護花近衛 - 第546章 瑤瑤的蹤跡 - 翰墨軒

Having confirmed that Gu Mengyao was not in the villa, Qing Bo slipped away without a sound. By now he was certain: not two people could be hidden here—not even one.

Zhong Yongliang's house was so spacious that the furniture stood far apart, and whether someone was hiding there could be seen at a glance.

Once out of Zhong Yongliang's villa, Qing Bo phoned Gu Pengzhan.

Gu Pengzhan was destined for a sleepless night, tossing and turning as he waited for news from Qing Bo. When the call came, half the weight on his heart lifted at last; he knew Qing Bo's search was over, and whether or not his daughter was in Zhong Yongliang's villa, it was good news either way.

"Hello, Li Fu. How did it go?" Gu Pengzhan asked in a low voice.

"Miss Gu is not in the villa. After Zhong Yongliang came home, there was no unusual activity—he ate and went to bed," Qing Bo reported the situation briefly.

"Oh? So Yaoyao has been hidden somewhere else?" Gu Pengzhan breathed a sigh of relief. If so, Zhong Yongliang very likely had not yet succeeded! Young men were utterly infatuated with that sort of thing; Gu Pengzhan did not believe Zhong Yongliang could have done it once and not go for a second time! How could he still sleep soundly at home!

Once he had done it, no matter what stance Gu Pengzhan took, he would be unable to wait to do it a second time! Even if Gu Pengzhan sent him to prison, he would have to get his fill first, would he not? And if his status as son-in-law were acknowledged, then doing it would be perfectly normal—how could he possibly hold back?

"It must be so!" Qing Bo said. "Mr. Gu, I think Miss Gu should be all right. Zhong Yongliang has not succeeded yet."

"That is my judgment as well." Gu Pengzhan laughed. "Li Fu, I must trouble you to stay glued to Zhong Yongliang and keep constant watch on his movements!"

"I understand, Mr. Gu. Rest assured." Qing Bo too knew how important Zhong Yongliang was: follow him, and Gu Mengyao would surely be found! Nor did Qing Bo worry that Zhong Yongliang might send someone else to find Gu Mengyao, for some things only Zhong Yongliang himself could do—surely he could not hire a stand-in for that?

So if Zhong Yongliang had not yet succeeded, there was no need to worry; and if he had, worrying would be of no use.

"By the way, Mr. Gu, should we inform Mr. Lin about this matter?" Qing Bo asked.

"Not for now. Xiaoyi has his own affairs to busy himself with. I would rather see him have a career of his own than merely trail about at Yaoyao's side like a lackey." Though Gu Pengzhan did not know what Wei Zhao was doing, he knew Wei Zhao could not be wasting his time on useless things—and a man ought to stand on his own feet, ought he not, rather than live off a woman?

"Very well." Qing Bo had only meant to remind him; since Gu Pengzhan had said so, he said no more.

The night passed without incident. Zhong Yongliang slept through it and went to school as usual the next day. These past two days Zhong Fabai had been busy with the Bing Shao Company and naturally had no time to drive Zhong Yongliang to school, so Zhong Yongliang took a taxi himself.

Qing Bo followed him at a distance to the school, somewhat puzzled: why had Zhong Yongliang come to school as if nothing were wrong? Was he not worried about the matter with Gu Mengyao?

In truth, Zhong Yongliang was very worried, but he also knew worrying was useless. Gu Pengzhan's attitude had still not been settled, and he could not take the next step, so he had no choice but to drag things out.

Qing Bo could not well follow him into the school himself, but Gu Pengzhan was a shareholder of First High School, so Qing Bo casually found a few people and asked them to keep an eye on Zhong Yongliang. These people naturally scrambled for the task.