Ishihara didn't speak, but just looked at him coldly.

The man was also quite sensible; "Brother Shi, I'm sorry for being so talkative! Don't look at me like that, it scares me."

"You don't need to come here unless there's a specific reason. If anyone asks you about me, don't reveal that I'm here."

The man nodded. "Brother Shi, I understand. If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

After the fair-skinned man left, Ishihara took his things and went back to his room.

— Rewind to three days ago

Meanwhile, Gou Sheng still couldn't accept the fact that Tang Yue had left. Ever since he woke up again, he had been like a walking corpse, lying in bed staring at the ceiling.

After Chen Shengnan brought Gou Sheng back to the hospital, she went to Su Li's ward again but couldn't find her.

When Chen Shengnan discovered that Su Li was missing, she went to find Gou Sheng first. Seeing him lying on the bed like that, Chen Shengnan worried that he might do something foolish.

He then said, "Gousheng, A-Li is missing. You should focus on healing your leg at the hospital and not think about anything else. I'm going to find Su Li now."

You're saying my sister is missing?

Chen Shengnan nodded.

Gou Sheng was immersed in grief during this time, but he also heard the news that Gu Huanian had disappeared.

Hearing Chen Shengnan's words, he knew that his sister must have gone to find Gu Huanian.

"I'll go with you to look for her." No matter how sad he was, he had to pull himself together and find his sister.

"I'm telling you this so you can behave in the hospital. Focus on resting your leg first, and I'll go find Ah Li."

After explaining things to Gou Sheng, Chen Shengnan first went to ask the nurses at the nurses' station. They all shook their heads, saying they hadn't seen Su Li.

An old lady, upon hearing that Chen Shengnan had mentioned a very pretty girl, stepped forward and said, "I remember that very pretty girl you were talking about."

Upon hearing this, Chen Shengnan quickly stepped forward and grabbed the old lady's arm, saying, "Auntie, have you seen where she went?"

“I had just come to the hospital to see my husband when I met her at the hospital entrance. She was a very pretty and radiant girl, so I remember her very well. But she looked completely lost and heartbroken. I saw her walk down the road to the left of the hospital.”

She was so shocked by how beautiful the girl was that she took a few extra glances.

Chen Shengnan really didn't expect Su Li to suddenly disappear, but it would obviously be difficult for her to find her on her own now.

She walked out of the hospital and looked at the road on her left, which led up the mountain.

Chen Shengnan went to the mountain first, thinking that Su Li must have gone there to look for Gu Huanian, but she searched around there and couldn't find him.

She saw a man not far away whose face was bruised and swollen, as if he had been beaten up by someone.

Chen Shengnan looked around and saw only that man.

She walked over to him and said, "Comrade, I'd like to ask you, have you seen a very beautiful woman here? The really beautiful kind."

Looking at the woman in front of him and listening to her description, Zhang Dong immediately thought of Gou Sheng's beautiful older sister.

But he didn't want to pay attention. If it weren't for that woman, would he have been beaten up like this? He tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead—that perfectly describes him.

He promised that even if that woman were lying on the ground, he would never go near her again.

That's fucking unlucky. I thought I had a chance, but who would have thought I'd end up in a remote place?

Just when he was about to get his hands on the meat, an even stronger man was waiting for him ahead.

The woman ran into his arms, which was bad enough, but the man actually had his men beat him half to death.

After he returned, he didn't dare go home like that, so he thought he would take a walk around the mountain.

To make matters worse, he ran into someone who was looking for that woman again. This time, he wouldn't say a word no matter what.

After Chen Shengnan finished speaking, seeing that the pig-headed man didn't reply, she asked loudly again, "Comrade, did you see a very beautiful girl here today? She's super pretty."

Zhang Dong completely ignored Chen Shengnan, worried that if he spoke and someone noticed something, he would get beaten up again. So he left without saying a word.

Chen Shengnan, with her fiery temper, thought to herself that it was no wonder this man had been beaten into a pig's head; she herself wanted to give him a couple of slaps now.

She stepped forward and grabbed the man, saying fiercely, "Are you deaf? I'll ask you one more time, did you see a pretty girl here?"

Zhang Dong was grabbed by her, and he thought to himself, "Is this woman going to hit me too? Anyone who gets involved with that pretty woman is no normal person."

I didn't see it.

Upon hearing his words, Chen Shengnan turned and walked away.

Zhang Dong breathed a sigh of relief and quickly ran away. He would never come to the foot of the mountain again.

Unable to find Chen Shengnan here, she hurried off to look for Chen Shujing.

See if anyone's on her side?

When Chen Shengnan arrived at Chen Shujing's house, Gousheng was also standing in Chen Shujing's yard, leaning on a cane.

It's obvious that he came for Su Li as well.

Chen Shengnan was very gratified; Su Li's love for him had not been in vain.

Gou Sheng had already told Chen Shujing about Su Liren's absence, and Chen Shujing thought about it and decided she still needed to go find Gu Aiguo.

He knows quite a few people in Beijing. It's much better for him to go and say hello so people will keep an eye out for him than for them to search aimlessly like headless flies.

Chen Shengnan followed Chen Shujing to find Gu Aiguo, while Gou Sheng thought he should still report it to the police.

Both sides need to be done simultaneously.

When Chen Shengnan and Chen Shujing arrived at Gu Aiguo's family compound, the guards recognized Chen Shujing, but they also knew that she and Gu Aiguo had already separated.

So the two of them couldn't get in, and Chen Shujing had to ask the gatekeeper to tell Gu Aiguo that she had something important to discuss with him today.

Gu Aiguo assumed that Chen Shujing had come to see him because of the child, and thought that since she was here, he should make things clear.

Chen Shujing and Chen Shengnan went inside and saw Gu Aiguo holding the baby and riding a horse.

"Baby."

As soon as the little guy saw Chen Shujing, he reached out his hands, saying, "Hug, milk, hug."

A few words escaped from her small mouth, instantly warming Chen Shujing's aching heart.

She stepped forward and hugged her grandson tightly before turning directly to Gu Aiguo and saying, "I came to see you this time because A-Li has gone missing. I thought you had a wide network of connections in Aijing City, so I thought I'd ask you to help me find her."

"You're saying that woman got lost? How could someone as shrewd as her get lost? Don't joke with me."

“I’m not joking with you, I’m telling the truth. Ah Li got lost today. You should arrange for someone to look for her now. Even if you don’t think about others, you should think about your own grandson. You don’t want him to lose his mother at such a young age, do you?”