Volume One, Chapter 42: The Baby Is Missing

The female bodyguard searched the bathhouse thoroughly, finding no trace of Su Yu whatsoever, and only ran into a stranger wearing Su Yu's former clothes.

She quickly pulled out her phone to report, "Sir, we've lost Madam!"

"She changed her clothes and passed her original ones to a girl of about the same build!"

On the other end of the line, Si Yan's grip on his phone tightened abruptly, his knuckles turning white.

He stared at the blinking locator dot slowly moving across his screen.

"Huang Yu, get the car ready." His voice was as cold as ice. He stood up abruptly, the certainty in his eyes replaced by anger.

It seemed this little girl was playing for real!

She wasn't trying to seduce him anymore.

Damn it!

Meanwhile, having changed into her new clothes, Su Yu slipped out of the mall amidst the chaos, hurried into a 24-hour convenience store on the street corner, and exchanged WeChat Pay funds for a substantial amount of cash, gripping it tightly in her pocket.

It wasn't until she got into a taxi and watched the streetscape flash backward outside the window that her hanging heart gradually settled. She spoke softly to the driver in the front, "Driver, please head to the bus station."

Based on her understanding of that madman Si Yan, knowing she had vanished, he would surely block her at the airport.

She had to reach the bus station a step earlier and catch the earliest bus out of Wangcheng.

After driving for a short while, the driver keenly sensed that a luxury car was tailing them from behind, maintaining a close yet controlled distance.

The driver's eyes never left the rearview mirror as he lowered his voice to ask Su Yu, "Young lady, did you run into some trouble?"

"There's a luxury car right behind us, keeping a steady distance. Judging by the look of it, it's definitely coming for you."

He certainly didn't know anyone from wealthy circles.

Su Yu's heart tightened as she turned to look back!

Sure enough, she recognized that familiar model at a glance—it was Si Yan's car, though this time it seemed he was alone.

He had kept his word; it really was just him!

Or perhaps his subordinates were trailing behind.

Clenching the hem of her clothes, she turned back and put on a pitiful expression for the driver, her voice laced with tears, "Sir, can you please help me shake off that car behind us?"

"He's my boyfriend, and he always physically abuses me. If he catches me and drags me back, he's definitely going to beat me to death!"

"There's such a thing? Beating your wife is absolute scum!" Upon hearing this, the driver grew furious and instantly slammed his foot on the accelerator, boosting their speed in a split second.

Yet no matter how he accelerated or changed lanes, the car behind remained steadfastly attached, clinging to them like stubborn taffy.

Su Yu thought to herself that something was wrong; she had clearly shaken off the bodyguards trailing her.

Where did Si Yan get wind of her whereabouts? Did he possess clairvoyance?

This is cheating, I'm not playing anymore!

She cursed Si Yan a few more times in her mind!

In the luxury car behind, Huang Yu followed the taxi at a steady pace according to Si Yan's instructions.

He glanced sideways to see the master staring intently at the screen, playing a cat-and-mouse game.

Madam had lost from the very beginning...

The master was simply too formidable!

"Miss, it's no use, I really can't shake them!"

"Even with ten cars between us, whenever we turn, they turn too, as if they've grown eyes!"

The driver gripped the steering wheel with one hand while wiping the sweat from his brow with the other.

Having driven for over a decade, his driving skills were top-notch, and normally it was easy to shake a tail, but this time the car behind seemed to anticipate his every route, impossible to ditch.

"Miss, if he really dares to beat you, I'll help you call the police!" the driver added, his tone full of indignation.

Su Yu quickly shook her head and softly thanked him for his good intentions!

However, the police around here wouldn't dare arrest Si Yan!

Turning to look through the rear windshield at the luxury car visible a few cars back, she bit her lip and suddenly spoke up, "Driver, I'm not going to the bus station anymore."

"Do you know of any large wetland parks nearby? The kind with vast groves of trees."

"Yes, there is one!" the driver replied, noting there was one just two kilometers away.

Looking at the phone in the palm of her hand, Su Yu harbored a bold idea.

If no clairvoyant tracked her, then the only problem lay right here—this phone was given to her by Si Yan!

She would just have to test it out to find out!

Up ahead, Huang Yu drove closely behind the taxi, occasionally glancing at the navigation and reporting to Si Yan in the passenger seat.

"Sir, following this route, Madam seems to be heading in the direction of the airport!"

He paused before adding, "Should I contact the airport now and ground all departing flights?"

Si Yan leaned back in his seat, his gaze fixed on the flashing red dot on his phone screen.

Tapping his fingertips lightly against his knee, he gave a low command, "Not yet."

First, give her a glimmer of hope, and then shatter it completely!

My obedient darling, you must keep your promise and willingly marry me.

From now on, you are forbidden from ever thinking about running away!

Your heart and eyes must hold only me!

"Sir, the route has changed!" Huang Yu stared at the taxi suddenly turning left ahead, a hint of surprise in his voice.

Given the previous direction, heading to the airport should have meant going straight.

"Follow it." Si Yan leaned against the passenger seat, his fingertips still tapping rhythmically against his knee. His tone was casual, yet a trace of hidden delight lurked in the depths of his eyes.

My obedient darling, she had finally noticed him!

The driver parked the car at the entrance of Wangcheng's largest wetland park. Su Yu hurriedly paid the fare, pushed open the car door, and rushed into the park.

After running only a short distance, she caught sight of a stray dog curled up by the roadside. Her eyes lit up, and she immediately fished the phone containing Si Yan's tracker out of her pocket.

She could...

Using her scarf, Su Yu hastily tied the device around the dog's neck, gave its body a gentle nudge, and watched as it trotted lazily toward the depths of the park.

Meanwhile, she turned and scrambled up the largest, densest tree in the wetland park.

From here, the view was wide open, allowing her to clearly monitor any movement at the entrance while the foliage concealed her thoroughly.

Before long, she spotted that familiar Bentley pull to a steady halt at the park entrance.

Si Yan pushed open the door and stepped out, followed closely by Huang Yu. The two men looked around, clearly searching for her traces.

Hiding among the tree branches, Su Yu watched clearly. Seeing them indeed rush off in the direction where the stray dog had fled, her heart instantly leaped into her throat.

As the two men walked right under the tree where she was hiding, Su Yu's breath hitched abruptly. She pressed tightly against the trunk, not even daring to blink her eyelids, terrified they might look up and spot her.

"Sir, the tracker shows Madam went deep into the park, and she's still moving fast!" Huang Yu said, holding his phone with a firm tone.

Si Yan remained silent, his gaze locked onto the pulsating red dot on the screen. Without stopping, he strode straight ahead into the depths.

Only after their figures completely vanished into the woods did Su Yu dare to release her hand from her mouth, spitting softly toward their departing backs: "Jerk!"

"If you're not using clairvoyance, you resort to a tracker—you have zero integrity!"

"Sore loser!"

Frustrated, she struck the trunk with her fist, causing a single leaf to drift gently down and land right atop her hair.

When Si Yan and Huang Yu tracked the signal to its destination, Si Yan had originally expected he could carry his precious girl back to sleep.

Instead...

All they found was a stray dog cowering in the bushes relieving itself, with that familiar phone hanging from its neck.

The screen was already smudged with dog hair and dirt, while the red locator dot continued to flash relentlessly in the center of the display.

Huang Yu froze for a moment, instinctively looking over at Si Yan: "Sir, this..."

Si Yan stared at the oblivious stray dog, then glanced back at the phone. His expression darkened instantly, his knuckles popping as he clenched his fists.

He had actually been played by little Su Yu using a stray dog!

"Find her!"