At that moment, the communication phone in the car rang.

It was Mom’s voice.

"Lingxin."

The small hand paused at the car door, wanting to move, yet hesitant.

"Go back to your seat, Lingxin, let them take you home first."

"Mom—" Lingxin turned his head back, looking at the display in the car.

The bewilderment, anger, and fear on the eldest son’s face were all transmitted to Gu Nuan through the camera.

Gu Nuan’s heart naturally clenched into a knot. By her side, her husband suddenly jumped up.

"Your dad will go to the site to find your brother, so you come back. If you don’t trust them, you can trust Mom and Dad, right?"

The younger son and the agent, Nala, suddenly disappeared, which Xiao Yebai and Gu Nuan found unexpected. Because the two monkeys meeting with Simon was a spur-of-the-moment decision, theoretically not part of any plan, and unlikely to have been detected or exploited. Since it’s considered an accident, it implies the situation might not be as severe as they imagined.

It’s unlikely that those people with black hats took them. After hearing the news, this was the only answer Gu Nuan could squeeze out while keeping a bit calm amidst her chaos. However, who Mingli has ended up with now is hard to say.

Like Xiao Yebai, when she heard the news, she was momentarily stunned, feeling unbelieving. Until the eldest son’s face was transmitted, as a father, suddenly emotions burst out from his chest. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

He put on his jacket, speaking to the eldest son in the video, "Come back so you don’t worry your mom, okay?"

"Dad, I can stay here and help you find Mingli." Lingxin, trying hard to hold back his sniffles, said in a small and hoarse voice.

What he got was a stern scolding from Dad: "How old are you, what can you do? Stay there and continue to cause trouble for everyone?"

Feeling her husband’s tone was a bit harsh, Gu Nuan tugged at Yebai’s clothes to remind him.

Xiao Yebai held her hand, saying, "Watch over him."

"I know," she said, "Be careful—"

He left, his steps flying quickly as he rushed out the door. In no time, a luxury car parked at the door sped away.

Gu Nuan’s mind was indeed somewhat chaotic, the feeling inside her heart even harder to describe. The series of recent events were just like three years ago. It made her involuntarily recall the time he disappeared back then, how tormenting it was, if it weren’t for the two children in her belly supporting her, she wouldn’t have made it.

Now, it’s her son’s turn to have trouble.

On the other side of the video, Lingxin, initially after being scolded by Dad, stubbornly insisted on staying no matter what. But shortly after, he saw in the ongoing video call, their mom unknowingly showing signs of fatigue.

Gu Jinrong, rubbing her face, her head almost resting on her knees, a sight that immediately tugged at Lingxin’s young heart.

"Go back—" Lingxin opened his small mouth and said.

He didn’t know if staying here to look for the second monkey would be useful. If he left the second monkey behind now, would the second monkey resent him? But if the second monkey were in his place now, seeing Mom like this, he likely would want to go back to Mom as soon as possible too.

Having lost a brother, losing Mom too? He didn’t dare imagine any further.

With his agreement, the driving assistant impatiently stepped on the gas pedal. The car returned to Gu Jinrong as quickly as possible.