"Tao Yaoyao sent a message to Ye You?"
Lin Yu repeated, frowning.
Gu Xinran immediately added,
"It might not have been Taozi who sent the message. I suspect that by then, Taozi might have already been kidnapped."
Gu Xinran voiced the exact suspicion Lin Yu had in his mind.
After pondering for a long time, Lin Yu raised a hand to rub the spot between his eyebrows. With a bit of a headache, he asked,
"Have you called the police?"
"Not yet."
Gu Xinran shook her head and said,
"I figured I'd search around the campus first to see if I can find Taozi."
"Besides, she's only been missing for such a short time, the police might not even take the case..."
Gu Xinran's voice gradually trailed off, and Lin Yu's headache worsened as he listened.
This matter was truly quite difficult to handle.
First of all, the only thing that could be confirmed right now was that Tao Yaoyao had lost contact.
As for the speculation that Tao Yaoyao was kidnapped by the unhinged Hu Hao, there was a certain possibility, but it was still just a possibility.
Moreover, even if Tao Yaoyao had really been kidnapped, he had nowhere to look for her!
Based on the time of disappearance Gu Xinran mentioned, it had been so long that Tao Yaoyao might have already...
Not to mention, there was another very important point.
Lin Yu looked up at Gu Xinran, whose worry and anxiety were written all over her face, and a hint of vigilance quietly rose in his eyes.
If his previous guess was correct, Tao Yaoyao was nothing more than a kept woman, a puppet, a tool.
It was even possible that the person keeping her and the person behind Gu Xinran and the others were the same person.
Then, could the scene unfolding before him be a scam?
Lin Yu rubbed the spot between his eyebrows with a headache. After hesitating for a moment, he sighed.
There was no other way.
He would rather be tricked than do nothing at all.
What if?
What if Tao Yaoyao was truly kidnapped by Hu Hao? What if she really was just a young lady from a wealthy family with some minor eccentricities? What if Hu Hao hadn't made his move yet, and she was waiting for someone to rescue her?
"I understand what you're saying."
"The last time Tao Yaoyao contacted me was three nights ago, and she hasn't reached out to me since."
"There's nothing I can do to help you."
"You should go look elsewhere."
Lin Yu shrugged, putting on a helpless expression of wanting to help but being unable to, while secretly keeping a close eye on Gu Xinran's reaction to his words.
He saw her eyes dim for a moment, as if her most promising option had fallen through, and her whole demeanor became crestfallen.
"Alright..."
Gu Xinran murmured in a low voice. She suddenly looked up at Lin Yu and said,
"Let's exchange contact info. If Tao Yaoyao calls you back, please let me know."
Lin Yu thought for a moment and nodded.
The girl in front of him probably wasn't deranged enough to put on such a massive act just to get his contact information, right?
After adding each other's contact info, Gu Xinran gave him a few words of instruction and turned to leave.
Her attitude actually helped dispel some of Lin Yu's suspicions.
Once Gu Xinran was gone, Lin Yu took out his phone and scrolled through his contacts to find the minor leader of the Black Blood Gang he had added at the entrance of the police station.
The situation was urgent, so Lin Yu directly made a voice call. After two short rings, the call was quickly answered.
"Wang Shuo, help me see if there's been any movement in the underworld recently."
"A friend of mine might be in trouble."
"Her name is Tao Yaoyao. I'll send you her photo in a bit. Check with your contacts and see if anyone has seen her during the day."
"Okay."
Wang Shuo could hear the urgency in Lin Yu's tone. Without wasting any words, he readily agreed.
After hanging up, Lin Yu stood below the boys' dormitory building, silently thinking about what he could do.
A moment later, Lin Yu made a decision.
He would go off campus and grab a cup of pumpkin juice to drink.
Lin Yu's decision seemed innocent enough, but he actually had his own plans in mind.
The epic losing streak he had just experienced in his dorm was exactly like what had happened on the day he met Qing Mo.
If today's losing streak was also a manipulation of fate, then all he had to do next was follow his heart and do whatever he wanted to do.
When the time comes, the problem would naturally present itself to him, just like his unavoidable encounter with Qing Mo.
Having made up his mind, Lin Yu shoved his hands into his pockets and walked toward the school gate.
or! A blessing for those who struggle with love, a guidebook for dating novices. Quickly match with your dream goddess! Complete walkthroughs earn rewards, and perfect walkthroughs unlock limited achievements!】 Shen Yi, an ordinary office worker, accidentally downloads a mini-game called Dating Simulator. The mini-game is simple: randomly search for dating targets, simulate dates, and receive rewards upon successful confession. Rewards include but are not limited to money, attributes, and skills. The higher the evaluation, the better the rewards, with perfect ratings unlocking mysterious achievements. Shen Yi plans to use this mysterious mini-game to continuously pursue targets and improve himself, making his life better and better. ...... However, after several successful walkthroughs, Shen Yi suddenly notices something strange - the targets he previously simulated dating seem to be searching for him in real life?
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
lanned to earn money steadily and take life at a slower pace. But he never expected... his father's remarriage, and the stepmother bringing along a dependent, would completely disrupt his life's plans...
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
