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When Mrs. Gu heard this news, she thought it was the third daughter-in-law trying to comfort her.
At dinner, she pulled her precious granddaughter and repeatedly confirmed that the answers she got were all true.
She couldn't help but redden her eyes and muttered, "Thank the heavens. Luckily, the eldest didn't do anything wrong. If he had ruined the celestial child's cultivation, it would have been a sin for our Gu family."
Mrs. Gu believed in her granddaughter's words completely.
By now, she had already learned the full story from the third daughter-in-law.
At first, she just hated her eldest son's selfish actions. She didn't expect that behind it all, there was such a big hidden danger. Thankfully, it was stopped in time; otherwise, if denied, it would have caused a great disaster.
For this reason, her earlier discomfort vanished, and after dinner, she ate even more heartily than usual.
After dinner, Mr. Gu had gotten used to watching the news at night over the years, and Mrs. Gu had accompanied him so often that not watching it now felt uncomfortable.
Mrs. Gu was very fond of her granddaughter, and insisted on watching the news with Yao Yao, though Yao Yao couldn't stand the constant babbling on the TV. She ended up watching like a little chicken pecking at rice.
"Yao Yao, are you tired? You can go to sleep now!" Mrs. Gu said, seeing how Yao Yao looked.
But Yao Yao shook her head. She didn't want to spoil the mood and strained herself to say, "Yao Yao isn't tired. Yao Yao wants to stay and watch with grandma."
This made Mrs. Gu smile with delight. Just then, Mrs. Gu's phone rang. Looking at the screen, she saw it was a video call from her second son.
The second son of the Gu family had been living abroad for many years. No one really knew what he was up to out there. It was hard to even meet him, and they usually only contacted each other during holidays. Why was he suddenly calling now?
As Mrs. Gu glanced at her husband, she saw him trying to hide his guilt. She immediately understood: it must be her husband who had told him about her hospitalization.
"Old man, you've really made the whole family restless!"
Mrs. Gu glared at her husband, who knew he had gone a bit overboard this time. He lowered his head and didn't dare to speak.
Seeing this, Mrs. Gu didn't have time to argue anymore and answered the video call. She saw her second son's face appear on the screen.
In the background, there was a lot of noise. Mrs. Gu took a closer look and recognized that it was the airport. She froze for a moment and asked, "Second son, are you returning to the country?"
It was understandable why she would think this—her husband had just told the family about her condition, and now her son was at the airport. Could it be just a coincidence?
Sure enough, her second son nodded and said, "Yes, I haven't been home for a long time. My company has a project in the country. When I heard Dad say you were in trouble, I decided to come back and visit you."
"Wait, have you already been discharged?" he asked, noticing the background behind Mrs. Gu.
"It wasn't a big deal. Your father just overreacted," Mrs. Gu explained.
Hearing that her second son was coming back, she felt very happy. But seeing the weariness on his face, she couldn't help but remind him, "Don't overwork yourself. The family doesn't need the money you make."
In fact, Mrs. Gu never thought much of her second son's career. The Gu family had so many positions that any of them would be better than what he was doing now.
Unfortunately, her second son was stubborn. He insisted on making a name for himself and, afraid she would control him, had even run off abroad, almost driving her to despair.
For all these years, whenever the mother and son talked about this, the atmosphere was always tense.
The second son didn't want to discuss this topic and, just as the announcement for his flight came, he took the opportunity to wrap it up. "Mom, it's time to board. We can talk more when I get back."
As he stood up to end the call, several small children appeared on the video call.
One of them, with big, shiny eyes, glanced at him before suddenly furrowing her little brows. Then, a crisp voice rang out in his ear.
"Second Uncle, please don't board the plane yet."
The second son was stunned. He looked at his mother in confusion and asked, "This… little girl is?"
He had never heard that the third family had a daughter, but this child addressed him as "Second Uncle," so she must be from the third family.
"She's the daughter your third sister-in-law adopted," Mrs. Gu explained briefly.
Mrs. Gu had been about to warn her second son to be careful on his way, and just as she was about to introduce him to the little girl, Yao Yao had leaned in and stopped him from boarding the plane. Seeing the situation, Mrs. Gu grew worried, sensing something wasn't right.
"Yao Yao, is there something wrong?" she asked.
Yao Yao looked at her second uncle, whose face was clouded with an ominous shadow, and nodded gravely.
"This… this…" Mrs. Gu's face instantly turned pale. She grabbed Yao Yao's hand and said, "Yao Yao, you have to save your second uncle!"
Although she had frequent arguments with her second son, he was still part of her family. Knowing he was in danger, how could she not be anxious?
"Mom, what are you doing?" The second son was completely confused as he watched his mother and the third family's little girl. Was she really asking for help to save him?
"What do you understand? Keep quiet and do exactly what Yao Yao says. If you don't listen to her, I'll pretend I don't have a son."
At this moment, Mrs. Gu had no time to explain. She could see from Yao Yao's face that this wasn't something that could be explained in just a few words, or else Yao Yao would have directly said it.
"Fine," the second son said. He could tell from his mother's threat that she wasn't joking. He reluctantly nodded in agreement.
"Little niece, tell Second Uncle what I should do," he asked, looking at the little girl on his phone. His curiosity was immense, as he had never seen his mother listen to anyone like this before—especially a three-year-old.
Yao Yao then spoke up: "Second Uncle, walk toward the boarding gate. Try to adjust the camera so I can see the faces of the people around you."
"Remember, don't make any obvious movements. Don't alarm anyone."
At first, Yao Yao had planned to have her second uncle leave immediately, but the blood cloud around him was too intense.
She had encountered this kind of situation before, during a livestream when she saw it happen to a certain Miss Chu.
This meant that the person who was going to bring disaster to her second uncle was very close, possibly sitting right next to him. Moreover, that person harbored malicious intentions.
If her second uncle suddenly turned toward the exit of the airport, the person might get suspicious. At that point, they might resort to desperate measures, which would make things even worse.
The reason she suggested heading toward the boarding gate was because it was a reasonable direction, and there were police officers at the check-in area.
As for adjusting the camera, it was to help her locate the person who posed a threat. After all, in this situation, the enemy was hidden, and she was at a disadvantage.
"Got it," the second son said, clearly a smart person.
He immediately realized the seriousness of the situation, even though he didn't understand how Yao Yao knew there was danger around him. Seeing the trust his mother had in her, he instinctively chose to trust her as well.
He slowly stood up, casually walking toward the boarding gate, pretending to chat.
His tall frame made it easy for him to subtly lower his hand to adjust the camera. This allowed him to capture the situation around him, particularly the two rows of seats.
Meanwhile, Yao Yao's view cleared up, and her bright eyes quickly scanned her surroundings.
Mrs. Gu, sitting beside her, didn't dare to breathe. Even Mr. Gu, at this moment, was nervously sitting to the side.
Two breaths later, Yao Yao's gaze stopped at the third person from the left in her second uncle's original spot.
She slowly exhaled in relief, and then her crisp voice rang out in the hall.
"I found them!"
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