Mo Yunchen’s vision turned black, and he had no strength in his hands as Jing Zhimei pushed him aside.
Steward Wei was startled and wanted to step forward but was cut by Jing Zhimei on the arm and, like Mo Yunchen, collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
"Did you know all along that I am not Qin Qin?"
Jing Zhimei asked coldly, feeling foolish for thinking that Mo Yunchen never truly loved Qin Qin, for believing that the reason he allowed her to stay in the villa on Jinjiang Road after losing their child was out of busyness due to interrogating those people.
It was all due to her own arrogance, confident she hadn’t exposed herself, so she never bothered to think more about it.
She never considered that Mo Yunchen might have guessed early on, or even from the very first glance that she was not Qin Qin, which is why he had Mo Sheng hold her, arranged for her to stay in a villa he never set foot in, and never looked at her directly. Instead, he had others soothe her, letting her mistakenly think he was truly punishing those who hurt her, making her think he was genuinely busy, but those were all excuses.
"Did you know from the very first glance? How could you know? Why?"
Why would Mo Yunchen know? She thought her performance was flawless, so how could Mo Yunchen have known?
"Then you should also know that Qin Qin has escaped. Heh, too bad she turned into something neither human nor ghost. I doubt you would recognize her even if you saw her!"
Jing Zhimei laughed triumphantly, even if she had failed, Qin Qin’s transformation delighted her!
Bloodlust flashed in Mo Yunchen’s phoenix eyes. Mo Sheng and Mo Tang entered from outside, making Jing Zhimei’s expression change, not expecting them to arrive so quickly!
Mo Sheng’s face was grim as he grabbed Jing Zhimei, while Mo Tang supported Mo Yunchen.
After Mo Yunchen spoke, he pushed Mo Tang away and rushed outside.
Lu Xue Zhen had called him, telling him that Qin Qin was safe. He assumed that Qin Qin hadn’t called him due to feeling uncomfortable with Jing Zhimei, so he dealt with Jing Zhimei first, preparing to clean everything up before going to pick up Qin Qin. But from Jing Zhimei’s words, he heard something was amiss.
Getting in the car, Mo Yunchen called Lu Xue Zhen with a cold voice, "Where is Qinqin?"
Standing at home, Lu Xue Zhen watched as Qin Qin’s departing figure disappeared downstairs, her heart heavy with discomfort.
"I don’t know, I never met her, she’s the one who called me!"
She promised Qin Qin to keep her secret, knowing that with Qin Qin’s current state she definitely wouldn’t want to see Mo Yunchen. If it were her, perhaps she wouldn’t want to see Zhao Han either.
"Tell me, where is she?"
Over the phone, Mo Yunchen’s voice was urgent and angry. Why wouldn’t his Qinqin see him?
"I don’t know, I really don’t know. Mo Yunchen, Qin Qin has her reasons for not seeing you. Stop looking for her; when the time comes, she will return."
Mo Yunchen’s phoenix eyes darkened. On the other end of the phone, Lu Xue Zhen hung up. He then called Mo Tang, "Immediately lock down all Jingdu City entrances and exits, conduct a comprehensive search."
She wasn’t seeing him; how could he possibly allow that?!
Ten minutes later, every route into Jingdu City was on high alert, with strict inspections at airports, train stations, and bus terminals.
On a highway, inside a long-distance bus, Qin Qin sat in the last row of seats, watching members of the Mo Clan who were stopping and checking vehicles at a checkpoint in the distance.
"Don’t know, seems like they’re looking for someone!"
"Wonder who caused such a stir?"
Qin Qin withdrew her gaze and lowered her head to soothe her continuously beating abdomen, perhaps upset knowing she was about to leave, protesting on behalf of their father.
Mo Yunchen, I’m sorry, please forgive my selfishness, forgive me for not being able to stay by your side.
Beneath the seat, Xiao Bai rubbed against Qin Qin’s feet, unable to enter her space and thus hidden beneath her seat instead.
The bus door opened, and two members of the Mo Clan entered, inspecting everyone, including the men.
When they reached the back, Qin Qin was sitting alone, as the two people who were originally there had run to the front in fear upon seeing Qin Qin’s covered appearance.
"Please lower your veil!" The members of the Mo Clan addressed everyone being inspected with the utmost politeness, in case any of them turned out to be the lady of the house, and they spoke impolitely, they would certainly be punished by Master Mo.
The disappearance of the lady threw the entire Mo Clan into a frenzy, sealing off all routes into Jingdu City and ordered a strict search.