Chapter 112: Chapter 109: Su Xiaomeng Is Missing
Yin Shaohui opened his old eyes and then saw Yin Shixiu and Su Xiaomeng get out of the car...
The little girl seemed like she had just woken up, standing there a bit wobbly.
Yin Shixiu pulled out a bunch of shopping bags from the back seat.
The little girl rubbed her eyes and went over to take a few bags from Yin Shixiu’s hands...
"I can carry them."
The little girl wouldn’t have it, insisting on taking the shopping bags from Yin Shixiu’s left hand and hanging them on her own left hand, then holding Yin Shixiu’s left hand with her right hand.
She grinned at him.
Yin Shixiu was taken aback for a second, then, as if no one else was around, leaned down and kissed her on the lips.
The little girl’s face turned red; she glared at him and pulled him quickly into the apartment building, as if afraid of being seen.
"Oh my!"
These two young people being a little affectionate was nothing, yet it made the two old soldiers blush and awkwardly avert their eyes.
"What kind of behavior is that!"
Yin Shaohui muttered.
Uncle Huang, having sneakily caught a glimpse of Su Xiaomeng and Yin Shixiu going into the building, said, "It’s the first time I’ve seen the Fourth Young Master so fond of someone."
This...
Could it be that Yin Shaohui hadn’t noticed?
This is precisely why this old guy can’t help worrying!
"Lao Si started in the internet economy abroad when he was twenty, came back after eight years, and swallowed up Hong Guang and Xinye to form the Yin Family. I always thought he had a knack for politics, but he ended up in business..."
When Yin Shaohui talked about everything regarding Yin Shixiu, his eyes always glowed, with some helplessness and sighs, but more of it was... pride and admiration.
Yin Shixiu is the son he takes pride in.
"The eldest one looks honest but isn’t completely indifferent to the position of Family Head..."
"The second one, who is in politics, has always been sharp. Although Yu Hongguang holds the position of deputy general manager, the Yu Family was always resentful about being merged into the Yin Family and might stab Lao Si in the back at any time."
"The third one has a non-competitive nature, and their spouse is a scholarly person, not involved in these conflicts of interest..."
"But the main family remains a den of dragons and tigers, not to mention the rivalrous branches and those distant relatives who always sway with the wind."
"Lao Si has never had any weakness... but now this little girl..."
Yin Shaohui rubbed his temples. That girl is just an ordinary child; naturally, he knows that the terms he proposed are both abrupt and harsh...
But since she chose Lao Si, she has to accept the world in which Lao Si lives!
Thinking like this, Yin Shaohui made up his mind, opened the car door—
That young girl is still too young to understand, no problem, he’ll teach her!
Yin Shaohui had just barely gotten one foot out of the car—
"Oh look, they’re coming down again."
Hearing this, Yin Shaohui quickly retracted his foot and immediately closed the door.
Uncle Huang chuckled at the sight of Yin Shaohui’s reaction...
It was truly the first time seeing their old commander so... hesitant over something as simple as meeting someone.
"Haha..."
Yin Shaohui furrowed his brow, watching Su Xiaomeng, who had changed into a thicker coat, come out hand in hand with Yin Shixiu. The two did not get into a car but instead walked out of the residential area together...
Looking close and natural.
"Old Commander... so, should we wait?"
"Old Commander, I really don’t understand, is that young girl really so terrifying?"
"Not terrifying."
Yin Shaohui pursed his lips; how could an old general like him, who has been on so many battlefields, find a young girl terrifying?
It’s just that last night, as he lay in bed thinking all night about what that young girl had said... he couldn’t find any loopholes.
If he were to be convinced again today...
"Let’s go back, we’ll come another day."
Yin Shaohui said in a deep voice.
He needs to think of another way...
Uncle Huang chuckled softly, as if he had vaguely predicted this outcome.
The car left the residential area and blended into the stream of traffic; through the car window, Yin Shaohui saw the two enter a restaurant...
As long as they weren’t disturbed, Su Xiaomeng lived quite contentedly.
Every day, she ate and drank, went for a stroll after eating, played with the pets at the pet shop outside the community, watched movies, or flipped through the books on the bookshelf at home.
But contented days never seem to last too long.
This evening, Yin Shixiu was working late at the company, as informed by a text message, there was a meeting still going on.
Su Xiaomeng thought about it and decided to go across the street to buy some Shengjian buns.
Suddenly, she really wanted to eat them...
Gathered up the trash from home and took it downstairs.
The Shengjian shop across the street was always bustling with business. Generally, during mealtimes, whether in the morning, noon, or evening, there was always a long queue.
Xiao Meng waited in line for about a quarter of an hour to buy eight.
She held them close, afraid that in this cold weather the Shengjian would also turn cold. Though it wasn’t very convenient with her belly showing, she still quickened her pace.
But what she didn’t expect was that she hadn’t even made it to the bottom of her apartment building before her mouth was covered with force by a damp cloth!
