Only after her death did I realize that she was the white moonlight of a billionaire CEO.

Chapter 187 Little devil, get as far away as you can!

Jingle Bell--

My phone rang again.

Afraid of missing an important call, Li Xi hastily wiped away her tears and took out her phone.

Through my blurry vision, I saw the words 'Grandpa Gu'.

Because Gu Wentao is getting old, and Li Xi was afraid that he might be traumatized and cause trouble, she specifically instructed Gu Han to keep this a secret.

Therefore, Gu Wentao was unaware that Gu Huaizhou had been kidnapped.

Afraid of giving herself away, Li Xi quickly wiped away her tears, took a few deep breaths, coughed twice to clear her throat, and then answered the phone.

"Grandpa." Li Xi's voice sounded relatively calm.

On the other end of the phone, Gu Wentao's voice was weak and listless, "Xi'er, is the matter of Huaizhou being kidnapped really something that Ying Cheng dried up?"

Li Xi was taken aback. "Grandpa, you knew all along?"

Gu Wentao sighed, "Yu Sheng and the others have been my stewards for decades. I know the reactions of the people around me very well."

"They can't hide it from me."

Although Gu Han and his team did a good job of keeping it a secret, Gu Wentao was no pushover.

Upon discovering the reduced number of guards at the manor, and noticing Du Yusheng's phone ringing excessively and his grave expression when answering it...

With all these unusual occurrences happening at once, Gu Wentao knew that something bad was about to happen.

Under his stern questioning, Du Yusheng knew he could no longer hide the truth and had no choice but to tell Gu Wentao that Gu Huaizhou had been kidnapped by Ying Chengfeng.

Upon learning that Ying Chengfeng was the real culprit in the kidnapping case years ago, and that he had kidnapped Gu Huaizhou again today, Gu Wentao was so shocked that he almost fainted.

But he was a man who had weathered many storms, and he didn't actually faint.

After taking two reassurances and resting his head on the sofa with his eyes closed, Gu Wentao had Du Yusheng call Li Xi.

Especially during crucial moments, he couldn't afford to let his granddaughter-in-law down.

"Xi'er, Grandpa isn't that fragile. I can manage, so don't worry about me. But you..."

Gu Wentao asked Li Xi, "Ying Chengfeng wants you to find Huaizhou within seven hours?"

"Ah."

"How much time is left in seven hours?"

Li Xi: "...There's only a little over an hour left."

"Grandpa," Li Xi said, her voice choked with emotion, trying to hold back her tears, "I think... I can't find him anymore."

"Grandpa, we've searched everywhere we can think of, but I'm completely stumped."

Hearing Li Xi's voice, which was strained to hold back tears, Gu Wentao was also heartbroken.

His eyes were closed, but turbid tears rolled down uncontrollably, sliding down his aged face and into his neck.

Gu Wentao sighed, "Xi girl, 13 years ago, you saved Huaizhou once. I am eternally grateful for that."

"Grandpa knows that you will give it your all this time too."

Li Xi thought that Gu Wentao would beg her to find Gu Huaizhou this time and bring him back to the Gu family alive.

But Gu Wentao said, "But I hope you take good care of yourself. I can't lose my grandson and then lose you, my granddaughter-in-law."

"Xi girl, you need to be careful."

"Grandpa is waiting for you at home. Come to see me safely."

After saying that, the old man hung up the phone first.

Gu Wentao's phone call was like a tranquilizer, strangely calming Li Xi's chaotic mind.

Using the cabinet as support, Li Xi stood up and went to the tap to wash her face with cold water.

Looking up at her wet face in the mirror, Li Xi gripped the sink counter and said over and over, "Li Xi, there's still an hour left. You can't lose your composure."

"Grandpa is still waiting for you to bring Huaizhou home."

"If he can still hold on, you should hold on even more."

"Li Xi, cheer up, Gu Huaizhou is still waiting for you."

After repeating this several times, Li Xi felt much calmer.

After washing her face again, Li Xi turned and left Ying Chengfeng's office.

At this moment, Chu Xu called again, and the news was still bad: "Ms. Li, our people have searched everywhere, but we still can't find the boss and Ying Chengfeng."

"...knew."

Hearing Li Xi's hoarse voice, Chu Xu felt bad too. "Miss Li, are you alright?"

"Not good," Li Xi said honestly. "My mind is a mess, and I've lost the ability to think."

"But I can still hold on."

