Shi Mei’s heart was almost in her throat!
How long had they been searching for her?
If it turned out that they had been searching for most of the day and hadn’t found her, and then suddenly she just pops up out of nowhere, wouldn’t that be too suspicious?
Amidst her panic, Shi Mei suddenly caught sight of the cloakroom ...
As soon as Shi Lingyan returned, he saw Elder Shi furiously shouting, "How in the world can a person just disappear like that?"
His voice boomed with fury, full of strength!
Shi Lingyan furrowed his brow, sensing that this must have something to do with Shi Mei.
But checking the time, it was already past nine in the evening. How could Shi Mei possibly disappear at this hour?
Even if the Shi Family had taken her out, she should have been back by now.
Aunt Chen also looked anxious, with a face about to cry, saying, "I also ..."
Shi Lingyan walked over and called out, "Grandfather."
Elder Shi turned around with his cane, his anger flaring up again upon seeing Shi Lingyan.
With a heavy thud of his cane, Elder Shi barked, "So you know to come back, hiding here and there but sooner or later you’d have to face it!"
Shi Lingyan was silent.
He went straight into the room and asked Aunt Chen, "When was the last time you saw her?"
"After dinner!" Aunt Chen hastily answered, "She said she was sleepy and wanted to go to bed, so I went on with my own business."
"How could she? She’s such a big girl, if she went out, we’d definitely know!" Aunt Chen was so anxious she stomped her foot, "I’m just afraid she’s being thoughtless, might have climbed out the window, then gets lost, that would be terrible. There are so many bad people outside, it’s so dark, and she’s so pretty and her mind is not so sharp..."
As she spoke, Aunt Chen’s tears began to fall, "What do we do now!"
Shi Lingyan hated it when women cried. His brows silently furrowing, he pushed open the door and went inside.
Indeed, everything around was silent.
Usually, when he returned, that little fool would rush up to him immediately, sweetly calling him husband.
Shi Lingyan looked around, and Aunt Chen, seeing this, said, "I’ve searched everywhere, not in the toilet, not in the bathroom, not under the bed, I even looked behind the curtains, just in case she was playing hide-and-seek with me..."
"What about the wardrobe?"
Aunt Chen paused, "The wardrobe? There’s so little space left in it..."
Without waiting for Aunt Chen to finish, Shi Lingyan took strides towards the dressing room.
The wardrobe had sliding doors and, familiar with the motions, Shi Lingyan pulled them open and immediately heard a faint breathing sound from inside.
A pink figure stood out conspicuously among the black, grey, brown, and blue clothes.
In the instant Shi Lingyan saw her, his heart seemed to be put back in place, and without even realizing it, he let out a quiet sigh of relief.
Thankfully, she wasn’t lost.
Seeing Shi Mei, Aunt Chen’s tears stopped suddenly.
Listening to the faint, light snoring, Aunt Chen approached with a mix of annoyance and amusement, calling her, "Young mistress!"
"Hmmuh ..." Shi Mei grumbled, frowning and waving her hand, comfortably turning over.
Elder Shi also eased his mind, thudding his cane, "Sleeping in the wardrobe, what kind of behavior is that!"
The old man’s voice was full of authority, tinged with displeasure.
But his voice was much softer than before, for fear of waking her.
Elder Shi nudged his grandson, "Pick her up and put her to bed."
Shi Lingyan’s eyelid twitched, "Me?"
"It’s obviously you, do you expect me to do it?" Elder Shi glared, "With my old bones, you’re probably wishing for my early demise, aren’t you?"
Shi Mei: Come on, pick me up 😁
Wan Lili: The recommendation ticket ranking finally made it into the top 100 and then dropped again... crying a river...
Please, tickets, tickets! If we can get into the top 50 next week, there’ll be an extra release!