Reborn as a Fake Heiress Marrying the Tycoon - Chapter 841

Chapter 841: Feeling Frightened

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Gu Zi was slightly taken aback, but soon found the situation to be reasonable. After all, Yang Zhen and Guan Xin shared a close bond, and the Guan family was indeed quite open-minded. Unlike other prestigious families, they did not look down upon women of ordinary backgrounds.

She said to Yang Zhen, “So, your relationship with Guan Xin is not as simple as being good classmates. Congratulations, I must celebrate with a toast at your wedding.”

Yang Zhen was naturally delighted and replied, “Your presence at the wedding banquet is a must. I hope you will honor us with your presence.”

The two adults, too lazy to move, sat on the picnic blanket, nibbling on food from time to time and chatting leisurely. Gu Zi, having eaten her fill and basking in the warmth of the sun on her back, suddenly felt an overwhelming wave of drowsiness. She wanted to sleep and asked Su Le to play with Yang Zhen while she took a nap.

Seeing Gu Zi in this state, Yang Zhen, holding Su Le, laughed and said, “I don’t know why, but your mother seems a bit sluggish today. Let her sleep for a while. Your father is not at home, and she has to take care of several children alone. It’s quite tiring. But our Lele is so well-behaved, your mother must be tired but happy.”

And so, Yang Zhen amused Su Le, and the two played for a while.

Gu Zi woke up twenty minutes later. Sitting up, she seemed to notice something amiss and turned to Su Bing, asking, “Su Bing, have your brothers returned? Why isn’t Jiang Nuan here?”

Su Bing had been engrossed in solving problems. Miss Mi had sent him a thick book of advanced mathematics, the problems in which were quite challenging.

Although Su Bing remembered his mother’s reminder to rest well, he would work on the problems whenever he had spare time, finding them increasingly addictive. Even during the picnic, he had brought the book along.

At his mother’s question, he finally looked up, gazing towards the small grove to the north, and said, “Su Li and the others have been coming back intermittently. But just now, their kite fell into the grove, and Jiang Nuan said she would help them find it.”

Gu Zi cast her gaze towards the small grove, a sudden sense of foreboding washing over her. Swiftly, she scooped up Su Le into her arms and rose to her feet, turning to Su Bing, “Which direction did they enter the grove from? We need to find them quickly.”

Yang Zhen, puzzled by Gu Zi’s sudden urgency, stood up as well.

Gu Zi had just woken up, her complexion unusually pale.

Su Bing set down his book and led the two adults towards the grove. He had caught a glimpse of Jiang Nuan’s departure direction out of the corner of his eye. He didn’t understand why his mother was suddenly so anxious, trying to reassure her, “Mom, my brother and Gao Ming often play here. They’re familiar with the area and won’t get lost.”

Despite Su Bing’s reassurances, Gu Zi, still holding Su Le, quickened her pace. “I’m not worried about them getting lost,” she explained, “When we arrived, I noticed a van parked at the edge of the grove. It was strange, but I didn’t think much of it. When I woke up, the van was gone, and so were they. I can’t shake this uneasy feeling. I won’t be at ease until I see them.”

As Gu Zi moved towards the grove, she silently prayed that her bad premonition wouldn’t come true. She didn’t want anything bad to happen. She was truly panicked and scared.

Soon, they reached the grove, but there was no sign of the three children. They immediately split up to search for the kids. Gu Zi took Su Le in one direction, while Yang Zhen led Su Bing in another.

The grove wasn’t large, and it would only take about ten minutes to circle it. However, the dense vegetation made it difficult to navigate. After a thorough search, they were all sweating profusely.

Despite their efforts, they found no trace of the children. Gu Zi, both anxious and hot, used her hat to fan herself and Su Le, continuing to call out, “Su Li, Gao Ming, Jiang Nuan, where are you? Respond if you hear us…”

Yang Zhen, also failing to spot the children, finally understood Gu Zi’s urgency and joined in the calling.

Su Bing, however, had a sudden idea. He ran to the grassland to ask the other people playing there, “Excuse me, ma’am, have you seen a girl in red overalls? She was with two little boys, did they come out of the grove?”

Su Bing’s description was accurate, and the person he asked immediately remembered, “I do recall seeing them heading into the grove about ten minutes ago. I didn’t see them come out, though. What’s going on? You can’t find them?”

Seeing the group searching for the children, the passersby gathered around, eager to help. Many of them had seen the three children enter the grove. “Yes, we saw them too, but we didn’t see them come out. Have you searched the grove?”

“One of you should call the police if you can’t find them,” one of the bystanders suggested, “I remember reading in the newspaper recently about a lot of children going missing in the city. Those child traffickers, they’re so desperate for money they’d dare to come here and steal our children!”