Little Wangâs matter was concluded and with a satisfactory explanation. The police were relieved. After all, it was devastating for a family to lose a child. They didnât want to see tragedy. In contrast, Little Wangâs reappearance didnât put Father Ruan and Mother Ruanâs minds at rest. They blamed themselves for a long time. In the span of a night, they had aged a lot. They were fortunate that Little Wang had been found, but what if he hadnât?
There was an incident reported like that in the news. A child had gotten lost. The childâs grandma couldnât stand it and deliberately jumped into a river in self-blame.
Recalling that piece of news, Mother Ruan felt that she couldnât bear to live either if Little Wang was lost forever.
It was only Ruan Xia that had doubts about Little Wang and Song Tingshenâs explanation. She said to Song Tingshen, âWhich one of your friends is that unreliable that he would take a child away without saying anything? Could it be that he doesnât know we would be worried? Tell me, let me know which friend it is. I want to give him a call and scold him to relieve my anger. Isnât he deliberately trying to scare us?â
Song Tingshen knew it wouldnât be easy to fool Ruan Xia with their lie. He said without changing his expression, âHe called me, but I missed his call. Let it go. Iâll talk to that friend less in the future.â
Ruan Xia thought it over. Her expression changed. âMaybe your friend has malicious intentions. Donât look at me that way. A person that will take a child away without getting the parentâs consent isnât a good person! If something really happened to my son, Iâll never let your friend off!â
âYes, yes, yes.â Song Tingshen paused and added, âIâll resolve this matter. Donât worry about it.â
Ruan Xia glared at him. She felt that Song Tingshen was too easygoing about this matter. This was a big deal, and he was actually downplaying it. How could he be so calm no matter what he encountered?
âHow can I not worry? Little Wang is still young. He has no danger awareness. Song Tingshen, go look at the news. Many times the culprits were acquaintances of the victim. Itâs not always total strangers. Iâm so angry. Tell me your friendâs number. I insist on calling him and giving him a piece of mind. You should tell the police about him too, so that theyâll take him down to the police station and educate him. Little Wang isnât his child. How could he take him away without a word?! Even if I want to sue him, Iâm in my rights!â
Little Wang was eavesdropping on the side and playing with his toys. This was his first time seeing his mom so angry. He couldnât help but tremble for a moment.
Song Tingshen quickly hugged her and coaxed, âDonât worry. Iâll take care of it. Donât be so angry. Little Wang is here with us now. Shouldnât our top priority be to educate him?â
Seeing that his heartless father was pushing the blame onto him, Little Wang hastily dropped his toy and lied down on the sofa. âMom, Iâm tired.â
Ruan Xia hastily picked up Little Wang and warmly coaxed him, âOkay, go to sleep when youâre sleepy.â The tone she used when speaking to Little Wang was completely different from the one she used with Song Tingshen.
Song Tingshen touched his nose and sighed. Sure enough, once a woman had a child, her husband was tossed to the end of the line. The husband shouldnât even think about competing for favor. There was no way to win no matter how he competed.
Although Little Wang wasnât sleepy to start with, once he was tucked in, it didnât take him long to fall asleep once he closed his eyes.