A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 105: Rescued and returned to the Tong family to inquire about the news

It was still three or four in the morning. Song Xichen took Gui'er to the car and prepared to go back. Song Xichen said, "The Shanghai police were willing to help this time because the Marshal's daughter was among the hostages."

Gui'er understood that the people in the Marshal's Mansion did not take direct action, but they still played a role in it.

Song Xichen asked Gui'er: "We'll take you back now. Are you okay?"

Guier said a little embarrassedly: "I'm a little hungry. Since breakfast, I have only eaten half a bowl of porridge."

Song Xichen smiled, touched Gui'er's head and said, "That's really unfair." Then he said to Dagang, "Find her a place to eat."

Seeing how quiet it was outside, Guier thought it was unlikely any shops would be open, so she said, "It's okay. We can have breakfast in a few hours anyway."

Song Xichen smiled and said, "It's better to sleep after eating."

The car drove forward for a while and saw a light in an alley. Dagang got out to take a look and said, "It's the owner of a breakfast shop. He's up to work."

So they parked the car on the side of the road, and the three of them came to the shop together. The owner was surprised to see them, but still enthusiastically let them into the store. Because this store only sells breakfast, Song Xichen ordered shengjian, xiaolongbao, siomai, egg pancakes, and wontons.

Gui'er had been hungry for most of the day, so she didn't refuse and ate heartily. Song Xichen and Dagang also ate together, and even ordered a few more wontons. Gui'er was a little surprised to see that they were eating quite a lot. Dagang said, "We've been busy with this matter today. We haven't eaten yet."

Gui'er felt very sorry after hearing this. Song Xichen said, "It's okay, I hope you come back safely." Then he took out a business card from his pocket and handed it to Gui'er: "This is the phone number of my room. If you have any questions, you can call me directly."

After finishing the meal, Song Xichen finally felt less hungry, so he sent Guier back to the villa in the Sha Mansion.

Gui'er was worried that it would be bad to disturb others to open the door in the middle of the night, but when she arrived at the gate, she found that Butler Liu had already opened the door and was standing there waiting for her.

Song Xichen got out of the car and said to Butler Liu with a smile, "I'm so sorry to bother you waiting here so late. The child has experienced something like this and is a little scared. Please bear with me."

Butler Liu said respectfully, "No, no, we also want to thank Young Master Song for helping us rescue the young lady. Let's go in, young lady."

Gui'er followed Butler Liu into the house and came to the living room. Butler Liu said, "Miss, you must be tired after going through so many things. Please rest early." Then he left without looking back.

Guier has always felt that Butler Liu's attitude towards everyone here is very cold except for the Marshal's wife and the eldest young master. She used to think it was her illusion, but now she finds that it is not. She can't help but feel a little puzzled, but she is not the Marshal's biological daughter, so it is understandable.

After tossing and turning for a whole day and night, Guier was tired and didn't want to think too much. She went straight upstairs to sleep. As soon as she reached the stairs to the second floor, she suddenly felt someone standing there in the dark.

Gui'er was startled and instinctively took a step back. The man stepped forward. It was Sha Yanyao. He smiled and said, "Sister, are you back? I'm glad you're safe."

Gui'er was a little surprised and said, "Brother Yanyao, why are you here?"

Sha Yanyao said, "I couldn't sleep anyway, and since I saw you were almost home, I came out to take a look."

Was this a sign of concern for her? Gui'er was a little confused. Sha Yanyao and she had never had much of a relationship, at most just a nodding acquaintance. Marshal Sha and his wife hadn't reacted at all, so why was he acting so concerned?

However, Gui'er still said politely: "Thank you for your concern, brother. I'm fine. You should go back and rest early."

Then they went back to their rooms.

The next morning, it was time for breakfast. Although she didn't want to get up, Guier still forced herself to go to the restaurant, thinking that someone would ask about what happened yesterday. However, everyone was eating their own food, as if they had no idea what had happened.

The Marshal came back from outside halfway through his breakfast. As soon as he came back, he sat down at the head of the table with his arms and legs clasped. Seeing Gui'er, he smiled and said, "Guier, were you okay yesterday?"

Seeing someone finally asking, Gui'er quickly used the words she had prepared, saying, "It's okay, Father. I originally planned to deliver the letter directly to our home, but I was afraid that the criminals would kill us if they knew our family's identities. Besides, Father and my brother were both worried about things back home, and I really didn't want to trouble Father. Luckily, Chief Song lives next door to us, and as the Chief of Police, I believe he should be able to help, so I asked him for help."

The Marshal also heard it and said appreciatively, "Good, good, good. You are so thoughtful at such a young age. You are worthy of being my daughter."

Then he didn't say anything else, wolfed down his breakfast, went upstairs to change his clothes and went out again.

As soon as the Marshal left, the Tong family came to express their gratitude with a bunch of gifts. The eighth concubine also came with them, but since the Marshal was not there, the lady was indifferent. Sha Yanyao was quite polite and decent.

Gui'er suddenly discovered that when the Marshal and Sha Yanxiao were away, Sha Yanyao showed the demeanor of a family heir. He handled things properly and had a noble temperament. No wonder the lady was so depressed. Sha Yanyao should have been trained as an heir since he was a child, but he became disabled due to an accident, which for a warlord was equivalent to losing his qualification as an heir.

Tong Yujun pulled Gui'er aside and asked, "How are you? Are you okay?"

Guier smiled and said, "It's okay."

Tong Yujun whispered in her ear, "My father heard that things are very chaotic back home in Jiangcheng. I haven't seen the young marshal in the past few days. Did something happen?"

Gui'er was stunned for a moment. She hadn't expected the Tong family to get the news, but she didn't know what the situation was over there, so she said, "Brother Yanxiao had to go back early to handle government affairs, and he hasn't contacted me since he left. Did your family hear any news? Did anything happen back home?"

Tong Yujun said, "I don't know either. Someone who came out later told my father about it."

Just as Gui'er was about to say something, Tong Yulan ran over and said to her, "Sister Gui'er, was that the imposing Director Song who rescued us that day, Song Xichen?"

Guier smiled and said, "Yes."

Tong Yulan felt a little embarrassed and said hesitantly, "Did he say anything?"

Gui'er was confused: "What did you say?"

Tong Yulan hesitated for a long time and couldn't say a word, so she just walked away.

By this time, the elders had almost finished their conversation. Boss Tong stood up and said to Sha Yanyao, "Then we'll take our leave. My little sister said it's time to come back after being away from home for so many days. So today, in addition to coming here to thank the Marshal for saving my daughter, I also came to bring my sister back."

Sha Yanyao said, "This is the home of the Eighth Concubine. She can come back anytime she wants. It's really kind of you to trouble your uncle to send her off in person."

Boss Tong, upon hearing this, beamed and didn't know what to say. After a long while, he stammered, "Then we won't bother you any longer. Goodbye."