After four years of living alone after marrying far away, he went back to his parents' home and

Lan Yujuan followed a waitress she had never met before, and they ran out of the late-night food stall through the back door in one breath.

Only after they had hidden themselves in the shadows around the corner and completely shaken off the furious foreman did the two panting men finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Lan Yujuan pressed one hand to her lower back and the other against the wall, bent over, panting as she spoke:

"Your surname is also Lan?"

The other person scratched their nose with their thumb and nodded in response, "Mmm!"

"The blue of blue sky and white clouds, the cyan of azure sky, the full name is Lan Qingqing."

"Sister, could it be that your surname is also Lan?"

After Lan Qingqing finished introducing herself, she belatedly realized what had happened.

Lan Yujuan smiled and nodded, and also gave her full name.

After hearing this, Lan Qingqing laughed, revealing her little tiger teeth. "Haha, what a coincidence!"

"Maybe we're actually related by some roundabout way, who knows?"

"Don't worry, sis, I'll definitely help out tonight!"

Lan Yujuan smiled and nodded, but thinking about what had just happened, she couldn't help but ask with concern:

"You could have let me talk to your supervisor earlier."

"If you talk to her nicely, she should agree."

When she mentioned the supervisor, the smile on the other person's face instantly vanished, and he quickly explained:

"Don't misunderstand, I didn't mean anything by it."

"I'm just worried that since you've offended the supervisor so badly, will she give you a hard time when you come back to work tomorrow or the day after?"

Lan Qingqing rolled her eyes and chuckled softly in dissatisfaction:

"Who cares!"

"With her arrogant and domineering attitude, when will she ever give us a hard time?"

"At worst, I can just find another job! This job of waiting tables at night doesn't require any skills, I can earn a living anywhere."

"Besides, if you really push me too far, I'll just fight to the death!"

"I only earn a few thousand yuan a month, but she earns far more than that."

"She gets a cut of every drink sold at the store each night, no matter who orders it; she earns the most."

"There are more than just one or two veteran waiters eyeing her position, plotting to find a reason to remove her and take her place!"

"Hmph, the enemy of my enemy is my comrade-in-arms..."

After listening to what the other person said, Lan Yujuan actually felt that there was some truth to it, and she couldn't help but start to re-evaluate Lan Qingqing from the bottom of her heart.

At first glance, her behavior tonight seemed bold and reckless.

However, upon closer examination, although this behavior is somewhat unconventional and even something that normal people wouldn't dare to think about, she dared to think and act on it.

This can also be seen as a quality of being bold yet meticulous.

"Let's go, stop thinking about it! Let's hurry and find someone!"

"Let's talk about tomorrow's problems tomorrow."

"Furthermore, even if we take a step back, no one can say for sure what might happen tonight."

"What if I'm lucky, and the supervisor gets his head smashed by a drunk customer tonight because he's so reckless?"

"Or what if we do something tonight, get arrested by the police, and the store gets a new supervisor tomorrow?"

"Who can predict the future?"

Lan Yujuan rarely encounters such a bright and insightful young girl.

Your words have truly put my mind at ease.

So the two of them didn't waste any more time and, taking advantage of the fact that no one was chasing them, quickly went to the places where Qin Shuyi might have been.

"Sister, this is it!" Lan Qingqing pointed to a fast food restaurant that was open all night in the alley.

"Before I went to work, I came here for a quick meal and saw the girl in the photo on your phone eating here."

"She was sitting alone in that corner. Not only was she beautiful, but she also ate very politely. She had a refined air about her."

The two searched the store inside and outside, but couldn't find Qin Shuyi.

"Qingqing, didn't you already eat? Why are you here again?" The proprietress greeted Lan Qingqing with a warm smile.

However, the proprietress quickly noticed the two's unusual behavior.

"What, you two are here to look for someone?"

Lan Qingqing nodded vigorously, "Yes!"

"Where did that little girl who was sitting in that corner go?"

