By the time Xu Xiuzhen finished doing all this, eight days had already passed.
Even after cleaning, the rented room was still filled with an indescribable stench.
It was only thanks to the fact that there was no one around that we were able to get there.
She thought that once she returned to Jiang City, she could have a heart-to-heart talk with Zhou Chunhua. As long as Zhou Chunhua wanted to know the truth about Nini's abduction, she would have to do as she was told.
Even if it meant remarrying Zhou Chunhua, she couldn't refuse.
After all... now, besides her, there is no one else who knows the truth about what happened back then.
Xu Xiuzhen chuckled.
The thought that her child, whom she had raised with such care, would be born, and the thought that everything had been put back on track, filled her with an unprecedented joy.
Even the journey back to Jiang City was inexplicably much easier.
Before going to see Zhou Chunhua, she decided to go home and take a shower first.
As she filled the bathtub with water, she habitually turned on the TV, and a news report made her breath quicken and her heart race.
The television wasn't showing anything else, but rather the car she had driven into the river herself, slowly rising above the water...
Xu Xiuzhen couldn't even hear the reporter's voice; her gaze was completely focused on the car's license plate.
As the numbers became clearer... Xu Xiuzhen's legs went weak, and she collapsed to the ground.
How could this be? How could it have been discovered so quickly?
She had done everything perfectly, so how come the car was found in just a few days?
Once she came to her senses, Xu Xiuzhen quickly focused her attention on the reporter's report.
Only then did she learn that seven days earlier someone had reported to the police station that Su Mu had gone missing.
Seven days ago?
Wasn't it the day before Su Mu was...?
Su Mu has only been missing for a day, so why has someone already reported him missing?
Unfortunately, the news report did not say who reported the incident, only that it was a relative of the car owner.
"Relatives?" Xu Xiuzhen laughed when she heard this.
Su Mu has no relatives!
Su Mu's so-called relatives probably wish for her death even more than she did.
Moreover, those people weren't even in Jiang City, so why would they report it to the police?
Seeing that her scheme was about to be exposed, Xu Xiuzhen panicked so much that she didn't even notice that the water in the bathtub had overflowed.
"No matter who reported it, we have to get Nanxing out of here first. Yes! Even if I die, someone has to collect my body!"
Xu Xiuzhen muttered to herself as she hastily put on a few clothes without even combing her hair, and rushed out in a panic.
He took out his phone and called Zhou Chunhua.
As soon as the call connected, she shouted, "Zhou Chunhua, don't you want to know how Nini was abducted back then?"
At this moment, Zhou Chunhua, who had just received the call, had a smile on her face. This time, it was Xu Xiuzhen's turn.
"Of course I want to. I won't let any of those who harmed my daughter get away with it!"
As she finished speaking, she clearly noticed Xu Xiuzhen's unnatural pause.
"So what? What do you mean by calling me?" she asked.
"What do you mean? Didn't you see the news? Su Mu's car was found at the bottom of the river, and now she's missing. Do you think you can still get the truth from her?"
Zhou Chunhua did not answer.
She truly hadn't expected that Xu Xiuzhen would speak so flawlessly over the phone.
But it's okay, this is nothing.
She didn't speak, and Xu Xiuzhen on the other end of the phone immediately became anxious.
"Let's meet! Wenchang Road, Times Square, I'll be waiting for you."
With a click, the phone went dead.
Zhou Chunhua put down her phone, looked up, and met Gu Yao's gaze.
"Xu Xiuzhen?"
She nodded.
"So, what happened to Su Mu's disappearance?" Gu Yao pointed to the news that was playing.
Zhou Chunhua shrugged and shook her head to indicate that she didn't know. Then she got up and called Zhu Lina, asking her to come back and help take care of the child.
Juliana, who always readily agreed to any request, readily agreed.
Before Nana returned, she had no choice but to entrust the child to Gu Yao's care.
After Gu Yao agreed, she immediately went out.
As the door slammed shut, Gu Yao glanced at the television, picked up the phone, and made a call.
"Use all available connections to find out what happened to Su Mu."
“Okay, Teacher Gu.” Wen Yu paused, then said, “The dirt on that person you asked me to dig up last time is ready. Should I send it to you now?”
Gu Yao raised an eyebrow and said, "No need. Contact Qin Donglai and Yangyang's father, and give each of them a copy of the information."
"Okay. I'll take care of it right away."
After hanging up the phone, Gu Yao's attention returned to the television.
Looking at Su Mu's photo on the screen, Gu Yao's expression turned solemn.
His intuition told him that Su Mu's disappearance was inextricably linked to Hua Hua.
If that's the case, he'll have to come up with a fallback plan.
But reason told him that they had been together all these days, and Hua Hua hadn't had any time to interact with Su Mu at all.
Who else could it be...? Xu Xiuzhen's image flashed through Gu Yao's mind.
"Hiss." He unconsciously pushed up the bridge of his nose with his finger before realizing that he wasn't wearing his glasses.
The moment he lowered his hand, a smile spread across his face.
It has to be her; she learns so quickly.
However, his joy lasted only a second. The next second, he hurriedly picked up the phone and dialed again.
It's not a good thing that Hua Hua is meeting Xu Xiuzhen at this time.
...
Wenchang Road, Times Square.
Xu Xiuzhen, with her hair disheveled, sat in front of the stone table, staring blankly at the chessboard carved with the Chu River and Han Border.
She only snapped out of her daze when she heard the sound of high heels approaching.
Looking at Zhou Chunhua sitting opposite her, Xu Xiuzhen narrowed her eyes.
It hasn't been that long since we last met, but Zhou Chunhua seems to have gotten even younger and prettier.
"You've seen the news, right? Su Mu has disappeared! I'm here today to give you another chance. If you can get Nan Xing out, I'll tell you everything I knew back then."
Zhou Chunhua, however, chuckled.
"What are you laughing at?" Xu Xiuzhen shouted.
“Xu Xiuzhen, I’ve said it before, I will not let any of those who harmed Nini back then get away with it.”
"What do you mean?" Xu Xiuzhen's heart tightened.
Zhou Chunhua chuckled: "Liao Nanxing is in jail, Su Mu is dead, and you're next."
“You…” At this moment, Xu Xiuzhen’s face was as white as a paper doll.
In his mind, Zhou Chunhua's words kept repeating themselves.
"You...you're saying Su Mu is dead?"
"You should know better than I whether Su Mu is dead or not!"
"I...I don't understand what you're talking about!" Xu Xiuzhen carefully recalled everything that had happened since she first met Su Mu.
She was 100% certain that no one had seen her at Xiangshui River back then.
Thinking of this, Xu Xiuzhen finally calmed herself down.
Because... Zhou Chunhua was bluffing her!
This woman hung out with the man surnamed Gu for a while, and while she didn't learn anything else, she certainly mastered the art of secretly recording audio and video.
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