Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Although it looked rather odd, all of them went up to the apartment together.
Shen Zihao hung his head as he walked behind Dad Xia and Mom Xia.
He thought that, when he finally saw Nuannuan, he would ask her why she was treating him .
He wanted to hear her thoughts.
They arrived at the apartment.
As Shen Zihao looked at the familiar corridor of the place he had stayed in for a few days, he felt lost.
At the time, when he lived there with Xia Nuannuan, he had felt that the place was too small, that he didn’t even have enough space to turn around.
But now, thinking back, he felt exceptionally sorrowful.
If he had known that things would come to such an end, he would have never complained about the inconvenience or the size of the apartment.
It was now that he finally understood that only this tiny apartment could give him a sense of home.
His heart writhed with pain at once.
He wanted Xia Nuannuan back. He wanted them to go back to the life they had before.
He wished to tell her that he didn’t care what others thought. As long as she was willing to be with him, he would share his life with her.
As he stood there in a daze, thinking this, Dad Xia suddenly remarked, “Strange, why is the apartment locked from the inside?”
Mom Xia was stunned to hear this. “What’s going on? Did you use the wrong key?”
“No, it’s this key. I’ve been using it for a few days with no problem.” He turned the key again, but it did nothing to open the door.
He frowned and stared at Mom Xia asking, “What do we do now?”
“Isn’t Nuannuan in there? Yell for her to open up.”
Dad Xia nodded and started to knock on the door.
They banged on the door and hit the doorbell many times.
But no one came to the door.
Mom Xia started to feel uneasy and that feeling grew. Suddenly, she pushed Dad Xia aside and pounded on the door with force, shouting, “Nuannuan, Nuannuan, open the door! Nunannuan!”
“Nuannuan, are you doing something foolish? Nuannuan? Don’t do anything silly! Nuannuan!”
Her mournful voice echoed through the corridor.
Shen Zihao and Liu Haiyang suddenly reacted to the possibility that something might have happened.
They immediately panicked.
Mom Xia started to cry. Her heartbreaking wails shook the others heavily, making it hard for one to breathe.
Dad Xia widened his eyes in disbelief and stared at the door.
Then, as though he had realized something, he pushed his wife out of the way. “Stand aside!”
He raised his foot and kicked the door solidly.
The large metal door did not move a bit.
Dad Xia and Mom Xia both had tears rolling down their faces by now!
A dreaded thought suddenly began to grow within Shen Zihao.
As though suddenly understanding something, he dashed forward and used all the strength he could muster. He raised his foot and gave the door another solid kick.
The door opened and they rushed in.
There was no sign of Xia Nuannuan in the tiny living room. Shen Zihao charged into the bedroom without a second thought.
He opened the room door and saw that the bed had been made tidily. There was the sound of running water in the restroom.
He heaved a sigh of relief.
So she was showering, it wasn’t like what they had thought. She could have not heard the door if she was showering.
But even as he thought this, he saw that Mom Xia had her doubts and lingering fears. She frowned as she said, “Why would she be showering at this hour? Besides, she just had a miscarriage three days ago. She can’t take a shower yet.”
At those words, Shen Zihao, who had initially sighed with relief, was now nervous again.
A look of realization crossed his face, as he pushed open the restroom door.