CHAPTER 252: CHAPTER 207 WHAT’S THE USE OF FINDING ME? _3

On the other end, Mrs. Leng seemed to be shouting angrily. "Is it Mochen? Give me the phone. I’ll talk to my son! I don’t believe this..."

It seemed the phone was snatched. "Mochen, come quickly! We’re at Ming Garden grilling barbecue, and the monkey Li Si keeps scratched John! Hurry up!"

After speaking, the call ended with a loud slam before he could say anything to stop it.

Leng Mochen’s fury surged, and he directly flung the phone to the ground. Luckily, the device was sturdy and didn’t break.

He immediately grabbed Jiang Feng and sped toward the location in his car.

By the time he arrived, the idle crowd in Ming Garden had already been persuaded to leave by the shop employees. Remaining were only Li Si holding Xiao Guai, Bai Shasha, Mrs. Leng, Qian Rouxuan, and John, whose hand bore several red scratches.

Across the confrontation, their furious gazes seemed ready to burn holes into one another. Neither side yielded.

Bai Shasha looked at the older woman and the child opposite her with disdain, silently cursing, "Pfft, utterly shameless!"

As Leng Mochen entered, he quickly approached Li Si to check if she was unharmed, only relaxing slightly when he saw she was intact. Behind him was a panting Jiang Feng, who looked at the confrontational scene but couldn’t immediately make sense of the situation.

Lately, Mr. Leng had him investigating Qian Rouxuan, so Jiang Feng was privy to certain matters. Observing Mrs. Leng now, he was genuinely worried about her intelligence—the inability to distinguish allies from enemies was completely unlike her prior composure!

Mrs. Leng, seeing her son arrive, hurried forward with an aggrieved complaint: "Mochen, finally you’re here! Look at how cruel Li Si is. John only likes small animals and touched that monkey, but it scratched him! Who knows if he’ll catch some disease?"

Qian Rouxuan looked at Leng Mochen with a face full of suppressed grievance. This was the first chance she’d had in years to observe him up close. He had changed significantly—shedding the impetuousness of youth, he had fully matured into a steady man radiating an intense masculinity, irresistibly drawing others closer.

John, cradled in her arms, stared curiously at the tall man—is this his father?

Leng Mochen grabbed Li Si’s hand and turned away, casting an icy glare at them. "Got scratched? Go to the hospital! Why are you coming to me for this?"

Bai Shasha, worried Li Si might suffer, chimed in defensively. After all, the person in question was Mrs. Leng, Leng Mochen’s mother. Hastily, she said, "Brother Leng, that’s not what happened just now!

Li Si and I had finished eating and were leaving with Xiao Guai when your mother suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Not only did she berate us, but the child insisted on playing with Xiao Guai. And earlier, that woman deliberately pinched Xiao Guai—I saw it clearly.

After being pinched, Xiao Guai got angry and scratched the child. It wasn’t just me who saw it; the shop employees also witnessed everything!"

What Bai Shasha didn’t mention was how infuriating it was to hear the child calling Li Si’s mother-in-law "Grandma." She had attended the engagement party and knew Leng Mochen only had a sister. Where exactly had this child come from?

Moreover, that woman clearly wasn’t as virtuous as she pretended—she was full of malicious intent beneath her polished facade.

Two staff members from the restaurant nodded repeatedly, confirming Bai Shasha’s version of events.

Because it was their first time seeing a monkey as human-like as Xiao Guai, dressed adorably, Li Si’s group was much admired upon entering their private dining room. The other group hadn’t waited long before taking turns entering with excuses to view the monkey.

When the guests prepared to leave, the other group couldn’t stop staring at Xiao Guai longingly, even hoping for a next visit to catch sight of the monkey again.

Who could’ve expected that amid this, additional customers and a child would appear, sparking such chaos?

As Li Si noticed Qian Rouxuan’s face flash with panic, a subtle satisfaction bubbled within her, though her outward demeanor remained wary as she looked toward Leng Mochen. She knew him well enough—if he felt she had suffered injustice or harm, vengeance would surely follow!

Earlier, she had suddenly spotted this woman—whom she had met twice—leading a young boy, and upon hearing him affectionately call Mrs. Leng "Grandma," her reaction had been shock more than anger.

Mrs. Leng explaining was one thing; seeing this firsthand was wholly different.

Piecing events together, she finally comprehended certain things—like why Leng Ning gave this woman an icy reception upon meeting her, why their encounters at Simeng felt so peculiar...

Although she knew Leng Mochen himself wasn’t the actual person from his memories and understood fully that keeping outward appearances was sufficient going forward,

she had once genuinely liked Mrs. Leng, yet the latter’s repeated actions had completely extinguished any goodwill she felt.

Mrs. Leng was about to retort but froze under the cutting chill of Leng Mochen’s gaze. It had been ages since she’d seen that look—perhaps their relationship improving had made her forget how deeply her son resented her.

"Mochen! Look at the boy’s injury..." Qian Rouxuan’s heart truly ached now. Her original plan to upset the monkey, causing it to attack her, and then inciting Mrs. Leng’s ire toward Li Si had backfired disastrously.

She hadn’t anticipated the monkey injuring John instead. Seeing the scratches on his small hand, her anguish was genuine—how could she not hurt for him?

"I don’t know you." Leng Mochen delivered the icy statement before casting a cold glare at Mrs. Leng. "I hope you remember what I said!"

Mrs. Leng visibly hesitated. The way her son looked at her—a stranger—how had it come to this?

Ignoring the ensuing chaos, Leng Mochen pulled Li Si along, while Bai Shasha carried Xiao Guai as they exited the store.

Mrs. Leng, unwilling to accept defeat, clutched John and ran after them, shouting emotionally after Leng Mochen’s retreating figure, "Mochen, how can you be so heartless? Whatever issues exist between us adults, the child is innocent!

Show some respect for your mother—take the child to the hospital! I’m begging you!"

Leng Mochen halted but didn’t turn back, addressing Jiang Feng beside him quietly, "Take them to the hospital. Also..."

He instructed Jiang Feng softly, and the latter nodded knowingly.

Handing his car keys to Jiang Feng, he instructed him to return the car to the office after dropping them off.

Without sparing a backward glance, Leng Mochen ushered Li Si and Bai Shasha into his car and drove away directly, leaving Jiang Feng to formally invite Mrs. Leng, Qian Rouxuan, and John into his vehicle.

Qian Rouxuan eyed Leng Mochen’s fading silhouette with a venomous gaze, her heart burning with frustration. How could he not even spare her a glance? That scene earlier—it felt like knives cutting into her soul. What was so special about Li Si? What had she done to deserve his care and protection?

Even during their past together, his gaze had never carried that kind of tenderness and indulgence.

Was it truly because of his amnesia and the loss of all their shared memories?

If that were the case, then things would become much harder to maneuver...

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