On the night the Shanghai socialite accompanied the military officer, he broke his vow.

Chapter 80 Yao Yao's Disappearance
"What? Yao Yao is missing?"

Tang Wanhua was startled and quickly walked towards Fu Cheng.

"What happened? Didn't you all go out together?"

Fu Cheng was sweating profusely, and his mouth was dry as he swallowed hard.

“We were playing at Mingming’s house just now, and Yaoyao went to pick up pebbles at the door and hasn’t come back. We’ve been looking for her for a long time but haven’t found her.”

Tang Wanhua's expression changed instantly.

"Quick, go find Yao Yao!"

After she finished speaking, she quickly walked out.

"Mom, don't worry, maybe Yao Yao went to play with other children. I'll go with you to look for her now."

Xie Yiran followed after him.

"Yueyue, I have to go with you now. Yaoyao is missing. I'll go out and look for her."

After hanging up the phone, Grandma Fu also walked towards the door.

"Great-grandmother, let me help you."

Fu Cheng, who had run all the way back, didn't even have time to drink water. He very considerately took Grandma Fu's hand and followed her to look for the person.

"Grandma, Fourth Aunt!"

Fu Zhiqing and Fu Xiao saw Tang Wanhua and the other person running over.

"Qingqing, Xiao, have you found Yaoyao?"

"Grandma, we've searched everywhere we can, but we still can't find my sister."

Fu Zhiqing looked anxious, her eyes were red, and she felt increasingly guilty as she spoke.

"It's all my fault. I didn't watch my sister properly. I shouldn't have let her go out to collect pebbles alone."

"Qingqing, don't blame yourself. Nobody wants this to happen. Let's look for it again."

Xie Yiran patted Fu Zhiqing's head and offered a few words of comfort.

The group set out to continue searching for Fu Nianyao.

Grandma Fu and Fu Cheng walked behind, calling out again and again.

Half an hour later, Tang Wanhua and the others had searched all the places Yao Yao might have gone, but they still couldn't find her.

Tang Wanhua's eyes reddened with anxiety. "Where could Yaoyao go by herself? This child is always sensible and obedient; she wouldn't run off alone."

As she was talking, she suddenly remembered something her colleague had said at work.

Human trafficking has become rampant recently.

"Could it be...could Yao Yao have been kidnapped by human traffickers?"

Upon realizing this possibility, Tang Wanhua gasped and staggered two steps.

"Mom, don't scare yourself. Here's what we'll do: you two keep looking, and I'll go to the police station now and report it to them so they can help us look."

Xie Yiran then went to the Public Security Bureau.

Fu Mingqian ran into Tang Wanhua and her group on his way back from work with the divorce application report.

"Mom, what's wrong?"

"Mingqian, Yaoyao is missing!"

"what!"

Fu Mingqian's pupils dilated.

“We’ve searched everywhere we can, and we’ve already reported it to the police. Where do you think Yao Yao could go by herself?”

Tang Wanhua's heart was pounding. The thought that Yaoyao might have been kidnapped by human traffickers made her want to die.

Fu Mingqian pursed his lips, forcing himself to calm down.

"Mom, I'm going to the Shen family to take a look."

Today was the day he and Shen Jiaxue had agreed to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to complete their divorce procedures, but Shen Jiaxue was nowhere to be seen.

"Oh right, the Shen family! How could I have forgotten about the Shen family!"

Thinking that Yao Yao might be missing her mother, Fu Mingqian and Tang Wanhua immediately took Fu Zhiqing and Fu Xiao to the Shen family.

Mr. and Mrs. Shen, who had just finished grocery shopping and were on their way home, saw Fu Mingqian near their home. Their eyes lit up, thinking that things had taken a turn for the better, and they quickly went over to him.

"Mingqian, what brings you here? Is it because..."

Before Shen's mother could finish speaking, Fu Mingqian turned around and looked at them.