Chu Xu sighed silently. "Miss Li, if your mind has lost the ability to think, then close your eyes and clear your mind for a while."

"The boss is a lucky man; perhaps he will be able to turn misfortune into good fortune."

These words of comfort were useless, but Li Xi still felt a little better.

She stood in the corridor outside Ying Chengfeng's office, unsure of what to do next.

Li Xi subconsciously turned the ring on her hand.

She decided to do as Chu Xu suggested and clear her mind, not thinking about anything.

Li Xi simply took the elevator to the third floor inpatient department, which housed the obstetrics and gynecology departments. She hesitated for a while in the middle of the lobby before finally turning around and entering the obstetrics department on the right side of the corridor.

As soon as Li Xi arrived at the obstetrics department, she heard the sound of a newborn baby crying.

A newborn's cry is like a kitten's—hoarse, fragile, and endearing.

After walking around the obstetrics ward, Li Xi came to the gynecology inpatient department.

There are essentially three types of patients hospitalized in the gynecology department.

The groups include: first, female patients with gynecological diseases; second, pregnant women who come to the hospital to protect their pregnancy; and third, patients who have lost their babies for various reasons.

Compared to the maternity ward, the atmosphere here is more somber. There are also cries here, but they are the cries of mothers in grief.

Unbeknownst to her, Li Xi had reached the end of the gynecology ward.

The laundry room and kitchenette are on the left side of the corridor, and the public restroom is on the right.

From the laundry room on the left, a young woman was crying and telling her mother about the pain of losing her baby.

The older mother gently patted her daughter's shoulder and, speaking from experience, tenderly comforted her: "I know the pain of losing a child. Before you were born, I had a lively and lovely daughter."

“But she died of cardiac arrest when she was just one year old. It was an ordinary night. She was sleeping peacefully in my arms, but when I woke up the next morning, I found that she was already cold.”

"At that time, I was also heartbroken and felt like my sky had fallen and the world was dark."

"But then, you came again..."

"Girl, if you're feeling bad, just cry it out. The sun will always rise again when dawn breaks. Next time you get pregnant, we'll be more careful..."

Her daughter cried and roared, "It's different! Even if I get pregnant again next time, it won't be this one..."

Li Xi stood at the end of the corridor, gazing absently at the night view outside the window.

She saw herself reflected in the glass.

Li Xi looked in the mirror and muttered to herself, "Will the sun still rise tomorrow?"

"Is there a next time?"

..."next time..."

Unconsciously repeating the word 'next time' to herself, Li Xi's mind flashed with a sudden thought. She stared intently at that light and saw a line of words—

This morning when Mingming left home, Dad said he would take me to your and Huaizhou's house for dinner next time.

Li Xi's eyes widened in surprise.

She quickly took out her phone, her fingers trembling slightly as she unlocked it and dialed Ying Li's number.

The phone was answered, and Ye Lan's voice came through: "Miss Li, it's very late, Lili needs to rest..."

Li Xi interrupted Ye Lan in a fierce tone, "Shut up!"

"Butler Ye, I have something to ask Lili, please pass it on for me."

Ye Lan was taken aback, but still took his phone and went into Ying Li's bedroom. Standing by the window, he said to Ying Li, "Li Li, Miss Li Xi called and said she has something to ask you."

Ying Li quickly snatched the phone and put it to her ear. She opened her mouth and made two "hoho" sounds to indicate that she was listening to the call.

"Lili".

Li Xi asked Ying Li, "Did your father tell you this morning before you left for school that he would take you to my and Huai Zhou's house for dinner next time?"

Ying Li nodded while making noises.

Since Li Xi couldn't see, he raised his voice and asked Ye Lan, "Butler Ye, did Lili nod or shake her head?"

Ye Lan said reluctantly, "Lili nodded."

"I see."

After hanging up Ying Li's call, Li Xi immediately called Chu Xu.

As soon as the call connected, she decisively ordered, "Go to Lanting Apartments and search my house."

"No!"

Li Xi then changed her mind and said, "First, search Gu Huaizhou's apartment, especially his study, where there is a secret space with a combination lock."

The password is...

"If no one is in 2301, then search 2201."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xu found it absurd. "Miss Li, you suspect that the boss is being hidden in Ying Chengfeng's own home?"

There was no time to explain the details; Li Xi simply said, "Go and see!"

"immediately!"

"I'm going right now!" Chu Xu didn't dare to waste any time, and drove to Lanting Apartment as soon as he hung up the phone.

