Chapter Ninety-Seven: Kidnapping

  The newly born chubby boy has a particularly high voice, and his sleep schedule is reversed day and night. Adults have to get up in the middle of the night to serve this little brat, making everyone's dark circles even more pronounced.

  Song Jie found that every time she went to tease her brother, the chubby boy was always in a particularly good mood, not crying or making a fuss, and was especially likable. Song Jie guessed in her heart that it might be the effect of the spiritual energy in the space.

  Zhao Juan also naturally discovered this phenomenon, she didn't know the reason, so every day she let Song Jie accompany her brother to play, sometimes she would even complain, saying that with a sister, she forgot about mom.

  Song Jie Le was not bothered at all. Just before the child's full moon, the family rummaged through the dictionary and finally, Zhao Fu, the most learned one, gave the chubby boy a loud name: Hu Yue. Hu Tong Hu, with the meaning of tiger jumping.

  Everyone followed the big name and called him Yueyue. After a month, Hu Yue grew up to be strong and handsome, truly living up to the name given by his father Zhao.

  When it was time for the full moon wine, the Hu family invited many relatives to come. As soon as each person arrived, they would eat a bowl of red eggs first. Song Jie also felt that today's eggs tasted particularly delicious.

  Hú Yuè's skin has turned from red to white, possibly because he was given space water by Zhāo Juān while in his belly. His skin is particularly delicate, as if it would bruise with just a touch. At this time, he already had hearing and would turn his head following the sound of adults speaking. Relatives all praised how well-behaved this child was, each one doting on him excessively.

  Song Jie carved a small mouse jade pendant as a gift for Hu Yue, even Zhao Juan liked it very much after seeing it. On top of that, there was an engraved defensive and nourishing spell array. With the spiritual energy, she would be just like her brother's sidekick, and even cried less when sad.

  Just after Hu Yue's full moon, Song Jie is going to school, and now she has a worry in her heart, making the days even harder to get through.

  This patriarch's days are not easy, the red dust is indeed profitable. Similarly, its secret recipe has also made people jealous, there are always some villains who want to get involved, if it weren't for the Zhang family having some power, they might not be able to withstand it.

  Zhang Fu still had some anxiety in his heart, he was not afraid of them coming openly, but rather that they would secretly take action and catch him off guard.

  Song Jie had only been in school for a few days when she discovered that someone was following her. At first, she thought it was just someone passing by behind her, but to her surprise, even after turning into a small alley, there was still someone tailing her.

  She couldn't help but secretly speculate whether Uncle Zhang had leaked the fact that he was the provider of the red color matching formula. After thinking about it again, she felt it was unlikely, as she could still guarantee Uncle Zhang's character, and besides, the two were in the same boat, and he probably didn't want the formula to leak out either.

  If it wasn't for a pretty face, then what was it for? She hadn't offended anyone, so it's impossible that someone would be stalking her.

  To verify whether it was related to Hongyan, she deliberately walked with Zhangyang after school, and sure enough, the stalker behind her became three.

  Song Jie somewhat understood. Probably because she and Zhang Yang were too close, that's why they stared at her tail, otherwise probably no one would have paid attention to her as a person.

  "Come on, let's go to your place and do our homework today." Song Jie said to Zhang Yang.

  The little fatty naturally had no doubts and happily nodded his head.

  The two of them swaggered into the Zhang family home without arousing any suspicion from the Dark Faction.

  Unexpectedly, Zhang Fu was not at home, Song Jie secretly called out in surprise. Recently, Hong Yan's sales have been so hot, it's understandable to be busy, but she didn't expect this.

  However, Zhang's mother is at home. Song Jie takes out her homework and puts it on the table. She says to Zhang's mother: "Auntie, when will Uncle Zhang be back today?"

  "This is uncertain, it's been quite late recently." Zhang Mu wasn't a fool, she had long known about the relationship between Song Jie and Hong Yan, so she immediately associated it with official business.

  "Will that make Uncle Zhang come back earlier? I have a lot of homework today and want Uncle Zhang to send me home, is it okay?"

  Zhang Mu immediately sensed something was off. Besides, they had cars at home and even drivers to send people around, so it seemed like there was something important to discuss.

  "I'll go tell Uncle Zhang right now." Mother Zhang picked up the phone and dialed Father Zhang's number, fortunately he hadn't left work yet and answered the call smoothly.

  When he heard his wife's ridiculous reason, the corners of his mouth twitched, but he still left work early.

  Zhang Mu then called Zhao's family again. She said that Song Jie was doing her homework at her own home and didn't need to wait, before taking a breath of relief.

  She took out a sweater and casually knitted for a while. Later, she peeled an apple for the two children with some idle hands, but her heart always felt a little uneasy.

  It's said that Song Jie has something to look for, and Chapter Father is hearing about her taking the initiative to find herself for the first time. He knows in his heart that there must be something going on. All the way back home without stopping, he was still thinking on the road what important thing it could be that can only be said at night.

