The father and son looked at each other in silence, falling into an eerie stillness.
Ding ding ding...
At that moment, Gu Qingyan's cell phone rang in his pocket.
It was Song Zhiyu calling.
"Hello, Mom."
Gu Qingyan answered the phone and naturally blurted out the address.
"Xiao Yan, is Zhao Zhao awake yet?"
Song Zhiyu's voice also carried a hint of worry, "This morning she told me to wake up and she would reply, but I haven't heard from her yet."
She called Xu Zhaozhao several times, but no one answered, thinking that the girl might have gone back to sleep.
That's when they finally called Gu Qingyan.
"Mom, Zhaozhao has gone out."
Gu Qingyan's brows furrowed even deeper; his mind was already half-awake without even having drunk coffee.
Her voice sounded normal. "Don't worry, I'll have her call you back when she gets back."
"good."
Hearing him say that, Song Zhiyu felt relieved, responded, and hung up the phone.
He walked up to Gu Yulin and asked, "Yuyu, did you install a tracking app on Mommy's phone?"
Gu Yulin nodded and continued, "Let's see where Mom is."
Although it's unclear how Gu Qingyan found out, it's obvious that confirming Xu Zhaozhao's safety is more important to him.
Gu Yulin put down the newspaper, opened the tablet, and found the program that was linked to Xu Zhaozhao's GPS.
The location is displayed as 【Beijing CBD - 2nd Floor - Pure White Fairy Tale Wedding Dress Shop】.
This positioning is very specific.
I just mentioned having a wedding ceremony a few days ago, and this morning I went to try on wedding dresses?
It makes him seem like a scumbag husband.
Have you had breakfast?
Gu Qingyan turned to ask him.
The topic shifted too quickly, and Gu Yulin nodded in confusion.
"Let's change your clothes."
Gu Qingyan stood up and went upstairs, leaving behind the words, "Go find your mother in five minutes."
He's skipping breakfast?
Gu Yulin was puzzled again, but he knew he couldn't persuade him otherwise.
Anyway, he was the one who got scolded by his mother.
Five minutes later, a discreet Rolls-Royce drove out of the villa and headed towards Beijing's CBD.
The distance wasn't far; in about 10 minutes, the two stood at the entrance of the Pure White Fairy Tale Wedding Dress Shop.
The sales clerk beamed with a bright smile, muttering to himself, "A big customer! He bought ten items at once..."
Upon seeing Gu Qingyan and Gu Yulin enter the store, they quickly put down their orders and came to greet them.
Although they were wearing masks and sunglasses, the shop assistants could tell that their clothes were from a top luxury brand.
"Gentlemen, how can I help you?"
Gu Qingyan looked at her through his sunglasses and asked, "Is there a lady inside trying on wedding dresses?"
The bridal shop has many fitting rooms, and they are all independent of each other. Having a shop assistant show you the way can save you time.
The clerk looked puzzled but replied somewhat apologetically, "Sir, we haven't served any female customers today."
Most appointments are in the afternoon; who would come all the way in the morning to try on wedding dresses...?
Gu Qingyan then asked, "Has anyone bought a wedding dress here today?"
The shop assistant gave an embarrassed smile. "I'm sorry, sir, this is our customer's privacy..."
Before the shop assistant could finish speaking, Gu Qingyan walked into the wedding dress shop and opened each of the fitting rooms one by one.
The shop assistant wanted to stop him, but was frightened by his menacing aura and dared not approach.
Finally, in the corner of the last fitting room, they found Xu Zhaozhao's phone with a cracked screen.
Xu Zhaozhao isn't here at all!!
He picked up the phone from the ground and pulled Gu Yulin toward the elevator.
Upon unlocking Xu Zhaozhao's phone, the first thing that appeared was the WeChat page, showing her chat with Song Zhiyu.
Even though the screen is cracked, the text on it is still legible.
The message was sent at 8:00 AM this morning.
Song Zhiyu: Goodness, Daddy's back from abroad tonight. You haven't seen each other for years.
Song Zhiyu: Don't blame your father. Come home and see him tonight! He won't say it, but he must miss you a lot.
Song Zhiyu: Okay? [Rose]
Xu Zhaozhao did not reply.
I swiped my finger across the screen and saw an earlier message.
It was a conversation from last night.
Song Zhiyu: Why did my darling suddenly announce her mother and Xiaoyan's relationship publicly? [Smirk]
Shh: I have such a wonderful mom, of course I have to tell the whole world! [Grinning face]
Shh: Mom, I have some good news for you. Gu Qingyan and I are planning to have our wedding ceremony!
Song Zhiyu: Okay, okay! We can't do without a wedding, we have to have one!
Song Zhiyu: Enough said, go and prepare your dowry. [Grinning face]
It was a perfectly normal conversation.
Gu Qingyan exited the chat and clicked into the first few chat boxes one by one. He hadn't sent any messages to Xu Zhaozhao this morning.
Where exactly did the problem go wrong?
He put his phone in his pocket and got off the escalator.
He picked up Gu Yulin and walked quickly outside, while making a phone call on his own phone.
Just as he carried Gu Yulin back to the car, a message from the mall manager came in.
It's from that pure white fairytale wedding dress shop; this is today's order.
As of now, this store has only one order.
Mr. Zhang, self-pickup, ten pure white wedding dresses, each with a product number.
Gu Qingyan stepped on the gas and handed his phone to Gu Yulin, "Yuyu, call the number on this page."
Gu Yulin seemed to have also considered a certain possibility.
Without saying a word, he took it and dialed the number on it.
As expected, "Sorry, the number you dialed is not in service..."
On that list, only ten wedding dresses were real; the rest were fake.
The cold, mechanical voice, however, caused Gu Yulin, who was trying to remain calm, to break into a sob, "Dad, will Mom be alright?"
"No, Mom probably just left her phone behind."
But Gu Yulin was too clever to be fooled by Gu Qingyan.
Gu Qingyan drove the car and directed Gu Yulin to operate his phone, making many calls.
They checked the surveillance footage of the villa, the shopping mall, and even alerted various transportation hubs to check for any information about Xu Zhaozhao.
Everything has vanished without a trace.
The villa's surveillance cameras were working properly, but they captured Xu Zhaozhao walking out of the gate, still half asleep, and going out of the camera's range.
Then, they disappeared without a trace.
What did she see?
The mall's surveillance cameras were damaged, data was lost, and the massive amount of surveillance data will take time to repair.
It seems we've reached a dead end.
But this also proves that Xu Zhaozhao may be in danger.
When Gu Yulin looked up again, the car had already stopped at the Song family compound.
Song Zhiyu had already come out to greet them, smiling and waving.
"Yuyu, you stay with Grandma and try to fix the mall's security cameras."
Gu Qingyan stopped the car and handed the notebook in the car to Gu Yulin.
He patted his head and said, "Daddy is going to find Mommy."
I don't know who it is.
But he had to be prepared to trade his life for another's.
We can't let Yu Yu take risks with him.
Gu Yulin silently took the notebook and followed him out of the car.
Gu Qingyan greeted Song Zhiyu as usual, then asked, "Mom, how much longer until Dad gets home?"
"They're probably on a plane now. It's a long journey, so it won't be until evening."
Gu Qingyan nodded.
Then she squatted down and whispered to Gu Yulin, "Don't tell Grandma yet."
"When Grandpa gets home, tell him right away."
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