?
"Uncle Lin told me to wait here for Mom to come. I couldn't reach Mom's phone, so I had to call godmother."
Su Guoguo lay in Su Banxia's arms, her tone carrying both coquettishness and reproach.
Su Banxia felt a pang in her heart. She admitted she wasn't a qualified mother.
"I'll call Lin Tongze and get in touch."
Fang Shiqing took the phone and dialed.
After getting the exact address, the group hurried over.
Lin Tongze had just finished bandaging Su Hao and confirmed he had no major issues, finally letting out a sigh of relief.
"Hao Hao!"
Su Banxia jogged over, tears welling in her eyes at the sight of Su Hao's tightly wrapped hand.
"It's just a minor injury, no need to cry and fuss."
Su Hao acted like a little adult, showing disdain for Su Banxia's reaction.
"Does it hurt?"
Su Banxia crouched down, her heart aching terribly.
Su Hao shook his head calmly, but his gaze fell on Pei Shaoze standing behind Su Banxia.
Facing Pei Shaoze's icy stare, Su Hao didn't flinch at all.
Through the child's eyes, Pei Shaoze seemed to understand something.
"President Lin, what exactly happened here?"
Fang Shiqing patted her still-racing heart and turned to look at Lin Tongze.
"This matter probably needs to be asked of Banxia and President Pei."
Lin Tongze glanced at them both calmly.
"What do you mean?"
Fang Shiqing looked at him in confusion.
Lin Tongze's voice carried a chill: "I don't know what President Pei did to Li Yi behind the scenes, that he would use children as revenge."
"Li Yi?"
Su Banxia suddenly stood up. That man had conspired with Ye Hengtian to frame her before, and now he was targeting her children?
"Banxia..."
Fang Shiqing looked at Su Banxia nervously. She knew her well—she wasn't the type to swallow her pride, especially when it came to her children being wronged!
A cold glint flashed in Pei Shaoze's eyes. He had truly underestimated Li Yi. He thought the market pressure he'd applied would make him back off, but he never expected him to resort to such twisted schemes!
"President Lin's timing is quite convenient."
Pei Shaoze stood aside calmly, not a trace of warmth in his gaze.
"Is President Pei implying that I would harm these two children?"
Lin Tongze's unfathomable eyes held a hint of a smile.
Pei Shaoze smiled faintly: "I never thought that. If it weren't for you, who knows what trouble the kids might have faced!"
"If you hadn't kept Banxia working overtime every day, these two children wouldn't have gone through this today. President Pei, if we're talking about the culprit, you're the more likely candidate!"
Behind Lin Tongze's smiling face lurked a hidden menace.
Hearing this, Su Guoguo immediately distanced herself from him.
"Work and family can't always be balanced. I thought Secretary Su could manage it."
Pei Shaoze felt some guilt inside, but with Lin Tongze present, he forced a stern expression.
"President Pei, rest assured. From now on, I'll speed up my work efficiency and won't waste any more of your time."
Su Banxia slowly stood up and said coldly.
Sensing the resistance radiating from Su Banxia, Pei Shaoze's heart sank.
"Mom, my brother and I are so hungry!"
Su Guoguo tugged at Su Banxia's clothes, whining playfully.
"I have some food at my place."
Lin Tongze said gently.
Seeing it was getting late, Su Banxia knew it would be hard to find a place to eat, so she agreed.
"President Pei, care to join?"
Lin Tongze paused deliberately as he passed Pei Shaoze.
"I have company matters to handle, so no need. Secretary Su, you can take tomorrow off to spend time with the kids. Assistant Fang, if possible, you can also take a day off to help them recover."
Hearing this, Fang Shiqing was momentarily stunned. Was Pei Shaoze having a change of heart today?
Without overthinking, the group quickly took the children to Lin Tongze's home.
Pei Shaoze stood still, radiating a chilling aura.
He pulled out his phone and called Yan Xin.
Yan Xin was sound asleep, jolted awake by the phone. Seeing the caller ID, he was instantly annoyed.
"I said, Master Pei! You might have a habit of staying up all night, but I don't!"
"Investigate Li Yi's recent moves for me. I need to know everything immediately!"
Pei Shaoze's voice was icy, completely ignoring Yan Xin's irritated tone.
Rarely hearing Pei Shaoze speak with such seriousness, Yan Xin's heart sank.
"Did something happen?"
"Li Yi tried to kidnap Su Banxia's children. I need all his recent whereabouts. Also, dig up Ye Hengtian's recent activities."
After hanging up, Pei Shaoze's fists clenched involuntarily.
With Li Yi's capabilities, there was no way he could have found out Su Banxia had two children. The only possibility was that Ye Hengtian had leaked the information.
If you don't root out the problem, it will come back to haunt you!
Yan Xin moved quickly. Within moments, he had gathered all the information and sent it to Pei Shaoze.
"A joint new project?"
Pei Shaoze looked at the documents in his hand, a faint, dangerous smile curling at the corner of his mouth.
If they dared to touch his people, he had the power to make them disappear from Yanshi entirely!
Su Banxia brought the children back to the Lin residence. Out of fear, she stayed by their side almost constantly.
Guoguo, frightened by the ordeal, had fallen asleep early in Su Banxia's arms.
After settling the children, Su Banxia stood up and walked to the living room.
"Tongze, I'm really sorry to trouble you again."
Su Banxia's face showed an apologetic expression.
"Do we need to say so much between us?"
Lin Tongze smiled faintly, then poured a glass of water and handed it to her.
Su Banxia accepted it gratefully, a gentle smile on her face.
"Banxia, how are things going at Ding Sheng Group?"
Lin Tongze asked casually, as if it were an afterthought.
"Why are you suddenly asking that?"
Su Banxia's expression turned uneasy, with obvious avoidance.
Lin Tongze smiled lightly: "I was the one who asked you to go to Ding Sheng Group to investigate things. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have run into so much trouble afterward."
"This has nothing to do with you. It was all my choice."
Su Banxia lowered her eyes and said weakly.
"When do you plan to leave Ding Sheng?"
Lin Tongze carefully studied Su Banxia from the corner of his eye.