Spring Branches

After Lu Yichuan finished his work, he went to the bathroom to take a shower. When he came out, he picked up the mobile phone on the table and checked it. He still hadn't received a reply from Tang Shiyan.

This couldn't help but make Lu Yichuan confused.

Afraid of disturbing Xiaoxiao, Lu Yichuang picked up his phone and went to the study.

He called Tang Shiyan.

As he expected, the phone showed that the other party was on the phone.

So Lu Yichuang called Ana again.

He said, "Go check Mrs. Tang's whereabouts."

Ana said, “Now?”

Lu Yichuan said: "Yeah."

Ana said, "Okay."

Lu Yichuan said: "Don't want to go?"

Ana said, "I'm outside right now, so it's a bit inconvenient."

Lu Yichuan was silent.

Ah Na added, "I'll go to Mr. Lu now."

"Why are you going? No!" The voice of Master Shen came from the phone again.

"..."

Lu Yichuan was speechless.

He knew that he would never refuse the tasks he was assigned. If he refused, it would always be to be with Young Master Shen.

These two are together so late...

No need to think, you know what to do.

Mr. Shen on the other end of the phone said again: "No, Mr. Lu, it's time to get off work now. Do you still want to deduct employees' time off work? Is this your style all the time?"

Lu Yichuan was angry.

What he hates most is other people telling him what to do.

My style has nothing to do with Master Shen.

"Are you still going to take care of my employees' affairs?"

"I don't care and I'm too lazy to care, but Ana has something to do and can't leave right now. He has been busy following you all day, and it's time for him to rest."

"Then you have the ability to ask him to work for you."

"..."

The other party didn't say anything, so Lu Yichuan said again: "You are just a useless dog of the Shen family now. Just run errands and don't worry about what others are doing."

Young Master Shen sneered, "Lu Yichuan, you are provoking me."

"Why should I provoke you? Who do you think you are?"

The other side didn't speak again.

Lu Yichuang no longer had the patience to continue talking to the person on the other end, so he just said a few words and hung up.

"Right away."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Yichuang threw his phone on the table, leaned back in his chair tiredly, and rubbed his eyebrows.

He should review what happened today.

After reviewing for nearly half an hour, Lu Yichuang thought about everything that happened today. Finally, his thoughts stopped on the little new teacher.

This teacher appeared unexpectedly.

Almost the entire city of A knew what kind of person the young mistress of the Shen Group was and what kind of beauty she possessed. Some people had almost completely uncovered Tang Asi's details, and all of her characteristics had appeared in the public eye.

A few years ago, someone tried to get close to Lu Yichuang by deliberately making himself look like Tang Asi in order to seduce Lu Yichuang.

But the final result is predictable.

They were all thrown by Lu Yichuan to feed the sharks.

Tang Asi and Xiaoxiao are Lu Yichuang's bottom line, and no one is allowed to touch them.

Once someone touches it, they will die an embarrassing death.

However, today's teacher's face looks original, without any sign of any manipulation with a knife.

The teacher has a lover and a family.

What is her family like?

At present, Lu Yichuang does not want to investigate the background of the female teacher. He wants to give himself a choice.

Half an hour later, Ana called.

Lu Yichuan clicked the answer button irritably.

Ana said, "Mr. Lu, there's no one at Mrs. Tang's house."

Lu Yichuan's face darkened instantly: "Have you searched all the places you should look for?"

Ana replied, "We looked everywhere, but found nothing. I went to the property management office and checked the surveillance cameras, but there was no footage of her coming in or leaving, not even any footage of her returning to City A."

Never returned to City A.

But Lu Yichuan clearly saw Tang Shiyan with his own eyes that day.

How could this be?

Lu Yichuan asked hesitantly: "Are you sure?"

Ana answered seriously, "There is no record of leaving the country."

That's very subtle.

Tang Shiyan went to school to see Xiaoxiao and brought building blocks with her. They played with each other for a long time. This was seen by classmates and teachers, so how could there be no record of her leaving the country?

Lu Yichuang's heart tightened.

Then I heard Ana say, "Just now there was a piece of news that appeared on the hot searches of all major platforms. It said that someone approached children with a familiar face, but the person himself did not appear in a certain place."

"what?"

"Someone is using disguise."

"..."

