"Xiao Er?" Han Luoli finished signing her name on a contract, the black ink flowing with strength and force.
Wei Feng replied with great caution, "Exactly. It seems someone brought her and from a distance, by her dress, she seems to also be attending tonight's banquet."
Han Luoli's deep eyes narrowed as her slender fingers clicked on the mouse, quickly locating Gu Xiaoer's phone position, which displayed in Yaxi Garden.
She used her personal number to call, only hanging up after the voice prompt indicated no one was answering. She continued to call, several times in a row, but no one picked up.
A sense of doubt emerged, and it was only then that Han Luoli said to the waiting Wei Feng, "Check if Gu Zhengjin has gone to the banquet."
She gave the order, not even realizing that her speech was twice as fast as usual.
Soon, Wei Feng had a response, "I didn't see Gu Zhengjin, nor anyone familiar with Gu Xiaoer. Boss, this…"
Before he could finish his sentence, the call was already disconnected. Wei Feng stared at his phone bewilderedly and involuntarily muttered six words under his breath, "With the opposite sex, no humanity..."
The black Lamborghini sped along the driveway.
Han Luoli quickly found Wei Feng's location and raced towards there. With every passing minute, her heart sank a little further.
She wanted to reassure herself that perhaps Xiao Er was simply attending the banquet normally, not to worry too much. But the unease in her heart grew stronger, and she could not ignore it.
She should have noticed it earlier; Gu Xiaoer's mood had been off since the morning. Moreover, she hadn't taken the phone he had given her; there had to be something amiss!
In the private room, oblivious to the approaching danger, Gu Xiaoer sat on the sofa, bored and listless. She hadn't taken her phone because she knew Han Luoli could track her whereabouts at any time, which is why she purposely left it at home.
But now she was regretting it. She was bored and felt uneasy. The more uneasy she felt, the slower the time seemed to pass. She even began to cowardly wish she could call Han Luoli to tell him everything, and then the two of them could work out a solution together.
"Gurgle~"
Feeling her stomach grumbling, she remembered she hadn't eaten all day. She hadn't felt it during the day, but now that she was bored and everything had quieted down, she felt really hungry.
There was some slight noise at the door of the private room, and Gu Xiaoer tensed up, immediately fixing her gaze on the person entering.
Seeing that the arrivals were Gu Zhengjin and Lin Kexin, she relaxed a bit.
"Xiao Er," greeted Gu Zhengjin, with servers following him, pushing a small cart loaded with dishes onto the table.
"Dad knew you must be hungry; eat up," he said.
Gu Xiaoer looked at the food for a long time before reluctantly shifting her gaze back to Gu Zhengjin and Lin Kexin and asked, "When does the banquet start? I can go over now, right?"
Lin Kexin snorted lightly, a venomous look flashing in her eyes. She really didn't want to admit that Gu Xiaoer's attire today was outstanding, even overshadowing her—envy and resentment were fermenting.
It was because of Gu Xiaoer's existence that she, as Gu Zhengjin's eldest daughter, had always been called an illegitimate child, and her mother had been labeled as a homewrecker. She wanted nothing more than to crush Gu Xiaoer under her heel. Only then would she feel some satisfaction.
However, after tonight, Gu Xiaoer's life would be ruined. Just get through tonight, that was all!
Gu Zhengjin chuckled dryly, "Xiao Er, the banquet below is quite chaotic, so President Wei has specially arranged a private room for you. Young Master Wei will come up later. Then, you can have a good chat."
With that, he turned his head away, deliberately ignoring the bright eyes of Gu Xiaoer.