"It's all my fault. I didn't take good care of Xiaoyu and lost her. Otherwise, Su Yan wouldn't be like this."

Duan Sisi covered her face and cried out of self-reproach.

Qiao Chen looked at her like this, his eyes filled with heartache. He gently pulled her into his arms, "It's not your fault, how could it be your fault? Don't add any burden to yourself. This is not what any of us wanted to see."

Duan Sisi shook her head desperately, "No, it's my fault."

Seeing that she was being stubborn, Qiao Chen gripped her shoulders tightly and looked at her firmly, saying each word clearly, "It's not your fault, it's my fault, so please don't blame yourself anymore, okay?"

He tenderly wiped away Duan Sisi's tears.

Duan Sisi nestled in his arms. She cried for a while before her emotions gradually calmed down.

She still had Qiao Chen's comfort, but what did Su Yan have?

Duan Sisi wiped away her tears and sniffed. "I'll stay with her tonight until Xiaoyu has some news. You should go back to your room and rest. You must be tired today."

Qiao Chen looked at her with reluctance and gently patted her head.

"Then you should also take care to rest and not overwork yourself."

Duan Sisi saw Qiao Chen off before carrying the porridge into the room.

She tried her best to pretend she wasn't crying and placed the porridge on the table as if nothing had happened.

"Have some porridge, so you'll have the energy to wait."

Su Yan has stopped crying now, because she has run out of tears.

She sat blankly on the bed, staring at the floor.

This appearance frightened Duan Sisi.

She quickly walked forward, squatted down, and looked up at Su Yan.

"Honey, would you like some porridge?"

She coaxed him as if he were a child.

This coaxing really did bring Su Yan back to her senses.

Su Yan's eyes gradually focused, and she turned her head to stare intently at her, murmuring the two words "Xiao Yu" under her breath.

"I'm going to find Xiaoyu."

She uttered those words and turned to leave.

Duan Sisi panicked and quickly stepped forward to stop her.

"Xiaoyu, the police will help find her, and she will definitely come back. What you need to do now is take good care of yourself and give Xiaoyu a complete mother!"

Su Yan was no longer listening to her advice at that moment.

She ran out like a madwoman, and Duan Sisi couldn't stop her at all; she could only chase after her.

When Lin Suyan reached the hotel lobby, her steps came to an abrupt halt.

Duan Sisi watched as she stopped walking, puzzled, but then she heard a faint conversation.

The voice became clearer the further she walked.

By the time she reached Su Yan's position, she had already overheard the gist of their conversation.

"Look at this rain! If you ask me, what's the point of looking? The person would have died in the woods long ago!"

These words made Duan Sisi catch her breath, not to mention how Su Yan would react.

Duan Sisi turned her head with concern and looked at Su Yan's cold face.

"Su Yan."

She called out, but Su Yan did not respond.

The conversation continued.

"You know, kids are all different. A brat like this, who only causes trouble, is clearly a case of the upper beam being bad and the lower beam being bad. Didn't you see the way her mother was this afternoon? She was like a shrew, it was terrifying!"

Duan Sisi tilted her body slightly, just enough to get past the obstacle and see the person who was speaking.

If she wasn't mistaken, that person should be Chang Zishi's mother.

Qiao Chen told her that he left Xiao Yu alone on the spot because he was helping his family set up a tent.

How could she say such a thing now?

While Duan Sisi was still in shock, Su Yan had already made her move.

She dashed off in Gao Shuyun's direction.

Gao Shuyun was having a pleasant conversation with another parent when she glanced over and saw Su Yan, who looked like a plague, and she shuddered in fright.

"You...you..."

She stammered, pointing at Su Yan, unable to speak, her face showing a look of utter disbelief.

Duan Sisi rushed over, grabbed Su Yan's sleeve, and whispered, "Darling, don't cause trouble, there are security cameras here."

Su Yan did not make any rash moves, but stared intently at Gao Shuyun with an extremely cold gaze.

"Repeat what you just said."

Whether Gao Shuyun heard Duan Sisi's words or caught a glimpse of the surveillance camera in the corner, she instantly became righteous again.

"What's wrong? Are you going to hit someone again?"

She leaned her face forward, saying, "Go ahead and hit me! If you dare, I'll have the police arrest you right now!"

"Don't push your luck!"

Duan Sisi was also furious, but she could only hold onto Su Yan tightly, trying her best to stop her from doing anything out of line.

Seeing that the two were clearly afraid and dared not do anything to her, Gao Shuyun became even more smug.

"Am I wrong? Your daughter is a scourge! She died young, and whose fault is that? It's all your own fault for giving birth to such a thing!"

Her words became increasingly offensive, and Su Yan became enraged. She raised her hand to slap Gao Shuyun, but Duan Sisi held her back tightly.

Duan Sisi was so angry at Gao Shuyun's eagerness to be beaten that she gritted her teeth.

"Honey, calm down. She's just trying to provoke you. Right now, Xiaoyu's situation is the most important. Once Xiaoyu comes back, there will be plenty of opportunities later."

Duan Sisi kept trying to persuade and soothe Su Yan's emotions.

Su Yan's chest heaved violently, but thankfully she didn't make any further moves.

"You wait, I'll show you what it means to have trouble because of what you say."

She glared at Gao Shuyun, then turned and walked towards the hotel entrance.

Duan Sisi gave her a disapproving look and followed closely behind Su Yan.

Gao Shuyun was like a victorious rooster, her tail practically pointing skyward.

"Finally, I got to see her get her comeuppance. It felt so good!"

As Su Yan helplessly watched the endless darkness and torrential rain, Yi An and Su Xiaoyu huddled together in a small hut, shivering.

The hut looks simple, but it's probably a temporary place for forest rangers.

Su Xiaoyu got soaked in the rain and her whole body felt burning hot, as if she had a fever.

Yi An searched the entire house but couldn't find a single pill. He could only cover Su Xiaoyu with whatever he could find.

He wrapped her up like a ball and held her tightly in his arms.

"Light rain? Light rain!"

Yi An called out several times, but Su Xiaoyu didn't respond at all.

He was a little scared, but the torrential rain outside showed no sign of stopping.

In his panic, he suddenly heard a faint sob, followed by a trembling cry.

"Mommy, Mommy."

Yi An was stunned. He inexplicably felt a warm sensation in his chest. Looking down, he saw Su Xiaoyu curled up like a wounded little animal, sobbing and calling out the word "Mom".

At that moment, Yi'an's heart melted.

He stroked Su Xiaoyu's head affectionately, murmuring to himself, "So, you're not a little mute after all."

Su Xiaoyu seemed to have found warmth, rubbing against it like a kitten, and then her cries stopped.