Chapter 272 lowered the overall quality by several levels.
Qiao Xing frowned, instinctively not wanting to go over, but still asked, "What is it?"
“Your stepfather came to our house demanding your return. We really don’t know where to find someone for him. We can’t get through to your mother on the phone either. If you’re not coming, then have your mother come!”
He Fen's tone was unfriendly, and carried a hint of fear. With such a big man sitting there, he was naturally afraid.
Qiao Xing was also stunned when he heard this. Wang Qin was gone?
"Then call the police!"
My aunt said irritably, "What's the use of calling the police? He didn't do anything."
The main reason was that Wang Yue wouldn't let the police call, and even if the police came, they would just drive him away. They were afraid that he would find Wang Qin and hurt her.
Qiao Xing scratched his head in frustration. "What is he doing right now?"
"What else can you do while chatting with your uncle!"
He Fen was getting angry as she spoke. She stuck her head out of the bathroom and saw Lin Qiang and Wang Yue chatting happily. She had just called Wang Ye, but he hadn't come back yet.
"I called her."
After Qiao Xing finished speaking, he hung up the phone and called Wang Qin, but her phone was indeed switched off.
After trying to call several times and seeing the phone was always switched off, Qiao Xing's heart sank instantly.
Qin Ce came out and, seeing the panic on her face, asked, "What's wrong?"
Qiao Xing said, "My aunt said that Lin Qiang couldn't find anyone and went to their house."
Now that things have come to this, she can't hide it from Qin Ce anymore. At this rate, he will find out about Lin Qiang's existence sooner or later.
Qin Ce didn't even have a problem with who Lin Qiang was. He pondered for a moment and said, "Can't find him? Your mother and Lin Xi are missing?"
"I don't know either."
Qin Ce thought for a moment, then took out his car keys from his pocket. "Let's go check on her first. Her phone might have run out of battery and turned off."
Qiao Xing nodded, but then she thought of Lin Xi, "Lin Xi should be done with get out of class by now, right?"
Qin Ce raised his hand and glanced at his watch. "Yeah, get out of class is over."
After saying that, he opened the car door and said, "Get in the car first, and go take a look."
Going to He Fen's house now is not very useful; the main thing is to find Wang Qin and Lin Xi first and find out what's going on.
Lin Qiang wasn't stupid; he wouldn't just show up and start a scene. He went there as a guest, and if things didn't escalate, calling the police probably wouldn't do any good.
Qin Ce drove Qiao Xing to Lin Xi's tutoring center, only to find it already closed.
Qin Ce then found her teacher's phone number and called to ask.
The teacher said, "get out of class ended early this afternoon, so she left a long time ago. Oh, by the way, her mother came to pick her up. What's wrong? Can't you find her?"
"It's alright now."
Qin Ce hung up the phone, returned to the parking lot, and took Qiao Xing to the rented apartment.
I knocked on the door, but there was no response; there must be no one inside.
Qiao Xing looked at the tightly closed door and couldn't help but feel worried, because she had just seen a news article yesterday about a mother jumping off a building with her child. Could it be that Wang Qin...
She shook her head, trying to clear her mind of those chaotic thoughts.
Qin Ce held her hand and comforted her, "Don't overthink it. We haven't looked for her at her factory yet. Let's go."
Qiao Xing couldn't describe her feelings at that moment; all she knew was that her mind was blank. She felt she should think of something, but in reality, she couldn't think of anything at all.
She could only follow Qin Ce absentmindedly, not caring why Qin Ce knew where Wang Qin worked.
Qin Ce drove to Wang Qin's factory.
This is an industrial zone with many factories, but these factories do not belong to one company. There are many factories of different sizes, and some floors house several companies.
Looking at the brightly lit factory, Qiao Xing turned to Qin Ce and asked, "With so many factories, where are we supposed to find one?"
Qin Ce paused for a moment, then casually made up a story, "She told me before that I know where it is."
Qiao Xing was stunned again. Had Wang Qin even told Qin Ce which company she worked for?
Qin Ce didn't explain much to her, and took her hand directly to Wang Qin's factory.
When I arrived at the front desk, it was already closed for the day, so I had to go in and find it myself.
As soon as the two entered, many people looked up at them.
It was just a garment factory, filled with rows of sewing machines, with about fifty people working there.
Qin Ce's presence was so striking that many people mistook him for a client when he stood there.
The middle-aged woman at the front ran over and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
She was the workshop supervisor, so it was natural for her to come up and ask.
Qiao Xing asked, "Are we looking for Wang Qin? Does she work here?"
The supervisor thought for a moment before saying, "Is she around fifty years old? She just started working here recently."
Qiao Xingji nodded hurriedly: "Yes, it's her. Is she here?"
"She wasn't here. She didn't come after we got paid this afternoon. I'm not saying this to be mean, but she's old, and she works slowly. It's already a miracle that we even have her at work. She's always taking leave and being late. What factory would want someone like that?"
The supervisor talked on and on for a long time before finally remembering to ask, "Who are you to her?"
Qin Ce didn't intend to chat with her casually, and asked, "How long have you been gone? Did you say where you were going?"
"Didn't I say that I chatted with her when I was at work this afternoon, gave her my salary, and then left? I don't know where I went. She couldn't possibly tell me these things."
Qin Ce nodded. "I understand, thank you."
After saying that, he pulled Qiao Xing out.
It was already dark outside, and the wind was a bit chilly. Qiao Xing shrank her neck and pulled her collar tighter.
Qin Ce took off his coat and draped it over her shoulders, his brows furrowed. "Let's look around the neighborhood."
Qiao Xing looked at the coat she was wearing, then glanced at what he was dressed in—just a shirt and a suit jacket. She took the coat off him and said, "You should wear this yourself. Don't catch a cold wearing so little."
"I'm not cold, you can wear it."
As Qin Ce spoke, he took out his phone and turned to the side to send a message.
Qiao Xing was silent for a while, then didn't insist anymore and put the coat on. However, the coat looked like a quilt on her.
The outfit made Qin Ce look tall and slender, but on Qiao Xing, it instantly lowered his appearance by several levels.
After all, the clothes were long; they reached Qin Ce's calves, while Qiao Xing's reached her ankles, making it look like she was wearing a blanket.
After Qin Ce finished using his phone, he turned around and looked at Qiao Xing. He was slightly taken aback when he saw that she had suddenly turned into a thermos.
She suddenly seemed much shorter...
Qiao Xing felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze, but she still took off her coat and handed it back to him, saying, "Oh, you can wear it yourself. I look like I'm performing a shamanic ritual in it."
Qin Ce silently took the coat. "It was my mistake."
Qiao Xing sighed with a worried look on her face and said dejectedly, "Was it because she was fired and Lin Qiang came looking for her that she couldn't think straight or just left Chongqing?"
"She didn't tell me anything."
Qiao Xing suddenly felt a little tired. There happened to be a green belt and steps nearby, so she sat down on the steps, rested her chin on her knees, and looked up at Qin Ce.
From this angle, he looks so tall, unapproachable.
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