"No, she left school an hour ago."
Zhang Yunling blinked in confusion, "What happened? Did you two have a fight?"
He was about to lecture Yan Chiyu as an elder, but then he realized he wasn't qualified and immediately fell silent. After a two-second silence, he spoke up to provide information, "Yue was late today. She said she encountered trouble on the way. Is something keeping her from answering the phone? I'll try calling for you."
Zhang Yunling did not hang up the phone. Instead, she used the principal's office landline to call Wu Yue. The response was still a cold, electronic voice.
"That doesn't make sense, how could it be out of service area... Could it be that there's no signal?"
He muttered to himself in confusion, as if he wanted to say something more, but Yan Chiyu said calmly, "Thank you, I'm hanging up."
The boy opened WeChat and sent another message.
3D2Y: When Songsong saw the message, he called me back.
He and Wu Songsong hadn't argued, were in a cold war, or broken up, so it's unlikely she wouldn't reply to even a single message. She's probably just too busy.
Uncle Min picked up Yan Chiyu from school and took him directly to the hospital where Cheng Pingxi was.
"Second Young Master, you don't look too well. You need to take care of your own health while helping Young Master Pingxi refine medicine," Uncle Min said with some concern. He had felt quite sorry for the dark circles under the Second Young Master's eyes before he got into the car.
"It's alright, I can handle this kind of exertion."
"No matter what, you still need to take care of yourself." Uncle Min couldn't persuade him, so he said this dryly at the end and then focused on driving.
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Hospital.
"Yes, until four hours ago, that's right, four hours ago, Miss Wu Yue was still here taking care of her brother. When she left, she had a smile on her face and said that her brother's condition had improved today..." said the nurse assigned to the special care ward.
"I understand, thank you." Yan Chiyu nodded, took a long stride, and sat down in front of the sofa where Wu Yue usually sat, his long legs slightly bent.
He picked up his phone and sent a message to the group chat.
3D2Y: Have any of you seen Wu Songsong today? Does anyone know where she went?
Zhou Yunwei: Ah, I'm looking for Yueyue too. Brother Yan, I was just about to ask you something. Yesterday Yueyue said she'd take me to see Brother Cheng today, but I waited at her house for a long time and she still didn't come back.
Zhou Yunwei: Oh right, Lu Shu and the others are all at home, but... but Tian Lie is missing.
Yan Chiyu froze, his fingers gripping the phone slightly.
Tian Lie... Tian Lie had always been left to his own devices at home, raised by Lu Shu. This time, even Tian Lie had disappeared.
3D2Y: I can't find her anymore. She hasn't replied to my calls or WeChat messages.
Zhou Yunwei: Ah, could it be that her phone ran out of battery and she had something else to do? Let's wait a bit longer. Yueyue isn't the type to act so recklessly; she probably really has something to do.
Song Wenzhi: Yes, if she were to do anything, she would probably tell you, Brother Yan. Besides, Brother Cheng is still in the hospital; how could she possibly abandon him?
Qian Bolun: Brother Yue is so amazing, don't worry!
Que Guanghuai: Yes, Yan-ge is fine. Maybe she'll reply to your message in a few minutes.
Yan Chiyu silently accepted everyone's words of comfort.
But to his surprise, he waited for 20 hours without receiving a response from her.
The message disappeared without a trace, never to be heard from again.
Yan Chiyu called Bao Xinbao to come and look after Cheng Pingxi, and he returned home in the morning light.
As soon as he entered, he met Long Jingyuan's gaze. "Ayu, why are you back so early today? Did you come back especially to have breakfast with me?"
Immediately after, Ye Yueyao lazily floated out of the guest room: "Why are you all so gay so early in the morning?"
The boy had no intention of joking. He asked with a straight face, his voice low and hoarse, as if he hadn't slept all night: "I can't find Wu Yue. Longlong, can you sense whether she's in the capital for me?"
Long Jingyuan and Ye Yueyao were both stunned. The former didn't ask any questions, closed his eyes, and probed with his divine sense, which extended outward from the dragon vein at the core of the capital city. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that this encompassed three feet into the ground and up to the clouds.
Half an hour later.
Long Jingyuan opened his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Miss Wuyue's aura... has disappeared."
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