Chapter 2285 - 2188: Son Is Missing
Gu Xu hurriedly headed to the headquarters to meet up with other personnel. Then, when he started to organize his belongings in the military vehicle, he unexpectedly touched something round and lumpy.
He instinctively lowered his head to look into his bag, and at a glance, his expression changed instantly.
Song Hui, who was beside him, noticed Gu Xu’s strange expression and was puzzled. He couldn’t help but ask, "Xu Zi, what’s wrong?"
Gu Xu’s face was somewhat contorted, and fearing that he might unintentionally reveal something, he quickly forced a smile and shook his head to indicate that everything was fine.
Although he said it was nothing, Gu Xu’s body was still tense. Even his movements to pack his bag were somewhat chaotic, and he barely managed to organize everything properly. However, at the moment he locked the bag, his face completely darkened.
Because they were on a mission, they had already handed in all communication devices when boarding the military vehicle. The route was set, and it was too late to get off the vehicle now. Gu Xu could only grit his teeth and calm his mind, then brace himself under the sharp gazes of several leaders before getting off the vehicle and boarding the plane with his bag.
Only heaven knows how panicked Gu Xu was inside. Not for anything else, but because right now in his backpack, besides those outdoor combat weapons, he was carrying his family’s unruly precious egg.
If Huo Sining were here, Gu Xu would definitely be crying tears of frustration. Whose naughty child is this, and when did it sneak out with him?
The innocent Blue Fatty had no idea he was in trouble. He was playing with water in the bathroom and felt shy seeing his mom and dad being affectionate, so he hid away.
But as soon as he saw Dad going out, he couldn’t resist his curiosity. Silently following behind Gu Xu, he got into the car, managing to follow all the way to the army unit, avoiding the tight scrutiny of numerous officers, and hiding inside Gu Xu’s backpack.
Carrying this precious egg, how could Gu Xu not be scared to death? Though this guy was incredibly talented with strong destructive capabilities, it was ultimately just an egg, holding his unborn son.
Though compared to his daughter, he wasn’t as fond of his son, but it’s still his child. If any mistake occurs, it will be too late for regrets.
However, this son is different from children from regular families. Gu Xu couldn’t possibly take this little one out to be looked after by someone else at this time, fearing this fellow might be disobedient and directly run away under everyone’s eyes, making it impossible for him to explain to his wife later.
Thus Gu Xu had no choice but to brace himself and carry this fellow onto the plane, silently praying that he would behave and not cause trouble during the upcoming mission!
The little fatty, having followed Gu Xu all the way here, was somewhat tired, but he remained quite peaceful and slept inside the backpack, utterly unaware that his dad, just a bag away, was staring at him with a conflicted and anxious look, not knowing what to do.
Meanwhile, Huo Sining was completely unaware of any happenings. Her precious egg had been quite well-behaved recently, usually hiding away at home and not going far. So after leaving her son to play in the bathtub, she didn’t pay much attention.
It wasn’t until Qibao came home from school wanting to play with the little guy and discovered the egg was missing. He kept asking until Huo Sining realized she hadn’t seen that precious egg for half a day.
Thus, she mobilized Yue Shuwen, Zhong Xiaoyao, Niuniu, and others to search in and around the house. And after a long time without finding anything, she started to panic.
Discovering her son was unaccounted for, Huo Sining was utterly dumbfounded. Gu Xu had just left not long ago, and already such a thing happened. She was a complete mess, and the worst part, she had no idea where her son had gone.
"Ningning, don’t worry yet. Maybe the little one is just playing and went out for a bit. It’s very smart; usually, in the house, it knows to hide from Yingzi and the nanny. I’m sure there’s nothing to worry about."
Yue Shuwen, seeing Huo Sining’s pale face, feared she’d accidentally shock the child in her belly, quickly comforting her in a gentle voice.
Huo Sining was nearly in tears with anxiety. But given the unique nature of the precious egg, she couldn’t openly rally people to help find him, only silently praying, hoping the little guy was hiding somewhere and would pop out in the next moment.
However, her hope was shattered by Qibao in the next instant:
"Sis, Miaomiao isn’t at home. I can’t sense him nearby."
Huo Sining was immediately taken aback, instantly widening her eyes to look at Qibao: "What? Are you sure?"
Qibao earnestly looked at Huo Sining and nodded: "Earlier, when I played hide-and-seek with Miaomiao, he hid outside the yard, which I thought was too dangerous. So I sprinkled Thousand-Mile Guider powder on him thinking I’d try it. Initially, I thought the powder wouldn’t work on a Jiaoren egg, but I didn’t expect it actually did. Just now, when I returned, I couldn’t sense Miaomiao’s Thousand-Mile Guider’s indication, which is why I felt something was off."
Huo Sining’s heart instantly sank to the bottom, thrown into complete chaos, utterly at a loss.
"Doesn’t your Thousand-Mile Guider sense the situation around for miles? Can’t you locate the little guy?" Even Yue Shuwen was panicking now.
Qibao shook his head: "Can’t find him. This only indicates that the target is already beyond my monitoring range."
Huo Sining felt her vision darken, nearly collapsing on the spot.
Seeing this, Yue Shuwen was completely flustered. Gu Xu had just left, and such a huge incident happened, and if anything happened to Huo Sining, how could she explain to Gu Xu?
"Ningning, take it easy, it’s alright, don’t worry yet, we’ll think of something, alright!"
Yue Shuwen held Huo Sining and walked towards the sofa, but after taking just a few steps, Huo Sining grabbed her arm tightly.
"Shuwen, I... my belly hurts... I think I’m going into labor..."
Huo Sining’s face was ashen white, clutching Yue Shuwen’s arm tightly, almost gritting her teeth to speak.
Yue Shuwen was instantly dumbfounded. She was a maiden who had never encountered such a situation. Seeing Huo Sining like this, she was also frightened. After being stunned for a few seconds, she reacted to Zhong Xiaoyao pulling and gesturing, then urgently shouted downstairs:
"Sister Yingzi, quickly call the hospital, Ningning is going into labor!"
Hearing Yue Shuwen’s shout, the aunt downstairs was also flustered. Yingzi remained relatively calm, swiftly pulling out her phone and calling the hospital.
Gu Xu was also in a panic, but he had no idea that the mysterious disappearance of the precious egg would trigger such a huge commotion.