At the same time, he also called the housekeeper of Lanting Apartment and asked him to go to room 2301 to check on the situation.

Li Xi also ran out of St. Anne's Hospital and got into the bodyguard's car to head towards Lanting Apartment.

About ten minutes later, Chu Xu called.

This time, Chu Xu's tone became agitated: "Miss Li, I sent the apartment manager to 2301 with a gun."

"The housekeeper found Jiang Xinghe bound and tied up in the living room of room 2301, along with Uncle Cai who was unconscious!"

"The boss is most likely hiding in room 2301."

"I'm leading people towards the apartment, you..."

“I’m on my way too,” Li Xi said. “You all gather downstairs and wait for me to arrive before we move out.”

Chu Xu admired Li Xi to the point of complete awe.

He simply did as Li Xi told him to do.

"it is good!"

After hanging up the phone, Li Xi leaned back in her chair, feeling exhausted and panting heavily.

Sure enough, there were clues to this game.

The clues are hidden in the Ying family, hidden in Ying Li's words.

only...

How could Ying Chengfeng be so sure that Ying Li would definitely tell her that sentence?

Could it be...

Li Xi lightly tapped her thigh with her finger and dialed Ying Li's number again.

This time, the phone wasn't answered until it was almost finished ringing.

There was no sound on the other end of the phone.

"Lili, are you on the phone?"

"..."

Li Xi confirmed that the person on the other end of the phone was Ying Li.

"Since you're on the phone, I'll get straight to the point."

Leaning back in his chair and looking at his reflection in the rearview mirror, Li Xi cut to the chase: "You deliberately told me that at your house earlier, didn't you?"

"...You knew all along that your father was the murderer who killed Gu Huaizhou's family, didn't you?"

"So, when you heard me say that your father kidnapped Gu Huaizhou and wanted to play games with me, you guessed where they were hiding."

"Lili, actually, you're a pro at playing games too."

"..."

Just as Li Xi thought Ying Li would never respond and was about to hang up, she heard a strange little girl's voice: "Sister Li Xi."

Hearing that voice, a chill ran from the soles of Li Xi's feet to her head. "...You can talk?"

“Sister Li Xi, I warned you to be wary of my father a long time ago, but you overlooked it.”

Li Xi was taken aback.

"...when?"

Ying Li said, "Do you remember when I told you that I had read your novel 'Seven Days of Nightmare' before?"

Li Xi vaguely remembered this incident.

“Everything I do, from food and clothing to shelter and transportation, has to be approved by my father. How could I possibly access ‘Seven Days of Nightmare’ without his permission?”

It turns out that Ying Li already knew Ying Chengfeng's true colors back then. "Lili, when did you find out that your father was the murderer of Gu Huaizhou's family?"

Ying Li's answer shocked Li Xi. She said, "I guessed it the first time I saw Sister Li Xi."

"...How did you guess that?" Li Xi was incredulous.

Ying Li said, "A long time ago, I saw those portraits without facial features in my father's study."

"The moment I saw Sister Li Xi, I recognized you as the girl in the portrait."

"Actually, I grew up listening to Sister Li Xi's stories."

“My dad told me that you are the smartest, strongest, and best gaming girl he has ever met.”

"So when I saw you at the Gu family home and learned that you had successfully rescued Huai Zhou's little girl from the perverted killer, I guessed my father's true identity."

Li Xi was so shocked that he was speechless.

Ying Li actually discovered Ying Chengfeng's true identity at that time!

It now seems that Ying Li had been deliberately feigning shock and sadness at the Ying family's residence.

Li Xi couldn't help but sneer, "...Lili, your acting is very good."

Ying Li did not deny it, saying, "It's still not good enough, and Sister Li Xi still found out."

Li Xi remained silent.

She really didn't know what to say.

She had always thought Ying Li was an innocent and naive girl, but only now did she realize that Ying Li was not innocent at all.

She could even be described as evil.

Naïve yet wicked, intelligent yet cold-hearted.

No wonder she is Ying Chengfeng's daughter.

"Sister Li Xi, Dad is right, you are indeed very good at playing games. You are better than me at solving the mystery in such a short time."

Ying Li really admired Li Xi, and she asked Li Xi with some anticipation, "Sister Li Xi, can I play games with you in the future?"

Li Xi: "...Get as far away from me as possible!"

She hung up the phone in anger.

Little devil!

You little pervert!

Want to play games with her? Dream on!