"No... it can't be! None of this is real; it's just my imagination, scaring myself! I have to believe in him, Ye Xuan will definitely come back safely!"

Lu Miaochan mumbled to herself, then shook her head desperately, trying to banish all those bad thoughts from her mind.

Immediately, as if to reassure herself, she took out her phone and opened a secured album.

Stored here are photos of her and Ye Xuan together, as well as many pictures she took of Ye Xuan.

These photos are beautiful memories of their past, recording the little moments and preserving that happiness.

Every time she looked through these photos, she felt genuine joy, and no matter how anxious she felt, she was able to relax!

Carefully looking at each photo, Lu Miaochan examined them with great attention. Every photo held her gaze for a long time, her pretty face showing tender affection and a trace of sweetness.

Thinking of the days she once spent with Ye Xuan, those were such wonderful times. Even when the two of them were together doing mundane things, they felt happy.

If every day in the future could be like this, it would be so blissful; life would be without regrets!

Unfortunately...

Lu Miaochan bit her lower lip tightly, her hands unconsciously clenching into fists, her eyes brimming with tears.

In a low voice only she could hear, she murmured, "Ye Xuan, didn't you say you wanted to trouble me for a lifetime? I've already given you that chance, but you also need to give me a chance for my life! Otherwise, I will hate you forever... wuwuwu!"

As she spoke, Lu Miaochan buried her forehead between her knees and sobbed softly.

At this moment, tears were the only way to let out her inner unease and sorrow...

When the dawn's light pierced through the darkness covering the earth, the most difficult night finally passed.

A new day has arrived!

Lu Miaochan opened her weary eyes, looked out the window, and saw that the sky had brightened. She sat up and stared blankly ahead.

After staring for a while, she suddenly snapped back to reality, quickly took out her phone, found Ye Xuan's number, and immediately called back.

However, to her despair, the call still couldn't go through, reminding her of that detested electronic synthesized voice.

"Ye Xuan, if you're deliberately playing missing and not answering my calls just to tease me, I won't forgive you for this life or the next!"

Lu Miaochan gritted her teeth, angrily hung up the phone, then got out of bed, dragging her exhausted body out of the room.

When she reached the living room on the first floor, she found no one there, but heard some noise coming from the kitchen. She immediately looked over.

Seeing Zhou Cuilan busy in the kitchen, Lu Miaochan turned and walked over, frowning slightly, she asked, "Grandma, you're up so early? Why not sleep a bit more?"

"Ah, how can I sleep? Lying in bed, I always have nightmares, so I naturally got up."

Zhou Cuilan's complexion didn't look too good, and her voice was somewhat hoarse, showing fatigue.

Turning around, she looked carefully at Lu Miaochan, seeing the dark circles under the latter's eyes, feeling a bit sorry, she said, "Miaochan, you didn't sleep well last night either, did you? Your face looks so haggard."

"No, I'm fine." Lu Miaochan forced a smile, speaking against her own feelings.

Not wanting to worry Zhou Cuilan, she immediately changed the subject, "Grandma, has Ye Xuan not returned yet?"

"No, there's been no news from him all night, and he hasn't come back yet! I don't know how he is, it's really worrying."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Cuilan's face immediately showed a look of worry.

"Let's wait a bit longer. If he doesn't come back later, we'll report it to the police," Lu Miaochan said.

"That's all we can do."

Zhou Cuilan sighed and shook her head, saying, "You go wash up first, eat breakfast later, and then we'll go to the police together."

"Okay, I'll go wash my face."

...

After breakfast, it was already 8:30 in the morning.

Ye Xuan still hadn't returned, and just waiting like this wasn't a solution. Lu Miaochan checked the time, planning to report Ye Xuan missing to the police.

As she took out her phone and was about to dial the emergency number, she suddenly thought of someone, Wei Xiaosu.

Right, Wei Xiaosu had a good relationship with Ye Xuan, and with her unique status, if she asked for her help in finding him, things might be easier.

Thinking this, Lu Miaochan no longer hesitated, immediately found Wei Xiaosu's number, and decisively dialed out.

After a short while, the call connected, and from the other end came Wei Xiaosu's voice, "Miaochan, what's up?"

"Xiaosu, Ye Xuan is missing, do you... do you have a way to help me find him?"

Lu Miaochan quickly said, her tone carrying a hint of pleading.

"What? Brother Xuan is missing!?"

On the phone, Wei Xiaosu was immediately shocked and quickly asked, "Hurry up and explain, what's going on?"

Lu Miaochan calmed down and then recounted what had happened, "It's like this, yesterday..."

After hearing Lu Miaochan's brief account, Wei Xiaosu laughed out loud.

"Miaochan, I think you're overthinking it, there's no need to worry about Brother Xuan! Let alone staying in the mountains for a day, even if he stayed for a month, he'd be absolutely fine. Because places like this pose no threat to him."

Her previously tense tone vanished, and Wei Xiaosu said with lightness.

Though she didn't know exactly how capable Ye Xuan was, she understood well that with Ye Xuan's strength, even if he ventured into Dragon Pond and Tiger Cave, he would come out unharmed, let alone a mere mountain.

"Xiaosu, you're saying Ye Xuan is fine? But if so, why hasn't he come out after such a long time?" Lu Miaochan still didn't understand.

"Maybe something held him up, or he didn't find all the herbs, so he spent the night in the mountains."

Wei Xiaosu chuckled, then confidently assured, "Miaochan, you really don't need to worry! His wilderness survival skills are beyond imagination, it's impossible for him to run into any trouble in the mountains; you can be one hundred percent assured."

"Really? Xiaosu, there's truly no accident? Right now, my grandpa, grandma, and I are all really worried about him, afraid something might have happened! You say, if something were to happen to him, what should I do..."

Lu Miaochan was still full of worry, stopping short mid-sentence, her tone laced with tears.

Though Wei Xiaosu repeatedly assured that nothing would happen to Ye Xuan, and she believed her, also believing in Ye Xuan's extraordinary skills, as the saying goes, concern leads to chaos, she still feared Ye Xuan might have met with an accident in the mountains.

"Oh dear! Do I have any reason to deceive you?"

Wei Xiaosu, unsure of what else to say, simply responded, "Anyway, your worries are unnecessary. If you don't believe me, just wait a little longer! Before long, he'll come back..."

"Of course, if you're truly afraid something might happen to him, I can come over and help you search!"

In the end, Wei Xiaosu added.

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