Pei Yuchen was taken aback.

Realizing what had happened, his expression changed drastically. "My wife and son? When?"

Yang Wei raised an eyebrow, even more surprised: "You don't know?"

Pei Yuchen's face darkened. "When did this happen?"

"It's been more than an hour, I'm afraid they've already left."

Let's go, where can we go so late at night?

This area is so remote, and Song Yanzhi is with her son. What if something happens to her...?

Pei Yuchen clenched his fists, and without saying another word, turned and ran towards the gate.

The gatekeeper saw him and immediately stood up. "Comrade Pei, your letter. Your wife asked me to give it to you."

Pei Yuchen didn't read the letter, and asked in a deep voice, "Where are they?"

"They're gone, they're gone."

"Why weren't you notified?" Pei Yuchen's eyes were sharp.

"I called and asked someone to inform them, but they said you weren't here. A relative of yours came, but she came back after leaving. I don't dare let anyone in casually, you know we have rules here."

"My relative?" Pei Yuchen's face darkened. "Zhou Qiao?"

"I think that's the name, but I'm not very familiar with it..."

Seeing Pei Yuchen's cold expression, he was also worried that he might have done something wrong.

"Which way did my wife and the others go? How long have they been gone?"

Pei Yuchen asked anxiously, his mind filled with worry about where Song Yanzhi and Xiaobao could go, especially in this unfamiliar place so late at night.

His fists were clenched so tightly they were cracking.

"It took about ten minutes. I originally wanted to make them wait a little longer."

"But she asked me for directions before she left, and she went that way."

Seeing his pale face, the gatekeeper quickly pointed out the way, but before he could say anything more, the man was gone, leaving only his back view.

It was so dark that Song Yanzhi and Xiao Bao practically felt their way forward.

Although it is remote, it is not so remote that there is not a single household.

Since there's only one main road, she wasn't worried about not finding a place to stay.

It's just a matter of time.

Xiao Bao was exhausted. If it weren't for the fact that he had been secretly exercising lately, he would have been too tired to walk by this time of day.

But because he was in such an unfamiliar environment, he had to be alert and stick close to his mother.

He was tired but didn't say anything. He felt it was all his fault for insisting on having his mother come. If it weren't for him, they wouldn't be running around in this unfamiliar place so late at night.

Xiao Bao's eyes were red, and his guilt reached its peak.

A gust of cold wind blew by, and he sniffed. Listening to his mother's breathing, he said, "Mom, I'm sorry, it's all my fault."

"How so? If anyone's to blame, it's Mom. She should have called Dad beforehand to ask if it was convenient for him."

Song Yanzhi was also a little annoyed because she had come in such a hurry that she hadn't even thought to call ahead to ask.

Otherwise, this wouldn't have happened.

Xiao Bao quickly shook his head, "No, it's my fault. The postman didn't say he was in a hurry for Dad to see it. Xiao Bao wanted to see the airplane, so he lied."

Xiao Bao's voice choked up.

While he felt a sense of relief upon saying it, he also became more aware of just how heavy the price of lying could be.

At that moment, he hated himself terribly.

Song Yanzhi was taken aback. She hadn't really thought that much about it, assuming that Xiao Bao just wanted to take the opportunity of delivering the letter to visit Pei Yuchen.

I never expected him to lie so he could come see his father.

This was something she hadn't expected.

Song Yanzhi lowered her eyes. Had she not realized that Xiao Bao's attachment to his father had become so deep?

She couldn't quite explain the concept of blood ties; perhaps children are naturally dependent on their parents and easily develop attachments.

Especially since Xiao Bao had never had it before.

Therefore, he cherishes Pei Yuchen's presence all the more now that he has him by his side.

I'm also afraid of losing it again.

She sighed softly, "Mom is angry that you lied, but Mom doesn't blame you. It's just that Mom didn't consider Xiaobao's feelings."

If she hadn't shown so much aversion to Pei Yuchen, Xiaobao wouldn't have been afraid to confide in her mother directly when she missed her father, just like other children.

How can you blame the child? It's her fault for not doing well.

She thought she had done her best to ensure that Xiaobao received complete parental love.

However, she still overlooked the fact that her attitude towards Pei Yuchen was still being observed by Xiao Bao.

Xiao Bao lied because he was considering her feelings.

He was afraid that if he said he missed his father, he would get angry.

She was too selfish.

Song Yanzhi patted his son's head, his eyes filled with guilt.

Xiao Bao's eyes were wet with tears, but he held back from crying.

If Mom came alone, she would definitely find a place to stay very quickly.

But even when you hold someone's hand, you walk too slowly.

So much time was wasted.

They didn't know how long they had walked when they suddenly heard a sound behind them.

Xiao Bao was startled and snuggled closer to his mother.

"Mother."

Song Yanzhi also looked back warily, her heart pounding twice.

There probably aren't any wild animals in this place.

She bent down and picked up her son, intending to speed things up.

But the sound behind me was very fast, it sounded like footsteps?

Song Yanzhi looked back with some suspicion and saw a tall, black figure rapidly approaching them.

Before she could react, the man's urgent voice rang out: "Yan Zhi, Xiao Bao?"

"Mommy, it's Daddy!" Xiao Bao's eyes widened.

Song Yanzhi's tense body relaxed.

Pei Yuchen ran forward and, sure enough, saw Xiaobao with red eyes being held in his wife's arms.

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