She also knew that sending Tongtong away might lead to Tongtong resenting her, but she had no choice. If she didn't send him away, her and her son's lives would become a problem.
However, she never expected that Tongtong would be a child prodigy. If she had known about Tongtong's situation earlier, she wouldn't have had to send him away. Instead, she could have leveraged the halo of a child prodigy to make her career flourish.
But the outcome was so unpredictable. Since she had already chosen this path, there was no turning back.
Therefore, when she learned that Song Yicheng had run away alone, she couldn't empathize with him because she was selfish at heart.
Sister Jin didn't pay much attention to Song Yicheng's disappearance, saying, "If he ran away, let them look for him. You just need to comfort his mother."
"I know. That's why after comforting his mother, I left the television station. I'll be leaving this place tomorrow too."
"Okay, come to the company tomorrow, and we'll discuss the script!" Sister Jin said.
Time quietly passed until half-past five in the afternoon. In another half an hour, it would be dark, yet there was still no news of Song Yicheng.
Based on surveillance footage, the police last saw Song Yicheng at the entrance of a residential complex. Coincidentally, the surveillance cameras in that area were broken. Moreover, the Sky Net system was not yet fully implemented, and many places still lacked cameras, so the clue was broken off here.
Everyone then began a carpet search of Song Yicheng's last known location, expanding their search radius, but there was still no progress.
Song's mother was almost crying her eyes out, constantly saying, "Yicheng, Mommy knows she was wrong. Come back quickly!"
However, her only response was her own sobbing.
No one sympathized with her plight, but everyone sympathized with Song Yicheng's experience. Everyone was trying their best to find him, but they didn't have clairvoyance or telepathy. A blind search would ultimately lead to no results.
When everyone gathered, they all shook their heads and indicated they hadn't found him.
Song's mother directly knelt on the ground, "Please, help us look again. He's still so young; he can't have gone far!"
"Song's mother, please get up. We didn't say we wouldn't look, but we've been searching for so long, and everyone is tired. Let everyone have something to eat first, and then we'll search together." Someone helped Song's mother up.
Just then, Liu Yifeng also arrived by car. Seeing Song's mother's red and swollen eyes, he knew the person hadn't been found. He suggested that Song's mother hurry to the print shop to put up missing person posters, saying it might be effective.
After all, with just over a dozen people, it was indeed unusually difficult to find Song Yicheng, who was deliberately hiding.
"Yes, this is also a good idea. I'll go to the print shop to print the missing person posters right away." Song's mother nodded repeatedly after hearing this and, with the help of others, went to a nearby print shop.
She found a recent photo of her son and detailed his personal information to the print shop owner.
Soon, they had hundreds of missing person posters printed. Everyone took a portion and went to their assigned areas to post them.
Liu Yifeng also took some and, along with Tongtong and Xia Qianqian, began to post them.
In his opinion, no news was the best news. He hoped these missing person posters would help find Song Yicheng.
While Liu Yifeng was putting up missing person posters, Su Wanru's call came in. He then remembered that he had promised to have dinner with her and had forgotten because he was busy with Song Yicheng's matter.
"Hello, have you finished recording the show? I'm done with my work. Let's have breakfast together!" Su Wanru's voice came through.
Liu Yifeng answered the phone with one hand and put up a missing person poster with the other. "The show was recorded a long time ago, but I'm putting up missing person posters. I'll be done in about twenty minutes!"
Upon hearing Liu Yifeng's words, Su Wanru was puzzled. "Putting up missing person posters? Who's missing?"
"It's a contestant from the show. He had an argument with his mother this afternoon and ran off. He hasn't been found yet!" Liu Yifeng explained.
"Didn't you call the police?"
"We did, but the police couldn't find him either, so we thought of putting up missing person posters."
"Where are you? Do you need my help?"
"No, no, I'll be done soon. How about this, you wait for me at your current company, and I'll pick you up when I'm done. We can have dinner together then!" Liu Yifeng said.
Su Wanru didn't want to trouble Liu Yifeng and said, "The company arranged a temporary driver for me. I can take it. The driver will take me, and I'll go directly to the restaurant. I'll order food for you, and you can eat when you arrive!"
Liu Yifeng didn't stand on ceremony. "That works too, but I haven't decided where to eat yet!"
"Leave that to me. My colleagues here recommended a good Thai restaurant. I'll send you the address when I get there, and you can bring Tongtong directly. By the way, will Miss Xia also be coming?" Su Wanru asked.
Liu Yifeng nodded. "Yes, we'll all go together. You can order the food, and I'll pay when I get there."
"There's no need to differentiate between your money and mine for this meal. You guys just come and eat. Alright, hurry up and finish your work. I need to head over now." Su Wanru hung up the phone.
"Daddy, was that Aunt Su's call?" Tongtong asked, tilting his head up.
"Yes, she said she'll go order food first and treat us to Thai food later," Liu Yifeng said with a smile.
Xia Qianqian, standing nearby, immediately added, "Then I'll just eat something simple by myself. I won't go."
She didn't know them well and felt it would be rude to go for a free meal.
"What's the big deal? I already told her we're all going together. It's just one meal; don't put too much pressure on yourself."
After hearing Liu Yifeng's words, Xia Qianqian still looked hesitant. "She invited me, maybe she was just being polite. If I go uninvited, I feel it's not right."
Liu Yifeng smiled helplessly. "That's why they say women are so thoughtful and complicate things. What's wrong with a meal? Besides, haven't you met before? Just come along."
Seeing Liu Yifeng's firm attitude, Xia Qianqian didn't say anything further, but her heart felt quite sweet, like she was being valued by him.
The fifty missing person posters were finally put up. The streets and alleys nearby, including the utility poles along the road, were all plastered with Song Yicheng's missing person posters.
"We've put up so many missing person posters. I hope there will be a good outcome!" Liu Yifeng clapped his hands.
Then, he took out his phone and looked at the address Su Wanru had sent him. It was only a fifteen-minute drive from his location, not too far.
Due to some traffic congestion on the road, it took Liu Yifeng over twenty minutes to arrive.
The three of them were led into the restaurant by a waiter. Su Wanru stood up and greeted them. "Yifeng, over here!"
Hearing Su Wanru's voice, Liu Yifeng immediately held Tongtong's hand and walked over. Xia Qianqian followed closely behind.