In truth, when Mr. Qin called, he hadn’t told Mrs. Qin what the matter was.
He just told her to come home.
He did it that way so Mrs. Qin wouldn’t worry too much.
And indeed, Mrs. Qin hadn’t worried much about things at home on her way back.
At worst, she figured the two children were being a handful.
And then there were the two elders—with both the old and the young to think about, she really couldn’t stay away for too long.
But she never expected to walk through the door and see her parents-in-law with red, swollen eyes.
"What on earth is going on? You didn’t explain anything on the phone."
Mr. Qin’s and Granny Qin’s eyes grew even redder.
Just then, Qin Yue came running down the stairs and threw himself into Mrs. Qin’s arms.
He cried out, "Grandma, my sister is missing! She’s gone—"
Mrs. Qin froze completely.
"What did you say? Your sister is missing?" She couldn’t help but look toward her parents-in-law.
Mr. Qin sighed.
"It’s true. Qiaoqiao is gone!"
"The other day, Lan Qingman took the siblings out to eat, and that’s when Qiaoqiao disappeared. We only found out when Qin Yue ran back home, but by then, half a day had already passed. We missed the golden window for finding a missing child—"
Mrs. Qin nearly collapsed. The news of her granddaughter’s disappearance was absolutely devastating.
After all, the girl was so young—she was only five years old!
She’d considered that Lan Qingman might be causing trouble, or that the elders at home had fallen ill.
But she had never, ever imagined it would be her granddaughter who was missing.
Her eyes quickly reddened as she seethed, "Lan Qingman... How could a mother just let her child disappear? Is she a corpse?"


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