Oh no! His rural wife is sweeter than a peach!

Ying Sangrou was the first person to discover that Lu Ming was not at home.

She woke up as usual when she came to the room and called out to Lu Ming.

Lu Ming sometimes lingers in bed and only gets up when someone calls him.

She waited for him downstairs for a while, and only came upstairs to call him when he didn't get up.

If he doesn't get up soon, he'll be late for school.

"When the deer cry out?"

She knocked on the door a few times, but received no response. Ying Sangrou assumed he was still asleep, so she pushed open the door, poked half her head in, and softly called out, "Lumingshi, are you still sleeping? You'll be late for school."

The room was quiet.

It was strangely quiet.

Even if Lu Mingshi was unwilling, he would still reply to her with a word or two. But now?

Peeking her head further into the room, Ying Sangrou saw that the bed was empty; no one was there.

Where were the people when the deer cried out?

She was puzzled and confused. Why was he nowhere to be seen so early in the morning?

Did he go to school first?

His schoolbag seems to be gone too.

She didn't think much of it, assuming he just wanted to go to school first.

He would be very motivated one or two days a week, and she had gotten used to his sometimes serious, sometimes crazy style.

His way of showing his ambition was to take the bus to school by himself.

When she went to school soon after, she found that Lu Mingshi was nowhere to be seen at her seat.

And his schoolbag was also missing.

She frowned slightly and asked the classmate at the next table, "Did you see Lu Ming?"

No.

The student shook his head. "I was the second one to arrive at the classroom, and I didn't see Lu Mingshi at all."

This is strange.

He's been gone for so long, why hasn't he come to school yet?

Did something happen on the way?

Feeling an overwhelming sense of panic, she turned on the smartwatch on her left wrist and dialed Lu Mingshi's phone number.

He didn't answer; he hung up.

She called again, but he still refused to answer.

He answered on his third attempt.

"Hey, where were you when the deer cried out?"

As soon as he answered, she hurriedly asked, "Why haven't you come to school yet? Class is about to start."

"Little Sister Ying,"

He called out to her in a nonchalant voice, "I'm not going to class anymore, and I never will again."

Suddenly, he became serious again. "Little Sister Ying, I still want to say thank you. I will always remember that rainy night when you brought me the notebook, soaking wet."

Upon hearing his words, Ying Sangrou became even more flustered and confused. "What do you mean? What do you mean you're not going back? Where are you going now?"

"Me? Haha, Ying Xiaomei, I won't tell you that now, goodbye."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

When she called back, his phone was already switched off.

She panicked and lost her composure.

What's wrong with him?

His words were terrifying.

Thinking about his strange behavior at home these past two days, he even packed his sister-in-law's luggage.

Are they going to leave?

Once the thought crossed her mind, she panicked and couldn't stop.

Ignoring the school bell, she hurriedly ran out of the classroom.

They happened to bump into Cheng Ji, who was just about to enter the classroom.

"Where are you, Ying? Class is about to start."

The only answer he received was the figure that disappeared into the stairwell.

As Ying Sangrou went downstairs, she made a phone call to her older brother.

"Hey, brother, is your sister-in-law with you?"

Her voice was choked with emotion.

This is the worst-case scenario.

If my sister-in-law is still alive, then the problem isn't too big. But if even my sister-in-law is gone...

They must have agreed to leave together.

This thought brought tears to her eyes, blurring them instantly.

She raised her hand to wipe it, still clinging to a sliver of hope, but her older brother's next words froze her completely.

"Not here."

Those two simple words seemed to have taken away all her hopes.

She cried, "Brother, Lu Mingshi is gone too. He didn't even come to school. I just called him, and he said goodbye to me."

"He must have left Nancheng with his sister-in-law."