Chapter 272 On the Way to the Meeting
"...Yes, it was the grandfather at the orphanage who told me that the girl's name is Tu Yao."
"When I delivered the tickets, she wasn't there, so I left them at the security office."
Xiaoyu was stared at intently by two bright red, tense gazes, and her voice trembled uncontrollably as she spoke.
“Every time I see her, she wears a mask, so I don’t know what she looks like…”
"...orphanage?"
Xiaoyu glanced at the oppressive gaze unconsciously emanating from the young man, shrank back slightly, and quickly nodded: "Yes...orphanage."
Tu Chaoxi frowned deeply. An orphanage… how could Tu Xiaomao be in an orphanage…?
So she's always been in an orphanage in this world, or... she only recently appeared?
Or perhaps... it appeared along with this orphanage?
Xiaoyu was extremely nervous. She never expected that simply adding that woman's contact information would lead to Tu Chaoxi holding her captive.
She quickly tugged at Wenyu's sleeve for help.
Wen Yu glanced at Tu Chaoxi, who was much calmer than before, and made a gesture to her.
Xiaoyu felt greatly relieved and quickly ran out.
Only two people remained in the lounge.
Hearing this, she seemed about to say something, but then swallowed it back.
Given the current situation, it's obvious without asking that Tu Yao has had some kind of accident and seems to have forgotten about them.
She said softly, "...I did think about it that day."
"The same problem-solving mindset, the same flexible action, who else could it be but my sister?"
She said regretfully, "I should have delivered the tickets myself."
"It's not your fault."
Tu Chaoxi clenched her fists tightly and calmly shook her head.
"It's not your fault."
It's because he, as the older brother, wasn't perceptive enough or smart enough.
Even though he had already arrived here, and even though Tu Yao had accidentally made contact with Wen Yu, Ma Zhiyuan, and Cheng Sangsang one after another.
But I missed so many days!
Even based solely on Cheng Sangsang's description of her in the group chat, he should have had some idea when Wen Yu mentioned the complimentary tickets that didn't require checking.
He's just too slow to understand.
He was never as clever as his sister and could never find her.
Suddenly, the phone rang.
It's Nanke.
Tu Chaoxi seemed to sense something and answered the call with trembling hands.
Sure enough, Nan Ke's gentle yet slightly restrained voice came from the other end of the phone.
"...Brother, we found it."
Nan Ke lowered his eyes and looked ahead. Just like Tu Chaoxi, who could recognize him with just a brief second of eye contact, so too could he.
With just a glance, he found her instantly in the dense crowd.
On the screen, a girl, wrapped up tightly and wearing a mask, sat between a young man and another girl.
His exposed eyes shone brightly in the dim support lights, staring excitedly at the stage.
She seemed to be in this environment for the first time, her eyes brimming with curiosity and excitement that she couldn't hide.
She has good friends, and even though the girl next to her was clearly impatient, she still responded to her repeated "harassment".
Beside him, Lin Yue's originally dark eyes were now red-rimmed, and he quickly wiped away the tears the moment they fell.
He tried to speak with a dry voice.
“…Brother, he’s alive, he’s alive Tu Xiaomao.”
...It is Tu Xiaomao, complete with its beard and tail, who can laugh and talk.
The video was captured and quickly sent to Tu Chaoxi.
The image wasn't very clear, but that didn't stop him from seeing his red-rimmed eyes.
After looking at it five or six times, Tu Chaoxi's eyelids suddenly twitched violently a few times, and she slowly raised her eyes.
……etc.
So where is she now?
Tu Chaoxi's gaze sharpened instantly.
...She went to Wanxiang Pavilion alone and waited for that father and son!
That brat is doing something dangerous again!
He dared not delay any longer and quickly opened the chat group. He was about to ask a question when Cheng Sangsang's message popped up the next second.
【What should we do?! My sister has gone missing!】
Tu Chaoxi almost lost her balance after hearing just one sentence.
Xu Bai pressed further: "What's going on?"
Cheng Sangsang (seeking revenge): [She said she would contact me every five minutes, but seven minutes have passed and she hasn't responded!]
Cheng Sangsang was extremely anxious. Four years had passed, and she had finally met a friend she clicked with, but they lost contact after only a few words!
She should have asked someone to help her!
Cheng Sangsang suddenly realized that it was probably the girl's similar intelligence that made her subconsciously transfer all the trust she had placed in Tu Xiaomao onto this girl.
It seems that she is as omnipotent as Tu Xiaomao.
However, because they had only known each other for two days, she did not transfer her worries about Tu Xiaomao to that other girl, which led to the oversight.
Cheng Sangsang was reflecting on herself haphazardly when suddenly her phone vibrated a few times.
Upon opening it, I saw several new messages in the chat group.
Where are you?
Which private room are Zhao Yuanfeng and his son in?
[Speak quickly!]
These three messages conveyed a palpable sense of impatience and anger, even through the screen.
...Teacher Tu?
Cheng Sangsang was stunned for a moment, not quite reacting.
Others in the group also sensed something was wrong.
Xu Bai (King of Button Mushrooms): [Sang Sang, don't just stand there, send it quickly.]
Cheng Sangsang quickly snapped out of her daze and blankly sent the private room number to the group chat.
I couldn't help but ask, "…Teacher Tu? What's wrong?"
But no response was received for a long time.
On the other side, Wen Yu quickly caught up with Tu Chaoxi, who had already run out of the film crew.
Wanxiang Pavilion is not far from the base, but it still requires crossing several intersections.
In the darkness, Tu Chaoxi's face turned pale from the cold wind, and she quickly ran to the car.
Just as he was about to get into the driver's seat, Wen Yu only had time to send a message in the group chat: 【She's the younger sister.】
Then I quickly stopped him.
"Teacher Tu, let me drive. Your ankle isn't healed yet."
Tu Chaoxi regained her composure in a second and immediately went around to the other side.
"Thanks."
The car started quickly.
The phone kept vibrating, but no one paid any attention to it.
...
In the private room of the restaurant, Tu Yao compared the distance between herself and the support platform, estimating it to be only one meter away.
So she put her phone in a small woven bag, hung it around her neck, and decisively climbed out of the window.
There were lights hanging every two or three meters on both sides of the river. Although it was dim, it was enough for her to jump onto the support platform smoothly.
Just as she jumped up, suddenly, with a "thud," Tu Yao had no time to react before her phone pouch broke and fell into the water.
Tu Yao was heartbroken. Her phone was old and had been used for many years, but her phone case was newly woven...
She gritted her teeth and pulled a voice recorder out of her pocket.
It's okay, she has plenty of equipment!
It doesn't matter if she can't borrow a camera or paparazzi; she's a one-woman army!
Tu Yao hunched over and slowly walked to the other side of the load-bearing platform.
Above was the window of Zhao Yuanfeng and his son's private room, with a tiny crack open.
As she approached, she heard a loud argument coming from the room!
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