Rebirth, but baby, where are you?

Chapter 63

Qin Huanxi had originally thought that Mo Shanshan’s parents would feel at least some guilt about what happened back then. Now it seemed he had overestimated these two people’s conscience. When faced with a choice between profit and their daughter’s happiness, they still chose profit. No wonder Mo Shanshan felt disheartened.

When the butler saw the obvious displeasure between Qin Huanxi’s brows, his worry and self-blame deepened another layer. This time it was indeed his failure as a butler. He sighed and said: “When Madam came to see Miss this afternoon, I should have paid more attention to Miss’s mood. Not long after Madam left, Miss said she wanted to go out for a walk. At the time, I just thought that after something like this happened, Miss’s mood would definitely be terrible, and it would be good for her to go out and get some fresh air, so I had the driver take her out.”

“Mrs. Mo probably didn’t come this time to comfort Shanshan, but to persuade her to break up with Li Junyan. Let me contact Su Yang first. She should know where Shanshan likes to go.” Qin Huanxi said while flipping through his phone’s contact list.

Upon hearing this, the butler nodded vigorously with considerable emotion: “Young Master Qin is thoughtful. Miss Su Yang has had a deep relationship with Miss since childhood, she must know where Miss goes to clear her mind when she’s in a bad mood.”

The butler was truly anxious this time. Although he was Mo Shaoheng’s butler, he had been by Mo Shaoheng’s side since Mo Shanshan was still small. He had practically watched Mo Shanshan grow up, feeling as affectionate toward her as his own granddaughter, and genuinely loved her from the bottom of his heart.

Mo Shanshan was also unlike some other wealthy young ladies who would hit or scold their servants at the drop of a hat. Mo Shanshan had been mature and sensible since childhood, and had grown up to be gentle and gracious. Whether it was him as the butler, or the household’s cook and maids, Mo Shanshan always treated them with courtesy.

Working in wealthy households had never been easy. The slightest carelessness could bring the master’s reproach, requiring constant caution and meticulous attention to everything. Being able to encounter masters like Mo Shaoheng and Mo Shanshan was already quite rare, and he naturally knew to treasure this, keeping it close to his heart.

Qin Huanxi had just found Su Yang’s phone number when she called him as if by telepathy.

“Huanxi, I can’t get through to Shanshan’s phone. Is she asleep?” As soon as the call connected, Su Yang spoke anxiously.

Qin Huanxi sighed softly. Earlier today Su Yang had told him about Mo Shanshan and Li Junyan’s situation, and she had been worried about Mo Shanshan’s state of mind, fearing that Mo Shanshan might do something drastic. If he told her now that Mo Shanshan was missing, Su Yang would definitely rush out to look for Mo Shanshan without regard for anything else.

“I’m sorry, Su Yang. We just discovered that Shanshan hasn’t come back yet…” As soon as Qin Huanxi finished speaking, he heard a commotion on the other end of the phone. He said worriedly, “Su Yang, don’t panic. Shaoheng has already had Fengyu send people to look for her…”

“Huanxi, wait for me. I’ll have Guan Yi bring me over right away.” After Su Yang finished speaking, she hung up.

Qin Huanxi turned to look at Mo Shaoheng. Seeing Mo Shaoheng’s cold expression, he walked over and pressed his forehead against Mo Shaoheng’s shoulder, saying in a muffled voice: “When Su Yang gets here, let’s go out together to look for Shanshan.”

Mo Shaoheng wrapped one arm around his waist and stroked his back with the other hand, saying: “Don’t worry, nothing will happen.”

Seeing the two men’s intimate gesture, the butler’s eyes showed a hint of relief, but his worry for Mo Shanshan hadn’t decreased by half. He said softly: “I’ll take more people out to search.”

Knowing that the old man wouldn’t feel at ease unless Mo Shanshan returned, Qin Huanxi didn’t stop him.

The two embraced for a moment, then Qin Huanxi pulled Mo Shaoheng into Mo Siyuan’s room. Su Yang would still need some time to arrive. He touched Mo Siyuan’s forehead and looked down at his phone’s contact list, saying: “I’ll have Little Uncle come watch Xiao Yuan.”

They still didn’t know whether Mo Shanshan had simply hidden herself away. If she wanted to be alone and not be found by them, that would be somewhat better, as Su Yang might know where she was. What they feared was that someone with ill intentions had taken advantage of her vulnerability and abducted her when she was alone.

Mo Shaoheng sat beside Qin Huanxi, and after he finished his phone call, pulled him into his arms and kissed him gently.

Su Yang and Qin Yu arrived almost simultaneously. As soon as she saw Qin Huanxi, she asked anxiously: “How is it? Did you find her?”

Qin Huanxi shook his head slightly, and Su Yang’s eyes immediately reddened. He quickly comforted her: “Don’t worry, Shaoheng has already sent many people out to search. We’ll definitely find her.”

Su Yang collapsed weakly onto the sofa, saying with self-blame all over her face: “It’s all my fault. Knowing she was in a bad mood, I should have stayed by her side. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been alone with her dark thoughts.”

She hadn’t expected Mo Shanshan’s reaction to be so extreme. If she had known, she should have come straight over to accompany Mo Shanshan after class today. It was just that thinking about how Guan Yi had been away for over a week and had finally returned today, the scales in her heart had wavered back and forth before ultimately tipping toward Guan Yi.

