The Unexpected Truth

Xiao Xiao's eyes crinkled with a smile. "Little Bell went to look for the dog."

"Look for the dog?"

Uncle Jin and Auntie Yu asked in unison, then both looked enlightened.

Of course they knew what kind of dog their daughter was looking for.

Wasn't that why they had brought their daughter to the hospital?

"Mm. Little Bell woke up in the middle of the night and realized the dog was gone."

"She got worried and went out to look for it without telling Auntie Yu."

Xiao Xiao explained.

The unexpected truth left Uncle Jin and Auntie Yu a little stunned.

But soon, they both felt a genuine sense of relief.

It was good that their daughter hadn't been kidnapped.

It was good that she hadn't been hurt.

Although the truth did leave the couple feeling rather helpless and amused.

Still, being frightened for nothing was infinitely better than something really happening to their daughter.

"You little rascal."

Auntie Yu gently peeled her daughter's small hand away from her clothes and held it in hers. The reassuring feel and warmth of her daughter's hand erased all her anger.

Whatever had happened, it was enough that her daughter had returned safe and sound.

"Little Bell, did you find the dog?"

Uncle Jin crouched down and patted his daughter's head.

For the moment, he didn't want to worry about whether the dog existed or not. Although it had all been a false alarm, he was still shaken. Right now, whatever his daughter said went.

If she said there was a dog, then there was a dog. It didn't matter whether he had seen it himself.

The girl instinctively glanced at Xiao Xiao.

"What's wrong?"

Auntie Yu keenly sensed the change in her daughter's mood and