Yuan Meng's eyes were red with anger. She had always thought she could turn a deaf ear to the nasty things Yang Liu said, but now she was on the verge of laughing out of sheer rage.
Her nephew was missing, and as his aunt, she was naturally extremely anxious. Yet Yang Liu was being so self - righteous. Wasn't she just asking for a scolding?
Letting out a cold laugh, Yuan Meng's tone lost its former softness and took on a hint of coldness. "Individualism? Yang Liu, tell me what exactly is individualism? Ever since the show started, you've been trying every means to get close to Yuan Xingcheng. Now that he's in trouble, you're telling me not to be individualistic. It's really quite a joke."
These words made Yang Liu blush with embarrassment. Her little schemes had been exposed in front of so many people, and she was enraged. Looking at Yuan Meng, she snorted and said, "You're such an ungrateful person. I was doing this for your own good. Since you're so unappreciative, go look for him on your own."
Yuan Meng thought it a waste of breath to say another word to such a person. She didn't even bother to give Yang Liu another look and instead turned to the director. "Tell the people who were following Yuan Xingcheng to give me the exact location. No matter what, I have to go and look for him."
Seeing that he couldn't stop her, the director had no choice but to do as Yuan Meng asked.
Zhao Lei and Guo Man exchanged a look and stood up together. "Mengmeng, it's not safe for you to go alone. We'll go with you!"
Yuan Meng was touched. These people were just strangers she'd met by chance, but at this critical moment, one could see their true characters.
However, she shook her head. "No, Teacher Guo, you're getting on in years. It's not safe for you to go out with us in the middle of the night. Just wait for news in the manor."
As for Zhao Lei, he was a fitness enthusiast. It would be great to have him along to look for Yuan Xingcheng, so she didn't refuse him.
The program crew naturally wouldn't just let the two guests go out alone. They arranged for some people to follow them.
During this time, the director also took the time to call for rescue. However, this place was an isolated island, too remote. The rescue team said that even if they rushed at full speed, it would still take some time.
This was also the reason why the director didn't try to stop Yuan Meng from going to look for Yuan Xingcheng.
As time ticked away, they had to race against the clock. Otherwise, if anything happened to Yuan Xingcheng, no one could bear the responsibility.
Soon, Yuan Meng and the others met up with the people who had been filming Yuan Xingcheng.
"Do you remember where he disappeared?" Yuan Meng asked.
A cameraman immediately stepped forward. "I remember. Follow me."
As he spoke, the cameraman led the way. When they reached a place with tall grass, the cameraman pointed to an intersection. "It's right here. Because the grass is so tall, sometimes it's hard to see clearly. One moment, Young Master Yuan was there, and the next, he was gone."
Yuan Meng looked at the grass that was almost as tall as a person, with traces of someone having walked through it.
She followed those traces forward. The cameraman couldn't help but say, "As soon as it happened, we followed the grass forward to look for him. But this is the only area with such tall grass. Further on, it's just ordinary grass."
Yuan Meng said nothing and just continued to follow the traces of the grass. The cameraman wanted to say something else, but seeing how serious she was, he finally chose to keep quiet.
Just as the cameraman had said, after walking about twenty meters, the tall grass turned into ordinary grass, just like the lawns in the city.
The light from the flashlight shone on the grass, and Yuan Meng noticed that even though the grass was short, there were still traces.
Because it was quite dark and the traces left by the short grass were not very obvious, one wouldn't notice them if they didn't look carefully.
However, since she had noticed these traces, Yuan Meng naturally wouldn't give up. She shone the flashlight around from time to time, looking for the trampled traces in the ordinary grass.
Then she followed those trampled traces to search for Yuan Xingcheng.
Fortune favors the brave. With those traces, Yuan Meng was making progress. But then, the appearance of a cliff made her heart skip a beat.
A cliff! There was actually a cliff here. Judging from the footprints they had followed, it was highly likely that Yuan Xingcheng had fallen off the cliff.
Yuan Meng looked back at the cameramen and others who were still following her. Under the light of the flashlight, she could see a flash of guilt on their faces.
So that's what happened. As soon as they noticed Yuan Xingcheng was missing, the cameramen had started looking for him.
It wasn't very dark at that time, so it was easy to track the footprints.
Presumably, the cameramen had also found this cliff. But the cliff was quite steep, and they didn't want to risk their lives, so they claimed there were no clues.
After all, who doesn't cherish their own life?
Yuan Meng was a bit angry, but after thinking it through, she didn't blame them. They were not related to Yuan Xingcheng, so they really had no responsibility or obligation.
Looking at the tree on the edge of the cliff, Zhao Lei said, "It seems Young Master Yuan has fallen off the cliff. You guys wait here. I'll go down and take a look first."
As he said this, Zhao Lei was about to tie a rope around the small tree and slowly climb down.
Yuan Meng was touched by Zhao Lei's offer, but she refused. "No, Brother Zhao. This tree doesn't look very strong. You're so strong and heavy. This tree may not be able to bear your weight."
"What should we do then?" Zhao Lei frowned. The person might be under the cliff, but they were hesitating.
Taking a deep breath, Yuan Meng said calmly, "Except for me, your weights are too much for this tree to bear. So, I'll go down."
Everyone was a bit surprised. In their eyes, Yuan Meng was just a stranger like them, yet she was willing to go this far to save someone. It was truly admirable.
They didn't know that Yuan Meng was actually trying to save her own nephew. For someone else, she might not have been so willing.
Although everyone thought it was inappropriate for a woman like Yuan Meng to climb down the cliff, there was no other way for now.
So, after tying the rope, Yuan Meng fastened it around her waist, bit the flashlight in her mouth for light, and slowly let go of the rope, climbing down the cliff bit by bit.
The cliff wasn't very high, and the descent was full of surprises but without real danger. Soon, she reached the bottom.
She shone the flashlight around. Not far away was a forest, and there were some traces on the nearby ground. Following these traces into the forest, Yuan Meng saw her nephew lying unconscious on the ground.