Chapter 1333: The Grand Finale: A Truly Perfect Double Cross

Error correction: Michelin three stars, not five stars. [IQ exposed, thought it was three stars, wrote five stars, collapsing… Thank you, reader, for pointing it out]

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Xiao Xiaoang took advantage of Yin Shixiu talking to the waiter to quickly stuff several lobster balls into his mouth, without caring about the conversation between Yin Shixiu and the waiter.

He glanced up at Yin Shixiu and the waiter while eating and thought the waiter seemed to be shivering…

“Hey, big brother!”

“Ah! Wha-what?” Xiao Xiaoang called out to the waiter, and unexpectedly, the waiter seemed so scared that his soul almost left his body, his answer sounding a bit distorted.

Xiao Ang blinked in confusion at the waiter.

The waiter quickly swallowed, licked his lips, and adjusted his mood, bowing respectfully to Xiao Ang,

“Young Master, is there anything you need help with?”

Xiao Xiaoang raised his eyebrows and looked seriously at the waiter, saying, “Big brother, could you help me pack this pizza?”

“Oh, sure, just a moment, please.”

After speaking with Xiao Ang, the waiter half-bowed toward Yin Shixiu before going to prepare the pack.

After the waiter left, Xiao Xiaoang asked Yin Shixiu, “Why is he so afraid of you?”

“Guess.”

“Hmm… Is the one who pays the bill the boss? Are you going to pay the bill?” Xiao Xiaoang asked seriously.

“…”

Yin Shixiu looked at Xiao Xiaoang, feeling a bit speechless, but…

“He’s afraid I might not pay, and he’d lose his job.”

“Huh?” Xiao Xiaoang was even more puzzled.

Yin Shixiu just chuckled and then said, “We can come to this restaurant often now.”

Xiao Xiaoang immediately looked guarded, suspiciously glancing at Yin Shixiu.

“What’s wrong? Don’t you like this restaurant’s pizza?”

“I like it… but after you return Su Xiaomeng to me, we probably won’t meet again.” Xiao Xiaoang mumbled while holding his juice.

The waiter came over with a packing box and also held a small cake in his hand, “Young Master, this cake is complimentary, chocolate flavor.”

“Wow.”

Upon hearing that it was complimentary, Xiao Ang beamed, but before taking it, he looked at Yin Shixiu… As if inquiring.

Yin Shixiu didn’t expect Xiao Xiaoang to seek his approval, and he smiled, nodding.

Xiao Xiaoang happily took the cake from the waiter.

Then he saw the waiter packing the unfinished pizza for him.

Yin Shixiu knew that a three-star Michelin restaurant wouldn’t easily give away a cake like this, whether it was complimentary or bought out of guilt… He chose to ignore it.

The important thing was that Xiao Xiaoang was happy.

The two left the restaurant, checking the time—it was already past eight.

Xiao Ang carried the packed pizza and the complimentary cake, and with his rounded belly, climbed into the car.

As Yin Shixiu opened the car door, Su Xiaomeng’s call came in…

He answered the call, and before he could say anything, Su Xiaomeng’s frantic voice came out,

“Shixiu, Xiao Xiaoang is missing, he might have been kidnapped! The kid sneaked out of the kindergarten while the children were napping, no idea where he went, the Xiao Family’s driver went to pick him up, and the teacher realized he was missing! What to do, do you think he’s still struggling to accept Xiao Yan and Pu Yang’s marriage, so he ran away from home… Uh… Do you think he’s walking alone on the street and might get taken by traffickers!”

On the other end of the phone, Su Xiaomeng was frantic, grabbing her hair and pacing around, speaking so fast that Yin Shixiu couldn’t find a gap to respond.

Finally, when she finished, Yin Shixiu calmly said, “The traffickers… it’s me.”

“Right, what if he runs into traffickers, what if—what did you say?”

Su Xiaomeng blinked, swallowed, and asked again, “What did you say?”

“Xiao Ang is with me.”

“Huh? He… You… How did you end up together? The kindergarten’s surveillance shows after she left, she took a taxi…”

“Don’t worry, I’ll let him talk to you.”

Yin Shixiu sat in the car, Xiao Xiaoang was already seated properly in the back, seatbelt fastened, waiting for Yin Shixiu to start driving.

Yin Shixiu handed the phone to Xiao Xiaoang, “It’s Su Xiaomeng.”

Xiao Xiaoang’s eyes lit up, eagerly taking the phone, placing it against his ear like a treasure, and hurriedly said, “Su Xiaomeng!”

“Xiao Ang, are you really with Uncle Shixiu?”

“Yeah.”

“You kid! How could you run away from kindergarten on your own! Don’t you know how dangerous that is?”

“…” Xiao Xiaoang listened to Su Xiaomeng’s panicked tone and knew he had worried her, feeling quite uncomfortable about it at the moment.

“Your dad is worried sick about you, don’t you know?”

