The richest man's parents were kidnapped, and his adorable son captivated the entire family.

Chapter 317 Not Entering the School Gate

Tangtang came up to her, looked at Mengmeng behind Tiantian, and struggled to stand on tiptoe to communicate, "Mengmeng, you're finally back to school. I've missed you so much these past two days."

"Mengmeng wants Tangtang too!" Mengmeng looked down at her feet, wanting to get out of the car, but couldn't find a suitable place to stand.

His gaze swept around before finally settling on Sweetie.

"Sweetie, now that you've gotten out of the car, don't block the way," Gu Shiyu said before Sweetie could speak.

Seeing Gu Shiyu standing up for Mengmeng, Tiantian pretended to be embarrassed and explained, "I didn't mean to. I was just too focused on Tangtang coming over and didn't notice that I was blocking you from getting off the bus."

"It's okay, Sweetie," Mengmeng quickly explained for her.

The person was no longer blocking her way, and Tangtang immediately stepped forward and grabbed Mengmeng's hand.

"I thought you weren't coming to school today either."

“Mom had something to do the other day, so she asked Teacher Yue Liang for leave.”

"whats the matter?"

Faced with Tangtang's curiosity, Mengmeng turned to look at Gu Shiyu beside her.

Her brother said that she couldn't tell anyone else about her ability to identify the authenticity of antiques.

Let's not tell Tangtang about the antique market.

"I just went shopping with my mom and Aunt Yuan'er," Mengmeng said, reaching out to link arms with Tangtang.

Tangtang stopped asking questions, put her arm around Mengmeng's, and walked into the classroom chatting and laughing.

Watching them leave, Tian Tian turned back to look at Gu Shiyu, who was seeing Mengmeng's retreating figure. She obediently greeted him, "Brother, I'm going in now."

Gu Shiyu didn't care at all about her condition. Seeing Mengmeng safely enter the school, Gu Shiyu bent down and returned to the car. "Uncle Zhang, let's drive."

"Okay!" Old Zhang replied and immediately started the car.

Watching the car drive away, Tian Tian did not go into the classroom.

She stood by the roadside and reached out to flag down a passing taxi.

"Little one, are you traveling by yourself?" The driver looked at the various parents gathered at the school gate, then at Mengmeng sitting alone in the back seat, and asked with concern, "Where are your family members?"

"Drive to Nanshan District," Tian Tian commanded maturely.

The driver looked up at Tian Tian in the rearview mirror and muttered to himself: She's clearly a child, but she talks like an adult.

How strange and intriguing. There's no need to let a business that's doing well remain unsold.

"Little friend, I can give you a ride, but do you have the money to pay for the fare?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Tian Tian pulled a banknote out of her schoolbag and threw it onto the passenger seat in front of her.

Upon seeing this, the driver's tone and attitude became even better.

"Little one, sit tight, I'll take you there right away."

Looking back at the house now, Ruolan was the only one there. However, when she went out this morning, she heard Gu Yinshen say that he was taking Ruolan to a banquet, so today there was no one else at home besides Aunt Ping and Aunt Xue.

For her, this was the best way to complete her collaboration with Ji Mengran.

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"Mengmeng, isn't Tiantian coming to school today?"

The first class was taught by Teacher Yue Liang. As soon as she entered the classroom, she noticed the empty seats.

"Sister Tiantian is here at school!" Mengmeng said, her gaze falling on the empty seat. "Sister Tiantian came to school with Mengmeng, but I don't know why she didn't go into the classroom."

"She's at school?" Teacher Yue looked towards the door. "It's alright, she probably went to the restroom."

The school was extremely safe, and accidents rarely happened. So Teacher Yue didn't think much of it.

She led the students in the classroom to begin reading aloud.

After the class, Tian Tian did not return to the classroom.

As soon as get out of class ended, Mengmeng came to the podium worriedly. "Teacher Yue Liang, Sister Tian Tian hasn't come back for the whole class. Could she have fainted in the bathroom?"

"I'll go take a look." Teacher Yue didn't bother to tidy up the books on the podium and hurriedly turned and walked towards the restroom.

Mengmeng was also very worried about Tiantian, so she followed Teacher Yue Liang to the bathroom.

As soon as get out of class ended, all the individual stalls in the restroom were occupied.

Teacher Moon knocked on each door, calling out, "Sweetie?"

After going around, I only opened two unoccupied single rooms; the rest received no response.

Did she really faint?

Teacher Yue didn't dare to think about the worst-case scenario. She clenched her fists and waited for the person in the private room to come out.

"Teacher Moon, Sister Sweetie isn't in the bathroom," Mengmeng said.

The people in the private rooms haven't come out yet; the screening hasn't been completed.

Hearing Mengmeng's confident words, Teacher Yue asked curiously, "Mengmeng, how did you know she wasn't here?"

“There’s no scent of Sister Sweetie here,” Mengmeng explained.

Although there was orange-scented air freshener in the bathroom, masking the other smells, it was very easy for Mengmeng, who lived with Tiantian every day, to smell Tiantian's scent in the air.

Teacher Yue was both skeptical and couldn't help but believe her. After some internal struggle, she asked Mengmeng, "Then can you find her?"

"Mengmeng can't find Sister Tiantian yet," Mengmeng said.

The school is a large space, and it's full of people. In such a large area, it's difficult for Mengmeng to find a sweet scent among the complex aromas.

Teacher Yue's expectant gaze fell at that moment, but she still smiled and comforted Mengmeng, "It's okay, it's okay, Teacher will check the surveillance footage in a bit and find Tiantian."

The school is full of surveillance cameras, especially since the Gu family donated a batch of surveillance equipment and a sum of money to the school for Mengmeng's sake.

After leaving the restroom and arriving at the security room, Teacher Yue Liang reviewed the surveillance footage and discovered that Tian Tian had never actually entered the school.

"Mengmeng, did you come to school with her today?"

"Yes, Brother Shiyu brought us here."

Did she say anything like she didn't want to go to class on the way?

"No."

The scene inside the car flashed through her mind quickly, and Mengmeng responded with a look of certainty.

"Are you sure? Don't rush to answer, think about it carefully again." Teacher Yue looked anxious.

She couldn't understand why Sweetie, who had already come to the school gate, would choose to leave instead of going inside.

"Teacher Moon, Sister Sweetie is fine today. She didn't feel unwell, and she didn't say she didn't want to go to school. Mengmeng doesn't understand why she left after arriving at the school gate." Mengmeng also looked puzzled.

Sweetie's actions were truly unusual; it would be difficult for ordinary people to guess her decision.

"It's alright, you can go back to the classroom first. I'll contact your parents in a bit to see if they know where Tian Tian is," Teacher Yue said to Meng Meng.

Mengmeng couldn't be of much help here, so she nodded and obediently left the security room.