Quick Transmigration: The Control Group in Sweet Novels

"Alright, alright." Qi Rongguang waved his hand and said shamelessly, "In my opinion, even if she's hiding somewhere, she'll go hungry for a few meals tomorrow and then she'll come running back."

In his view, the women in his family were all weak and incompetent, incapable of accomplishing anything earth-shattering.

Dong Yuehua opened her mouth, but before she could speak, she heard a knock on the wooden door outside, followed by a clear male voice from outside the courtyard.

"Excuse me, is anyone home?"

Qi Yang was the first to look outside. In the already dim night, across an empty courtyard, his tall figure was almost blended into the faint light.

The next moment, Qi Tianci came running in, rushing into Dong Yuehua's arms as soon as he entered, and immediately began to complain: "Mom, why didn't you come to pick me up? That Teacher Lin is so scary, he keeps making me copy books as punishment. He's right at the door right now, you need to tell Dad to go out and chase him away!"

Dong Yuehua pulled him away and hugged him tightly. Her face was full of sorrow, and she didn't care about Qi Tianci's grievances at all.

"It seems to be that Teacher Lin." She glanced towards the door, not really in the mood to deal with him, so she gestured to Qi Yang with her chin, "Yangyang, we're busy right now and don't have time to entertain him. You go and see Teacher Lin off first."

Before Qi Yang could even look away, she replied, "Mm."

She stepped out of the courtyard gate and saw Lin Huaixu with the obedient Qi An beside him. When they saw her come out, the two of them looked over at the same time.

Qi Yang walked over, raised her hand and patted Qi An's head, softening her voice as she said, "An'an, come inside first, I want to say a few words to your teacher, Lin."

Qi An listened to Qi Yang very well. Upon hearing this, she immediately nodded obediently and looked up at her, saying, "Teacher Lin, thank you for bringing me back."

"You're welcome." Lin Huaixu looked at her gently.

After Qi An skipped inside, Lin Huaixu straightened up, looked down at Qi Yang, and asked with concern, "How are things going at home?"

Qi Yang shook her head and said calmly, "Didn't find it."

Lin Huaixu pursed his lips, met her tired eyes, and had already guessed most of what was going on in his mind.

"It's alright." The young man stepped forward, instinctively wanting to reach out and comfort her, but halfway there, he felt it was inappropriate and froze in mid-air. He said softly, "Not finding it might be a good thing."

Qi Yang was taken aback and looked at him.

Lin Huaixu guessed, "She may have chosen to leave on her own. Now that there's no news of her, she must have left smoothly."

Qi Yang was surprised that Lin Huaixu could understand Qi Jing. She opened her mouth, and then felt Lin Huaixu gently pat her shoulder. "Don't bear everything by yourself. You can come to me anytime."

"There might actually be something."

Lin Huaixu's gentle features were reflected in the night as he looked at her intently: "What?"

Qi Yang said, "Could you please take care of An'an more often in the future?"

"Of course." Lin Huaixu agreed to her request almost without thinking, but then, realizing something, he asked, "Where are you going?"

Qi Yang's expression remained unchanged. "Maybe. If I get into university, I'll have to leave, and then An'an will be the only girl left at home."

Lin Huaixu breathed a sigh of relief and nodded slightly. "Don't worry, I would have taken good care of my students even if you hadn't told me."

Seeing his earnest expression, Qi Yang felt inexplicably relieved, and a subtle smile appeared in her eyes. She curled her lips and asked, "Is this Mr. Lin's first time teaching?"

Lin Huaixu paused slightly, then nodded gently: "Yes, what's wrong?"

Qi Yang joked, "He looks very competent."

Lin Huaixu smiled somewhat awkwardly, his eyes behind his glasses shining with a gentle light. "Perhaps it's because I've been exposed to it since I was a child."

He explained, "Several elders in my family are teachers, including my parents. Growing up in such an environment, I developed the idea of ​​wanting to become a teacher at a young age."

The girl blinked, feigning surprise, and said, "A family of teachers? Does that mean Teacher Lin will have to marry a teacher too?"

"Well, that's not entirely true..." Lin Huaixu hadn't expected to talk about this with her. His handsome face flushed slightly, and he was a little afraid to meet her gaze. "I... I'll support whatever career my partner wants to pursue."

He stammered out the sentence, then mustered his courage to meet the girl's bright eyes. The nervousness on his face hadn't faded, but his gaze became even more serious.

On the contrary, the person who was joking was stung by his gaze and looked away with a slight embarrassment.

She said softly, "Teacher Lin, it's getting late, and the mountain road is difficult to walk on. You should go back first."

"My house will probably be quite lively these next few days." Qi Yang glanced into the yard subconsciously.

Lin Huaixu hummed in understanding and said in a soft voice, "If you feel tired and want to find a place to rest, you can come to me anytime."

Qi Yang nodded in agreement.

After seeing Lin Huaixu off, the atmosphere inside the Qi family's house remained unusually heavy. Qi Rongguang smoked cigarette after cigarette in the courtyard, occasionally making veiled insults at the others.

Perhaps realizing that something serious had really happened at home, Qi Tianci and Qi An huddled in a corner, barely daring to breathe.

Qi Yang walked in by herself, pulled little Qi An up, and rubbed her head. "An'an, have you eaten anything?"

Qi An nodded slightly and said in a whisper, "Teacher Lin has already taken us to eat."

Qi Yang understood and said, "Then go wash up first, and then go to bed obediently so you can go to school early tomorrow morning, okay?"

Qi An obediently hummed in agreement and was led away by her.

After Qi Yang settled Qi An in, she saw Dong Yuehua still sitting silently in the main room waiting.

Qi Yang pursed her lips, then went over and patted her shoulder, saying, "Mom, don't cry. Go to sleep tonight. Let Dad go to the mountains to look for people first thing tomorrow morning. How can you have energy if you don't sleep?"

Dong Yuehua nodded reluctantly to her, "You go to sleep first, I'll wait a little longer. I'm just afraid that if your sister comes back, your father will get angry and beat your sister again, and there will be no one to stop him."

They all thought that Qi Jing might come back on her own after the party.

Qi Yang couldn't respond to that, so she could only say, "Then you should take care of yourself too."

Dong Yuehua couldn't help but look at her. Only after the accident did she realize that her second daughter had grown up and matured. Her heart warmed, and she sighed to her.

After Qi Yang finished speaking, she walked into the house, but before going in, she couldn't help but glance out again.

Qi Tianci fell asleep nestled in Dong Yuehua's arms. The woman, holding her child, appeared even more lonely in the cramped main room.

For several days in a row, Qi Rongguang and Dong Yuehua searched almost everywhere in the village and mountains, but still couldn't find Qi Jing. Now, they couldn't hide it from the Miao family anymore.

Qi Rongguang was angry and anxious every day, but he was at a loss.

Dong Yuehua also spent her days wiping away tears.

But they all vaguely knew that they might really never find Qi Jing again.