Lord, give up! Madam has too many vests

Chapter 353 A Conspiracy

"Xiaoxi has been kidnapped! I have to get there right away!"

Qin Shi's voice carried a hint of tension that was barely perceptible. Before he finished speaking, he turned and strode quickly toward the exit of the banquet hall.

"Ah Shi!" Bai Xiaoyu quickly grabbed his sleeve, her tone full of "worry," but her gaze secretly swept over her son beside her.

Little Qin pouted, reached out and hugged Qin Shi's leg, looking up at him with a pitiful expression: "Daddy, you haven't cut the cake with me yet..."

Qin Shi paused, his brows furrowing even more. Just as he was about to explain, Bai Xiaoyu spoke first, her tone carrying just the right amount of doubt: "Kidnapping? How could it be such a coincidence?"

She subtly clenched her hands at her sides, but her face remained gentle and soft, as if it were just a simple accident.

"Is my sister playing hide-and-seek with Daddy again?"

Little Qin tilted her head, and her childish voice instantly silenced the surrounding guests. In recent years, Qin Xi had indeed thrown a lot of tantrums to attract Qin Shi's attention, which made everyone speculate.

"Don't talk nonsense. How could your sister joke about something like this?"

Bai Xiaoyu immediately patted her son's hand lightly, seemingly to correct him, but a fleeting hint of smugness flashed in her eyes.

She then turned to Qin Shi, her tone full of "consideration": "Shi, why don't I go with you? The birthday party can be held anytime, the child's safety is the most important."

She was certain that this was probably just another one of Qin Xi's little tricks, and that when Qin Shi found out he had been fooled, he would only be more annoyed with that daughter.

Qin Shi paused for two seconds, his gaze sweeping over the guests in the banquet hall, then looking at Qin Fang who was clinging to his leg and refusing to let go. In the end, he shook his head and said, "No need. You stay here and celebrate Fang Fang's birthday. I'll go by myself."

After saying that, he gently pried Qin Fang's hand away, turned around and strode out, the hem of his black suit drawing a rapid arc in the air.

Bai Xiaoyu stood there, watching his figure disappear through the doorway. Her lips pursed slightly, and the gentleness in her eyes gradually faded, replaced by a hint of coldness.

But in just two seconds, she smiled again, turned to the guests around her, and said in a calm and generous tone: "Please excuse me, there was a small misunderstanding at home. Qin Shi will go and deal with it first. Let's continue to celebrate the birthday of our little birthday boy."

She naturally took Qin Fang's hand, walked to the cake, and skillfully called the waiter to prepare to cut the cake, displaying the demeanor of "the lady of the Qin family" in every gesture.

Once this birthday party ends successfully, Qin Shi will be completely disappointed in Qin Xi...

Qin Shi originally planned to head straight to the vicinity of Nanshan Cemetery to find his mother, but the police contacted him instead.

The person on the other end of the phone said that the kidnappers who abducted Qin Xi had been caught and that Qin Shi, the guardian, needed to go there immediately to cooperate with the investigation.

When Qin Shi came out of the police station, his face was so gloomy it could drip water. According to the kidnappers' confession, this "kidnapping" was actually planned by Xiao Qinxi herself. The transfer records retrieved by the police also showed that the kidnappers' "reward" did indeed come from Xiao Qinxi's pocket money account.

Qin Shi took a deep breath and made a phone call to Han Yan.

Before he could speak, Han Yan's angry roar on the phone almost pierced the receiver, and a barrage of scolding came through.

"Qin Shi, are you crazy?! Xiao Xi has already been taken to Dongfang Hospital by ambulance, and you're still dawdling there!"

Qin Shi's heart tightened, and he immediately told the driver to rush to Dongfang Hospital.

As soon as Qin Shi arrived in the corridor outside the VIP ward of Dongfang Hospital, he bumped into Han Yan, whose face was ashen.

"Qin Shi, what kind of father are you? If anything happens to Xiao Xi, you'll never have peace of mind for the rest of your life!"

Han Yan's voice was very low, but it was full of anger.

"How I take care of my daughter is none of your business, an outsider."

Qin Shi pushed her away impatiently and walked straight into the ward.

Madam Qin was sitting by the hospital bed wiping away tears, while little Qin Xi had only been awake for a short time and was still a little pale. When she saw him come in, her originally dim eyes instantly brightened, and her little face was full of expectation.

But this expectation didn't last a second before it was shattered by Qin Shi's cold questioning.

"Who taught you to do this? You're so young and you've already learned to use these tricks to get attention. Do you know how worried your grandma is about you?"

He kept the kidnapper's confession and the transfer records to himself, his tone full of disappointment and reproach.

Madam Qin looked up abruptly, her face full of astonishment. She couldn't have misheard, could she? This kidnapping was planned by her granddaughter herself.

Hearing the commotion, Han Yan rushed in, shielding Qin Xi in her arms, and glared angrily at Qin Shi: "Qin Shi, are you crazy? Xiao Xi was just frightened, and you're scolding her without even knowing what happened?"

"If she didn't plan it herself, did I teach her?"

Qin Shi's eyes sharpened, and he suddenly turned his attention to Han Yan, his tone almost domineering, "It must have been you who taught Xiao Xi to do this."

As soon as Qin Shi finished speaking, little Qin Xi on the sickbed suddenly burst into tears.

Her small hands, clutching the hospital gown, trembled slightly. Tears streamed down her face, falling onto the sheets like broken beads. She choked out, "I didn't... Daddy is a bad guy!"

When she was being held by the kidnappers and her car was overturned, she didn't shed a single tear, even though she was trembling with fear. But now, her father's indiscriminate accusations were like a needle piercing into Qin Xi's heart, and all her grievances instantly broke down.

She huddled under the covers, her small shoulders trembling, not daring to look at Qin Shi again.

Han Yan was furious upon hearing this. She pulled Xiao Qinxi closer to her and turned to Qin Shi to retort angrily.

"Qin Shi, stop spouting nonsense!"

I've been helping take care of Xiaoxi these past few years, and I've never taught her any bad ideas. It's all because of Lanlan; I don't want the child to suffer any injustice!

You neglect your daughter and only blame others when something happens. What kind of father are you?

Madam Qin suddenly stood up from her chair, her chest heaving violently with anger.

Before Qin Shi could utter another word, she raised her hand, and a crisp "slap" rang out in the ward as a loud slap landed hard on Qin Shi's face.

"Look at the nonsense you're spouting!" Madam Qin's voice trembled, and her hand pointing at him shook. "How could those kidnappers be hired by Xiao Xi? They have guns! Just now in the car, they almost shot me dead. You'd rather believe the kidnappers' lies and the shady transfer records than your own daughter?"

Qin Shi was knocked to the side, and a clear palm print instantly appeared on his cheek.

"If it weren't for that little boy, I would have died long ago." Madam Qin still felt a lingering fear as she spoke, and at the same time, she was very grateful to that little boy.

Speaking of the little boy, he accompanied me to the hospital, but where is he now?