Chapter 71 He was just trying to scare her

This wasn't the first time Si Yuan had walked this road at night.

When she first came to the Song family, she didn't believe her parents were dead.

So one night, he secretly ran out without even putting on his shoes.

But she got scared after she ran out.

She hadn't expected the mountain road to be so dark and cold at night, as if the whole world had abandoned her, and even the trees by the roadside looked like menacing monsters.

Then she cried, standing in the middle of the road, crying blankly and helplessly.

At that moment, she longed to see something bright.

At least it wasn't like that; I couldn't even tell which way was north, south, east, or west, it felt like I had fallen into darkness.

The first person to find her was Song Yan.

He must have come out in a hurry, wearing only a nightgown and holding a small flashlight. His dark eyes lit up the moment he saw her, and he ran over and hugged her tightly.

"Xiao Yuan".

His voice was also very young, but the first note carried the heartache of something lost and then regained.

"Why did you run out? You scared your brother to death!"

Neither Song's parents realized that Si Yuan was gone.

As was often the case, Song Yan would glance at Si Yuan's room door before going to sleep.

But that day he noticed that the nightlight in Si Yuan's room was not on.

She's so afraid of the dark, it can't be dark.

So he didn't even have time to tell his parents before he chased after them and found them...

Si Yuan woke up from her memories, having already traveled a great distance.

This road is just as dark as it was when I was a child, and just as cold in autumn.

Song Yan knew how terrified Si Yuan was of this road.

But she knew that there would always be a path she couldn't walk out of, a darkness she couldn't escape, in this world.

But the next second, a light suddenly appeared.

The car drove up the slope, its blinding spotlights flashing, and stopped ahead with the roar of its engine.

The light was even brighter, as if it could illuminate the entire world around Siyuan.

Those branches that looked like lonely ghosts were now clearly visible; they were just ordinary trees after all.

A pair of black Doc Martens landed first.

As Jiang Wang walked back and forth, he took off his leather jacket.

When he reached Si Yuan, he wrapped the ice-cold person in his clothes.

Jiang Wang's expression was very cold.

Si Yuan knew that he was truly angry.

He was probably angry that she went home with Song Yan without saying a word, leaving him alone at home.

But he didn't say a word. He picked up Si Yuan and carried her to the car.

Si Yuan gripped his clothes tightly, and only when she touched his warm body did she realize that she had been frozen stiff for a long time.

So much so that she had no energy left to make Jiang Wang happy, and she leaned wearily against his chest and closed her eyes.

Jiang Wang was taken aback.

He looked down at her.

Jiang Wang's gaze was deep and his eyes were dark, yet he showed no sign of anger.

He knew she must have been wronged again.

Jiang Wang's maximum temper towards her was only the cold face he just gave her; he really couldn't bear to be even a little bit more presumptuous.

He was genuinely afraid that she would distance herself from him.

So, Jiang Wang could only close his eyes helplessly in the end and then put Si Yuan in the back seat.

The heating was on high. Jiang Wang said, "Go to sleep, we'll be home soon."

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Song Yan walked back, and the further he walked, the brighter the light became under his feet.

This only made the road behind them appear even darker.

He stopped at the doorway, closed his eyes, and sighed deeply.

Then they waited and waited, but still didn't hear any footsteps following.

He opened his eyes and glanced back.

There was nothing there.

She grew bolder and bolder, and actually dared to run down the mountain alone.

Song Yan's original intention was just to scare her, so he went back the way he came without thinking.

The road was quite long, and he walked on and on, getting darker and darker. He hadn't brought a flashlight, so he took out his phone to light it.

I suddenly remembered my childhood.

When Si Yuan first came to the Song family, she cried every day until her eyes were swollen. Those were such beautiful eyes, and Song Yan felt sorry for her for no reason.

He knew she was afraid of the dark, so he instructed the servants to put a small nightlight in her room.

She always stayed in her room, but every time the sun went down, the little nightlight would turn on, and Song Yan could see the warm yellow light through the crack in the door. He knew she was there.

But that night, the nightlight didn't turn on.

Song Yan grabbed his small flashlight and chased after them.

He first heard a crying sound, and soon found her.

That little girl ran out without even putting on her shoes.

She stood there blankly in the middle of the road, crying.

He went over and pulled her into his arms.

Although Song Yan was only eleven years old at the time, he always thought that he would not feel any "heartache" or "pity" for anyone.

But on that day, he felt sorry for his sister and wanted to protect her for the rest of his life.

Thinking of this, Song Yan suddenly smiled.

When did protecting someone become something that brings him satisfaction?

She has grown up and gone farther than before.

But Song Yan firmly believed that she wouldn't go too far and would always be waiting for him to find her somewhere.

However, he gradually realized that something was wrong.

He quickened his pace, his smile growing increasingly stiff, and he didn't see Si Yuan even as he approached the bottom of the mountain.

Song Yan stopped in his tracks, the light from his phone screen reflecting on his suddenly somber face.

The wind swirled fallen leaves and slapped against my legs.

For the first time, he felt that this road, which he had walked countless times, was so unfamiliar that it made him uneasy.

He frowned, finding it strange, and began dialing Si Yuan's number.

But all I heard from the receiver was a mechanical busy tone, over and over again, with no one answering.

Song Yan gripped his phone tightly, his knuckles turning white, and continued searching forward, his steps faltering, the light from his phone's flashlight swaying wildly on the ground.

"Si Yuan!"

As the shadows of the trees along the roadside flickered by, he always thought it was Si Yuan's figure, but when he ran over, there was only empty wind.

Si Yuan has disappeared.

This time, she didn't wait for him to come looking for her, nor did anyone stand on the road trapped in the darkness.

It seems she's really gone.

Song Yan practically ran back.

When Yu Qingfang saw him return looking pale, she was about to ask him to say a few words, but Song Yan got into the car without even looking up, started the engine, and drove away.

We were speeding the whole way.

He wondered if he had missed something earlier, and if Si Yuan was hiding by the roadside or behind a tree to annoy him, so Song Yan kept his eyes glued to his surroundings.

But she wasn't there the second time.

He remembered what he had just said.

Did she really listen to what she said?

Does she really think she'll never take care of her again?

Song Yan was in a state of great anxiety and kept making phone calls.

If Si Yuan continues to scare him into not showing up at this point, he will really get angry.

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Jiang Wang was driving, while Si Yuan was already asleep.

But her phone kept vibrating.

Jiang Wang suddenly stopped the car on the side of the road and then picked up his phone.

He wanted to just throw it away, but he couldn't bear to leave Si Yuan's phone on the roadside.

Anything belonging to Si Yuan is something he cannot dispose of at will.

He answered the call without hesitation.