The man looked up, his expression somewhat puzzled by her silence.
Lin Xinlan mustered a forced smile and said, "If only we had put one on Xiaocong back then."
If Xiaocong had a tracking device on him, they would have been able to find him, and he wouldn’t have been taken away by the bad people.
Rong Shaoze’s eyes dimmed as he said in a low voice, "Actually, I had thought of that before, but I overlooked it. I believed that our biggest enemy was Qiao Yiyang, and aside from him, there would be no one else targeting me. After Qiao Yiyang reconciled with us, he posed no threat, so I thought as long as I didn’t provoke anyone else, we could live a peaceful life. How could I have anticipated that someone would kidnap Xiaocong..."
It wasn’t just that he had been negligent, he had also been overly confident.
B City was his territory, and even if someone wanted to target them, he was convinced he could deal with it swiftly.
He had never imagined that the adversary’s actions could be so incredibly fast.
They left B City in the shortest possible time, without alerting anyone and without leaving any traces, giving him no starting point to follow.
If he had known this day would come, he would have taken stricter precautions to ensure no one could harm any of his loved ones.
Lin Xinlan knew he had always been very self-critical, so she said with a slight smile, "It’s not your fault, I know that as long as you weren’t there, Meiying was always by Xiaocong’s side to protect him. It was the enemy who was too cunning, seizing the opportunity when the three of us were out alone."
"You were trying to save me at the time, so it was only natural for you to be distracted from Xiaocong. If I were you, I probably wouldn’t have done as well, I might not only have lost Xiaocong, but also gotten myself lost."
Rong Shaoze rubbed her head and smiled lightly.
"That wouldn’t happen. Even if you could get yourself lost, I wouldn’t lose you. I would take care of you for you."
Lin Xinlan smiled awkwardly, leaning into his embrace, when suddenly her whole body stiffened.
Rong Shaoze noticed something was off and quickly asked with concern, "What’s wrong?"
"It moved, it moved!" Lin Xinlan hurriedly sat up, grabbed his hand, and placed it on her belly.
"The baby just moved!" she said excitedly.
Rong Shaoze’s face also lit up with surprise, his excitement akin to that of a child receiving candy.
"Let me feel." He felt for a while, but the baby didn’t move.
Rong Shaoze couldn’t help furrowing his brows, "Son, give your dad a kick."
Still no response from the belly.
"You’re not giving your dad face?" he raised an eyebrow, his tone threatening.
"Be careful, I’ll spank you."
The baby inside the belly still didn’t react.
Rong Shaoze withdrew his hand in defeat, saying a bit dejectedly, "This kid really doesn’t give me any face. When he comes out, I’m definitely going to spank him hard."
Lin Xinlan was amused by him, laughing heartily, when suddenly the baby moved again.
She laughed even more joyfully, "Rong Shaoze... hahaha... He really doesn’t give you face, the moment you took your hand away, he moved again."
The man was covered in metaphorical black lines, grinding his teeth in frustration.
"No way, I have to get him to kick me at least once! Xinlan, lie down quickly, I’ll keep my hand on your belly, he’s bound to move eventually!"
At night, Rong Shaoze held Lin Xinlan as they slept.
In her dreams, Lin Xinlan was already picking out nicknames for the baby.