After the divorce, he took care of his child and sold fried rice; his ex-wife was filled with regret

As long as she buys the most expensive toys for Tuantuan, dresses him in imported custom-made children's clothes, pays the most expensive early childhood education fees, and hires a high-end nanny to follow him around and serve him, she feels that she has fulfilled all her duties as a mother.

As for time and companionship, she never provided any of that.

Lin Fan snapped out of his thoughts and calmly spoke into the phone:

"She's usually busy with work and doesn't have much patience for the child, so for the past three years, the child has been mostly cared for by a nanny."

"But we won't mistreat the child materially, nor will we beat or abuse her."

"That's good." Wang Zhengming visibly breathed a sigh of relief on the other end of the phone.

"As long as the child's safety is confirmed, that's fine. Her use of such shady means to take the child away is simply an attempt to gain an advantage outside of court or to force you to make a mistake."

Wang Zhengming cautioned, "Just stay calm for now, and absolutely do not impulsively go to the Su family to demand your return. That's their territory. If you go there, you might play right into their hands and end up getting hurt or giving them leverage."

"Bring all the evidence to my law firm now. We'll finish the materials tonight and present them directly to the presiding judge first thing tomorrow morning!"

"The irrefutable evidence that she used fraudulent means to abduct a minor during the trial—once it's presented to the judge—will firmly label Su Qing as 'extreme in her actions, of bad character, and disregard for the physical and mental health of minors.' She's dug her own grave!"

"I'll be right there."

Lin Fan hung up the phone.

He turned his head and glanced at the empty rear child safety seat.

As long as Tuantuan's personal safety is not in danger, the rest is for Su Qing to pay the price for her cleverness.

The Wuling Hongguang emitted a deep roar, turned around and drove away from the early education center, speeding directly towards the law firm in Jiangcheng CBD.

……

at the same time.

Inside the Su family's luxurious villa in the center of Jiangcheng City.

Su Qing sat on the large leather sofa in the living room, holding a half-glass of red wine in her hand.

The living room door was ajar, letting in a draft of cold air. In the courtyard outside, four burly security guards were patrolling back and forth.

Attorney Zhang was also sitting nearby, with a high-definition digital camera on the coffee table in front of him, ready to be turned on at any time, its lens pointing directly towards the door.

They've been waiting here for almost two hours.

Judging from the time school ended, Lin Fan should have already discovered that his child was not at the early education center.

Adding to the provocative text message Su Qing sent, according to normal logic, a man who values ​​his child more than his own life would definitely rush here to demand his return immediately.

As long as Lin Fan dares to make a scene outside the gate, or even shove or push the security personnel.

The camera will record all of this.

"Emotional instability", "Impulsive behavior", "Potential violent tendencies".

Once the footage is captured, these labels will be magnified infinitely in court, and the financial advantages that Lin Fan had previously built up will vanish.

However, time passed second by second.

The clock on the wall already pointed to 6:30 p.m.

Su Qing's brows furrowed more and more tightly.

She took out her phone, turned on the screen, and glanced at it. There were no missed calls, nor a single text message questioning her.

Lin Fan seemed to have vanished into thin air, showing no reaction to her provocation.

"Attorney Zhang, something's not right." Su Qing put down her wine glass, her face darkening. "Knowing him as I do, he couldn't possibly be this calm. That's his own daughter."

Attorney Zhang was also puzzled, as things had developed in a way that completely deviated from their expectations.

He adjusted his glasses and analyzed, "Mr. Su, perhaps he's still at the early childhood education center arguing with the teachers? Or maybe he realized rushing over was pointless and called the police instead?"

"Even if the police come, it's none of their business. I'm the child's biological mother. What's wrong with taking the child home for a few days?" Su Qing snorted coldly.

Just then, the sound of porcelain shattering came from the direction of the restaurant.

Accompanying this were loud cries from all sides.

"I don't want to eat! I want to find my dad! I want to go home!"

The little girl's cries echoed through the spacious, luxurious villa, sounding particularly jarring.

The nanny, Liu Ma, came out of the restaurant carrying a plate of overturned pan-fried cod, looking at Su Qing with a helpless expression.

"Mr. Su, the young lady hasn't drunk a drop of water since she came back this afternoon. She keeps crying and asking for her father. She also rejected the dishes I just made."

Su Qing's frustration reached its peak in an instant.

She stood up and strode into the restaurant in her high heels.

At the large marble dining table, Tuan Tuan sat on a European-style dining chair, tightly hugging a large strawberry bear.

The little girl's eyes were red and her face was streaked with tears.

Normally, she could always enjoy hot home-style dishes at Lin Fan's restaurant, but now, with these exquisitely presented but rather cold Western dishes in front of her, she had no appetite at all.

"Lin Yutuan, haven't you made enough of a scene?" Su Qing asked in a low voice, trying to make her voice sound authoritative.

"This is your home. Look at all this food on the table, isn't every single dish better than the noodles in that greasy, smoky restaurant?"

"It's not tasty. It's not as good as Dad's." Tuantuan shook her head stubbornly, tears welling up in her eyes again.

Su Qing took a deep breath and went over to pick her up.

"Be good, Mommy will take you to buy new toys tomorrow and take you to the amusement park in the big shopping mall."

"I don't want toys, I want my dad!"

Tuantuan shrank back into the chair, avoiding Su Qing's outstretched hand, and cried even louder.

Seeing her daughter's avoidance of her, Su Qing's outstretched hand froze in mid-air.

A deep sense of frustration welled up inside me.

She went to great lengths, setting up such a grand scheme, wanting to prove that she could provide a better life for her child.

As it turned out, Lin Fan didn't jump into the pit at all. Instead, she herself was helpless in the face of a five-year-old child who kept crying.

Su Qing withdrew her hand and walked back to the living room with a livid face.

"Mr. Su, what should we do now? Should we still keep the camera on?" Attorney Zhang stood up and asked.

"I've withdrawn." Su Qing rubbed her temples in frustration. "He definitely won't be coming today."

She sat back on the sofa, looking at the dark night outside the window, and a vague unease suddenly rose in her heart.

Lin Fan was too calm.

This calmness made her feel as if things were slipping out of her control.

……

8 PM.

Inside Wang Zhengming's law firm in the core area of ​​Jiangcheng CBD.

Lin Fan sat on the sofa in his office, drinking the hot tea that his assistant had just poured for him.

At his desk, Wang Zhengming, wearing glasses, was reviewing the evidence materials that Lin Fan had brought over.

After reading the last statement signed and stamped by the principal, Wang Zhengming neatly gathered the materials and placed them beside him.