Ming Shu stretched and smiled. "Is the supper ready? I'm so hungry!"
Jiang Duo saw that Ming Shu was perfectly fine and didn't know what to say. "Very soon."
Ming Shu finished the supper and returned to her room. She never came out after that.
Jiang Duo looked at the closed door and felt a bit worried.
How did Qin Che get kidnap? Xiao Li...
Jiang Duo sat on the sofa and let her imagination run wild. The rain got heavier. The splattering sounds felt as though they were hitting right into people's hearts.
Kacha—
Jiang Duo immediately looked up and saw the shadow against the door.
"You're not asleep yet?" Ming Shu said casually, "Rest early."
"Xiao Li... are you going out?" Ming Shu looked at the fully dressed Ming Shu.
"Yes." Ming Shu gave a light smile. "I want to eat custard buns tomorrow. Remember to make more."
Jiang Duo was stunned for a while. Her heart started to feel anxious without any warning. She wanted to stop her, but no words would come out of her mouth.
She had lived with Xiao Li for so long. When she decided on something, she would do it even if she promised that she wouldn't. No one could stop her.
She agreed after a while. "Okay."
After that, she added, "I'll wait for you to come back."
Ming Shu gave a gentle smile. The light fell on her eyes. Gentleness seemed to seep out from them.
Ming Shu picked up an umbrella. Jiang Duo sent her to the door and watched as she climbed down the stairs and walked out of the building, disappearing into the rain with the umbrella.
Jiang Duo grabbed the rusty rails and asked herself, "Are you going to find him?"
...
The scenery outside flashed past, forming unique images through the rain and lights. There were only a few cars on the road. The whole city seemed to be engulfed in the heavy rain.
"We've arrived, Miss."
The girl sitting in the backseat came to attention and passed the driver his money.
"Little girl, this is such a desolate area and it's so late at night. Please be careful," the driver reminded her as he looked for change.
"Thank you. Keep the change." The girl opened the door and got off the car. Her voice was gentle as she said, "Thanks for sending me to a distant location"
The driver's response was locked in the car as the girl opened the umbrella and casually walked toward a building not far away.
The rain splattered onto the umbrella and formed a rhythm in the rainy night.
Ming Shu stepped on the dirty, muddy ground and got closer to the building one step at a time.
...
In the building...
He Shuguo placed his hands behind his back and walked back and forth. In the end, he stopped in front of the man that was tied up. "Qin Che, what is the point of holding on for so long?"
Qin Che's mouth was taped shut and he couldn't say anything.
He Shuguo tore off the tape covering his mouth.
