Because I Cannot Hurt You

He took out his knife and charged ahead. Siying widened his eyes and got startled. 

But the little boy showed no signs of panic at all. Just as the man was about to reach him, two shadows quickly flashed to the scene. One of them grabbed the man with the knife and the other already had his gun pointed at his partner's temple.

It happened so quickly that they couldn't even see their movements and realize that they were already captured. They turned and saw two guards in black uniform, holding onto them. The first guard coldly twisted his wrist and knocked out the knife from his hand.

"Ah!" He yelped in pain.

"Who are you all? Let us go!"

But the guards ignored them and beat up the two men until they were unable to lift even a finger. They respectfully kneeled in front of the boy and bowed. "Young master. We have disarmed them."

He looked at the goons and he smiled in satisfaction. They were beaten into a pulp. "Good job. Dump them in the base and inform Dad. He will take care of it."

"Yes, young master!"

Siying got anxious and quickly said, "No beating...Mama say bad to hit others…"

The little boy's mouth twitched. He walked up to him and flicked his forehead. "Waaa.."

Siying painfully rubbed his forehead. "Hurts."

"Idiot. They were not going to give you any toys. They lied to you."

Siying blinked his eyes. "Lie?"

He snorted. "They wanted to kidnap you and do all sorts of bad things with you. They are bad people so they wanted to hurt you."

Siying froze in fear. Tears pooled in his eyes. "Hurt me?"

"Of course. Don't trust people so easily, stupid. Everyone is not that kind to give you free stuff away just like that. They always have some hidden motives, especially men who look so dangerous like that. It should ring the alarm bells in your head."

Siying lowered his head and his shoulders drooped. The little boy cleared his throat. "Anyway. Where is your home? I will drop you."

Siying stiffened. Tears plopped out from his eyes. "Siying has no home…"

The little boy raised his brow and his gaze traveled up and down. "You wear such good clothes. Of course you have a home. You are not a poor kid from any angle."

He said nothing.

The little boy touched his chin. "Perhaps... you ran away from home?"

Siying nervously shifted in his place.

"Oh…"

Bad parents who abuse him? Doesn't look like that…

It could be mental abuse too though. So he ran away.

Suddenly, Siying's stomach grumbled again. He clutched his stomach, feeling embarrassed a little.

"You are hungry huh. Well alright. First, let us fill your tummy and then we will see about your home…" he mumbled to himself.

"Come with me."

Siying asked, "With you?"

"Yes. My mom's restaurant is nearby. She will be too happy to feed you until your stomach burst of food."

He looked at the guards. "Take us to Mom.

They nodded. Siying and the little boy climbed in the car. Ten minutes later, they were already in front of the restaurant.

They stepped down. Siying craned his neck and looked at the signboard. He tried to read the letters.

"Na...Natsu…" he fumbled.

"Natsukashi. It's the restaurant's name. My Mom is the owner and head chef here. Let's go."

---

Back at the Han villa, Yunru came with his findings. "Brother-in-law."

Zhiyuan quickly asked, "What did you find about them?"

Liang and Han Huizhong gathered too. Yunru was somber as he said, "They belong to a notorious gang who kidnaps children. They sell them off in the black market and smuggle them overseas too."

He froze. Zhiyuan blankly stared at him. "What…?"

Han Huizhong stiffened. 

He felt his mind stop working. Two such dangerous criminals approached Siying and since then, there was no news. He almost stumbled, but Liang quickly caught him. "Zhiyuan please. You cannot fall weak at this point. This is where Siying needs you the most."

Zhiyuan slowly nodded. "I know…"

He felt weak for a few moments, but his gaze soon turned deadly and bloodthirsty. "If they lay as much as their finger on my son, they are dead! I will find Siying before they can do anything!"

A dangerous aura oozed out of Han Huizhong too. He gripped his stick hard. "I will dig those bastards out of their hiding! Like hell they will sell my great-grandson!"

