"Don't scare yourself. Maybe she's just not in a good mood lately. I'll call her right now."

Despite her gentle and comforting words, Su Yan's expression was more worried than anyone else's when she turned to make a phone call.

She dialed Duan Sisi's number, but no one answered. She dialed several more times, but still no one answered.

Su Yan couldn't contain her anxiety and sent Duan Sisi another message: Sisi, where are you? Why aren't you answering the phone?

She was about to drive to Duan Sisi's house to find her after sending the message, but before she even left the coffee shop, she heard a message notification.

Su Yan opened her phone and saw that it was a message from Duan Sisi.

I'm at home. I was taking a shower and didn't hear you. Don't come looking for me; I want to be alone.

Su Yan paused for a moment after seeing the last sentence, then murmured and repeated, "Be alone for a while."

Seeing that she was frozen in place, Wenrou walked up to her with a puzzled look and asked, "What's wrong, Sister Su Yan? Is it because you can't get in touch with Sister Sisi?"

"Oh, no, your sister Sisi said she's at home and needs to be alone for a few days. She should be fine."

Su Yan had only said one sentence when her phone rang again. Seeing it was a call from the company, she hurriedly said to Wenrou, "I have something to do at the company, so I'll have to go now. Remember to call me when your sister Sisi starts work."

After she finished speaking, she hurriedly left the coffee shop.

While everyone else was being fooled by the text message, Duan Sisi sat anxiously on her bed, hoping that her family would notice something was wrong and come looking for her soon.

The door to the room was pushed open, and Qiao Chen slowly walked in carrying a meal.

Duan Sisi lowered her head, curled up there, and didn't look at him at all.

Qiao Chen felt a pang of heartache seeing her like this. He brought her a bowl of freshly cooked chicken soup and said softly, "You've been up all night. Have some chicken soup. Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about the baby in your belly!"

Duan Sisi: "All you care about is the child. Qiao Chen, do you know you're essentially holding me under house arrest? This is a crime."

Qiao Chen wasn't intimidated by her words at all, and even joked about them.

"Look at what you're saying. I let my wife stay home to rest during her pregnancy, and that's a crime? Then the police would be arresting all the criminals in the country."

He nudged her arm, his tone somewhat helpless.

"Alright, stop making a fuss. Hurry up and drink this bowl of chicken soup while it's hot, or it'll get cold. I promise I'll treat you well from now on, and the three of us will live a good life together, okay?"

Seeing that he showed no remorse whatsoever, Duan Sisi gave up completely. She raised her head, looked at him coldly, and her eyes were devoid of any warmth.

"Living a simple life?"

She sneered, raised her hand and pushed hard, knocking the chicken soup from Qiao Chen's hand to the ground.

The chicken soup spilled all over the floor, and the bowl rolled over with a clatter.

"What are you doing now!" Qiao Chen was immediately angered by her again.

Duan Sisi: "Qiao Chen, I still had a little hope for you. I thought if we sat down and talked things out, as long as you were polite and we made things clear, the child could stay, and we could go back to the future. But what have you done? Deceiving me time and time again?"

She waved her hand weakly, "Qiao Chen, I'm really tired. Let's not keep going on like this. Let's part ways amicably."

Qiao Chen gritted his teeth as he listened to her words.

"If you want to part amicably, that's fine too. Just give birth to the child, and then I won't care where you want to die."

Duan Sisi could hardly believe her ears. Was Qiao Chen even speaking human language?

Qiao Chen looked at her defiantly and said, "If you don't agree, then you and the child will stay here with me."

He casually placed the rest of the food on the table, saying, "I've left the food here; eat it or not, it's up to you."

Qiao Chen walked to the door, then stopped and turned his head slightly.

"Stop having any hope. Last night I used the excuse of marital quarrels to get rid of the neighbors. I also sent messages to your parents and Su Yan. They won't come looking for you. Just give up on that idea and focus on having my baby."

Duan Sisi watched his figure disappear from sight, her eyes trembling uncontrollably.

She suddenly felt a deep sense of fear. The Qiao Chen in front of her seemed like a completely different person from the one she knew, utterly unfamiliar.

She hugged her legs in fear, buried her head in her knees, and cried uncontrollably.

"No, I won't be stuck here forever, I won't."

Back at the company, Su Yan thought about it more and more, and the more she felt something was wrong.

She paused the meeting and told her secretary behind her, "Cancel all the afternoon's work; I have to go out."

Su Yan left the company and drove straight to Duan Sisi's house. Only when she saw Duan Sisi safe and sound at home could Su Yan put her restless heart at ease.

"Uncle, Auntie."

As soon as the door opened, Su Yan greeted them with a smile, but Duan Jingwei and Geng Ling were stunned.

Geng Ling asked in confusion, "Didn't you go on a trip with Sisi to relax?"

Su Yan's smile froze on her face. Looking at the nervous expressions on Geng Ling and Duan Jingwei's faces, she forced a smile and said, "Oh, right, I waited for her for ages but she never showed up, so I came to check on her. Why hasn't she left yet?"

These words surprised Geng Ling even more.

"Sisi left several days ago! We didn't even have time to pack her clothes. Haven't you left yet?"

Su Yan's heart skipped a beat, but she quickly tried to smooth things over.

"Yes, we went out for a while and only got back this morning. Now we have to leave again. I thought Sisi went home to get some things, so she's probably waiting for me at the station."

Geng Ling hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Duan Jingwei. "Let me call Sisi and ask her where she went."

As she was about to take out her phone, Su Yan quickly grabbed her hand.

"No need, Auntie!"

Geng Ling pushed her hand away, "No, I won't make this call, I'm not comfortable with it."

As she was busy calling Duan Sisi, Su Yan's phone suddenly rang.

Su Yan suddenly called out, "Sisi called me."

She quickly answered the phone: "Sisi, where are you? I'm coming to your house to find you."

"Oh, you're waiting for me at the station? My phone's almost dead. Okay, I'll come find you right away. Just wait for me at the station entrance."

Su Yan hung up the phone decisively and smiled at Geng Ling, "Auntie, I'm going to find Sisi now. Don't worry, I'll take good care of her. We'll just go out for a walk and come right back."

Geng Ling was relieved. "Okay, then you two be careful on your journey and make sure you stay safe!"

Su Yan smiled and agreed. After leaving the residential area, she answered the phone call that hadn't been disconnected.

The words "Yi An" were clearly displayed on the phone screen.

Su Yan's hands were trembling as she gripped her phone. "Yi An, Si Si is missing."