If You Could Hear My Heart
Chapter 1076 - Chapter 1076 Chapter 1076 Xu Chaomus Child

Chapter 1076: Chapter 1076: Xu Chaomu’s Child Chapter 1076: Chapter 1076: Xu Chaomu’s Child “Let’s wait a bit longer, finish up this project, and don’t hand it over to someone else,” Xiao Mo still tried to persuade.

After all, he didn’t want her to come back during this time.

Although Xu Chaomu didn’t like to meddle, it wasn’t as if she wouldn’t notice anything. If Bai Man went looking for her, there would be more trouble.

For now, staying in A City was the best choice for her.

Especially after Xiao Mo found out that Xia Chuqing’s father was the mayor of A City, he felt even more that it was best for Xu Chaomu to stay in A City.

“Mmm… but in a couple of days, I still need to go back to Jin City to fetch Wealth.”

“Wealth will be too inconvenient to follow you around; let me take care of him.”

“I miss him.”

“I can send you videos of him.”

“I want to hold him.”

Xiao Mo laughed, shaking his head helplessly.

“Listen to me, really, having him by your side will be inconvenient,” Xiao Mo advised.

Xu Chaomu fell silent, propping her cheek and gazing out at the rain outside the window.

After pondering for a good while, she conceded, “Okay then… wait till the project is finished. You have to take good care of him for me; keep an eye on him and don’t let bad people bully him again.”

“Okay, they won’t.”

“By the way, Xiao Mo, do you think Bai Man will tell Shen Chi I’m in Jin City?”

“How would she dare say anything? She sees you as a romantic rival. If she told him, what if Shen Chi came looking for you?” Xiao Mo chuckled.

“That would be for the best.” Xu Chaomu didn’t want anyone disturbing her life either, “I’ve finally settled down in Jin City. If anyone came over, I’d have to move again.”

“Don’t overthink it.” Xiao Mo could only try to comfort her like this.

Actually, Xiao Mo was well aware that as long as Xu Chaomu didn’t go abroad, she couldn’t escape Shen Chi’s grasp; sooner or later, he would find her. But whether or not she was willing to go with Shen Chi was something that he couldn’t predict.

While he was talking to Xu Chaomu, another call came through on his phone.

Xiao Mo saw it was from one of his subordinates.

“Xiao Mo, could it be because of the rainy weather? I feel so restless.”

Xu Chaomu drew circles on the windowsill with one hand; since yesterday, this feeling had gradually enveloped her heart, growing stronger today.

She felt like she couldn’t catch her breath, her chest tightening in waves.

Having chatted with Xiao Mo for a while just now had eased some of the sense of oppression in her heart, but it was still not completely relieved.

“Go take a bath, make yourself some lemon tea, quietly lie on the bed and read a book for a while; don’t think too much,” Xiao Mo suggested.

“I know, after all… if the sky fell, you would be there to hold it up, right?” Xu Chaomu smiled faintly.

“Yes.”

“Then you be busy, I’ve disturbed you, I’m going to take a bath,” Xu Chaomu said.

“You hang up first,” Xiao Mo’s lips curved slightly upward.

Sometimes, he really cherished the moments when she called him, as these moments were rare and would only diminish over time.

Xu Chaomu didn’t retort, but gently hung up the phone.

She sat in front of the window watching the raindrops for a while longer before she got up and walked toward the bathroom.

Pouring some essential oil into the bathtub, the sweet scent of orange aroma instantly filled the air, steam fogging up the bathroom and quickly fogging over the mirror.

After Xu Chaomu hung up the phone, Xiao Mo finally glanced at his mobile phone.

His subordinate had made another call to him, which he took the opportunity to return.

“What’s up?” Xiao Mo inquired.

“Xiao Secretary, there’s movement,” the subordinate whispered.

Xiao Mo stepped on the brakes, reducing his speed and steering the car towards a secluded area, away from the central district of the city.

“Speak.”

The heavy rain washed over the windshield, the wipers barely keeping up with the deluge, as if the rain was cascading down in waves from the sky.

Xiao Mo kept his eyes forward, his heart momentarily pausing with anticipation, as if something was about to happen.

“After releasing the news about Doctor Li, Bai Man indeed sent people to several welfare institutions, but this woman is cunning, always covering her tracks. She visited many institutions and looked at a lot of children. Xiaoma and I couldn’t discern which child you’re looking for.”

Xiao Mo’s gaze darkened; this woman knew how to leave herself a way out.

“And then?”

The subordinate continued, “Xiaoma and I have been keeping watch. Tonight, Bai Man’s assistant snuck into a welfare institution amid the pouring rain and hasn’t come out since.”

“When did they go in?”

“It’s been half an hour.”

Xiao Mo fell into deep thought. With such heavy rain, ordinary people wouldn’t choose to go out at this hour, especially not now.

Half an hour ago, it was already nine o’clock in the evening.

If there wasn’t something fishy, why would they choose to go to a welfare institution?

“Keep an eye on them,” Xiao Mo instructed decisively. “Send me the address of the welfare institution. I’m heading there now!”

“Alright, I’ll send it to you,” the subordinate responded. “But be careful not to be followed.”

“I won’t.”

After hanging up the phone, the subordinate sent the location to Xiao Mo.

Xiao Mo drove his car to a friend’s shop nearby. Fearing that his car would be too conspicuous, he switched to a more inconspicuous, ordinary vehicle.

The black car instantly disappeared in the rain, as he sped off to the welfare institution following the address from his subordinate.

Due to the time he had spent searching for a child on behalf of Xu Chaomu, he was very familiar with the welfare institutions in C City.

This particular welfare institution, which he often heard about, was called “Little Red Flower Welfare Institution.”

It was one of the institutions Bai Man frequented the most.

Xiao Mo feared that Bai Man might have taken the child to some corner of the world, making it like finding a needle in a haystack. But if they were still in C City, that would be the luckiest scenario!

No wonder he had been feeling restless; it was this matter.

No wonder Xu Chaomu was anxious. A mother’s intuition was truly accurate.

But now, along with this unease, there was apprehension.

If he met Xu Chaomu’s child and they weren’t as good as he had imagined, what should he do…

Bai Man’s methods were far more ruthless than he had thought.

The car splashed through puddles, driving straight along the wide road ahead.

The sky was pitch black, growing even darker as he approached the welfare institution. The streetlights flashed intermittently in the night, their light haunting.

The silent road was nearly devoid of pedestrians and passing vehicles were scarce.

“Keep a close eye on the welfare institution and call me immediately with any news,” Xiao Mo instructed.

“Xiao Secretary, rest assured, Xiaoma and I are monitoring this one. We haven’t neglected the other institutions either; we’ve got people on them too.”

“Is Bai Man there?”

“She hasn’t shown up. My people say she hasn’t left her house since the afternoon.”

“I understand,” Xiao Mo nodded.

It seems Bai Man has no intention of acting personally. Did she anticipate that he would come tonight?

As he drove towards the Little Red Flower Welfare Institution, he filtered through the information his subordinate had provided about the child.