Lu Xiaoxiao immediately ran toward the search party, shouting, "Over here! We're here!"
The first person to spot her was Lu Yubai. The sweat-soaked boy instantly lit up with delight, tugging at the people beside him as he pointed at Lu Xiaoxiao. "Hey, hey, hey! My sister's over there! Look!"
Lu Xiaoxiao froze when she heard Lu Yubai's voice.
Holy shit, what's going on? Why is Lu Yubai here?!
Before she could react, Song Zhilan rushed over and swept her into a tight embrace.
"Thank goodness... thank goodness, Xiaoxiao! You scared me to death. You really scared me to death..." Song Zhilan held her tightly, like a precious treasure she had lost and found again. Tears kept streaming down her face, and her words tumbled out incoherently, leaving no trace of her usual dignified composure.
Lu Xiaoxiao, who hadn't expected Song Zhilan to be there either, was completely stunned now. Only after a long moment did she slowly raise her arms to hug her back.
"Mom... Mom?" The word slipped out instinctively, her expression startled. "What are you doing here?"
"Silly girl, how could I sit peacefully at home when you were in danger? Yubai and I rushed here on a private plane."
Song Zhilan released her and hastily wiped her tears with her sleeve, then cupped Lu Xiaoxiao's face in both hands. Her eyes brimmed with worry and tenderness. "I'm just glad you're all right. It's so dark out-you must have been frightened, weren't you? Xiaoxiao... my darling... why are you so cold? Are you freezing? Are you hurt anywhere? Are you hungry? Let's stop filming, all right? I'll take you home. How does that sound?"
Song Zhilan wasn't Lu Xiaoxiao's real mother. She wasn't even the Original Host's real mother.
Ever since entering the novel, Lu Xiaoxiao had