The next day, from early morning till evening.
Gu Sisi didn't see Huo Cheng even once. When she called him at night, the phone just rang and rang with no answer.
She was like an ant on a hot pan, extremely anxious. But Huo's father and mother seemed to turn a blind eye. It was as if it was normal for a living person to disappear from their sight.
Even the eldest sister, who had always been targeting her, showed no concern.
Time flew by. Three days had passed since that unexpected incident.
But she still couldn't get in touch with Huo Cheng. Out of fear, she didn't dare to go out.
At the dinner table.
"Yan'er, how's the land near the E City Central Park that you're in charge of?"
The two elders were chatting like an ordinary family.
Gu Sisi kept silent, lowering her head and playing with the food in front of her.
"The construction is going smoothly," the eldest sister replied briefly.
"That's good," Father Huo nodded in satisfaction.
They continued eating. The conversation just now was like a little interlude.
After these days of getting along, Gu Sisi gradually realized that the Huo family was extremely wealthy.
In some dim corners, there were treasures worth tens of millions. Not to mention other things. The occasional conversations at the dinner table were all about billion - dollar projects.
Based on her understanding of Huo Cheng, almost everyone in this big family was as capable and hard - working as him. They were not the so - called second - generation rich who just relied on their parents.
Finally, Gu Sisi couldn't hold it back anymore. She put down the knife and fork in her hand.
"May I ask, Uncle and Aunt, where is Huo Cheng?" She had been absent - minded these days, constantly worrying about Huo Cheng's whereabouts.
Her expression was serious and worried.
But the two elders didn't answer her. There was a moment of silence. After a long while, Mother Huo lowered her eyes, put down the tableware, and gracefully wiped her fair hands with a napkin.
"You don't need to worry about this. Just focus on taking care of the baby."
After saying that, it fell into silence again.
After everyone finished eating, they slowly left. But Gu Sisi still sat there stupidly at the table. No one bothered her. She just sat there in a daze.
Tears rolled down one by one and dropped on the table.
She had pretended that nothing had happened for too long. Deep down, she didn't believe that Huo Cheng would leave her in this place. He clearly said that he would take her away soon.
After Gu Sisi entered the Huo family, she had tried to leave. But every time she reached the gate, the guards would stop her, saying that she was not allowed to go out without permission.
When she went to ask Mother Huo, she said, "You're not suitable to go out for now."
She also told her to stay there peacefully. But how could she be at ease when Huo Cheng was missing?
Since she couldn't go out, she decided to look for clues in the Huo family.
The butler hadn't seen Huo Cheng since that day, so there was no way to get information from him.
Early in the morning, Gu Sisi gently closed the door and walked out.
The Huo family mansion was very big, so it was common not to see anyone.
Gu Sisi was wandering around alone. When she saw an old woman dressed as a servant walking towards her, she immediately stepped forward to ask.
Her eyes were full of expectation and pleading. "Excuse me, do you know where Huo Cheng is?"
The old woman's face turned pale. She forced a smile. "The Fourth Young Master?"
Gu Sisi was stunned for a moment. People here did call Huo Cheng like that. So she quickly nodded. "Yes. Do you know where he is?"
The old woman waved her hand. "How could I know? We servants..."
Then she walked away without looking back.
Although Gu Sisi's first attempt failed, she still mustered up the courage to continue asking others. But every time, the result was the same.
Was it a secret or did they really not know?
She was full of doubts. But when she asked others, they were clearly on guard, as if someone had specifically told them not to tell her.
If she couldn't ask, Gu Sisi narrowed her eyes. Then she could only use some special methods.
So Gu Sisi found a hidden place and hid there, listening to the conversations of the servants coming and going.
Groups of two or three servants were her key targets. She didn't believe that these well - trained people wouldn't gossip behind others' backs.
She squatted under a lush dwarf tree. Several people were walking out timidly with food boxes in their hands.
As they moved forward, Gu Sisi changed to another tree, pushed aside the thick leaves, and heard them whispering.
"The Third Young Master still refuses to eat."
"Ah? You were kicked out again?"
The speaker sighed. "He almost always kicks us out."
"Ah?" The others were surprised. "Then how does the Third Young Master survive if he doesn't eat?"
"What else? In the end, it's still Doctor Yang who forces him to eat."
"How pitiful!" the others sighed.
"Who asked the Third Young Master to be born into this family? If not, his legs wouldn't be disabled. Would he have ended up like this?"
"Shh, keep your voice down," the others quickly covered the speaker's mouth and warned, "If someone hears us talking like this behind his back, we're definitely dead."
The group left in a hurry.
Seeing this, Gu Sisi didn't follow them anymore.
Instead, she squatted in place to sort out her thoughts. Just now, they were talking about the Third Young Master. Wasn't he Huo Cheng's elder brother?
Why had she never seen him?
Moreover, she seemed to have heard of this Third Young Master somewhere... Right, it was a few days ago. During the thief - catching incident, when Father Huo asked everyone to come over, the reporter said that the Third Young Master wouldn't come!
Was it because he was disabled that he couldn't come?
Gu Sisi was secretly shocked by her own conjecture. Moreover, they also said that the Third Young Master was disabled because of the Huo family.
Was it caused by enemies? Gu Sisi thought that there had always been troubles around Huo Cheng. Didn't that mean that Huo Cheng was in danger now?
Gu Sisi was extremely anxious, but she had no clue. She didn't even know where Huo Cheng was. How could she remind him to be safe?
She wandered around listlessly. It was the first time she had wandered around for so long since she came to the Huo family.
When Gu Sisi snapped out of her thoughts and wanted to go back to her room to think about what to do next, she looked up and found that she was lost.
Where was this?
She turned around on the spot. She had only visited this place once. Not only did the person who showed her around have ulterior motives, but she also didn't finish the tour last time. She didn't even remember the places that were introduced to her.
Several buildings looked almost the same. How could she tell where was where?
Moreover, Gu Sisi found that usually there would be a few people passing by, but no matter how far she looked, there was no sign of anyone.
Was she going to be trapped here today?
She walked around a few times and found that the surroundings were even more desolate. So she went back to the original place and sighed.
At this time, she suddenly saw a figure in a window of a building in front of her.
There was no other way.
She made a megaphone shape with her hands and shouted upwards. "Hello. May I ask..."
Before she could finish, she found that the figure in the window was gone.
Could it have been just an illusion?
Gu Sisi didn't believe it. She decided to go up and take a look.