Bonus chapter sponsored by Mink
That Friday was Dr. Qiao"s birthday. He and Avril went to the flounder restaurant to celebrate his birthday.
Cui Linlin dressed up and sat not far from Dr. Qiao. But because she had changed her appearance, Dr. Qiao could not recognize her. She somehow partic.i.p.ated in his celebration.
But in that restaurant, Dr. Qiao confessed to Avril.
Cui Linlin must have heard it, so she was so sad.
But she couldn"t do anything, because she was a wanted criminal.
As long as she committed a little mistake, the police would compare her genetic map, her false ident.i.ty would then be revealed, and Arnold would be taken away.
Her whereabouts on Sat.u.r.day and that day were the follow-up reactions to this stimulus.
She drank heavily to paralyze her pain.
She smashed the house into a mess, tore up Arnold"s drawings, tossed away his books and pens, and slapped Arnold in anger.
She sat in the garden of Fusheng Hospital and wanted to be closer to Dr. Qiao.
She looked at the empty playground outside Huaihua Road Primary School. That day she ran to the children"s playground again, probably because of a little guilt for her son and envy for the normal parent-child relationship.
Su Yutan texted Avril, “I know everything about Dr. Qiao and Cui Linlin. What are you going to do now?”
Cui Linlin could get banned weapons, could invade public networks, and build fake ident.i.ties so realistically. Her background was by no means simple.
Avril responded briefly, “Counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir.”
(different situations call for different action)
Seeing that she didn"t want to talk more, Su Yutan had to hold back her concern and wait until she was ready to talk.
She was skeptical of one thing, but she had no proof to tell Avril.
Not long after, the sound of heavy footsteps arrived, a pair of elderly man and woman, and a pair of a middle-aged man and woman rushed in, staring straight at Arnold.
Qiao Dongfeng introduced everyone to him.
The elderly man and woman were Qiao Dongfeng"s grandparents. Grandpa"s name was Qiao Hali, and grandma"s name was Luo Lisa.
The middle-aged man and woman were Qiao Dongfeng"s parents, his father"s name was Qiao Evan, and his mother"s name was Xiao Shuyu.
Knowing Su Yutan"s ident.i.ty, all four were grateful to Su Yutan.
Luo Lisa, with her white hair, gave her a big hug, “Thank you very much for saving the child. Because of this incident, our family has never been well in these past years.”
Su Yutan said gently, “You"re welcome. I just did what I should do.”
“Whether you admit it or not, our family will remember it anyway,” said Luo Lisa, “When our child gets settled, please come to my house for a meal.”
Su Yutan politely refused, “Sorry, the social worker is a neutral ident.i.ty. We cannot accept any gifts and meals from the family members of the client.”
Luo Lisa was a little hesitant. “Even a light meal?”
Su Yutan shook her head softly and resolutely said, “No.”
Luo Lisa had no choice but to give up, and thanked Su Yutan again, and went to see Arnold.
Arnold was suddenly surrounded by many relatives. He became very uncomfortable.
When he figured out who everyone was, he looked at them with a little excitement.
Qiao Dongfeng came over and stood beside Su Yutan.
“Thank you very much!” Qiao Dongfeng"s eyes were red. “If it weren"t for you, I don"t know how long I wouldn"t have seen my child.”
Su Yutan smiled, “You"re welcome. I"m just doing my job as a social worker. You have to treat Arnold well in the future.”
“I will!” Qiao Dongfeng nodded his head and smiled bitterly. “I really hate Cui Linlin. Even if she thought that I caused her humiliation, which was difficult to wipe. But… Arnold was innocent…”
Su Yutan was also sad for him, but can only say, “You shouldn"t think much. It was Arnold"s ill fate.”
Qiao Dongfeng, who really needed to talk, sighed, and said, “I have been struggling in a dilemma these years. I had a selfish thought when the child went missing. I thought that it was good that Cui Linlin took the child. I could also lose a burden that symbolized my shame… “
Su Yutan comforted him, “Everyone has selfish thoughts. It doesn"t matter what you think; the thing that matters is what you do.”
Qiao Dongfeng gave her a grateful smile and then said, “But those times, as long as I thought of Arnold in the hands of a person like Cui Linlin, I worried so much that I couldn"t sleep. I was afraid she was not good for the child, and he could take the evil path…”
“So, I tried to find him even if I didn"t have any information.”
“Now, you don"t have to worry about it,” Su Yutan said. “Arnold has returned to your side. I believe you will be a good father.”
Qiao Dongfeng was really a good man. But for Avril, this situation was a bit complicated.
“Thank you for finding Arnold, really!” Qiao Dongfeng looked at Arnold, who was already smiling, and said sincerely, “If Cui Linlin kept raising him like that, Arnold"s life would have been ruined.”
When Su Yutan was about to remind him of some precautions, the door of the activity room was pushed open.
A man in a dark turtleneck undershirt and casual suit walked in.
This man had a pair of unusually deep eyes with unusually dense eyelashes. He was the biological father of her baby dove-Qiao w.a.n.gchuan.
Qiao w.a.n.gchuan, Qiao Dongfeng…
Su Yutan"s mind quickly realized a thought, were they relatives?
Qiao w.a.n.gchuan looked at the situation and set his eyes on Su Yutan. He looked a little surprised, “Miss Su?”
Su Yutan hooked her lips, “Yes?”
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