Pampered by My Ex's Cousin-Chapter 1171 - 1173: Charles Is Missing (Part 4)

"He must be full of remorse, self-blame, and guilt. If it were you... if it were me..."

Thinking deeply, it’s terrifying.

Ji Anning mobilized all the forces of the butler to search for Charles.

But it was all done in secrecy. After all, Charles played a crucial role in Country Y. If his disappearance was discovered, it would surely disturb the public and affect the national affairs of Country Y.

That night, a torrential rain poured down in L City. Another twenty-four hours passed, and still, there was not the slightest hint of Charles.

It was as if he had evaporated from the world.

That night, Ji Anning barely slept. She couldn’t sleep, but considering her pregnancy, she still forced Ya Jing to rest for a while.

But she knew that Ji Chicheng hadn’t been to bed that night.

She didn’t know when the rain stopped last night. In the morning, the air in L City was fresh, especially in the garden-like courtyard of Charles’s mansion, where all the greenery, watered and washed by the rain, seemed to have undergone another beautiful transformation.

Many varieties of flowers bloomed more vigorously after the torrential rain.

Ji Anning got out of bed, walked barefoot to the window, and yawned. She reached out to open the window to change the air in the room.

A cool breeze blew in, and she looked out the window. Amidst the fresh and radiant flowerbeds, a winding path gave the feeling of a paradise on earth.

Her gaze followed the path to its end.

Forbidden area!

That path led straight to the forbidden area in the backyard, Ji Anning suddenly thought.

She immediately turned around and dashed outside.

"What are you doing?"

Ji Anning went downstairs and bumped into Ji Chicheng. He was with the butler, talking about something.

He grabbed Ji Anning and asked where she was going.

Ji Anning did not answer Ji Chicheng’s question but asked the butler, "You haven’t searched the forbidden area in the backyard, have you?"

"No," the butler shook his head in reply, "we haven’t been there."

Ji Anning said excitedly, "Mr. Charles might have gone there."

In all their calculations, they had thought of everything except that place.

The place of the little uncle’s mother.

The butler was overjoyed upon hearing Ji Anning’s words, but then he hesitated, "But it’s heavily guarded there. Without Mr. Charles’s orders, we’re afraid we can’t get in."

Ji Anning said, "I’ve been inside. I know what’s in there."

She looked at Ji Chicheng, slightly parting her lips. After a moment, she said, "It’s your mother’s grave."

Upon hearing this, a barely perceptible pain flashed in Ji Chicheng’s eyes.

He lowered his eyes and was silent for half a second.

Then he turned and walked straight toward the door, Ji Anning and the butler immediately following.

At the entrance to the forbidden area, they immediately felt a gloom.

Ji Chicheng’s steps did not pause as he was about to enter. Ji Anning reached out and grabbed him, nervously saying, "Little Uncle, Aunt Xiao was shot by the guards in here."

The guards were all in the shadows, unseen, and they didn’t know if they would recognize him as the young master. Would they shoot indiscriminately as soon as someone barged in? 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Ji Chicheng patted Ji Anning’s hand reassuringly, "Don’t worry, they won’t shoot me. You wait outside."

With that, he pushed away Ji Anning’s hand that was holding him.

Ji Anning immediately hugged his arm tightly again, "No, I’m going with you. Last time I went in, they didn’t shoot me. It’s just that it’s easy to get lost inside. It took me a long time to find my way."