The proprietress paused for a moment, blinked, and then subconsciously said:

"Which little girl?"

"There were a lot of people sitting back and forth in that corner just now, but I didn't notice."

"I've been standing here getting food. People come in when they're hungry, eat, and leave. How am I supposed to know where they go after they've eaten?"

"What do you want from them so late at night?"

Lan Yujuan quickly pulled out photos from her phone and tried to explain in a gentle and amicable tone:

"Boss lady, look at this little girl in the photo. Have you seen her tonight?"

"I'm her aunt, and I came here specifically to see her."

"This child ran away from home without a bag or her phone. The whole family is very worried about her and is searching the whole city for her!"

The proprietress carefully examined the photos on her phone, pursed her lips, hesitated for a long time, and finally relented.

"That's right, this young girl did come here tonight."

"She didn't have a phone or any money on her. She was covered in sweat, her hair was a little messy, and her shoes were covered in dust. She must have walked quite a distance."

As she spoke, the proprietress took out a handwritten IOU from the drawer and smiled helplessly:

"The girl was really starving. She said her friend worked nearby and she owed me money for a meal, and she would pay later."

"I told her I didn't need it, but she insisted on writing it for me."

"You tell me, how much can a little girl with a stomach like a bird eat in one meal?"

Lan Yujuan opened the IOU and, sure enough, saw the three words "Qin Shuyi" on the last line.

Without saying a word, she immediately took out her phone, not only paying off the amount on the IOU, but also transferring an extra 100 yuan to the store.

Lan Yujuan looked at the proprietress with eyes full of gratitude and said:

"Thank you so much!"

"My home is far from here. Even without traffic, it takes about an hour to get here by taxi."

"My child has walked for half a day, he must be tired and hungry."

"Thanks to your kindness, landlady, you gave her a good meal, so she wouldn't be wandering around outside hungry until it's dark."

The proprietress blushed and quickly waved her hand, "You're welcome, really, you're welcome!"

"It's just a meal, it doesn't cost much. Everyone has kids, it's nothing."

As he spoke, he took out a hundred yuan in cash from the drawer and was about to return it to her.

Lan Yujuan quickly waved goodbye and pulled Lan Qingqing out of the fast food restaurant.

After coming out, Lan Yujuan immediately picked up her phone, sent Chen Mo her location, and then made a call.

"Chen Mo, where are you now? How far are you from the location I'm sending you?"

The environment around Chen Mo's place is a bit noisy, and I don't know where he is now.

After about a minute, the environment on the other end of the phone suddenly became quiet, and then Chen Mo's voice came through:

"It's not far, it only takes about 10 minutes by car."

"You're not not home, are you still out?"

Lan Yujuan felt a little guilty, cleared her throat, and forced herself to say:

"Don't worry about me, quickly send some people over to search!"

"About an hour ago, Shuyi had dinner at this fast food restaurant that I just sent you."

"I suspect she came here specifically to see Xu Jian."

Chen Mo paused for a moment, took a deep breath, and said:

"Okay, I understand."

Then, he added:

"Don't wander around so late at night!"

"Xu Jian is right here with me, we're on our way now."

Lan Yujuan gave a vague reply and then hung up the phone.

From the moment she started making the call, Lan Qingqing turned her back to the phone, intentionally or unintentionally eavesdropping.

Upon learning that Lan Yujuan was going to stand still and wait for someone to come over before they went to look for her together, he immediately became anxious.

I can't let the 1500 yuan that's about to be mine slip away like this.

"Sis, we can't just sit here and wait, can we?"

"I know that before Xu Jian goes out for a late-night snack, he goes to a bar on the street in front of us to sing. It's only a five-minute walk away."

"Perhaps your niece has wandered off over there?"

"How about I take you over there and we look for it first?"

Upon hearing this, Lan Yujuan felt more at ease knowing that people were moving around rather than just standing around waiting.

"Okay, let's go take a look!"