Chapter 577: The Lamb Intended for Barbecue Becomes a Pet

Shi Youxuan asked Shi Ran to write a written agreement, because verbal promises are not proof.

Shi Ran let go of Xiaoyang, took paper and a pen from her schoolbag, and earnestly wrote on the paper: Written Agreement.

Party A: Shi Youxuan

Party B: Shi Ran

Party B voluntarily claims one lamb, Xiaoyang. During the adoption period, Party B voluntarily takes responsibility for Xiaoyang's food, drink, and daily life, and will not cause trouble for Party A.

Party A also cannot dispose of Xiaoyang at will without Party B's consent when Party B is at school or not at home.

If Party B fails to fulfill these responsibilities, Party A may dispose of Xiaoyang.

After finishing, she wrote the date at the back and neatly signed her name.

Then she handed it to Shi Youxuan: "Mom, please look at the content; if there's no problem, please sign it."

Seeing Shi Ran's practiced manner, it was clear this wasn't the first time she had written such a "written agreement." Jian Yixin couldn't help but lean over to take a look, feeling incredibly envious.

Usually, Shi Youxuan seemed happy-go-lucky, as if she wasn't serious about anything.

But she was the very person who could use seemingly unreliable methods to do the most reliable things!

How wonderful it is to educate children like this?

It's much better than pulling a long face and preaching big principles.

Xiaoyang was kept, and Zhang Ma went back to the supermarket to buy some ready-made barbecue ingredients.

Just as they finished preparing, the men returned from the company.

Several of them brought back explosive news—L Country was in turmoil, and many important figures from L Country had drifted to various countries; among them, an important figure surnamed Qi had arrived in Jiangzhou with his family.

"Surnamed Qi... is it Qi Heng's family?" Shi Youxuan asked.

Qi Heng was Shi Ran's best friend in kindergarten. The incident where Shi Ran fell from the elephant sculpture they were climbing in kindergarten was still fresh in her memory.

It was very dangerous at the time, and thinking about it now still felt terrifying.

"Yes."

Sheng Hanyu nodded and said to his wife: "Recently, Lady Qi will probably look for you; it won't be as simple as just catching up on old times."

She understood that the Qi Family was originally a top-tier family in L Country's upper society, and suddenly they had become fugitives.

Coming to Jiangzhou was to seek refuge, not for a vacation, so looking for her was certainly not just for a simple chat.

"What should I do?"

Sheng Hanyu: "Just treat it as if she is purely looking for you to catch up; you are a professional at playing dumb."

Shi Youxuan:...

She reached out to twist her husband's ear: "Sheng Hanyu, what do you mean by that? Explain yourself clearly!"

"Wife, I was wrong, I didn't mean anything... please don't do this, everyone is watching me, I'm losing face."

Everyone ignored him.

Jian Yixin was playing with the children.

Sheng Zerong and Shi Ran were picking fresh flowers to feed Xiaoyang.

Yun Zhehao was waiting for his wife at the courtyard gate; Ma Ling'er had a surgery to perform today and would be late.

The servants were also busy with their own tasks; no one made a fuss. Everyone was used to it—Sheng Hanyu had a powerful aura in front of outsiders, keeping strangers at a distance.

But those close to him knew he was afraid of his wife, and he had long since lost all face!

The barbecue grill and table were set up on the rooftop terrace.

Everyone sat around the table, eating and chatting.

The content of the conversation still revolved around the turmoil in L Country. As they talked, Jian Yixin suddenly stood up: "Oh my, I forgot something very important."

People were startled by her.

Jian Yixin asked Shi Youxuan out of the blue: "Do people in L Country use handkerchiefs?"

"They do, but the common people don't. People in the upper society like to use handkerchiefs to show their status," Shi Youxuan replied.

The expressions of Jian Yixin and her husband both became grave. The two were silent for a while, then Sheng Zerong said: "The police found a handkerchief on that person, but he didn't use handkerchiefs before."

The expressions of all the adults present became serious.

