Ye Yuan and Li Shiyun left the hospital, choosing to return to Ye Yuan's hotel together.
Li Shiyun seemed to be in much better spirits now, though Ye Yuan did not know whether it was because of her mother's advice or some other reason.
Just as Ye Yuan was about to park the car in front of the hotel, his phone suddenly rang.
The ringtone made Ye Yuan's heart skip a beat for no reason.
He had a feeling that this call would bring him terrible news.
Whether he wanted to hear it or not, he had to answer.
Since he was driving, he switched on the car's Bluetooth.
That way, not only could he hear the caller clearly, but so could Li Shiyun beside him.
"Xiao Yuan! Sob... Niuniu is missing! Sob... What am I supposed to do? Sob..."
Ye Hui's crying voice came from the other end of the line. Between sobs, she delivered news Ye Yuan could not accept.
"Sis, don't panic. Tell me exactly what happened."
"I went to buy some sliced meat for Dad, but when I came back, Niuniu was gone.
There's no way she could have run out of the car to play in such heavy rain.
She must have been abducted by bad people!
It's all my fault! Sob...
Why did I leave such a little child alone in the car? Sob... If we can't find Niuniu, I won't go on living either."
His sister's crying and Niuniu's disappearance left Ye Yuan unable to stay calm.
"Send me the location where Niuniu went missing. I'll get there as soon as I can."
"Okay! Hurry, Xiao Yuan. Your brother-in-law is in Ji City. I already called him, and he's rushing back too."
"Don't tell Mom and Dad yet, or they'll worry too. By