Chapter 43 Chapter 43

"Hiss."

Jia Quanhui woke up from the pain. He looked at Jia Yourui's back and ran after her.

He was very confident and thought he would definitely catch up with her.

But at this time, Jia Quanhui heard someone calling his name.

"Jia Quanhui."

Someone?

Jia Quanhui was really shocked. He had something on his mind and looked back with bated breath...

Jia Guoye walked to the door of his house and knocked on the door as usual.

"Tick." "Tick-

tick."

...

"Tick-tick."

Jia Guoye knocked on the door for a long time, but no one answered.

Although he felt a little strange, Jia Guoye didn't think much about it. He just thought that Jia Yourui didn't hear the knocking sound or fell asleep.

He put the farm tools and water bottle at the door and walked to the mud wall on one side.

Jia Guoye stepped back a few steps and moved away from the wall. After a few

steps of running, Jia Guoye climbed up the wall flexibly without much effort.

His arms were strong and his palms were big. He firmly grasped the top edge of the wall. Then, Jia Guoye climbed down the mud wall and took a few steps, and finally jumped into the yard.

Jia Guoye patted the dust on his hands, opened the gate, and brought in the farm tools and water bottle.

He first washed his hands and face with water from the water tank in the kitchen, and then went into the house when he felt refreshed and clean.

...

But to Jia Guoye's surprise, the door of the house was also locked.

Jia Guoye felt a faint sense of uneasiness.

He frowned, knocked on the door with great force, and shouted:

"Yourui?"

"Yourui?"

There was silence, and no one answered for a long time. Jia Guoye was anxious.

He asked again: "Xiaorui, are you home?"

...

At this time, the sky was gradually getting dark, and the heavy atmosphere around him deepened his uneasiness.

Jia Guoye's heart was beating violently. He didn't have time to think, took a few steps back, and kicked the door heavily.

The quality of the door lock was obviously very good. Although it shook violently a few times, it was not kicked open.

Jia Guoye repeated the action, kicking over and over again, and his strength became stronger and stronger.

His eyes were as sharp as an eagle's. His back, chest, forehead, nose... were all covered with sweat.

...

"Bang!"

No matter how strong the lock was, it could not withstand the endless pounding, and the door finally opened.

Jia Guoye rushed into Jia Yourui's room anxiously.

It was indeed his worst guess. The room was empty, with only a slight breeze coming in through the gaps in the window.

...

Where could Xiaorui go?

She had no familiar friends in the village.

...

Those men?

No, Xiaorui had never not gone home at mealtime before.

It was even more impossible for her to go back to her parents' home. Xiaorui said that she would go home and stay for a few days after the busy farming season.

......

A storm was brewing in Jia Guoye's mind. He came up with one guess after another, and finally ruthlessly rejected them one by one.

His tormented heart continued to be burned by the increasingly fierce fire, and Jia Guoye rushed out of the house.

Instead of thinking about it, he might as well go out and look for her.

Jia Guoye tried his best to comfort himself, maybe Xiaorui really went home, what if Xiaorui wanted to go home to get something?

She is not a child anymore, nothing will happen to her.

But all his luck disappeared in the next second.

Jia Guoye squatted down, his eyes locked on the broken glass bottle on the ground.

He picked up the fragments on the ground, his heart beating like a drum.

He had just washed this bottle today, but now it was lying on the ground in pieces.

I won't admit my mistake, Jia Guoye thought.

He suddenly found that his hands were shaking slightly.

...

Even if there was only a tiny chance, Jia Guoye still ran to Jia Kaiqian's house at full speed. He hoped to see Xiaorui there.

The result was obvious. He was disappointed.

Jia Kaiqian, Lin Fei, Jia Youkai and others were eating. When they saw him barge in, they all looked at him curiously.

Jia Kaiqian put down his bowl and asked, "Guoye, why are you here?"

Jia Guoye didn't show any emotion, and said, "I lost a key yesterday, so I came to look for it."

"Key? I don't think I saw it."

Lin Fei asked her daughter-in-law, "Did you find it?"

"Mom, I didn't see it either."

Lin Fei asked worriedly, "What key? Is it a big deal?"

Before Jia Guoye answered, Jia Youkai said impatiently, "What's the big deal? How could he lose it?"

"Youkai."

