At six-thirty in the morning, Gu Sheng got up on time.
He changed clothes, finished washing up, and left the room. He went to Gu Yao’s door, raised his hand to knock, thought for a moment, and then turned around to head into the kitchen first.
Soon, there were noises coming from the kitchen.
Gu Sheng donned an apron and started making breakfast while brewing brown sugar water for Gu Yao.
In the kitchen, his figure was busy, but in the entire house, it was just his figure left.
Gu Sheng happily placed the prepared breakfast on the table, including that bowl of brown sugar water, then went to Gu Yao’s bedroom door and knocked.
"Yaoyao? Are you up? I made breakfast, come out and eat."
After knocking three times without a response, Gu Sheng turned the door handle and entered.
The cold air in the room was something Gu Sheng disliked.
Gu Sheng instinctively looked toward the bathroom. The door was open, but there was no sign of anyone.
Gu Sheng curiously approached the bed and saw that the bowl of brown sugar water on the bedside table was still there, untouched.
Gu Sheng’s mood instantly soured.
If it were anything else that Gu Yao didn’t eat, it wouldn’t matter, but this brown sugar water, he personally brewed it and reminded her to drink it. She promised she would.
Gu Sheng raised his voice, finally confirming that there was no one else in the room.
Gu Sheng bent down, reaching to feel the bedding, and furrowed his brow.
It was only seven ten; Yaoyao couldn’t have gone to school this early.
Gu Sheng scanned the room but found nothing amiss.
He turned around, left the room, went to his room to get his phone, and dialed Gu Yao’s number.
Three times, it went straight to voicemail.
Gu Sheng couldn’t understand why a perfectly fine person would just vanish. He quickly left the room and headed for the security office to check the surveillance cameras.
Upon review, the surveillance revealed that Gu Yao had hurriedly left the residential area at eight thirty the previous night.
Could it be that Yaoyao wasn’t feeling well last night, didn’t want to disturb him, and went out to buy medicine by herself?
This was the last thing Gu Sheng wanted.
Because Gu Yao hadn’t returned from last night till now, and her phone was off. If that were the case, then something must have happened.
Gu Sheng immediately opened the phone to locate Gu Yao’s phone, but was unable to track it or confirm the location.
Gu Sheng panicked; he dialed the police chief’s number while heading out of the community to search for Gu Yao.
Quickly, the police located Gu Yao’s tracks.
Surveillance cameras from several nearby streets of the community were accessed, showing Gu Yao took a taxi to the airport after leaving the residential area last night. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ NoveIꜰire.net
What was Yaoyao doing at the airport?
Gu Sheng checked his phone, confirming his suspicion—there was a flight returning home at eleven last night.
Simultaneously, a message from the police confirmed that Gu Yao had indeed taken the return flight last night.
Gu Sheng was stunned.
How could she just leave like that?
The surveillance showed Gu Yao didn’t take any luggage, left in a hurry, didn’t even say a word, certainly an emergency.
But it was definitely not because of anything at home.
If something was wrong at home, how could he not know?
In fact, Gu Sheng had already guessed the most likely reason why Gu Yao suddenly returned home, but he was unwilling to think that way.
He dialed Gu Li’s phone...
A minute later, he hung up, standing in place, his face grim, eyes filled with raging anger, the phone in his hand almost crushed by his grip.