By this ti, the sky had already darkened, and the escort heads, following the instructions of the store manager, had tied the people up and taken them to the governnt office. Without a doubt, those people were seized and locked up in the large prison of the governnt office.
The traffickers confined in the prison revealed a sinister smile, "Big brother, you are indeed clever."
The leader of the traffickers snorted coldly, "Hmm, if our lives are miserable, we won’t let theirs be any better." Then, looking at his own leg, he added, "Ow, it really fucking hurts."
Regardless, the traffickers had t their end this ti, and it seed they wouldn’t be leaving that cell anyti soon.
At this mont, Yang Ming still didn’t know he had been tricked. He, along with the escort heads, was rushing toward Beijing at full speed.
Forehall of the Chu Mansion in Lin County
The table inside the room was laid with plenty of food, all prepared by Chu Lian’s servants for Wang Xiangxiang. However, Xiangxiang had eaten very little over the past few days, and she had visibly lost weight because she was too worried and couldn’t eat at all.
Chu Lian saw this and felt a pang of heartache. If Xiaoxiao wasn’t found, he doubted she would have the heart to listen to his confession. He served Xiangxiang so food, reassuring her, "Regardless, you need to eat. Otherwise, before your sister returns, you might collapse first, and when your sister cos back, she might bla for not taking good care of you."
"Mm." Xiangxiang agreed but clearly wasn’t listening, her chopsticks fidgeting with the food but not bringing it to her mouth.
Chu Lian shook his head; he too had no appetite but was forcing himself to eat.
Shortly after, a house servant reported that Yuelai Restaurant had sent a letter demanding his personal attention to open it.
Chu Lian thought there might be so internal issue at the restaurant and hurriedly opened the letter. Seeing its contents, Chu Lian exclaid excitedly, "Xiangxiang, your sister has been found."
"Really?" Hearing this, Xiangxiang also stood up excitedly.
Chu Lian passed the letter to Xiangxiang. "Quick, look. She said she’s in the Yixiang Courtyard and asked us to et her there tonight."
Xiangxiang hastily took the letter and read it carefully, then excitedly said, "Yes, it’s her handwriting, it’s her handwriting."
The two of them, in their excitent, embraced each other. Tears filled Xiangxiang’s eyes, relieved to finally have news of Xiaoxiao.
Once the two had cald down, they realized they were embracing and quickly let go, both embarrassed by their actions. To ease the awkward atmosphere, Chu Lian quickly said, "You wait here at ho. I’ll go to Yixiang Courtyard right now and bring her back."
As Chu Lian was about to leave, he could not afford any delay, but Xiangxiang stopped him, looking at him earnestly, "I’m coming too."
"It’s not suitable for a young lady to go to that kind of place. Just wait obediently at ho for my return," Chu Lian coaxed her as if talking to a child.
"..." Xiangxiang felt embarrassed by his words, as she often frequented such places and even took Xiaoxiao there. If Chu Lian knew, he might think she wasn’t a proper lady.
But she still wanted to go. She couldn’t wait. She wanted to see for herself how Xiaoxiao was and how she had been these past few days. Holding onto Chu Lian’s arm without letting go, she shyly said, "What if I wear n’s clothes? Would that be okay?"
Seeing the earnest plea in Xiangxiang’s delicate deanor, Chu Lian’s heart fluttered. He thought, let her co then. He would feel more at ease with her by his side. Consequently, he called a servant, "Prepare a set of n’s clothes for her."
Upon hearing this, Xiangxiang imdiately blossod with joy.
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