After the hot spring activity, Shang Yan stayed in his room to handle business until Li Susu called him to dinner via WeChat, at which point he got up and went to the outdoor barbecue area.
Upon arrival, seeing that only Li Susu was there, they asked, "Where are the others?"
"They're playing video games, let the two of us eat first!"
When Shang Yan heard Li Susu say that, he thought that Yu Sheng and the others were creating an opportunity for the two of them to be alone. He felt slightly unhappy, but he didn't take it seriously.
During the meal, Li Susu kept trying to find topics to talk about, but he was uninterested and just gave perfunctory responses.
After he had eaten most of the food, he made up an excuse about work and went back to his room.
As soon as I entered the house, I took off my coat and threw it on the sofa, and Yu Jing called.
As soon as the call connected, she asked, "Ayan, are you with Shengsheng? I've been texting her, but I can't get through to her on the phone, and she's not replying to my messages. I'm a little worried."
Upon hearing this, Shang Yan recalled Li Susu mentioning that Yu Sheng and the others were playing games in the e-sports room. He figured she probably hadn't been paying attention to her phone, so he didn't say much, only saying, "I'll have her contact you."
After hanging up with Yu Jing, I dialed Yu Sheng's number. After the beep, a mechanical female voice came from the other end—
"Sorry, the number you dialed is not in service. Please try again later."
Shang Yan frowned slightly, but then thought that the signal was indeed bad in the mountains, and since the gaming room was soundproof, it was normal that it was out of service area.
He pondered for a few seconds, then picked up his coat and left the room.
First, he knocked on Yu Sheng's door to make sure she wasn't there before heading to the e-sports room.
Upon entering, I saw Gu Ye and Qiao Moya locked in a fierce battle at the computer desk, but I didn't see Yu Sheng.
He walked over and knocked on Gu Ye's desk. Seeing that Gu Ye didn't react, he took off his headphones.
In this game, Gu Ye was at the most crucial moment when he was suddenly interrupted. He was extremely annoyed and irritated: "Do you f***ing have something to do with...?"
Upon seeing that it was Shang Yan, Gu Ye was taken aback, his face darkening: "What is it?"
Where is the fish-shaped pipe?
Gu was taken aback: "She's not here."
Shang Yan frowned, glanced at Qiao Moya beside him, and then looked at Gu Ye: "She's not with you?"
"No, what's wrong?"
Shang Yan didn't speak, and dialed Yu Sheng's phone again, but it was still out of service.
Seeing that Shang Yan's expression was off, Gu Ye realized that Yu Sheng might be in trouble and pressed, "What exactly happened to Sheng Sheng?"
"Her phone has been out of service the whole time, and she's not in her room. Do you know where she went?"
Gu Ye suddenly remembered the phone call Yu Sheng had made while he was playing the game, and his heart skipped a beat.
After replying "I don't know," he added, "It's normal to have no signal here in the mountains. If she's not in the room, she's probably somewhere near the hot springs. It's dark now, she won't wander off!"
Shang Yan knew that Yu Sheng was well-behaved and wouldn't run around, but he was still worried.
He glanced at his watch and saw that it was past nine o'clock, so he decided to wait and see.
After Shang Yan left, Gu Ye immediately grabbed his phone to check the call from Yu Sheng—it had been made an hour earlier!
He frantically dialed her number, several times in a row, but as Shang Yan had said, it was out of service area.
Qiao Moya noticed Gu Ye's worry and comforted him, "Don't worry too much, Yu Sheng will definitely be fine."
Gu Ye thought the same way, but he was still uneasy.
He lost interest in playing games and couldn't stay in his room any longer, so he wandered around like a headless fly looking for Yu Sheng.
But he couldn't find it at all, which made him increasingly anxious.
Yu Sheng hadn't returned by 11 o'clock.
Shang Yan knew he couldn't wait any longer, so he immediately checked the hotel's surveillance footage.
After she left the hotel at 3:35, she never came back!
That means she was gone for eight and a half hours!
Adults can only be reported missing after 24 hours, so without rescue support, they had no choice but to split up and search for them.
...
"Fish pipe—fish pipe—fish pipe—"
In the endless darkness, Gu Ye used the flashlight on his phone to illuminate his surroundings while shouting Yu Sheng's name repeatedly at the top of his lungs.
His only response was endless darkness!
As time went by, he began to feel uneasy, fearful, and guilty...
He kept thinking about it in his mind.
If he hadn't given the endorsement to Qiao Moya, if he hadn't argued with Yu Sheng, and if he hadn't gone to the massage parlor or played games, but instead went to find Yu Sheng, Yu Sheng might not have disappeared...
His biggest regret wasn't any of that, but that he was too busy playing video games to answer her calls!
When she called him, something might have already happened...
"President Gu!"
Qiao Moya's shout from behind pulled Gu Ye back to reality.
He turned around and looked at Jomoa running towards him, asking, "Why did you come here?"
"I came here when I heard your voice. There are graves over there, and I was scared..."
Gu Ye glanced at the spot where Qiao Moya had just come from. "Since there are graves over there, Yu Sheng definitely won't go there. Then come with me to search!"
"Um!"
Qiao Moya responded and walked forward alongside Gu Ye.
Gu Ye shouted Yu Sheng's name with great effort, and Qiao Moya also shouted it with great effort.
After calling out a few times, she looked at Gu Ye and said, "Mr. Gu, actually, when I saw you at the hot spring today, I wanted to ask you—why did you suddenly give me the endorsement and arrange for me to appear on a travel variety show?"
Gu had already prepared an excuse: "Someone asked me to take care of you!"
Qiao Moya frowned: "Who?"
"That person asked me to keep it a secret!"
Qiao Moya racked her brains trying to think of anyone who might have asked Gu Ye to do this, but still couldn't figure out who it was.
She had countless suitors, but they were of varying quality, and very few would receive special treatment from Gu Ye.
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