Lu Yichuan fell silent.

If that's true, then the female teacher is also in disguise???

They all approached Xiao Xiao at the same time.

Their purpose is clear.

"Boss Lu, these people's purpose is very clear, they are coming for Xiao Xiao. Xiao Xiao can no longer appear in public for the next two days."

"I know."

But we can't just hide like this forever.

We have to find a way to find out who is behind this.

Ana said, "Mr. Lu, I now have the answer to the question you asked me this afternoon. I am willing to approach Mr. Shen to repay you."

"Are you sure you've thought it through?"

If Ana makes this move, there will be no way to regret it. If his true colors are exposed in the end, he will feel a thousand times more miserable.

Ana had seen Master Shen's torture methods. He had told Ana more than once that he hated people who betrayed him the most. Those who betrayed him would be torn into pieces.

"Think about it."

"You know this is a life-and-death battle. If my plan fails, you..."

Lu Yichuan didn't say what you said next because it would be too cruel to say it out loud.

But he stopped at that point, and gave Ana another chance to choose.

"I am willing to repay you in this way." Ana said, "Mr. Lu, you have helped me so much over the years. I remember all your kindness in my heart. Now is the time when you need me, and I should go all out. I will not delay my work for my own personal feelings. Everything I do now, I will always be loyal to you."

Since Ana has expressed her determination, Lu Yichuan doesn't plan to continue to argue.

He said, "Okay."

Ana said, "What should we do next, Mr. Lu?"

Lu Yichuan said: "I will have someone contact you to do something later. Your main purpose now is to have no purpose."

"Ah?" Ana was confused.

"..."

Lu Yichuang briefly explained to Ana what he was going to do next. The call lasted until 11: in the evening.

Lu Yichuan yawned and went back into the house.

Xiaoxiao was still sleeping soundly.

As soon as Lu Yichuan got into bed, he heard Xiaoxiao talking in her sleep.

"Teacher...are you my mother?"

After hearing Xiaoxiao's talking in her sleep, Lu Yichuan probably guessed what Xiaoxiao was dreaming about.

Since she was a child, Lu Yichuan told her everything about his relationship with Tang Asi. The little girl was not only smart and obedient, but also very sensible. When she heard how she came to be and how her mother died, she was very calm. She didn't make a fuss, cry or shout.

Lu Yichuan always felt that he owed something, and he had done his best to make up for it in terms of material things, but children's hearts are different from adults'. Seeing other children have parents, she was envious.

If she expressed her envy, it would hurt Lu Yichuan's heart and make him feel depressed, so she would not tell him any new things about his parents that happened at school.

Her understanding made Lu Yichuan feel extremely guilty.

The dream the little girl had today was about her female teacher because she looked like her mother.

It has been two years since Xiaoxiao last dreamed of calling for her mother.

I don’t know what happened at that time, but Xiaoxiao would have dreams about her mother almost every day, some happy, some sad, some about separation, and some nightmares.

When I woke up the next day, my eyes were red and swollen.

Because of those days and nights, Lu Yichuan decided to find a mother for Xiao Xiao. Anyway, there are many girls who have undergone plastic surgery to look like Tang Asi, so he can just pick one from them.

Lu Yichuan told Xiaoxiao about his idea, but Xiaoxiao was against it. She didn't want her mother's position to be replaced. She said that it was a matter of time and she would get better and would not have such a dream again.

From that day on, Lu Yichuang spent more time with Xiaoxiao, giving her almost all the love he could or could not give.

Thinking of the past memories like smoke, the pain and hardship during that time, Lu Yichuang's nose suddenly felt sore and uncomfortable.

He hugged Xiao Xiao tighter.

……

The next morning, like every day before, Lu Yichuang got up early to cook for Xiaoxiao.

Seeing that the little girl was still asleep, Lu Yichuang did not wake her up, thinking of calling her when the meal was ready.

Breakfast is ready at half past six.

Just when Lu Yichuang was about to go upstairs and call Xiaoxiao for dinner, he received a phone call.

It’s Tang Shiyan calling.

Lu Yichuang was puzzled, but still answered the phone.

She said, "Good morning, have you just finished cooking? Is Xiaoxiao still asleep, or is she right next to you?"