Yunru said, "Grandpa, I have already alerted my search team. They are on the lookout."

Zhiyuan immediately called his assistant and so did Liang to investigate from their end as well. They would leave no stone unturned to find those men who took Siying away.

Zhiyuan glanced at Xinyi at a distance who was with Soo Enlai, Zizi and Ah Cy. Her condition was pale and her eyes were slightly red from her tears. His jaw clenched and he dug his nails in his palm as rage consumed him. He shut his eyes and took deep breaths. Anger wasn't going to take him anywhere. He had to calmly deal with this so that he would make no mistake.

Liang patted his shoulder. "We are all with you. Nobody can take Siying away from us."

He smiled. "Thanks, Liang."

Ten minutes later, Zhiyuan's phone buzzed and a minute later, Yunru got a call too. As they hung up, they had confused expressions on them. Han Huizhong grabbed Zhiyuan's shoulder. What did you find out? Tell me quickly!"

Yunru said, "It's strange. According to my search report, the two men had definitely taken Siying with them. But the blue van which was identified as their vehicle is still parked on the road. If they took Siying, they should have already fled from the spot with their van by now."

Zhiyuan agreed. "My assistant said the same thing. When he dug deeper, he found that the men had been captured."

Liang was stunned. "By who?"

"That's the main problem here. He didn't find any trace of that man who captured them."

Han Huizhong said, "But if they have been captured, where is Siying?"

---

The little boy with spectacles opened the door to Natsukashi. The bell gently chimed that hung on top. Siying timidly entered the restaurant, following the boy.

The waitress, Meili, immediately saw them coming and brightened. "Ah, Jun!"

She hopped to their side and smiled. "You are here!"

He nodded. "Indeed."

She glanced at Siying and curiously asked, "Who is he? Oh you made a new friend? That's great!"

He rolled his eyes. It was a long story and he wasn't in any mood to tell it now because he was really hungry.

She giggled and brought her hand forward, "Hello. I am Meili."

Siying hesitated as he raised his hand too. "Hello. I am Siying…"

"Aiya, such a cute name. Not just the name but you are so adorable too!"

Siying lowered his head and blushed a bit.

"And you are blushing too. Oof that's so cute," she pouted, "This boy never blushes!"

He snorted. "I know I am cute. Why should I blush for something that I already know?"

"..."

"Where is Mom?"

"In the kitchen as always. Wait, I will call her."

Meili quickly ran inside. Siying curiously looked through the restaurant and at a single glance, he really liked the place. There was the usual rush hour, but it still seemed calm and peaceful. The other waitresses were taking orders from the customers while some brought the food in trays and served the customers.

"Mom designed the place herself," he proudly said as he saw Siying looking around with a sparkling gaze in excitement. "You like it?"

He nodded hard. "Pretty!"

"Heh. You will like the food even more. Just wait till you have a taste of Mom's food."

The delicious smell already wafted up his nose and his stomach grumbled.

A minute later, the kitchen's door opened and a beautiful woman stepped out, taking out her apron. "Jun!"

Siying was stunned as he saw the woman coming towards them. She was breathtakingly beautiful and someone as par as Xinyi. He always thought that his mother was the prettiest, but this woman wasn't any less competition either. Her gaze shone in warmth and kindness that reminded him of Xinyi. Her smile was so gentle that could disappear all the worries from someone's heart.

She bent on her knees and hugged the boy. She kissed his cheek and grinned. "How was school today?"

"Good," he stated.

Her gaze then fell upon Siying. Siying watched in a trance and his cheeks furiously flushed.

"Hello. I see Jun has brought a new friend today. Nice to meet you!"

Siying nervously shifted in his place. Not just her eyes and smile, her voice was just as mellow and warm. 

She chuckled. "Shy aren't we? Hehe you don't have to be. What is your name?"

"Si-Siying…"

"Oh! Hello Siying! It's a pleasure to meet you. I am Jun's mother, Liu Nana."