That night, a terrified Li Cuicui took her sons and begged the villagers for help. They searched all night but couldn't find him.
Many thought he had gone somewhere to drink and had fallen into a deep pit in the mountains, only to be buried by the snow. This forced everyone to brave the freezing winter night, shoveling snow everywhere. They exhausted themselves all night, yet found nothing.
Meanwhile, Gu Dashi, who had secretly run off to the city, actually managed to find Gu Yuanlei, the son he had always doted on.
Seeing the old man arrive, Gu Yuanlei felt only shock, not joy. "What are you doing here? I'm no longer a member of the Gu family."
Looking at this son filled with resentment, Gu Dashi forced an ingratiating smile. "That was the decision of those old fogeys. Your father never wanted to abandon you from start to finish."
