Upon learning that Susu refused to accept the gifts, the expression on each of these grown men’s faces looked as though they were about to cry.

"Miss Susu, I beg you, please just take it. After you accept it, you can throw it away if you don’t like it! It’s totally fine if you throw it all into the trash can!"

"Yes, yes, Miss Susu, if you think there are too many, at least pick one to take with you. Otherwise, we haven’t completed our task and will have our salaries docked!"

"That’s right, that’s right, Miss Susu, please help us out! Just choose one, and we can finish our assignment!"

"..."

The men started begging Susu, one after another.

Susu pursed her lips: "Don’t cry, I’ll pick one."

"Great, great! Miss Susu, please choose!"

At these words, the more than twenty men opened the boxes in their hands.

Then, uniformly and neatly, they squatted down so that Susu could see what was inside the boxes they held.

Susu glanced over the items in the men’s boxes.

Each one looked odd, and she didn’t know what any of them were.

In order to pick something useful, Susu stepped into the crowd to check the contents of the boxes held by the people in the back.

Qin Xingzhi, Xiao Beibei, and Qin Yuche stood in the back, not interfering with Susu’s choice.

Since the children were on good terms, it was best for the adults not to interfere.

Suddenly, thick white smoke started billowing out of the boxes held by these uniformly dressed men...

The white smoke quickly spread from the more than twenty boxes, instantly obscuring everyone’s vision.

Realizing something was amiss, Qin Xingzhi, Xiao Beibei, and Qin Yuche hurriedly rushed into the smoke.

"Susu! Susu! Where are you, Susu?"

"Little sister, where are you? Big brother can’t see you! Call out!"

"Little sister! Respond to your sister-in-law!"

"..."

With their vision obscured by the smoke, the three could only feel people running around them, creating utter chaos.

The onlookers, frightened, started to scatter, with screams all around.

This caused Qin Xingzhi and the others to have an even harder time discerning direction.

The white smoke triggered the mall’s alarm system, activating the fire response; a deluge of water began to pour down from the ceiling sprinkler system, soaking everyone.

At that moment, Qin Xingzhi, Xiao Beibei, and Qin Yuche could no longer care about their surroundings; their only concern was to find Susu.

Several minutes later, when the smoke had cleared, the three were able to see their surroundings clearly again.

Now, inside the mall, there were only the drenched and frightened members of the public. Susu and the suit-clad men who had claimed to be there to deliver gifts on behalf of Huo Ting were nowhere to be seen.

"Where has Susu gone? Where is Susu? It was those men just now! They are to blame! They took Susu away!"

Xiao Beibei was frantic, her face completely drained of color.

Her little sister was kidnapped right under her very eyes!

Qin Xingzhi and Qin Yuche were equally pale.

Susu had disappeared!

At this time, Qin Yanzhi had just returned from the parking lot.

Seeing the chaotic scene on the first floor, he looked confused: what big event had happened?

It wasn’t until he reached Xiao Beibei did he realize something serious had occurred. fre ewebnove l.com

"Husband, my little sister is missing. I’ve lost her!" Xiao Beibei, clutching Qin Yanzhi’s arm, was filled with self-reproach and frustration.

"What? Little sister is missing?!"

Qin Yanzhi was stunned, his mind blank for a moment.

It took a while for him to recover his voice: "How could little sister be missing? What exactly happened?"