  The homework in elementary school was easy, and Song Jie finished it quickly. Zhang Yang was still there, hesitating and struggling, at his age, many problems were half-understood, and the answers were not so smooth. Song Jie helped explain beside him, and Zhang Yang's thinking became much faster.

  Hearing the sound of the door opening, Song Jie looked up and saw that Zhang Fu was back. Both Zhang Yang and Song Jie greeted him simultaneously: "Dad (Uncle Zhang)."

  Zhang Fu changed his shoes and nodded enthusiastically at them with a smile on his face.

  "Uncle Zhang, I have a question that I don't quite understand. Can you explain it to me?" Song Jie asked.

  "Come on, let's go, follow me to the study."

  Song Jie casually picked up a book and followed behind Zhang Fu, the two of them entering the study room one after the other.

  After sitting down, Zhang Fu asked: "You were in such a hurry to call me back, is there something going on?"

  "It's very important, Uncle Zhang, I found out that Zhang Yang and I are being followed."

  "What?" Zhang Fu suddenly stood up, his eyes wide with surprise.

  "At noon, I found that someone was following me. At first, I thought it was a mistake, so I specifically tested it and indeed there was someone behind me. Since I didn't know the specific reason, in the evening, I went with Zhang Yang together, but unexpectedly, the number of people following us increased, so I determined that it must be related to Hongyan." Song Jie said truthfully.

  As for why Song Jie knew that the number of people increased at night, Zhang Fu didn't ask, everyone has their own secrets and it's not necessary to know everything.

  "Recently, the rouge has been selling extremely well, and there are often people coming to pry into the secret formula. I didn't know that some people even had designs on the child's head. Fortunately, you discovered it early, otherwise, it would be unbearable to think about."

  "Uncle Zhang, it's better to be safe than sorry. The safety of family members is more important than anything else. If the secret recipe can't be kept confidential, we can sell it through an auction. After all, eating alone isn't that great, I don't mind. A secret recipe is nothing compared to the safety of loved ones."

  Zhang Fu was shocked after hearing this. He didn't expect Song Jie to understand the way of taking and giving at such a young age. He couldn't believe that the little girl in front of him didn't know the value of being a beauty.

  "It's not necessary for now, although I'm not sure how long I can drag it on, but the exclusive product rights can still be sold for a while, after all, we need to make enough profit, otherwise it would be easy to sell and others will think that the Zhang family is weak."

  Song Jie listened and nodded, feeling that Zhang Fu was right. She thought that if she wanted to give him something of her own, it was fine, but he couldn't take it by force.

  "This matter, Uncle Zhang, you consider it carefully, I'll listen to you. But what about the surveillance?"

  Zhang Fu stroked his smooth chin and said, "Why don't I send someone to secretly protect you? Just get through this period of time and it'll be fine. I think it won't take too long. This way, I can also see who the person in the shadows is and come up with a countermeasure."

  This is currently the best solution, Song Jie can't think of a better way either. The enemy is in hiding and can only be defended passively.

  The next day when I went to school, the number of people behind me had indeed increased. There was one breath that followed very closely, and two others that trailed not far or near.

  Last night, Song Jie carved a jade pendant overnight and engraved a defensive spell array on it. When she arrived at school, she gave the pendant to Xiaobai, who was still a bit confused, and forced him to put it on immediately.

  Xiao Pangzi is still enjoying himself, and Song Jie, apart from eating, is giving herself a gift for the first time, so she must cherish it.

  After a few days, everything was calm and peaceful. The people who had been following Song Jie had withdrawn, apparently having discovered that she had no utilitarian value.

  Song Jie still goes to Zhang Yang's house every day to do her homework, and then eats dinner before returning home. Probably in other people's eyes, she has become a dependent on the powerful and wealthy, a shameless little girl who clings to them.

  Unexpectedly, the unexpected still happened. The weather in early autumn was originally hot, and Song Jie and Zhang Yang bought an ice cream on the side of the road. The two walked and ate along the way, when a black sedan suddenly stopped beside them.

  The car door was quickly opened, and two burly men rushed out. One of them covered the mouths of the two small children in front of him and dragged them onto the car at a rapid pace. The vehicle immediately sped away.

  It only took tens of seconds for him to start, and by the time the bodyguards behind him came back to their senses, it was already too late to chase after him.

  Song Jie had never seen such a formation before, and it wasn't until she was dragged into the car that she came to her senses, realizing that she had been kidnapped...she had been kidnapped...

  After a moment of panic, she quickly calmed down. Fortunately, no anesthetics were used, and it was still easy to escape. However, she still wanted to know who the mastermind behind the scenes was. Moreover, it was strange that he had gotten off the car for no reason.

  She took out a small stone from the space, threw one down every now and then, and cast a tracking spell on each of them, so she wouldn't get lost.

  The robbers on the vehicle were thinking of getting what they wanted, but this little girl was gagged and secretly making small movements, if she knew it would be unbearable.

  Zhang Fu heard the bodyguard's phone call, his soul was scared away. Someone protected him and still let the child get into trouble. A wave of self-blame surged up in his heart, all blaming himself for being too confident.