This feels like a dream!

Imagination and reality are different after all. She guessed that she and Qiao Xinruo might be related by blood, which was a completely different feeling from being with a room full of relatives at this moment.

“When you were both children, our whole family went out to play once. You and Xinruo were just little ones then, and you don’t remember much…”

Qiao Xinruo then realized why she had never known she had an older sister when she was little; it turned out to be something that happened when she was very young.

"Your dad and I are usually very busy and rarely have time to play with you. That day, our family went to the park and we had a really, really happy time."

“Shouyan and Gaoyang were playing in the sand, and you and Xinruo were playing by the flower bed. Your dad was leading them, and I was leading you two. Then Shouyan threw a handful of sand, which probably got into Gaoyang's eyes, and he started crying…”

Qiao Gaoyang: "..."

Was he this bad at playing when he was a kid?

Did you start crying because sand got in your eyes?

Qiao Shouyan: "..."

Is he really that clumsy?

He was playing in the sand and threw sand into his younger brother's eyes. Did he already dislike Qiao Lao Er when he was a child?

“I heard Gao Yang crying, so I went over to check on her. I didn’t notice you and Xin Ruo at the time, but you two were being good, playing on the flower bed. I thought nothing would happen to you…”

"Who knew that after coaxing Gao Yang over, I found only Xin Ruo on the flower stand, and you were nowhere to be seen. I asked Xin Ruo, but she's just a little girl and can't even speak clearly, so she had no idea where you went..."

Qiao Xinruo: "..."

Why didn't she see where her sister went?!

That makes sense, though. The fact that she could "forget" that she had an older sister shows how young she was at the time, so it's normal that she couldn't explain it clearly.

Moreover, being so engrossed in playing with flowers, he probably didn't even see how Su Yueya disappeared.

These things—what exactly happened on the day Su Yueya went missing, at that moment—Liu Yuying and Qiao Hanxue never told their three children.

What I'm afraid of is that they will feel guilty.

Ultimately, the two parents bear the greatest responsibility for Su Yueya's disappearance.

Taking the child out, but not being able to keep an eye on the child properly.

"It's all my fault. Your father was clearly with Shouyan and Gaoyang at the time. I didn't need to go over and comfort Gaoyang. I should have just kept a close eye on you!" As she said this, tears of regret streamed down Liu Yuying's face.

She hardly ever cried.

Even when she was on a mission and her life was in danger, she never cried.

But now, a mother who has found her child again finally sheds tears when recalling the painful memories of the past.

Many times in the dead of night, when she recalls this moment, she can't help but tear up.

"Honey, this isn't your fault, don't blame yourself..." Qiao Hanxue comforted his wife.

That was just an accident; nobody wanted it to happen.

"Crescent Moon, we searched for you very seriously back then. We tried every possible method, asked for help from everyone we could, and looked in every possible place, but we didn't find a single trace of you!"

Liu Yuying was already crying uncontrollably, so Qiao Hanxue took over the conversation.

“It’s like you vanished into thin air. At first, we thought there was a chance we could find you, but as time went by and we still hadn’t heard from you, we became more and more desperate…”

Even at the very end, we felt that we might lose you forever.

In that situation, if Su Yueya had simply gotten lost or gone to play near the park, it would have been easy to find her.

After all, the discovery wasn't too late, and the child had almost no time to walk.

The problem is that Su Yueya is too young to run around. Her disappearance can only mean that she was abducted by human traffickers!

The park isn't very big, but it's not small either.

When human traffickers abduct Su Yueya, they would definitely cover it up with something, so there were almost no "witnesses" found nearby.

It's like searching for a needle in a haystack; you'll find no clue and naturally, you won't get any results.

Ultimately, the root of this tragedy lies with the vicious human traffickers!

Su Yueya listened quietly the whole time.

Seeing Liu Yuying cry made her feel sad too.

But at this moment she was mostly happy, because she finally knew that she was not an unwanted child, not a burden abandoned by her parents.

She has a family who love her very much, and they have never given up searching for her even when the hope was slim.

Upon hearing this, both sides understood.

Su Yueya is the child who went missing from her family!

But now she is keeping her head down and not saying a word.

The Qiao family was immediately stunned.

Is it that Su Yueya can't accept it in a short time?

That makes sense. After all these years, she has gotten used to being an orphan. Now that so many family members have suddenly appeared, why should she be expected to accept them immediately?

While the Qiao family was enjoying happiness and Qiao Shouyan, Qiao Gaoyang, and Qiao Xinruo were growing up under the loving care of their parents, who knew what Su Yueya was going through?

Qiao Gaoyang looked at Qiao Shouyan and blinked frantically.

What should we do? It seems like my sister doesn't want to acknowledge us back.

Qiao Shouyan acted as if he hadn't seen Qiao Gaoyang's eye twitching, but his furrowed brows betrayed his worry.

How does he know what to do?

They had some experience in coaxing Qiao Xinruo, but they were truly at a loss when it came to coaxing Su Yueya!

Qiao Xinruo thought that she had finally found her sister and had to coax her home no matter what. She couldn't let Lu Zhengjun get away with it so easily.

"Dad, Mom..." She grabbed her parents' hands and kept giving Su Yueya meaningful glances.

All five of them were frantically exchanging glances, hoping someone could persuade Su Yueya or break the current silence.

Finally, Liu Yuying spoke first.

She wiped away her tears and smiled at Su Yueya.

“Crescent Moon, Mom knows this is a shock to anyone, and you may not be able to accept it right away. We didn’t expect you to accept us immediately either. We came to see you today to tell you about this.”

"But whether it's your parents or your three siblings, Shouyan, we all miss you very much and really hope you can come home."

"We won't pressure you, you can take your time to think about it..."

Of course, they all hoped that Su Yueya could come to her senses and accept them.

If Su Yueya still can't let go of her inner conflict, they are willing to wait and keep trying until Su Yueya accepts them.

"Yes, Crescent Moon, you can take your time to think it over, but the Qiao family will always be your home, we will always be your family, and you will always be welcome home!"

In fact, Su Yueya didn't have as many thoughts as they imagined.

She just needs some time to process it.

The entire Qiao family stared at Su Yueya with longing eyes, but dared not urge her to speak, and could only wait anxiously in her silence.

"Crescent moon?" Lu Zhengjun broke the silence first.