He was wandering around aimlessly all by himself.
The mall was so huge, and the child had run around until he lost his sense of direction. He hadn't heard the announcements, and he hadn't asked anyone for help...
If they hadn't gotten lucky this time...
She might really have lost her child.
The child's mom looked relieved.
This child...
She didn't know whether to call him obedient or stupid...
Xue Jiamin tilted his head.
Hadn't his parents told him not to talk to strangers or go with them?
He couldn't quite describe the expression his mom had worn then.
It had looked like a smile, but also like she was torn.
He couldn't help feeling uneasy...
Had he remembered wrong?
Was that not what his parents had told him?
His mom stroked his head.
Then she tightened her grip on his hand.
"No."
"You remembered correctly."
"You did very well."
A child who got lost in a mall could always be found.
No matter how big the mall was, it was still an indoor space.
But if someone with bad intentions took him away...
Who knew when they'd find him—or whether they'd find him at all?
"But next time, remember to listen to the announcements."
"Mom's looking for you, too."
The fact that this child hadn't heard his own name in the announcements at all made the child's mom rub her forehead.
This silly boy.
Was he really that slow to recognize his own name?
The announcement about the missing child had been played on a loop for ages.
"And another thing..."
The child's mom looked serious.
"Don't run around without knowing where you're going."
"Wait where you are for a little while. If Mom doesn't come..."
"Go find one of the young men or women,