That gloomy face didn't look like someone who had come to reconcile with Shen Jiaxue at all.

"Where is Yao Yao?" Fu Mingqian didn't waste any words with the two of them and went straight to asking about Yao Yao's whereabouts.

Shen's mother was taken aback. "Yaoyao? I don't know her. Yaoyao has never been to our house."

"Where is Shen Jiaxue? Is Shen Jiaxue home?"

Tang Wanhua asked a question, and then strode towards the Shen family's residence.

Seeing that the expressions on Mr. and Mrs. Shen's faces didn't seem to be fake, Fu Mingqian didn't say much to them and strode over to the Shen family home.

"Yaoyao, Yaoyao, are you there? Grandma has come to take you home."

Upon hearing Tang Wanhua's voice, Shen Jiaxue came out of the house and looked at Fu Mingqian and Tang Wanhua with a puzzled expression.

"Mom, Mingqian, what brings you here?"

Tang Wanhua was so focused on finding Yao Yao that she didn't even notice how she addressed her.

"Where's Yao Yao? Did Yao Yao come looking for you?"

"Yaoyao? No, I haven't been feeling well today and have been staying home. I haven't seen Yaoyao. What's wrong?"

"If she's not with you, where can Yao Yao go by herself?"

Upon hearing that Shen Jiaxue had never met Yao Yao either, Tang Wanhua felt as if the sky were about to fall.

"grandmother!"

Tang Wanhua nearly fainted in her panic. Fu Zhiqing and Fu Xiao exclaimed in surprise and rushed forward to support her.

"Mom, don't worry, we'll definitely find Yao Yao."

Fu Mingqian patted Tang Wanhua's back.

Tang Wanhua looked at him with red eyes, "Mingqian, you must find Yaoyao. She's still so young, she'll be scared if she's alone."

"What? Yao Yao is missing?"

Mr. and Mrs. Shen extracted this information from their conversation and stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

"Mingqian, what happened? How could Yaoyao be missing? Is this how you've been taking care of Yaoyao since I left?"

Shen Jiaxue questioned him with red eyes.

"Mingqian, mother-in-law, I've said it before: a family can't be without a woman. Now look what's happened! Jiaxue has only been away from the Fu family for a few days, and you've already lost Yaoyao!"

Shen's mother pinned all the blame on the Fu family.

"Yaoyao, my poor Yaoyao, where are you?"

Shen Jiaxue covered her mouth and cried bitterly, almost losing her balance as if she had been hit hard.

"Jiaxue, Jiaxue, are you alright? You absolutely can't let anything else happen to you."

Shen's mother took Shen Jiaxue's arm and comforted her.

"Keep looking."

Fu Mingqian's lips tightened, and he said he was about to go out to continue searching for Yao Yao's whereabouts.

Just then, a noise came from inside the house.

Upon hearing this, Fu Mingqian turned and walked into the house.

Shen Jiaxue was startled and instinctively tried to stop him, "You can't go, Mingqian, you can't go!"

Her reaction practically screamed guilt.

After Fu Mingqian rushed into the house, Tang Wanhua perked up and followed him in.

"Yaoyao, Yaoyao, is that you? Daddy's here, don't be afraid."

Fu Mingqian instinctively felt that the noise just now was made by Yao Yao, so he searched around the house.

Upon hearing his voice, Yao Yao kicked her legs with all her might to make a noise.

Finally, Fu Mingqian followed the noise to the storage room.

The moment the door to the storage room was opened, a small figure came into Fu Mingqian's view.

Yao Yao was tied to a bench, her mouth was taped shut, her eyes were red and swollen like a rabbit's, and there was a conspicuous red mark on her forehead.

"Yao Yao!"

Fu Mingqian felt a sharp pain in his heart.

When Tang Wanhua saw Yao Yao being abused, she was so enraged that she turned around and slapped Shen Jiaxue.

"Shen Jiaxue, look what you've done!"

(End of this chapter)