Gu Manman has been missing for a month, and Li Jinze has been looking for her for a month.
But there wasn't even any news.
It was as if she had disappeared from the world.
The search and rescue team has been salvaging from the sea. After a month of salvage, they recovered many bodies that had been soaked and swollen by sea water.
Among the countless corpses, no one knew which one would be Gu Qingqing's corpse.
Therefore, everyone thought Gu Qingqing was dead.
Even though there was no news at all, Li Jinze never gave up looking for Gu Manman.
In the company, Li Jinze put his hands on his forehead, his perfectly contoured face showing haggardness.
Chen Zhiming handed over a cup of hot water: "President, don't worry, Gu Manman is a kind-hearted person, I believe she will be fine."
Li Jinze took the hot water and frowned: "Didn't I say I wanted coffee?"
"President, I've drank a lot of coffee this month. You can't drink any more. Drink some hot water. Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about the children! They only have you!"
Chen Zhiming’s dissuasive voice echoed in the office.
They only have you, they only have you...
His palms clenched suddenly, and then he raised his face: "Well, I understand."
I saw that Li Jinze's face was not only haggard, but also had stubble that had not been dealt with for a long time...
He picked up the hot water in front of him and took a sip: "Is that woman still squatting at the door of Li's house every day?"
Chen Zhiming was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Yes."
The woman Li Jinze was talking about was Mama Gu.
After Gu's father ran away with his assets, Gu's mother was kicked out of the Gu family and she didn't know how to find a job to support herself.
He spent the whole day squatting at the door of Li's house, guarding Gu Zichen and Li Zichen.
Every time I meet them, I cry about being poor and recognize their relationship.
Not only that, she would rather go through the trash can at the door of Li's house when she was hungry, look for food in it, or sleep in the cold at the door of Li's house, rather than use her own hands to change a life.
Li Jinze stood up from the office chair, walked out with his long legs and a coat in his hand.
When he returned to Li's house, he saw Mother Gu squatting at the door.
But at this time, Mother Gu was a little abnormal. She squatted aside and hugged her legs, her body was shaking slightly, and she was still mumbling some words that ordinary people could not understand.
"How is it possible? Why did she come back suddenly? Who is she? Is it Gu Manman or Gu Qingqing?"
As soon as the door of Li's house opened, a faint stench floated in the air. The stench swept through the air and was then inhaled into his mouth and nose.
He frowned, when did the Li family smell like this?
Looking forward, he raised his eyebrows and saw a woman sitting on the sofa. She was wearing tattered clothes and her hair was messy and stuck together.
Her body was constantly exuding a nauseating smell.
But Gu Zichen and Li Zichen on the sofa hugged the "beggar" on the sofa tightly.
Li Jinze stepped forward and hugged them into his arms, his frown full of rigor.
"Didn't I tell you not to have contact with strangers?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw clearly the "beggar" sitting on the sofa.
His facial features revealed a happy look, and his thin lips trembled, seemingly in disbelief.
"Manman..."
Li Jinze quickly put down Gu Zichen and Li Zichen in his arms, then stepped forward and hugged the woman on the sofa.
"Gu Manman, where have you been?! Do you know! I have been looking for you these days!"
The woman on the sofa shrank and avoided Li Jinze's embrace.
"Li Jinze, don't be like this, I'm too dirty..."
His hands pressed her arms tightly: "Gu Manman, tell me! Where have you been in the past month?! What have you experienced? How did you end up like this?"
The old housekeeper came down from upstairs: "Master, let the young lady clean up first and then talk about it."
Li Jinze nodded repeatedly, then picked up the woman on the sofa and walked to the bathroom.
When he reached the bathroom door, the woman suddenly pushed him away.
"Sorry, I want to wash alone..."
He paused and said, "I can help you."
She lowered her head: "Can you leave me alone? I don't want you to see my dirty look..."
Li Jinze was quiet for a long time, and finally nodded: "Okay."
After watching the woman enter the bathroom, he slowly walked downstairs.
Li Zichen held Gu Zichen's hand tightly: "Great! Mother is finally back!"
"Yeah." Gu Zichen nodded, his eyes flashing slightly.
The bathroom is surrounded by mist, and the rising mist creates a fairyland-like visual sense in the bathroom.
The woman in the bathroom stood in front of the mirror, her hands gently caressed her delicate face, and then she showed a slightly meaningful smile.
"Gu Manman, look at me now, I'm almost exactly the same as you!"
That's right, this woman is not Gu Manman, but Gu Qingqing!
However, Gu Qingqing, whose face was not as delicate as Gu Manman's in the past, has made her face look more delicate and perfect through plastic surgery!
It fits Gu Manman’s face even more!
She took off her tattered clothes and lay down in the bathtub.
Gu Qingqing's hand lightly touched the water in the bathtub, and then slowly lifted it up. The water droplets slipped from his fingers and fell silently on the water, causing ripples.
The light in her eyes gradually became firmer. This time! Don't even think about driving her down from Mrs. Li's position!
The former Gu Qingqing has died in the sea!
She is Gu Manman now!
The bathroom door slowly opened, and Gu Qingqing wrapped in a bathrobe and walked out slowly accompanied by white mist.
As soon as she sat on the sofa, Gu Zichen and Li Zichen quickly stepped forward and took her hand.
"Mommy! Where have you been this month? What have you experienced?"
Gu Qingqing was stunned when she heard the words of the two children, then stretched out her arms to hold them tightly in her arms, her trembling body seemed to be telling, but also like a release before venting.
"Zichen, Zichen, it's great to be back with you again! I thought I was going to die, I thought I would never come back... I also thought I would never see you again!
Woohoo!”
Li Jinze's big hand patted her back: "Don't cry, speak slowly."
He stretched out his hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, and felt a strange feeling of rejection in his body.
Although this feeling had faded away in this month, he still felt it.
His body trembled, and then he immediately came to his senses, but he still retracted his hand.
Gu Qingqing, who was sitting on the sofa, caught Li Jinze's reaction from the corner of his eye, but remained silent, pretending not to see anything.