When Lu Yuxuan heard Xia's mother's voice, his heart skipped a beat.
He rushed to the door in two steps and asked, "Auntie, isn't Xia Nan home? When did he go out?"
"Last night..." Mother Xia looked at him, her tone becoming more anxious. "Yuxuan, didn't he come here? Didn't he look for you?"
"No," Lu Yuxuan shook his head. "I haven't been able to contact him since last night. I sent him many messages but he didn't reply. He also didn't answer my calls."
"I know, I know. I called him but he didn't answer," Mother Xia murmured helplessly. "What should I do..."
Seeing her like this, Xiaobao immediately realized the seriousness of the matter. He reached out and tugged at Lu Yuxuan's sleeve, then spoke to Xia's mother.
"Auntie, don't worry, let's go inside and talk. My brothers are at home and they will definitely help after they understand the situation."
"...Okay," Xia's mother replied, "I'm sorry to trouble you."
"It's not a problem," Xiaobao comforted her softly, "Brother Anan is also our family. How could we just sit back and watch him do nothing when he's in trouble?"
Lu Yuxuan followed them with a frown on his face, head lowered and silent. He would glance at his phone from time to time, afraid of missing the message from Xia Nan.
But so far, there has been no response.
Xiaobao brought Xia's mother to sit on the sofa, and considerately poured her a glass of warm water. Then he ran upstairs, knocked on the door of each room, and called out Lu Zixiao and others.
Mother Xia briefly and clearly explained the general situation to them. After hearing this, Lu Yuxuan exploded: "No, I don't understand. What's so good about going abroad? Before it was Mingyang, now it's Xia Nan. What's the problem? Just because you're good at studying means you deserve to go abroad? Is it true that you'll die if you develop in China?"
"Yuxuan!" Lu Jiaming shouted, "Calm down! Don't say anything. Isn't it hard enough not to see your aunt?"
"Yes, it's my fault," Xia's mother said with tears in her eyes. "After listening to what his father said, I thought it was a good thing, so I asked him to talk to Nan Nan."
"If I had known that Nan Nan didn't want to, and that his father, that beast, was going to take him away by force, I wouldn't have let them talk no matter what..."
"It's been quite a while since last night," Lu Zixiao frowned. "Could it be that Xia Nan's father has hidden the person?"
"Probably not." Xia's mother took the tissue handed to her by Xiaobao and wiped her eyes. "His father called me this morning and asked if Nannan had returned home and how many points she got in the exam. I don't think he was pretending. I guess he doesn't know where Nannan is either."
"Auntie, did you tell uncle the truth?" Lu Ziyi asked worriedly, "What if he knew Xia Nan didn't come home and sent people to catch him?"
"I thought about this, so I didn't tell him," Xia's mother said, "I told Nannan that she was in a bad mood and didn't want to see him for the time being, so I asked him not to come over and disturb the child these days."
"Will he do it?" Lu Jiaming asked, "If he loses his temper and goes to your house again, he'll be exposed."
"It's better to postpone it for one day," Xia's mother said with tears in her eyes. "I can't care less now. I just want to find my son..."
Xiaobao sat beside them and listened to what they said quietly. After a while, he couldn't help but said, "Auntie, I have a question."
"Hmm?" Mother Xia turned her head and looked at him, "Ask Xiaobao."
"If Anan ran away just because he was afraid of being caught by uncle, he should have come to us immediately. After all, he would be safer in our house than anywhere else. He must understand this."
Xiaobao spoke clearly and logically, and finally asked, "So I guess...is there another reason?"
As the saying goes, "One word can awaken a person from a dream." Mother Xia was slightly stunned, then immediately grabbed Lu Yuxuan's arm, her hands shaking like a sieve.
"Yuxuan... Auntie has a question for you," Mother Xia said in a trembling voice, "Which university did you apply to?"
Lu Yuxuan was a little confused, but still answered obediently: "Xisheng University, majoring in Game and Animation Design"
Mother Xia froze, and in an instant she understood something. She murmured to herself, "So that's how it is..."
"Auntie, why are you asking me this all of a sudden?" Lu Yuxuan also realized something was wrong. "Does this have anything to do with Xia Nan running away from home?"
Mother Xia raised her head, staring at him with tears in her eyes, and whispered, "I finally understand why Nan Nan is so determined to go to Xisheng University. You two have always been best friends. He... probably wants to be with you."
"...What?" Lu Yuxuan's pupils suddenly shrank. He couldn't even believe his ears. "Xia Nan is going to Xisheng University too? Didn't he...didn't he apply to Renmin University?"
"He secretly applied for his second choice. To control his score, he didn't even write an essay." Xia's mother closed her eyes and smiled bitterly. "I never realized that this child was so self-willed..."
At this moment, Lu Yuxuan only felt a buzzing in his brain. He seemed to be isolated all of a sudden and could not hear any sounds around him.
Xia Nan’s abnormal reaction on the day of the college entrance examination is still vivid in Lu Yuxuan’s mind. He finally understood why he forgot the essay topic after sleeping. It turned out that he didn’t write it at all!
This person actually controlled the scores without my permission. His purpose... was to go to Xisheng University with me?
Xia Nan! You are such a fucking idiot!!!
Lu Yuxuan was angry and anxious. With a gloomy face, he said nothing and turned around and ran to the door.
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