One day, while begging on the street, she fainted by the roadside due to physical discomfort. To her surprise, a kind person rescued her.
When she woke up, she learned that her rescuer was the owner of a financial company, which was essentially a loan shark business. He asked if she was willing to work for him, stating he needed people who weren't afraid of death.
He promised her a life free from worry about food and shelter, no longer having to beg on the streets.
Yang Shasha agreed immediately. She felt she had nothing left to lose and only wanted to fill her stomach and have the chance to find her child.
However, she was now an ugly beggar, unrecognizable to anyone. Even if recognized, no one would approach or speak to her.
She wanted to use this opportunity to live like a human again. Therefore, since she started working for this man named Shi Yingchang, she had obediently completed every task he assigned.
But now that she had money, not only would she perform Mr. Shi's tasks well, but she would also spare no effort in searching for her child's whereabouts.
That child was her life. She had to find him, watch him grow up, and become as outstanding as Yang Sijie.
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For the past two days, Susu had not gone to work at the studio. She received many phone calls at home from people claiming to know her child's whereabouts.
The day Tiantian was taken away, they had posted missing person advertisements in major media outlets, offering a substantial reward for any useful clue that helped find Tiantian.
As soon as she heard someone mention seeing a little girl resembling Tiantian somewhere, she would immediately rush out to search.
In this way, Susu ran through almost every corner of Lancheng for two days without eating, drinking, or sleeping.
Unfortunately, those who claimed to have clues or know the child's whereabouts were unreliable. Most of them were just trying to get the reward money by lying.
Although Tianyi worked in the group, he was also restless and uneasy. His family, Xiao Mei, kept reporting to him that the young madam had gone out to look for the child again.
He could only instruct Xiaolin and the bodyguards to follow Susu closely, preventing her from going out. He knew she would suffer more if she stayed at home.
At night, Susu returned from her search with nothing, feeling utterly exhausted and at her physical limit, barely able to hold on.
It had been two days! The golden 48 hours for searching for a child had passed... Susu truly feared that Tiantian might be in danger.
She returned and sat on the sofa. Xiao Mei quickly brought her a glass of milk.
Seeing that the young madam had refused to eat anything for the past two days, Xiao Mei thought she should at least drink milk to replenish her energy.
Susu dazedly took a sip of milk. Just then, her phone rang again.
Xiao Mei snatched her phone, saying worriedly, "Young madam, please don't answer these calls anymore. None of them truly know where the third young lady is. They are all liars..."
"Give me the phone!" Susu, as if driven mad, tried to snatch the phone back from Xiao Mei.
Xiao Mei was startled by her behavior and reluctantly handed her the ringing phone.
Susu didn't care if the caller was telling the truth or not. She wouldn't let go of any clue that might help her find Tiantian.
She immediately pressed the answer button.
"Gu Susu, I know where your daughter is."
Susu found the voice very familiar but couldn't recall who it was. She asked, "Where is my daughter? If you tell me, I'll transfer a reward to you."
"I don't want any reward. I only want you to come and see me alone." The woman's voice was low, and the surroundings were very quiet.
"Who are you, and where do I need to meet you..." Before Susu could finish speaking, a child's crying broke the quiet environment on the other end.
"I want Mommy and Daddy!"
Hearing this child's voice was like a thunderclap exploding in Susu's ears!
It was Tiantian's voice. Although it sounded a bit distant from the microphone, she heard it clearly. It was indeed Tiantian's voice.
"I will send you an address, but remember, you can only come to see me alone. Don't tell anyone, and don't call the police." After that, the other party hung up.
Susu then realized that this was a call from the human trafficker who had abducted Tiantian.
But the woman's voice on the phone was so familiar. She must know her, but who... who was it?
She tried hard to recall who it was and suddenly remembered that it was Yang Shasha's voice!
At that moment, her phone rang again. She glanced at it and saw it was a different number from the previous call, so she directly hung up.
Xiao Mei, seeing that she had stopped answering those fraudulent calls, thought she had finally come to her senses. She said, "Young madam, I'll keep this phone for you. Please go back to your room and rest. You'll collapse if you continue like this."
Susu still clutched the phone tightly, but she wouldn't answer any other calls now. She just waited for Yang Shasha to send her the specific address.
Just then, Tianyi returned from outside. Seeing Susu sitting in the living room with a dazed expression, he said, "How are you today? I've withdrawn the missing person advertisements. I'm afraid you'll go crazy if this continues. Let's just wait for news from the police."
Susu looked at him blankly and said, "Okay, I'm tired too. I want to go back to my room to rest."
Saying that, she got up and went upstairs.
Xiao Mei saw that the glass of milk was still unfinished. She picked up the cup and followed her, saying, "Young madam, please drink the milk before resting."
Susu only said "Okay" again, drank the remaining milk in one gulp, and quickly went upstairs.
Tiantian might be in Yang Shasha's hands. Susu couldn't tell Tianyi about this. If she told Tianyi, she feared Yang Shasha might do something to harm Tiantian.
She returned to her room, closed the door, and then checked her phone for any messages from Yang Shasha.
Yang Shasha had said on the phone that she didn't want any reward, so what did she really want?
Susu had always thought Yang Shasha had already faced retribution and died somewhere, never expecting her to still be alive and in Lancheng.
But Yang Shasha's downfall back then was because the Xie family's old madam wanted revenge for her family, and it had nothing to do with her.
Why did Yang Shasha abduct her daughter and insist on meeting her alone?
Although Susu had many doubts, she had no choice but to meet Yang Shasha alone to save Tiantian.
Seeing that Susu was still in a daze, Tianyi sat on the sofa where she had just been, his heart aching.
In fact, he was the most pained after Tiantian went missing.
He had always loved this daughter the most. However, he had to manage Susu's emotions and the group's affairs, so he had to suppress his own pain deep in his heart.
He knew Susu was on the verge of a breakdown. If he didn't maintain his calm and rationality, their entire family would be ruined.
"Young master, I just saw that the young madam's mood has improved. Before you returned, she received a call saying she had news about the fourth young lady, but she didn't rush out to search without verification. Then more calls came in, and she didn't answer them at all."
Hearing Xiao Mei say this, Tianyi felt a little better, thinking that Susu had been searching frantically for two days and should have sobered up by now.