"Minister Wen...?"
As soon as Zhou Chunhua arrived at the office door, she saw Wen Yu, who was usually unapproachable, leaning against the door of Gu Yao's office with a weak expression.
"Zhou, Assistant Zhou, what brings you here? Didn't you take the day off?" Wen Yu was startled, straightened his back, and resumed his usual businesslike demeanor.
Zhou Chunhua pointed inside: "Teacher Gu called and told me to come here."
Wen Yu turned back, a downward curve to his lips.
The Thai president racked his brains before coming up with the idea of issuing a statement to salvage the teacher's reputation.
Unexpectedly, the next second, Teacher Gu uploaded a video and boldly announced her relationship with Assistant Zhou.
But he and President Tai's faces were truly slapped by Teacher Gu.
"Then please go in quickly. I have to get back to work." Wen Yu turned and left.
Zhou Chunhua has high eyebrows and eyes. You? Minister Wen seems like a completely different person now.
She knocked on the door, and only after Gu Yao replied "Come in" did she push the door open and go inside.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
"It's here. Come and take a look at this."
Gu Yao stood up and made way for her to sit down.
As soon as she sat down, she felt Gu Yao leaning over her from behind.
Strong arms wrapped around her, and a faint scent of sunshine instantly enveloped her.
How strange!
She remembered that when she first met Gu Yao, he smelled of cigarettes mixed with men's cologne.
Looking back now, I realize that Gu Yao seems to have stopped smoking ever since they met.
Soon after, the smell of smoke disappeared from his clothes, and he never smelled smoke in the car again.
Lost in thought, she suddenly noticed a small figure appearing on the computer screen.
"Nini!"
Gu Yao pressed pause.
Are you sure this is Nini?
"Yes! This is Nini! She was wearing this outfit the day she went missing! I even styled her pigtails myself!"
Even if the video doesn't clearly show her facial features, how could a mother not recognize her own daughter!
"Where is this? How did you get this video? How did you find it? Where is this place?"
"I got this video by chance, don't worry, keep watching." Gu Yao clicked play.
In the video, Nini walks forward alone, occasionally looking back.
It looked as if someone was giving Nini orders from a direction the camera couldn't see.
Zhou Chunhua's eyes reddened; she wiped away her tears, only to have more come and go, but she couldn't wipe them all away.
Three minutes later, little Nini walked out of the camera's range all by herself.
"Where is she? Where exactly is this place?" Zhou Chunhua could no longer sit still and got up to leave.
Gu Yao suddenly leaned forward, trapping her between his arms.
Their faces were only a fist's distance apart.
She could even feel Gu Yao's breath on her face.
"Keep watching, the important part comes later!" Gu Yao said, pressing her back down to sit.
Just then, a familiar figure appeared in the video.
Sumu!
What is she doing here?
coincide?
Her intuition told her that the person who gave Nini instructions from the blind spot of the camera was Su Mu!
"It must be her! She's the one who took Nini away!" Zhou Chunhua couldn't take it anymore: "I'm going to find her! I want her to give Nini back to me!"
"Flower!"
In an instant, she was enveloped in a warm embrace.
A deep, cool voice whispered in her ear, "Acting blindly without evidence will only alert the enemy."
"But...but..." Zhou Chunhua was already sobbing uncontrollably.
Gu Yao held her tightly, letting her vent her emotions.
She didn't know how much time had passed before she calmed down and awkwardly withdrew from Gu Yao's embrace.
Gu Yao handed her a tissue.
"You should know that the video quality is too poor to prove that Su Mu and Nini are involved. Furthermore, Su Mu and Nini did not appear on the screen at the same time."
You know very well that even if you take the video to Su Mu, he will never admit it.
Zhou Chunhua nodded.
Gu Yao added, "For Nini's safety, what we need to do is keep it a secret. Do you understand what I mean?"
"I know. We can't let Su Mu know."
"No, not only Su Mu, but also Liao Nanxing, and even Lao Chen."
Zhou Chunhua frowned: "Old Chen? Why are you hiding something from Old Chen? All these years, he's been the one looking for Nini for me."
"Huahua, as far as I know, Old Chen's child is also missing, right?"
“Yes.” She nodded.
"Think about that eight million. Why did he suddenly disappear? And why did that matter remain unresolved after he disappeared? You know I never suspect someone without a reason."
"But...but he has no reason! For so many years, we've been like comrades-in-arms, like family, supporting each other through thick and thin, he..."
After he finished speaking, Gu Yao interrupted, "Reasons? Human nature never needs reasons. Let me put it this way, after searching for Nini for so many years, how much money has Juliana spent, and how much money have you spent? You probably haven't even calculated it carefully, have you?"
You have a friend like Julia, but what about him? What does he have? Without you, he might not even be able to continue searching for his child.
"You mean... he might not want me to find Nini before he finds his child?"
"I'm just analyzing. After all, people need to eat to live, and eating costs money. Besides, he has to travel all over the country, incurring expenses for gas, tolls, accommodation, and the kickbacks demanded by those who provide information. Do you think that little bit of money is enough for each of them?"
If you still don't understand, then why don't you switch places? If you were him, could you truly be completely selfless?
Zhou Chunhua fell silent.
Yes, she can't do it.
In this world, including myself, no one is as important as Nini.
If she were Old Chen, she might really do what Gu Yao said.
At that moment, Zhou Chunhua's mind went completely blank.
The pillar that had supported her for so many years seemed to collapse in an instant.
"Huahua, go home and get some rest. Tomorrow I'll go with you to meet someone. Maybe we can find out something about Nini from that person."
Zhou Chunhua, who had been in a daze, immediately perked up.
"good."
She got up and walked towards the door, but just as she opened it, she remembered something.
Turning around, she said earnestly, "Gu Yao, thank you for the statement you released today to protect me. But... why are you so good to me? I... I mean, originally you were just helping me with the lawsuit, but later, you helped me find a job and even helped me find my daughter."
We're just friends at best. Yet you lent me so much money knowing I might have a hard time repaying it. Now you're sacrificing your own reputation to protect me, and what about you? What...is your purpose?
There is never kindness without a reason in this world. This is not what she said, but what Gu Yao told her.
Just like Gu Yao reminded her earlier.
"If I said..."
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