Soon, the matter was investigated clearly.
On the eve of Xu Tingyu's return to New York, Zhang Qiu had applied for in - home care.
During this period, the nursing home didn't contact Zhang Qiu either. But the money in her account had been paid until the end of the year.
So the nursing home didn't ask any more questions and just assumed that she was going abroad with her daughter for a while.
"See, it's her. It must be just as I said. She colluded with that little bitch Xu Tingyu to kill my son."
"Then, after things calm down, she'll show up with Youyou and inherit Shifeng's inheritance."
"Arrest them. We must arrest these two mother - daughter. I'm going to kill them."
After Liu Ning was sure that Zhang Qiu was not in the nursing home, she became even more convinced of her speculation.
Everyone fell silent.
Especially Qi Ruixi, who had just been certain that this couldn't have been planned by Xu Tingyu.
But now, Zhang Qiu was also missing...
After venting her emotions for a while, Liu Ning said again, "Where's your elder brother? Your elder brother always speaks up for that little bitch. Let him come and see what else he has to say."
Hearing her mention Qi Ye, Qi Ruixi didn't say a word and even avoided Liu Ning's gaze.
However, Liu Ning seemed to be on a roll today. She quickly noticed something was wrong and grabbed Qi Ruixi over.
"Tell me quickly. Is something wrong with your elder brother too?"
Qi Ruixi didn't say a word, but her expression said it all.
After Liu Ning learned that Qi Ye had fainted and returned to New York for treatment because he couldn't hold on any longer, her expression became even more vicious.
"I knew it. Our family has been ruined by this little bitch. She killed Shifeng and now she's harmed Aye."
"I've told you a long time ago to stay away from her, stay away from her. But you just didn't listen. You thought I was trying to harm you. Now you have nothing to say, right?"
Qi Ruixi didn't want to discuss these things.
Her mind was in a complete mess now, and she didn't want to think about so many things.
"Okay. The most important thing now is to wait for the second elder brother to wake up."
She stepped aside two steps, not wanting to listen to Liu Ning's endless chatter anymore.
While everyone was concentrated in the hospital, Xu Tingyu was vigilant, paying attention to the surrounding movements.
At the Xu residence, after she woke up, she found that Qi Shifeng was not by her side.
At that moment, she was a bit dazed and couldn't tell the difference between reality and dream for a while.
So she wanted to find Qi Shifeng quickly and ask him if she was just having a nightmare and Youyou wasn't actually missing, right?
However, just as she was about to lift the quilt, the phone on the bedside table lit up.
A message from an unknown number.
"Your son is in my hands now. If you don't want anything to happen to him, come to this address alone."
"Remember, don't tell anyone. Come by yourself."
Along with the message came a photo of Youyou curled up on the carpet.
No mother could remain indifferent after seeing such a photo.
She even couldn't stand steadily and slumped back onto the edge of the bed. She immediately called back.
But the other party didn't answer and just sent another urging message.
"I'm very clear about your every move, so don't try to play any tricks. Come obediently and don't let anyone get suspicious."
"Otherwise, I can't guarantee that you'll ever see your son again in your lifetime."
She was stung by these words and didn't dare to delay any longer.
Afraid that the people downstairs would notice something was wrong, she even went to wash her face specially.
Even after hearing that Qi Shifeng had gone out, she let out a sigh of relief.
At least, with Qi Shifeng not around, she could avoid a lot of explanations. It was very difficult for her to guarantee that she could hide her emotions well in front of that man.
She tried her best to look calm and told Qi Ruixi not to get excited.
In fact, she didn't know how good her acting skills were because she didn't dare to look into the eyes of others at all.
Then she mechanically walked out of the Xu residence, took a taxi away from it, and then changed cars midway as the other party had instructed. Finally, she arrived at the destination.
Along the way, she went over and over in her mind who the other party could be.
But she just couldn't figure it out.
However, there was one thing she was very certain of. If the other party asked her to come in order to exchange her life for Youyou's, she was willing.
As long as they didn't hurt Youyou, she didn't care what happened to her.
However, when she arrived, she didn't see Youyou.
To be precise, she didn't see anyone.
It was a very dim basement. Before entering, she received a final message.
The other party asked her to put on the blindfold on the shelf and wait there for someone to pick her up.
She had no choice but to obey obediently.
After about two or three minutes, someone appeared beside her.
She was so scared that the hairs on her body stood on end, and sweat quickly oozed from her palms.
The person didn't say a word. He just gently held her hand and took the phone out of her pocket.
Then, after checking that there were no other electronic products or trackers on her body, he led her forward.
For a healthy person to suddenly lose their sight and be in a strange environment full of musty smell with a bad person beside them, that feeling was very terrifying.
But as long as she thought of Youyou, she took each step without any hesitation.
After walking a short distance further, a faint fragrance suddenly appeared in the musty smell.
It was the fragrance of orange peels.
It was very faint, but it was very obvious in the musty smell.
The person who had led Xu Tingyu in stopped and whispered a few words to someone.
The voice was too low for Xu Tingyu to hear what they were saying.
She only heard the voice of the person who had brought her here. It should be a woman.
The other person didn't say a word, just gave a low grunt. For a moment, it was hard to tell whether it was a man or a woman.
Xu Tingyu spoke up at this time. "I want to see my son."
She had been obediently cooperating since she came in because she was afraid that they would hurt Youyou.
But now, her uneasiness had reached its peak, and she couldn't hold it in anymore.
The conversation stopped abruptly, and no one answered her.
The person just now walked over again, grabbed her hand, and tied it behind her back.
Xu Tingyu struggled a little. The other person immediately whispered, "Miss Xu, I advise you to be obedient, or you'll suffer some physical pain."
Xu Tingyu didn't ask who would suffer the physical pain, but she stopped struggling.
The person tied her up, then dragged her a few steps to the side. Then she heard the sound of an electric car door opening.
After that, she was pushed into a car.
It should be a business car. The car smelled of leather and was mixed with some sweat. It was very unpleasant.
Xu Tingyu was pushed onto a seat, and someone helped her fasten her seat belt.
Soon, the car door closed again, and the vehicle started. She didn't know where it was going.
Xu Tingyu held her breath and concentrated, but she still couldn't tell how many people were in the car because no one was talking.
After driving for I don't know how long, she was dizzy from sitting, and the smell was so unpleasant that she couldn't help saying, "I'm going to vomit. Stop the car."
Still no one said a word. Just quickly, someone handed a bag to her mouth.
Obviously, it was for her to vomit into.