As she was about to leave work and go home, her phone rang.
It wasn't Huangfu Shaohua calling, but Susu.
"Susu, I'm just about to get off work. Want to go out for a drink together?"
Susu lowered her voice and said, "My man is home tonight, I can't sneak out."
Daisy smiled, thinking it was actually good to have a man keeping an eye on her.
"Just kidding, I know you usually can't come out at night."
Susu's voice returned to normal as she said, "I have some good news for you. Tianyi and I are planning to adopt Tang Tang. The three little ones at home are also willing to have another sibling."
"That's great, it's really good news. Your villa will be even livelier." Daisy was also happy for Tang Tang.
Being adopted by Qin Tianyi and his wife was the best outcome for Tang Tang.
"I'll go to the orphanage tomorrow to complete the procedures. Do you want to accompany me again?" Susu asked for her opinion, still not wanting to have the bodyguards hired by Tianyi follow them.
"No problem, I'll swap shifts with a colleague tomorrow." Daisy readily agreed.
Every day she taught students here, but she never saw Huangfu Shaohua. Her heart felt like it was being scratched by a cat's paw. It was better to go out with Susu.
Susu said happily, "You're a true friend. After we get back, I'll definitely accompany you for a late-night snack and a bit of wine, as long as you don't get drunk."
As soon as she hung up, Tianyi, who had returned to the room at some unknown time, heard her last sentence and couldn't help but grab her by the back of her neck and ask, "Who are you going drinking with again?"
"Ow, let go." Susu felt a sharp pain in the back of her neck. "If you don't let go, I'm going to get angry."
Tianyi released her and smiled, "I haven't even used much strength."
Susu rubbed the back of her neck and replied, "I was just talking to Daisy. She agreed to accompany me to the orphanage tomorrow to handle the adoption procedures. I promised to accompany her for a late-night snack and some drinks, and I said we wouldn't get drunk."
"Call me along then. I'll keep an eye on you, so you won't drink too much," Tianyi said seriously.
Susu rejected, "No, if you're with us, how can we have a heart-to-heart talk? Besides, Daisy is in the hazy period of love right now. How could she tell you some of her thoughts?"
"Are you saying Daisy is in love with that guy?" Tianyi asked.
In the few brief encounters he had with that person named Shaohua at the orphanage a few days ago, he felt that the person was deliberately hiding something and wasn't being honest.
Susu said, "I think they might have a chance. Didn't you see how Daisy looked at Shaohua differently on the way back?"
"You'd better let Daisy find out more about that person's background first. What's his real name, is it really Shao Hua? And what does he do? Who are his family members? There are so many scammers out there now, be careful not to be deceived."
"Oh, I know," Susu said based on her intuition, "His conversation and demeanor are okay, he shouldn't be a scammer, right?"
"Better safe than sorry," Tianyi gently tapped her forehead.
Susu said, "Alright, I'll tell her."
...
That evening, Huangfu Shaohua finally found some free time and went to the boxing club, but he heard from the people inside that Daisy had taken leave.
He didn't look for other coaches and, feeling frustrated, hit the sandbag by himself.
After returning from the orphanage, he learned that Mengyao and Song Jiaping had divorced.
To be honest, he also agreed with Song Jiaping and Mengyao clarifying things and making a clean break.
But he didn't expect that after Mengyao found out that Song Jiaping didn't love her and had deceived her, she would either be drinking heavily at home every day or clamoring to regain her memories.
It was already very difficult for his mother to look after Mengyao alone during the day, so he stayed home at night to watch over Mengyao, preventing her from acting recklessly and harming herself.
Mengyao had been making a fuss for a week. Tonight, she finally didn't drink and didn't say she wanted to go out. She just locked herself in her room.
It was then that he found an opportunity to go out to practice boxing and, by the way, see Daisy.
But Daisy wasn't there. He didn't know why she had taken leave. If he had known, he should have proactively asked for her contact information.
He hit the sandbag desperately, venting his frustration. After sweating profusely, he felt a bit better and tried to get Daisy's contact information from other coaches.
However, the coaches only had a WeChat work group, and no one had Daisy's individual phone number.
At this moment, his family called him.
"Mom, I'm working out outside. Did something happen to Mengyao again?"
Wu Xiufang said anxiously, "Mengyao is gone! I went to her room just now to look for her and found that she wasn't there. No servant saw her leave. What should we do?"
"Don't panic yet. If no driver took her, she couldn't have left the mansion," Huangfu Shaohua analyzed calmly. "She should still be at home. Ask your second uncle, second aunt, and the butler and maids to search everywhere. All the rooms, the lawn, the flower house... don't miss any corner. I'll be back right away."
After speaking, he immediately put away his phone and rushed back home.
As soon as he entered the door, his mother greeted him, "Shaohua, we found Mengyao. She locked herself in the flower house and turned on the gas used for maintaining the constant temperature. We called out to her from outside, but she wouldn't open the door. If this continues, she'll suffer from gas poisoning."
Huangfu Shaohua immediately turned around and headed towards the flower house.
Wu Xiufang followed closely behind him and said, "I asked the butler to smash the glass wall, but it wouldn't break. Should we call the firefighters or the police?"
"Call the firefighters," he said as he dialed the emergency fire number and got on an electric scooter with his mother to go to the flower house.
Arriving outside the glass flower house, he saw Mengyao sitting quietly inside, staring intently at a pot of purple flowers.
Huangfu Shaohua knocked hard on the glass wall closest to her, but she didn't react at all, as if she couldn't see the people outside.
Mengyao felt that this purple flower looked familiar, and she tried hard to recall. In the depths of her mind, there was a scene of these small purple flowers covering the ground.
Where was that place, and who was with her, she couldn't remember.
As she thought, she felt the smell in the flower house becoming stronger and stronger, with a strange odor mixed with the floral scent.
Before long, she felt dizzy and collapsed in the flower house.
Those outside the flower house were frantic. Huangfu Shaohua thought of prying the lock.
But the lock on this glass flower house was also specially made, and it was difficult for ordinary people to pry it open.
After the firefighters arrived, they used several professional tools to finally open the flower house door lock.
Huangfu Shaohua was the first to rush in, pick up the unconscious Mengyao, and let her breathe the fresh air outside as soon as possible.
Soon, the ambulance also arrived and took her, who was still unconscious, to the hospital.
The doctor's preliminary diagnosis was gas poisoning. They performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation and some emergency measures, and finally managed to stabilize her condition.
Since the ambulance could only carry one family member, Huangfu Shaohua followed to the hospital.
Seeing her cough and open her eyes, a heavy stone in his heart finally landed.
"Mengyao, Mengyao, it's your second brother. Are you alright now?"