Chapter 14 Treated as a Kidnapper

Han raised his head, his eyes wide with innocent curiosity, blinked gently as if asking, "May I come in?"

Lin Qi glanced behind him and saw no one else.

Was Han alone?

How could such a small child suddenly appear at her doorstep?

Lin Qi asked, "Han, are you here to see your aunt?"

Han gently nodded his head.

Lin Qi felt a touch of surprise.

He understood her and could think for himself—this proved he was not the mentally challenged child the Huo Family made him out to be.

"Come on in!" Lin Qi invited Han into the house.

Momo had just tied on an apron and, hearing the commotion, poked his little head out. Seeing it was Han, his face immediately sunk.

Why is he here?

He didn't have a good impression of this guy at all!

He made Mommy fall down the stairs and was pointed out by the people of the Huo Family.

Momo crossed his arms defensively and asked warily, "Why have you come?"

Yet, Han's attention wasn't on Momo; instead, he began to self-absorbedly look around Lin Qi and Momo's home.

It was a small residence, resembling low-rent housing.

Still, even a place like this would cost three to four thousand a month in rent in Beijing.

For the young master accustomed to living in the Huo Mansion, it was practically a shabby room.

After all, the fish tank built into the Huo Mansion's bathtub was much bigger than this.

Lin Qi wasn't fussy about housing; so long as it sheltered from wind and rain it was fine. Aside from the occasional leak when it rained or the stuffiness in the summer, there were no other issues here.

The tidy two-bedroom living room, in comparison to the luxurious but cold Huo Mansion, surprisingly appealed more to Han, who preferred the cozy warmth of a small dwelling.

He stood at the door of Momo's room, his eyes lit with curiosity.

Momo had followed Han closely since he entered, watching his every move like guarding against a thief: "What do you want?"

Han pointed to his room, and glanced at Momo, seemingly asking for permission.

Lin Qi understood Han's gaze, "Han wants to take a look at Momo's room."

Momo frowned slightly, reluctant, but to save face for Lin Qi, he said, "Then I'll deign to show you around!"

He led Han into his room.

The room was clean and tidy.

Han stopped at the desk, where a photo album lay. Momo bragged, "This is my favorite album!"

Han opened his small mouth, pointed at the album, and unexpectedly uttered in a childish voice, "Look, look."

Lin Qi was surprised for a moment; it turned out that Han really could speak—his sudden speech that night wasn't a fluke.

"No!" Momo said selfishly, "It's my treasure."

Han blinked and looked at Momo, pouting his mouth, "Stingy."

Momo raised an eyebrow, hugged the album to his chest and said, "These are all the wonderful memories of me and Mommy. I won't let you just see them!"

A hint of disappointment flickered in Han's eyes, his plump lips puffing up, delicate brows also slightly furrowed.

Lin Qi hurriedly said, "Momo, didn't you say you were making cream mushroom pasta for Mommy tonight?"

Momo nodded, "Oh! My noodles are still in the pot!"

He put down the album and hurried back to the kitchen.

Lin Qi sent Momo away, sat Han on the bed, casually picked up the album, and coaxed him, "Don't be upset, Han. Momo always treasures this album and never lets anyone look at it. Let's sneak a peek."

With that, she opened the album.

The album carried the memories of Lin Qi and Momo over the past seven years.

Momo's full moon celebration, the time Momo learned to sit and crawl, Momo's first wobbly steps...

On Momo's first day at the kindergarten, Lin Qi held him in her arms for a keepsake photo at the school gate;

During Momo's first parent-child outing, Lin Qi and he fed alpacas together;

Momo's kindergarten graduation, holding up his diploma with pride, nestled beside Lin Qi, his face blooming with a gentle and charming smile...

Han watched intently, his lips slightly pursed with a touch of envy.

So, having a Mommy who adores you is such a wonderful thing!

In each photo, Momo's genuinely happy smile was something he had never experienced.

Han tilted his little face up to look at Lin Qi, "Momo has a Mommy, but what about Han?" Where was his Mommy?

Lin Qi said, "Han also has a Mommy, and your Mommy must love you very much."

Han said, "Mommy doesn't want me." This is what Huo Tingdong told him, that Mommy abandoned him right after giving birth.

The Huo Family's servants clandestinely gossiped that the woman, upon finding out he had intellectual disabilities, had abandoned him.

But he knew that wasn't true.

He knew he wasn't mentally challenged; he could speak, he could think. That woman abandoned him simply because she didn't love him and didn't want him.

Lin Qi said, "How could she not want you? If she doesn't want you, I'll take you."

Han's eyes suddenly sparkled with a hint of brilliance, and he began to flicker with hope.

He turned to Lin Qi, revealing a sweet, sticky smile. When he smiled, two adorable dimples appeared, making one itch to hold him in their arms and rub his cheeks.

At this moment—

There came an urgent knocking at the door.

"Excuse me, is this Ms. Lin Qi's home?"

Lin Qi tensed for a moment, then walked to the door. However, she cautiously did not open it, asking through the door, "Who is it?"

"I'm the captain from Yanling Police Station. Ms. Lin Qi, we have evidence suggesting you are suspected of kidnapping and child trafficking. Please open the door and cooperate with our investigation."

Lin Qi was at a loss for words, "Child trafficking? Whom did I kidnap? Whom did I traffick?"

The captain shouted angrily: "Enough of your nonsense! Hand over the Huo Family's little master!"

Lin Qi was choked with fear.

This was a huge misjudgment; she was actually being accused of kidnapping and trafficking!

"Open the door!"

"Open it immediately!"

"Bang bang bang!"

Momo rushed out of the kitchen and said to Lin Qi, "Mommy, I saw a lot of police cars parked downstairs. What's going on?"

Lin Qi looked towards Han.

Han had a face full of guilt for what he did wrong, his little hands clutching her clothes uneasily. He had never thought that his private escape from school would bring her such trouble.

The school must have reported his disappearance. This alerted Huo Tingdong, prompting a city-wide carpet search that had quite quickly locked onto his location.

Momo was very smart and instantly understood what had happened. He said to Han, "It must be the Huo Family who called the cops! You need to explain quickly, my Mommy didn't kidnap you." He really feared that his Mommy would be mistakenly taken by the Huo Family as a trafficker.

Han obediently nodded.

He walked towards the door, about to open it.

The next second, the door was violently breached by a patrol officer!

Han was nearly knocked into the wall.

Lin Qi immediately rushed over and held him in her arms, but this action, in the eyes of the patrol officers, was undoubtedly a bigger suspicion, akin to taking a hostage!

"Let go of him!"

Instantly, the patrol officers drew their guns and aimed at Lin Qi.

Numerous dark gun barrels targeted her forehead.