Clever Parents, Secretly Shielding Their Daughter

Shi Yun turned his head in surprise.

Director Lin met his gaze and nodded with a smile.
After that, he chatted with the other side for a few more sentences before hanging up the phone.

Through Director Lin’s retelling, Shi Yun learned that Qiaoqiao had followed his parents to a neighboring city to visit his elders ten days ago and had accidentally gotten lost in the crowded temple fair.

Qiaoqiao’s parents had reported the incident to the police as soon as it happened.

The police tracked him to a place with no cameras and sparse population, losing the target.

Coincidentally, there had always been rumors of child abduction in the vicinity, and Qiaoqiao’s parents broke down.

Just as the family was about to lose all hope, the child-rearing variety show began its afternoon live broadcast and Qiaoqiao appeared on camera.

At the same time, the Sancun Public Security Bureau received a report and urgently contacted the Public Security Bureau of the neighboring city.

After verifying that the missing child was indeed Qiaoqiao, they contacted his parents.

Director Lin, “His parents rushed over from City A overnight and are expected to arrive around eight o’clock.”

Director Lin’s words echoed in his ears.

Suddenly, a narrow, dark, and fishy-smelling cave emerged in Shi Yun’s mind.

Only five years old, Qiaoqiao curled up inside, trembling with fear, repeatedly calling out, ‘Papa. Mama’…”

Director Lin didn’t notice Shi Yun’s expression and continued,

“We have also cooperated with the police to find out Qiaoqiao’s whereabouts during this period.”

Qiaoqiao had followed a kind vagrant here a few days ago.

The vagrant couldn’t afford to support himself, let alone a child.

One night, he secretly left the sleeping child at the doorstep of a family, hoping that the family would adopt Qiaoqiao.

Unfortunately, Qiaoqiao woke up not long after the vagrant left.

He looked at the unfamiliar place in front of him and fearfully returned to the cave where they had been temporarily staying.

In those days, Qiaoqiao would pick fruits when he was hungry and drink spring water when he was thirsty.

These were all survival skills that the vagrant had taught him.

Qiaoqiao continued like this until Shi Yun found him.

Director Lin, “We have found the vagrant near Sancun and given him some help.”

Shi Yun was a little moved, “I thank you on behalf of Qiaoqiao.”

At 8:15, Shi Yun followed Director Lin’s instructions and took Qiaoqiao to the kindergarten gate in advance.

Because it involved personal family situations, Qiaoqiao’s parents’ arrival was not within the scope of the live broadcast.

Besides Principal Zhang, Director Lin, and a few team leaders, there was no one else around.

Shi Yun stood at the front of the team, looking at the winding road in the distance.

Time passed slowly until two black cars sped into his view with a stream of light.

Everything pressed the fast forward button at this moment.

Shi Yun quickly picked up Qiaoqiao and took two steps towards the intersection.

Director Lin and Principal Zhang exchanged glances and tacitly didn’t go over.

An Huaixu didn’t know when he had stood at the back of the crowd, leaning against the wall, quietly watching with his arms crossed.

The two black cars quickly braked in front of Shi Yun.

Then, the back door was pulled open and a woman rushed out like the wind.

The woman’s pale face was covered with tears, and her scarlet eyes looked at Qiaoqiao, filled with longing.

Shi Yun put Qiaoqiao on the ground, gently patted his shoulder, and said something to ease the atmosphere,

“This is not a dream.”

Qiaoqiao’s eyes flashed, his mouth drooped, and the grievances and fears he had been hiding for so long finally couldn’t be contained.

The woman squatted down, her lips opened and closed, and a hoarse voice choked out a few notes.

“My child, Mom misses you so much…”

Qiaoqiao ran into the woman’s arms.

Two large and small teardrops rolled to the ground, splashing up the bitter earthy smell and flying into the hearts of everyone present along the nasal cavity.

With the sound of crying, a deliberately light footstep emerged, as if afraid of disturbing this scene.

Without guessing, it was Qiaoqiao’s dad.

The father and son were almost carved out of the same mold.

He should be a person who doesn’t easily show his emotions, but at this time, his eyes were red, and he carefully hugged the mother and son.

At this time, a gust of wind suddenly blew.

Their hair intertwined, forming a picture of a family.

The leaves rustled, and the original crisp bird calls were covered with a layer of veil.

Although dull, it awakened the real sunshine after the rain.

Hope returned.

Shi Yun took two steps back, looking at the reunion scene in front of him, unable to help but be moved.

Suddenly, Qiaoqiao’s mother’s body swayed, and the whole person fell backward.

Luckily, Qiaoqiao’s dad reacted quickly and hugged her in time.

Qiaoqiao was frightened and grabbed his mother’s hand, refusing to let go.

“Mom, Mom!”

Shi Yun quickly went up to help support Qiaoqiao’s mother into the car to rest.

A few minutes later, she opened her eyes.

She looked extremely tired, with obvious dark circles under her eyes, and her lips were even paler.

A strong sense of sickness was revealed.

Shi Yun smiled and gently touched Qiaoqiao’s head,

“Your mom is fine, don’t worry.

Your mom still wants to take our little Qiao home!”

He couldn’t help but feel sorry for them.

