She abandoned her husband first, then her children, and was ecstatic after the divorce.

Chapter 168 Cold and indifferent to everyone

Bo Ye was a little confused and scratched his head.

"What do you want to see me do?"

Lin Qingran turned to Bo Ye and smiled, without saying anything.

Bo Ye followed Lin Qingran into the office with a blank expression. When he looked up, Bo Ye was instantly stunned.

The office was meticulously decorated, with colorful ribbons fluttering, balloons clustered around, and a beautiful birthday cake on the table.

Bo Ye suddenly realized what was going on and looked at Lin Qingran with emotion.

"How did you know today is my birthday?"

Lin Qingran smiled, her eyes full of love.

"How about it, surprise?"

Bo Ye held Lin Qingran's hand tightly, his voice choked with emotion.

"No one has ever celebrated my birthday except my mother."

Lin Qingran looked at Bo Ye with heartache and gently stroked his face.

"From now on, I will celebrate your birthday with you every year."

Bo Ye was deeply moved and hugged Lin Qingran tightly, as if he wanted to meld her into his own life.

"It's so good to have you here," Susukino murmured to himself.

Lin Qingran lit the candles for Bo Ye herself and said softly.

"Make a wish now."

Susukino closed his eyes and made a silent wish in his heart.

He hoped that he could be with Lin Qingran forever.

"What wish did you make?"

Bo Ye opened his eyes and saw Lin Qingran looking at him with curiosity.

"I can't tell you," Susukino said mysteriously.

"They all say that wishes won't come true if you say them out loud, so don't ask me."

"Alright, alright, then I wish your wish will definitely come true!"

Lin Qingran smiled and called her assistants over to eat cake. The group chatted and laughed, creating a harmonious atmosphere.

But just as they were cutting the cake, someone suddenly rushed in from outside.

"Mr. Jiang, a little boy has come outside and says he wants to see you."

Lin Qingran immediately guessed it was Fu Xingze, and her face darkened instantly.

"I can't see you."

The person standing outside looked troubled and said in a trembling voice.

"But the little child went into the corridor right away."

Lin Qingran frowned, her heart filled with irritation.

Bo Ye looked at Lin Qingran and asked softly.

"Fu Xingze?"

Lin Qingran bit her lip and said irritably.

"Who else could it be but him?"

Before he could finish speaking, the office door was pushed open, and Fu Xingze barged in.

Fu Xingze was in a disheveled state, his hair was messy, and his clothes were dirty.

Upon seeing Lin Qingran, he rushed over, embraced her, and burst into tears, his voice trembling with fear.

"Mom, I was almost kidnapped by human traffickers when I went out to play."

Lin Qingran's initial anger turned into surprise at this moment, and she subconsciously asked.

"what happened?"

Fu Xingze sobbed as he spoke, “My dad left me in Yuncheng and wouldn’t let me go back. Usually, only the nanny is with me. At first, she took good care of me, but later she stopped paying attention to me and sometimes she didn’t even come home. I don’t know what she’s doing outside. This time, the two of them left me alone at home for a whole day and night. There was no food at home, and I was starving, so I went out. A kind neighbor took me in, and I had a meal at their house. But I didn’t want to go back home so soon. That place was too oppressive, so I played outside for a while, and I almost got kidnapped by human traffickers.”

As Lin Qingran listened, her face grew increasingly gloomy, and her anger towards Fu Xiuheng intensified.

Bo Ye also frowned. Fu Xingze was an incompetent husband, and even more so a father.

Fu Xingze clung tightly to Lin Qingran's clothes as if grasping at a lifeline, his small body trembling incessantly.

He looked up at Lin Qingran with his small face covered in tears and dust, his big eyes brimming with tears, clutching her clothes tightly, his voice trembling with sobs as he pleaded.

"Mom, please, take me home. I'm so scared. Nobody here is kind to me. The house is so cold. I don't want to stay there anymore. Mom, I promise I'll be good and behave from now on. Please don't leave me."

He sobbed incessantly as he spoke, his small body trembling with fear and unease, like a wounded little animal seeking its last refuge.

Looking at Fu Xingze, who was crying with tears streaming down his face, Lin Qingran's doubts began to rise.

Yuncheng has always been a safe city, and there has never been any news of human traffickers. How did he end up in this situation?

Moreover, if he really encountered human traffickers, how could he have escaped so easily with his small stature?

The more Lin Qingran thought about it, the more suspicious it seemed, and her gaze became increasingly sharp.

Lin Qingran pondered for a while, then suddenly asked Fu Xingze.

"Are you sure you've been targeted by human traffickers? If so, I'll take you to the police station right now."

Fu Xingze's face showed an uncomfortable expression, and he couldn't say a word for a long time.

Lin Qingran sneered, "Fu Xingze, you're trying to lie to me again."

Fu Xingze lowered his head, nervously twisting the hem of his clothes with his two small hands, and murmured.

"Mom, I...I..."

Lin Qingran loathed Fu Xingze for his constant lies, her face so dark it seemed like it could drip water, and she said coldly.

"Xiao Zhou, take him home. I don't want to see him again."

Upon hearing this, Fu Xingze panicked, tears welled up in his eyes again, and he repeatedly apologized and begged.

"Mom, I was wrong. Please don't send me away. I really want to go back with you."

He cried his heart out, his little hands clutching Lin Qingran's sleeve tightly, refusing to let go.

However, Lin Qingran completely ignored her and turned around to focus on cutting the cake for Bo Ye, as if Fu Xingze's cries and pleas did not exist.

Xiao Zhou, standing to the side, also looked troubled, but dared not disobey Lin Qingran's orders, and could only try to persuade her.

"Young Master, you should go back first, don't make President Jiang angry."

As she spoke, she dragged and pulled Fu Xingze away.

Fu Xingze's cries echoed in the corridor, but Lin Qingran ignored them, her hands continuing to cut the cake without pausing.

However, her tightly pursed lips and slightly trembling hands still betrayed a hint of turmoil in her heart.

Bo Ye looked at Lin Qingran's slightly complicated expression and asked softly.

Are you feeling sorry for him?

Lin Qingran turned her head away, her tone resolute.

"No."

Bo Ye pondered for a moment, then couldn't help but remind Lin Qingran.

“Fu Xingze is very cunning; he hurt Lingdang last time. Although your disownment of him will hurt him, Fu Xingze is sometimes really not worthy of sympathy.”

Lin Qingran bit her lip. "The existence of this father and son is really a problem."

Bo Ye held Lin Qingran's hand, his gaze gentle.

“Since he exists, there’s nothing we can change. But if he doesn’t repent, who knows what trouble he might cause in the future. I’m just a little worried that he might be used by Fu Xiuheng. That would be the real problem.”

Lin Qingran took a deep breath. "Fu Xiuheng is cold and ruthless. He's the same to everyone."