At seven o’clock, everyone gathered again at the entrance of the candied hawthorn shop.
By this ti, it had been more than two hours since Xingxing disappeared.
The sky had already darkened.
The market had turned into a night market.
Although there were still quite a few people around,
it no longer carried the bustling vibrance of dayti.
Everyone’s worries had reached the peak.
The filming crew, including the staff, totaled over a hundred people.
Almost all of them had joined the search.
Tang Rufeng suggested calling the police.
But they were in the mountains, where the response rate was alarmingly slow.
After discussing, it was decided to visit every place, every shop, house by house, once again.
And even expand the search radius.
Director Xie even sent people to question each household in nearby villages.
Everyone was extrely anxious.
Just as Xia Yangyang was about to go for the second round of searching,
she turned back and noticed Xia Ye sitting on the steps at the entrance.
He Bi was standing nearby, so distressed she was in tears.
But Xia Ye wasn’t crying.
He simply gazed at the lights of the market outside with a look of hesitation and confusion in his eyes.
Xia Yangyang had never seen this expression on Xia Ye’s face before.
Unable to hold back, Xia Yangyang walked over and patted Xia Ye’s shoulder. "Hey, what’s wrong?"
Xia Ye looked at Xia Yangyang with a blank expression. "Mom, was it my fault? Did I cause Xingxing to run away?"
All the adults had seen the scene on the program earlier.
From any adult’s perspective, Xia Ye hadn’t done anything wrong.
He was simply far too mature for his age.
Xia Yangyang patted Xia Ye’s shoulder again. "Don’t bla yourself. It’s not your fault. Xia Ye, trust . I will find Xingxing and bring him back safely."
Xia Ye responded, "I’ll help you look for him."
In the end, Xia Yangyang agreed.
Xia Yangyang took Xia Ye and Gu Qichen with her, rushing up and down the streets.
Although Xia Ye’s hypersomnia had improved significantly,
his sleep requirents were still much greater than those of an average person.
Typically, by nine o’clock, Xia Ye could no longer resist falling into slumber.
But tonight, past nine, Xia Ye showed no sign of tiring.
Xia Yangyang understood—he was clearly worried about Xingxing too.
After hours of searching, they still hadn’t found Xingxing’s whereabouts.
"Xingxing, where are you?"
Xia Yangyang and Gu Qichen had been going from store to store, asking for information,
until they suddenly noticed Xia Ye standing in the middle of the street, shouting loudly.
Typically, Xia Ye was a reserved kind of person.
Just like Gu Qichen, he carried an innate sense of gentlemanly grace and composure.
In public, he rarely raised his voice, let alone shouted hysterically.
But now, Xia Ye stood among the crowd, calling out Xingxing’s na in loud cries.
Each shout seed to carry the surging emotions of a raging sea.
Xia Yangyang was deeply surprised.
It was the first ti she’d seen Xia Ye so afraid, so anxious.
Though he didn’t cry, Xia Yangyang could see his eyes were rimd with redness.
Xia Yangyang felt even more sorrowful.
Her own worry seed to peak as Xia Ye continued to shout desperately.
For the first ti, Xia Yangyang began to panic, imagining the worst possibilities that might have befallen Xingxing.
How could they still not find him after all these people searching?
If Xingxing really ran into danger, or fell into the hands of a bad person, what would they do?
Xia Yangyang joined Xia Ye on the street and began calling out Xingxing’s na loudly.
But amidst the vague chaos,
Xia Yangyang felt as if she heard Xingxing’s voice faintly.
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