From the moment Fu Lian stepped into the Fu family mansion, his calm expression suddenly darkened at this moment.
Beneath his deep and three - dimensional facial features were gloomy eyes that made it impossible to discern his true emotions.
He took quick steps out of the Fu family's old residence, crossed the long courtyard. The first thing he did after getting in the car was to call Wen Baozhu.
No one answered.
Fu Lian's face looked grim. He then called the bodyguard who was guarding her in the hospital ward.
Sure enough, there was chaos on the other end: "Sorry, Mr. Fu. Miss Wen..."
"She ran away?" Fu Lian's voice was cold and deep, his jawline tightened. In the car with insufficient light, he looked even colder.
The bodyguard didn't expect him to guess so quickly and could only make an excuse for himself: "Maybe she just went to the restroom. We're sending people to search every corner of the hospital."
Fu Lian's face turned black. "Who allowed her to leave the ward?"
The bodyguard stammered, "Just now... Miss Zhou You came. She came to visit Miss Wen."
"She said she had a stomachache and wanted to see a doctor. She asked Miss Wen to accompany her to register. And then... they just disappeared."
Zhou You.
The image of that naughty and smart - alecky kid popped up in his mind. Fu Lian's face darkened.
At this moment, his eyes also gradually turned colder.
He should have guessed this day would come.
Wen Baozhu was not stupid at all. Instead, she was amazingly smart.
She knew who would be her best ally and that this ally wouldn't be implicated by her actions.
Zhou You was just a kid under ten years old, and there was also the old Master Zhou to protect her. The whole Hong Kong couldn't do anything to this little kid.
A fearless kid with someone backing her up was sometimes even more useful than an adult.
Great.
Wen Baozhu, you're really something!
At this time, Fu Lian didn't realize the seriousness of the problem yet. He just thought she was bored staying in the hospital and wanted to slip out for some fresh air.
He didn't think too much. His eyes swept out of the window. "Got it. Wait for me. I'll be there now."
...
Zhou You and Wen Baozhu were sitting in the car arranged for Zhou You by the Zhou family.
At this moment, they were on their way to the airport.
Compared with Wen Baozhu, who was looking out of the window warily, Zhou You was more excited than nervous.
Her eyes blinked. Her little face was full of the satisfaction of having pulled off a prank. "Baozhu, this is like a great escape at the end of the world, a sunset drive!"
Wen Baozhu was speechless for a moment.
It was indeed an escape.
The world of a child was simple and pure. In Zhou You's eyes, this might just be a game of cat and mouse.
Looking at the elated Zhou You, Wen Baozhu couldn't bear to tell her for a moment, "Actually, you'll soon be taken back by your Uncle Fu and put under house arrest."
"It doesn't matter."
Zhou You seemed to have made up her mind. "I'll just cry and throw a tantrum then. Uncle Fu falls for this trick."
Cry and throw a tantrum?
So he falls for this trick?
Wen Baozhu's eyes showed a slight surprise.
No wonder Fu Lian always said she was boring.
She had few tears by nature. Moreover, since she already knew her own fate in her heart, she chose to be numb to many things.
She didn't know how to cry and didn't dare to make a fuss. So in Fu Lian's eyes, she must be very boring.
But now, he probably wouldn't be bored. He might even be in a complete mess.
If she calculated the time correctly, with Fu Lian's speed, he should already know that she had escaped from the hospital.
She just didn't know if he could guess that the place she was trying to escape to was Fucheng.
All the way in trepidation, the car finally arrived at the Hong Kong International Airport.
The New Year holiday hadn't ended yet, so there were not many people at the airport. A few passengers dragged their suitcases and walked in a hurry.
She had successfully got her documents. Meng Peiyu had also booked her the nearest flight as promised.
Zhou You got out of the car with Wen Baozhu, waved at her, and her little face wrinkled up. "Baozhu! Remember to come back soon to save me!"
It seemed that she had already predicted the outcome of being put under house arrest in advance.
Zhou You's joke unexpectedly diluted a bit of the nervousness in Wen Baozhu's heart. She couldn't help smiling.
She waved at Zhou You, then turned around and walked firmly towards the boarding gate without looking back.
She was going back to Fucheng.
She was going to see her grandma.
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At the Zhou family mansion.
In fact, Zhou You had already anticipated in her little head that her Uncle Fu would be very angry.
She just didn't expect that Uncle Fu would be this angry. He didn't even give her a single look, and his face was as cold as ice.
He walked straight into the mansion without any preamble or beating around the bush, and directly came to question her.
The old Master Zhou was also heart - broken and disappointed with his granddaughter. "Zoey, you're causing trouble again!"
But Zhou You didn't think she was causing trouble.
She held her head high. "Friends need to help each other. Baozhu needed me, so I had to help her."
Fu Lian's expression was fierce. He didn't pay attention to Zhou You's words. He just asked in a deep voice, "Did she say where she was taking the plane to?"
He had a vague premonition in his heart.
Zhou You tilted her head and very loyally tried to buy time for Wen Baozhu. "She didn't tell me."
It was clumsy for a kid to lie. Her eyes flitted around, and her whole face showed unnaturalness.
Fu Lian's face was very grim. But after all, he was facing an eight - year - old kid. He tried his best to suppress his anger and spoke in a calm tone, "She went to Fucheng, right?"
A person running to the airport alone definitely wasn't going on a vacation.
Even asking Zhou You to get the documents in advance clearly showed that it wasn't a spur - of - the - moment decision.
What other place could it be that would make Wen Baozhu risk annoying him to go?
There was an instant look of "how do you know" on Zhou You's face, but soon she shook her head like a rattle. "I don't know. Maybe."
Fu Lian's eyes darkened.
It seemed so.
He didn't have time to continue criticizing Zhou You for acting on her own. He just said "goodbye" to the old Master Zhou and turned to leave.
The old Master Zhou leaned on his walking stick, sighed helplessly, and then reached out to poke Zhou You's head. "Zoey, you're really a headache."
Fu Lian immediately checked the nearest flight from Hong Kong Airport to Fucheng and learned that it had taken off ten minutes ago.
The man frowned tightly, and the lines of his face were tense.
This superior who was always high - and - mighty actually felt a moment of irritation that things were out of control.
He immediately contacted A Yan and asked him to arrange a private jet at once. He wanted to cross the sea to Fucheng as quickly as possible to stop Wen Baozhu.
"Miss Wen went back to Fucheng alone?" A Yan was surprised by this news, but he quickly prepared the plane for him.
"Yes. She seems to have sensed something and deliberately ran away from me." Fu Lian's tone was very cold. "Does she think I'll harm her? She's just being stubborn."
A Yan paused for a moment. His mood was a bit heavy. Finally, he couldn't help saying, "Mr. Fu, my grandfather passed away three years ago."
"At that time, I was busy with a project. My family was afraid it would distract me, so they didn't tell me this news."
It was the first time A Yan was talking about his private affairs with his boss. He felt a bit heavy - hearted. "Later, when I found out, I didn't even get to see the old man for the last time. I even missed the funeral."
On the other end of the phone, the man didn't say a word. Only his shallow breathing proved that he was listening.
Seeing his silence, A Yan simply said everything he wanted to say. "Maybe you should let Miss Wen go back and see the old man for the last time."
"Otherwise, she'll definitely blame you in the future."
The man held the receiver and didn't say a word for a long time.