Chapter 74 "Sister, where is this? I'm so scared..."
After several days, Qi Ying's condition was very bad. Xia Ruoxin was very worried about her, but she didn't know how to help.
Finally, I decided to just close the store and spend more time with my good friends.
Qi Ying was unaware of this. Every day when she opened her eyes, she would open her phone to try to log into the game. But to her disappointment, every time the server was under maintenance and she could not log in.
It was not until three days later that Qi Ying tried to open the game again, but found that this time she couldn't even open the game.
how so?
Qi Ying was very anxious. She wanted to uninstall and reinstall the game but she didn't dare to, fearing that she would not be able to download it again after uninstalling it. She found a backup machine and planned to download the game again, but found that she had no idea where to download it from.
It was as if after she knew the secret of the game, she could never go back to the way it was before...
It was raining outside the window again. There was a knock at the door. Xia Ruoxin lay at the door of the attic and said to Qi Ying inside: "Aying, it's raining outside. Shi Yu and I have to go back first."
No one in the house answered her.
Xia Ruoxin added, "We bought you some bread and snacks and put them on the workbench downstairs. If you're hungry, eat some. You haven't had a good meal in a few days. Don't overwork yourself."
Xia Ruoxin was worried when she heard no response from inside the house, but she really had no choice. When she was about to go home with Shi Yu, the door of the attic opened.
Xia Ruoxin looked at Qi Ying who was finally willing to come out of the room with joy, and said happily: "Do you want to eat something?"
Qi Ying looked at the window at the end of the corridor and asked, "Is it raining outside?"
"Ah? Ah, it's raining." Xia Ruoxin said in confusion: "It has rained these past two days. It's normal to rain in autumn. But it should be cold tonight. If you can't stand it, turn on the air conditioner."
Qi Ying nodded and said to Xia Ruoxin, "I will rearrange the work that has been delayed these days. Let's open the store tomorrow. We have to open for business."
Xia Ruoxin said quickly: "Don't worry about opening the door. We will open the door when you feel better."
"I'm fine now." Qi Ying said calmly, "You can't just stop eating because you don't play games, right?"
Xia Ruoxin: “…”
You won't eat.
But seeing that her friend had figured it out, Xia Ruoxin was also very happy. She walked up to Qi Ying, patted her on the back and said, "That's right. People have to eat. Since you think it's okay, we'll open tomorrow. You can have a good rest today."
Qi Ying nodded.
Xia Ruoxin's eyes sparkled as she asked her, "Do you want to eat something? Do you want to go out to eat with me and Shi Yu? Shi Yu recently discovered a Sichuan restaurant that tastes really good. Shall we go together?"
"No." Qi Ying rejected her and said calmly: "I'm not hungry, you guys go eat."
Xia Ruoxin did not force it, and told Qi Ying, "Okay, then...we'll go back first, and you can get something to eat."
Qi Ying nodded and watched Xia Ruoxin and the others leave the store.
After everyone left, Qi Ying came down from the attic. She walked around the store, looked at the unfinished clothes on the mannequin, thought about it, and picked up the tape measure next to her and decided to finish it first.
The rain grew heavier at night, and the wind seemed particularly noisy.
In the workshop, Qi Ying worked all night and finally finished the garment. She glanced at her mobile phone and it was already past 4 a.m.
Although she had been up all night, Qi Ying didn't feel sleepy at all. On the contrary, she felt she was still very energetic. She just felt a little hungry as she hadn't eaten all night.
At this time, I don’t know if there are any takeaway restaurants still open.
Qi Ying opened the door of the workshop and came out, glancing at the drizzle still falling outside the floor-to-ceiling window. He hadn't noticed it in the inner room just now, but it was actually a bit cold now that he came out.
"Meow--"
Just as Qi Ying was about to see if there was any takeout that could be delivered, he seemed to hear the cry of a kitten.
The cry did not sound like that of a big cat. It had the sound of a nasty voice that had not yet fully grown, and it sounded weak and small.
Qi Ying looked around, she was worried that because of the rain, some stray cats had run into the store to hide from the rain.
“Meow——”
The kitten meowed again, and Qi Ying followed the sound and found that it seemed to come from outside the door.
After Xia Ruoxin and the others left, Qi Ying locked the door and continued working in the workshop. Apart from the emergency light outside the shop which was still emitting a faint green light, the only light coming through the gap in the door of the inner room was light.
Qi Ying frowned slightly, she walked to the door, and through the glass door, she saw that there seemed to be something on the bench next to the store entrance.
“Meow meow meow——”
The kitten meowed a few more times.
Before Qi Ying could react, another voice was heard -
"What's wrong?"
When Qi Ying heard the familiar voice, his heart suddenly tightened.
"Is it cold?"
Through the glass door, Qi Ying saw a familiar corner of clothing. She was facing away from Qi Ying at the moment, soothing the meowing kitten in her arms. She even bent down to kiss its forehead, coaxing it like a child and said, "You can stay in my arms, so you won't be cold. Just bear with it for a while, and we can see your sister when the day breaks."
After Xing Xiaochu finished speaking, he wrapped his coat tightly around the melon seeds in his arms.
