Auntie Yu

"Old Jin."

The woman had barely spoken when her voice began to choke with emotion.

Her reddened eyes were growing wet again.

"Child's Mom."

Uncle Jin put an arm around the woman's shoulders and drew her firmly into his embrace. "It's all right. Our daughter will be fine."

"We'll find her."

Xiao Xiao stood quietly behind Uncle Jin and to one side, not speaking up and disturbing them.

The woman blinked hard, clearing the mist from her eyes.

She couldn't be so useless.

Her daughter was still waiting for her.

It was her fault. How could she have slept so soundly?

Her daughter had gone missing, and she hadn't even known!

Her intense self-blame mingled with worry for her daughter, making her look even paler and more exhausted.

"Don't dwell on it. It wasn't your fault."

After so many years together, Uncle Jin immediately guessed what his wife was thinking.

He patted her back, deliberately lowering his voice to comfort her, worn out both physically and emotionally. "Our daughter's still waiting for us to bring her home."

"If you collapse, I'll have to take care of you. Then who'll go get our daughter?"

"I'm fine."

The woman pulled away from Uncle Jin's embrace. Looking up, she saw Xiao Xiao not far ahead and couldn't help looking startled. "Who are you?"

"Hello, Auntie."

Xiao Xiao gave her a polite nod.

"This is a passenger I once drove. His surname is Xiao."

"Student Xiao, this is my wife. Her surname is Yu. You can just call her Auntie Yu."

Uncle Jin briefly introduced them. After a pause, he added with a hint of pride, "Student Xiao is a top student at Yan University."

"Oh, Yan University."

Her tone carried a note of instinctive