Two days later, the boat reached the shore. Meng Siyu, followed by Zhao Xiangqian, both dressed in black suits, stood behind a man. Although Meng Siyu did not know what kind of evidence the witness had, he instinctively trusted Gu Chun, believing he was onto something big. Meng Siyu's mission was to escort the witness to a safe location. They disembarked the ship and immediately boarded the car arranged by Gu Chun, which had been thoroughly checked many times by his people. As the car drove on, it reached a stretch of dense forest when an accident occurred. Meng Siyu protected the witness. Sensing danger, he rushed out of the car with the witness into the thick forest. After some distance, Meng Siyu realized that apart from their own people and those trying to snatch the witness, there was another group. However, upon seeing the black-clad figure of Lian Tong, Meng Siyu's gaze darkened. He hadn't expected Lian Tong to also be there, seemingly unnoticed by others. If it wasn't for Meng Siyu's cautious nature, he might have failed to notice Lian Tong lurking behind them in the shadows. As one side tried to snatch the witness and the other protected, chaos quickly ensued. With unblinking eyes, Lian Tong peered through the binoculars. She led a team of about ten with one goal in mind—to find Gu Chun. She had received a tip-off that someone was targeting Gu Chun, so she had ambushed them here ahead of time. Now, as night was falling and the dimming light made it difficult to see clearly, Lian Tong, dressed in black, moved stealthily in search of Gu Chun. "Gu Chun, where on earth are you?" Lian Tong's gorgeous face was devoid of emotion. She had been tracking Gu Chun's whereabouts for the past two days. Discover more novels at Novᴇl_Fire(.)net As Lian Tong searched, when she spotted a familiar shadow, she hurried towards it, calling out, "Gu Chun." Her sharp yet soft cry caused the fleeing shadow to pause before speeding off even faster. "It's you, isn't it?" Lian Tong's pupils dilated. She sped up her chase and unwittingly entered deeper into the forest. Amidst the pitch-black woods, all that mattered to Lian Tong was chasing that fleeting shadow. "Gu Chun, why won't you meet me?" Lian Tong questioned as she pursued. But the shadow was too fast, and with the night descending completely, finding someone dressed in black in the forest was exceedingly difficult. Before long, Lian Tong lost the direction of the chase and had no idea where the shadow had gone. She looked around the unfamiliar woods, staggered a few steps, and tears began to form as she said, "I've been searching for you for so many years. Why are you avoiding me? Why won't you meet me?" "Gu Chun, you were the one who said we'd never part in this lifetime. So who is it that's breaking their word now?" Lian Tong's emotions began to spiral out of control. The feeling of sensing Gu Chun nearby but not knowing his location was driving her mad. Lian Tong scanned her surroundings, trying to provoke a response with her words, but the forest was silent, not a single person in sight. "Gu Chun, can you truly be so merciless?" Tired from speaking, Lian Tong felt drained of strength. She leaned against a large tree and murmured, lowering her head. The moonlight was as clear as day, making the petite figure of Lian Tong leaning against the tree seem even more fragile. From childhood, she had always been demanding and never shed tears, but now tears were welling up in Lian Tong's eyes. Her beautiful face bore a look of bewilderment that he had never seen before. Lian Tong, the Lian family's young miss and treasured pearl, had always been confident and proud. In the shadows, Gu Chun's heart clenched tight. The habit he had long resisted flared up again, and he held back fiercely, daring not to make a move, afraid she might detect him. He didn't want to appear before her in such a wretched state. Tongtong, why are you still waiting for me? Gu Chun closed his eyes tightly, his mind filled with the bits and pieces of their lives together, from childhood until now. Suddenly, Lian Tong screamed. Gu Chun quickly opened his eyes and saw that Lian Tong had been bitten by a snake. She managed to fling the snake away rapidly. It seemed that the snake was not very poisonous. "I've been bitten by a snake." Lian Tong cried out, holding her bitten arm. Just now, she could have avoided it, but thinking of Gu Chun hiding in the dark, Lian Tong let the snake bite her and then pretended to be panicking. While shouting for help, Lian Tong tried everything to lure Gu Chun out. Seeing her bitten arm, Gu Chun did not hesitate. He picked up a piece of broken stone from the ground and threw it to Lian Tong's left. The next moment, Gu Chun's hand was behind her, preparing to knock her unconscious. "I knew you wouldn't ignore me." Lian Tong quickly turned and indeed saw Gu Chun. Even though he looked slightly different from her memory, his eyebrows and facial features were undoubtedly Gu Chun's. Without any hesitation, Gu Chun knocked her out with a palm strike, grabbed her hand and began to suck the blood from the bite. He sucked out mouthful after mouthful of blood until it was all fresh red, and then carefully cradled her in his arms. She carried a light fragrance of magnolia, just like before, but with makeup on, she looked even more beautiful than she had back then. "Tongtong." Gu Chun held her tightly, only daring to embrace her so recklessly while she was unconscious. Gu Chun buried his head in the crook of her neck, inhaling her scent, as scenes from the past flashed through his mind. How happy they were back then. A shadow of gloom appeared in Gu Chun's eyes, then dissipated as if it had never been there. Gu Chun called out her name over and over again. Originally, he could only do so in his heart, but now that he saw her, Gu Chun naturally felt like he couldn't call her name enough. Gu Chun watched Lian Tong foolishly, his fingertips lingering on her face. His dark eyes looked at her reluctantly, not ready to let go. After an unknown duration, Gu Chun finally picked her up and began to walk down the mountain. "Lian Tong is in your care. Don't tell him that it was I who brought her here." Gu Chun carefully placed her in Meng Siyu's car. Apart from Meng Siyu, he did not trust anyone else. "You don't need to worry about those people. Just deliver her to the designated place, and she will be safe." Gu Chun's men had already blocked the others. Plus, because he had used a tactic to misdirect them, there weren't many people coming here. "You both love each other, why go through all this?" Meng Siyu glanced at him. Just one look was enough to confirm that Gu Chun still deeply loved Lian Tong. He warned, "Those people are not so easy to deal with. Be careful." He had some guesses in his heart; hence, he decided to help Gu Chun. However, although Gu Chun was ostensibly the owner of a shipping company, confronting those desperate fugitives was still very dangerous.