The next second, the door behind him suddenly opened. Xing Xiaochu was so scared that he turned his head and saw Qi Ying who had just pushed open the door with a shocked look on his face.
Xing Xiaochu's eyes suddenly turned red, and she immediately stood up, rushed over, and threw herself into Qi Ying's arms.
"Sister, where is this?" Xing Xiaochu felt cold all over, and she said in a tearful tone, "I'm so scared..."
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On Sunday, Xing Xiaochu sent Qi Ying away and prepared to take Guazi to the pet hospital for vaccination.
Although Guazi acts like a little lion when he is at home, he is so scared when he goes out that he doesn't even dare to shout. He hid in the airline box and refused to come out. In the end, it took the doctor from the pet shop to pull him out and give him an injection by pinching the back of his neck.
The little guy was so scared that he crawled into the box on his own initiative. No matter how Xing Xiaochu used the cat strips to coax him, he was unwilling to turn his head and kept his butt facing the door.
It doesn’t matter. I’ll feel refreshed when I get home.
Xing Xiaochu thought so, but did not take the initiative to go home immediately.
Last night she secretly noted down where Qi Ying worked. After coming out of the pet shop, she searched it on her mobile phone and found that the shop was quite far from here. It was too expensive to take a taxi, so it would be cheaper to take the bus.
When getting on the bus, Xing Xiaochu was worried that the driver would not allow pets, but fortunately Guazi had just received an injection and now his pet didn't even dare to move, let alone bark. Xing Xiaochu thus got away with it and got on the bus.
The car wobbled until it reached the destination. Xing Xiaochu got off the car and walked another kilometer before finally arriving at the store that Qi Ying mentioned.
This seemed to be a private custom shop, with beautiful winter clothes displayed in the window. There was only one young girl in the shop, sitting on the sofa playing games. When she saw Xing Xiaochu come in, she greeted her, "What kind of clothes do you want to order? Do you have a designated designer?"
Xing Xiaochu was carrying the flight case and asked her awkwardly, "Hello, is there a designer named Qi Ying here?"
"Aying?" Shi Yu looked up at the young girl in front of him. She didn't look like she was here to order clothes, so he asked curiously, "What do you want to see her for?"
Since the clerk said so, it means that this is really where Qi Ying works.
Seeing that she was slow to answer, Shi Yu asked again, "Are you looking for her? She's out today. Do you want to register and wait for Ah Ying to come back? I'll let her contact you."
Xing Xiaochu became alert when she heard this. If her sister knew that she was not doing her homework at home and came all the way here to confirm whether she was working here, she would definitely be scolded.
Xing Xiaochu didn't want to be nagged by Qi Ying, so he shook his head repeatedly and ran away without looking back.
Shi Yu looked at Xing Xiaochu who ran away and felt a little confused, but she didn't take it to heart and continued to sit back and play her game.
Xing Xiaochu ran to the bus stop with the airline suitcase in her arms. She breathed a sigh of relief when she got on the bus. She hoped that the clerk would not tell Qi Ying that she had been there, and just keep it as her little secret.
The bus was shaking as it moved forward. Xing Xiaochu felt a little drowsy in her seat. She held the airline box tightly in her arms, fearing that she would accidentally fall asleep and lose the cat.
"...Next stop, the People's Affiliated Hospital."
The radio in the bus suddenly sounded, and Xing Xiaochu woke up with a start. She took a look and saw that there were not many people on the bus. She subconsciously thought that she had missed her stop, so she quickly looked up at the bus stop table.
This sight made Xing Xiaochu confused.
Why are there all... unfamiliar place names?
Xing Xiaochu thought she was dazzled, so she confirmed again. It was indeed a place name she had never heard of before. But she had just taken this train not long ago. It was impossible that all the station names had changed at once, right?
"Excuse me……"
There was really no other way, so Xing Xiaochu had to ask the aunt who looked a little older beside him: "Which stop should I get off at Jin Yuming City?"
The aunt glanced at her and said, "Little girl, you got on the wrong bus. This bus doesn't go to Jin Yuming City."
Xing Xiaochu was surprised because she clearly came here by this train.
"You need to take bus No. 37 to Jin Yu Ming City." The aunt said to her considerately, "Get off at the next stop, then wait for bus No. 37 and get off directly at Jin Yu Ming City. You don't need to change platforms."
Xing Xiaochu was a little confused, but he still thanked his aunt for her kindness and got off at the next stop.
There was a stop for bus No. 37 on the roadside sign. Xing Xiaochu looked for it and found that it did go to Jin Yuming City. Just then, a bus No. 37 arrived, so Xing Xiaochu got on it directly.
But when I tried to scan the bus QR code, it just wouldn’t work.
"Huh?"
Xing Xiaochu fiddled with his phone. The signal was good and he had no outstanding bills, so why couldn’t he scan the QR code?
Seeing the people behind him urging him impatiently, Xing Xiaochu quickly made way, took out two coins from the small bag he was carrying, stuffed them into the coin box, and then got on the bus dejectedly.
Originally, Xing Xiaochu thought that everything would be fine once she reached her destination, but when she got off the bus and arrived at the entrance of the community, she was dumbfounded again.
Although the name of the community is the same and the buildings are similar, it seems... not her home.
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