Divorced at fifty, I embarked on my path to success.

"Mei Yusheng, did you receive the gift I gave you? Are you satisfied? Hahaha!" Bai Ruoxi's maniacal laughter came through the microphone.

Mei Yusheng gritted her teeth in anger, tears welling in her eyes: "Bai Ruoxi! What exactly do you want?"

“My demands have always been simple and direct, but you all pretended not to see them! You know perfectly well that I like Qin Chu and want to remarry her, yet you've always stood between us and hindered us! What filthy thoughts do you, old woman, have that I don't know? You're just delusional! Pretending to be kind and pleasing Qin Chu and Youyou, thinking that this will get you Qin Chu?”

Mei Yusheng was filled with shame and indignation, unwilling to argue with her: "Where did you take Youyou?"

"Of course it's the safest place. I'm Youyou's biological mother. Don't you love him more?" Bai Ruoxi sneered sharply. "I'm calling you to tell you to get as far away as possible! Don't ever see Qin Chu again! Otherwise, that dog's fate will be your fate! Anyone who dares to bark at me, I'll make sure they die a horrible death!"

Mei Yusheng felt a chill run through her body and pressed, "Where is Youyou? You'd better bring the child back safe and sound, or you should worry about your own fate!"

"Ha, threatening me? I've gotten to this point entirely because of you!" Bai Ruoxi's voice sharpened. "You're really something, daring to call the police! You're not giving me any way out, are you? Are you sure I wouldn't dare harm my own child? Hahaha, I could throw him away before he was even weaned. If you push me too far, I'll make you all pay with your lives!"

After hanging up the phone, Mei Yusheng said "hello" twice, but then all she heard was a dial tone.

Bai Ruoxi has really gone mad!

Mei Yusheng's heart clenched with worry that she might vent her anger on Youyou in her rage.

Suddenly a thought flashed through my mind: How did Bai Ruoxi know to call the police?

Did she hear it from Qin Chu?

Or did she go home?!

Mei Yusheng was startled, then realized that the best place to hide things was the place she knew best.

What place could be more familiar to her than her home?

Mei Yusheng suddenly jumped up, ran out of the house, jumped into the driver's seat, and Zhou Xia followed closely behind, sitting in the passenger seat.

"Xiaxia, you stay home and wait." Mei Yusheng shifted gears.

"No, Aunt Mei, I'll go with you!" Zhou Xia fastened her seatbelt without further ado.

Mei Yusheng gave up and stepped on the gas.

At first, she only had a premonition and an impulse. As the car got closer to Sakura Road, the feeling became stronger and stronger, and she became more and more anxious, speeding up the car.

Zhou Xia looked at Mei Yusheng with a mix of nervousness and panic: "Aunt Mei, is there any news about Youyou?"

Mei Yusheng kept her lips tightly pressed together and remained silent.

The trees outside the car window flashed past rapidly under the headlights, and Zhou Xia silently tightened her grip on the seatbelt.

Heading north along that cherry blossom-lined road, at the end lies Bai Ruoxi's house, which exudes the gentle charm of Jiangnan.

The house was pitch black. The sound of rain made me park the car in front of the gate, where there was a yellow warning tape.

Seeing that Zhou Xia had also gotten out of the car, she said, "Xiaxia, wait for me in the car. If I don't come out in twenty minutes, call the police or your Uncle Qin right away."

Zhou Xia looked up and frowned, asking, "There's no one here, Aunt Mei, how are you going to get in?"

Mei Yusheng certainly didn't have Qin Chu's ability to pick locks. She went straight to the second cherry blossom tree on the right side of the door, squatted down and touched it. Sure enough, there was a set of keys in the grass near the roots of the tree. She quickly grabbed it in her hand.

Seeing that Zhou Xia was still looking at her, she urged, "Go wait in the car. We can't both go in. If something happens, we won't even have a chance to call the police."

Zhou Xia nodded: "Aunt Mei, take care of yourself and keep in touch with me."

