Chapter 157 (Part 2): The Culinary Tycoon

Uncle Lin, with worry in his eyes as he looked at the bloodstain on his grandson’s neck, cried out anxiously, “Baby, don’t cry, don’t move recklessly. Be careful with the scissors. Grandma is here to save you…”

Amidst the shouting and crying, Baby Yu was awakened and also began crying loudly.

Both children were crying, and it broke the hearts of the adults.

The person didn’t care about the children crying and said, “Expose the child’s face. Let me see!”

Uncle Lin followed the instructions and lowered the baby, opening the swaddling cloth to let the person see Baby Yu’s face.

Although Baby Yu was only three months old, anyone familiar with Yu Qingze and Chang Le would recognize that his features clearly resembled a combination of Yu Qingze and Chang Le.

The person took a look and confirmed that this was indeed the son of Yu Qingze and Chang Le.

A sinister smile curled up at the corner of his mouth. He used his right hand to loop around Xiao Ming’s neck while keeping the scissors pointed at him. Then he extended his left hand and said to Uncle Lin, “Give me the child, and you step back!”

“You… first release my grandson!” Uncle Lin trembled as he spoke.

“To give or not?!” The person’s face suddenly turned ferocious, and the scissors made a slight movement towards Xiao Ming’s neck.

“Waahhh—Grandma—” Xiao Ming cried out in pain, his cries becoming even more intense.

“No!” Madam Lin shouted loudly, crying out, “Mother, give him, give him!”

Uncle Lin was also startled and hurriedly said, “Here, here, I’ll give him to you. Just don’t harm my grandson!”

With his hands trembling, Uncle Lin lowered his head and looked at Baby Yu, who had been crying all along. He gritted his teeth and reached out to hand the baby over.

At this moment, Yu Qingze and Chang Le had chased after them, and from a distance, they could hear the cries of the baby.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived, they saw Uncle Lin about to hand the baby over to a disheveled stranger.

Chang Le panicked and instinctively shouted, “Baobao—!”

His voice was hoarse and filled with concern and despair.

Yu Qingze turned around in surprise, glanced back for a moment, and then turned back to continue running. Right now, saving the baby was the most important thing.

They turned around and saw Yu Qingze and Chang Le running frantically towards them. Yu Qingze was in the lead, followed by Chang Le. Yu Qingze ran faster and was only about fifty to sixty yards away from them.

The man, upon seeing the two of them, immediately pushed Xiao Ming aside and snatched Baby Yu before running off.

“No!” Chang Le watched in despair as the man took away the baby. He was filled with anger and frustration, and a mouthful of blood sprayed out. But he only paused for a moment, without even wiping it, and swiftly chased after the man.

Before Uncle Lin could react, he felt his arms empty, and when he tried to snatch the baby back, the man had already fled. He wanted to pursue, but he saw his grandson lying on the ground. He quickly picked him up and comforted him.

Lin Liang and Madam Lin also rushed over, holding their children, overwhelmed with emotion and crying.

On one side, the family was tearfully reunited. On the other side, Yu Qingze swiftly passed by them and chased after the man, followed closely by Chang Le.

Uncle Lin saw this and handed the child to Madam Lin. He looked at the backs of Chang Le and the others, reached out and patted his son’s arm, choked up and said, “Ah Liang, quickly, go and chase after the baby, go and chase after the baby!”

“Okay, you take the baby back to see the doctor first, I’ll go after them!” Lin Liang said and followed after Chang Le and the others.

The path was difficult to traverse, let alone run. The man stumbled forward, holding the baby in his arms. He looked back and saw Yu Qingze getting closer and closer. He decided to head towards the riverbank, still carrying the baby.

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There happened to be a village ahead, surrounded by fields that had just been harvested, leaving them wide open.

The man crossed through the fields, with a distance of about twenty to thirty yards from the riverbank, when Yu Qingze caught up with him.

He immediately turned around, one hand holding the baby, the other hand holding the scissors against the baby’s face, panting heavily as he said, “Don’t come any closer! If you come any closer, I’ll… I’ll kill him!”