Lu Yichuan replied: "I just finished cooking, and was just about to go upstairs to call Xiaoxiao to eat."

Tang Shiyan said "Oh" and said, "I just got off the plane and I'm planning to come over to see Xiao Xiao. Is that convenient?"

"..."

Suddenly, what Ana said came back to my mind.

The art of disguise.

Is this person real or fake?

Lu Yichuan said: "Did you see the message I sent you on WeChat that day?"

Tang Shiyan was puzzled: "Have you sent me a message? Why didn't I receive it? There are no new messages from you on the chat page? The last message was when we were video chatting with Xiaoxiao last month."

Lu Yichuan was silent.

How is this possible? It's too weird!

Can disguise techniques also be used to hack into someone’s phone and delete chat conversations?

If it was really a hacker, then this person is really amazing. He is definitely a perfect hacker. Which company would be eager to hire such a person?

"Lu Yichuan, what do you mean by that? Are you saying that you sent me a text message and I knew about it, but I deliberately told you that it didn't happen?"

"No." Lu Yichuan said, "Maybe I remembered it wrong."

"Today is Friday, Xiaoxiao is still going to school?" Tang Shiyan said again: "If it is not convenient for me to go to your home, then I will go to school to see Xiaoxiao at noon."

Lu Yichuan walked into the small room on the second floor.

When Lu Yichuang went in and saw Xiaoxiao still drowsy, he was a little confused.

Usually at this time Xiaoxiao would have already gotten up, put on her clothes, and was waiting to finish her breakfast before going to school. Why hasn't she woken up yet today?

An inexplicable feeling of tension suddenly came over me.

When Lu Yichuan's cold hand touched Xiaoxiao's hot forehead, his brows furrowed tightly.

He said coldly to Tang Shiyan on the other end of the phone: "Xiaoxiao has a fever and she won't go to school recently. I'll bring her to see you when she recovers."

After saying that, Lu Yichuan hung up the phone.

Lu Yichuang called his family doctor on his mobile phone.

After briefly explaining the situation, he hung up the phone.

There were some medicines at home. Lu Yichuang took Xiaoxiao's temperature and put a fever-reducing patch on his head.

Lu Yichuan waited anxiously.

Once again, I reviewed what happened in the past few days.

She was fine during the day, how could she suddenly have a fever? When Xiaoxiao pulled the quilt at night, Lu Yichuan would pull it up and cover her. How could she catch a cold in this situation?

...Or did the female teacher do something to Xiaoxiao after she came into contact with her during the day, causing her to have a fever?

This doesn't make sense either.

As Lu Yichuang was thinking, someone rang the doorbell from outside.

He ran down and opened the door.

The doctor in a white coat carried a medicine box and hurried up to the second floor to examine Xiaoxiao.

After a series of examinations, the doctor's conclusion was also ridiculous.

He said: "The child's fever was caused by stimulation."

Can stimulation cause fever?

So is this stimulation the female teacher?

If this is true, Lu Yichuang should consider transferring this female teacher to another school.

What Xiaoxiao fears most is getting injections and hanging the needle.

Lu Yichuang only asked the doctor to prescribe some medicine and then sent the guest away.

Lu Yichuang stood silently beside Xiaoxiao, holding her hand tightly and putting it to his mouth, kissing her again and again.

This sudden illness caught Lu Yichuang off guard.

The cell phone that Lu Yichuan placed on the bedside table kept vibrating and ringing.

For fear of disturbing Xiaoxiao, Lu Yichuang decided to go out and answer the call.

It’s still Tang Shiyan.

Tang Shiyan said: "What's going on with Lu Yichuan? Why did Xiaoxiao suddenly get sick? How is she now? I'll go over and take care of her now."

Lu Yichuan said: "I have asked the doctor to check it out, and it's fine."

Tang Shiyan said: "I will be staying in City A for a week. I have to go to work every day, so I will stay at home to take care of Xiaoxiao."

Lu Yichuan said: "I've asked for leave."

These four light words caught Tang Shiyan off guard.

Lu Yichuan always spoke politely to her, what happened today? Every word he said seemed to be full of sarcasm.

She didn't do anything, did she?

"Lu Yichuan, how can you talk like that?" Tang Shiyan was a little angry: "I am the child's biological grandmother, I will see what's wrong with her, I won't hurt her."