After hanging up the phone, Gu Shiyu stood outside the door for a long time. Looking at the darkening sky, his chest felt increasingly heavy.

Why did we have to find out the test results at this particular time?

Perhaps, unaware of the truth, he could have cruelly rejected Ruolan's pleas.

Hearing the cute, happy giggling sounds coming from inside the house, Gu Shiyu put away his phone and strode back to the living room with heavy steps.

Seeing his serious expression, Xie Beiling asked with concern, "Was that a call from your father?"

"Yes, I need to take Mengmeng back first."

"Now?"

"Ah."

Xie Beiling also knew about Tian Tian's disappearance, and now that he knew she was Gu Yinshen's biological daughter, he couldn't say too much about it.

However, after glancing at Mengmeng, who seemed to have hit it off with Xie Yumin, he asked, "Can't we go back after dinner?"

“My mom needs the cute butterfly to find Sweetie,” Gu Shuyu said truthfully.

Hearing this, Xie Beiling stopped hoping for any reason to keep Mengmeng.

He moved away from Gu Shiyu.

"Brother~" Mengmeng looked up and saw Gu Shiyu walking over, and greeted him happily. Then she lowered her head and played with the games on the iPad with Xie Yumin.

Watching this scene, Gu Shiyu was genuinely reluctant to disturb Mengmeng's enjoyment.

"Brother, do you want to come along?" Mengmeng glanced at Gu Shuyu standing next to her and staring at her, and invited him enthusiastically.

Even Xie Yumin spoke up, "The three of us can go together."

Seeing that Gu Shiyu was still unhappy, Xie Beiling stepped forward to help him, "Mengmeng, your parents just called and asked you to go back now."

"Now?" Mengmeng looked at Xie Yumin with disappointment.

She couldn't bear to part with Aunt Yumian.

"Mengmeng, let's go back first. Tomorrow, your brother will take you to Uncle Ling's house to play with Aunt Yumian." Gu Shiyu avoided Mengmeng's gaze and picked up his coat from the sofa as he spoke.

Although she was reluctant to leave, Mengmeng was smart and guessed that something must have happened at home if she was in such a hurry to go back.

"Aunt Yumian, Mengmeng is going back now. Mengmeng will come to see you again tomorrow."

"Okay, Auntie will wait for Mengmeng at home."

Xie Yumin was equally reluctant to get up from the sofa and, together with Xie Beiling, saw them off as they left.

The car disappeared into the dark night. After only a short time together, Xie Yumin already felt empty inside.

"It's cold outside, let's go back inside." Xie Beiling put his arm around Xie Yumin's shoulder and led her inside.

Xie Yumin turned back to look in the direction Mengmeng had left and couldn't help but ask, "Is Mengmeng really coming tomorrow?"

“If she doesn’t come, I’ll take you to the Gu family.” Xie Beiling said, reaching out to stroke her cheek. “What do you want to eat tonight? I’ll start preparing now.”

Xie Yumin was still immersed in the disappointment of Mengmeng's departure, feeling depressed and uninterested in anything else. "Anything is fine."

Xie Beiling didn't insist on her, and after giving her a few instructions, he went into the kitchen.

……

She bought the latest mobile phone and went into various luxury stores. Through pills, she transformed into an adult and traveled around places frequented by the wealthy with a huge sum of money.

After going around in circles, she realized it was already evening. She had completely forgotten about the most important thing.

Holding her phone, she searched various entertainment platforms and finally found a small marketing account that didn't generate much buzz but dared to release all sorts of juicy gossip.

Using the contact information under the account, Tian Tian quickly added the other party.

Hello, do you want to report a scoop?

Yes. I have some exciting news about the Gu Group. Are you interested?

Upon seeing this, the other person immediately became evasive in their speech.

【Have. 】

Is it convenient to meet? I think a face-to-face meeting would be better.

Don't worry, if your information is truly explosive, I'll sign a contract with you, essentially buying your information.

Looking at the string of text on the screen, Tian Tian sent out an address.

Meet here in half an hour.

【it is good. 】

The other party agreed immediately.

After ending the call, Tian Tian searched for information about her name again.

Several hours have passed since she 'disappeared,' and there's still not a single word about her online. The Gu family is really calm; they seem to care about her completely.

But since it was all insincere anyway, she didn't care.

After exiting the entertainment app, Tian Tian took a taxi to meet the marketing account.

……

Gu family.

As Mengmeng got out of the car, she could feel the sadness emanating from the house even before she entered.

"Brother." Mengmeng called out to Gu Shiyu in an unaccustomed voice.

The surroundings were deathly silent, and there was an inexplicable sense of desolation and loneliness in the darkness.

Gu Shiyu held Mengmeng's hand and said, "Let's go inside first."

Hearing the noise outside, Ruolan quickly ran out to check.

Seeing that it was Mengmeng, she excitedly stepped forward and grabbed her hand, "Mengmeng, hurry, quickly use the little butterfly to find out where Tiantian is now?"

"Isn't Sister Sweetie home?" Mengmeng asked in confusion.

When Tian Tian was mentioned, Ruolan burst into tears, "She got lost when she went out with her mother."

"Sister Tiantian is lost?" Mengmeng was shocked.

However, she also understood why she was in such a hurry to come back.

"Mom, don't worry, Sister Tiantian will come back safe and sound."

"Yes, with Mengmeng here, Mom believes she'll be alright."

Ruolan is now placing all her hopes on Mengmeng.

Summoning the little butterfly, Mengmeng arranged for it to fly out of the Gu family home to find Tiantian.

Mengmeng's return calmed Ruolan's uneasy mood a bit. She sat on the sofa with Mengmeng in her arms, muttering, "In the blink of an eye, she just disappeared."

"Ruolan," Gu Yinshen reminded her.

Mengmeng is still young, and the matter of Tiantian's disappearance is too heavy for her. If it weren't for her butterfly ability to find people, Gu Yinshen would not have let her come back.

At this moment, Ruolan felt both worried and guilty. She felt so suffocated that she could hardly breathe if she didn't speak about it.

Seeing that tears were about to fall from her eyes, Gu Yinshen's tone quickly softened, "Mengmeng is still young, I'm afraid this kind of thing will leave her with psychological trauma."

After all, she almost lost her life because of a kidnapping last time. If Tian Tian's matter were to bring back her painful memories, it would be a double loss.

Gu Shiyu, who hadn't spoken since returning home, stepped forward and asked, "Have you checked the nearby surveillance footage?"

"I saw it," Gu Yinshen replied. "The strange thing is that I only saw her enter the mall restroom, but there was no footage of her coming out."

"Where's the video? Did you copy it back?"

"On the calligraphy computer."

"I gonna go see."

"me and you togather."

After their conversation, Gu Shiyu and Gu Yinshen went upstairs together.

Sitting in front of the computer, Gu Shiyu watched the video and asked in confusion, "Didn't anyone at the scene see her come out?"

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