Gu Xiaotian glanced at his current location and calmly dealt with the two burly men in front of him.
Gu Xiaotian continued to struggle, convinced that his being brought here was definitely related to Lin Xinrou, who was probably already thinking about how to prevent Gu Anran from participating in the competition.
However, the rope was tied too tightly, and Gu Xiaotian had no way to break free from the dilapidated chair. Even the two people next to him told him to give up.
The video was quickly sent to Gu Anran's phone. The competition was just around the corner, and she never expected to see the video of Gu Xiaotian being kidnapped at this time.
In the video, Gu Xiaotian's clothes were already somewhat tattered, but he did not appear to be injured or crying out.
Gu Anran quickly went to ask the bodyguards if they had seen Gu Xiaotian, only to find out that Gu Xiaotian had gone out to play alone.
"How could this happen?" Gu Anran could no longer sit still. Her phone fell onto the sofa, thankfully not to the ground. Fearing that something dangerous might happen, Gu Anran quickly called Ye Lichuan.
"Oh no! Xiao Tian has been kidnapped!"
Ye Lichuan hadn't left the competition venue yet, but he hadn't noticed that Gu Xiaotian had been taken away. After hearing Gu Anran's tearful voice, he knew that this matter was not simple, so he quickly rushed to Gu Anran's side.
When Ye Lichuan saw Gu Anran again, he found that she was trembling uncontrollably. She no longer cared about the competition. With trembling hands, she opened the video and showed it to Ye Lichuan.
"Look, this is our Xiaotian. I wonder when he was taken away. Is he in danger?"
Gu Anran had completely burst into tears by this point. Ye Lichuan, watching from the side, felt very sorry for her and gently patted Gu Anran's shoulder.
Despite all the calculations, Gu Anran was expected to be framed, but no one anticipated that the usually clever Gu Xiaotian would be kidnapped.
"Calm down first. Let's watch this video carefully and pinpoint Xiaotian's location so we can go and rescue him."
Ye Lichuan was also a little nervous, but as a man, he absolutely couldn't show it at this moment, otherwise Gu Anran would be even more devastated.
"No, we can't just sit here and wait to die any longer. I have to go find Xiaotian now."
Before Ye Lichuan could say anything to Gu Anran, Gu Anran put on her coat and ran out.
Lin Xinrou had already been calculating the time in her lounge. Hearing the hurried footsteps outside, she figured her plan had succeeded; that woman had already gone out to try and save Gu Xiaotian.
However, Lin Xinrou did not make any rash moves, fearing that they might suddenly return, so she simply sat alone in the lounge with her legs crossed.
Ye Lichuan drove himself, and Gu Anran sat in the passenger seat. When they watched the video again, Ye Lichuan finally recognized the familiar place.
“I know where this is. It’s an abandoned warehouse nearby. I remember this place.”
Upon hearing the exact location, Gu Anran clasped her hands together, thinking that she must ensure Gu Xiaotian's safety and that those people must not do anything bad to him.
Although Ye Lichuan's face remained relatively calm, he was inwardly furious. If he were to see those people, he would absolutely not let them go.
The navigation started quickly, and the car sped along the road at almost top speed, arriving at the abandoned warehouse in no time.
Fortunately, Ye Lichuan had brought a few bodyguards with him before they arrived. They all came to the abandoned factory. It was dark inside and there was no movement. Gu Anran didn't care about anything else and ran straight in, unafraid of any danger.
Ye Lichuan didn't have time to stop Gu Anran before he followed her to the deepest part of the warehouse.
"Xiao Tian, Xiao Tian, where are you?"
Gu Anran's tearful voice echoed throughout the factory. The others continued their search, and soon Gu Anran heard the sound of a chair rubbing together.
"I heard a sound, there's someone over here." Gu Anran ran as fast as she could to the side of the sound and saw Gu Xiaotian tied to a chair.
When Gu Xiaotian saw Gu Anran and Ye Lichuan arrive together, he felt very gratified, but at the same time, he was also very anxious: "Mom, isn't it time for the competition now?"
Gu Anran didn't care. It wasn't competition time yet, but she knew in her heart that her family was the most important thing. If something happened to Xiaotian, she didn't know what she would do in the future.
"As long as you're okay, it doesn't matter to Mommy whether she competes or not."
Ye Lichuan untied the rope from behind. Apart from some red marks on his wrists from the rope, the child was unharmed. Ye Lichuan and Gu Anran were both very relieved that the child was alright.
At the same time, Lin Xinrou also noticed that there was no sound from the rest room. Those people had been distracted and their attention was definitely on rescuing Gu Xiaotian.
Lin Xinrou walked out of her lounge with ease. The corridor was empty, and she finally seized the opportunity. Lin Xinrou arrived at Gu Anran's lounge at almost the fastest speed.
To make sure there was really no one inside, Lin Xinrou knocked on the door before going in. If there was someone inside, that would be good, so she could respond immediately. However, after knocking several times, there was no response from inside.
Lin Xinrou finally felt relieved and went inside. There wasn't much in the rest room, but Lin Xinrou immediately spotted Gu Anran's entry, which was quietly placed on the table.
Lin Xinrou used this tactic of luring the tiger away from the mountain to its fullest extent today. In order not to leave any clues, she told the two people to retreat the moment they set off.
It seems that Gu Anran has already arrived at that place and gotten rid of Gu Xiaotian.
"Now your entry belongs to me. Why should you get first place when I should be number one?" Lin Xinrou fiddled with the entry in her hands. If it weren't for this, she would have wanted to crush it to pieces.
Upon arriving at the competition venue, Lin Xinrou shamelessly handed in Gu Anran's entry and even pretended to talk about her state of mind while creating it.
When the judges saw this piece, they all sincerely praised its completeness and overall strength: "In the process of making this piece, we can see that it did not rush the process, but each step was completed very well."
Hearing the judges' comments, Lin Xinrou felt a little jealous, because these people were praising works that weren't hers.
After unanimous evaluation from everyone, this piece stood out, and Lin Xinrou won first place in the competition almost without any suspense.
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