Chapter 34: Ran away with someone ten years ago
Li Yanjing slowly opened his eyelids, looked up at Li Zhi who was playing with his mobile phone beside him, and subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
He rubbed his eyes sleepily and asked in a baby voice, "What time is it?"
Li Zhi didn't expect the boy to wake up. She turned her head to look at him, then looked at the time in the upper left corner of her phone. "Twelve o'clock."
Li Yanjing sobered up a little and subconsciously frowned, "Li Zhi, it's twelve o'clock, why aren't you sleeping yet? Don't you know that staying up late is bad for your health?"
Li Zhi coughed lightly, "Why are you awake?"
Li Yanjing pursed her lips and said, "I'm dreaming."
Li Zhi turned off her phone and placed it on the pillow. "Is it a dream or a nightmare?"
"It's not a nightmare, but it's not a good dream either," said Li Yanjing.
"What bad dream?" Li Zhi asked.
Li Yanjing lowered his eyelashes and was silent for a few seconds before muttering, "I dreamed that you didn't want me anymore."
Li Zhi reached out and pulled him into her arms, touching his sweaty hair. "How could I not want you?"
Li Yanjing smelled the cool and subtle fragrance on her body, feeling much more at ease. He closed his eyes again and said, "Who knew, you are just a liar."
Li Zhi gently poked his cheek and asked, "Tell me, what did I lie to you about?"
"You know whether it is a lie or not," said Li Yanjing.
Li Zhi raised an eyebrow and thought for a moment, "Are you talking about the magic?"
Li Yanjing's eyelids moved and he hummed softly.
Li Zhi chuckled, "How could it really be a magic spell? Wouldn't that mean I've become an immortal?"
Li Yanjing opened his eyes and asked abruptly, "Will you become an immortal and leave?"
Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, then reacted. She looked into his dark, watery eyes with an inexplicable look in her eyes, "You know everything?"
"So it's true?" Li Yanjing asked.
Li Zhi stared at him for a few seconds and smiled slightly, "Of course it's fake. What are you thinking about in your little head every day?"
"So will you leave?" Li Yanjing asked again.
Li Zhi nodded and said, "No, I'm not going anywhere. I'll just stay with you until you grow up."
Li Yanjing: "Really? You're not lying to me?"
Li Zhi: "Really."
Li Yanjing: "Oh."
Li Zhi yawned, "Okay, go to sleep, son."
Li Yanjing didn't respond. She slowly stretched out her little hand, grabbed Li Zhi's clothes, leaned closer to her arms, and then obediently closed her eyes again.
In fact, he could feel that she was not the original Li Zhi. How could a person's temperament change so much in a short period of time? Even her face looked different, and she could even do such magical things as fortune-telling and magic.
He just hoped that Li Zhi would not leave him like she said, even if it was... a lie.
He just wants his mother now.
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The next day.
Not long after lunch, Li Zhi received a private message from Baobao Yueliang in the background of Yinfu.
She told Jiang Ruyun that she was tired and wanted to take a nap, and after everyone left, she started broadcasting directly.
Within seconds of the broadcast starting, a large number of people flocked to the live broadcast.
Big Orange sends Carnival x2
Polar bear sends sports car x1
Mysterious person 089 sent interstellar rose x1
Timeless Flowing Years: [Good afternoon, Master Li, have you eaten?]
Daydream: [Master Li, is there any follow-up on the person who was looking for my aunt yesterday?]
Mysterious Person 089: [Master Li, when will the live show end today? ]
Li Zhi looked at the phone screen and said, "Thank you all for the gifts. Baobao Yueliang contacted me. She has now arrived at her destination with the police and is entering the village."
"Hug the moon, are you there?"
Hug the Moon: [I’m here, Master Li.]
"Are you available for a video call now?"
Baobaoyueliang: [Convenient, we just got off the bus.]
Li Zhi glanced at the comments she replied to, and immediately sent her a connection request.
The next second, Baobao Yueliang's face appeared at the bottom right of the screen.
"Master Li, we are now at the entrance of the village and are about to enter." Baobao Yueliang said as he turned the camera of his mobile phone.
The entire village is made up of small, gray-tiled houses. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and has rice fields on both sides. The scenery looks quite nice.
Baobao Yueliang, holding his cell phone, followed his family members and the plainclothes police officers into the village.
"Hello," the policeman stopped a passing villager and pointed to a photo of Aunt Yueliang from more than ten years ago. "Have you seen the person in the photo?"
The old woman in the village stopped walking after hearing this, her eyes fell on the photo, and after staring at it for a few seconds, she slowly said, "It seems like I've seen it before, but it also seems like I haven't seen it before..."
"Auntie, please think about it again." Baobaoyue said.
The old lady shook her head and said, "I've never seen such a beautiful girl in our village..."
"This is a photo of her from more than ten years ago. It must be a little different from now. Take a closer look," said the police.
The old lady put down the hoe on her shoulder, stared at it carefully for a while, raised her hand and pointed at the photo, "I remember now, isn't this the daughter-in-law of Liu Laoliu's family?"
Baobao Yueliang's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but get a little excited. "Auntie, can you take us to Liu Laoliu's house?"
"Who are you?" the old lady asked warily.
Baobao Yueliang's eyes flickered slightly. "She owes us quite a bit of money. We easily found out she was here, so we came here to ask her to pay us back."
"Then you have come here in vain. Liu Laoliu's daughter-in-law ran away with someone ten years ago, leaving behind two children. They have lost their mother since childhood and are very pitiful," said the old lady.
Baobao Yueliang frowned. If her aunt had escaped, how could she not return home to look for them? "Are you sure she's not here?"
"Oh, how could I lie to you?" said the old lady.
"Auntie, can you tell us what happened?" asked Baobaoyueliang.
The old lady became excited when she talked about gossip. "Liu Daniu, the son of Liu Laoliu, was a well-known bachelor in our village. He was lazy and gluttonous. He spent his days wandering around the village and the mountains. No girl was interested in him."
"Liu Laoliu was worried that his son wouldn't be able to find a wife, so he spent money to buy a girl from somewhere. She's the one in the photo."
Baobao Yueliang tightened his grip on the phone, "Did you buy it with money?"
The old lady nodded and said, "Yes, the money for this was borrowed from every household in our village."
"Then she didn't make any noise since she was bought with money?" Baobao Yueliang asked again.
Auntie: "Why not? I ran away several times but was eventually caught by Liu Laoliu and his men."
Baobao Yueliang pinched her hands, trying to control her anger, "Didn't she ask you for help?"
"That's Liu Laoliu's family's business, we have no right to interfere." The old lady waved her hand. "Besides, Liu Laoliu borrowed money from us to buy his wife. If we help her run away, will he be able to pay us back the money he lent us?"
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