Two days later, the boat reached the shore. Meng Siyu, followed by Zhao Xiangqian, both dressed in black suits, stood behind a man.
Although Meng Siyu did not know what kind of evidence the witness had, he instinctively trusted Gu Chun, believing he was onto something big.
Meng Siyu's mission was to escort the witness to a safe location. They disembarked the ship and immediately boarded the car arranged by Gu Chun, which had been thoroughly checked many times by his people.
As the car drove on, it reached a stretch of dense forest when an accident occurred.
Meng Siyu protected the witness. Sensing danger, he rushed out of the car with the witness into the thick forest. After some distance, Meng Siyu realized that apart from their own people and those trying to snatch the witness, there was another group. However, upon seeing the black-clad figure of Lian Tong, Meng Siyu's gaze darkened. He hadn't expected Lian Tong to also be there, seemingly unnoticed by others.
If it wasn't for Meng Siyu's cautious nature, he might have failed to notice Lian Tong lurking behind them in the shadows.
As one side tried to snatch the witness and the other protected, chaos quickly ensued.
With unblinking eyes, Lian Tong peered through the binoculars. She led a team of about ten with one goal in mindβto find Gu Chun.
She had received a tip-off that someone was targeting Gu Chun, so she had ambushed them here ahead of time.
Now, as night was falling and the dimming light made it difficult to see clearly, Lian Tong, dressed in black, moved stealthily in search of Gu Chun.
"Gu Chun, where on earth are you?"
Lian Tong's gorgeous face was devoid of emotion. She had been tracking Gu Chun's whereabouts for the past two days.
As Lian Tong searched, when she spotted a familiar shadow, she hurried towards it, calling out, "Gu Chun."
Her sharp yet soft cry caused the fleeing shadow to pause before speeding off even faster.
"It's you, isn't it?"
Lian Tong's pupils dilated. She sped up her chase and unwittingly entered deeper into the forest. Amidst the pitch-black woods, all that mattered to Lian Tong was chasing that fleeting shadow.
"Gu Chun, why won't you meet me?"
Lian Tong questioned as she pursued.
But the shadow was too fast, and with the night descending completely, finding someone dressed in black in the forest was exceedingly difficult.
Before long, Lian Tong lost the direction of the chase and had no idea where the shadow had gone. She looked around the unfamiliar woods, staggered a few steps, and tears began to form as she said, "I've been searching for you for so many years. Why are you avoiding me? Why won't you meet me?"
"Gu Chun, you were the one who said we'd never part in this lifetime. So who is it that's breaking their word now?" Lian Tong's emotions began to spiral out of control. The feeling of sensing Gu Chun nearby but not knowing his location was driving her mad.
Lian Tong scanned her surroundings, trying to provoke a response with her words, but the forest was silent, not a single person in sight.
"Gu Chun, can you truly be so merciless?"
Tired from speaking, Lian Tong felt drained of strength. She leaned against a large tree and murmured, lowering her head.
The moonlight was as clear as day, making the petite figure of Lian Tong leaning against the tree seem even more fragile.
From childhood, she had always been demanding and never shed tears, but now tears were welling up in Lian Tong's eyes. Her beautiful face bore a look of bewilderment that he had never seen before.
Lian Tong, the Lian family's young miss and treasured pearl, had always been confident and proud.
In the shadows, Gu Chun's heart clenched tight. The habit he had long resisted flared up again, and he held back fiercely, daring not to make a move, afraid she might detect him.


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