One week later.

The Meng family mansion.

Mu Xiaocheng sat on the large bed in the room.

She decorated her room to resemble Ji Huaishen's room.

Nothing has changed; everything here is exactly the same.

It was the same cool color scheme he liked: black bed sheets, curtains, and sofa.

The furnishings inside the house remained unchanged.

For the past week, ever since Lu Beicheng told her that the search and rescue team had searched for two days and two nights without finding Ji Huaishen, Mu Xiaocheng has been sitting on her bed in a daze every day.

The people at CASO are still searching.

She also went to Tihai for two days, searching for him desperately without eating, drinking, or sleeping.

But in the end, Meng Xunqian forcibly brought her back.

Mu Xiaocheng took out her phone and opened Ji Huaishen's Weibo.

All of his Weibo posts are about her.

She still remembers that he posted his first Weibo post because she was being slandered for having plastic surgery and being kept by a sugar daddy.

He created a separate Weibo account to clarify the situation.

At that time, she didn't actually like him very much.

But at that moment, his actions made her feel that this man was someone she could actually rely on.

He always does this, standing up for her when she needs him most.

He stood in front of her.

She looked down at the Weibo post on her phone screen.

Little Orange's auroraV: She is my wife, Ji Huaishen's wife, the rightful Mrs. Ji @Little Orange. Don't let any filthy stuff get close to her, she's dirty.

I am, rightfully and legitimately, Mrs. Ji.

So Mr. Ji, where are you?

Please come back soon.

Thinking of that domineering yet gentle man, Mu Xiaocheng's eyes reddened again.

Tears filled my eyes and then dripped onto the phone screen.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Meng Xunqian pushed open the door and stood at the entrance.

He was holding a tray with freshly cooked porridge in his hands.

He walked towards Mu Xiaocheng, saying as he went, "I know you've always thought he would come back."

"Everyone wants him back."

"So you can't fall ill before he comes back. You have to eat, you have to work. You can't come back to find yourself terminally ill, or barely recognizable as a human."

Meng Xunqian spoke very seriously, his tone lacking its previous gentleness.

He understood Mu Xiaocheng; at this moment, she wouldn't listen to comforting words.

It's a stimulus, not a reaction.

Only Ji Huaishen could provoke her, even if it was just a name.

Mu Xiaocheng wiped away her tears, said nothing, and simply picked up the bowl from Meng Xunqian's hand and began to scoop up large spoonfuls of porridge and drink it.

These past few days, my brother has been repeating these words.

But she listened to what he said.

She believed Ji Huaishen would come back, so she would live well and wait for him obediently.

Meng Xunqian watched her drink the porridge, his brows still furrowed.

Even though Chengcheng had a mental illness before, she never had any problems with food.

They become very happy whenever there is food.

But now...

She showed no joy whatsoever; her eating and swallowing movements were like those of a robot, merely completing a task.

Meng Xunqian's throat tightened, and he turned away, not wanting her to see his disheveled state.

His voice rang out softly: "Shang Qi is outside. He said... he needs to talk to you about something."

Mu Xiaocheng paused in her eating.

He looked up: "Any news about Ji Huaishen?"

"no."

Meng Xunqian shook his head and said calmly, "It's about the SC Group."

To be precise, it's about Ji Huaishen.