"What should we do? Sister Lin said to keep an eye on Ding Haowen."

One of the men looked distressed, while the other glared at him fiercely.

"Alright, shut up. Search again. Did you search the kitchen and outhouse?"

"No," the man replied timidly, then immediately went to search the kitchen.

Dingxiang heard someone enter the kitchen, but dared not utter a sound.

She was terrified of being discovered in the kitchen.

At this moment, Dingxiang felt a sense of hunger.

Looking around the Ding family's kitchen, all you see is firewood and firewood.

Dingxiang heard the man curse:

"Damn it! They even took the pots and pans!"

As he left, Dingxiang's stomach rumbled with hunger.

Dingxiang turned pale with fright. She clutched her stomach and watched as the man stopped in his tracks.

The man walked over with a puzzled look on his face. Just as he thought something was making the sound, he saw two mice run past his feet.

The man was startled and immediately left the kitchen in a huff.

Dingxiang overheard the other person outside saying to another, "There's nothing in the kitchen, not even the pots and pans."

From Dingxiang's angle, she could see a fierce-looking man among them, speaking casually.

"So they knew we were coming and were prepared to run away?"

One question remains unanswered: "Why did Ding Haowen run away?"

The fierce-looking man sneered, "Why do you think? Ding Haowen was recommended by Chen Jiahua. Even if he wasn't a cop, Sister Lin wouldn't give him any important positions."

In this situation, the natural thing to do is to offer some benefits first, and then kill them to silence them.

Dingxiang couldn't understand what they were saying; she just stared at them blankly.

A man with a fierce face always seems to be watched by someone.

The group of people who were about to leave were suddenly interrupted when a man with a fierce face walked into the kitchen.

The man who had just come in to inspect the kitchen felt his heart leap into his throat.

Hiding in the kitchen, Dingxiang was too scared to make a sound, and she really couldn't look the other person in the eye.

She closed her eyes in fear, terrified that these people would find her.

The fierce-looking man didn't notice anything unusual, simply assuming he was mistaken.

After he left, another man looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"Boss, is there a problem?"

The man addressed as "boss" shook his head. "It's nothing, let's go."

He sneered, "Have someone keep an eye on this area for the next few days. If Ding Haowen returns, tell me immediately."

"Okay, boss."

Dingxiang breathed a sigh of relief after they left.

Her tense nerves relaxed instantly, and she drifted off to sleep amidst the firewood.

After an unknown amount of time, the man who had stayed behind to keep watch saw his gang members' car leave, and he dropped his ingratiating smile.

Then, he slowly walked into the kitchen and moved the pile of firewood away.

Looking at the sleeping little girl, whose body kept twitching, it seemed to be a sign of fear.

The man gave a gentle smile and reached out to wake Dingxiang.

"Little friend, little friend?"

Dingxiang was woken up and didn't react at first. After realizing it was a stranger, she was too scared to speak.

The man simply continued to give a gentle smile and spoke in a sweet voice.

"Little friend, where are your mom and dad?"

Although Dingxiang was somewhat shy around strangers, she was, after all, just a little girl of a few years old.

She choked back tears as she said, "My parents don't want me anymore."

A look of heartache flashed in the man's eyes. "My God, how could your parents treat you like this? Have they eaten?"

Dingxiang shook her head. "No."

Her childish voice caused a strange glint to flash in the man's eyes.

The man took a steamed bun out of his bag. "This is all I have in my bag. You can make do with this for now."

Dingxiang took the food, took a bite, and then looked at the man in front of her with teary eyes.

She blurted out, "Uncle, you're such a good person."

The man smiled but said nothing.

Dingxiang knew that the man had discovered her, but he hadn't exposed her, and she subconsciously trusted him.

The man slept at Ding's house that night, while Dingxiang slept in another room.

He coaxed Dingxiang, saying he would take her to see her parents the next morning.

Dingxiang believed it and had a beautiful dream that night.

The next day, the man told Dingxiang that his name was Dabao and that his parents had abandoned him when he was very young.

He took Dingxiang and left Lotus Town, returning to Haishi.

Dingxiang had no idea where Da Biao was taking her.

Once they arrived at their destination, Da Biao locked her in the car and told her not to wander off.

Immediately afterwards, Dingxiang saw Dabiao talking to someone downstairs. The other person's gaze kept glancing at her.

Children who have been abducted are most sensitive to gazes. Dingxiang's heart leaped into her throat as she realized that this man was no good!

She tried to open the car door and escape, but the car was locked from the outside.

Fortunately, the man's vehicle was a small truck with a hole in the middle, which he could climb out of.

While they were still chatting, Dingxiang climbed out of the hole and ran away!

She is light on her feet and does these things quietly without making much noise.

Dingxiang was relieved that the truck blocked their view, preventing them from seeing her fleeing figure.

Da Biao was downstairs negotiating the price with the buyer. He had sensed something was wrong yesterday, but he didn't make a fuss immediately. He just wanted to take his men to sell it himself and make a good price.

After he finished negotiating with the buyer, he looked up and found that the people in the truck were gone.

Da Biao's expression changed, and he quickly got into the car to check.

However, Dingxiang had already escaped.

Da Biao immediately said, "This brat is quite clever. Let's split up and search. The little brat can't have gone far."

Dingxiang ran as fast as she could, but no one knew where she went.

She didn't know the way, and only when she ran into a crowded place did Dingxiang bump into a fragrant older sister, which stopped her from running away.

Dingxiang looked up and saw Chen Jiayi with a gentle expression, and was momentarily dazed.

She didn't remember who the other person was, but Chen Jiayi remembered who Ding Xiang was.

Chen Jiayi looked at Dingxiang in surprise. How could she be in Haicheng in such a disheveled state?

Soon, Da Biao caught up with them.

The moment he saw Dingxiang, his first instinct was to go forward and take her away.

Ah Long, Chen Jiayi's bodyguard, reached out and stopped Da Biao.

Da Biao had originally had other ideas, but seeing that the other party had no bodyguards, he immediately abandoned them.

His voice was fierce. "This child is my daughter. She ran away, and I've been chasing her."

Da Biao was still breathing heavily as he spoke, clearly having just been looking for Ding Xiang.

Chen Jiayi looked down and saw Dingxiang's small hands tightly gripping her white pants.

She frowned. "Your daughter?"

Da Biao nodded, "Yes!"

Dingxiang shouted, "He's not my dad!"