Mei Yusheng hesitated for a moment, then took out her phone and sent a message to Qin Chu: "I'm on Sakura Road. I suspect Youyou is probably in the villa too."

The message was successfully sent. She bent down, went under the police tape, and opened the door with her key.

Qin Chu replied: "Don't go in alone, wait for me!"

Mei Yusheng kept walking, wanting to go in and check as soon as possible. If there was nothing there, she would immediately notify Qin Chu to avoid wasting his time.

There were motion-activated lights in the yard, which turned on as soon as she stepped in. However, the light was dim and yellowish, and the uneven shadows cast by the plants of varying heights gave it an eerie feel.

She went to check the room first, found the light switch, and the whole house was suddenly brightly lit.

Mei Yu squinted for a moment before her eyes adjusted to the light.

After a thorough search of the upstairs and downstairs, finding nothing, Mei Yusheng felt both relieved and panicked.

If Youyou isn't here, where can Bai Ruoxi take him?

Back in the courtyard, Mei Yusheng's gaze swept over the backyard she had visited during the day.

Her heart skipped a few beats. The man's lifeless face, stained with blood, seemed to be watching her from the shadows.

Clenching her teeth and suppressing her instinctive trembling, Mei Yusheng slowly walked over.

The backyard seemed to be dark, without any lights. Mei Yusheng searched for the storage room based on her memory.

A voice inside me said, "We already checked during the day, and the police must have checked too, so there's nothing wrong."

Mei Yusheng slowed her pace, then gritted her teeth and decided that since she was already there, she might as well go in and take a look, even if there was nothing there.

But what if?

Bai Ruoxi knew about their police report, most likely because she had come back.

At this moment, Mei Yusheng realized that Qin Chu would not take the initiative to tell Bai Ruoxi, for fear of causing an overreaction that would be detrimental to Youyou.

Mei Yusheng turned on the flashlight on her phone, illuminating a small area.

As she approached the storage room, her heart leaped into her throat. One end of the safety tape that had been set up had broken off and was dragging on the ground, and the door was ajar!

Someone has come in!

Mei Yusheng felt a chill run down her spine. She listened quietly for a moment, but there was no sound. She then gently pushed open the door, which made a startling creaking sound.

Breathing almost stopped, Mei Yusheng quietly walked in.

Besides the cardboard boxes, wooden tables and chairs I saw during the day, there were also several mannequins missing arms and legs piled up messily on the floor inside the room.

Those headless models looked like corpses. Mei Yusheng dared not look at them, yet forced herself to, worried that she might miss some details.

A soft "crack" sounded outside, and Mei Yusheng felt a chill run down her spine. She rushed to the door to check outside.

Her eyes gradually adjusted to the darkness, and she could vaguely see the scenery outside. After waiting for a while, she found nothing.

Perhaps it was just auditory hallucination caused by my own excessive nervousness?

Mei Yusheng shook his head, then turned back and slowly walked deeper into the storage room.

The room was about 70 or 80 square meters, divided into several smaller spaces by some items. Mei Yusheng crept over little by little and softly called out a few times, "Youyou?"

No response.

Mei Yusheng thought she might be overthinking things. There had been corpses stored in the storage room. How bold could Bai Ruoxi be to stay there?

After walking around for a while, she decided to go back.

As I turned around, I saw a ladder standing in the corner.

At first, she didn't pay attention; it was perfectly normal to have a ladder in the storage room. But suddenly, she had an inexplicable feeling and walked over involuntarily.

He reached out and touched it; it was an ordinary ladder painted red, but it was very long, with the top touching the roof. Mei Yusheng looked over it.

I slowly stepped onto the ladder, looked up and shone my flashlight on it, and curiously pushed the top panel with my hand. When I pushed it to the very edge, it loosened slightly.

Mei Yusheng paused for a moment, then increased the force in her hand, and with a snap, the barrier was pushed open!