Chapter 41

The three got into the car, Shen Ting'an the engine when his cell phone suddenly rang.

He glanced at it, answered the phone, and as soon as the call connected, he heard a sobbing voice on the other end, "Brother."

Shen Ting'an's eyebrows twitched. The caller was his youngest sister Shen Tingwan, who was crying uncontrollably on the other end of the line.

Shen Ting'an's voice remained calm. "What's wrong? Don't rush, tell me slowly."

"Brother, Tongtong has been kidnapped. The kidnappers are demanding an 80 million ransom, all in cash. I don't have that much cash on me right now. Could you lend me some?"

Although Shen Ting'an didn't turn on the speakerphone, everyone was in the car at the moment, and no one spoke, so the sound coming from the microphone could be heard clearly.

Shen Luoluo blinked. She never expected that a kidnapping case, which she had only ever seen in TV dramas, would actually happen to her. It was quite exciting.

She quickly opened the Intelligence System, [Let me see who's so evil as to kidnap someone's child.]

Shen Luoluo was also stunned when she saw the kidnapper's name.

[The child's father?]

[What's going on? Did this kid's dad stage a kidnapping himself?]

Chapter 41

◎Dad Becomes a Male Prostitute◎

Golden Harbor Luxury Apartments, Shen Tingwan's home.

The house was in complete chaos. Shen Tingwan sat slumped on the sofa, tears streaming down her face.

A group of people surrounded Shen Tingwan, looking anxious. Seeing that Shen Tingwan had hung up the phone, they quickly asked, "How is it? Would you be willing to lend us some, brother?"

Shen Tingwan wiped away her tears, nodded, and choked out, "My brother said he's coming now."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. "It's good that Big Brother is willing to lend us the money. We only need 30 million more. As long as the money arrives, Tongtong will have hope."

Shen Tingwan was still crying when the man next to her put his arm around her, saying, "It's alright, it's alright. Once we get the money, Tongtong will be saved."

"Tongtong is only five years old. She's such a young child and doesn't understand anything. How could something like this happen to her? She must be terrified right now. It's all my fault. If I had been more careful, this wouldn't have happened." Shen Tingwan sobbed uncontrollably.

Today was the annual members' day at the nearby children's amusement park. She happened to have some free time at home, so she took her child there to play. Because it was members' day, the amusement park was packed with children, and the kids had a great time playing with their friends.

Unexpectedly, after chatting with another mother who had also brought her child to play, the child disappeared in the blink of an eye.

After searching the amusement park for a while, just as she was about to call the police, her phone rang. It was the kidnappers calling, telling her that they had taken her child and demanding 80 million yuan in cash for ransom. They had one day to prepare the money and were forbidden from calling the police, or they would harm the child.

Then came the child's heart-wrenching cries for help from the other end of the phone. Shen Tingwan's heart broke at the sound. Without delay, she rushed home to raise money.

She never imagined that one day a kidnapping would happen to her.

The young girl next to me, playing on her phone, curled her lip. "If you ask me, we should call the police. What if the kidnapper takes the money and then kills the hostage? We'll end up losing everything. We should trust the police."

"Shut up!" The one yelling was Shen Tingwan's husband, Jiang Mingxuan. He glared angrily at his younger sister, "You shut up, or get out of here!"

Shen Tingwan glared at the girl. "It's not your child. You don't know the pain unless the whip hits you, so of course you don't care! You have no idea what it feels like to be a mother." All she wants now is for her child to come back safely. If she could get her child back by spending money, she would be willing to spend any amount of money.

Jiang Mingxuan's parents, who were standing nearby, also tried to persuade the girl, "Just be quiet. Your brother and sister-in-law are upset right now, so don't make things worse, okay?"

Just then, the doorbell rang.

Shen Tingwan knew without even thinking who it was, and quickly got up to open the door.

"Brother, sister-in-law, please come in and sit down."

"Big brother, sister-in-law." The man didn't dare to look Shen Ting'an in the eye, and greeted them with his head down the whole time.

Shen Luoluo scrutinized the man carefully. [So he's a gigolo, relying on his wife's money to achieve his current success. No wonder he did something like this.]

A voice suddenly popped into her head. Shen Tingwan, then glanced at Shen Ting'an's family. No one was speaking, so why could she hear the voice?

Although she was puzzled, she had no time to think about it and asked impatiently, "Brother, did you bring the money?"

Shen Ting'an glanced at the man standing next to her without showing any emotion, and replied, "Tingwan, come out with me for a moment, I have something to tell you."

"Big brother, is there something we can't say here?" Before Shen Tingwan could speak, the man next to her became anxious.

He's getting anxious!

[He was probably afraid that if they were alone together, his wife would say something she shouldn't have, and he would expose her.]

Zhao Huizhen and Shen Jiayan, who could hear each other's thoughts, stared coldly at the man. If they had only suspected something before, they were now absolutely certain that Jiang Mingxuan was broke.

Because they have no money, they can't hear Luoluo's true feelings.

Shen Tingwan was anxious and didn't notice anything amiss, so she added, "Big brother, just tell me what's wrong. There are no outsiders here."

Shen Ting'an's face darkened. He had never liked this brother-in-law, but his sister just liked him and was determined to marry him. They made a fuss for a long time before the family finally agreed to let them be together.

After the marriage, the brother-in-law and several partners started their own company. For years, he was well-behaved and did nothing wrong. I never expected that he would do something so heinous as kidnapping his own daughter when problems arose.

How could you do that to such a young child!

Shen Ting'an deliberately persisted, "Tingwan, thirty million is no small sum. There are some things I need to confirm with you privately. Once you confirm everything is fine, I'll have someone bring the money over immediately."

Upon hearing about money, Shen Tingwan no longer hesitated. The man beside her tried to stop her, but she blocked him, saying, "This is my older brother. He wouldn't harm me. Just wait for me in the living room for a while, I'll be right back."