There were indeed few people at the West Pier, and now that the pier was almost abandoned, practically no boats docked there, only some abandoned vessels left uncared for.

Yet because of this, it became the best choice for those people to smuggle themselves.

The taxi stopped right in front of the pier, and Tan Shuya glanced outside, realizing the boat she had arranged hadn’t arrived yet, making her frown.

She raised her wrist to check her watch; it was already past five or six in the afternoon, and soon, it would get dark, and she... would soon leave An City, taking Lu Jingchen and Song Qiao’s son away, disappearing from these people’s sight.

Thinking of this, a meaningful smile involuntarily appeared on Tan Shuya’s face, tinged with darkness, as she directly turned to look at Lu Wangshu beside her, finding the little guy crouching his small body there. She couldn’t help but let out a sneer, then said, "Don’t be so scared of me, I haven’t really done anything to harm you yet, when the time comes... it won’t be too late for you to be afraid."

Lu Wangshu pursed his lips, his eyes still carrying a hint of innocent naivety, turning his head towards Tan Shuya beside him. After a few minutes of silence, he finally spoke, "Aunt Shuyang... where are you... taking me? If Daddy and Mommy don’t see me for a long time, they’ll worry about me..." 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

He also felt that this Aunt Shuyang seemed about to do something harmful to him, and he wanted to protect himself properly, but ultimately he was just a child, with a mind not as intelligent as Tan Shuya’s.

Thinking of this, Lu Wangshu suddenly remembered some scenes from TV dramas, starting to worry.

Would Tan Shuya sell him, selling him to those poor mountain families?

Hearing Lu Wangshu’s words, Tan Shuya’s face suddenly darkened, her eyes full of madness, fingers reaching out directly to Lu Wangshu, gripping his neck as she spoke, "Your daddy and mommy will worry? I just want to make them worry, what do you think I’m taking you away for? Actually... I quite liked children, I even imagined marrying your dad, having a child with him, but... because of your dad, I don’t have the chance to become a mother now, no, it’s not entirely your dad’s fault, not having children isn’t because of your dad, he just happened to be the scapegoat. Your dad must still think I’m childless because of him..."

The woman’s face was full of madness, even the words she said were very agitated, emotions seemingly uncontrollable, tangled without laughter.

Lu Wangshu’s neck was gripped by Tan Shuya, although she didn’t use much force, Lu Wangshu still felt it becoming harder to breathe, making his little face involuntarily flushed red, and even turning a bluish-purple.

But he wanted to make Tan Shuya let go, yet couldn’t utter a single sound.

Tan Shuya’s gaze fell steadily on Lu Wangshu, her eyes like a poisonous snake, directly swirling around Lu Wangshu’s face, continuing to speak, "Originally without children, I didn’t continue to hope. Marrying your dad, with your presence, is also good, being your stepmother, I planned to treat you well, but your dad? He’s with that little bitch Song Qiao, do you know just how hateful your biological mother is? I was already about to marry your dad, become the Young Mistress of the Lu Family, then I could seize back everything that originally belonged to me through the position of the Young Mistress, your biological mother, that bitch, actually returned from abroad, do you know how much I want your biological mother dead?"

The more she spoke, the clearer the madness on Tan Shuya’s face became, almost wishing Lu Wangshu in front of her was Song Qiao.

"Miss, if you don’t let go now, this child will suffocate..." The driver in front hadn’t expected Tan Shuya to be so insane, seeing Lu Wangshu’s increasingly ugly face, his heart couldn’t bear it, directly speaking.

Tan Shuya seemed to come to her senses, her gaze falling on Lu Wangshu’s face, the woman’s face gradually returning to calm, directly letting go of the hand gripping Lu Wangshu’s neck.

The child’s coughing immediately sounded in the cabin, Lu Wangshu covering his neck, coughing uncomfortably, almost coughing his lungs out.

It was the first time he felt so close to death, even as a child, he now understood he was very much in danger, at any moment Tan Shuya might choke him to death.

The words Tan Shuya just said echoed directly in his mind, making him start to dislike Tan Shuya.

Because Tan Shuya said mom was a bitch...

Mom isn’t, mom is the best woman in the world.

"Why hasn’t the boat arrived yet?" After letting go of Lu Wangshu, Tan Shuya slightly regained some rationality, raising a hand to push aside the hair on her face, yet accidentally using the injury on her wrist, causing her pain and making her frown, immediately feeling extremely irritated.

The man sitting in the front driver’s seat took out his phone to check the time, then spoke to Tan Shuya, "Miss, the other party will appear at the pier at six o’clock, there are ten minutes left until six..."

Upon hearing this, Tan Shuya frowned more intensely, as long as she hasn’t boarded, her mind couldn’t settle.

She turned and looked at Lu Wangshu beside her, a trace of cold light flickered in the woman’s eyes.

A four-year-old child already understands a lot, if she takes Lu Wangshu this time, she definitely needs to leave some tricks behind, and later she’ll have to deal with this child again.

As for Lu Jingchen, Tan Shuya had been thoroughly disappointed with this man when Xu Yan kidnapped her, and as for Jiang Yingjie...

Thinking of Jiang Yingjie, Tan Shuya actually didn’t have much thought, she hadn’t truly fallen in love with Jiang Yingjie, just felt she’d known Jiang Yingjie for so long, and this man had always been by her side, making her suddenly very displeased that he belonged to someone else.