Qin Huanxi patted Su Yang’s shoulder comfortingly: “It’s not your fault. Mrs. Mo came to see her this afternoon.”

“What?” Su Yang suddenly looked up at Qin Huanxi. “Are they still not willing to let Shanshan go?”

Qin Huanxi’s eyes darkened: “I’m afraid so…”

“That’s too much! What exactly did Shanshan do wrong that they have to treat her this way?” Su Yang angrily stood up. “When she was little, because of one word from the old lady, they could watch Shanshan being bullied without caring, without asking, without intervening. Now Shanshan has already done as they wished, left the main residence, stayed away from their lives, so what right do they still have to interfere with Shanshan’s marriage?”

Qin Huanxi glanced at Mo Shaoheng and remained silent, letting Su Yang vent her emotions.

After a long while, Qin Yu handed Su Yang a cup of steaming hot water and asked: “Have you contacted Li Junyan?”

Qin Yu had originally been preparing to sleep when he received Qin Huanxi’s call and was startled. He immediately got up and rushed over. Mo Shanshan and Su Yang had given him the most sincere warmth during his darkest times. With Mo Shanshan suddenly missing, he couldn’t just sit by and do nothing.

Su Yang held the cup of water Qin Yu gave her and took a sip. Her agitated emotions calmed slightly, and she said softly: “I called him on the way here, but Li Junyan only learned that Shanshan was missing when I called him. He said he hadn’t been able to contact Shanshan all day either, and thought it was because her parents were preventing them from contacting each other.”

She had originally called Li Junyan with a last glimmer of hope, preferring that Mo Shanshan be a bit more willful. Even if she eloped with Li Junyan, she would do everything she could to help them. Unfortunately, Li Junyan shattered her last hope.

Both Mo Shanshan and Li Junyan were excessively rational people. Mo Shanshan’s background destined her to never be able to act willfully. She would rather wrong herself than disregard everything to fight for herself. Perhaps even now, Mo Shanshan still held onto a last hope for those cold, unfeeling relatives in her heart.

Li Junyan was the same type of person as Mo Shanshan. Knowing that their relationship was opposed by the Mo family, he endured not seeking her out in order not to put Mo Shanshan in a difficult position, hoping to use time to ease the current awkward situation.

Su Yang let out a heavy breath. She couldn’t blame Li Junyan for his rationality either. Mo Shanshan already had little status in the main residence, so if she acted impulsively, it would only bring more unpredictable consequences. The old lady at the main residence was taking advantage of Mo Shanshan’s gentle nature to act without restraint.

Moreover, Li Junyan was still working on Mo family territory, making him too easy to control. Mo Shanshan definitely wouldn’t want to see Li Junyan lose everything because of her. Li Junyan had suffered so much to climb to his current position, how could Mo Shanshan bear to watch him lose it all?

However, by now, Su Yang didn’t believe that Mo Shanshan’s cold-blooded parents could still tolerate Li Junyan’s existence.

“Sitting here like this won’t help. Let’s go out and search.” Seeing Su Yang gradually calm down, Qin Huanxi stood up and said to Qin Yu: “Little Uncle, I’ll leave Xiao Yuan in your care.”

Qin Yu patted Qin Huanxi’s shoulder comfortingly: “Don’t be too anxious either. Be careful on the road.”

Qin Huanxi nodded, then left with Mo Shaoheng and Su Yang. After getting in the car, he asked Su Yang: “What places does Shanshan like to go to most? Let’s check there first.”

Su Yang thought for a moment and said: “Shanshan likes ink wash landscapes. Every time she’s looking for inspiration, she likes to go sit in scenic places. School, busy streets, parks, lakes, leisure squares… the seaside. That’s right, Shanshan most likes to go to quiet seaside areas.”

Upon hearing this, Qin Huanxi frowned. It was already past one in the morning, and it was cold winter. Mo Shanshan surely wouldn’t go to the seaside on such a cold night. Her body couldn’t handle it.

Qin Huanxi thought for a moment and said: “Are there any other places? If she’s just purely trying to vent her emotions, she might not necessarily go to these places. Perhaps we should also check bars?”

“People have already been sent to search there.” Mo Shaoheng took Qin Huanxi’s hand, picked up his phone with the other hand, and sent all the places Su Yang had mentioned to Qi Fengyu, having him send more people to search these locations.

However, in the deep of night, trying to find someone who was either hiding herself or had been taken by someone with ulterior motives, how easy could that be?

It wasn’t until three in the morning that Mo Shaoheng received a call from Qi Fengyu saying they had found Mo Shanshan.

The group immediately drove over. Qin Huanxi had thought Mo Shanshan might go to a bar to drown her sorrows, just like Qin Yu had done before. When a person was at their most vulnerable and depressed, they would want to numb themselves with alcohol, casting aside everything and indulging in temporary emptiness.

Mo Shanshan had gone to a small bar that had just opened recently. However, the person who found Mo Shanshan wasn’t one of Qi Fengyu’s people, but someone who happened to encounter the thoroughly drunk Mo Shanshan at this small bar and actively contacted Qi Fengyu.

This person was none other than Zhan Shuoming, the third young master of the Zhan family, who had spilled wine on Su Yang’s dress at Fu Zecheng’s banquet that day. The owner of this small bar was also a friend of Zhan Shuoming’s. It was said that they got along well during their student days, but the friend came from an ordinary family background. Zhan Shuoming had contributed considerable effort to getting this bar opened.