Ming Han and Ming Wei were playing outside the courtyard under the old banyan tree with Xiao Loh En. Min Rui was originally in the room reading, but upon hearing Cai Xiufen’s voice, he couldn’t help but co to the living room and said, "Just make a phone call."
"Is it appropriate to call at this ti?"
Picking up the receiver, Cai Xiufen put it down again: "It’s not off work ti yet."
"The phone book has Grandpa Song’s office landline number."
Min Rui said as he took out a small hard-covered notebook with recorded phone numbers from the drawer under the coffee table. He found Director Song’s office landline number and picked up the receiver to dial a series of numbers.
After about two or three minutes, Director Song’s voice ca through the receiver, "Hello! Who would you like to speak to?"
Min Rui first reported his na, then without any hesitation, asked about Kang Li, and heard Director Song say that Kang Li didn’t stay long at the station and went back to the compound yesterday. Imdiately, Min Rui was stunned.
"Ruirui! Ruirui, what’s wrong with you?"
Seeing Min Rui frozen and speechless, Cai Xiufen beca anxious, quickly took the receiver from Min Rui’s hand and asked Director Song, "Her Godfather, what did you say to Ruirui? The child seems very not right at the mont!"
"Old sister-in-law, Ruirui asked whether his mother left the station, I told him..." Director Song was speaking when suddenly he stopped, his expression changed, and he was silent for a mont.
Cai Xiufen felt strange, "Her Godfather, why did you stop talking? Did Li Bao leave or not? She didn’t co back last night and didn’t call ho..."
"Old sister-in-law, I have a bit of business to attend to, I’ll hang up now!" Director Song hung up the phone, imdiately got up, thinking of going to the laboratory to ask Luo Yanqing, but before he walked out of the office, he stopped.
Going in such a rush, what if it’s just a mistake, wouldn’t it affect that young man’s work?
After walking back and forth in the office for two rounds, Director Song picked up the receiver, dialing his ho landline number.
Receiving Director Song’s call, Mrs. Qi finished the call with a solemn expression, and didn’t delay a mont leaving her ho.
"Old sister-in-law!"
"Little sister is here, quickly have a seat."
Seeing Mrs. Qi walk into the living room, Cai Xiufen quickly invited her to sit down, then said, "You look at Ruirui, I don’t know what his Grandpa Song said to him on the phone, and he’s beco like this."
Min Rui sat dazed on the sofa, pressing his lips together, tears welling up in his eyes, yet not saying a word. If you look closely, it’s not hard to see panic and unease in his eyes.
"Where is Li Bao?"
This is what Director Song asked Mrs. Qi to co and inquire about.
"She went to the station at noon yesterday to see Yanqing, she hasn’t co back yet. It’s already late afternoon, I’m worried sothing happened to her on the way.
I thought I’d call the station to ask Yanqing, but feared disrupting Yanqing’s work, so Ruirui helped call his Godgrandfather’s office..."
Cai Xiufen babbled on, while Mrs. Qi’s heart sank further with each word she heard. She asked, "Older sister-in-law, are you sure Li Bao didn’t return yesterday?"
Almost instantly, Cai Xiufen sensed sothing was wrong with her question, "Her Godmother, what do you an by that? Could it be that Li Bao already..." Before finishing her sentence, Cai Xiufen felt dizzy and fainted on the sofa.
"Old sister-in-law! Wake up!"
Mrs. Qi looked anxious, hurriedly pinching Cai Xiufen’s philtrum.
Min Rui also ca to his senses, the young boy saw Cai Xiufen fainting, and opened his mouth shouting for Grandma.
In a daze, Cai Xiufen opened her eyes, disregarding her current physical condition, sat up quickly and grabbed Mrs. Qi’s hand, urgently asking:
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