Thinking about the look in Yu Peiyan's eyes when she left, Song Xia felt a vague sense of unease.

Regardless of what Yu Peiyan might do, she couldn't gamble with the safety of her two children.

First, call Wenwen: "Pay more attention to your surroundings when you go out recently. It's best to go with Yanming or bring a bodyguard."

"What happened?"

Song Xia never hid anything from her: "Yu Peiyan came today, but she didn't get what she wanted from me. I'm afraid she can't handle the recent blow of losing Cheng's Group, and she might try to take action against you."

"Okay, Mom, I understand. I'll be careful."

I wanted to tell Zhili, but I didn't dial the number. How should I tell Zhili? And will she believe me?

After hesitating for a moment, she decided to hire a few bodyguards there to protect her at all times, and not tell Zhili the truth.

Moreover, Zhili is currently far away overseas, so Yu Peiyan's reach shouldn't be that far.

However, Song Xia did not expect that Yu Peiyan would personally go abroad and take Zhili away during a street parade. When Song Xia heard the bodyguard say that Zhili was no longer there, she was furious.

"Weren't you supposed to keep a close watch on them at all times? How could they just disappear right under our noses?"

"There were just too many people and it was all so chaotic today, it was just a fluke."

"Find it for me right now! Have you called the police?"

"They won't accept cases involving adults who haven't been missing for at least 24 hours."

Song Xia punched the wall in frustration. She had clearly guessed Yu Peiyan's behavior, so why didn't she pay more attention? If she had told Zhili immediately, wouldn't Zhili have been fine?

"What about the embassy?"

"We are in contact."

"Find the most people you can find. Money is not a problem. The most important thing is to find them for me as quickly as possible."

After giving her instructions and having her assistant book the plane tickets, Song Xia went directly to Cheng Zhibo.

"What businesses does your family own over there? I need to know where your mother can hide after she took Zhili away."

Cheng Zhibo was taken aback, his face tense: "How can you be sure my mother went to see Zhili? My mother said she went to discuss business."

Song Xia scoffed, "Given your family's current situation, who would want to talk to you? The bodyguards I sent to protect Zhili saw your mother approach Zhili in the crowd, and then the two of them disappeared."

"This only proves that Zhili herself wanted to go with my mother."

Song Xia yelled at her, "Don't you know why your mother took Zhili away? That was abroad, and Zhili is in great danger now."

After much hesitation, Cheng Zhibo finally mentioned two properties his family owned in Europe. These properties were actually mortgaged, but they hadn't officially filed for bankruptcy yet, so they could still live there.

After asking the questions, Song Xia didn't linger. She briefly explained the situation to Wenwen and then took the next available flight. Fortunately, her visa hadn't expired.

At the same moment, Cheng Zhili looked nervously at her mother driving and asked anxiously, "Mom, where are we going?"

Yu Peiyan did not answer, but drove on expressionlessly, though a storm was brewing in her eyes.

Cheng Zhili grew increasingly uneasy; she had a gut feeling that something was very wrong with her mother's current condition.

Has the company's crisis been resolved?

As soon as she said that, the car sped up even more. Cheng Zhili gripped the seatbelt tightly. It seemed that the company was in trouble again, and the problem was quite serious.

But since the company is in a crisis, how could Mom have time to come looking for her?

As the car drove further and further off course, Cheng Zhili's heart pounded in her chest. Finally, they stopped at a lakeside cabin in a forest, a place no longer within the country where she went to school.

When she was very young, Cheng Zhili had come here for vacation, but after hearing that it was not safe, her family never came back.

The house was covered in dust because no one had cleaned it for years. Yu Peiyan was choked by the dust as soon as she opened the door.

"Go in."

"Mom, what are we doing here?"

"Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask. You'll be staying here for the time being."

"But Mom, I have class tomorrow."

Yu Peiyan didn't waste any words with her. She left behind some daily necessities and then closed the doors and windows tightly, leaving only two small skylights for ventilation.

"Mom!" Cheng Zhili pounded on the door. "Mom, what are you doing? Let me out."

"If your biological mother loves you enough, she won't lock you up for too long."

"You're going to use me to threaten Song's mother? Mom, you can't do that!"

Yu Peiyan sat back in the car, hesitated for a moment, glanced at him again with reluctance, and finally stepped on the gas.

She had no other choice. The Cheng family business couldn't be ruined by her and her husband. She couldn't lose everything and return to an ordinary life.

She would go crazy if she had to struggle for three meals a day like ordinary people and then live in a cramped and dirty rental room.

She would release Zhili in just a few days, as long as Song Xia agreed to her request. It would only take a few days, no problem.

The phone rang; it was her husband calling. She was about to share the good news when she heard his angry roar: "What did you do to Zhili?"

"You know? There won't be any problems. Song Xia will definitely compromise this time."

"This is kidnapping and extortion!" Cheng Shizhang thought his wife had gone mad. Although losing everything was hard to accept, how could she do something illegal to their daughter?

Yu Peiyan said excitedly, "She is our Cheng family's daughter. How can taking her away be considered kidnapping? I know what you're worried about, but we only have this one chance. The contract expires next week."

"Yu Peiyan, accept reality and don't do anything more foolish." Cheng Shizhang regretted not stopping in time and not taking his wife for treatment when he knew she had obvious mental problems, which led to even more mistakes now.

"Even you think I'm wrong? Cheng Shizhang, who am I doing all this for? I'm doing it all for our family!"

"I don't want anything to happen to you. As long as our family is together, there's still hope, isn't there?"

"You think you can make a comeback like in the TV dramas? Cheng Shizhang, don't even dream about it. You don't have that ability. If you did, you would have handed the Cheng family business over to someone else."

Seeing that he couldn't persuade him otherwise, Cheng Shizhang became enraged: "You insist on doing things your own way, don't blame me for calling the police!"

"Dad!" Cheng Zhibo exclaimed in surprise, "This is Mom!"

“But your mother has gone mad now. Her actions will implicate us. Once Song Xia and the police find Zhili first, do you think we'll still have a chance to argue?”

Cheng Zhibo gradually loosened his grip. He felt extremely powerless. How could he be so useless and unable to solve his family's problems?

I heard that Song Wenwen manages Song Xia's assets exceptionally well. Is there really such a big difference between him and Song Wenwen? Where exactly did things go wrong? His parents' so-called meticulous upbringing couldn't compare to Song Wenwen's more relaxed upbringing.