Madam Gao looked down at Gao Xu, grabbing his shoulders and shaking him. "What's wrong with you? How can you lie? You've only met her once before, how did you become friends?!"
Little Gao Xu was frightened. "Mom..."
Madam Gao angrily reprimanded him, "You weren't like this before. I taught you, no lying!"
"Wah!"
Little Gao Xu was so scared he started crying.
Shen Qingqing frowned slightly and shielded the child behind her. "What are you doing?"
Little Gao Xu hid behind her, tears streaming down his face like a broken string of pearls.
"This is my child, it's none of your business." Madam Gao tried to pull Gao Xu back, but Shen Qingqing stopped her, and even Officer Wang stood between them.
"Please be rational, don't take your anger out on the child."
Madam Gao was furious, her face flushed red. "This child is my son, what's wrong with me wanting my own child back? Why are you stopping me?!"
Shen Qingqing said calmly, "If you can be more rational, the child will naturally return to you."
If she hadn't spoken, Madam Gao would have been even more enraged. Seeing Gao Xu hiding behind Shen Qingqing, looking so afraid of her.
The string of reason in her mind snapped completely.
He was actually afraid of his own mother, yet he was so close to that bad person!
"Come here!" Madam Gao rushed forward to pull Gao Xu over. As soon as she grabbed his hand, Shen Qingqing caught her, her expression icy cold.
Madam Gao was exasperated. "What are you doing?!"
Shen Qingqing said indifferently, "This is your child, not a toy. Pull him gently."
Madam Gao scoffed, "Don't I know he's my child? Do I need you to tell me? We're biological mother and son, we're closer than you are, aren't we!"
Shen Qingqing directly shook her hand away and turned to Gao Xu. "Xu, don't be scared. If your mother hurts you, tell me. Even if I can't help, there's still Uncle Police, understand?"
Gao Xu wanted to say, Mom wouldn't hurt him.
But seeing his mother's contorted, red face, he swallowed the words.
"I understand, but I believe Mom will be good to me." He looked at Madam Gao, his eyes full of hope.
Madam Gao glared at him. She wanted to scold him, but Officer Wang and Shen Qingqing were watching. Madam Gao believed that if she continued to look fierce, they wouldn't let her take the child away.
She forced herself to put on a gentle expression.
"Xu, come here, go home with Mom."
Shen Qingqing said coolly, "Now you're not saying I'm kidnapping a child anymore?"
Madam Gao choked, a hint of annoyance in her voice. "Don't push your luck. You should be grateful I'm not pursuing this, why are you still going on about it?"
"You're not pursuing it because I didn't do anything wrong, not because you're magnanimous."
Shen Qingqing glanced at her, her sarcasm undisguised.
"Anyway, I'm not pursuing this anymore, so don't bother me!" Madam Gao, believing herself to be no match for this woman in an argument, simply picked up her son, secretly glaring at him. "I can't be bothered to waste my breath on you!"
With that, she turned to leave.
As she reached the door, a man hurried in, almost colliding with Madam Gao.
"Sister?! What's going on? Am I late?" The man wasn't tall, but he was handsome and looked at Madam Gao with concern.
Madam Gao replied grumpily, "What do you think?"
Everything was over, and he only arrived now. What use was he?!
The man scratched his head and turned to Officer Wang. "Master, what happened? I was on a mission outside and received the message. I came back as soon as I finished."
Officer Wang's face was stern. "Was there any problem with the mission?"
The man quickly replied, "No, no. I finished all my tasks before returning. Master, don't worry, I remember your instructions. Missions always come first."
Hearing this, Madam Gao became even angrier and glared at him fiercely.
"You just remember your damned missions. Go live with your missions then. You don't need family, a wife, or children anymore!"
With that, she hugged Gao Xu and hurried away.
"Sis!"
The man quickly chased after her.
Officer Wang explained to Shen Qingqing, "That was my disciple. He's young, but very intelligent and talented. He's always been very good at this, but I didn't expect he'd have such a sister."
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Shen Qingqing wasn't interested in Madam Gao's brother. Seeing that the matter was resolved, she turned to Officer Wang. "I'm sorry for the trouble today, Officer Wang."
Officer Wang shook his head. "It's nothing. On the contrary, you shouldn't do this again in the future."
He paused and added, "Although you haven't said it, I know you have your reasons. But she is the child's mother, after all. If anything were to happen to the child, she has the right to hold you responsible."
Shen Qingqing didn't offer much explanation, only nodding. "Yes, I've heard what you said."
After leaving, Shen Qingqing returned home and the first thing she did was check on Chenchen. When she was away from home every day, her biggest worry was always the children.
As soon as she got back, she saw Chenchen and Xixi playing a game.
She was a little surprised.
Chenchen hadn't played this game in a long time. He always acted well-behaved and sensible, but she never knew what he was thinking, and it always worried her.
Could it be... that he was getting better?
Shen Qingqing suppressed her excitement and, while the two children were tired and resting, called Xixi aside.
"Xixi, how is your brother?"
Shen Jinxi sighed, "Mommy, I don't think Brother is doing very well."
He recounted the details of his interactions with his brother while Mommy was away. Chenchen seemed to have returned to normal on the surface, but he always felt something was off.
It wasn't until by chance that he saw the wounds on his brother's body.
They were all small wounds, but the cumulative effect was significant. Some had scabbed over, while others were new.
"You mean... he's self-harming?"
Shen Qingqing gasped, asking with difficulty.
Xixi nodded solemnly. "If I'm not mistaken, the wounds on Brother's body are indeed knife wounds, and each wound is not deep. Brother has been at home recently, how could anyone have hurt him?"
It could only be himself.
Shen Qingqing fell silent for a moment, then said, "Xixi, I need to take Brother to the hospital. You stay home and be good, understand?"
Xixi immediately said, "I want to go too!"
"Be good, you need to stay home. We can't leave the house empty. " Shen Qingqing didn't want to inform Fu Jingshu, because if he returned, he would definitely ask. "At that time, I'll have to trouble you to deal with your Daddy."