Chapter 671 Linlin is missing
Qiao Xing didn't notice Qin Ce's emotions. She asked with concern, "How's things going over there? Is everything going smoothly?"
"Hmm," Qin Ce said, "That's about it. It should be finished tomorrow or the day after."
Qiao Xing realized that there seemed to be more than just Qin Ce's voice on the phone, and asked in confusion, "Where are you? Why do I hear the sound of wind?"
"I'm outside, I'll be back soon. It's getting late, you should get some rest."
"good."
After hanging up the phone, Qin Ce tossed it aside and glanced at the car chasing closely behind him in the rearview mirror.
Han Yan, sitting in the passenger seat, also glanced at the car behind and chuckled, "Your father is really something. You've only been in Beijing for less than two days, and he's already had someone follow you. I don't know what he's afraid of."
Qin Ce remained calm and steadily controlled the car's speed. "Let him follow if he wants. He's the one who's anxious, not me."
Wang Ye's hot pot restaurant was exceptionally busy on the weekend.
The place was packed from early morning, and Bai Yi and Wang Ye were so busy that they didn't get a chance to rest until the afternoon.
Wang Ye tried making a few more dishes for Bai Yichang, and they tasted even better than before, and even the plating was much nicer.
Bai Yi joked, "Those who know you know you're opening a hot pot restaurant, but those who don't might think you're planning to open a Chinese restaurant."
Wang Ye immediately said, "You know what, I actually had that idea. Although hot pot restaurants have low costs and high profits, they are still considered low-cost places, with an average spending of no more than one hundred yuan per person. I was thinking that if I really have the means in the future, I would open a store specifically for mid-to-high-end consumers and raise the average spending per person to between one hundred and one hundred and fifty yuan."
Bai Yi thought his idea was good. Society is developing rapidly now, and many people are improving their quality of life.
Although hot pot restaurants are quite popular, they are still noisy no matter what. If Wang Ye can really elevate the restaurant to a different standard, that would be a good development.
Bai Yi suggested, "Your new store has only been open for a short time, and its foundation is not yet stable. If you really plan to open a branch in the future, then you will inevitably need to invest and take shares. If you lay a solid foundation for this store, others will feel at ease."
"Well, I'm just thinking about it now. It won't happen that quickly. I don't even understand how to operate just one store yet. I'll consider other things after I'm completely familiar with the operating model of one store and all the intricacies involved."
Bai Yi also felt there was no need to rush, but Wang Ye's idea showed that he was not someone who would just be content with the status quo; he had his own ideas and his own ambitions.
After the two had a simple meal, Wang Ye glanced at the time; it was almost time to pick up Linlin.
Bai Yi said, "I'll pick them up today."
She hasn't picked Linlin up from full-time daycare since she sent her there.
Wang Ye didn't refuse, "Then be careful on the road. There's always traffic congestion at the school gate around this time every day."
"Okay." Bai Yi put on a coat, picked up her bag, and said, "I'll go now."
Bai Yi took a taxi to the school and told the security guard at the school gate that she was there to pick up her child.
The security guard made a phone call inside, and a short while later, a teacher led Linlin out of the building.
When Linlin saw that Baiyi was the one who came to pick him up today, he happily ran towards her, "Mommy!"
Bai Yi knelt down and hugged Linlin in his arms.
Linlin couldn't contain her excitement, "Mom, why are you the one picking me up today?"
Bai Yi rubbed his head and said, "Mom isn't busy today, so I came to pick Linlin up. Are you hungry? Your uncle made you lots of food."
Linlin nodded quickly, "I'm hungry! I want to eat Uncle's Four Happiness Meatballs!"
Bai Yi took the schoolbag from the teacher and said, "Thank you for your help, teacher. I'll take Linlin home now."
The teacher smiled and said, "Okay."
Bai Yi and Linlin came out of school and were about to stand by the roadside to hail a taxi when Linlin suddenly reached out and pointed to a spot not far away, saying, "Mom, that grandma seems to be feeling unwell."
Bai Yi followed his gaze and saw an elderly man clutching his chest, trembling and unsteady on his feet, about to fall.
Seeing this, Bai quickly stepped forward, helped the old man, and found that the old man's face was ashen and his breathing was rapid.
"Grandma, are you alright? Should we take you to the hospital?"
The old man's hands trembled as he kept touching his clothes, as if searching for something.
Bai Yi leaned closer and finally heard her mutter intermittently, "Medicine...my medicine..."
She quickly helped the old man search, but after looking all over his body, she still couldn't find the medicine he had mentioned.
Seeing the elderly woman's complexion worsen, Bai realized she couldn't let things continue like this and quickly dialed the emergency number.
The ambulance arrived quickly, in less than ten minutes.
The doctor performed basic first aid on the elderly woman, and only after her vital signs stabilized did they lift her into the ambulance.
The accompanying doctor asked Bai Yi, "Are you a family member of the patient? If so, you'll need to come to the hospital as well."
Bai Yi said, "No, I'm just a passerby. The old woman has a cell phone, so you can try to contact her family. I have my child with me, so it's inconvenient for me to go to the hospital. I'll leave the old woman in your care."
After the ambulance left, Bai Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Linlin, let's go back."
After Bai Yi finished speaking, she instinctively reached out to take Lin Lin's hand, but when she turned around, there was nothing behind her; Lin Lin was nowhere to be seen.
Bai Yi's mind went blank with a sudden bang.
"Linlin?"
Bai Yi tried to calm herself down. She thought that Linlin might have just seen the ambulance arrive and was a little scared, so she found a place to hide.
As she searched, she called Linlin's name, "Linlin, Linlin, come out quickly, we have to go back."
However, Bai Yi searched around the school gate for a long time but still couldn't find Linlin.
Bai Yi panicked completely. Her legs went weak and she almost fell over.
The child who was standing right in front of me just a moment ago, where could he have run off to in such a short time?
Bai Yi was extremely anxious and shouted in the street, "Linlin! Linlin! Don't scare your mother! Come out quickly! Let's go home, okay, Linlin!"
On the bustling street, no one knew what Bai Yi was doing. Bai Yi shouted until her voice was hoarse, but she still didn't get a response from Lin Lin.
Bai Yi was so anxious he was almost in tears when a kind passerby suggested, "Ma'am, why don't you call the police first?"
Bai Yi then realized, "Right! Call the police, call the police right now!"
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