slippery here?"

This area was where the little miss usually walked most often; Lu Ziqian generally walked in the middle when going downstairs, while Lu Keke liked to lean against the railing.

She assumed another servant had done a sloppy job and didn't think much of it, wiping it with a rag; after finishing, she felt the rag was all greasy.

She had no choice but to take it out and wash it clean with detergent; in less than twenty minutes, the entire staircase was wiped clean inside and out, without a speck of dust.

Lu Ziqian carried Lu Keke into the hospital and headed straight for the pediatric clinic.

Jiang Xubai had just returned from a surgery and saw Lu Ziqian carrying Lu Keke toward the VIP ward; his gaze landed on Lu Keke's knees: "What happened to Keke?"

Lu Ziqian: "She fell down the stairs."

"Let her stay in the hospital for observation first."

Jiang Xubai raised an eyebrow noncommittally; Lu Ziqian truly loved this daughter to his very bones, becoming incredibly anxious over the slightest injury.

Lu Keke was held in Lu Ziqian's arms; seeing Jiang Xubai, she called out with a sweet smile: "Uncle Jiang~"

Jiang Xubai's face darkened: "Call me brother!"

Lu Keke looked at her father, hugged his neck tightly, and shook her head violently.

"No, no."

"Dad said that if I call you brother, the family hierarchy will be messed up."

Jiang Xubai: "........."

Jiang Xubai rubbed his sore neck and looked at Lu Ziqian, his eyes carrying a gleam of gossipy excitement: "Hey, I heard that Qin Shu was kidnapped and didn't return all night, is that true or false?"

"I heard she committed suicide in the bathtub?"

Lu Ziqian's footsteps paused slightly; hearing this, his brows furrowed tightly, and his voice was cold and deep: "Gu Tingyan sealed the news, how did you know?"

As soon as Jiang Xubai heard this, he knew it was true.

Jiang Xubai didn't like Qin Shu, and hearing she was having bad luck, he clicked his tongue: "This woman, being so beautiful is truly a curse, attracting bees and butterflies everywhere."

Lu Keke knitted her brows and glared at Jiang Xubai: "Is it a crime for others to be beautiful?"

"If that's the case, I'm so beautiful, I would definitely be sentenced to life imprisonment."

She glanced at Jiang Xubai with disdain: "Look, someone as ugly as Uncle Jiang would definitely not need to be sentenced at all."

"Uncle Jiang, you're still a single dog to this day, is it because you don't want to date?"

She stared at Jiang Xubai, her large eyes blinking: "Could it be that you're too ugly and no one wants you?"

"Uncle Jiang, have you reflected on why yourself?"

Jiang Xubai's face turned blue then white: "?"

Jiang Xubai looked at Lu Keke's cute little face, trembling with anger: "I, I, I'm ugly?"

Lu Keke: "Then why does no one want you?"

Lu Ziqian reached out to cover his daughter's mouth and looked at Jiang Xubai with a light laugh: "Children speak without taboo, don't take it to heart."

Jiang Xubai jumped: "Lu Keke! How can such cold words come out of your 38-degree mouth?"

Lu Keke felt wronged and pouted: "Who told you to talk nonsense about a girl; she is also a victim."

"Keke has also been kidnapped before; did they kidnap me because Keke is too beautiful?"

Lu Keke had also been kidnapped when she was little; she understood all too well what the psychology of being kidnapped was like.

Later, Lu Ziqian arranged for three nannies to follow her like shadows.

Lu Keke was very annoyed at being followed everywhere and often wanted to shake off the nannies, but she also knew that her father was doing this for her own good.

Jiang Xubai was left speechless by Lu Keke's words; the people who kidnapped Lu Keke back then were human traffickers who saw how cute and beautiful she was and wanted to sell her.

Jiang Xubai also felt that his words had indeed gone too far; he looked at Lu Keke apologetically: "Sorry, Keke, Uncle said the wrong thing."

Lu Keke hummed twice: "Dad said, knowing one's mistakes and correcting them makes a good child."

"Keke forgives you."

Lu Ziqian raised his hand to stroke Lu Keke's soft hair: "It's best these words of yours don't reach Gu Tingyan's ears."

Lu Ziqian glanced at Jiang Xubai: "Otherwise, your small frame won't be able to withstand his fists."

Jiang Xubai: "........."

Lu Ziqian carried the child toward the ward; Lu Keke's ward happened to be next to Qin Shu's, both being top-tier VIP wards, each a separate room fully equipped with a bed and a sofa.

Lu Ziqian placed Lu Keke on the hospital bed: "Stay here properly, use your little watch to call me if anything happens."

"Dad is going next door."

Lu Keke raised her hand: "Dad, are you going to see the beautiful sister? I want to go too."

Lu Keke said with a dejected little face: "Dad, it's boring."

Lu Ziqian stroked her head: "Dad is going to discuss business, don't run around, do you hear me?"

Lu Keke: "Oh."

Lu Ziqian turned and walked toward the room next door; Qin Shu hadn't woken up yet, and Gu Tingyan was just sitting there by Qin Shu's side, watching over her.

Lu Ziqian pushed the door open and entered, his expression serious: "Tingyan, come out for a moment."

Gu Tingyan's eyes were filled with bloodshot veins; he stood up and walked out, closing the ward door: "What's wrong?"

Lu Ziqian opened his phone and tapped on Weibo; the trending list was full of news about Qin Shu.

Trending #1: Qin Shu kidnapped and did not return all night

Trending #2: Qin Shu feared to have met with foul play

Trending #3: Qin Shu hospitalized after being unable to bear the humiliation

Looking further down, it was all news about Qin Shu; Gu Tingyan's face turned incomparably gloomy as he watched, his hand gripping the phone so tightly it turned white, his voice colder than ever before.

"Who leaked this news?"

Lu Ziqian pursed his lips: "Some of the comments in the discussion section are filthy; handle the public relations as soon as possible."

"Otherwise, even white will be called black."

Gu Tingyan's handsome face was cold and stern; he picked up his phone and called A Zhong, his voice colder than ever before:

"Go and investigate who released this news!"

Gu Tingyan's voice was icy: "Focus on Director Chen's film crew."

A Zhong immediately checked the trending topics and saw the leaked news, as well as some photos of Qin Shu being tied up and taken away; judging by the angle, it looked like a candid shot.

"Yes!"

Just as Gu Tingyan hung up, the Gu Family Old Residence called immediately; Gu Tingyan answered, and Gu Huaiyuan's voice was cold and heavy: "Was Qin Shu defiled by that group of men?"

Gu Tingyan's voice was icy: "Who did you hear that nonsense from? That didn't happen."

"Gu Tingyan, don't cover for her; the media is currently flooded with negative news about her!"

"Dad, you don't believe your own son, but you believe paparazzi who spout nonsense; are you alright?"

"I'm hanging up."

Just as Gu Tingyan hung up the phone, Lin Jingshu's call came in, and he pressed decline.

Seeing that he wouldn't answer, Lin Jingshu sent him a WeChat message: "Get a divorce as soon as possible; don't let others know that Qin Shu is a daughter-in-law of the Gu Family."

"I find it shameful!"