She didn’t even have time to yell before she passed out.
From being knocked out, to being loaded into a car, to the car leaving the parking space and merging into traffic, it took less than two minutes...
The empty parking spot was left with only two cruel tire marks and eight steaming Shengjian buns dropped on the ground.
Yin Shixiu returned home very late, but before that, he had also sent a message to Su Xiaomeng.
He wanted to show some concern about her dinner, but there was no response.
When he called, her phone was turned off.
At that time, Yin Shixiu didn’t think much about it, because Su Xiaomeng was a bit careless, always running out of battery on her phone before charging it.
After returning home, he found no one there and didn’t think much of it, thinking that she might have gone out to buy something to eat.
After all... that’s also something she often does.
But half an hour passed, and there was still no sign of Su Xiaomeng returning, and Yin Shixiu began to get anxious.
What could she be buying that would take so long?
Even so, he kept his composure and waited, flipping through a magazine, but his eyes kept darting towards the door...
Another fifteen minutes passed, and he got up, opened the door, and stood in the hallway, staring at the elevator for a long time.
Feeling a faint sense of unease, he took a jacket and left the building.
He searched through the restaurants they usually visited, one by one, but still didn’t see a trace of Su Xiaomeng.
Yin Shixiu felt even more agitated and called Yin Meng, thinking maybe she had taken Xiaomeng out...
But Yin Meng was in the school study room and hadn’t gone to find Su Xiaomeng.
After the call, he returned to the apartment, thinking she might be back by now, but opening the door...
The living room was eerily empty, and the quiet of the not very big three-bedroom apartment was unnerving!
He frowned tightly, faintly realizing something...
He grabbed the car keys, sped back to the main house!
Yet the seemingly clueless expressions of the elderly Yin Family members made Yin Shixiu’s heart sink again.
It wasn’t... them?
Returned again, but there was still no sign of Xiaomeng, and the phone... was still off.
This anxious heart... instantly sank to the bottom of the sea.
In reality, it was only over three hours altogether, but those three hours... were enough for Yin Shixiu to imagine countless terrifying possibilities.
Each one making his heart tremble with unease...
He realized he could also be so flustered, so afraid...
Su Xiaomeng... was missing...
When Su Xiaomeng woke up, she only felt a damp, moldy smell surrounding her nose.
Her eyes were tightly bound by a cloth, pressing down and causing pain, while her wrists were tied with ropes, possibly rubbed raw, stinging with pain.
She heard the voices of two young men.
But these voices were unfamiliar; she had never heard them before...
"How many months pregnant is she?"
"... They said five months."
"Will there be any problems?"
"What problems could there be? Five months is very stable."
The voices of the two men weren’t unpleasant; the first one sounded bright, while the second was deep and steady.
"Then why hasn’t she woken up yet?"
The bright male voice continued to ask.
The man whose voice was slightly deeper frowned, seeming to find it strange as well, so he approached Su Xiaomeng and lightly kicked her leg, "Hey!"
Su Xiaomeng’s body noticeably flinched!
The bright voice immediately jumped in, "Ah! She was already awake! Brother, she was just pretending!"
"Hmph! I knew it! Looks so innocent and pure, but is actually a scheming bitch!"
"Who are you?"
Su Xiaomeng asked.
"You want to know who we are? Do you think you’re qualified?"
"That little uncle—"
The bright voice was cut off halfway by a warning glance from his elder brother!
He quickly covered his mouth, not daring to say more.
Little uncle? Who could that be?
"Let me tell you, Su Xiaomeng! Don’t think acting all pure will allow you to marry into a wealthy family and become a wealthy lady! We’ve seen many girls like you!"
"Yeah, exactly!"
"What are you talking about?"
Su Xiaomeng frowned, "Can you take off the cloth over my eyes?"
These two voices were already young, and by the tone of their conversation, Su Xiaomeng felt they should be about her age...
But she couldn’t recall having offended any peers to the point of being kidnapped!
"What? Are you scared?"
"... My eyes really hurt..."
Su Xiaomeng said truthfully; her eyes being tightly bound hurt, but another reason was that she was genuinely scared.
The darkness and unfamiliar surroundings heightened her inner fear.
She tried hard to remain calm and composed.
She hoped that her judgment was correct and that they were just two young boys...
"Bro... her eyes hurt..."
The clear voice intentionally lowered as he leaned towards the other.
Unexpectedly, the other coldly snorted again, intentionally speaking for Su Xiaomeng to hear, "Forgot? This pesky girl is a total fake! Pretending to be cute, pure, innocent, kind, and pitiful!"
"... Did you get the wrong person?"
Su Xiaomeng thought this because she really couldn’t understand what she had done to cause such a huge misunderstanding.
"Hmph, still pretending!"
Su Xiaomeng felt both anxious and speechless.
She swallowed and tried hard to keep her voice steady and calm...