He has taken Xiaoxiao home from the baby swimming center, but his daughter still hasn’t come back. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

"I’ve called, but there’s no answer. It’s probably nothing, Dad. It’s the weekend, Anya might have gone shopping and didn’t hear the phone," Liang Jue said casually.

"Even if she went shopping, she should have been back by now. Ever since Xiaoxiao was born, that girl has never returned this late."

Hearing his father’s words, Liang Jue became nervous too, "Then... I’ll call her again."

After several calls, Liang Jue’s expression turned uneasy, "Anya’s phone is off."

It was just unanswered before, how is it off now?

Liang Tao’s expression changed slightly, and he immediately thought of someone. He grabbed his son’s phone and dialed Si Yuheng’s number.

A while ago, he considered Si Yuheng a friend of the Liang Family and got very close. He virtually memorized his phone number, yet at this moment, his hand trembled in anger as he dialed.

Anya is still not back so late; it must have something to do with him!

As soon as the call connected, a lazy yet magnetic voice wafted over, "I thought Uncle would never contact me again."

"Si Yuheng, stop talking nonsense. Where is our Anya? Where have you taken her!"

On the other end, Si Yuheng’s handsome eyebrows furrowed. That woman hasn’t gone home?

A few hours ago, that woman had punctured his tire with a thumbtack. He didn’t have a spare tire, so in frustration, he called a tow truck to take the deflated car away and then took a taxi back to the hotel.

Seeing him silent on the phone, Liang Tao’s suspicion intensified, his anger causing his veins to bulge. "Si Yuheng, what are you up to? Planning to confine her again? Let me tell you, it’s wishful thinking!—"

Liang Jue was relatively calm. He took the phone, turned on the speakerphone, and said as calmly as possible, "Mr. Si, please let Anya come back soon."

"She’s not with me," the man finally spoke.

Liang Tao didn’t believe it, "Don’t lie to us! Anya still hasn’t come home, and her phone’s off!"

Si Yuheng’s brow furrowed even deeper, pausing for a moment, "If I really kidnapped her, would I need to lie to you?"

The tone was full of arrogance and coldness.

Liang Tao immediately calmed down, silently contemplating this for a few seconds, but became even more anxious.

If Anya isn’t with Si Yuheng, why hasn’t she come back, and why isn’t she answering?

"She didn’t answer the phone?" Si Yuheng’s voice drifted over.

Liang Jue replied, "Her phone is off. Did you really not see Anya today?"

"After work, she went to the gym. Later, I saw her get into a taxi, probably heading home."

Liang Tao felt even more inexplicably restless upon hearing this, his hand trembling as he hung up the phone with a bang, asking his son to trace the route from the gym while he stayed home with Xiaoxiao.

Without another word, Liang Jue headed out.

...

Liang Tao waited alone at home until almost midnight when he heard the door lock click.

Liang Jue finally returned, but still came back alone.

"How did it go, Xiaojue?" He asked anxiously, standing up suddenly.

"I looked everywhere but couldn’t find her," Liang Jue said, not even catching his breath.

"I also called the taxi company from home. They helped check and said there was indeed a driver who picked up Anya, dropped her off at our residential area entrance, and then left. That was just after six in the evening."

She got home after six, yet she’s still missing now...

Could a living person vanish at the entrance of the residential area?

Father and son both had a sinking feeling, a premonition of bad news.

The living room remained silent for several minutes.

Finally, Liang Jue spoke, "Dad, should we ask Si Yuheng for help?"

Disappearance under forty-eight hours won’t file a case; asking the police now won’t help.

Nothing is more important than the safety of his daughter.

Without much thinking, Liang Tao finally clenched his fist, arranged it for Xiaoxiao, and frowned at Liang Jue, "Let’s go!"

...

In the hotel, presidential suite.

Si Yuheng, as usual, reclined lazily on the scarlet corner sofa in the living room, his long legs stretched straight out, seemingly casually resting on the coffee table in front, unlike his usual self, his gaze now exuded an aura so cold and steely it could freeze the room like winter solstice.

Suddenly, with a "bang," an angry kick struck the coffee table hard.

The expensive and fragile glass coffee table couldn’t withstand such brute force, scrunched across the smooth marble floor for dozens of centimeters, then shattered against the corner of the cabinet!

Several subordinates turned pale, not daring to breathe.

One subordinate came in to report, "Hall Master, Miss Liang’s father and brother have come looking for you."

Si Yuheng wasn’t surprised they would come to him actively. Temporarily suppressing his inner fury, he gestured to let them in.

The father and son were ushered into the suite.

Upon entering, Liang Tao disregarded everything else and impatiently searched around the suite.

Liang Jue followed his dad and started checking each room.

The subordinates knew Liang Tao still assumed Miss Liang was here. Feeling irritated, they snapped, "We’ve already told you; Miss Liang isn’t here! What do you think this place is, somewhere you can rummage through?—"

Just as they were about to step forward to stop them, Si Yuheng raised a long arm, gesturing with a wave.

The subordinates halted their actions.

After searching through the suite and confirming Anya was indeed not there, the Liang father and son walked out into the living room.

"Found anything? Can you confirm I’m not lying?" Si Yuheng mocked.

Liang Jue glanced at his father, turned to face Si Yuheng, and spoke with polite coolness, "Sorry. My dad was too anxious, and Mr. Si, you should understand as well, Anya suddenly went missing, and we’re bound to think it’s your doing. Before you appeared, nothing ever happened to her."

One subordinate sneered, "If the two Mr. Liangs truly want Miss Liang to be safe, they better calm down."

Liang Tao was shocked, stepped forward, and grabbed the subordinate’s collar, "What do you mean?"

Even though Liang Tao was tall, he was over fifty nearing sixty years old. Beiming Hall’s subordinates were all Westerners over 185 cm tall, strong, and muscular. If they wanted to take down Liang Tao, it would be a matter of seconds.

But everyone knew the man in front was the father of the Hall Master’s woman, also the grandfather of the young heir. Who dared to do anything to Liang Tao?

The subordinate didn’t dare move and let himself be grabbed by Liang Tao, saying, "In fact, just ten minutes before you arrived, the Hall Master received a call, someone... has kidnapped Miss Liang."

This was the reason for the Hall Master’s earlier outburst.

Someone had the audacity to provoke the mighty, even dared to kidnap the Hall Master’s woman!

Isn’t this like slapping the Hall Master’s face?

Liang Tao loosened his grip, momentarily at a loss for words.

Liang Jue was stunned too, "Kidnap? What do they want with Anya? Who are they? Are they asking for money now?... "

Si Yuheng’s eyes gleamed fiercely, "They want me to personally go ransom her."