The Baby I Lost Is Actually with My Ex-Husband!-Chapter 126 - : Were the ashes switched?

Chapter 126: Chapter 126: Were the ashes switched?

Lin Qi’s heart grew more and more astonished; she knew that Momo enjoyed reading, but she didn’t expect that he would have read this kind of book.

Lin Qi asked, “Which book did you see that in?”

Momo replied, “It’s mentioned in Catherine Dauti’s ‘Smoke Clouding Your Eyes.'”

Huo Tingdong walked over, glanced at the ash on the tip of Momo’s finger, and indeed, it looked like a mixture of magnesite powder and concrete.

“This is certainly not ashes.” He had seen real ashes before, and they were nothing like this.

Lin Qi couldn’t respond at the moment, “Then where did the ashes go?”

Momo speculated, “Could they have been switched?” He immediately dismissed this suspicion.

What use would there be for ashes?

During the incineration of the body, all organic matter is completely burnt up.

What’s left is a bunch of inorganic materials, mainly composed of calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, and carbon, etc.

Huo Tingdong said, “I’ve heard of people stealing ashes, but never of someone stealing a child’s ashes.” Especially those of a recently deceased infant.

Lin Qi asked, “Why would anyone steal ashes?”

Huo Tingdong explained, “For ghost marriages. In some backward regions, customs prevailed where if young men and women died before they were married, the older generation believed that if they weren’t wed posthumously, their spirits would wreak havoc, bringing instability to the family. So, some would steal the ashes of young men and women for ghost marriages. Such cases have been reported before.”

The more Lin Qi heard, the more terrified she became; she hadn’t imagined that in today’s era, such morally depraved acts would still occur.

She said, “But this child had just been born. Why would someone steal his ashes?”

Huo Tingdong commented, “This matter is rather peculiar, I’ll have someone investigate it thoroughly as soon as possible. The management at West Suburb Cemetery is lax, the graves are often unmaintained all year round, such occurrences are inevitable.”

Lin Qi nodded, “Anyway, it’s better to get to the bottom of this.” She gathered her courage, walked over to Momo, and also took a handful of “ashes” from the ash box to smell.

Indeed, there was a strong scent of concrete.

Lin Qi, in a daze, said, “They’re really not ashes…” She looked at Momo, relieved, “Momo, if not for you, perhaps no one would have discovered the anomaly in this ash box.”

Momo was too courageous; not to mention that he was only seven years old, even normal adults wouldn’t think of opening an ash box to investigate.

Momo said, “Because, I seldom hear Mommy mention my brother.”

He was already seven years old, but his brother would remain as he was at birth, and would never grow up.

The thought alone made his heart ache.

Han watched silently from the side, occasionally snuggling into Huo Tingdong’s arms.

He didn’t understand what a small ash box meant nor did he know that when people died, they were burnt to ashes.

All he knew was that cemeteries seemed ominous and he was very scared and didn’t like them at all.

Momo held the ash box thoughtfully, and looked up to ask, “Mommy, do we still need to keep this ash box?”

Since it wasn’t his brother’s ashes inside, then there was no need to keep this ash box anymore.

Huo Tingdong said, “Momo, you are very smart. If not for you, this concrete would have been buried as ashes.”

Momo smiled faintly and with composure, “Just look whose son I am.”

He hugged Lin Qi, “You should thank my Mommy, she’s the one who gave birth to someone as smart as me!”

Lin Qi blushed.

Is Momo serious with what he said?

He’s sure, he’s so smart because of her good genes?

Momo seemed to see right through Lin Qi’s thoughts, smilingly saying, “Mommy, have some confidence. My intelligence is all thanks to you. Look, the same dad, but Han isn’t smart, showing that Han’s mommy is a dummy.”

Upon hearing this, Han almost had his eyebrows flying off in anger, placing his little hands on his hips, glaring at Momo with a “I’m not dumb at all” look. His tender little face and pridefully cute expression were just too adorable to mention.

Momo couldn’t help but stretch out his hand, gently scraping Han’s nose, “Alright, just teasing you. Han is definitely not dumb, just not as smart as me!”

Hearing this, Han’s face relaxed a bit.

He had to admit that.

He felt he truly wasn’t as smart as Momo.

Momo was praising him!

Han joyfully embraced Momo, and Momo hugged Han back, the picture of fraternal respect and harmony.

Huo Tingdong looked at Lin Qi and asked suddenly, “When can you be discharged from the hospital?”

Lin Qi guarded herself, asking, “What’s it to you?” The rehabilitation course was only half done, even though she had recovered a lot, the rehabilitation needed to continue.

Huo Tingdong said, “Han misses you a lot, he’s been sleeping poorly every night.” He paused, with his gaze falling on Momo, “He misses Momo too.”

Momo’s face turned slyly red.

He took Han’s chubby-cheeked face in his hands, asking, “Han, do you miss me?”

Han nodded vigorously, like he was pounding garlic, then he widened his eyes, full of hope, looking at Momo, “And you?”

Momo said somewhat awkwardly, “I don’t miss you… hmph…” Momo was a little tsundere ghost, not willing to admit he missed Han too.

Han instantly looked disappointed.

Momo didn’t miss him?

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Seeing Han’s slightly wronged look, Momo felt a pang of guilt. Frowning he clicked his tongue, “It’s not that I don’t miss you, I do, just a little bit.”

Just a little bit…

Light rekindled in Han’s eyes; even if Momo only missed him a little bit, it was enough to satisfy him.

Huo Tingdong looked at Lin Qi and asked, “The two little guys get along so well, so when are you coming home?”

Lin Qi blankly said, “Come… home…”

Huo Tingdong said, “That house, it was originally big, now it’s just me and Han living there, it’s empty and I… I’m not used to it.” He paused, as if concealing something, then swiftly changed the topic, “If you’re worried about rehabilitation, I can hire the best nurse and the best rehabilitation doctor for you, and set up a special room just for your rehab.”

Lin Qi fell silent for a moment.

Han looked at Lin Qi eagerly, carefully tugging at Lin Qi’s clothes, hoping Lin Qi would take Momo home.

How could Lin Qi bear to refuse such an adorable Han? After a long contemplation and with a touch of helplessness, she said, “If the doctor agrees, I can handle the discharge procedures at any time.”

She too wished to recover soon to clear up the incident from seven years ago.

She always felt there was something fishy about that incident; the ash urn inexplicably mixed with concrete and magnesium powder, where exactly had someone switched her deceased baby’s ashes?

They say that being buried brings peace.

Just what kind of heartless person would tamper with an infant’s ashes?