After being reborn, the scumbag CEO begs me to remarry him every day.

Just then, Chen Shuangshuang and the others returned from buying food.

They were taken aback when they saw the two strangers suddenly appear in the studio.

"Sister Xia, who are these two people?"

“My ex-husband’s parents.” Tang Xia nudged her and said, “You guys go upstairs to eat first, I’ll handle things here.”

Chen Shuangshuang knew this was Tang Xia's privacy, so she nodded.

"Then call us anytime if you need anything."

"Do not worry."

After the two went upstairs, Tang Xia poured a cup of tea for each of the elderly couple.

"Qiao Zhinuan wouldn't run away from home for no reason. Did something happen?"

"What could possibly happen? I think she's just being dramatic! She said a few words and then ran off. I'm her father!"

Actually, Tang Xia's question just now contained a small trap.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Qiao fell for the trap and jumped in.

Tang Xia had a look on her face that said, "I knew it."

She crossed her arms, and her eyes turned cold.

"So, Qiao Zhinuan had a conflict with you, which is why she ran away from home. But at first, you didn't take it seriously and didn't pay attention to it. It wasn't until you couldn't contact her at all that you started to worry, right?"

Mr. Qiao was speechless.

Meanwhile, Qiao's mother gradually came to her senses.

She reached out and pinched Qiao's father's arm hard, angrily saying, "What else are you hiding from me?"

Mr. Qiao was in so much pain that he grimaced.

"Don't listen to her nonsense, okay? The most important thing right now is to find Zhi Nuan!"

At this point, Qiao's mother refused to listen to his excuses and demanded that he tell the truth.

Helpless, Mr. Qiao could only say guiltily, "That day she insisted on arguing with me, and I lost my temper and couldn't help but slap her. She ran away in a fit of anger, and I didn't pay any attention to her after that."

After hearing this, Qiao's mother was so angry that she almost couldn't breathe.

"Your child is twenty-three years old, and you still hit her?"

"No matter how old I am, I'm still her father!"

As they talked, the elderly couple started arguing.

There were even faint signs that they were about to take action.

Tang Xia's temples were throbbing from the noise.

"Alright, there's no point in arguing now."

Tang Xia separated the two.

Try your best to extract useful clues from their conversation.

When did you receive the call from the company?

“Yesterday,” Mrs. Qiao said, slowly calming down, “after the company called, we went to look for her. But she didn’t reply to our messages, and we couldn’t get through on the phone.”

Have you contacted her classmates or close friends?

The elderly couple both wore embarrassed expressions.

"How would we know what friends she has?"

Yes.

They devoted all their energy to Qiao Zhiyu, their only son.

It's already quite good that Qiao Zhinuan is fed and clothed.

There would be no room for further concern.

Tang Xia placed her hands on her knees and sighed deeply.

"One last question: Qiao Zhinuan went missing, why didn't you report it to the police? Why did you come to me and assume I did it?"

At this moment, Qiao's mother glared at Tang Xia angrily and said, "Zhi Nuan's colleague said she was coming to see you, and then we never heard from her again. If I don't come to see you, who else can I come to?"

"Looking for me? Which day specifically?"

Tang Xia was not taken away by Qiao's mother.

She was extremely stable and rational.

Qiao's mother was taken aback at first, and then she and Qiao's father began to recall what Qiao Zhinuan's colleague had said.

Finally, a vague answer was given.

"It must have been last Wednesday, but I forgot the exact time."

“Wednesday…our studio wasn’t even open yet at that time, but she might still have come.”

Tang Xia walked to the front desk and turned on the computer.

Although the studio was closed for the first few days due to staff shortages, surveillance cameras had already been installed.

Tang Xia opened the surveillance footage and began searching.

Fortunately, there weren't many people around.

Not long after, they saw a familiar figure appear in the surveillance camera's view.

“It’s Zhi Nuan! It’s her! She was wearing this dress the day she ran away from home.”

In the video, Qiao Zhinu appears to be crying.

But after a short while, she stood up and left.

After that, there was no further news.

Tang Xia shrugged: "So, she really didn't disappear from here. The best thing you should do now is go to the police station to report it, and stop wasting your time here."

Qiao's mother felt as if all her strength had been drained from her body.

He left the studio, dejected and disoriented.

Before leaving, Qiao's father couldn't resist adding a personal insult to Tang Xia: "Zhi Nuan hasn't been found yet, so this matter might actually have something to do with you. Anyway, don't even think about running away!"

Hearing this made Chen Shuangshuang so angry that she almost rolled down the stairs.

Tang Xia watched him leave indifferently.

Then, she said casually, "Come out, everyone. Aren't you uncomfortable being crammed in there?"

Chen Shuangshuang chuckled awkwardly.

Holding the packed lunch, I walked up to her.

"Sister Xia, we didn't eavesdrop on purpose, we were just afraid they would bully you."

"Do you think I'm that easy to bully?" Tang Xia said.

Chen Shuangshuang pursed her lips, her gaze falling on her forearm, and said, "Yes, you're not easy to bully. So, who hit your hand?"

Tang Xia didn't immediately roll up her sleeves to check the wound.

But a burning pain still emanated from beneath my clothes.

That old man was really ruthless.

"Alright, you talk too much." Tang Xia took the food, turned around and went upstairs, and assigned the two of them another task, "There will be two more interviewees this afternoon, so I'll leave them to you. If you have any questions, come to my office and ask me."

"Understood, Sister Xia."

Tang Xia returned to her office.

Looking at the food in front of me, I suddenly lost my appetite.

Logically speaking, Qiao Zhinuan had framed her several times, so now that something had happened to her, she should be happy.

However, she ultimately couldn't just sit idly by and do nothing.

After thinking about it, she still sent a message to Song Zhiruo.

[Zhiruo, have you been at the company these past few days?]

[What? You didn't come here to ask me about Qiao Zhinuan too, did you? Tang Xia, you're really acting like a saint. Qiao Zhinuan treated you like that, why are you still worried about her?]

Tang Xia paused for a moment, then typed a reply.

Her parents came to my studio, saying they won't let me go until they find Qiao Zhinuan.

[...Shamelessness knows no bounds.]

Besides me, has anyone else asked you this?

[Of course it's her number one suitor, Wang Xiaoyu. To be honest, he's a terrible simp; how could he not even know she disappeared? If it were me, I would never let this happen. I need to know every single thing Liang Jingfang does every day.]

This passage is simply beyond words.

Regardless, it's still a life. If you find anything, please let me know as soon as possible.

Okay, got it.

Tang Xia, however, always felt uneasy.