Gu Yifei took a bite of bread, walked to the telephone next to the sofa, picked up the receiver, and dialed a number.

"Hey, Qiangzi, it's me, Xiaofei. It's urgent! Call Xiaoliang and the others, and we'll meet at the dormitory entrance," Gu Yifei said quickly into the phone.

After saying that, he hung up the phone, stuffed the bread into his mouth in two bites, went back to his bedroom, took out his leather jacket and put it on, and mumbled to Meng Zihan, "Let's go, I've made plans with someone."

Meng Zihan smiled sweetly: "You've gone to so much trouble."

Seeing that sweet smile, Gu Yifei felt as if all the bones in his body had become lighter.

He wished he could fly to Ye Linchen immediately, drag her back, and apologize to Meng Zihan.

The two walked out of the Gu family home together, went downstairs, and waited at the entrance of the dormitory area.

A short while later, a group of seventeen or eighteen-year-old boys walked over, chatting and laughing.

Leading the way was Guan Minghao.

He spotted Gu Yifei and Meng Zihan from afar and shouted, "Xiaofei, why did you call us over in such a hurry? What's wrong? You made me miss my nap!"

Gu Yifei stepped forward and said with a smile, "Go back to sleep, I needed your help!"

After the other boys approached, Gu Yifei said to them, "Zihan has something very important to do, and we have to help her."

He tilted his chin up at Meng Zihan, gesturing for her to explain the situation.

Meng Zihan didn't refuse. Her eyes reddened, and she choked up as she said, "My cousin Ye Linchen has run away from home. My aunt and uncle are very worried about her. I have no choice but to ask Brother Yifei to help me find her."

"Run away from home?" Guan Minghao asked, puzzled. "Why would you run away from home again?"

"It's all because of me." Meng Zihan said, tears falling down her face. "It's all my fault. If it weren't for me, my cousin wouldn't have run away from home."

"Say it nicely, don't cry!" Gu Yifei hurriedly tried to comfort her.

The other boys also offered words of comfort.

Meng Zihan wiped away her tears with the back of her hand and continued, "My cousin is jealous of me because my aunt treats me better than her, so she targets me in every way. During the entrance exam, she cheated and got into the top class. My aunt said a few words to her, and she talked back to my aunt. My aunt got angry and hit her. She wanted to sever ties with my aunt and not acknowledge her anymore, and then she ran away."

"Cheating?" Guan Minghao frowned. "How did she cheat?"

Meng Zihan shook her head: "I don't know, but my uncle came back with her, turned around and left, so angry that he didn't even eat lunch."

"She not only cheated, but also stole my Walkman and study materials. She also bullied me often and called me a member of the Ye family..."

Several boys listened with righteous indignation.

"Ye Linchen is outrageous! One crazy thing every day, when will this ever end!"

Guan Minghao was the first to speak.

He was present during the bathhouse incident and disliked Ye Linchen. Today, she ran away again, which made him even more disgusted with her.

"She's only been in the countryside for a few days, and she dares to be so arrogant. Does she really think no one can handle her?" another tall, thin boy chimed in.

"How dare she bully you! She's got a death wish! Zihan, don't worry, we'll definitely help you get revenge!"

"That's right, with so many of us, I refuse to believe we can't find her! We'll show her what we're made of!"

Gu Yifei stopped them, saying, "Alright, let's find the person first, we can talk about other things later."

“That’s right, that’s right, let’s find her first,” Guan Minghao nodded in agreement. “Zihan, don’t worry, we will definitely find her!”

"Thank you so much," Meng Zihan said gratefully. "Thank you so much."

"No need to thank me, we're all friends!" Guan Minghao said casually. "Let's go, let's hurry up and find her, don't let her get away!"

With many hands making light work, they quickly found the dormitory area where Ye Linchen was renting.

Unfortunately, Ye Linchen didn't go out, so they missed her completely and didn't find her.

Ye Linchen was memorizing English words in his rented room at that moment.

Ye Linchen uses his good memory in the morning to study Chinese and English.

This time slot is indeed very efficient. I originally planned to learn it at 11:30, but I finished it half an hour earlier.

Since there were no vegetables left for lunch, Ye Linchen got up and prepared to go to the market to buy some, and also to get some exercise and clear his head.

As soon as I stepped out the door, I saw Aunt Wang from next door standing at the door, chatting enthusiastically with an older woman.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Aunt Shen, Aunt Shen.

When Aunt Wang heard the door open, she turned around and greeted Ye Linchen first.

"Xiao Ye, are you going out?"

"Aunt Wang, Aunt Chen, I'm going to buy some groceries," Ye Linchen said with a smile.

"This little girl is really capable; she can even cook for herself," Aunt Wang praised with a smile.

Aunt Shen also said, "Yes, there aren't many children as capable and sensible as this."

As she spoke, she asked Ye Linchen, "Xiao Ye, I heard that a high school student from your school ran away from home because he cheated on a test. Do you know him?"

Ye Linchen shook his head calmly: "I don't know him."

Aunt Wang wasn't surprised: "That makes sense. There are so many classes in the high school, and each class has dozens of students. That adds up to several hundred people. How could Xiao Ye possibly know them all?"

Aunt Chen laughed: "Yes, Xiao Ye has good grades, how could she know a student who cheats?"

When Aunt Wang couldn't get any information, she immediately became concerned about Ye Linchen: "Little Ye, are you going out to buy groceries? We won't keep you any longer. Be careful on the road. The college entrance exam is coming up soon, and you can't afford to make any mistakes."

Ye Linchen smiled and said, "Thank you, I'll be careful."

Ye Linchen said goodbye to the two aunties and left the dormitory area before his smile faded.

It seems the Ye family has already come looking for us.

It's ridiculous that even now they're still relentlessly smearing her.

Since she didn't cheat, the Ye family wasn't looking for her, and she couldn't be bothered to explain.

Today, Ye Linchen not only bought vegetables, but also half a pound of pork belly, planning to stew pork slices with red radish for lunch and make a dipping sauce.

This dish combines vegetables and soup, is convenient, delicious, and nutritious.

Soak the radish peels in pickling brine and eat them with porridge in the morning. They're sour, crunchy, and especially refreshing.

In her previous life, Ye Linchen was in charge of all the cooking for the Ye family, and she was quite skilled at it.

After buying groceries, Ye Linchen carried the heavy basket back home.

As soon as I left the market and turned the corner, Meng Zihan came towards me.

Meng Zihan exclaimed with delight, "Sister, I've finally found you!"

Ye Linchen stopped and looked at her calmly: "How did you know I was here?"

"Xiao Nan and Xiao Bei ran into you last night and told me about it when they got back. I was wandering around this area when I unexpectedly ran into you."

In fact, the Ye brothers, Ye Linnan and Ye Linbei, did not tell Meng Zihan where they met Ye Linchen.

Meng Zihan deduced Ye Linchen's approximate activity range based on the places the two usually liked to go.

She said this on purpose, wanting Ye Linchen to mistakenly believe that even her younger brother had "betrayed" her, so that she would experience the taste of being betrayed and abandoned by her family!