After Su Xiaomeng’s heart settled down, she couldn’t help but scold him.

Xiao Xiaoang scratched his head and then said strangely, “Huh? Isn’t Xiao Yan working overtime today…”

“He’s working overtime, but wouldn’t the driver who couldn’t pick you up tell your dad? Why are you so mischievous!”

Su Xiaomeng seemed genuinely angry, and even Yin Shixiu sitting in the front seat could hear Xiao Meng’s questioning voice through the phone.

Xiao Xiaoang, for a moment, didn’t know how to respond…

Yin Shixiu had already reached over and taken the phone, “I’ll take him back now, I’m driving. If there are any problems, we’ll discuss them when I return.”

“You—”

Before Su Xiaomeng could finish speaking, the call was disconnected again.

Su Xiaomeng clenched her fist, took a deep breath, and shouted, “Ah Su! Bring me a washboard!”

“…Huh?”

“Bring the washboard and put it at my room door!”

“…”

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“Ah-choo!” Yin Shixiu sneezed just after hanging up the call; perhaps the weather was really too cold.

He started the car…

Xiao Xiaoang leaned against the backseat, looking somewhat anxiously out the window, and Yin Shixiu noticed his worry, “Are you worrying about getting scolded by Xiao Yan when you get home?”

“I thought Xiao Yan was working overtime at the hospital, so I thought it was okay for me to come home later.”

Kids often think they are being very thorough, but they actually miss many points, yet they are unaware of it.

“Xiao Yan must be worried sick…”

What bothered Xiao Xiaoang more was this, rather than being afraid of getting scolded at home.

“Xiao Xiaoang, you’re still too young, there are many unseen dangers lurking around you in this world, so from now on, make sure to consult your parents before doing anything.”

“…” Xiao Ang pouted, reluctantly nodding.

Yin Shixiu knew he was a very opinionated and independent child, just like Yin Huaiyu…

But Xiao Xiaoang’s independence was forced; the busy Xiao Yan could not accompany him much, and without a mother by his side to guide him, he could only rely on his instincts to explore the world.

Whereas Yin Huaiyu’s independence was subjective, so his actions had their own character, yet did not go overboard.

Yin Shixiu’s grip on the steering wheel inadvertently tightened a bit—

He shouldn’t lack compared to Huaiyu…

Xiao Xiaoang, deep in thought, became relatively silent on this journey as Yin Shixiu drove towards the Xiao Family address…

Night had fallen; the streetlights and car lights added vitality and energy to Beijing’s crisscrossing night roads.

Everything was going smoothly until Yin Shixiu noticed that there seemed to be a car following them… Yin Shixiu’s heart skipped a beat.

He took two detours along the crisscrossing roads to confirm that they were indeed being followed.

A thought swiftly crossed his mind… It was a point of confusion he felt after talking with Xiao Xiaoang that afternoon.

According to Pu Yang, Xiao Xiaoang was the son of Su Xiaomeng and Xiao Yan, so her letting Xiao Xiaoang tell him rather than coming herself was likely because it was inconvenient for her, possibly due to a promise to Xiao Yan to keep this secret.

Perhaps it was a condition of their marriage.

Of course, it was just Yin Shixiu’s guess.

Pu Yang had to keep the secret, but given the typically vile nature of the Pu Family, it was impossible for her to kindly help raise someone else’s child without ulterior motives.

So she let Xiao Xiaoang come to him himself, letting him know that Xiao Xiaoang was the son of Xiao Meng and Xiao Yan.

Doing this…

Yin Shixiu couldn’t assert with 100% certainty that his guess was correct, but such a two-birds-one-stone trick really seemed like something the Pu Family could come up with.

On one hand, making him think the child was Xiao Yan and Su Xiaomeng’s, thus turning Su Xiaomeng into the Yin Family’s target, if Pu Wei wanted, perhaps she could even make Su Xiaomeng a scandal in all of Beijing. This would avenge her sister Pu Wei.

On the other hand, because Xiao Xiaoang was Su Xiaomeng’s child, the question of who would raise this child then becomes a problem. If they could get rid of Xiao Xiaoang, the hot potato, why not do it?

A good two-birds-one-stone strategy, but there was a big loophole in this plan, which was Xiao Xiaoang.

If things blew up, Xiao Xiaoang would definitely confess to Xiao Yan that it was Pu Yang who sent him…

Once Xiao Xiaoang exposed her, Xiao Yan surely wouldn’t marry her again.

The conclusions Yin Shixiu could draw largely relied on reasoning using the vile temperament of the Pu family members, unless the Pu family wasn’t as bad as he thought, otherwise… Yin Shixiu found this speculation rather plausible.

Especially now… considering that someone was closely chasing their car—

If they silenced Xiao Xiaoang after his meeting with him, that would really be the perfect two-birds-one-stone.

Yin Shixiu took a deep breath, his eagle-like eyes instinctively narrowing in danger, glancing in the rearview mirror at the black car still tailing closely behind—