He looked up at the second floor, and Yuze lifted his foot and walked towards the stairs. With every step, his small heart grew more nervous.
The study.
"How is Ziyu now? Any leads?" Ye Qianzhi asked, his hands trembling.
He hadn't been able to rest for days, his heart constantly on Ye Ziyu. He didn't dare to show it too obviously, fearing the children would ask.
Seeing Di Mingjue remain silent, Ye Qianzhi's heart sank to the bottom. "Still no leads?"
Di Mingjue nodded.
Gu Xiuyu had taken Ye Ziyu away two days ago.
"Have you even looked?" Ye Qianzhi asked accusingly. "So many days have passed, what have you been busy with all day? You can't even look after the children, and there are no leads on Ziyu's end."
Facing the reprimand, Di Mingjue remained silent.
The calmer he appeared, the angrier Ye Qianzhi became. "Tell me what clues you have, and I'll send people to look. This city of Sijiu is not that big; I don't believe we can't find two people."
Di Mingjue still did not respond.
"Don't tell me you have absolutely no news at this moment?" Ye Qianzhi was almost spitting blood from anger. "Forget it, I see now. I can't find Ziyu relying on you; I have to do it myself."
"There's no need for you to intervene," Di Mingjue said.
If he had remained silent, it would have been fine, but as soon as he spoke, Ye Qianzhi glared at him fiercely. "Now you have the pride to speak? Why weren't you speaking earlier? Ziyu was taken away by that Gu family kid because of you, but you're not worried at all."
"Dad, don't worry, I will bring Ziyu back safely. However, I will need you to take care of the three children for now," Di Mingjue said, disregarding Ye Qianzhi's words.
He had to find Ye Ziyu himself, otherwise, what right would he have to tell her and the children that he would protect them? xxs
Ye Qianzhi looked at his insistence. He didn't verbally agree, but he had already accepted his words in his heart.
The study door opened, and Di Mingjue looked nervously at Yuze before him.
"When did you get here?"
"What happened to Mommy?"
Yuze had heard their entire conversation from outside the door. He had known that not seeing his mother meant something had happened; he just didn't expect all his guesses to be correct.
Di Mingjue glanced worriedly in the direction of the stairs and pulled Yuze by the hand into his room.
"Don't tell Xiao Ran and Qian Qian what you just heard."
Yuze looked at him blankly, his heart worried about Ye Ziyu's situation.
"Did you hear me?" Di Mingjue raised his voice and shook Yuze's shoulders.
Snapping back to attention, Yuze's gaze was still dazed.
Di Mingjue helplessly explained to him, "It's not that Daddy doesn't want to tell you, but because knowing it won't help me find your Mommy and will only hinder my search. Yuze, as the elder brother, can you take care of your younger siblings while we are not home?"
Faced with trust and expectation, Yuze bit his lip and nodded after a long moment.
He saw the dark circles under Di Mingjue's eyes, and he could tell that his father hadn't rested well because of his mother. Now that he knew, he couldn't continue to misbehave with Qianqian and Xiao Ran, making him unhappy.
"Daddy, I can do everything you say."
"Good boy."
Di Mingjue bent down and kissed Yuze's forehead. Thinking about how he had hit Xiao Ran downstairs just now, he took out some medicinal balm from the drawer.
"Give this to Xiao Ran later and help him apply it. If his condition worsens, call me."
"Where are you going, Daddy?"
"The police station. I need to keep watch. As soon as there's a clue, I'll go find your Mommy immediately."
Yuze took the medicinal balm, his heart feeling heavy and uneasy. What exactly had happened? Even his always capable father couldn't find their Mommy?