Late at night.
Chi Wanqing dragged her tired body to the door of the house and squeezed out a shy smile. "Qianqian, I'm back!"
The lights in the house were not turned on, so it was dark.
Bada!
The door was opened from the inside, and then Qianqian poked her little black head out. When she saw Chi Wanqing, she was pleasantly surprised and staggered out.
"Sister Wanqing, you're finally back."
The little girl hugged her tightly. Her voice was a little hoarse, and her thin body was trembling slightly as if she had just cried.
"Tell me, what's wrong?"
Sensing her abnormality, Chi Wanqing picked her up from the ground. Qianqian was too light and too thin. Even a weak woman like her could carry her effortlessly.
"Sister Wanqing, the … the power went out just now."
The little girl's eyes were red as she said, "The room is so … so dark. Qianqian is afraid."
"There was an auntie … who kept knocking on the door. Qianqian was very obedient to you. She didn't answer, and … didn't open the door."
"Qianqian thought … Sister Wanqing … didn't want … me anymore."
"…"
The little girl was very strong. She did not cry during Chi Wanqing's departure. However, after Chi Wanqing returned, she finally could not help but cry. There were crystal clear tears at the corners of her eyes.
"Are you afraid of the dark?"
Chi Wanqing suddenly understood. Then, she took out her phone and turned on the flashlight. She carried her into the house and placed her on the sofa. Then, she rummaged through the cupboard to find a candle and lit it.
There was finally a glimmer of light in the house.
She used the flashlight to check the power supply and found that it was not because of a trip. It seemed that the power had really gone out.
"Don't worry. I'll go to the landlady and ask her what's going on." With that, she was about to go out.
The little girl hurriedly pulled her back. "Sister Wanqing, don't leave me alone."
"Okay, okay, okay. I'll take you with me."
Chi Wanqing shook her head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. She held her little hand and walked to another house in the neighborhood with the flashlight.
The house she was living in now was arranged by her management company. Many of the company's artists also lived in this neighborhood. What puzzled her was that the other houses had electricity, but her house did not.
The landlord was a slightly plump middle-aged woman. She was applying a facial mask in the living room. Beside her was a young man who was reading a financial report.
Chi Wanqing took the initiative to explain the reason for her visit. "Sister Wang, why is my house the only one without power? The other places are fine."
"Miss Chi, it's good that you're here. There's a temporary construction going on in the district tonight, and there are a few damaged electric cables. Your house happens to be one of them!"
Sister Wang said apologetically, "I just went to your house to look for you, but after knocking on the door for a long time, no one responded to me. Plus, I couldn't get through to your phone. But don't worry, it will be fixed by noon tomorrow."
The young man at the side raised his eyes and sized up Chi Wanqing. A hint of amazement flashed across his eyes. However, when his gaze landed on Qianqian, he was stunned at first. Then, he seemed to have thought of something and became very excited.
"Miss Chi, you have a child?" The young man asked calmly and glanced at Qianqian.
Chi Wanqing quickly denied it. "No, she's the child of a friend of mine. She's going on a business trip for two days, so she asked me to take care of her."
"This is my son, Zheng Ye. He's currently working at a research institute. It's rare for him to come home," Sister Wang introduced.
"Hello, Mr. Zheng!"
Chi Wanqing politely said a few words before leaving Sister Wang's house with Qianqian.
Zheng Ye watched the two of them leave silently. His eyes flickered non-stop. If he remembered correctly, the person the higher-ups were looking for seemed to be the little girl Chi Wanqing had brought with her.
..
Half an hour later, a bowl of scallion noodles was placed on the table.
Under the candlelight, Chi Wanqing carefully wiped the chopsticks clean and handed them to Qianqian, who was standing at the side and staring at the noodles eagerly. "Eat. I know you're hungry."
"Sister Wanqing, you're so good to Qianqian!"
The little girl seemed to be starving. She could not care less about the scalding noodles. She picked up the chopsticks and started eating. Her little face was flushed red.
"Eat slowly. It's hot!"
Seeing this scene, not only did Chi Wanqing not laugh, but she also blamed herself even more. She knew the secret of the little girl's fear of the dark. To be precise, it was claustrophobia.
She had been gone for at least two hours. Under such circumstances, the little girl did not go out even though she was afraid of the dark. She still did not dare to cry out in fear.
How much perseverance did this require!
She bit her lip and suddenly made a decision. "Qianqian, I'll ask you a question. You're not allowed to lie."
"Sister Wanqing, ask away."
The little girl put down her chopsticks and looked at her seriously.
Chi Wanqing hesitated for a moment before finally asking, "You told me before that you have a big brother and big sister who adopted you in China, right?"
"Yes, yes."
The little girl nodded like a chick pecking at rice. "They treat Qianqian very well, just like how Sister Wanqing treats Qianqian."
"Then do you know that big brother's surname? What's his name? "Chi Wanqing continued to ask.
The little girl was stunned. Then, she counted with her fingers and said, "Sister Mengmeng's surname is Ye, and she's Big Brother's child. Big Brother's surname should be Ye, right?"
Surname Ye!
Chi Wanqing's heart trembled!
Could Mr. Ye really be the big brother that Qianqian mentioned?
Most importantly, Mr. Ye really did not lie to her. Did he come to Korea this time to look for Qianqian?
Under the impact of all kinds of emotions, Chi Wanqing's emotions were very complicated. After a few seconds, she asked, "Then do you want to return to Big Brother's side?"
"Yes!"
The little girl nodded without thinking. "Qianqian really wants to go back and play with Sister Mengmeng. Sister Mengmeng is the first child who doesn't bully Qianqian. She even secretly gave me a warm thing to eat. I think it's called a pill."
Chi Wanqing's face turned pale.
Suddenly, she felt like she had been abandoned by the entire world.
That's true!
Qianqian has only been with me for a few days!
Besides, I don't have the extra ability to take care of her!
I can't be so selfish!
Thinking to this point, she took a deep breath and slowly took out her phone to call her manager, Sister Ling. "Sister Ling, can I trouble you to ask Director Park for Mr. Ye's phone number? Just tell him that I have something important …"
Before she could finish speaking, a gust of cold wind suddenly blew in from outside the window. She had just taken a breath when she fell to the ground unconscious.
"Sister Wanqing, what's wrong?"
The little girl subconsciously ran over.
The next moment.
The door to the room was kicked open, and a few mysterious men jumped in like ghosts. Without any explanation, they pounced on Qianqian.
"Who are you people?" Qianqian fell to the ground.
However, when these men were about to touch Qianqian, their bodies suddenly froze. They did not move at all, as if they had been immobilized.
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