Time quickly reached the end of the month, with only three days left until their wedding. Everyone in the Zhan family became busy, including Shi Shi and Jin Zhi. As the little flower children at the wedding, they were also having their own small formal dresses custom-made.
However, Shi Shi, being greedy for snacks, found that the dress made half a month ago couldn't be worn now. The flesh on her little belly had grown, making the small dress impossible to zip up.
Even the usually serious Jin Zhi burst into laughter, "Your dress is so funny, how can it be so round?"
Body image, no matter the age of a girl, is always a sensitive topic. Although Shi Shi was still young and often teased by her brother, she couldn't accept being mocked about her figure. With tears in her eyes, she went to complain to her great-grandfather.
Old Master Zhan always doted on his great-granddaughter. He pretended to scold Jin Zhi before finally comforting the little girl. But she remained unhappy, "Great-grandfather, the dress can't be worn. How can I still be Auntie's flower girl?"
"Be good, Shi Shi. If you can't wear it, we'll just buy a new one. You will definitely be Auntie's flower girl," said Old Master Zhan.
Hearing her great-grandfather's words, Shi Shi pestered Wei Yumeng to take her shopping for a new dress.
Wei Yumeng couldn't refuse her and took her along. As the car drove out of the main gate, she saw a man and a woman standing under the shade of the trees by the gate, looking into the Zhan family's courtyard. Wei Yumeng recognized them as Mu Linjing's uncle and aunt.
She stopped the car next to them and asked, "Excuse me, who are you looking for?"
"We're looking for Zhan Yichen and Mu Linjing. Are they in there?"
Hearing their tone, it was as if the Zhan family owed them five million yuan. Wei Yumeng's expression turned cold. "Neither of them is here. If you have something to say, you can tell me, and I can pass on the message."
Zhang Yi scrutinized her from head to toe and said disdainfully, "Who are you? Will it be useful if we tell you? Hurry up and call them out for us."
So the whole family was ungrateful. Wei Yumeng was too lazy to waste any more words. She turned and opened the car door. "Since you think it's useless to tell me, then you can wait here. Don't blame me for not warning you, our security guards at the gate carry electric batons. If you try to force your way in, you'll bear the consequences."
The Zhang Yi couple had seen the guards' batons, which was why they dared not approach and had been hesitating here. Hearing Wei Yumeng's words, they were truly startled. However, they also seized on a key point: Wei Yumeng had just said this was her home.
Liu Xin immediately grabbed her hand. "You're Lin Jing's sister-in-law, aren't you? Please call them out for us. We have something to ask them in person."
Wei Yumeng didn't have a good expression. Just thinking about their daughter's unreasonableness had already made her angry enough. How could she possibly help them?
She didn't speak and got into the car, preparing to close the door. Unexpectedly, Liu Xin directly used her hand to hold the car door. If she had closed it forcefully, it would have pinched Liu Xin's arm.
Knowing that their family was very unreasonable, Wei Yumeng regretted engaging them in conversation. Now she was stuck.
She had no choice but to get out of the car again. "Tell me what it is first, otherwise I won't help you."
Liu Xin then agreed to speak. "I want to ask them, where exactly did they take my daughter? We haven't seen her for three days."
Zhang Xinyi was the couple's cash cow, the bait for catching a wealthy husband. If she were lost like this, in their eyes, it would be no different from losing a gold mine.
Since the reason had been stated, Liu Xin couldn't help but open up. She recounted how Zhang Xinyi had been missing for the past few days, making it sound quite terrifying. Although Wei Yumeng knew there was exaggeration in her story, a living person going missing was indeed not a small matter.
While she disliked Zhang Xinyi, she didn't wish for her to disappear without a trace, dead or alive. So, she called Zhan Yichen. She guessed it might be Zhan Yichen's doing, both to teach Zhang Xinyi a lesson for her inappropriate behavior at the restaurant last time and to prevent her from causing trouble at the wedding.
However, when Zhan Yichen came out, he said he didn't know Zhang Xinyi's whereabouts either.
He had indeed promised Mu Linjing that he would teach this woman a lesson, but he had been too busy with wedding preparations and hadn't done anything to Zhang Xinyi.
If it wasn't him, then there was only one possibility: Zhang Xinyi had encountered something.
If that were the case, the most suspicious person would be Xu Cheng. Zhang Xinyi had been very close to him recently.
Even though Zhang Xinyi was an annoying person, she didn't deserve to die. Since he knew about this, Zhan Yichen couldn't let it continue and took it upon himself to help find her.
After learning that their daughter might be in danger, Liu Xin and Zhang Yi stopped causing trouble. After all, they needed the Zhan family to find their daughter. If they angered them, they would have no recourse.
Mu Linjing had no objections to Zhan Yichen's decision. Even if she didn't consider herself, she had to think of her mother's feelings. Zhang Yi was her mother's younger brother. Although he was disliked, sibling affection always existed. Otherwise, her mother wouldn't have endured the annoyance and financially supported her uncle's family for so many years.
Therefore, Mu Linjing agreed to help investigate Zhang Xinyi's whereabouts. However, this task fell to Zhan Mohan and Wei Yumeng. Of course, Xu Cheng was the primary suspect.
Mu Linjing had long suspected Xu Cheng of pretending to be rich, but Wei Yumeng had discovered that the money in his account was real. He was indeed wealthy.
"This is not scientific. If he has no family background and no proper job, how can he have so much money? And from the transaction records, large sums of money are often deposited into his account."
Based on what they had found, Zhan Mohan analyzed, "Perhaps this person is involved in some special business and obtained so much money through improper means."
This made Xu Cheng even more suspicious. Wei Yumeng even suspected that his true identity was a human trafficker, and he approached Zhang Xinyi for illicit dealings.
Her conjecture wasn't unreasonable, but Zhan Mohan was certain he was still in Pengcheng. So, he dispatched many people to search for Zhang Xinyi's whereabouts as soon as possible.
Xu Cheng had not hidden his tracks and his location was easily discovered. Once he was located at a bar, Zhan Mohan immediately took his men there.
At this moment, he was unaware of the approaching danger, indulging in the company of several beauties, living a life of debauchery.
Zhan Mohan did not storm into the private room immediately upon arriving outside. Instead, he asked Wei Yumeng to first confirm if Zhang Xinyi was inside.
Wei Yumeng looked around at the entrance and, sure enough, spotted Zhang Xinyi.