Chapter 361: Not a Kidnapping

"It's not kidnapping, Mom, please don't say it so harshly. Sister Bingbing was quite good to me; she gave me lots of delicious snacks and even helped me find Dad."

"Wang Bingbing?"

Hearing this name, Shi Youxuan understood.

So it was all Wang Bingbing's doing. She was furious and immediately called the police.

The police asked for the situation, and upon hearing that the child had already arrived home, that there was no abuse, and that she hadn't paid any ransom, they couldn't even be bothered to dispatch officers: "Ma'am, this doesn't constitute kidnapping. The child has returned safe and sound, hasn't she?"

Shi Youxuan was unconvinced. The other party took the child away without her permission; how could that not constitute kidnapping?

The other party told her to Baidu the necessary conditions for kidnapping under criminal law, then hung up the phone.

After looking it up, Shi Youxuan discovered that it really couldn't be counted as kidnapping!

Criminal law stipulates that the crime of kidnapping refers to the act of using violence or coercion to abduct others for the purpose of extorting property or other objectives.

But the cunning part of Wang Bingbing was that she perfectly avoided all the key points here, so even though Shi Youxuan was scared half to death, she couldn't use the law to do anything about her.

Shi Youxuan reported it to the police, but Shi Ran was dissatisfied.

The little girl protested: "Mom, how could you do this? I already said Sister Bingbing didn't kidnap me! And my dad isn't dead at all; the uncle is my dad."

Shi Youxuan:...

A moment later, she flew into a rage: "Who told you that? Was it Sheng Hanyu who told you? That liar, a big liar!"

Shi Ran also put her hands on her hips and yelled at her: "No, Dad isn't a liar, you are! You're the big liar!" Her voice was even louder than hers.

The warm scene of motherly kindness and filial piety between the mother and daughter hadn't even lasted five minutes before they started arguing.

Shi Youxuan scolded Sheng Hanyu, and Shi Ran retorted using the exact same words!

Both of them were very angry. After a big fight, Shi Ran returned to her bedroom, and Shi Youxuan went to the Study.

Each sulked in their own space.

When Shi Youxuan arrived at the Study, the first thing she did was call Sheng Hanyu, preparing to hold him accountable!

"Sorry, the number you have dialed is powered off. Please try again later..."

Hey!

It was actually powered off?

Shi Youxuan gritted her teeth and muttered to herself: "Sheng Hanyu, if you have the guts, don't ever appear in front of me again, otherwise this matter isn't over!"

"Don't think you can just brush this off!"

Sheng Hanyu had no intention of "brushing it off." At this moment, he was at C Mansion No. 56; he had gone back to get the surveillance footage from Wang Bingbing!

He knew Shi Youxuan wouldn't let him off, so he went back to get "evidence" so he could answer to her.

C Mansion No. 56.

Wang Bingbing stood at the doorway, as if she knew he would definitely return.

Wang Bingbing smiled brightly: "Back to get the surveillance, right?"

"Yes, if you have any conditions, feel free to state them," Sheng Hanyu said.

She reached out her hand, and a USB drive was lying right in her palm: "It's all prepared for you, take it."

"Conditions?" Sheng Hanyu didn't take it; he didn't like owing favors.

"You know what I want. I'm not a greedy person, and I believe that mountains don't move but water does; people will always have a day when they meet again," Wang Bingbing said with a smile.

She was very smart and knew that different methods had to be used when dealing with different people!

Sheng Hanyu was immune to both soft and hard tactics, but his daughter was his soft spot.

At the very beginning, when Wang Bingbing was shelved, she was indeed indignant and wanted to kidnap Shi Ran to threaten Sheng Hanyu. Later, after failing repeatedly, she suddenly realized something.

Why must they be enemies?

It was no secret that Shi Youxuan was unwilling to let Sheng Hanyu have contact with Shi Ran; she had known that for a long time.

Since that was the case, she might as well do a favor and send her over. She would face no risk herself, and the effect would be much better than kidnapping and intimidation!

Anyway, Sheng Hanyu had no interest in her. Since she couldn't have the man, she would protect her career; she had to secure at least one of the two.

