Sun Wei’s "nude run bet" left Xi Rubao feeling deeply humiliated: "Who would go nude running with guys like you, Sun Wei, you’re shaless!"
On the contrary, Zuzi seed unfazed, casually saying, "It doesn’t matter, only the loser has to go nude running, right?"
Nude run...
Xi Rubao twitched at the corner of her mouth but finally understood Zuzi’s point, and sighed in relief, "Alright, let’s bet then, Sun Wei, I have it recorded as proof, you won’t be able to back out!"
"Haha, I’m afraid you’ll be the one backing out when the ti cos!"
After Sun Wei left, under Xi Rubao’s persistent questioning, Fan Xiaochuan finally revealed what had happened to him over the past couple of days.
He shyly glanced at Xi Rubao, then respectfully at Zuzi: "My mom... she’s been missing for three days now..."
It’s been three days since the Xi sisters first stumbled upon him being bullied by classmates.
He distinctly rembers Zuzi casually ntioning that sothing major would happen to his family.
Sure enough, when he got ho, he saw officers investigating around the neighborhood and interrogating him for over an hour.
That’s when he found out his mom had been missing for 48 hours, her whereabouts unknown.
His family was a stepfamily, his stepdad Fan Gang was a dical College professor, and he had a stepbrother Fan Yong, a year older than him, both of whom were quite arrogant.
His birth mother was just a school cafeteria worker with little education, and at ho, she often humbled herself to maintain the hard-won stepfamily.
Since his parents married, Fan Yong had never liked him, and he disliked the atmosphere at ho, so he’d stayed in a dorm throughout high school and worked during this sumr to save tuition, staying in the most rundown free dorms, rarely returning ho.
Who would’ve thought his mom would go missing?
Initially, he was extrely anxious, trying every thod to help the officers recall the places his mom loved visiting.
But, as he talked, he realized sothing was wrong.
The officers kept subtly asking if he’d ever thought of ending his mom’s life if he harbored deep hatred towards her, if he’d ever thought of killing her?!
Are they suspecting him of harming his mom?
Not to ntion that she was just missing, even in case of foul play, how could it have been him?
Yet, they threw his mom Li Xiuli’s call records in front of him.
The last call she made during late night was to him.
After the call, she went out and never returned.
So, according to them, he lured his mom out.
He had no way to defend himself!
He never realized so profoundly how incredibly hard it is to prove soone’s innocence.
While recounting the incident to Zuzi and Xi Rubao, he couldn’t help but have tears in his eyes.
Not only because he was falsely accused of being a murderer but also because his mom was missing, and his heart was wrenched with worry!
Xi Rubao sighed deeply: "Alas, I didn’t expect you to encounter such a thing after a few days of not seeing each other. I can’t do much to help you... Wait, my sister can help predict things for you! Quickly, ask my sister for help! You, you promise to strive to do more good deeds, and my sister will consider helping you. Didn’t she just bet on your behalf?"
Xi Rubao knew that although Zuzi was very spiritual, she didn’t often predict for others unless certain conditions were t...
Therefore, she bluntly handed the right answer to Fan Xiaochuan, pleading on his behalf.
Fan Xiaochuan’s reddened eyes turned reverently and sincerely to Zuzi: "Sister..."
"It’s not sister, it’s Ancestor."
"Ahem, Anc-, Ancestor Sister, I just want to know about my mom..."
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