415 Youâre Back!
Yue Jiaojiao had not expected that the person who had taken the three children away would be him.
The two of them took the portrait and did not go to the painters. Instead, they went to Yue Jiaojiaoâs shop at the side. âXiangjun, Lady Yun, we just found out who took the children away. You two wait in the shop for a while. Weâll go and bring them as soon as possible.â
When Lady Yun heard this, she clasped her hands together and said, âThatâs good, thatâs good. My heart has been hanging in fear.â
Because of this, Li Xiangjun hadnât even eaten. Now that she saw Yue Jiaojiaoâs meaningful glance at her, she felt a little more at ease.
After giving them instructions, Zhao Zhan and Yue Jiaojiao drove the carriage straight home.
Madam Qin, who had been pacing around at the door, immediately ran over when she saw the carriage stop.
âItâs my first time in Shangjing, so I donât know where the restaurant is. I wanted to find you, but I didnât know where to find you, so I was running around like a silly goose.
âSun Jiyan has returned with three children⦠I heard from Doctor Sun that he met the three children on the street. I donât know if you know about this, but I thought youâd feel anxious because the children are missing.â
âDid Sun Jiyan really bring the children back?â
The calmness that Yue Jiaojiao had been forced to maintain on her face all this time had crumbled. Her face was filled with excitement and joy as she walked around Madam Qin and quickly made her way to Doctor Sunâs courtyard.
Zhao Zhan followed closely behind, his arm always shielding Yue Jiaojiaoâs back, afraid that she would suddenly fall.
âDoctor Sun.
Before she could enter Doctor Sunâs courtyard, Yue Jiaojiao heard a scolding coming from inside.
âFinally, youâre here.â
Doctor Sun was obviously furious. When he saw Yue Jiaojiao come in, he pointed at Sun Jiyan and said, âI think heâs been wandering around outside for too long and doesnât know what it means to be thorough in his work. He even brought the children back. He didnât even ask you if you knew that he took the child away.â
âDonât speak up for him.â Without waiting for Yue Jiaojiao to speak, Doctor Sun glared at her. âI saw the two of you rush back. You must have thought that the children were lost, right?â
âAre you feeling anxious after finding out they were lost? Are you afraid? Did your legs go soft?â
As Doctor Sun spoke, he took Yue Jiaojiaoâs wrist and checked her pulse. âHer heart rate is too high, sheâs sweating too much, and her pulse is unstable. Itâs obvious that sheâs just been frightened.â
Zhao Zhan immediately put his wrist behind his back. âDoctor Sun, you donât have to take my pulse.â
Sun Jiyan, who was drowsy from the scolding, turned to look at the two of them.
âIâm really sorry. I saw that this child looked exactly like you and I heard Shitou calling him Zhao Nian. The other little girl is called Luoning. I assumed she was your child too?
âYou didnât see what Shitou was doing at that time. He was holding a small hand in his arms and holding onto another tightly. Your son was holding onto the candied fruit and his eyes were fixed on it, unwilling to look away.
âI didnât see any adults around them. I was worried that they might have been kidnapped, so I brought them back here, just in case.â
Yue Jiaojiao had just experienced such a shocking scene, so she could only restrain her anger towards Sun Jiyan. âDoctor Sun, Shitou is a few years older than the two children. Why didnât you think to bring them back to the shop?â
âShitou said that the two children couldnât stay in the shop for long, so I thought of sending them home first and let my master send them to the shop. As soon as they came back, they were scolded by my master. He was afraid that it would be too much trouble to send them back to the shop, so he let them stay here. Then, he thought of sending someone to find you later.â
Doctor Sunâs consideration was quite thorough, but he just didnât know the location of the restaurant.
It just so happened that Madam Qin didnât want him to worry more, so she stood at the door and didnât come back to explain it to him.
It was really a freakish combination of factors.
âDoctor Sun, Doctor Sun, Iâll go in and take a look at the children first.â