Lin Ran and Xie Wenwen stood to the side, too ashamed to speak, watching Song Mai cautiously and carefully.

Song Mai gripped her teacup tightly, showing no interest in drinking.

Upon receiving the news, Chu Yunxing rushed to the studio and felt heartbroken seeing her distraught appearance.

"I've already sent people to look for An'an, and we'll have results soon."

Song Mai looked up at him slowly, as if she had lost her soul, her eyes devoid of any emotion, like a puppet on a string.

Why are you here?

Her voice was flat and monotone, as if she were talking about something unrelated to herself.

Xie Wenwen quickly said, "The two of us are naturally not capable of finding An'an, so I want to ask Master Yun for help. After all, there is strength in numbers."

"You didn't pick up An'an today, did something happen?" Chu Yunxing asked her softly and cautiously.

Song Mai shook her head, then nodded slightly.

“Someone sent me a message saying they had something urgent to discuss with me. When I got there, there was no one there, and I realized something was wrong. When I got back to the studio, I found that An’an wasn’t there, and that’s when I learned that she had been taken away.” Song Mai lowered her head, her eyes red and her emotions somber.

"This is all my fault. If I hadn't been delayed because of things at the studio, this wouldn't have happened." Xie Wenwen lowered her head, looking at Song Mai with a face full of guilt.

Everyone is deeply worried about this matter, and simply blaming oneself won't change anything.

"What caused the delay?" Chu Yunxing immediately grasped the key point and asked in a low voice.

"Miss Yao came to the studio to order clothes, and she happened to come in just as I was about to leave. I wanted her to wait here for a moment, but she seemed to be in a great hurry," Xie Wenwen recalled softly.

“She wouldn’t appear out of nowhere. She must have come here to buy you time.” Chu Yunxing sighed. “Time is of the essence. The most important thing is to find An’an immediately.”

"Who is Miss Yao?" Song Mai asked in a low voice, as if she had suddenly come to her senses.

“Yao Qianyu,” Xie Wenwen sighed, “I heard before that she used to have a very close relationship with Ji Fenghe, but Ji Fenghe didn’t like her.”

"Feng He?"

Song Mai suddenly stood up, pushed open the door, and prepared to leave.

Chu Yunxing followed her anxiously, gripping her wrist tightly.

Where are you going?

"I want to ask Ji Feng what exactly happened." Song Mai's bloodshot eyes were devoid of emotion; at this moment, she seemed to have lost all reason.

“Maizi, listen to me first. Ji Fenghe would never do anything to hurt An'an, and you won’t get any clues if you go to him now.”

Although Chu Yunxing didn't like Ji Fenghe, he also understood that Ji Fenghe wasn't a malicious person.

The care he has given An'an over the past five years proves that he would not lay a hand on her, and that Yao Qianyu's actions have absolutely nothing to do with him.

"Calm down first."

These words shattered Song Mai's psychological defenses.

Her eyes were red and her voice was choked with emotion.

"How can you expect me to stay calm? An'an has just been taken away without a trace, how am I supposed to stay calm?!"

"We have news!" Xie Wenwen hurriedly caught up and said excitedly.

Song Mai, completely losing her temper, threw herself at her, anxiously asking, "What news?!"

"Someone just messaged me, telling me to bring this ransom to him."

The amount on Xie Wenwen's phone was astronomical, but it was insignificant to Song Mai.

Although she doesn't have that much money, as long as there's an opportunity, it means there's still hope.

If the other party kidnapped An'an for money, then this matter is easier to handle.

Chu Yunxing sensed something was wrong, and his brows furrowed.

"If the other party is only after money, then it means that this matter has nothing to do with Yao Qianyu."

As a wealthy young lady, Yao Qianyu would never risk kidnapping a child for such money.

Unless this text message is a smokescreen, intended to get me to stop getting involved.

Once Chu Yunxing gets angry, no one can withstand it.

“You’re right. If they were really after money, they wouldn’t have needed to kidnap An’an.” Song Mai once again lost all her strength and stood wearily by the roadside.

Many people looked at them curiously, and Chu Yunxing was worried that it would affect Song Mai, so he spoke softly to persuade them.

"Why don't we go back and discuss how to handle this matter?"

Xie Wenwen chimed in, "If they kidnapped An'an for your sake, they probably won't hurt her for the time being."

The series of reversals gradually brought Song Mai to her senses. She calmed down and nodded slowly.

“You’re right. Since the robbers have ulterior motives, they won’t hurt An’an anytime soon. I’m just worried about An’an suffering, since she’s hardly ever been away from me since she was little.” Song Mai sighed helplessly, clutching her phone.

A moment later, she suddenly realized something and immediately took Xie Wenwen's phone.

Without saying a word, she dialed the number that sent the text message. She thought it was a disconnected number that had been blocked, but to her surprise, the call actually went through.

A mechanical voice came from the other end, saying smugly, "Your daughter is in my hands now. If you know what's good for you, hand over this money to me immediately."

"Where should I go to give you the money?" Song Mai asked softly, lowering her voice.

"It's simple, you just need to leave the money where you just went and then leave."

Where did you just go?

Song Mai laughed self-deprecatingly. It was ridiculous that she had fallen for such an obvious diversionary tactic.

"You have half an hour. If you don't see this much money in half an hour, double the ransom and your daughter's hand will appear before you." The kidnapper laughed triumphantly before hanging up the phone.

When the Shen family heard about this, they rushed over. Song Lan looked at Song Mai with concern and held her hand tightly.

"Any news about An'an?"

"The kidnappers said they would release An'an if we left the ransom here." Song Mai said with a serious expression.

I don't know how the Shen family found out about this, and their hurried arrival at this time is bound to arouse my suspicion.

"Uncle and Aunt, what brings you here so suddenly?"

Chen Ming spoke with a weary voice, "We received a phone call saying that An'an has gone missing."

"Telephone?"

Shen Xiujing asked in surprise, "Didn't you make this call to us?"

“I have never called you.” Song Mai looked even more confused.

At this moment, Xie Wenwen cautiously raised her hand: "I'm sorry, I made the call. I meant to call Master Yun, but I accidentally dialed the wrong number. But I didn't say anything!"

"Don't blame Wenwen, we felt something was wrong and investigated."