The person lying on the hospital bed had their eyes tightly closed, their face deathly pale, devoid of any signs of life.
At this moment, Mo Zhixuan truly felt like killing someone. He fiercely pushed Song Shiqin aside, strode to the bedside, removed the oxygen mask from her face, and directly carried her horizontally into his arms, walking coldly towards the door.
His actions were so swift that the nurses hadn’t even reacted before he had already swept her into his arms.
Song Shiqin clumsily got up from the ground and chased after his retreating figure, "Mo Zhixuan, where are you taking her?"
His voice had already lost control.
"Brother Song," Zhang Zijun also hurriedly followed Song Shiqin.
Mo Zhixuan’s silhouette quickly blended into the night, and the two of them ultimately failed to catch up to him.
Zhang Zijun sighed softly, "Brother Song, don’t worry. Mo Zhixuan has immense abilities. He will definitely find a way to save Miss Chu."
"What makes you think Mo Zhixuan will save her?" Song Shiqin’s voice was already somewhat hoarse as the dim light concealed the expression on his face.
"Brother Song, there’s something I’ve been meaning to tell you," Zhang Zijun paused before continuing, "Actually, Miss Chu is Mo Zhixuan’s fiancée."
The Chu and Mo families’ marriage alliance hadn’t been announced publicly, and Zhang Zijun had found out about this news by chance. He hadn’t had the opportunity to tell Song Shiqin before this incident occurred.
"Is that so..." Song Shiqin’s lips curved into a bitter smile.
**
In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.
During these half-month, Chu Jin had vanished like steam, without a trace, and no one knew where she had gone.
Only half a month remained until the high school exams.
Her sudden disappearance touched the hearts of everyone in Class Ten.
Aside from class time, almost all of her classmates were looking for her.
Every day at lunch, Miao Xinran would habitually get a portion of food for her.
Sometimes, habit can be a terrifying thing.
Miao Xinran, looking at the unused plate opposite her, showed a faint smile while big teardrops began to overflow.
Tears mixed with rice, swallowed down the throat.
It was exceedingly bitter, like chewing wax.
The students of Class Ten even made a video tribute for Chu Jin and posted it online, which featured her giving injections to save people, feeding stray dogs, speaking on stage, standing up to injustice, diligently doing her homework, and laughing and cheering with everybody from Class Ten...
The video concluded with a segment of text.
——Chu, the beauty, we’re all waiting for you to come home.
——Waiting for you to take the high school exams together.
——Waiting for you to study together.
——We all know you haven’t really disappeared; you’re just playing a joke on us, right?
Simple and unadorned words that moved people to tears.
Once the video was uploaded online, some observant netizens recognized that this "Chu, the beauty" was the same girl who had tamed a wild horse beautifully the other time.
It instantly sparked a mass of comments and shares from netizens.
Coutless people were praying for her.
Her disappearance had touched the hearts of innumerable people.
Even a TV station broadcasted this news during prime time.
*Mysterious Disappearance of a Young Girl in Her Flowering Years!*
Even the elders in the city soon learned of her disappearance through the television.
It didn’t take long for someone to recognize her—the girl was none other than Chu, the diviner who read fortunes at the street corner.
The streets and alleys of Capital City were plastered with missing person notices.
Ever since she vanished, the little girl brought bread to the intersection every day after school.
She believed that one day, she would wait here and Jin would come back.
Not only was the little girl waiting, but also those who came for divinations, as well as those who had been graced by Chu Jin’s kindness.
"Bread, do you think Brother Jin will come today?" As night fell, it was now after 7 PM. The little girl stroked the dog, Bread, on the head with one hand and rested her chin on the other, her eyes that were once sparkling now dimmed with a gray haze.
Her eyes no longer held the luster of past days.
She had already waited here for half a month, through wind and rain.
She would wait all day on Saturdays and Sundays.
Watching from a distance, Mo Qianjue sighed softly. Ever since her disappearance, he had nearly exhausted all his power, but still found not a trace of her.
It was as if she had truly evaporated from this world.
Mo Qianjue slowly approached the little girl, and before he could speak, she looked up with delight, "Brother Jin!"
Brother Jin had returned!
But as she clearly saw the face of the person approaching, the light in her eyes faded instantly, and she spoke with difficulty, "...Daddy, why are you here."
Mo Qianjue reached out to lift the little girl, caressing her head, "It’s getting dark, come home with daddy."
"I won’t go home!" The little girl struggled to get down. "I need to wait here for Brother Jin! What if he comes back and can’t find me? He would be worried."
A flicker of heartache crossed Mo Qianjue’s eyes, "Be good, listen to daddy, let’s go home. It’s dark, she won’t come now, we’ll come back to wait tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, the little girl burst into cries.
In this half month, she hadn’t shed a single tear, because Brother Jin had said that strong children don’t cry.
But today, she couldn’t help it.
She had suppressed her feelings for far too long.
The little girl sobbed, "Daddy, has Brother Jin abandoned me just like mom did? Is she never coming back...?"
Mo Qianjue rubbed the little girl’s head more roughly, his voice hoarse with comfort, "She hasn’t abandoned you. Trust daddy, she’ll come back."
The little girl wrapped her arms around Mo Qianjue’s neck, her tears quickly soaking his clothes, "Brother Jin, Pengpeng misses you so much. Please come back. I won’t go to the amusement park anymore, I’ll listen to you and won’t be naughty again. Please come back, will you..."
The news of Chu Jin’s disappearance quickly spread throughout the entire Capital City.
When she heard the entire message, Zheng Chuyi was probably the happiest person.
However, she didn’t believe that Chu Jin had truly vanished from the world.
She had the Life Disk from the Superpower World in her possession and knew that Chu Jin wasn’t dead at all, just temporarily gone.
Yet, this provided her with a great opportunity.
An opportunity for Chu Jin to take her place.
"Call Miss Chu over," Zheng Chuyi instructed a servant at her side, her lips curving into a smug arc.