As soon as Xian Mingyu turned around and took a step, Su Yulu hurriedly ran towards him and hugged him from behind before he could leave the room.

Her hands wrapped tightly around his waist, and her head rested reluctantly against his back.

She didn't want him to leave.

"Yu, don't go..."

"Luo'er, I really should go back." Xuan Mingyu looked down at his hands, which were covered with deep and shallow scars, and sighed helplessly.

She should rest and recuperate now.

"No! I don't want you to go back! Yu, stay here and keep me company, okay? We can be like we were six years ago. I'll do whatever you want, anything you want... I'll give you anything."

Su Yulu walked up to Xuan Mingyu, took his hand, and placed it on her chest, but Xuan Mingyu quickly pulled his hand away with some disgust.

He took two steps back, keeping his distance from Su Yuluo in front of him.

“The Luo’er I know would never do this. Don’t do this again. I really dislike it when you do this.”

Just as he was about to leave, Su Yulu blocked his way again.

"Yu, do you really not love me anymore? You said you don't like me like this, so what about you? Why are you so cold to me? Are you still blaming me, still angry with me? Blaming me for marrying someone else, blaming me for leaving without saying goodbye for these six years... Or is it that you already have another woman you like more? So you've become fickle, haven't you?"

The woman I like more... is fickle and easily bored...

Bai Xiaoruo's face immediately flashed into Xuan Mingyu's mind.

No, that's not right! How could he possibly like Bai Xiaoruo!

This is utterly absurd!

He would never like that little girl!

"I'm sorry, I really don't have time to spend with you right now. I'll definitely come to see you after I've finished dealing with things." He walked past Su Yulu and went straight out of the room.

A few minutes later, the sound of a car engine came from downstairs.

He has already left.

They left in a hurry.

Su Yulu's heart sank.

What exactly is he busy with?

In the past two days, I've spent less than half a day with her in total.

He wasn't dressed in a suit and tie, which made Su Yulu feel uneasy. Was that woman really that important to him?

More important than her.

Wasn't her place in his heart threatened?

No, she couldn't just sit and wait to die any longer. She had to come up with a good plan to find that woman as soon as possible and bring Xian Mingyu back to her side.

***

The car headed towards the new hospital.

Sitting in the car, Xuan Mingyu felt extremely irritable.

His mind was in turmoil; all his previous plans were increasingly deviating from the path he wanted to take.

When he first got married, he thought that as long as he could successfully divorce Bai Xiaoruo in two years, he could immediately go to Macau to find Su Yuluo. As long as she was willing, he could completely put aside past grievances and get back together with her. He was more capable of making her happy than he was six years ago.

But now...

Su Yuluo really came back, but his heart was wavering.

He didn't seem to be looking forward to her return that much, nor did he particularly want to be with her again, but his mind was filled with Bai Xiaoruo's image and everything related to her.

It's almost evening again, and there's still no word from her.

They could keep it from their grandparents for a while, but they couldn't hide it from their honeymoon a week later.

Now Xian Mingyu was completely certain. Based on his understanding of her, even if she was out having fun, there was no way she would have gone out for so long without coming back, and without even making a single phone call.

She must have encountered danger, met bad people, and is probably still being held captive somewhere.

She has very few social connections and doesn't like wearing gold and silver jewelry. She doesn't look like a wealthy socialite at all. So who could be eyeing her?

If it were a kidnapping, they should have called to demand a ransom long ago, but they didn't.

He has already increased manpower and searched every street and alley. He has checked the surveillance footage of many roads and areas that are related to her and that she often passes by. He has watched them carefully countless times, but she still has no trace of him.

She didn't take her ID card with her, so it's impossible for her to go abroad or take a bus to another city.

He slept terribly last night, waking up in the middle of the night with a start, and looking at the empty space beside his bed, his heart felt empty too.

When Xian Mingyu returned to the new courtyard, he saw that both sides of the courtyard were filled with plump little flowers and tender green branches. He suddenly remembered that Aunt Qin had said that Bai Xiaoruo had run out to plant these when she first moved in. She loved plants and loved taking care of these flowers and grasses.

He ignored her for several months, but she didn't seem bothered; she just kept busy with these other things.

She can always find joy in her own company, and even when she's unhappy, she rarely shows it. She mostly tries her best to share the burdens of others.

He missed her; he really, really missed her.

Even if it's just arguing or bickering with her, as long as she's in front of him, it's better than anything else.

Bai Xiaoruo, where are you now? Have you been bullied? Are you doing well? Where can I find you?

***

Another day has passed.

Bai Xiaoruo had been starving for two whole days and two nights.

She fainted from hunger, then woke up from hunger again, repeating this cycle over and over, leaving her listless and increasingly weak.

After an unknown amount of time, the door to the storage room suddenly opened, the ropes binding her hands and feet were removed, and then two bodyguards grabbed her shoulders and dragged her out of the storage room.

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