After receiving the order to leave, Special Assistant Xu departed, leaving Li Lingyang standing alone by the floor-to-ceiling window.
He lit a cigarette, forcing himself to calm down, but his hands were trembling slightly.
If Ning Yichu is indeed Chen Bao's mother, then what about the orphanage records, Zhuo Chen, and the Jade Pendant? How do these all fit together?
Li Lingyang had planned to confront Ning Yichu tonight, to lay everything on the table and get the truth.
Unfortunately, she had left him once again...
No, something was amiss—there's another person who would certainly know the whole truth.
Li Lingyang abruptly crushed the cigarette butt, grabbed his car keys, and strode out.
...
High above, a crescent moon hung suspended in the sky.
Inside the orphanage, Mrs. Zhuo had just finished putting the children to bed in their new environment and was preparing to return to the office to plan for the next day's work.