"Do you think what you know is the truth?" Yang Qian was filled with resentment. Staring into Zhao Wanru's eyes, she retorted directly.
Why were these people so boring?
Yang Qian couldn't figure it out, and she didn't have the time to think about it either.
Her hand was grabbed by someone. She looked over and saw it was Gu Sisi.
"What?"
"Qianqian, let's go!" Gu Sisi was unexpectedly calm, as if she didn't care about anything around her, even though the center of attention was still on her.
"Okay. Ignore these flies." While being pulled away by Gu Sisi, Yang Qian turned back and glared at Peng Die. "Before you point fingers at others, take a good look at yourself!"
"Ouch, so she has some sense and leaves on her own. Is she ashamed? Then she shouldn't have come out in the first place!" Peng Die laughed as if she had heard the funniest joke.
Yang Qian was so angry that she wanted to argue, but Gu Sisi pulled her away forcefully.
"Sister Sisi, you can't just let them slander you like this!" Leaving like this would only make those people more arrogant and treat them like doormats.
"Arguing won't help." Gu Sisi looked out of the window. The weather was stuffy, making her feel extremely gloomy.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath to calm her anxious heart.
"But if we don't say anything, people will believe those rumors." Yang Qian was a bit anxious. Why did it seem like Sister Sisi didn't take this matter seriously?
"Even if we say something, will they believe us?" Gu Sisi's cold eyes showed a hint of sarcastic smile.
She knew that it must be the mysterious contact on her phone who did this. The purpose was to ruin her reputation and make her a laughingstock.
"But..." Yang Qian didn't know how to answer.
"There's no 'but'."
Gu Sisi withdrew her gaze. Her eyes were full of determination. "Qianqian, thank you for standing up for me just now. Don't argue with them like this in the future. I'm afraid you'll get hurt."
Yang Qian was speechless. Gu Sisi's attitude was so passive that she didn't know how to persuade her.
"Let's go. It's time to go to work." Gu Sisi left her a back view.
Yang Qian opened her hands, gritted her teeth, and followed her downstairs.
The matter fermented faster than expected. Not only on the Internet but also in real life, it was almost known to everyone.
Gu Sisi hung up the phone after comforting her parents. She stared blankly at the computer.
"Knock, knock, knock." There was a knock on the door. Sister Hu's voice came from outside. "Young mistress, have something to eat."
"I'm not hungry." There was no emotion in Gu Sisi's voice.
She just watched helplessly as the rumors spread on the Internet. More and more strangers began to scold her.
Gu Sisi began to regret. She regretted drinking on the night of their farewell. But when she thought of Huo Cheng, she hesitated.
If she hadn't drunk that night, would she have met him?
What about Huo Cheng? Did he also see those news and think she was a promiscuous woman, so he didn't come back?
Before she knew it, Huo Cheng had occupied a very important place in her heart.
Watching the clock in the room ticking, and finally pointing to twelve, Huo Cheng still didn't come back.
She made a phone call, but no one answered.
Gu Sisi pursed her lips, showing a pale smile. She stood up from the room and made a decision. She would leave on her own.
The night was so dark that she could hardly see her hand in front of her. Gu Sisi dragged her small suitcase and walked for a long time. Finally, she reached a place where there were a few cars passing by.
She left without waking anyone up. She wanted to disappear with dignity.
She stopped a taxi and tightened her clothes.
"Miss, where to?"
"I don't know. Just find a place to stay." Gu Sisi didn't know where to go. Afraid of worrying her parents, she had to act as if everything was normal.
The taxi driver was amused by her words. "Little girl, if you don't tell me where to go, how can I take you there?"
Gu Sisi handed over two bills and said expressionlessly, "Drive around first. I'll decide later."
Huo Cheng came home late at night and immediately noticed that Gu Sisi's shoes were missing at the door.
He hesitated and then went upstairs to turn on the light. He searched all the rooms and finally woke everyone up.
"Where's the young mistress?" Huo Cheng's face was ashen. His red eyes scanned everyone.
The servants were still a bit dazed. Under Huo Cheng's intimidating gaze, a chill ran down their spines, and they woke up a lot.
The servants lowered their heads one by one and didn't dare to make a sound. She was still at home last night. Who would have thought that a person would disappear in the middle of the night?
The quieter it was, the darker Huo Cheng's face became. He kicked the coffee table. The glass on it shattered all over the floor. The people with their heads down were startled and became even more scared.
"Master." Sister Hu stepped forward. She wasn't as scared as the others.
"The young mistress didn't have dinner today. She locked herself in the room all the time. We didn't see when she left. Maybe she had already planned to leave when it was time for dinner."
"You didn't see her go out? Then where is she?" Huo Cheng picked up the only fruit plate left on the coffee table and threw it on the ground. With a clatter, the fruits and broken glass fell to the ground.
The servants quickly stepped back, afraid of getting into trouble.
"Master, we don't know either."
Huo Cheng clenched his fingers tightly. His knuckles turned white. One minute, two minutes passed.
He loosened his hand and said in a low, angry voice to the people beside him, "Hurry up and look for her!"
The people around immediately ran away as if they were escaping for their lives.
Huo Cheng looked at the empty surroundings and relaxed. He knew that his emotions were a bit out of control just now, but he couldn't help it. The most urgent thing now was to find her. In the middle of the night, it was most likely for something bad to happen.
Ignoring the bleeding wound on his hand, Huo Cheng drove around on the road. He slowed down when he saw pedestrians on the side of the road and then accelerated again.
The dark circles under his eyes were extremely obvious, but his eyes were still frantically scanning the occasional pedestrians around, especially those with luggage.
Round after round, there were more and more people looking for her on the street.
Jiang Lihao was also woken up by phone calls in the middle of the night. He yawned widely.
"Don't look blindly. She must not be on the road. I'll arrange some people I know to help. You just wait for the news at home."
Yawning one after another, there were tears in Jiang Lihao's eyes.
Every time Huo Cheng called, he had to work like a beast without complaint. But he had nowhere to complain. It was really frustrating.
"I'll keep looking." Huo Cheng didn't stop at all. It had been four hours since he found out that she was missing. He hadn't slept all night, and there was a slight orange-yellow on the eastern horizon.
If he still couldn't find her when it was dawn, he would go directly to the police.
Huo Cheng had someone check the highway on the way to Gu Sisi's home, but there was no sign of her.
However, the lack of news made him even more worried. That was exactly how Huo Cheng felt now.