Lin Wanyi left immediately.
Wang Hao tried to stop her, but Lin Jiajun forcefully pushed him away.
He didn't follow them; instead, he continued calling Wang Meijuan.
He needed to tell her.
They couldn't come back to this place, as Lin Wanyi had already figured it out.
If Lin Wanyi found Keke, everything he had done would be in vain.
But he still couldn't get through to Wang Meijuan's phone.
"What on earth is she doing?"
A faint sense of foreboding rose in Wang Hao's heart.
Wang Meijuan might have already slipped out of his control.
Liu Renzhi kept staring at his phone.
Ever since that day, Lin Wanyi had never answered his calls or replied to a single message.
Did he really go too far?
Did he really offend her?
He had indeed been a bit impulsive that day.
He felt a pang of regret, worried that Lin Wanyi might never see him again and would keep avoiding him.
Frustrated, he smoked one cigarette after another.
If he had known, he would have settled for being lifelong friends, like a brother and sister forever.
Liu Siyue knocked on his door:
"Big brother, have you contacted Sister Wanyi these past two days? I sent her messages, but she hasn't replied."
Liu Renzhi's heart sank even further.
Did Lin Wanyi really hate him that much?
So much that she was even ignoring Liu Siyue?
"Big brother, big brother..."
Liu Siyue was still calling out to him, and Liu Renzhi finally snapped out of his daze.
He comforted Liu Siyue:
"She must be busy with something.
"You can go look for her at her house."
After saying that, he thought for a moment:
"Yeah, I'll drive you over."
When the car arrived at Lin Wanyi's house, the doors were tightly shut.
There was no one in the yard.
"This isn't right."
Liu Siyue said, "Sister Wanyi is always at home. Why is there no one here today?"
Liu Renzhi thought for a second and called Lin Jiajun.
But still, no one answered.
He finally realized something was wrong. Lin Wanyi wasn't hiding from him, definitely not.
The Lin family was gone, and Wang Hao, who had been guarding their door, was also missing.
A bad feeling surged into Liu Renzhi's heart.
He quickly told Liu Siyue:
"Call Chen Hui and see. She should know something."
Liu Siyue immediately called Chen Hui.
Chen Hui told them everything in detail.
Liu Renzhi was so furious he kicked the wall:
"How could Wang Hao be so deranged?
"He's completely insane."
He turned to leave. He was going to Wangjia Village to help Lin Wanyi get her child back.
Liu Siyue wanted to go too:
"Big brother, Sister Wanyi's ex-husband is such a scumbag. I'm going with you."
"No!"
Liu Renzhi answered decisively:
"I'm taking you home first. Stay at home with Mom and Dad, and don't go anywhere."
Liu Siyue disagreed:
"Brother, I want to help Sister Wanyi too. I'm going with you."
Liu Renzhi couldn't let Liu Siyue go; he was afraid it would remind her of her own painful experiences.
He still took Liu Siyue back home.
Lin Wanyi's family searched everywhere in the hospital.
They turned the pediatric department upside down.
They checked two hospitals but found nothing.
Wang Yuan also checked the hospital records and told Lin Wanyi:
"There are no medical records for Wang Keke."
"None."
Lin Wanyi repeated over and over:
"How could there be none? She had a high fever, where else would she go if not the hospital?"
Since they couldn't find her anywhere, Lin Jiajun said:
"Sis, I'll go wait at Wang Meijuan's house. I don't believe she won't ever go back."
Wang Yuan also said, "Don't worry, I've sent people to keep watch at Wangjia Village. As soon as the child returns, we'll notify you immediately."
Lin Wanyi had exhausted all her strength; she couldn't even cry.
Li Suhua kept comforting her: "Don't panic, don't panic. Wang Hao is doing this on purpose.
"He wants you to be anxious. The more anxious you are, the happier he gets.
"He wants to negotiate terms with you when you're not thinking straight.
"Wanyi, let's find a hotel and get some food. You haven't eaten for a whole day and night."
Lin Wanyi was dying of self-blame and guilt.
Because she hadn't eaten, Li Suhua and Lin Jiajun hadn't eaten anything either.
She was young and could handle it, but Li Suhua was different.
She was older and had health issues.
Thinking of this, Lin Wanyi hugged Li Suhua and burst into loud sobs:
"Mom, I'm so unfilial. It's my fault you have to suffer.
"It's because I didn't listen back then. I was blind and insisted on marrying Wang Hao far away from home.
"I'm sorry, Mom. I'm really sorry."
Li Suhua was just as heartbroken as Lin Wanyi, but she held it in.
She desperately wiped away Lin Wanyi's tears:
"Don't cry. Crying is the most useless thing. Wanyi, you have to be strong. Keke is still waiting for you."
Lin Wanyi finally stopped her tears and found a small restaurant.
She could skip meals, but Li Suhua couldn't.
Wang Hao was also getting anxious.
Because no matter what he did, he couldn't contact Wang Meijuan.
He didn't know how Keke was doing.
Wang Keke was his only bargaining chip, and he had to ensure her safety.
He sent message after message:
"Sister, where are you? Where did you take Keke?
"Sister, pick up the phone. How is Keke doing now? Does she still have a fever?"
"Wang Meijuan, where on earth did you go?"
"Do you want money? A thousand, right? I'll transfer it to you right now."
He immediately transferred a thousand to Wang Meijuan.
He thought there would still be no response, but to his surprise, Wang Meijuan collected the transfer instantly, yet still didn't say a word.
Wang Hao grew even more frantic:
"Sister, where are you? Tell me where you are."
After a long while, Wang Meijuan finally sent a few words:
Don't worry, your daughter is fine, Haohao. Lin Wanyi definitely won't be able to find us.
Wang Hao was finally relieved, thinking Wang Meijuan was still doing her best to help him.
Touched, he transferred another two thousand to Wang Meijuan:
"Eldest Sister, take Keke and stay outside for a couple of days. Wait for my notice on when to come back."
Wang Meijuan smiled as she looked at the three thousand yuan Wang Hao had transferred.
She poked Wang Keke's head:
"Your dad gave me three thousand yuan, so I won't let you just die like this.
"After all, you're worth more than just three thousand."
She took Wang Keke to a small clinic:
"Doctor, she has a fever. Give her a shot."
The doctor took one look at Wang Keke, who was only wearing one shoe, and said:
"Her face is burning red. You should really go to a big hospital. If there's some other problem, I can't take the responsibility."
Wang Meijuan pulled out a hundred yuan:
"What big hospital? It's just a child's cold and fever.
"Don't worry, every time she gets a cold, one shot is enough.
"There won't be any problems, just give her the shot."
Wang Keke curled up on the chair, absolutely terrified, her body trembling.
She instinctively cried out, "Mommy, I want Mommy."
Wang Meijuan quickly covered her mouth:
"Shut up. If you say another word, I'll cut your tongue out."
Wang Keke was scared.
She bit her lip tightly and didn't dare make a sound.
She didn't even make a peep when the doctor gave her the injection.
After the shot, Wang Meijuan dragged her away with satisfaction.
Only upon walking out of the clinic did Wang Keke finally dare to say a single sentence:
"Auntie, I won't look for Mommy anymore. Can I go find Daddy?
"Can we go back to Grandma's house?"
