Country A, Gu Zhai.
Gu Siting's hasty departure from Country A made Ling Yan very uneasy.
She had called, but Gu Siting hadn't answered.
She also called Shio Kuroda, but he didn't tell her where they had gone.
After receiving her call, Ji Fang rushed to the Gu family to persuade her to leave with her, but Ling Yan still didn't believe that Gu Siting knew everything.
Therefore, she insisted on staying at the Gu family home, waiting for him to return.
"Yan Yan, he left in such a hurry and didn't reveal where he was going or what he was doing. He must have found out something. Just to be safe, let's go," Ji Fang said worriedly once again.
Although Ling Yan felt somewhat uneasy, her desire to become Mrs. Ling overshadowed her anxiety.
“He’s busy with work, and it’s not like he hasn’t gone out like this before.”
Especially since he recently wanted to break off the engagement, it's normal that he didn't tell her where he went.
At this point, their departure from Country A would make them seem guilty and arouse suspicion.
"But what if he really knows something? It will be too late for him to come back." Ji Fang felt that Gu Siting's departure this time was a bit abnormal.
Unfortunately, it's been two days now, and no matter how much she tries to persuade her, Ling Yan still refuses to go with her.
She refused to leave, and how could her mother possibly abandon her and leave her alone?
"No, that person never even appeared," Ling Yan said firmly.
Although he received many people at home during those days, she had someone keep an eye on him and found that all the people he met were people who had business dealings with the company.
Moreover, the Gu family has been searching for the Chinese man he mentioned, and they are still searching for him to this day.
Therefore, the owner of that so-called Nine-Eyed Dzi Bead never appeared.
In fact, this person never existed at all.
Ji Fang looked at her stubborn daughter and had no idea what to do.
Ling Yan cut a small piece of the freshly baked cake and handed it to her mother.
"Mom, try it, how is it?"
Gu Siting really likes this kind of cake; Gu Weiwei had made it for him before.
She tried many times recently before she finally succeeded.
When Gu Siting comes back, she should be able to do as well as Gu Weiwei used to.
Ji Fang absentmindedly took a bite and nodded.
"That's great, it's on par with the pastry chef's skills."
Ling Yan took a bite herself with satisfaction, then put it in the box and wrapped it up.
"Mom, why don't you take this cake back with Dad? I'm fine here."
Ji Fang thought about it for a moment and still advised against it.
"Yan Yan, how about... you treat it as accompanying Mom on a vacation, and if nothing else happens, we'll come back."
Her inner unease told her that staying in Country A was dangerous.
"Mom, I told you it's nothing, you're just worrying unnecessarily," Ling Yan said softly as she untied her apron.
As the mother and daughter were talking, they heard the sound of a car outside.
Ling Yan and Ji Fang exchanged a glance, composed themselves, and headed towards the living room.
From afar, it turned out to be Gu Siting, who had been away for several days, returning.
"Brother Siting, where have you been these past few days? You're finally back." Ling Yan smiled gently.
Gu Siting looked at the woman walking towards him with a cold expression. For so long, he had been deceived by her gentle and weak appearance.
He never... never imagined that it was she, the person Weiwei once considered a friend, who had caused her death.
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