Chapter 249: Chapter 242: Wu Jingjing
The appearance of Wu Chengzu made Wang Hai vigilant, his sharp eyes scanning over him without any concealment.
Wu Chengzu glanced at Wang Hai standing behind Bai Yiran, smiling as usual as he said to Bai Yiran, "Why are you here? Did something happen? Do you need any help?"
Bai Yiran shook her head, smiling politely yet somewhat distantly, "No, itâs already been resolved."
"Hmm." Wu Chengzu nodded.
"Madam, shall we go?" Wang Hai said in a deep voice.
Wu Chengzu once again focused his gaze on Wang Hai, his expression inscrutable and enigmatic.
Bai Yiran didnât notice the exchange of looks between the two men, and smiled faintly at Wu Chengzu, "Then Iâll be leaving now."
"Alright, see you next time." Wu Chengzu didnât say much more, very gentlemanly making way for Bai Yiran.
Both parties nodded and walked away in opposite directions.
Wu Chengzu walked into the police station with an intriguing smile on his face.
Madam?
It seems they have remarried!
"Have someone check why Bai Yiran came here just now?" Wu Chengzu instructed the person behind him as he walked.
"Okay."
Upon hearing his subordinateâs response, Wu Chengzu set his eyes forward, and his previously smiling face suddenly turned dark, "Where is that girl?"
Upon hearing Wu Chengzuâs question, his subordinate hurriedly stepped forward to lead him, "This way!"
In another room at the police station, Wu Jingjing sat dejectedly on a chair, while her aunt Li Lan kept complaining non-stop beside her.
"You troublesome girl! All you do is cause me trouble! Youâre just a jinx, born without a mother to raise you!"
Upon hearing Li Lan mention her mother, Wu Jingjing immediately glared back.
"Youâre glaring at me!" Li Lan poked Wu Jingjing with her sharp fingernail, "Iâm telling you, if it werenât for the money your dad gives, I wouldnât bother taking care of a motherless child like you! A troublemaker!"
"Enough!" The officer, unable to listen any longer, interjected. How could an adult speak this way to a girl not even fourteen?
Hearing the officerâs rebuke, Li Lan reluctantly closed her mouth.
"When will the childâs father arrive?" the officer asked.
"Iâve already informed him, he should be here shortly." Li Lan answered honestly.
Upon hearing this, Wu Jingjing immediately responded like a hen with ruffled feathers, sharply yelling, "Who told you to inform him!"
Li Lan, upon hearing this, also shouted, "Youâve ended up in the police station, who else should I notify if not him!"
Amid the shouting, Wu Chengzu had already walked in. His arrival made the already cramped space feel even more oppressive and tense.
Wu Jingjing, who was just like an angry hen moments ago, turned into a furious little quail upon seeing Wu Chengzu. Her eyes, similar to his, glared at him with resentment but no longer retained the arrogance from before.
"Whatâs going on?" Wu Chengzuâs voice was low and serious, sending shivers down oneâs spine.
Upon seeing Wu Chengzu, Li Lan immediately put on a different face, fawning, feeling wronged, pitiful...
"Brother-in-law, thank goodness youâre here... I have no solutions for dealing with Jingjing!"
Wu Chengzu glanced at Li Lan without responding, then turned to the officer, "Hello, Iâm Wu Jingjingâs father."
"Youâre her father?" The officer looked Wu Chengzu up and down, he seemed like a refined gentleman, yet he has such a daughter? "Your daughter was caught stealing in the supermarket. When discovered by the store owner, instead of apologizing, she injured the owner, who is now in the hospital getting treated."
Upon hearing this, Wu Chengzuâs handsome face turned gloomy, and his sharp eyes fell on Wu Jingjing.
Wu Jingjing shivered slightly, feeling a little scared, yet still managed to lift her head and meet Wu Chengzuâs gaze. The determination in her eyes made Wu Chengzu pause, and he subsequently looked away.
With Wu Chengzuâs coordination, the matter was quickly resolved amicably. Considering Wu Jingjing was not yet fourteen, the police did not want to give her any criminal record. After a stern reprimand and education, she left with Wu Chengzu.
Wu Chengzu walked ahead with large strides, the atmosphere around him very tense. Li Lan and Wu Jingjing carefully followed behind, until they reached outside the police station, where Wu Chengzu finally stopped.
"Why did you do that! Isnât the money I give you enough?" Wu Chengzu looked at Wu Jingjing sternly.
"I..." Wu Jingjing raised her head to say something, but Li Lan beside her coughed as if unintentionally, making Wu Jingjing swallow her words, "None of your business!"
"If I werenât your father, you think Iâd care?" Wu Chengzu fumed.
"Then donât meddle! I truly wish you werenât my father!" Wu Jingjing, eyes red, ran off.
"Jingjing!" Li Lan called out from behind.
"You donât mind her!" Wu Chengzu shouted.
Li Lan shrank her neck, in fact, she was still somewhat afraid of her brother-in-law, but for the sake of benefit, she put on a face of grievance and said, "Brother-in-law, itâs my fault. I didnât take good care of Jingjing, letting her do such a thing... You entrusted Jingjing to me with your trust, and I failed you and my deceased sister..."
Wu Chengzu, feeling irritated by Li Lanâs cries, still responded politely, "Donât say that, thank you for helping take care of the girl all these years." With those words, Wu Chengzu took out two stacks of money, placing them in Li Lanâs hands, "In the future, Iâll have to trouble you to look after Jingjing."
Li Lan, having received the money, put on a magnanimous appearance, agreeing to Wu Chengzu that she would surely take good care of Wu Jingjing. But deep inside, she was already planning on buying that newly released handbag with the money!