Chapter 370 – Your family’s plum blossom is lost again (46)
Zhou Zhuo stretched out his hand and handed over the light blue umbrella.
Yan Luo’s lips twitched slightly. She understood that, due to the power of that pseudo-system, this world had automatically corrected her disappearance as simply going out to buy something and not returning.
It sounded a bit far-fetched, but given that strange force, no one else seemed to find it odd.
Looking at the umbrella being handed to her, Yan Luo lowered her head and didn’t take it.
Zhou Zhuo paused slightly, raising an eyebrow. “What’s wrong?”
“Um…” The girl’s gaze wavered for a moment before she looked up at him. “The way back…”
Yan Luo : How do I tell him that I have a poor sense of direction and can’t find my way home?
Zhou Zhuo hesitated for only a moment before realizing what was going on. He recalled hearing rumors that the eldest daughter of the Yan family had a terrible sense of direction.
And this place was indeed somewhat remote…
Could she have gotten lost?
Zhou Zhuo raised an eyebrow, curling his lips into a smile. After a brief moment of hesitation, he said, “If it’s not too much trouble, I can walk you home.”
—No, no, no! If he sends me home and runs into our blackening male god in our family, what then?
Yan Luo thought this instinctively, then blinked as her eyes lit up. She sized up Zhou Zhuo.
Oh, wasn’t she just thinking about giving Mu Ci a little… stimulation?
And now, the opportunity had presented itself.
In the end, she nodded in agreement.
The school wasn’t far from here. Though Yan Luo and Mu Ci were usually driven to and from school, the actual walking distance was only about twenty minutes.
The rain continued to fall, pattering down. Mu Ci stood there without an umbrella, his features cold and sharp, an air of hostility lingering around him.
His hands clenched and unclenched, his eyes dark with a violent edge.
He had arrived at school early in the morning, but Yan Luo was nowhere to be seen. He heard she had been sent out to buy something, and at first, he hadn’t doubted it in the slightest.
It wasn’t until after the first class that he suddenly realized something was off.
When he asked the teacher, their response was vague and evasive.
He went to Lin Yixuan to check the nearby surveillance footage.
But strangely, there was no sign of his little girl anywhere. And only then did he notice, the transfer student was also missing.
Thinking back to the report Lin Yixuan had given him, he realized that their reactions now mirrored those of the people who had been around Wang Shi.
Wang Shi had changed drastically in such a short time, yet no one around her had found it strange.
He should have known better. He shouldn’t have let them play around with Wang Shi yesterday. He should have removed this hidden threat completely.
Now, Luoluo alone left with that woman. Who knew what might happen…
But the more anxious he became, the more helpless he felt.
For the first time, Mu Ci experienced this kind of feeling.
Frustration built up inside him, yet all he could do was wander aimlessly. The unease in his heart grew stronger by the second.
Eventually, he came to a stop, his lips pressed tightly together. His wet hair clung to his forehead, partially obscuring his eyes.
His fingers clenched even tighter. Hours had passed, and still, there was no news. The rolling thunder in the sky only made his heart clench tighter.
—Luoluo, stop messing around. I still have things to tell you properly.
—It’s thundering so loud now. Without Xiao Gege by your side, aren’t you scared…?
But the more he thought about it, the more lost he felt.
Finally, he lashed out, kicking a rock nearby with force, cursing under his breath.
Yet, the frustration inside him remained completely unresolved.