Rebirth in 1986: Unforgettable Regrets

Chapter 1059: Chapter 1059: Child Snatchers

After many years, she was even more beautiful than before, her childishness giving way to a woman’s tenderness. Her big bright eyes seemed to speak, especially when she smiled. Indeed, she fulfilled that saying, one smile could topple a city, another could topple a nation.

Wu Xinming’s heart, as still as dead water, rippled immensely, just like a young boy seeing his beloved. His heart was pounding wildly.

Beautiful, truly beautiful.

No wonder he couldn’t forget her all these years. Wu Xinming pressed his pounding heart at his chest. So many years had passed since the kidnapping incident in Jing City, yet Wu Xinming still remembered it vividly.

In the dark basement, where survival was impossible and death was unattainable, Wu Xinming thought he would die there.

Unexpectedly, he was blessed with a great fate and was saved in the end. He sought medical help in every possible way and eventually recovered, fearing Mo Siyu’s retribution. Wu Xinming fled to Dayu Town in Su City and became a teacher due to his education.

He painstakingly managed his life, relying on his appearance, and eventually targeted Zhao Chunjing.

Zhao Chunjing, the daughter of the village chief of Zhaojia Village, ran a business in town. Though astute in business, Zhao Chunjing was, emotionally, inclined toward Wu Xinming. Over the years, Zhao Chunjing bore him a son, and Wu Xinming lived comfortably, except that his heart was like dead water.

Now...

Wu Xinming gazed intently at Tang Yue’s profile, and just thinking about those scenes made his blood boil. However...

The fervent light in Wu Xinming’s eyes gradually dimmed. The woman beside Tang Yue wasn’t an ordinary person, and besides, he couldn’t possibly abduct someone without anyone noticing.

Sigh.

Wu Xinming sighed long and deeply in his heart.

Wu Xin glanced towards Wu Xinming, sneering inwardly, overestimating himself.

"Sister Xiao Yue, actually, we have a lot of handicrafts here. Let me show you around," Zhao Xiangyang led Tang Yue into another alley.

As soon as they turned a corner, a child bumped into them. The already narrow alley caused a direct collision with Zhao Xiangyang.

Wu Xin immediately shielded Tang Yue behind him.

Zhao Xiangyang supported the little girl and asked, "Little one, be careful not to fall."

"Waa!"

The little girl looked up and cried loudly.

Zhao Xiangyang instinctively looked around and, raising her hands innocently, said, "It wasn’t me."

"Little one, don’t cry. You bumped into us. I didn’t touch you," Zhao Xiangyang explained anxiously.

Though the alley was small, it had numerous vending doors, many selling small handicrafts or homemade items. The alley seemed sparsely populated, but once something happened, everyone gathered, making the already crowded alley even more congested.

The little girl kept crying her heart out, saying nothing. No matter how Zhao Xiangyang tried to comfort her, the little girl just cried.

Tang Yue stepped forward, took out a small lantern she had bought, and handed it over, saying, "Little one, where are your parents? Are you lost from them?"

Tang Yue shook the large red lantern in her hand, which was very attractive and appealing. Her voice was gentle, and her appearance was pleasant, giving a friendly and approachable impression.

The little girl looked at the lantern in Tang Yue’s hand with teary eyes, sobbing and sniffling.

Wu Xin stood behind Tang Yue and glanced around. There were quite a few people here, and the little girl looked like she had lost her way from her family.

"Whose little girl is this?"

"Did you accidentally hurt her?"

"She’s crying so heartbreakingly."

People around occasionally remarked.

Suddenly, a heart-wrenching voice rang out.

"Nannan, where’s my Nannan!"

"Nannan."

The anxious cries of a woman echoed. A kind soul said, "There is a little girl here."

"Where? Where’s my Nannan?" Upon hearing there was a little girl, the woman anxiously asked aloud, "Is she about three years old, with two pigtails?"

"Wearing red clothes?"

The woman’s description made everyone make way, and the woman ran over, shouting, "Nannan."

"Little one, your family is here to find you," Tang Yue said with a smile, handing her the small lantern. "Don’t run around in the future."

"What are you doing?" Upon seeing Tang Yue, the woman sternly questioned, "How can you be so pretty and yet so bad."

"Nannan, we don’t want her lousy lantern. She wants to trick you and sell you," the woman said, pulling the little girl into her arms. She patted the little girl lovingly, and the lantern was knocked off, causing the little girl to cry louder.

"Auntie, why are you wronging us?" Zhao Xiangyang was immediately displeased upon hearing this and explained, "We were walking here peacefully when your child ran into us. We were concerned if she was hurt, and Sister Xiao Yue even comforted her and gave her a small lantern to appease her. Who said we would sell your child?"

Tang Yue tugged at Zhao Xiangyang, understanding that the woman was anxious and upset as her child was nearly lost. She said, "You misunderstood. I just wanted to comfort her, and it’s not like we’re child abductors. Who would abduct a child right in this alley?"

To abduct, you’d choose a crowded place or a secluded and deserted spot. Who would abduct someone in a bustling alley?

"Does any child abductor write big letters on their face?" The woman unyieldingly argued, "You look all fancy, who knows if you dress nice just to abduct the child?"

The crowd, eager for drama, glanced at Tang Yue, whose appearance was like a fairy descending to earth—could she be an abductor?

Some were skeptical, but others thought the woman had a point. A good appearance and nice clothes would make it easier to abduct a child.

The woman’s unreasonable argument continued as a group of burly men, seemingly her relatives, rushed over, shouting for Nannan. Upon hearing it was Tang Yue and Zhao Xiangyang trying to abduct the child, they approached them directly.

Zhao Xiangyang, unaccustomed to such situations, watched as Wu Xin instinctively felt something was off, and Tang Yue, remaining calm, said, "We didn’t abduct the child. If you don’t believe us, you can call the police."

Tang Yue exchanged a subtle glance with Wu Xin, also sensing something was off. From the arrival of the crying little girl to the woman’s accusations and now the aggressive men, the increasing crowd made the already narrow alley even more crowded.