Shi Youxuan asked Zhang Ma and the nanny to take the children downstairs and bring food to the dining room.

With the children not bothering them on the side, it was easier for everyone to sort out their thoughts.

They were all suspecting one thing, looking at each other, but no one said it first. Finally, Shi Youxuan was the first to speak: "I suspect that Sheng Yukai and Zhu Yiwen are colluding. What do you think?"

Everyone nodded; that's right, they all thought the same.

But when they calculated the time, it didn't match up!

Zhu Yiwen was rescued by Feiying a year ago, but at that time, Sheng Yukai had already escaped from Prison for three or four months.

Because Sheng Yukai broke out of prison, it caused very serious consequences.

The person in charge of the Prison was removed from office and investigated, held accountable, and it also involved many other people.

According to the statement of the prison guard who was watching Sheng Yukai at the time, if no one had met him after he escaped, it would have been impossible for him to survive and run out of the desolate Gobi Desert.

Therefore, Sheng Yukai's prison break must have been a premeditated escape with support!

Originally, everyone hadn't put Zhu Yiwen and Sheng Yukai—these two people who had nothing to do with each other—together.

But now, a handkerchief had linked the two together.

Sheng Hanyu analyzed.

It should be that before Zhu Yiwen had Feiying carry out the kidnapping, the first person he looked for was Sheng Yukai.

Zhu Yiwen was meticulous and extremely deep-scheming.

He had a deep-seated hatred for Sheng Hanyu and Shi Youxuan, so it wouldn't be strange for him to investigate his background.

The hatred between Sheng Yukai and Sheng Hanyu is no secret; it is easy to find out. Then, rescuing Sheng Yukai from Prison to use as bait, letting him help with revenge—this is something Zhu Yiwen would do, and Sheng Yukai would also readily agree.

Although the logic is sound, Zhu Yiwen still underestimated the extent of Sheng Yukai's selfishness and shamelessness!

He has no sense of contractual obligation.

Before obtaining freedom, he might agree to any conditions, but once free, it is hard to say whether he would continue to be obedient.

Therefore, Sheng Hanyu judged that Sheng Yukai must have stopped being obedient after gaining his freedom, which is why Zhu Yiwen turned to find Feiying instead!

But later, Zhu Yiwen failed, and he had no choice but to find Sheng Yukai again, which led to the subsequent events.

Once the line of thought became clear and distinct, more and more evidence proved that Sheng Hanyu's analysis was correct.

……

Such a major discovery made the gathering suddenly lose its original atmosphere.

Everyone focused their attention on this matter, only concerned with discussing it, and even forgot about the food on the barbecue grill.

The meat skewers were grilled until charred black, and in the end, they even caught fire.

"Oh no, it's on fire!"

Jian Yixin has an instinctive sensitivity to fire; she was the first to notice, and then she grabbed a bottle of mineral water—"Thump, thump, thump!"

She poured it all onto the grill, and the fire went out—the charcoal also emitted thick smoke, and the barbecue was ruined.

Of course, even if it were still possible to grill, everyone had lost the mood.

The gathering ended.

……

The mysterious number discovered by the police in Sheng Yukai's phone, along with the chat records obtained through technical means, all indicated one thing—Sheng Hanyu's analysis was completely correct.

The times all matched up, with basically no margin of error.

Judging from the phone number, Zhu Yiwen's location was actually in L Country!

Originally, the recent turmoil in L Country had appeared inexplicably, but now there was an answer.

Shi Youxuan's home.

Shi Youxuan was wearing a pink casual outfit, standing at the courtyard gate waiting to welcome guests.

Lady Qi called yesterday to ask when she would have time, wanting to come to the house to see her!

So, today was set.

The cars arrived, five in total.

The ones in the front and back were both bodyguard cars, responsible for protecting the safety of the master.

The three cars in the middle were all identical bulletproof vehicles with tinted windows; looking at them from the outside alone, it was impossible to tell which one the master was sitting in.