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She was about to apologize to Li Shulan when Zou Liang slapped her hard across the face. "What are you saying? If you don't come home, what will happen to my son?"

"Exactly! What about my grandson?" Li Shulan glared at her fiercely. "If we can't find him, so be it. Maybe that brat is already dead."

"That's right, I've already posted a missing person notice, and the whole internet is helping us find her. If we still can't find her, she's probably dead." Zou Liang echoed Li Shulan's words, "You'd better not cause trouble, or you'll ruin my son's future, and I won't forgive you."

Thinking of what she had suffered before, Liu Xueqin suddenly shuddered, shook her head violently, and said, "Okay, husband, I'll be a good girl."

Zou Liang and Li Shulan exchanged a glance, then gave her a rare smile. "Go to sleep now. You've already eaten twelve pumpkins! You're such a spendthrift! If you don't rest properly and tire out my grandson, I won't forgive you. My grandson must grow up to be chubby and healthy."

A hint of grievance flashed across Liu Xueqin's swollen face, but she quickly nodded and said, "Okay, Mom."

She felt a little wronged, but what could she do? She had already been left with no one to rely on when she insisted on marrying Zou Liang against her parents' wishes.

At that time, she felt that as long as she had love, she was the happiest woman in the world. As long as Zou Liang loved her, she was willing to give up the whole world for love.

But in less than three years, everything changed. Zou Liang became addicted to gambling and gambled away all the family's money. The mother-in-law who had treated her kindly like her own daughter changed her attitude overnight and began to torment her in every way, even demanding that Zou Liang divorce her because she couldn't have children.

Zou Liang also has a serious tendency towards violence. He would hit her at the drop of a hat, but after hitting her, he would kneel down and apologize to her, and then patiently apply medicine to her. She still felt very happy.

Love can heal pain; as long as Zou Liang loves her, she can fight against the whole world.

However, in the past two years Zou Liang has treated her worse and worse, constantly beating and scolding her. She always thought it was because she couldn't have children. After her mother-in-law brought Tongtong home, she thought everything would get better, but unexpectedly, Zou Liang became even more abusive. She couldn't bear the beatings anymore, and Tongtong would wipe away her tears with her chubby little hands.

In the past two years, her parents have passed away one after another, and even her younger brother has moved away and disappeared. If she were to fall out with Zou Liang now, she would really be homeless, so she has no choice but to rely on Zou Liang.

In this home, Tongtong is like her only refuge, her only sanctuary.

Today, her mother-in-law took Tongtong out and didn't bring her back. She already knew that this whole thing was planned by Zou Liang and her mother-in-law.

But she was helpless; she couldn't stop it. She was already struggling to move, how could she possibly protect Tongtong?

All she could say was that it was up to the child's fate; if the child was found, they were lucky; if not, then it was the child's destiny.

Looking at her round belly, she silently prayed that it would be a son, otherwise she would really be kicked out of the house.

She lowered her gaze and slowly placed her hand on her stomach. Once she gave birth, everything would be alright. If she had a son, she could finally hold her head high like her mother-in-law.

She walked unsteadily into the room, her large pregnant belly protruding. Before she even entered, she heard Li Shulan sitting in a chair, arrogantly ordering, "Make breakfast tomorrow morning, enough for seven people. My period is coming, so remember to make sure it's a grand affair for me. You don't need your portion; just eat the same thing. Don't waste food."

Liu Xueqin silently tightened her grip on her fingers and whispered, "Okay, Mom."

Li Shulan gave Liu Xueqin a disdainful look before going back to discuss matters with Zou Liang.

There are so many idiots online these days. It hasn't been long, and I heard that Zou Liang's shared bikes have already sold tens of thousands of yuan worth of goods. He's going to make a fortune!

The mother and son stared excitedly at the endless stream of items being sold on their phones, unaware of how bizarre their actions were, given that their daughter had only just gone missing.

The buyers were none other than the wealthy women who had just emerged from the "Let's Gossip Together" livestream.

The moment that bastard hung the yellow bike on, they knew something was definitely wrong.

A master once said, "To destroy something, you must first make it go mad."

This bastard is so eager for traffic right now, so they'll give him that traffic. It's the simplest thing to do, right? Just throw money at him. Keep buying traffic, and they'll see what this bastard is up to.

The video remained popular all night, and its views exceeded 100 million overnight.

When Zou Liang woke up early in the morning, he saw a constant stream of order notifications on his phone; the total amount placed overnight had already exceeded 200,000 yuan.

She can already imagine the spectacle when she goes live.

He grinned so wide his mouth almost reached the back of his head as he walked out of the room. As soon as he stepped out, Li Shulan greeted him, "Liangzi, the masters have arrived. Hurry up and have breakfast, then we'll set off as soon as we've finished."

Zou Liang glanced at the people in the room. They were wearing Daoist robes, and there were some tools or something that he couldn't identify beside them.

Each person had a large box beside them. Zou Liang's eyes lit up; he hadn't expected these people to actually have something.

Now he's making money online, and these experts can even help him have a son, then dump his wife, get promoted, make a fortune, have a son, and have his wife die—it's practically the three great joys of life.

Without much chatter, they quickly finished their breakfast, then stood up, picked up their suitcases, and headed outside.