Cheng Jianguo's mood changed subtly. He found that he was paying more and more attention to Tang Jing. He also discovered that she had not cried or made a fuss since she was kidnapped and had behaved very obediently.
If she were a little more willful and capricious, he might not be always influenced by her like he is now.
Like the previous few days, he always stubbornly stretched his hands out of the window, instead of like now, as if he had been taught a lesson.
Most of the time Tang Jing ignored him, but he talked to Tang Jing like this as if he was used to it. Although she didn't reply, he knew she had listened to him.
Occasionally, Cheng Jianguo would talk to her about his daughter and his future life after his daughter recovered from her illness.
As for the conditions under which their daughter's illness could be cured, both of them knew it clearly, but no one mentioned it.
Time passed little by little, and there was still no reply from the Tang family. The ransom that Thomas wanted had not been found yet. He was already impatient and had murderous intent on his face.
It is said that the Tang family has been living a luxurious life recently and has kept the news of Tang Jing's disappearance a secret. They are obviously worried that if the news of Tang Jing's kidnapping is leaked, it will affect the reputation of the Tang family.
The Tang family has never agreed to pay the ransom. The girl may have guessed something a long time ago, and she became even quieter.
Cheng Jianguo couldn't help but feel some pity for her, and his attitude towards her became much gentler. He no longer vented his powerless anger at her like before, and sometimes he would even comfort her:
“As long as the Tang family pays, Thomas will let you go.”
In fact, he had said this without any confidence. Thomas's murderous intent was becoming more and more uncontrollable. The Tang family had been delaying, and the little patience left in this cold-blooded man had been almost worn out.
"No..." Her voice was a little hoarse. She hadn't spoken for a few days. She drank a little water and didn't have enough food. She was a little out of breath because of her lack of physical strength. She showed a kind of weakness that made Cheng Jianguo very uncomfortable:
"No."
She repeated it again, her voice soft and thin:
"Maybe," she said faintly, "I am not that important in my parents' hearts."
She raised her head a little bit, revealing a little bit of her fair forehead:
"I'm sorry I can't help your daughter."
When she said this, Cheng Jianguo suddenly froze.
Tang Jing couldn't save herself, but she was still sad for Cheng Jianguo's daughter. That kind of kindness was far more touching than a long-winded narration.
Not only the characters in the movie were shocked by Tang Jing's words, but also Feng Zhongliang who was sitting in the theater. Only then did he vaguely find some reasons why Feng Nan was so obedient after being rescued from kidnapping.
What hurt her the most was the shadow of being kidnapped, or the psychological feelings she had after she did not get a response from the Feng family during the time after being hurt.
Was it that when she was young, she also thought, like Tang Jing in the movie, that the Feng family had given up on her because they hadn't made any move for such a long time
The Tang family in the movie is caught up in controversy over the ransom demanded by the kidnappers.
Such a situation easily reminded Feng Zhongliang of the situation of that year. He ignored the opposition of others and raised funds to appease the kidnappers and ensure Feng Nan's life, while looking for clues in the package.
Feng Zhongliang's carefulness quickly allowed him to find the clue.
The kidnappers' address, phone number and other information were cut out from old newspapers. Some of the newspapers were so old that it was difficult to trace their original sources.
However, Feng Zhongliang found out that the word "Nan" in the "threatening letter" was cut out from the promotional menu of a takeaway restaurant.
It is estimated that after someone ordered takeout, they did not throw away the flyer and just cut out the word "Nan" on it.
Once we found the address of the takeaway shop, things became much easier, and we followed the clues to find the kidnappers' temporary residence.
In order to prevent the incident from being exposed, the troops were divided into two groups. One team guarded Feng Nan, and the other team looked for opportunities to contact Feng's family and investigate the police's movements and keep them informed at any time.
The plan was originally very thorough, but it failed because of the word "Nan". In the end, Feng Nan was successfully rescued.
When she was rescued, she was already in a state of aphasia. Feng Zhongliang bought some candies to coax her, but Feng Qinlun got angry afterwards and personally sent Wang Zhiqiu away. He took Feng Nan, who had been seeing a psychologist for a long time and seemed to be behaving normally, away from Hong Kong and lived far away in the capital.
Feng Zhongliang would only personally make decisions for Zhongnan Industrial unless there were important ones. He didn't interfere in other matters.
He rescued Feng Nan, and logically he should have felt at ease, but there were actually some things in Feng Zhongliang's heart that he didn't dare to touch.
He raised his granddaughter with his own hands, but he didn't dare to ask her who she hated the most when she was kidnapped: Jiang Zhiyuan and his gang who hurt her, or the Feng family who knew nothing about her whereabouts for nearly ten hours after she was kidnapped.
Among these Feng family members, there was Feng's mother who was addicted to card games, Feng Qinlun who was having a hot affair with Wang Zhiqiu at that time, and him who was devoted to business and social activities.
During those years, she was stubborn and only loved to eat that bowl of candy. What she couldn't forget was the aftereffects of being kidnapped or the feeling of being ignored by her family.
Feng Zhongliang suddenly remembered that when his granddaughter returned to the Feng family after she was reborn in Jiang Se's body, she was determined to develop in the entertainment industry.
He had advised her many times to study hard, learn social skills and homework well, and marry into the Pei family in the future and live in harmony with Pei Yi and his wife.
But she always refused, saying that she didn't want to go back to her old ways in life.
Before watching "A Glimmer of Hope", Feng Zhongliang always thought that the "old road" she referred to was Feng Nan's previous law-abiding life.
But at this moment I can't help thinking, she was determined to enter the entertainment industry, and had to endure all kinds of hardships for filming, in exchange for being the center of attention now. Does it mean that she doesn't want to be like before, afraid of disappearing and no one remembering her
He invited Jiang Zhiyuan to watch this movie. In addition to wanting him to see how much pain he had caused Feng Nan in the past, and that this pain was now being played out by his beloved daughter, and hoping that Jiang Zhiyuan could also reflect on his feelings, Feng Zhongliang actually wanted to punish himself and torture himself.
After the granddaughter was rescued, she never mentioned the kidnapping, nor did she ask why her parents and family members did not save her in time. But she didn't ask, and he didn't say, but they could not escape the torture of conscience in the end.
In recent years, he has had a very distant relationship with the younger generations of the Feng family. On the one hand, he reflected on the problems in his education methods back then. On the other hand, those who were involved in that incident back then found it difficult to get over that hurdle.
Therefore, it is not suitable for him to watch such a movie with Jiang Se.
The movie is coming to an end. Cheng Jianguo can no longer use Tang Jing as a "medicine" to save his daughter's life as he did before. Thomas wants to kill her to silence her, but he has the urge to protect Tang Jing.
When he discovered his mistake, he tried his best to make amends.
For Tang Jing, he fought with Thomas desperately. When the police arrived, Cheng Jianguo was already on his deathbed.
He still refused to close his eyes and looked in the direction of Tang Jing. The Tang family members came late, hugged her, asked about her health, and looked at Cheng Jianguo in the ambulance with a look as if they wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible.
The tortured girl looked at Cheng Jianguo and moved her lips:
"I understand." (To be continued)