Chapter 706: Ou Jun Returns to Beijing

Ou Lianlian said, "Otherwise, big brother, why don’t you rest for a while..."

"No need," Ou Jun refused without a second thought.

He glanced at Ou Lianlian’s attire and noticed she was still dressed to go out. He asked, "Haven’t you slept either?"

"Yes, Jiao Jiao hasn’t come back, and I couldn’t sleep," Ou Lianlian replied, nodding vigorously, her face filled with concern.

Yet, she thought to herself: Why wouldn’t she sleep? It’s only to curry favor with Ou Jun.

Ou Jun gave a slight nod, thinking that it was normal for family members to be unable to sleep at such a time.

"We will handle this. Lian’er, you should go and sleep first," Ou Jun suggested after a moment, "It’s better for a girl to avoid staying up late."

"Your concern is more than enough," Ou Jun’s expression visibly softened.

If only she could always be this obedient, it would certainly ease his mind.

Seeing this, Ou Lianlian’s eyes twinkled slightly as she shook her head vigorously, "No, no need, big brother, second brother, if you both are not sleeping, let me stay up and wait for Jiao Jiao with you."

Hearing this, Ou Jun looked at her and, without saying anything, tacitly agreed.

"Ah, I really don’t understand what Jiao Jiao is thinking. Everyone at home is so good to her, yet she thinks about running away..." Seeing that her attempt to win favor was successful, Ou Lianlian continued, "I hope second brother can find Jiao Jiao quickly outside..."

"Otherwise, when mom comes back tomorrow and finds out about Jiao Jiao, her heart condition might act up again," Ou Lianlian said with a worried look.

Upon hearing this, Ou Jun’s brows furrowed slightly.

Seeing his reaction, Ou Lianlian thought to herself with glee: Get angry! Blame "Ou Jiao"!

Even if "Ou Jiao" has the Ou family bloodline, what of it? Isn’t she still a foolish and troublesome person?

"You go downstairs first; I want to be alone for a while," Ou Jun suddenly said sternly to Ou Lianlian.

"Big brother, I know you’re worried about Jiao Jiao, let me stay with you..." Ou Lianlian tried to further ingratiate herself.

Before she could finish, Ou Jun’s cold gaze shot towards her.

Instantly, Ou Lianlian fell silent, confused as to what she had done wrong.

"Big brother..." Ou Lianlian started pitifully.

Ou Jun pressed his temples hard and said, "Get out."

Not one superfluous word was spoken.

Ou Lianlian bit her lip, unable to comprehend why Ou Jun had suddenly changed.

But seeing Ou Jun’s expression, she knew that staying any longer would do her no good and thus said, "Then... big brother, I’ll leave first."

"I, I’ll also help search for her." Finally, Ou Lianlian spoke.

Only after saying this did she reluctantly leave the study.

Once she had left, Ou Jun looked up at the closed door of the study and sighed, thinking: Lian’er has been raised in our house for nearly 20 years, and the family has treated her extremely well.

However, the older she grew, the more scheming Lian’er became.

Ou Jun shook his head.

He really didn’t know whether adopting her had been a mistake.

Soon, he pushed the matter of Ou Lianlian aside.

Now, the most important task was to find "Ou Jiao."

Ou Jun gathered his spirits and began to make calls.

Half an hour later, a bleary-eyed Ou Cong returned, accompanied by Song Zhicheng.

Both men looked utterly spent after a night of searching.

"Big brother, I couldn’t find Jiao Jiao..." Ou Cong barely held back his tears as he spoke.