"I don't know what happened between you and your father. But for the past year or so, Dr. Xie has indeed been sending people to look for you and your mother."
Gu Chen stated the facts objectively, his eyes carefully observing her all the while.
He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he sensed something was off about his girlfriend's mood.
If there were some misunderstanding, she would have surely pressed for more details, but she just calmly said, "Oh."
"Just posting a notice to look for us, that's all," she said suddenly. Her expression was perfectly composed, but Gu Chen could detect a hidden danger in her placid tone.
"Perhaps if he heard that my mother and I had died on the road, he'd shed a tear or two out of 'sympathy.' Then he'd turn right around, get married, and have children without missing a beat. He could even have a son."
"Men... aren't they all the same?" Xie Ning's tone was unnervingly calm, but her eyes swirled with deep mockery.
