Chapter 444: Chapter 444 Wang Xiaofang Missing
Finally, having finished sharing amusing anecdotes about their time in the Capital City, the sky had completely darkened, and the welcoming banquet for the two families had come to an end.
When they got home, it was already quite late.
In Uncle Xiaâs shop, the employee who had been holding the fort saw them and hurriedly said, âWhen you all went out to eat this afternoon, there were continuous calls from the Provincial City, looking for Xia Chuyi.â
âThey said his daughter came to Ling County to look for you, asking if youâve seen her,â the employee said.
âProvincial City? Looking for me?â Xia Chuyi raised his eyebrows and asked, âDid they mention what their names areâŠâ
Before Xia Chuyi could finish his question, the phone rang again.
The employee glanced at the caller ID and said, âI guess itâs them again.â
The employee answered the phone and only managed to say âHelloâ when he quickly handed the phone over, saying, âItâs them.â
With confusion, Xia Chuyi took the phone and said to the person on the other end, âHello, Iâm Xia Chuyi, may I ask who this isâŠâ
âIs this Xia Chuyi, the student? I am Xiao Fang, Wang Xiaofangâs mother!â The person on the other side hurriedly said, âXia, my Xiao Fang said she came to Ling County to find you⊠Is she with you now?â
Upon hearing this, Xia Chuyi was taken aback and, with astonishment, asked Wangâs mother on the phone, âSister Fang? She came to Ling County to find me?â
âI havenât seen her!â Xia Chuyi said.
Then it was the turn of the person on the other end to pause: âReally, you didnât see her?â
Wangâs motherâs tone became increasingly anxious, âThe child said she was coming to find you!â
âXia, is your home easy to find? Could she have gone to the wrong place by mistake?â
âCould she have gotten lost? Got off at the wrong station?â
Growing more and more frantic, Wangâs mother hurriedly piled on the questions.
âAuntie, donât worry!â Xia Chuyi first reassured Wangâs mother.
Yet inside, he thought: Wang Xiaofang was most likely looking for âYouwei,â and in Ling County, âYouweiâ should be easy to find as long as you ask around.
After thinking a bit, Xia Chuyi asked Wangâs mother, âAuntie, think carefully, about the time Sister Fang left the note. Are you sure she would have arrived in Ling County by now?â
Wangâs mother said, âIf she left the note on that date, then she should have arrived there today.â
Today?
That meant the day after they parted, Wang Xiaofang had bought a ticket and left.
Based on this timing, she really should have arrived.
Thinking further, Xia Chuyi said, âAuntie, donât panic yet, itâs possible she didnât buy a bus ticket but a train ticket.â
âAnd whether itâs a bus ticket or a train ticket, if she bought them at the last minute, she might not have gotten one for the current shift; it could be the next shift or the one after that.â
âThat means she might arrive tonight, or maybe even tomorrow.â
âIn any case, donât worry, I will head to both the bus and train stations soon to check things out.â
Having heard his analysis, Wangâs mother on the phone calmed down somewhat.
Seeing that things seemed steadier on the other end, Xia Chuyi said, âHowever, I hope that before I go looking for Sister Fang,â
âcould you tell me what exactly happened and why would Sister Fang come looking for me?â
Most importantly, why was Wangâs mother so anxious.
He needed to know the situation.
With this question from Xia Chuyi, Wangâs motherâs tone immediately became somewhat regretful and she said, âItâs all my fault, I saw that the child from the Song Family was decent and insisted on arranging an introduction for her!â