Chapter 104
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Chapter 104: Where Do You Plan to Take My Sister?
When Qin Yunxi left the apartment, Ye Xiao had been watching her the entire time.
She watched her walk out the door, head downstairs, and through the window, she saw her leave the community gate.
Only when Qin Yunxi’s figure completely disappeared did Ye Xiao collapse onto the sofa, as if drained of energy.
She stared silently at the dozens of missed calls on her phone.
After casually sending Shen Yunchu a “safe and sound” message on WeChat, she directly killed the app process from the background.
She felt she shouldn’t do anything to Qin Yunxi. A child like her should go home.
If someday in the future, she matured and developed her own opinions and came looking for Ye Xiao again, then Ye Xiao wouldn’t hesitate to accept her.
Thinking this, she couldn’t help but let out a self-deprecating laugh. At this point, who was she trying to fool by pretending to be a good person?
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In this age of information overload, looking at her phone and scrolling through Douyin was the best way to distract herself.
Sure enough, within moments, she was immersed.
Whenever she saw a beautiful woman, she’d tap “like” without hesitation. Her saved collection was practically a paradise for a thirsty LSP (Lecherous straight person). In just a short time since coming here, her collection already boasted hundreds of various short videos.
However, whenever she saw girls wearing Lolita outfits, she would instinctively swipe past.
Seeing those brought back images of Qin Yunxi’s pitiful expression.
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Who knows how long it had been before Ye Xiao sat up from the sofa, not because she had something to do, but because she felt hungry.
She ordered takeout at random. When the delivery arrived, she couldn’t help but think of Qin Yunxi again, wondering if she had made it home.
Would today’s meal still be Western cuisine?
Her mind was flooded with the girl’s shadow, and she couldn’t shake it no matter how hard she tried.
A vague sense of restlessness overtook her.
Looking at the time, it had already been several hours since Qin Yunxi left.
Would she really go home? The question crept unbidden into Ye Xiao’s thoughts.
Opening the delivery box, she found she had no appetite at all.
What if she hadn’t gone home?
A beautiful girl with no money, wearing extravagant clothes but lacking the basic survival skills for society—how could she survive?
If such a girl encountered bad people, what would happen to her? It wouldn’t just be her underwear getting tricked off her—falling into massive debt out of nowhere wasn’t impossible either.
Just the thought made Ye Xiao shiver uncontrollably.
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Finally, Ye Xiao stood up from the sofa, opened the door, and left the apartment.
She began racking her brain to think of where Qin Yunxi might have gone.
They hadn’t known each other long, and the only places they had been together were Binhai Park and that 24-hour beef noodle shop.
Ye Xiao went to Binhai Park first. The main feature of this single-person apartment was its proximity to Binhai Park, with its high greenery ratio and excellent environment.
This was one of the reasons Ye Xiao had chosen to buy a single-person apartment here.
If Qin Yunxi couldn’t think things through and actually jumped from somewhere, what then?
The familiar places, the familiar bench, the familiar streetlights—yet there was no sign of that not-so-familiar girl in Lolita clothes.
Ye Xiao then went to the artificial lake and carefully examined the area along the railing. Finding no suspicious traces, she refused to give up and climbed over the railing herself.
This startled several passersby, who rushed to stop her, thinking she was about to take her own life. Some even took out their phones, ready to call the police.
Ignoring them, Ye Xiao thoroughly inspected the soil by the lakeside. Finding no fresh marks, she finally chose to abandon this lead.
Without hesitation, Ye Xiao headed for the second location—the beef noodle shop.
When Ye Xiao arrived, it was past the lunchtime rush, so there weren’t many people.
Walking straight to the counter, she saw an employee engrossed in their phone.
In Qin Yunxi’s outfit, no matter where she went, she’d stand out unmistakably.
If she had been here, the employee should remember her clearly.
“Oh, you mean that girl? Yeah, she came by. Said she wanted to apply for a job as a staff member and then sat over there waiting for the manager.”
Ye Xiao turned to look at the seat. It was the very same spot where she and Qin Yunxi had sat together earlier that morning.
As expected, that child still didn’t want to go home, no matter how many times Ye Xiao had told her to.
But to Qin Yunxi, home seemed like a place full of pain.
Even if she had no money and had to wander the streets, she still refused to go back.
“She seemed really eager to find work. When she left, I told her there’s a nearby internet café that’s really cheap for overnight stays. After that, she left,” the employee added, clearly having a strong impression of Qin Yunxi.
“An internet café?”
After getting the café’s address, Ye Xiao immediately hurried over.
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Internet cafés were an unfamiliar environment for Ye Xiao. Since she had a computer at home, she had rarely visited one.
This café wasn’t very large. The cramped space was filled with the sound of keyboards clacking and mice clicking, punctuated occasionally by someone shouting in anger.
A visible layer of bluish cigarette smoke hung in the air above two meters.
Ye Xiao covered her nose as she inspected the empty seats one by one.
The environment was awful—she avoided touching the tables, which were covered in flakes of peeling skin and hardened grease stains.
Some tables even had half-eaten takeaway meals left on them.
After making a full round, she still couldn’t find Qin Yunxi.
Ye Xiao grew increasingly anxious. Based on what the employee had said, Qin Yunxi shouldn’t have left too long ago.
Could she have already run into trouble in just this short amount of time?
Ye Xiao forced herself to calm down. Taking out her phone, she searched for “internet café” on Didi Maps.
Instantly, all the nearby cafés appeared on her screen.
She began checking them one by one but still couldn’t find any trace of Qin Yunxi.
There were many internet cafés of all sizes in the area, and Ye Xiao felt like her legs were about to give out from running so much. Since arriving in this world, apart from her delightful adventures with the older sister, she had never been this exhausted.
Finally, outside a small cybercafé, Ye Xiao spotted a girl wearing a Lolita dress. She was following behind a middle-aged man, silent and obedient, walking quietly.
Ye Xiao had a strong hunch—that must be Qin Yunxi.
Without hesitation, Ye Xiao rushed over. Just as they were about to get into a taxi, she managed to intercept them.
“Hey, you shady old man! Where are you trying to take my sister?” Ye Xiao yelled, her face full of anger. Standing in what she thought was her most authoritative pose, hands on her hips, she glared at the man, whose face had scrunched up like a withered chrysanthemum.