153: Chapter 153 Afterwards

Two days later, the sun shone brightly.

The city's hustle and bustle continued, not stopping its rotation for any particular event.

Xingfu Community.

Five girls sat side by side on the sofa, their faces clearly showing frustration.

One of the girls among them had swollen, bloodshot eyes, and her pale face was devoid of color.

A trace of tears still lingered in the corners of her eyes, giving her a pitiful appearance.

Xu Qianqian gently patted Liang Shiqing's shoulder, her tender face seemingly overflowing with maternal love: "Shiqing, you haven't rested in two days. Go get some rest..."

Hearing this, Liang Shiqing shook her head slightly, her hoarse voice making it difficult to listen: "No! Xiao... Xiao Ran Gege hasn't come back yet... I... I want to wait for him... If he comes back and sees that I didn't wait for him, he'll... he'll..."

The girl's face was haggard, and a faint look of fear emerged from her hollow eyes.

It was as if something important was about to leave.

Her words were intermittent, but the determination in her tone was moving.

Lin Yaner, Lu Yiyi, Gu Yu Rou, and Xu Qianqian all looked at the stubborn girl with heartache.

Even though they were worried, they had all rested for at least a few hours.

Only Liang Shiqing... Lin Yaner looked at the blind girl, feeling a strange bitterness in her heart.

'It seems I really can't compare to this girl?!'

Gu Yu Rou, who had been sitting quietly with her head bowed, suddenly picked up her phone, as if she had received some news.

Her complexion, which had been slightly pale, turned completely bloodless!

From her terrified expression, it was clear... she seemed to have seen some bad news... After a moment, she gasped a few times: "Yaner, Qianqian, Yi Yi..."

The three looked at her, their eyes full of confusion.

Gu Yu Rou made a gesture, signaling them to go outside to talk, then stood up and walked towards the balcony.

The three girls exchanged glances but still got up and followed her out.

Only Liang Shiqing remained, sitting alone on the sofa.

Like a waiting-for-husband stone, she was motionless.

The sunlight shone on the balcony, and dust particles dancing in the air were clearly visible.

"Yu Rou, you asked us to avoid Shiqing, is there news?" Lin Yaner asked somewhat anxiously.

Gu Yu Rou leaned on the railing, her willow-like brows slightly raised, her eyes staring blankly at the bustling traffic below, making it impossible to discern her thoughts.

It wasn't until the three girls became somewhat anxious that she slowly spoke: "There is indeed news."

"What! Where is Xiao Ran Gege?" Xu Qianqian's face lit up with joy, and she quickly grabbed her arm.

Lin Yaner and Lu Yiyi were also full of pleasant surprises.

Gu Yu Rou looked at the noisy road and gave an answer that made them roll their eyes: "I don't know either."

"Gu Yu Rou! You..." Lin Yaner almost lost her temper.

Their emotions were all in place, and this was her answer?!

Gu Yu Rou ignored her and continued on her own: "Uncle Zhang sent word, that pool of blood was indeed Xiao Ran Gege's..."

After discovering that fresh blood that day, they had a suspicion, but they couldn't be sure.

So they gave the blood to Zhang Yuan for testing and comparison with Xiao Ran's DNA.

Now, the results were out.

"Wh-what!"

"How is that possible!"

The three girls instantly lost their voices, their voices trembling uncontrollably, and tears quickly welled up in the corners of their eyes.

"That's why I avoided Liang Shiqing." Gu Yu Rou slowly closed her eyes, two crystal tears tracing down her delicate skin and gathering at her chin.

"Yu Rou... then... then Xiao Ran Gege, he..." Xu Qianqian leaned against the wall, her legs feeling weak, as if she could collapse at any moment.

"Sniff~" Gu Yu Rou sniffed back the snot that had escaped, her voice trembling as she continued: "Uncle Zhang also told me that based on the scene and surveillance, Xiao Ran Gege... he was the man in black who saved someone... and... he... was shot..."

Gu Yu Rou's lips were tightly pressed, trembling, as if she wanted to continue speaking, but was constrained by the fear in her heart.

She, too, did not want to believe this news... this fact!

Her few intermittent words were like heavy hammers, striking the girls' foreheads!

Suddenly, everything spun, and they lost the ability to think!

Deep despair and fear left them nowhere to hide, nowhere to escape!

Heavens!

It felt like the sky had fallen!

He! Had also disappeared!

Xu Qianqian leaned against the wall, collapsing to the ground without a care for her image.

Tears flowed from her eyes like a torrent.

Her hair was disheveled, and she cried bitterly, covering her face!

Her slender legs thrashed about, like a little girl lying on the ground, throwing a tantrum.

"Wuwuwu~"

"Xiao Ran Gege~ you died so tragically!"

Lin Yaner, Lu Yiyi: "..."

Gu Yu Rou: "???"

Heartache was heartache, and distress was distress.

But when did she say Xiao Ran had died?

Xu Qianqian, you're trying to send him off right here and now!

Lin Yaner, with tears in her eyes, couldn't stand it anymore and angrily kicked Xu Qianqian:

"You stinky loli! Stop crying! Yu Rou hasn't said Xiao Ran Gege is dead yet! What funeral are you crying at here!"

"Gah?" Xu Qianqian suddenly stopped crying, and her tear-filled eyes looked up: "He's not dead?"

"..."

Looking at you, it's like you wish Xiao Ran were dead!

The three girls remained silent, staring at her with unfriendly gazes, as if they were about to pounce and tear her to pieces!

Xu Qianqian shrank her neck, revealing a pitiful, unloved expression:

"Wh-why are you staring at me... I... I was just too... too sad, that's all..."

Lin Yaner turned her head away, no longer paying attention to this stinky loli who hadn't even fully grown her hair: "Yu Rou, continue."

Lu Yiyi, however, kindly helped Xu Qianqian up.

The latter quickly wiped away her tears with her sleeve and perked up her ears.

"Mm." Gu Yu Rou wiped away a tear and continued to share the information she knew: "Xiao Ran Gege seems to have been rescued by a Hummer, but where he went specifically, I don't know!"

"Even the police can't find out?" Lin Yaner asked in surprise.

Gu Yu Rou shook her head slightly.

The girls fell silent one by one.

The atmosphere was somewhat frozen, and they didn't know what to do.

However, with the news of Xiao Ran's rescue, the sad emotions had subsided quite a bit.

Lin Yaner tidied her hair, looked at the others, and then asked: "So what do we do now? Just wait around and do nothing?"

"What else? Do you have a better idea? Are you perhaps more capable than the police?" Gu Yu Rou retorted.

"Isn't your family well-connected? Find some connections and inquire!" Lin Yaner continued.

"Well-connected my ass! They can't even come up with 10 billion!" Gu Yu Rou scoffed at the idiom.

If her family was really that powerful, she'd probably already be carrying Xiao Ran Gege's child by now!

Would she still be battling with these ex-girlfriends every day?

"Xiao Ran Gege will definitely be fine! Let's just wait patiently!" Gu Yu Rou said with a firm expression, then turned and entered the living room.

Leaving the three girls in disarray under the sunlight...