I Refused to Be a Substitute, and Shot to Fame on a Variety Show With My Mother-In-Law - Chapter 424

Chapter 424: Continuation of the Li Family

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

When Li Xiwu came over, she saw the cold expressions of the father and son!

What’s wrong now?

She walked over with a smile and sat down beside Yaoyao. She reached for the dragon fruit on the plate and fed it to Yaoyao. “You’ve been accumulating a little food recently. Eating dragon fruit is good for your digestion.”

Yaoyao looked up and saw that it was the dragon fruit that Li Xiwu had fed him. He obediently opened his mouth and ate it. Even though his cheeks were puffed up, he did not forget to say, “Thank you.”

Li Xiwu stroked Yaoyao’s head. “You’re welcome, Yaoyao baby.”

“Hmph.”

She had just finished saying that she was welcome when a soft snort came from behind her.

Li Xiwu turned around to look at Pei Jingzhou. Seeing that he was still looking very depressed, she couldn’t help but laugh. She retracted her hand and turned around to adjust her sitting posture. She asked Pei Jingzhou, “Did Yaoyao make you angry?

Pei Jingzhou said, “Obviously.”

Li Xiwu laughed at him. “Why are you still angry with your son?

“He…” The words he wanted to complain were on the tip of his tongue. After a few seconds of silence, Pei Jingzhou still did not say them. He had already decided on the matter of surname. If he mentioned Yaoyao’s casual rebuttal in front of Li Xiwu, they would probably think about the surname again.

Moreover, Pei Jingzhou felt that he was not qualified to give the two children the surname Pei. One child had to have the surname Li, or both children had the surname Li.

This was not only Li Huaisheng’s wish, but also the continuation of the Li family.

Li Xiwu did not know what Pei Jingzhou was thinking at this moment. After teasing him for a while, she coaxed him. At this moment, the phone in Pei Jingzhou’s pocket rang. He took out his phone and Li Xiwu saw the caller ID.

It was a call from Uncle.

Pei Jingzhou picked up the phone. Li Xiwu did not deliberately listen to what Pei Qingji was saying on the phone, but she noticed that Pei Jingzhou’s expression was getting uglier and uglier.

The call ended quickly. Pei Jingzhou put away his cell phone with a dark expression.

Seeing this, Li Xiwu asked, “What happened?”

Pei Jingzhou said in a low voice, “Pei Jiao is missing.”

Li Xiwu was stunned. “Missing?

Pei Jingzhou stood up, and at the same time, Li Xiwu stood up as well. Pei Jingzhou pulled Li Xiwu into his arms and said softly, “I have to go out for a while. I’m not sure when I’ll be back, but I’ll definitely call you back before I come back. If it’s late, sleep early.”

Li Xiwu replied, reassuring Pei Jingzhou. “I know. Be careful.”

“Mm.”

It was more important to find Pei Jiao. Pei Jingzhou did not waste any time.

After letting go of Li Xiwu, he left.

Li Xiwu frowned, worried about Pei Jiao’s current situation.

After Father Pei learned that Pei Jiao was missing, he was already anxious to send people to search for Pei Jiao’s whereabouts. Pei Jingzhou was in a hurry to go out and look for Pei Jiao. Afraid that Li Xiwu would be worried, he did not tell her too much about Pei Jiao’s disappearance. All Li Xiwu knew so far was that Pei Jiao had been missing for three days.

Ever since Pei Jiao returned to the country, she had stayed out all night.

Occasionally, she would go home in the middle of the night, but at least she went home. This time, she did not go home for two days. They could not contact her phone either. They had performed a cell phone satellite location. Currently, her cell phone was in a river in the suburbs…

By the river at the foot of a mountain in the suburbs of the capital.

There was a cordon around the area. Apart from the police cars, several other cars were parked one after another. There were already several boats rowing on the originally quiet river. On the other side of the river stood three people. The one in black was Pei Qingji. Han Qianye stood behind Pei Qingji, and beside Han Qianye was a young man in a black coat.

