Chapter 724 The Vanished Shop
Zhao Fangzhao's initial interest in Ye Wanxi stemmed from Li Qinyan.
The two families have been neighbors for over ten years, and the adults and children have a very good relationship. Back when Li Qinyan participated in a talent show, Zhao Fangzhao would ask his classmates to vote for her every day.
Therefore, Zhao Fangzhao knew the grudge between the two better than anyone else.
That's why Zhao Fangzhao always disliked Ye Wanxi. Later, when watching the show, he was prejudiced against Ye Wanxi's portrayal of the senior sister and started nitpicking her.
However, Ye Wanxi unexpectedly performed the role very well, which made Zhao Fangzhao still dislike Ye Wanxi, but especially like the senior sister played by Ye Wanxi.
An actor is an actor, and a role is a role. Her fondness for the role did not extend to her acting; she kept the distinction very clear.
But now, her supposed mortal enemy is sitting under their eaves, chatting and laughing, and according to her mother, this actress surnamed Ye was invited by her sister, Li.
Zhao Fangzhao's feelings at this moment were like Mars colliding with Earth, completely stunning her.
"You...you...I..."
"What do you mean, 'you' and 'me'?" Aunt Fang glared at her daughter warningly, then turned to Ye Wanxi and said apologetically, "This child is still half asleep and hasn't realized what's going on yet. Please excuse her."
"It's nothing." Ye Wanxi glanced at Zhao Fangzhao's subtle expression as he secretly watched Li Qinyan, and roughly guessed what he was thinking. She didn't take it too seriously and got straight to the point, "Let's talk about this doll."
Zhao Fangzhao stared in disbelief at the doll in Ye Wanxi's hand: "My doll! Where are its eyes...?"
Her face is all red, it looks like blood! Ugh, what happened?
Uncle Zhao had been very gentle and patient since picking her up, but now his face suddenly darkened as he questioned his daughter: "Eyeballs? It was this thing that almost made you fall asleep and never wake up, dying in your sleep! And you still dare to mention it! Tell me honestly, where did you get this thing? Who gave you the money to buy it?"
This was the first time Zhao Fangzhao had ever seen his father so angry, and he immediately backed down, saying, "I bought it with my own allowance."
Aunt Fang frowned upon hearing this: "How much pocket money do you get each month? I've checked, and you get at least two thousand. Where did you get so much money?"
Aunt Fang didn't mention Qiu Yuerong, only saying that she had investigated it herself. She noticed that her daughter's attitude towards Ye Wanxi wasn't very good, and she didn't want to involve others at this time, lest it trigger her child's rebellious psychology.
Sure enough, Zhao Fangzhao listened to Aunt Fang's words without suspicion, and muttered to himself, "It's not that expensive, it's only about a thousand. I saved up my allowance for a long time before I bought it."
"One thousand?" Aunt Fang frowned, not quite believing it. "Other stores sell it for two thousand, and you only bought it for one thousand?"
“It’s true!”
Through Zhao Fangzhao's explanation, everyone learned that a few months ago, Zhao Fangzhao had accidentally stumbled upon a doll forum while browsing the internet.
There are many fans of BJD dolls on that forum, and they often post on the forum to show off their new dolls.
After reading a few posts, Zhao Fangzhao fell in love with these dolls and later accidentally joined a doll group.
Perhaps because she was young, a very kind young lady in the group explained a lot about these kinds of dolls to her. After learning that she wanted to buy a doll of her own, she even recommended a treasure shop she had recently discovered.
"The dolls in that shop are especially beautiful. The finished product photos are much more exquisite than those of other shops. Most importantly, the price is not high. The price-performance ratio is the highest on the entire Internet."
"So, you bought the doll at that store?"
"Um."
What Zhao Fangzhao didn't say was that the reason she chose this store was not only because of its price and quality, but more importantly, because the store didn't charge extra for customization, which was so thoughtful that it brought tears to her eyes.
The doll in Ye Wanxi's hand was custom-made by one of her favorite anime characters. It perfectly matches her preferences in every way, which is why she wants to sleep with it all the time.
"What's the name of that shop?"
Zhao Fangzhao frowned slightly, seemingly reluctant to speak.
Aunt Fang glared at her and said sternly, "Hurry up and tell me."
Zhao Fangzhao reluctantly gave Qiu Yuerong the name of a shop, and Qiu Yuerong searched for it online.
"There is no such store."
"How is this possible?" Zhao Fangzhao's face darkened, and he angrily took out his phone to retrieve the doll order, only to find that the order was gone.
"How could this be? I clearly placed an order a month ago. How could it not be there?"
Ye Wanxi's eyes narrowed slightly, and she said coldly, "What about that young lady who recommended you to buy things in the store? Have you been in contact with her recently?"
Zhao Fangzhao was stunned, only then realizing that he hadn't contacted the young lady for half a month.
At first, the two did get along very well. After buying the doll, Zhao Fangzhao even discussed the details of the doll and the matching clothes and jewelry with her online.
But since half a month ago, the girl hasn't replied to the messages she sent.
Zhao Fangzhao assumed the other person was busy and didn't take it too seriously. Later, she herself became confused and slept all day, so she had no time to care about her online friends.
Now that she has regained her senses, Ye Wanxi's reminder brought back her memory of the missing young lady.
"The last message I sent her was ten days ago, and she didn't reply. She hasn't replied to my messages for the past two weeks, and we've lost contact."
Does anyone in your group know anything about her situation?
"...Let me ask."
Zhao Fangzhao tried asking the young lady about her situation in the group chat. Asking directly would be too abrupt, so he made up a reason, saying that she had left something with him and he wanted to send it to her but couldn't contact her.
Most people in the group chat casually, but they keep their two-dimensional and three-dimensional worlds very separate, and their real-life interactions don't overlap much.
Therefore, Zhao Fangzhao did not receive a useful reply when he posted this question in the group.
Just when she was about to give up, a private message came in, saying that the young lady was hospitalized and could not be contacted for the time being.
The items can be left with Zhao Fangzhao for now, and sent later when he is feeling better.
"In the hospital?"
The people present were taken aback, and the couple immediately looked at their daughter.
If it weren't for Ye Wanxi's appearance, their daughter would probably be in the hospital by now.
"Ask her why she was hospitalized."
Zhao Fangzhao didn't know why he listened to Ye Wanxi. By the time he realized it, the message had already been sent.
"She said she didn't know either, she just heard from people that she was sick and had been hospitalized for some time."
Ye Wanxi narrowed her eyes. He'd been hospitalized for a while; if he was like Zhao Fangzhao, he was probably already…
(End of this chapter)
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