Chapter 5 — Footprints Find Your Child

"This Sauk, mom wants to meet So An, first she has to ask Tri Ninh if she agrees. If she doesn't agree, no one can come." Wei Lan's face turned pale. Finally, she nodded, turned and left. When the door closed, I realized I was still trembling. Ha Nghien Hanh sat down and hugged both me and my child. "Sorry." I was stunned. “What are you sorry for?” “That night you were sent away.” “It's not your fault.” “But it's true that you left.” His chin rested on my forehead, his voice was hoarse. “This Sauk will be no more.” I leaned into his arms, tears slowly falling. Comments have not appeared for a long time. It wasn't until this moment that a few lines gently flew out. 【You are not crazy.】 【Finally, you returned with your child.】 【This time, the outcome has changed.】 Tham Lo was taken away. Nanny Duong was also taken away. The top floor of the Van Hy housing center was completely blocked, all cameras, access control and system logs were copied by the police. The onlookers slowly dispersed. No one talks about me going crazy after giving birth anymore. No one said I was jealous because the hospital gave birth to a healthy baby. But those words pierced my heart. I returned to the hospital bed and hugged Sister An. Ha Nghien Hanh poured me a cup of warm water. “Take a sip.” I don't accept. I just asked him: "What if before the test results come out, you also suspect me?" He was silent for a few seconds. “I'll be afraid you'll be wrong.” My heart shrinks. He held my hand. "But I'm even more afraid that you're right, and there's no one around you who stands by your side." My tears immediately fell. This sentence is more true than the sentence "I will always believe in you". After So An returned to my arms, I still didn't dare to sleep. It sleeps, I watch it. It was awake, I also looked at it. I repeatedly confirmed that the crescent moon pattern was still there. The pediatrician examined Tham Lo's child. Low muscle tone and weak suckling force require immediate transfer to a pediatric hospital for further screening. Ha Thua Trach followed. Before leaving, he stood at the door for a long time. “Tri Ninh, sorry.” I took a look at him. His eyes were red. “I didn't know she did these things.” I said, "Just because you don't know, doesn't mean the hurt has never happened." He nodded, his voice hoarse: "I will coordinate the investigation." I won't say any more. That child is innocent. But his treatment should not be based on stealing another child's life in exchange. After that, Wei Lan came again several times. First time wearing a gold key. Second time wearing a jade necklace. The third time she said she wanted to transfer a house under her name to Sister An. I don't accept either. She stood outside the door, tears in her eyes. “Tri Ninh, mom really regrets it.” I said: "Regret is your business, forgiving or not is my business." She bowed her head. “This Sauk, will you still be able to see Sister An?” I looked at the baby in my arms. "Maybe, when Ha Nghien Hanh is present, you are present. You are not allowed to carry him away, you are not allowed to have personal contact." Her face turned white. But she is in no position to bargain. On the day we were discharged from the hospital, we did not go back to the Co family's old house. Ha Nghien Hanh drove directly to the house near my parents' house. As soon as my mother opened the door and saw So An in my arms, her eyes immediately turned red. She did not ask for those details. Just hug both me and my baby in my arms. “It's good to be back.” The rope I had been keeping tight finally broke. I cried until I trembled in her arms. “Mom, I almost lost him.” "Do not have." She patted my back. “I found it.” Ha Nghien Hanh stood at the mysterious gate, his eyes also red. That night, I slept at my house for the first time. But at 2:17 in the morning, I still suddenly woke up. The sound of water spray alarm sounded in my ears again. I sat up, my first reaction was to touch the crib. Empty. The blood in my body immediately turned cold. The next second, Ha Nghien Hanh sat up next to him. "Here." Sister An is in his heart. He is burping his baby. I rushed forward, almost falling. Ha Nghien Hanh used one hand to support me. “It's So An.” I lifted up my baby's little feet. Crescent moon. Still. My whole body went limp, tears kept falling. Ha Nghien Hanh hugged me, saying over and over: "It's here." “No one can

Swap it again.” “Tri Ninh, look at me, breathe.” I leaned on Ha Nghien Hanh's shoulder and slowly calmed down. So An lay face down in his arms, burping a small sound of milk. I suddenly burst out laughing. Laugh then cry again. Tham Lo's sentence was announced more than half a year later. Fraudulently kidnapping children, unsuccessful fraud, falsifying assessment documents, bribing staff to alter medical care records. Many crimes are combined and punished. Nanny Duong was also sentenced. The Van Hy shelter center was suspended for rectification, the person in charge was held accountable, and the so-called high-end service became a joke. Someone secretly said that I was doing too much. “Anyway, the baby is not really lost.” “Tham Lo also wanted to save his son.” "We're all family, what's the need to make such a fuss?" Ha Nghien Hanh knew about it and directly told his lawyer to send a warning letter. If anyone still uses my child as a topic of discussion, let's meet in court.