Xu Jiao felt her life force slowly drain away, as if she had entered an extremely dark place.
Here were many, many statues of people, and many, many familiar faces.
The largest one was actually a statue of Guo Xuyang.
Behind him stood numerous female statues, as vast as a sea of clouds.
And she herself was but a drop in this sea of clouds, so inconspicuous.
"Go back." A voice sounded in her ear.
She felt a sharp pain in her head, like being pricked by needles, and surprisingly, she woke up.
However, she was not in her apartment but at the wedding banquet of Wu Bing and Liu Hui.
"What happened to me? Was I dreaming?"
She looked at Li Minxi, who was preparing to compete with her in drinking, and shook her head.
She then looked at Guo Xuyang and said, "I like you because of your personal charm.
It is my right to pursue you, and it is your right to refuse me.
But you cannot stop me from pursuing you."
...
Guo Xuyang realized he had made a mistake; he shouldn't have thrown Xu Jiao to Kasa's juniors as food.
He felt a pang of sadness, a hollowness in his heart, though he didn't know why.
"I hope in your next life you'll be a good person and meet someone who truly loves you," he said silently.
With a precise teleportation, Guo Xuyang appeared in the hospital room next to Li Minxi's.
He picked up the small bundle of blankets, wrapped up the little Niuniu, and then carried her to Li Minxi's room.
"Child, give me my child quickly," Li Minxi cried out upon seeing Guo Xuyang holding the little Niuniu.
"There, there, the child is back. Don't cry anymore," Guo Xuyang said as he placed the little Niuniu in front of Li Minxi.
"What happened to her face?" Li Minxi asked, looking at the bruises on the little Niuniu's face.
"I accidentally bumped her during the struggle. It's nothing, a child's skin heals quickly," Guo Xuyang replied.
"Who was the scoundrel who snatched her? Where is he?"
"He escaped. Alright, feed her quickly, she must be hungry."
At this moment, the little Niuniu's eyes were closed, as if she were asleep.
"Mom, why are you all here?" At this moment, he greeted Wu Shangqing and the people around him.
"How could we not come for such a big event? And you, why didn't you tell us?" Wu Shangqing chided.
"Telling you would have only caused you worry, and you couldn't have helped anyway. Thankfully, the little Niuniu is back. You should all go back and rest."
"No. From now on, at least two security guards must be assigned here. If you hadn't been so careless, the baby wouldn't have suffered so much," Wu Shangqing said.
"It's all my fault. I didn't expect the other party to be so cunning and try to snatch our little Niuniu. I will have Brother Qi and the others pay attention to this."
"Not just Little Xi, but Little Hong and Iliana also need security escorts."
"I understand, Mom. You all go back. Yu'er and Yezi, wait a moment." Guo Xuyang ushered everyone out.
"Then we'll be going. Little Xi, don't be too upset. It's good that the baby is back. Try not to get angry during this confinement period; crying is bad for your eyes," Wu Shangqing instructed.
"I understand, Mom. You go back, I won't see you out," Li Minxi said, trying to get up.
"Don't get up. You still need to rest for a couple more days," Wu Shangqing quickly stopped her.
"You don't get up. I'll go down and see Mom and the others out." Guo Xuyang said, escorting everyone out of the room, and then spoke to Wu Shangqing.
"Mom, no one should mention this matter again."
"I understand. Where did you find Little Bao?"
"An apartment. They had been watching us for a long time and used some minor tricks."
"It's good that you found her. I was terrified when I heard about it."
"How did you know?"
"Little Xi called me, saying Little Bao was lost and had been snatched. I rushed here without even having time to eat."
"You should have gone directly to Jun Yue Lai. I'll have Liu He prepare a banquet for you."
"Why go to a hotel? Let's just go back. The food is already prepared, and if it's not eaten this afternoon, it will spoil. Little Hong also wanted to bring Little Bao over, but I stopped her."
"You all came here like you were fighting wolves. How did so many of you get in?"
"Are we not allowed to enter because my granddaughter was snatched? Who dares to stop us?"
"Why are all of you, with your pregnant bellies, coming to join the commotion?" Guo Xuyang said, looking at Guo Yiyang, Lin Zixuan, and the others.
"Little Xi is our sister. If her child was lost, how could we, as aunts, not come? If I had been there, the child wouldn't have been snatched," Guo Yiyang said.
"Yes, yes, you're amazing." However, Guo Yiyang was not wrong. Let alone one Xu Jiao, even two more wouldn't necessarily be Guo Yiyang's match. She was once a formidable assassin. And Iliana, these people were not to be trifled with.
"Where's Da Bao? Who's watching Da Bao while you're here?"
"He's with Little Hong. Fighting with his younger brother over food," Iliana replied.
"And that person?"
"Disappeared, don't know where he went." Guo Xuyang said. Iliana understood from this that Guo Xuyang had sent the person away.
"You all hurry back, and be careful on the road." After bidding farewell to everyone, Guo Xuyang called out Little Qi.
"Yang Zi, I'm sorry."
"Brother Qi, it's not your fault. I was careless. In the future, arrange for the brothers to go upstairs. Just for these couple of days. We'll leave after Little Xi recovers."
"Okay. I'll arrange for people to come over immediately." After explaining to Little Qi, Guo Xuyang went upstairs.
"What's the situation with that person?" He called Yu'er and Yezi out and asked.
"A woman. Not very tall. She followed us all the way home. Later, when we wanted to come over, she followed again, so we brought her to the north side of the plaza."
"Did you see what she looked like clearly?"
"No. She was wearing a mask and sunglasses."
"We need to find this person. We can't have her causing any more trouble later."
"If we see her again, we will definitely find her."
"You two stay and keep Little Xi company. I need to go out for a bit."
"Haven't you eaten yet? Why don't you eat before leaving? The soup and dishes Liu He arranged for are almost cold."
"I won't eat. If it gets cold, find a place to heat it up. I'm going to see Brother Liang. We can't relax yet, don't let anyone take advantage. If something like this happens again, I'm afraid Little Xi might develop a chronic condition."
"Go ahead with peace of mind. We're here," Ye Zi said.
"Alright. I'll be back soon. It shouldn't take long." Guo Xuyang said and turned to go downstairs.
"Brother Liang, where are you now?" he asked, dialing Lu Liang's number as he walked.
"Yang Zi, you're back? Did you find the child?" Lu Liang asked as soon as he answered the phone.
"Found her. Where are you now? I need to come see you about something."
"At the office. What's the situation?"
"Let's go to the safe house. I have something to give you."
"Alright, see you in a bit."