Chapter 664 - 658: The Search

After leaving the dorm, Su Qing didn’t call the police right away. Instead, she went to a few likely spots to use her plants to rewind time, wanting to first see where Ye Qingqing had generally gone.

Sure enough, Su Qing quickly found a trace of Ye Qingqing. Through the time reversal, Su Qing saw Ye Qingqing go directly to the entrance of Beijing University. There, she watched as Ye Qingqing got into a car and was driven away.

The car was moving too fast for Su Qing to follow, but she managed to memorize its license plate number.

After seeing Ye Qingqing’s movements, Su Qing’s expression grew serious. She had a gut feeling that Ye Qingqing had been taken by someone with ulterior motives. While their reason for taking her was still unclear, Su Qing was certain they were specifically targeting Ye Qingqing and meant her harm.

But Su Qing knew Ye Qingqing well. She was from Yun Province and had no relatives or close friends here in Beijing. Besides the girls in their dorm, she didn’t have many other friends at school. Moreover, Ye Qingqing always avoided conflict, meaning it was unlikely she had any enemies. ’So, who would target her?’

Lost in thought, Su Qing returned to her courtyard home in Beijing.

When Zou Ming received Su Qing’s call, he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. "Su Qing, how did you know I was on duty tonight?"

Su Qing replied, "How would I know? I was just taking a chance. Besides, everyone at the bureau knows you’re a total workaholic, Captain Zou. You’re on the night shift at least three or four days a week. You practically live there."

Zou Ming sighed and shook his head. "Ah, Su Qing, you’re getting cheeky. Alright, out with it. Why are you calling me so late?"

"My classmate is missing," Su Qing said. "I need your help finding her."

"When did it happen?"

"This afternoon."

Zou Ming frowned. "That’s not even been twelve hours."

"But she really is missing. Someone took her from the campus entrance in a car. Knowing her, she would never just go off with a stranger so easily," Su Qing said seriously. "What’s more, classes start tomorrow. With her personality, even if she had to go out for something, she would have been back by now. But there’s still no sign of her. So, I hope you can look into it. I’ll take full responsibility for any issues."

"What are you talking about? As if I’d need you to take responsibility," Zou Ming said. "Don’t underestimate me. Alright, I’ll assign my people to look into it right away."

"Okay, thanks so much," Su Qing said with a smile. "I’ll give you the car’s license plate number."

Zou Ming was taken aback. "You already have the license plate number?"

"Ahem, I pestered my grandfather a little," Su Qing said, blinking innocently and pinning the blame squarely on Mr. Li without a second thought.

Zou Ming blinked as well, feeling like something wasn’t quite right. Before he could put his finger on it, Su Qing continued, "Captain Zou, you know my grandfather is retired. It’s not appropriate for him to get too involved in things. After all, finding people is a job for the police, right?"

"That’s true." Zou Ming found himself agreeing, and the flicker of suspicion he’d just felt was extinguished. "Alright, give me the license plate number. I’ll have my people run it immediately."

"Thanks so much, Captain Zou." Su Qing quickly thanked him with a wide smile. She then relayed the license plate number and the car’s color and other features to Zou Ming, urging him to call her back as soon as he had any news.

After hanging up, Su Qing didn’t dare leave the courtyard. She had to wait there for Zou Ming’s call. ’Ye Qingqing might be suffering right now.’ If possible, Su Qing hoped to get her back tonight.

Meanwhile, Ye Qingqing was just groggily coming to. The moment she woke up, she knew something was wrong. Her hands were bound tightly, and she couldn’t move them. The area around her was dim, and panic began to well up inside her.

’Where am I?’

Ye Qingqing looked around in terror. She remembered receiving a letter from Yarn. It said his family had approved of their relationship and that he wanted her to come to the entrance of Beijing University for a surprise.

She and Liu Juan had originally planned to go to the library, but after reading the letter, she figured a quick trip to the university entrance wouldn’t take long. She decided not to tell Liu Juan, planning to head to the library right after.

But when she got to the entrance, she saw a car similar to Yarn’s parked nearby. She didn’t think twice, assuming it was his, and walked over. When the driver gestured for her to get in, she did so without the slightest suspicion. The next thing she knew, she had lost consciousness, only to wake up here.

No matter how slow on the uptake she could be, Ye Qingqing realized she had been tricked. Thinking back, the car had been slightly different from Yarn’s. She had just been too excited at the time to notice the difference.

Ye Qingqing cursed herself under her breath. ’How could I have been so stupid?’

’But where am I? And who would want to trick me?’

Ye Qingqing thought for a long time but couldn’t think of anyone she might have offended. Still, the scene before her made her heart race with fear.

Just as Ye Qingqing was running through all the possibilities, she suddenly heard a CLANG, like a heavy door being thrown open. A moment later, with a CLICK, a lightbulb overhead flickered on. Ye Qingqing then saw a beautiful foreign girl, flanked by several men, walk slowly into the room.

"Who... who are you?" Ye Qingqing struggled to sit up, her eyes filled with panic as she stared at the newcomers.

"Who are you to ask me that?" the foreign girl sneered in heavily accented Hua Country dialect. Her expression was full of arrogance and disdain as she tilted her chin up, sizing up Ye Qingqing.

This foreign girl was none other than Angela. She glanced at Ye Qingqing’s pretty face, a flash of jealousy in her eyes. Without another word, she strode forward and slapped Ye Qingqing hard across the face.

"Ah!" Caught off guard by the vicious slap, Ye Qingqing was thrown sideways onto the floor. The rough ground scraped her cheek, leaving behind several bloody scratches.

"You... How could you hit me!" Ye Qingqing stared at Angela in disbelief. In her entire life, she had never met a girl so brazenly aggressive. Anger flared within her, but it was quickly overshadowed by a deeper fear.

"I’ll hit you all I want, you little vixen. Who do you think you are, seducing Yarn?" Angela glared down at Ye Qingqing, chin held high. "With your inferior bloodline, you think you’re worthy of marrying into the Hall family?"