Chapter 212: Chapter 212: The Missing Big Brother

“Mom, don’t worry. I already called and urged him. He said they’d be back soon.”

In the Gu family’s living room, Chen Hui glanced at Granny Gu, who had a middle-aged couple by her side.

The woman among them had a dignified appearance, with her hair styled in a noble bun. From her profile alone, one could tell she had been an absolute beauty in her youth.

However, at this moment, her eyes were filled with fatigue and worry, clearly indicating she was in trouble.

“Xiao Jing, you don’t need to worry either. Since Third Daughter-in-law said they’ll be quick, let’s just wait a little longer.”

Granny Gu nodded, casually comforting the person in front of her, because worrying was useless.

Not to mention that urging her granddaughter once was enough, doing it again would be excessive. Even if it were appropriate, she wouldn’t do it. After all, her granddaughter was her own family.

There was no reason to side with outsiders to trouble her own family, even if the latter was her disciple. There was still a layer of separation.

When Granny Gu was young, she was a nationally renowned master of Su Embroidery. Now that she was older and her eyesight had blurred, she no longer touched her embroidery craft.

And this woman was precisely her last disciple, Xu Jing, whom she had taken on in her youth.

She had followed Granny Gu to learn the craft since she was seven, and later, having achieved mastery, she had gone out early to make a name for herself.

Now, in the embroidery world of the imperial capital, she could be said to have forged a considerable reputation, winning many international awards.

Granny Gu still harbored a layer of care for her last disciple. Otherwise, if it were anyone else disturbing her late at night, she would have had them shown out.

“Thank you, Master. It’s my fault for disturbing you so late.”

Xu Jing also knew that coming unannounced tonight was indeed quite inappropriate, and an apologetic look appeared on her face.

She was truly at her wits’ end, and not long ago, she had heard many stories about her teacher’s granddaughter.

It sounded like she possessed some real abilities.

So, she came this time with the mindset of a desperate attempt, hoping for a miracle, as she had sought help from too many people, only to get no news at all.

“Don’t worry, Xiao Xuan will be fine.” The middle-aged man beside her, seeing her anxiety, reached out and embraced her.

He was Xu Jing’s husband, Li Peng. Due to the urgency of the matter, he hadn’t even had time to change out of his uniform; he was still wearing his military fatigues.

From the medals on his shoulder, he was a colonel.

Chen Hui occasionally glanced at the couple. Because of Xu Jing’s relationship with Granny Gu, she was quite familiar with the latter.

The Xiao Xuan they spoke of was none other than their son, Li Xuan. Not long ago, news came from his school that he had gone missing. It had been almost two days since they reported it to the police, but there was still no news.

They were a couple with only this one child, whom they had painstakingly raised to his twenties, and who knew that something would happen at this time.

This also explained why the couple had come to their door together.

Having roughly guessed the situation, Chen Hui wasn’t too anxious and politely maintained the atmosphere.

Half an hour later, there was a commotion at the door.

Two figures, one large and one small, walked in. The familiar figures were none other than her own daughter and them.

“You’re finally back. Come quickly and meet everyone.”

Chen Hui put down her teacup and waved at her daughter. When the two approached, she quietly introduced the people to her daughter.

As she spoke, she shot a glare at her youngest son who followed behind.

Gu Yu awkwardly rubbed his nose, not daring to say anything. He kept silent, focusing on his own thoughts.

“This must be Aunt Xu, whom Mom mentioned on the phone. If you need any help, just say it directly!”

Yao Yao gave her Seventh Brother an apologetic look; he was taking the blame for her. So, she quickly spoke up to divert attention.

And the effect was clearly good, as everyone’s attention was successfully shifted.

Although Xu Jing had known in her heart that her teacher’s granddaughter was young, she was still a bit surprised upon actually seeing her, because she was truly a little too young.

However, she quickly suppressed her fluctuating emotions.

