Tonight's night was as thick as ink, so deep that Chu Lingzhi felt her chest tighten, struggling to breathe. Tossing and turning in bed, she couldn't fall asleep no matter what. Chu Junyu sensed her restlessness, rolled over, and burrowed into her arms. "Mommy, are you worried about Daddy?" he asked, his eyes wide open, dark and clear, shimmering like gemstones in the darkness of the night. Chu Lingzhi hugged his small body and smiled gently. "No..." "Don't deny it. You're clearly worried about him." "Sweetie, do you want me to worry about him?" "Isn't that obvious? Of course I want you to worry about him. Mommy, actually, I really like Daddy," Chu Junyu said in his childish voice. Hearing this, Chu Lingzhi frowned. "Like him for what? Chu Junyu, you've never once said you didn't like him from the start. You called him Daddy the moment you met him." Chu Junyu chuckled. "He is my Daddy after all. No matter why he ignored us five years ago, isn't he treating us pretty well now? We can't keep clinging to the past—it's too exhausting to live that way." As long as the children were happy, and as long as Nangong Yehen gave them enough fatherly love, she certainly wouldn't dwell on the past. She smiled tenderly, holding Chu Junyu like a baby in her arms, gently stroking his head. "Mommy hopes you and Yichen can live well." "Your wish has come true." He and Yichen were living very well. "Mommy, don't worry about Daddy. He went to K City with Huo Luan. Just sleep peacefully—he'll be back tomorrow." Chu Lingzhi was startled. "He told you he went to K City?" "...Yes." Chu Junyu pursed his lips. Of course not. This time, Nangong Yehen's whereabouts were mysterious; no one knew where he'd gone. He'd only found out through his own investigation. Chu Lingzhi's mind wandered. Was he going to K City for that harmful Suspended Pearl? He'd always had a possessive obsession with it, even asking her if she wanted it. She'd been foolish enough to think that if she said she didn't want it, he wouldn't go after it... The Suspended Pearl was in Gong Liye's hands, and Gong Liye was in K City. If he was going to K City, what else could it be for but the pearl? The thought of him trying to seize the Suspended Pearl made Chu Lingzhi's heart flutter with unease. Something so precious, coveted by everyone—would Gong Liye let it be taken so easily? "Mommy, if you can't sleep, go outside for some fresh air," Chu Junyu said with a yawn, his childish voice thick with drowsiness. Chu Lingzhi knew her tossing and turning was disturbing his sleep. She thought it over. Since she couldn't sleep anyway, getting some air might help. The wind could blow away her anxiety and the tightness in her chest— "Sleep well. Mommy's going downstairs to grab a bite." She hadn't eaten much dinner, and now she was hungry. As soon as Chu Lingzhi left, Chu Junyu immediately sat up in bed. He pulled out his phone and dialed a number. The call connected. Listening to the voice on the other end, his delicate, handsome face instantly turned cold and grim. He leaped out of bed and rushed to Nangong Yichen's room. At that moment, Nangong Yichen was sitting on his bed, holding a tablet with a grave expression. Seeing Chu Junyu burst in, he looked up. Chu Junyu's dark eyes blazed like torches. "Something's happened!" ***** Chu Lingzhi had just fallen asleep when she heard a buzzing sound from outside the window. She was all too familiar with that sound—it was Nangong Yehen's helicopter.