The leader of the cultivation alliance has a crush on me.

Chu Tiancheng hasn't dared to go back to the company lately, for fear of his aunt nagging him. But instead of ignoring her, his aunt went and gossiped to Song Ke's parents.

Hearing her words, Song's mother was startled: "You...you're telling the truth?"

"How is Keke now? Where is she?"

"No, I have to call Song Yan and ask him. He's Ke Ke's cousin and has always doted on her the most. How could he let Ke Ke disappear like this?"

Mr. Song looked at Chu Qiuling with suspicion, his expression inexplicably displeased.

He comforted me, saying, "Don't worry, things shouldn't be that bad."

"Song Yan won't stand by and watch Ke Ke get into trouble."

Just as he finished listening to his subordinate's report that the He family was in turmoil, He Yunming had not shown up at all, and someone had even anonymously reported them to the police for disturbing the peace.

Song Yan was furious: "He won't show up, huh? I'll see how long he can hide."

The assistant said, "Should we continue? Zhou Daqiang is quite greedy."

Song Yan waved his hand: "Forget it, I think he's deliberately hiding. Is there any news from Chu Tiancheng?"

The assistant said, "I heard that the Chu family's company has automatically canceled many projects, and everyone is wondering if something has happened to the Chu family."

Song Yan scoffed, "Does He Yunming really think that everything will be fine once the Chu family is destroyed? I don't believe Chu Tiancheng doesn't have a backup plan. Keep the private investigator you hired from before investigating."

The assistant nodded and left, and Song Yan received a call from his mother, Su Qiong. He glanced at the caller ID and his eyelids twitched.

Will it be discovered so quickly?

He answered the phone hesitantly, cleared his throat, and smiled normally, asking, "Second Aunt, why did you suddenly decide to call me? Did my mom cause some trouble again?"

After he finished speaking, he heard Su Qiong ask anxiously, "Song Yan, tell me the truth, where did Ke Ke go?"

Song Yan gritted his teeth and said, "No, Second Aunt, you don't believe what I say? Could it be that someone has been gossiping about you?"

Su Qiong was silent for a few seconds, then asked, "Are you sure Keke is alright?"

Song Yan assured her firmly, "I guarantee that Keke is really alright."

Su Qiong continued, "What happened with the Chu family?"

Song Yan chuckled and asked, "What business does the Chu family have?"

"Second Aunt, you're putting me in a difficult position. How would I know anything about the Chu family? If you really want to know, ask Chu Tiancheng. I heard he's been getting really close to Keke lately, and he'll probably be your prospective son-in-law soon."

"You're all family, so let's not speak like strangers."

Su Qiong believed Song Yan when she heard that he still had the mind to tease her.

"That's alright, I was just asking, you go about your business."

After hanging up the phone, Su Qiong stared at Chu Qiuling with a hostile expression. She had never particularly liked her to begin with. It was one thing for Chu Qiuling to show off, but she always acted arrogantly as if she were superior to others, as if everyone should flatter her. Moreover, she was critical of Song Ke. Su Qiong had long disliked her.

Her face was cold and unwelcoming as she said, "Chu Qiuling, you really have nothing better to do. What, your Zhou Chu has been arrested and locked up, and you still have the mood to curse my daughter here? How come I never saw through your true colors before?"

After saying that, he snorted and said, "I know you've always been jealous that Tiancheng is in charge of the Chu family and the company. Now that he's married into our family, you have even less hope, so you're trying to cause trouble, aren't you?"

"Look at yourself. Who is it that has given you this life of leisure and wealth all these years? People say that even a dog is trained to be docile. How can you still be so unreasonable and sabotage things?"

Chu Qiuling grew angrier and angrier as she listened to Su Qiong's words. Back then, she should have been the wife of the Song family, enjoying a loving marriage and blessed with children and grandchildren. But Song Keke's father didn't like her and instead married Su Qiong. She was furious that Song Keke's father was so blind and then married Zhou Daqiang, who had pursued her for a while and treated her like a princess.

Who knew that the good times wouldn't last long? A few years into their marriage, they discovered that Zhou Daqiang had a wife and a son. But by then, she had also given birth to Zhou Chu. In order not to be laughed at by others, they had no choice but to put on a show of affection in front of outsiders.

Later, Zhou Daqiang used Chu Qiuling's money to start a business, but not only did he lose money, he was also caught cheating. This became public knowledge, and Chu Qiuling's pride made it impossible for her to keep up the pretense of divorce.

"Su Qiong, what nonsense are you spouting?"

"You don't believe me, right? Then we'll wait and see if Song Keke has been kidnapped."

“I heard Tiancheng say it with my own ears: why do you think the Chu family’s companies are having one problem after another? It’s all because of your spendthrift daughter.”

Su Qiong snorted coldly and smiled provocatively: "Chu Qiuling, don't think I don't know what you're thinking. What, you couldn't ruin my husband back then, and now you want to ruin my daughter too? Shut up. My daughter is blessed with good fortune. Even if there is any danger, she will be able to turn bad luck into good."

After saying that, he looked at her with disdain: "However, your son is a different story. He's never been a proper person. Now that he's in trouble, you should go back and pray to Buddha more."

"Also, you're not welcome in our home, so I won't invite you to stay for dinner."

Chu Qiuling was furious. She pointed at Su Qiong for a long time but couldn't utter a word. Then she could only storm off.

Song Ke judged how many days she had been locked up here by the darkness and the light of day.

It's been three days, and I still don't know how Chu Tiancheng is doing, or how my parents are.

She wandered around the house aimlessly, looking for something to bang on the door.

Although the windows would be easier to break, she had already checked and the building was quite tall, so even if she managed to break one, she wouldn't be able to jump down.

She circled the room several times, finally settling on the only thing she could lift: a chair.

She walked over and touched the chair, then went to the door to listen for any sounds. At first, He Yunming wasn't here, but these past two days, he had been staying here without going out.

Just like now, Song Ke could hear the sounds coming from outside the door. She knocked on the door, and sure enough, the door was opened in less than a minute. He Yunming looked at Song Ke, and his tone was not like that of a kidnapper looking at a hostage, but rather a natural tone of a friend.

He asked with a hint of concern in his eyes, "What's wrong?"

Song Ke glanced at him, her mind racing, and her eyes, through He Yunming who was blocking the doorway, saw the television he had set up.

Song Ke tentatively asked, "Am I only allowed to stay in this room?"

He Yunming looked at her indifferently, and Song Ke continued, "Actually, I'm quite bored that you've locked me up here. You see, the outside door should be locked too, and I don't have anything on me. Even if I wanted to run away, I couldn't."

He Yunming listened and thought for a moment before asking, "So what do you want?"

Song Ke smiled and said, "It's nothing else, I just want to know if I can go for a walk in the living room and kitchen, or maybe go out and watch some TV."

He Yunming looked at her for a few seconds after listening, then coldly refused: "No."

"Song Ke, put away your clever tricks. You won't be here for long anyway. Once you see the result I want by the due date, you can leave whenever you want."

Song Ke frowned upon hearing this: "No, what does this have to do with you locking me up?"

"If the Chu family has offended you, go find the Chu family."

Upon hearing Song Ke's words, He Yunming looked at him with surprise in his eyes, unable to understand why Song Ke would say such a thing.