Although Wang Bingbing didn't say it explicitly, her meaning was very clear. Sheng Hanyu didn't want to have any more entanglements with her, but this favor had to be returned.

He took the USB drive and got straight to the point: "I will speak to your company to have your shelving lifted. But there is one thing: you are not allowed to interfere in our lives in the future, and you are strictly forbidden from harassing that mother and daughter."

"Of course, it's a deal!"

"Knock, knock."

Hearing the knock, Shi Youxuan immediately knew it was Sheng Hanyu.

She went out to open the door, ready to hold him accountable—only to see quite a few people standing outside!

Jian Yining stood at the very front, followed by a makeup artist, a stylist, a costume designer...

"Don't block the doorway, okay? Let us in quickly," Jian Yining said, carrying quite a few things in his hands.

Shi Youxuan stepped aside: "What are you doing?"

Jian Yining: "Doing styling for you and Ranran. Trying on the outfits first; if you're satisfied, they'll come early tomorrow morning..."

Shi Youxuan felt there was no need for such an unnecessary gesture. She was just a guest attending a wedding, not the bride; why try on makeup?

Even if she needed makeup, there was no need for professional makeup artists; she could just do it herself.

However, when she saw that the last person to enter was Sheng Hanyu, she understood everything!

"Sheng Hanyu, don't think that just because you brought so many people here I'll forget about that matter. You must give me a perfect explanation, otherwise I'm not done with you!" Shi Youxuan put her hands on her hips and settled the score with him right in front of so many people, not giving him any face at all.

"An explanation, I will definitely explain. You try on the makeup first, I'll go see Ranran." Sheng Hanyu attempted to muddle through, but how could it be that easy?

He had just taken a step forward when his collar was grabbed by Shi Youxuan: "You're not allowed to go. Get out immediately, and take these people with you. Don't try that with me." She was convinced that Sheng Hanyu was acting out of a guilty conscience, and she even suspected that the "kidnapping" was a conspiracy between Sheng Hanyu and Wang Bingbing!

Wasn't his purpose in going to such great lengths just to make Shi Ran acknowledge him as her father?

No.

It was as if Shi Youxuan was unwilling to reconcile with Sheng Hanyu, and she was equally unwilling to let Shi Ran acknowledge him.

Consequently, these people were astonished to discover that the famous ice-cold CEO of Jiangzhou was actually being "bullied" by a woman to the point where he didn't even dare to make a sound, his face full of ingratiating smiles as he begged her not to be angry, saying anger was bad for her health, and that if she didn't want to go, they wouldn't go, and he would listen to her in everything...

Not to mention these people, even Jian Yining was surprised!

He couldn't help but give a thumbs up to Shi Youxuan: "Not bad, Xuanxuan, you have a way with your man. Impressive, I admire you!"

Shi Youxuan:...

She let go of Sheng Hanyu and turned to glare at Jian Yining: "Jian Yining, what nonsense are you spouting?"

Jian Yining spread his hands, looking at her with innocent eyes: "Did I say something wrong?"

"Wrong, dead wrong. He is not my man, and he has absolutely nothing to do with me..."

There is a saying that the more you try to explain, the more suspicious it looks.

It would have been better not to explain at all; after she said that, everyone nearby wore expressions of "I see," "I understand everything," and "You don't need to say any more."

Moreover, no matter what she said, others just nodded and snickered, but they simply didn't believe her!

Shi Youxuan was about to explode with anger.

All her fury was then transferred onto Sheng Hanyu: "Get out, and you are not allowed to come to my house ever again."

It was already chaotic enough, but there just had to be someone adding to the mess.

Shi Ranran out from her room, hugging Sheng Hanyu's thigh and refusing to let go, looking at her mother as if she were an enemy, her pretty little face covered in tear tracks.

"I won't let Daddy leave. He is my daddy, and if you make him leave, I'm going with him!"

During the few hours Wang Bingbing had taken Shi Ran away, she had brainwashed the child quite a bit, and after the child returned, Shi Youxuan hadn't had time to find out too much before the mother and daughter fell into a cold war.

And so, the current situation emerged.