Chapter 445: Chapter 456: They Came Specifically for the Children
Thinking about all those possibilities, Lin Yixun felt an unbearable heartache. The child was still so small. What if she got hungry? In the incubator, what if she couldn’t adapt to the outside and got sick?
Leng Yixiu received the news while hosting an important meeting at the company. A few days ago, due to Lin Yixun giving birth, he had been staying at the hospital. These days, Leng’s overseas listing was at a critical stage, and today’s meeting was particularly important. Who knew that once he left Shengde Hospital, the child would encounter trouble.
In front of the child, no matter how important the matter was, it would have to take a back seat. Leng Yixiu briefly instructed Assistant Chen and hurriedly left the meeting venue.
When he rushed to Shengde Hospital, he could hear Lin Yixun’s heart-wrenching cries coming from the ward from a distance.
The man quickened his pace and swiftly walked towards the ward. At the door, he encountered Sister Yi, who was hurrying out, and couldn’t help but call her.
Sister Yi saw Leng Yixiu as if seeing her savior, "Sir, you’re finally here. Miss Lin has been crying and demanding to go find the child. She hasn’t even recovered from childbirth yet. If she keeps crying like this, what will happen to her body?"
Upon hearing this, the man’s face darkened, "I’ll go persuade her."
The man bypassed Sister Yi and saw Lin Yixun struggling to get out of bed, being stopped by several nurses.
"Miss Lin, you can’t go out! Your body is still very weak and can’t be exposed to the wind!"
"Get out of my way! Move!" Lin Yixun struggled desperately. Although her body was still very weak, her strength was surprisingly great. Several nurses almost couldn’t restrain her.
Eventually, the nurses managed to restrain Lin Yixun by sheer number, fearing she would hurt her wound again. They had no choice but to give her a sedative.
Lin Yixun gradually quieted down, her small, thin body curled into a ball. She was no longer hysterical like before, but helplessly leaned her face on the pillow. Silent tears slid from the corners of her eyes, soaking the pillow underneath her head.
She raised her eyes to look at the man beside the bed, pleading softly, "Leng Yixiu, please let them release me, okay? Let me go find the child, okay?"
Her voice had become hoarse from crying too long, and her eyes were red and swollen like walnuts.
Seeing Lin Yixun like this, Leng Yixiu felt a sharp pain in his heart. He bent down, held her tightly in his arms, gently stroked her hair, and whispered, "Lin Yixun, your body is still very weak; you can’t be exposed to the wind. But I promise you, I will definitely find the child and bring her back!"
"But how? The world is so big, how do we find her? She’s still so small, so tiny! What if... what if..."
"There’s no ’what if.’ The child will be fine; everything will be okay." The man looked at her steadily, speaking word by word, "Trust me, I will find the child, even if I have to dig three feet into the ground, I will find her."
Due to the sedative, Lin Yixun soon fell asleep.
He gently released Lin Yixun from his arms and bent down to plant a deep kiss on her forehead, then turned and walked out of the ward. Outside the ward, the hospital director was already waiting. Before returning to Shengde Hospital, he had called the director to have him pull all the hospital’s surveillance footage.
"How is the situation?" The man asked in a deep voice.
"President Leng, the child disappeared between 8 and 10 in the morning. We reviewed all the surveillance footage during this time, but..." The director shook his head, "We found nothing. The other party seemed very experienced, deliberately choosing blind spots of the cameras, successfully avoiding all surveillance in the hospital."
The man’s knuckles tightened into fists, "What about the cameras on the roads around the hospital?"
"We have already contacted the police; they are also starting to investigate. However, due to the wide range, results might not come until tomorrow."
Tomorrow?
Leng Yixiu’s thin lips pressed tightly, fingers gradually tensing. Twenty-four hours in a day, anything could happen. The child is still so small; can she endure it?
"President Leng, there is one more thing. I’m not sure if I should say it?"
"Speak directly."
"From the way the other party operated, it doesn’t seem like an ordinary trafficker. At that time, there were several babies in the nursery, but they only targeted your child. They were very specific."
"You mean, they came solely for my daughter."
The director nodded, "It’s a possibility we can’t rule out."
Leng Yixiu fell into silence. It was indeed very possible. Ordinary traffickers wouldn’t have such high-level methods and would not just steal one baby.
If the other party specifically came for his and Lin Yixun’s daughter, then the matter might be even more problematic. He had been in the business world for so many years, handling matters quite ruthlessly, giving his opponents no chance, naturally making many enemies.
If the other party came to seek revenge on him... then...
The consequences, Leng Yixiu didn’t even dare to think!
Leng Yixiu suddenly thought of Lin Yixun’s desperate and sorrowful look earlier. He knew how much she cared about the child; others might not understand, but he did very well.
Back then, for the sake of the child, she who was terrified of needles didn’t even blink when receiving injections to protect the pregnancy. She loved this child, even more than her hatred for him.
If she knew the other party took the child not for money but for revenge, what would she do?
Leng Yixiu knew very well that this time was not suitable to see Lin Yixun, but he couldn’t help being worried. Eventually, he returned to the ward. When the man returned to the ward, Lin Yixun had already woken up.
Seeing Leng Yixiu, Lin Yixun sat up abruptly from the bed and asked urgently, "How is it, did you find the child?"
But the man’s response was silence. Lin Yixun stared at Leng Yixiu for a long time, the light in her eyes gradually extinguishing, tears streaming from her eyes.
"Still not found? Is there still no news of the child?" If even Leng Yixiu couldn’t find the child, then who else in T City could?
"Didn’t you promise me you would find her? Leng Yixiu, you liar, big liar!"
Lin Yixun’s tears deeply pierced Leng Yixiu’s heart. He took a step forward, hugged Lin Yixun tightly, and whispered, "I didn’t lie to you. No matter what method I use, I will find the child! Lin Yixun, give me one more day, I promise you, I will definitely find her!"
The man’s promise, however, couldn’t bring peace to Lin Yixun’s heart. The world is so vast, finding a newborn baby was like searching for a needle in a haystack, with a slim chance of success.