Afraid his brother might do something stupid, like actually destroy the world, Lu Shiming had spent the days since his sister-in-law's disappearance on tenterhooks. He had therefore moved into the villa to keep a close eye on him.
He and Yu Qingluo could already keep Xingyi running, while the Yu Corporation remained well organized under Lu Shiyi's management. Missing a few days would not hurt, especially with Yu Chenyi there.
Then one morning, Lu Shiming carried the breakfast delivery upstairs for his brother, pushed open the door, and discovered that the bed was empty!
Scared out of his mind, Lu Shiming immediately called his brother. Had he really gone off to destroy the world?
But after the call connected, all he heard was an automated female voice: "Sorry, the number you have dialed is outside the service area..."
Lu Shiming had not heard that message in years. Signal towers were everywhere these days; even remote mountain valleys had reception.
Yet his brother was outside the service area. Lu Shiming pulled up the living room security footage facing the door and watched it at sixteen times normal speed. Finding no sign that his brother had left, he finally confirmed that his brother must have gone to find his sister-in-law.
Lu Shiming felt a little dejected. He wanted to go find his sister-in-law too. He really missed Yu Qingchuan.
Lu Shiming finished his breakfast without tasting a thing. There was no point staying in the empty villa, so he locked up and drove to Xingyi.
Yu Qingluo and Liang Xingyao were both there, and they were a little surprised to see him.
They knew about Yu Qingchuan's sudden disappearance and had some vague suspicions. Lu Shiming had taken leave to stay home with Lu Shiyi, so had something happened for him to