To seduce her

In the spacious and slightly depressing carriage, Assistant Fang suddenly slammed on the brakes.

When he received the call from Gao Yuchuan asking him to come back, his brows were furrowed, and his eyes revealed a hint of uneasiness and doubt, as if he was ready to face a sudden storm at any time.

"Yao Chu is not dead, she is back."

This sentence made Assistant Fang's eyes flash with disbelief, as if he saw long-lost hope.

But this light was fleeting, replaced by a deep sigh.

"Mr. Gao..." Assistant Fang hesitated to speak.

Ever since Shen Yaochu disappeared, Gao Yuchuan has always believed that Shen Yaochu is not dead.

He kept looking for clues, trying to prove her existence.

Gao Yuchuan's behavior may seem crazy and unreasonable in the eyes of others, but he never gave up.

Gao Yuchuan believed that one day, Shen Yaochu would suddenly come back and appear in his life again, just like before.

No matter what her identity is, he is willing as long as she comes back.

Having been with Gao Yuchuan for so long, Assistant Fang is well aware of his almost stubborn beliefs.

Only Gao Yuchuan firmly believed that Shen Yaochu was still alive, but everyone had seen how seriously ill Shen Yaochu was. They all clearly remembered her pale and haggard face, her weak breathing, and her gradually disappearing vitality.

Everyone knew that Shen Yaochu disappeared. It must be because she didn't want Gao Yuchuan to face her death, so she hid secretly and left this world in a place where Gao Yuchuan couldn't see her.

Gao Yuchuan's behavior was like that of a possessed man, and no one understood it. They began to wonder if there was something wrong with his mental state. Only Assistant Fang continued to help him investigate.

Because Assistant Fang knew that without this expectation, Gao Yuchuan might find it difficult to persevere.

Assistant Fang exhaled slowly. No matter how important today's work was, he had no choice but to turn back.

"Okay Mr. Gao, where are you?"

Gao Yuchuan said in a low but decisive voice: "I'm at the fork in the road behind the old house. Yaochu disappeared here. Come back immediately. I'll look for her along the north road. When you come, just look for her along the east road."

Listening to Gao Yuchuan's calm arrangements, Assistant Fang knew that he was out of control.

Although Gao Yuchuan looked calm on the surface at this moment, the pain and struggle in his heart had made him lose his former composure.

Assistant Fang knew that today was just another futile effort, but it was his responsibility and he had to do it.

Even if he couldn't free Gao Yuchuan from this endless waiting and pain, he could help Gao Yuchuan stay alive.

Assistant Fang took a deep breath to calm himself down, then nodded: "Okay, Mr. Gao, I'll do my best."

……

The sunlight was still dazzling, but it could not dispel the solemnity on the faces of Gao Yuchuan and Assistant Fang.

The two returned to the door of Gao's old house, and Gao Yuchuan revealed a barely perceptible anxiety between his brows.

Assistant Fang looked at Gao Yuchuan, shook his head cautiously, and whispered, "Mr. Gao, I didn't find anyone there, nor did I find any useful clues. Could you... have seen it wrong?"

Upon hearing this, Gao Yuchuan frowned slightly, his displeasure evident in his words.

He frowned and scanned everything around him with cold eyes. His gaze swept across Assistant Fang's face, and his tone was a bit stern: "I'm not wrong, that's Yao Chu, I'm sure."

Assistant Fang was frightened by Gao Yuchuan's gaze, his heart tightened, and he quickly lowered his head.

Assistant Fang knew that Gao Yuchuan's longing for and obsession with Shen Yaochu had reached such a level that he should not refute.

Assistant Fang didn't dare to say anything more and could only stand aside silently, waiting for Gao Yuchuan's instructions.

Gao Yuchuan exhaled slowly. He didn't find her, and neither did Assistant Fang. Shen Yaochu seemed to have disappeared at the fork in the road. Even Gao Yuchuan wondered if he was hallucinating.

Gao Yuchuan glanced at the old house again, then slowly said: "Let's look somewhere else. I won't be wrong."

"Understood." Assistant Fang nodded in response.

Assistant Fang was about to turn around when Gao Yuchuan's voice came from behind him: "Wait."

Assistant Fang paused and looked back at Gao Yuchuan: "You go ahead."

"Go check the surveillance cameras around the old house." Gao Yuchuan's eyes were firm: "There must be surveillance cameras that captured her."

"..."

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Gao Yuchuan strode into the Gao family's old house. The light shone on him, but it still couldn't dispel the coldness around him.

Only at this moment did he have time to think, if that woman was Shen Yaochu, why didn't she come to find him, BoBo and CiCi.

She is his wife and the mother of BoBo and CiCi. Since she is alive and well, why not tell them, why not contact them, why not come back to see them.

At least, at least let them know that she is still alive...

Gao Yuchuan's Adam's apple slid up and down, and the look in his eyes was as dark as ink, and as thick as the indissoluble night.

He must find her!

Gao Yuchuan strode into the monitoring room. Under the bright lights, he stood quietly in front of the big screen, his eyes as sharp as an eagle, scanning every detail on the screen intently.

After an unknown amount of time, the staff around Gao Yuchuan were already feeling drowsy, their eyelids felt heavy, as if they would close at any moment.

But Gao Yuchuan stood still like a sculpture, his brows furrowed, and his fingers tapped unconsciously on the table, making a rhythmic "tap tap" sound, which was his unique habit when thinking.

Suddenly, his eyes focused, as if he had caught some important clues, and he said in a deep voice: "Pause."

This sudden sound echoed in the silent monitoring room, like a thunderclap, waking everyone up suddenly. They all raised their heads, their eyes full of confusion and surprise.

Gao Yuchuan stared at the screen with a sharp gaze. He spoke again, his voice full of unquestionable firmness: "Back off a little."

"Okay." Assistant Fang followed his instructions.

"Stop——" Gao Yuchuan said decisively.

Everyone looked at the screen, and a familiar figure suddenly appeared in the camera.

The woman cautiously approached the courtyard fence, leaning forward slightly, as if afraid that her movements would disturb something.

No matter how cautious that figure was, Gao Yuchuan could still recognize it at a glance. It was Shen Yaochu!

Assistant Fang was startled and jumped up from his chair: "Mr. Gao, it's the wife! It's really the wife!"

Gao Yuchuan's pupils shrank slightly, and his deep black eyes stared at the figure on the surveillance screen, as if he wanted to see through the screen and see into her heart.

"..."

It’s really Shen Yaochu!