The richest man's parents were kidnapped, and his adorable son captivated the entire family.

"Boss, the job is almost done."

"We've taken her into custody, and we'll send her away in a few days..."

Ruolan hung up the phone to confirm that Xie Yumin had been taken into custody, a smug smile playing on her lips.

The whiskey in her glass rippled, and she tilted her head back and downed it in one gulp. "Let's see how you fight me now."

Just then, a sudden ringing of the phone shattered her good mood.

"What a disappointment..."

Ruolan looked at the unfamiliar number on her phone and answered it somewhat impatiently, "Hello, who is this?"

"Mrs. Gu, this is a hospital..."

“Mengmeng has been in a low mood these past few days and is unwilling to cooperate with treatment.”

The nurse's voice was filled with worry.

Ruolan frowned and clicked her tongue impatiently: "It's just a child throwing a tantrum. I'm going over now."

In the hospital ward, Mengmeng huddled at the head of the bed, her face pale. Ruolan pushed open the door and entered, her tone stern: "What's wrong with you? Why are you making me worry?"

Mengmeng's eyes were red and her voice was trembling with tears: "Aunt Xie hasn't come to see me for many days, I want to see her..."

"She's busy!"

Ruolan interrupted her, "Don't always think about troubling others! Your Uncle Gu is so busy every day, and you're never this inconsiderate!"

Mengmeng bit her lip and didn't say anything, her tears falling in big drops onto the blanket.

Looking at her stubborn appearance, Ruolan felt a surge of disgust: "Just like that Xie Yumin, always causing trouble!"

……

That evening, Ruolan returned to the Gu residence and saw Gu Yinshen sitting in the living room. She immediately put on a gentle smile: "Why are you back so early today?"

"There was nothing going on at the company, so I came back early."

Gu Yinshen frowned, his voice low: "By the way, how is Xie Yumin doing lately?"

This unexpected question made Ruolan raise her eyelids slightly.

"Why did you suddenly decide to ask about her?"

Gu Yinshen maintained his usual indifferent expression.

“Since that day at the hospital, Yu Mian has not appeared again. She’s been behaving strangely.”

At this point, Gu Yinshen's tone unconsciously became somewhat awkward, "That day... weren't we too harsh on her? It was just meeting Mengmeng once..."

“You know Mengmeng’s situation. If we keep blocking her from seeing him, Xie Yumin will only suspect something is fishy.”

"If she has something to say, then so be it. What can she say?"

Ruolan's heart tightened, and a pang of sadness welled up inside her: "You know perfectly well that if we keep letting her pester us, it could affect Mengmeng's treatment!"

"Besides, why are you so concerned about her?"

Gu Yinshen was about to say something when suddenly, Ruolan's phone started vibrating wildly.

"what happened?"

Seeing Ruolan stiffly take out her phone, Gu Yinshen frowned deeply. "What happened?"

"It was a call from the hospital."

Looking at that familiar phone number, Ruolan's lips trembled slightly.

"The hospital? Then pick them up quickly."

Gu Yinshen was also puzzled by Ruolan's appearance and urged, "Did something happen to Mengmeng?"

His words intensified Ruolan's already tense emotions.

However, with Gu Yinshen watching from the side, Ruolan still gritted her teeth and answered the phone.

"Mrs. Gu! Mengmeng is missing! She left a note saying she was going to find Miss Xie and told you not to worry..."

"what?!"

Ruolan nearly dropped her phone, her face turning deathly pale.

Gu Yinshen stood up abruptly, his eyes sharp: "What happened?!"

Ruolan stammered, "I...I don't know either...Mengmeng said she wanted to see Xie Yumin, I...I..."

"Why are you still standing there?!"

Gu Yinshen grabbed his coat and rushed out, shouting, "Get everyone to search immediately!"

……

Xie Yumin, trapped in the warehouse, tried everything she could to escape. She pounded on the iron gate until her voice was hoarse.

Suddenly, she heard footsteps outside.

"Is anyone there? Help me!" Xie Yumin pounded on the door desperately.

The door opened, and a strange man poked his head in: "Stay put, we'll send you away in a couple of days!"

After saying that, he locked the door again.

Inside the warehouse, Xie Yumin slumped on the dusty floor, her throat already hoarse from shouting.

The flickering light bulbs overhead distorted her shadow, and her phone had long been smashed to pieces during the kidnapping, leaving her no chance to call for help.

"Mengmeng..."

Xie Yumin murmured to herself, her nails digging deeply into her palms, "You must be safe."

On the other side, Gu Yinshen's personal cell phone kept ringing, and the reports on the search situation were more and more anxious than the last.

"Mr. Gu, we've searched the entire southern part of the city, but we haven't found any trace of prostitutes."

"Mr. Gu, we've checked the train station and bus station, but we didn't find anything..."

Ruolan stood to the side, her palms sweating profusely, her legs trembling slightly.

She gripped her phone tightly, afraid that she might accidentally give something away.

Seeing Gu Yinshen's increasingly gloomy expression, she forced herself to remain calm and said, "Yinshen, maybe Mengmeng is just throwing a tantrum and hiding in some corner playing..."

"Play?"

Gu Yinshen turned his head sharply, his eyes like knives, "You've been missing for so long! Aren't you worried at all?"

Before he could finish speaking, Gu Yinshen's other phone rang.

"Mr. Gu, we've been staking out Miss Xie's place, but we haven't seen her anywhere."

“We asked the neighbors, and they said she went out last night and hasn’t come back.”

"waste!"

Gu Yinshen was furious and smashed his phone. "Where did she go at this crucial moment? I should never have let her get close to Mengmeng!"

At this moment, the assistant cautiously suggested, "Mr. Gu, should we call Miss Xie and ask?"

"Maybe...maybe she knows where Miss is?"

Gu Yinshen frowned, remained silent for a moment, and then reached for his phone.

Suddenly, Ruolan rushed forward and grabbed his hand, saying, "Don't hit her! She...she definitely doesn't know anything! Maybe she's the one who took Mengmeng away!"

"What did you say?"

Gu Yinshen's eyes instantly turned icy cold. "What makes you say that?"

Ruolan realized she had lost her composure and quickly explained, "I...I just felt something was strange."

"Mengmeng disappeared, and she disappeared too? What a coincidence!"

"Ruolan".

Gu Yinshen shook off her hand, his voice low and terrifying, "Your behavior lately has been very strange."

"From driving Xie Yumin out of the hospital to now preventing me from contacting her..."

"Are you hiding something from me?"

Ruolan's face turned deathly pale instantly, her legs went weak, and she almost fell over.

"No, no! Why would I hide it from you? I'm doing this all for Mengmeng's own good!"

"For Mengmeng's own good?"

Gu Yinshen took a step closer, radiating a menacing aura. "It had to be that way. If I find out that Mengmeng's disappearance is related to you..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but the threat was obvious.