Yu Qingze stopped, gasping for breath, and looked at the crying baby in the man’s arms. He spoke loudly in an attempt to comfort the baby, hoping to calm him down. “Baby, baby, father is here, father is here, don’t cry, father is here!”

Baby Yu seemed to hear Yu Qingze’s voice, but he didn’t feel the familiar presence and embrace, causing him to cry even louder. His crying became too intense, and he started coughing as well.

At that moment, Chang Le also arrived. Hearing the baby coughing and continuing to cry, he was already out of breath. His heart filled with anxiety, and all he wanted was to go forward, hold the baby in his arms, and comfort him, helping him catch his breath. “Bao… um, Baobao…!”

Before he could finish his words, Chang Le felt a sweetness in his throat and coughed up another mouthful of blood.

“Brother Le!” Yu Qingze heard Chang Le speaking again and was startled. Before he could feel relieved, he saw him coughing up blood. He quickly moved forward and embraced Chang Le, anxiously asking, “How are you? Don’t speak, don’t speak.”

Taking advantage of this moment, the man continued running forward.

“Baobao…” Chang Le anxiously pulled Yu Qingze’s arm and chased after him.

The two of them intercepted the man at the riverbank.

“Who are you? Why did you steal our child?!” Yu Qingze asked loudly.

“Hahaha…” The man tilted his head back and laughed loudly, saying, “You ask who I am? Hahaha…”

With his disheveled appearance and hair covering his face, it was impossible to recognize him, but as soon as he spoke, both of them instantly recognized him.

“Shi—”

“It’s you? Shi Sheng!” Yu Qingze exclaimed, “I didn’t expect you to be released!”

Recently, there was a general amnesty issued by the emperor, pardoning a group of criminals, and Shi Sheng was among those granted amnesty.

However, the current Shi Sheng no longer had the handsome and delicate appearance he once had. After nearly two years of prison life, enduring laborious tasks every day, his appearance was not much different from Uncle Lin, who was in his forties. It’s no wonder Yu Qingze and the others couldn’t recognize him at all.

“Hahaha, that’s right, it’s me! Didn’t expect that, did you? I’m still alive! Disappointed, aren’t you?” Shi Sheng laughed maniacally, his eyes filled with boundless hatred and madness. His mental state had become extremely abnormal.

He shouted with excitement, “Heaven spared me, Shi Sheng, from death! How could I die? I die, but you all get to enjoy your lives outside? I won’t allow it! I lost my child, why do your child still exist? My current state, it’s all because of you, all because of you!”

Yu Qingze understood that Shi Sheng had entered a state of madness, and any further provocation could lead to unpredictable actions. Therefore, for the safety of the baby, they couldn’t afford to provoke him any further.

Upon hearing this, Chang Le trembled with anger.

Yu Qingze firmly grabbed Chang Le’s hand, signaling him not to act impulsively. Then, he tried to speak in a calm tone and asked, “What do you want to do?”

“Hahaha, good question! What do I want to do? Let me think,” Shi Sheng glanced around while holding the baby, then looked at Yu Qingze and Chang Le holding hands, and said, “You two are deeply in love, right? Then, prove it.”

Yu Qingze asked, “How do we prove it?”

Shi Sheng looked at the nearby Qing River and said, “You… push Chang Le into the river, and I’ll give the baby back to you. How about that?”

“What?! Impossible!” Yu Qingze immediately rejected the idea.

It was absolutely impossible to push Chang Le into the river, especially since it was already winter, and the river water was freezing cold. Shi Sheng’s intention was clearly to make Chang Le meet his death!

“So, you don’t want the child anymore?” Shi Sheng chuckled in a sinister manner, then glanced at the baby and said, “Look at this adorable child. It’s such a pity that he’ll cry himself to death, and his father won’t want him anymore… Oh dear, why does his face seem to be turning purple?”

Chang Le became anxious upon hearing this. He immediately let go of Yu Qingze’s hand and ran a few steps towards the river. With a leap between two trees, he jumped into the river.

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Thandar: I forgot it has been two years since Jia Xiaodumb went to jail and died. I thought he was pardoned. I totally forgot about Shi Sheng ehh