When Pei Jingzhou walked over quickly, the young man looked up and saw Pei Jingzhou. He shouted, “Fourth Brother.”

Pei Jingzhou’s gaze landed on Qin Zhuoning. “Old Qin.”

Qin Zhuoning took two steps forward and walked to Pei Jingzhou’s side. He said in a low voice, “There’s still no news of Pei Jiao. Auntie isn’t in a good mood.”

Pei Jingzhou frowned. “Have you salvaged the cell phone?”

Qin Zhuoning shook his head. “The river is changing. We can only lock onto the approximate location. We’re still fishing.”

Pei Jingzhou did not ask when Qin Zhuoning knew that Pei Jiao was missing and when he had come over. He walked sideways to Han Qianye and placed his leather-gloved hand on her shoulder. “Mom.”

Han Qianye’s expression was not very good. “I don’t want to talk now.”

Pei Jingzhou did not say anything else. He stopped beside Han Qianye for a moment before walking to Pei Qingji’s side. The winter wind wasn’t strong, but it was like a blade. It whistled in waves, stinging the cheeks and making the hem of the clothes flap.

Pei Qingji glanced sideways. Seeing that it was Pei Jingzhou, his thin lips, which had been pursed for a long time, moved. “I haven’t found your sister

yet. ”

Pei Jingzhou asked, “What clues do we have so far?”

Pei Qingji said in a low voice, “There are traces of a car accident, but this place is remote. There are no surveillance cameras to check. We can only check the surveillance cameras from the roads around this mountain. It will take some time, but I’ve already instructed them to send more people. The results will be out later.”

Pei Jingzhou thought of something. “Have you checked all the surveillance cameras outside Tanhua Manor?”

“I went to investigate immediately. Jiaojiao came out of Tanhua Manor and got into her friend’s car. Her friend is also missing and can’t be contacted for the time being.” The more Pei Qingji spoke, the uglier his expression became.

Pei Jingzhou understood that even his father said that he could not contact her. That person was basically missing.

At this moment, someone ran over and shouted, “I’ve detected it, I’ve detected it! It’s at the bottom of the lake!!”

Pei Qingji was shocked, and his expression, which had been pretending to be calm for a long time, completely disintegrated at this moment. Han Qianye, who was also standing there waiting for the good news, indeed received the good news, but it was the news of sonar detecting the bottom of the lake.

Han Qianye almost lost her balance. Qin Zhuoning held Han Qianye’s arm.

“Auntie, be careful.”

Han Qianye barely stabilized herself and looked at the person running over. She asked in a trembling voice, “What did you detect?”

The man said, “Car! It’s a car!”

Han Qianye trembled and shouted at the top of her lungs, “Where’s the diver? Did you go down to take a look?”

“They dived down. We’ll get a message right away,” the man said with trepidation.

Han Qianye’s eyes turned red, and her body was still trembling. Qin Zhuoning calmed down and comforted her, “Auntie, don’t think too much. Pei Jiao is a lucky person. She’ll be fine.”

Han Qianye took a deep breath. “I always scold her for not knowing how to improve and wasting her days. When she comes back, I won’t scold her anymore. I’ll give her money every day, as much as I want. She’ll definitely be happy and go out less in the future…”

At this moment, Pei Qingji and Pei Jingzhou were already on a boat.

The boat rowed to where the sonar had detected it.

Pei Qingji’s expression was very tense. “This spot?”

The searcher said, “Yes. Two of the searchers have gone down. They—

Before he could finish, one of the divers returned. He reached for the side of the boat, but before he could pull open the oxygen mask, Pei Qingji immediately leaned over and grabbed the diver’s arm. He asked anxiously, “Is anyone in the car?

The searcher freed one hand to pull the oxygen mask away from his face. “There’s no one in the car,” he gasped..