Qiaoqiao’s father looked at his wife with a heavy and gentle gaze, “Just rest, I’m here.”

Qiaoqiao’s mother shook her head, “I’m fine.”

She put Qiaoqiao on her lap, gently touching his face, and after comforting her child, she took a deep breath and looked at Shi Yun.

“You must be Teacher Shi…”

Shi Yun hummed, “You should have a good rest now.

After all, only when you are well can Qiaoqiao be better.”

“Thank you, it’s so good that Qiaoqiao could meet you.

If it weren’t for you… cough cough!”

Qiaoqiao’s mother really didn’t have much strength, and she was a little weak after saying a few words.

Qiaoqiao’s dad took over.

“Qiaoqiao’s matter is simply a disaster for our family…”

It turned out that on the day Qiaoqiao was lost, almost half of their family was admitted to the hospital.
Qiaoqiao’s mother almost left.

As time passed, the family gradually lost hope, but Qiaoqiao’s mother firmly believed that the child was still alive.

However, she was almost insane.

Just as the doctor suggested transferring her to a mental hospital for treatment, the live broadcast of the child-rearing variety show appeared.

Everything had a turning point.

Although Qiaoqiao’s dad didn’t say it, Shi Yun understood.

Fatherly love is like a mountain, and his love is no less than his mother’s.

“I’m usually busy with business and don’t have time to accompany them, mother and son.

I finally took a few days off and brought them to the temple fair to play, but this kind of thing happened…
I, sigh!”

After Qiaoqiao’s dad finished speaking, Director Lin and Principal Zhang came over to stabilize the situation and explain the situation.

Logically speaking, Shi Yun should now step forward to confirm Qiaoqiao’s state.

But inexplicably, he stood in place, unable to move his legs.

He seemed to be pressed down by a mountain, standing there blankly until a voice brought back his thoughts.

“No parent doesn’t love their child.”

Shi Yun could guess who it was without turning his head, “Huaixu-ge…”

An Huaixu patted his head, “Why are you standing there in a daze?”

Shi Yun paused for a moment and replied, “If I was accidentally lost, then my biological parents would also…”

He had always thought that he had been abandoned.

He had never thought of the possibility of ‘getting lost’.

If that was the case, then his parents would…

Shi Yun’s eyes flashed with Qiaoqiao’s mother’s painful expression and Qiaoqiao’s father’s longing gaze, and his heart was sour.

An Huaixu stared at Shi Yun, very certain, “The situation of your biological parents will only be more serious than this.”

An Huaixu would never forget the scene back then.

After Shi Yun was abducted, it was disguised as a loss.

Shi’s mother couldn’t accept it and fell ill, spending three years in the hospital before recovering.

Shi’s father also aged a lot at once.

He was obviously the same age as his father, but at first glance, he looked like an older brother.

Shi Yun’s older brother went from being uneducated to being immersed in studying all day long, looking haggard.

The atmosphere in the Shi family at that time was extremely depressing.

Until seven years ago, after the unremitting efforts of the An, Lin, and Shi families, the truth gradually surfaced, and Shi Yun’s case was upgraded from ‘loss’ to ‘kidnapping’.

The mastermind was the two major groups that were frequently at odds with them at the time.

However, they only admitted that they wanted to use kidnapping to threaten Shi’s father to give up a piece of land and did not admit to tearing up the ticket.

It was because of this that the Shi family rekindled their hope.

After that, Shi’s father handed over the industry to his eldest son.

He and Shi’s mother went around the world to relax, but in fact, they were looking for Shi Yun’s whereabouts everywhere.

For so many years, they had never thought of giving up.

An Huaixu couldn’t tell Shi Yun these things, but he could guarantee, “I never lie.”

Shi Yun suddenly didn’t know what to say.

The two were silent for a long time.

Shi Yun suddenly asked tentatively, “Huaixu-ge, do you… know me?”

Know the me from before.

He inexplicably had such a thought.

From the first glance he saw An Huaixu, he felt that this person was very familiar to him and couldn’t help but want to be close to him.

And… An Huaixu would frequently test himself about his thoughts on his biological parents.

An Huaixu didn’t seem like a curious person.

If that wasn’t the case, he couldn’t figure out why An Huaixu would do this.

An Huaixu paused for a few seconds and asked him in return, “What answer do you want to hear?”

Shi Yun was stunned and murmured with a smile, “Yes, what answer do I want to hear…”

He didn’t know how to answer.

After a long time, he half-covered his face and turned around, saying in a trembling voice,

“I’m sorry, Teacher An, I want to be alone for a while.”

An Huaixu quietly looked at Shi Yun for a few seconds, nodded, and left.

He left silently.

Shi Yun used a lot of strength to suppress the urge to pull him.

He stood in place.

The lively sounds surrounding him couldn’t reach his heart.

More than ten minutes later, due to online public opinion, Qiaoqiao’s parents finally agreed to take a photo with the production team — their faces blurred.

In the photo, from left to right, they were—An Huaixu, Qiaoqiao’s father, Qiaoqiao, Qiaoqiao’s mother, and Shi Yun.

At first glance, there was nothing wrong with this position, but after it was released, the netizens inexplicably created a hashtag

[#Grandma, the CP you were shipping seems to have broken up!#].