Since she had no other choice, Xu Jing directly explained the reason for her visit.

It turned out that she had received a call from the school, saying that they couldn’t get in touch with her son.

With the graduation thesis defense approaching its end, if he didn’t show up soon, he would have to postpone his graduation.

In fact, a student postponing graduation wasn’t much trouble for the school or the advisors.

What truly garnered attention was the school’s concern that the student might have met a fatal accident.

After all, this missing student, both in terms of family background and financial capability, was not simple.

When Xu Jing received the notification, she initially thought her son was just playing wild and got a bit angry.

She thought that if she found him, she would have to teach him a good lesson.

However, this thought changed when she herself couldn’t get through to his phone, and even after asking his close friends, they had no idea either.

Only then did she realize the seriousness of the situation, and immediately called the police.

However, during the investigation, the police strangely discovered that the school’s surveillance cameras at the entrances and exits had no record of her son entering.

According to the investigation results, he had seemingly vanished without a trace.

Xu Jing paused and said, “I’m not afraid of him encountering bad people. Xiao Xuan has trained with his father for many years; he has some martial arts skills.”

Adding to that his height of over 1.9 meters and his muscular build, if he really encountered trouble, it would certainly not be her son who suffered.

“I… now I’m afraid he might have encountered something unclean.”

After all, a perfectly healthy person suddenly evaporating and disappearing from a school with cameras at every entrance and exit simply couldn’t be explained by science.

Yao Yao also frowned upon hearing this. According to Auntie’s words, it was indeed abnormal.

Considering the common problems with school feng shui, this guess might actually be spot on.

“Auntie, do you have a picture of Big Brother? A recent one, please!”

This matter, if it were anyone else, would probably leave them stumped, but Yao Yao clearly wasn’t among them.

“Yes, this one was taken two months ago when I took him for his birthday.”

Xu Jing didn’t know why she needed the photo, but it was clearly more useful to cooperate than to ask questions.

She pulled out her phone and quickly found a picture.

Yao Yao looked at it and saw a male in the photo, tall and robust, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist.

His facial features subtly resembled those of the auntie in front of her. This not only didn’t make him appear feminine but, on the contrary, made his appearance more refined and striking.

Yao Yao didn’t pay much attention to his face. Although this big brother was very handsome, having seven older brothers had long made her immune to good looks.

Yao Yao carefully began to calculate his fate palace, like using an abacus, slowly unraveling his destiny. The more she deduced, the more interesting her expression became.

After a while, when she looked up, all eyes in the room immediately turned to her.

“How is it? Did you find any clues?”

Granny Gu glanced at her granddaughter and was the first to ask.

She wasn’t necessarily eager to know the situation herself, but rather asking on behalf of her disciple.

After all, although her eyesight was blurred with age, she could still perceive the latter’s anxiety.

Xu Jing also instantly understood her teacher’s intention, and a hint of gratitude appeared in her eyes.

Then, she turned her head, staring intently at the small child in front of her.

At this moment, her palms were sweating.

And just as she was feeling flustered and anxious, a clear, childish voice rang in her ears.

“Auntie, Big Brother is not in life-threatening danger, so you don’t need to worry too much!”

As soon as these words were uttered, Xu Jing instinctively let out a sigh of relief. At least she hadn’t heard the answer she feared.

After all, if she were to learn that her son had met with some accident, she truly didn’t know how she would cope.

However, she was also puzzled. Since her son was fine, why had he suddenly gone missing without a trace?

And at such a critical juncture, right before his graduation defense?

The direct, questioning gaze was too obvious, and Yao Yao couldn’t pretend not to see it.

She paused, and despite finding it absurd, she still stated the result of her deduction.

“Auntie, Big Brother isn’t trying to disappear on purpose. He was forced to; he’s been ’held back by a ghost’!”

As this answer left her lips, the entire living room instantly fell into a deathly silence. Everyone present felt their minds “buzz” and explode

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