Xiao Tangqiu smiled and fell into reminiscence. "Every time I wrote a novel in my notebook, I would show it to him first. His reaction was always very supportive... But those so-called novels I wrote were actually just simple collections of settings."

Tang Mianmian suddenly realized: "Isn't that the friend you went to visit the grave with?"

Xiao Tangqiu paused for a moment before smiling and saying, "Yes, it's him."

Tang Mianmian blinked: "Sorry, did I mention something I shouldn't have mentioned?"

Xiao Tangqiu shook his head: "That's not true... He's been gone for seven years."

Although Xiao Tangqiu said that he was fine, the atmosphere in the ward suddenly became cold. Tang Mianmian secretly glanced at Xiao Tangqiu a few times, then silently lowered her head and played with her mobile phone.

Xiao Tangqiu turned his head and looked out the window. It was noon and the sun was shining brightly, but for some reason, his mood seemed to be covered with a layer of gray haze that even the strongest sunlight could not dispel... But why was this?

Meng Xinghe had clearly been gone for seven years, and he had clearly decided to let it go long ago...but why did his heart still ache when he thought of the name Meng Xinghe?

Meng Xinghe...

Xiao Tangqiu silently repeated the name in his heart, and his eyes became wet again unknowingly... When he came to his senses, he found that he was already in tears.

He hurriedly wiped his tears, but for some reason, the more he wiped, the more tears flowed. At this moment, Tang Mianmian suddenly yelled, "Fuck!"

Xiao Tangqiu was startled, thinking that Tang Mianmian had discovered that he was crying again, and quickly turned his back to Tang Mianmian: "What...what's wrong?"

"Fuck!" Tang Mianmian stared at her phone and yelled, "The kidnapping case...is solved!"

Xiao Tangqiu was stunned for a moment: "Broken?"

Tang Mianmian's tone was extremely shocked. "Holy crap! The news said the police caught the kidnapping suspect at the crime scene today and are currently interrogating him... I heard the kidnapper had already escaped when the police rescued us. Now it's been a week, and they've still caught him!"

"Caught him today? At the crime scene?" Xiao Tangqiu paused. "Did he surrender himself?"

"I don't know..." Tang Mianmian seemed to be still reading the news. "Not much information was revealed, not even the suspect's name or appearance. They only said it was a woman."

"A female?" Xiao Tangqiu paused.

"It's amazing! Everyone thought they wouldn't catch the criminal this time, but they actually did!" Tang Mianmian was shocked. "And the criminal is actually a woman! I thought that kidnapping so many people at once must be done by a strong man or a gang!"

Xiao Tangqiu frowned slightly. He seemed to have vaguely thought of something, but it was all gone in a flash.

"Just catch the criminal!" Tang Mianmian snorted, "He made me lose such an important job opportunity! He should be sentenced to at least ten years! I want him to spend the rest of his life in prison!" Miaomiao said.

Xiao Tangqiu gazed at the sunlight outside the window and sighed. He didn't know why. Even though the kidnapper had been apprehended, he still felt empty inside, like a puzzle was missing a crucial piece... What had he forgotten? What had he lost?

At this moment, someone suddenly knocked on the door of the ward.

Xiao Tangqiu's heart skipped a beat and he turned around excitedly, but he was deflated when he saw his parents.

"Xiaoqiu, we're here to pick you up from the hospital... Why do you look so disappointed? Who else do you think it was?" Mother Xiao regained her spirits after Xiao Tangqiu recovered. "Are you attracted to any of the nurses in the hospital? Which one? I'll see if I can match you up with someone."

Xiao Tangqiu smiled helplessly: "...That's not the case, don't think about it, let's go back."

Mother Xiao, showing the gossipy spirit unique to middle-aged women, teased her son with a gossipy look on her face: "Are you really not interested in any of the young nurses in the hospital?"

"Really not," Xiao Tangqiu shook his head, "I just thought... I thought it was..." Who did he think it was?