At the airport, the girl glanced at her watch, her brow furrowing slightly. "Why hasn't Tong Lu arrived yet?"

What time is it? If we don't come soon, the plane will be taking off.

Yuan glanced down at the time, his brows furrowing. "I don't know. We're about to board. Have you called yet?"

As he spoke, he looked at Pan Raoguang beside him, who nodded with an embarrassed expression, his voice somewhat soft.

"I called, but no one answered."

Shi Yu glanced down at her watch, seemingly impatient. "What's wrong with Tong Lu? Whether she comes or not, I'm leaving today. I have things to do at the studio, and I've been in China for too long."

"Please wait a moment."

Yuan also noticed Shi Yu's anxiety, so he picked up the phone and started dialing, but the result was the same as Pan Raoguang's earlier result: no one answered.

Qi Jiu frowned as she looked at them, then took out her phone and started bombarding them with calls. At first, the result was the same as theirs: no one answered.

But after several attempts, and with the phone ringing continuously, the other party finally answered.

"Tong Lu?" The girl's voice was somewhat tentative. There was a moment of silence on the other end, and then the call was suddenly hung up. This action left Qi Jiu completely bewildered.

"Teacher G?" Yuan Ye looked at her. "Did the call connect?"

Qi Jiu's expression was somewhat unpleasant. "The call connected, but it was disconnected very quickly."

Upon hearing this, Pan Raoguang, who was standing nearby, seemed to have thought of something and looked hesitant to speak. "Tong Lu is probably still at home now."

Qi Jiu looked at him, her eyes probing, "What do you mean?"

Suddenly, a bad feeling crept over me. The phone call just now abruptly ended—either someone changed their mind or they encountered danger. What did it mean if they were at home?

Pan Raoguang's face was grim, and Yuan, standing beside him, seemed to have realized something, clicked his tongue, and his expression became even more unpleasant. He remembered everything, except for this one thing.

"Teacher G, do you remember I told you before that Tong Lu's personality stems from her family of origin?"

Now that Qi Jiu has this, she understands. This is all the work of Tong Lu's parents! And what are they planning to do now?

Do you know Tong Lu's address?

“My dear, I really don’t have any prejudice against Tong Lu. It’s just that the studio really can’t wait any longer. You should know that I definitely have to go back today.”

One hands-off manager is enough; wouldn't it be crazy to have two?

Shi Yu looked troubled. In fact, he also recognized Tong Lu's talent, but there were still many things to deal with at the studio. He had been away for almost half a month, and if he didn't go back soon, he might really be ruined.

The girl looked at her and exhaled.

“I know. You go first today. I’ll let you know when Tong Lu arrives, and then you can go pick her up.”

My family of origin! My family of origin! Is my family of origin really that terrifying?

Why would this happen? Would anyone really dislike their own biological daughter? Would anyone really want to destroy their own biological daughter? Wasn't this daughter born after ten months of pregnancy?

Before her identity was exposed, the Shen family treated her, their daughter with whom they had no blood relation, so well, not to mention Shen Sisi.

Therefore, her family of origin is a problem she has never been able to understand. She really can't figure out what kind of family would make a child like this.

"Teacher G, what's wrong...?"

"You don't need to worry about this anymore. Go back. I'll handle Tong Lu's matter. It's not appropriate for you to get involved given your identities. Just wait for my news."

With that, he left without looking back, his movements swift and without the slightest hesitation.

Shi Yu watched the figure gradually disappear and touched her nose.

Has she forgotten why she came to the airport? Wasn't she here to see him off? Even though this matter came in a hurry, and she was going to have to rebook anyway, couldn't she at least spare a minute to watch him go in?

I'm really tired. Forget it, I'll find another opportunity to get my revenge later.

After leaving the airport and getting into the black car, Qi Jiu looked straight ahead, put on her Bluetooth headset, slowly increased the throttle, and tapped the headset on her ear with her finger.

"Hello?"

"Lin Chuan, dispatch the police!"

The person on the other end of the phone paused, then looked surprised after realizing who was calling. "Miss Qi? Calling the police? What do you mean? Has something happened?"

Lin Chuan was sitting in his office, but when he heard the words "responding to an emergency," his face became more serious.

This is now considered... an emergency call, right? It's just that it's not going through the proper channels.

"Someone is illegally holding you captive. I'll give you the address in a bit. Remember to bring two people with you." After saying this, the girl raised her hand to touch the Bluetooth device by her ear and then hung up the phone.

Lin Chuan was left in the office, staring blankly at the disconnected phone. Although he hadn't asked many questions, he still took a few people with him and headed to the address the girl had sent him.

On the way, the girl tried calling Tong Lu again, but to her surprise, the phone was switched off. No matter how many times she called after that, she got the same result.

"What is that?!"

Although she never experienced maternal love growing up, the thought of parents who hinder their children's development makes her feel suffocated.

Is this child their enemy? How much do they not want their child to have a better life?

"bell!"

Looking at the caller ID on the car's display screen, the girl looked away, glanced at the traffic light ahead, and was about to step on the gas, but suddenly seemed to remember something, and in the end she obediently waited for the traffic light to turn green.

He raised his hand to answer the phone, "Ah Lin?"

Where are you now?

The girl looked up at the countdown timer on the traffic light in front of her and pursed her lips. "On the road, waiting for the traffic light."

At this moment, Chong Yu, who was next to Qi Silin, suddenly looked at the phone playing on the loudspeaker on the table, blinked, and asked in a somewhat surprised tone, "You wait at traffic lights too?"

Qi Jiu: "..." Please, do you want to listen to what you're saying?

What do you mean you also wait at traffic lights? Isn't waiting at traffic lights a perfectly normal thing?

"What? I ran a red light, and you're going to deduct points from my driver's license?" I've already said I'm a law-abiding citizen, do you really think she's just joking?

Anyway, Tong Lu is going to miss her flight, so she might as well rebook.

Chongyu remained silent, and Qijiu, too lazy to argue with him, asked, "What's wrong, Alin? Is something the matter?"

"It's okay, we'll wait for you to come back. It's nothing urgent."

Despite saying that, after hanging up the phone, she still asked Liu Yun to inquire about the whole story. Once she got the details, she took the car keys and left.

Chongyu: "..." Ha, what a hypocrite.

After a long while, Qi Jiu looked at the building in front of her and pursed her lips. She didn't know much about Tong Lu before, but now she knew that the seemingly glamorous senior didn't actually come from a good background.