Seeing that he was so disrespectful to Jia Guoye, Jia Kaiqian called his name in a warning tone.

"It's not a big deal." Jia Guoye said, "Since I don't have it, I'll leave first."

He turned around and was about to leave.

"Guoye."

"Hmm?"

Jia Kaiqian called him and Jia Guoye turned around.

Jia Kaiqian looked a little nervous and asked, "Is Ruirui okay? Why didn't she come with you?"

Jia Guoye said to Jia Kaiqian: "Dad, Ruirui is eating at home, I didn't ask her to come."

"Oh, so that's it."

Jia Kaiqian's heart was relieved.

He thought Ruirui didn't want to go home.

"Dad, I'll go first." Jia Guoye said.

"Go."

Jia Kaiqian reminded again: "Come back more often when you have time, bring Ruirui with you."

"Okay."

Jia Guoye said and walked out of the gate.

...

Although he walked very fast, Jia Guoye couldn't feel his footsteps.

His heart was like soaking in ice water in the cold winter of June.

Jia Guoye ran home quickly again. He still held a little hope that Xiaorui had just gone out for something and was back home now.

But he should have known better that there should be no one at home.

If that were true...

Jia Guoye tried his best to hold on to a heart that was about to collapse.

He had thought countless times that Xiao Rui would leave him.

But it shouldn't be like this, Xiao Rui would not leave without saying goodbye.

Moreover, her mood had obviously become positive in the past few days, and she was willing to go home. Her attitude towards him had also changed. She even brought him water in the afternoon, smiled so sweetly, and considerately gave him a massage to relieve his fatigue. This was definitely not a sign of leaving.

Xiao Rui must not have left.

Jia Guoye thought, he had to go find her.

Without a direction and not knowing where she was going, he followed the way she came home from the fields, knocking on every door and asking along the way.

Jia Guoye knew that he only had today. After tonight, if he still couldn't find Xiao Rui, her father, mother, brother and sister would definitely know the news.

How would he face them then?

... Jia Kaiqian's words were still ringing in his ears.

At that time, he was unwilling to marry Ruirui, fearing that he would delay her.

Jia Kaiqian almost begged him: "Guoye, my little daughter really can't stay at home anymore."

The old man's voice was heavy and deep: "I know you are a reliable person. I dare not marry my daughter to someone else easily. I beg you to take good care of her. If she is willing to live with you in the future, that would be the best. If she is not willing, please don't force her. Just let her live happily." "I

know this request is excessive, but I really can't help it. Such a warm and caring child now locks herself in the room every day. I see blood in my throat..."

Jia Guoye has lived for so many years, and today is definitely his most inappropriate day.

When Jia Yumin opened the door, she was startled by Jia Guoye's bloodshot eyes and anxious expression.

"Aiya, what happened to you?" she exclaimed.

Jia Guoye went straight to the point and asked, "Yumin, did anyone in your family see Yourui this afternoon?"

"Didn't I bring you water?" Jia Yumin certainly remembered that Jia Yourui appeared in the farmland, who could not see her?

Jia Guoye stared at her with sharp eyes: "What happened after that? Did you see her again?"

Jia Yumin thought he looked scary and pitiful.

She shook her head hesitantly, and she couldn't bear to say, "I haven't seen her since then."

"Yumin, who is it?" Jia Yulin's voice came from the room.

Jia Yumin turned around and said loudly, "It's Brother Guoye."

Not long after, Jia Yulin appeared at the gate of the yard.

"What's the matter?"

Jia Yulin looked at Jia Guoye's panic and asked, "What happened?"

"Sister, have you seen Jia Yourui?"

Jia Yumin added, "Even after she brought water to Brother Guoye, have you seen her again?"

"No."

Jia Yulin covered her mouth with a surprised expression and asked, "Is Ruirui missing?"

"Don't worry." She said to Jia Guoye, "I'll go into the house and ask my parents, maybe they have seen her."

"Thank you." Jia Guoye said sincerely.

After waiting for some time, Jia Yulin came out and shook her head to indicate that she had not seen her.

Jia Guoye said hurriedly, "Sorry to bother you." Then he hurried to the next house.

...

Jia Yumin closed the gate and wondered, "Jia Yourui is missing?

" "It's really strange, where could she go?"

Jia Yulin said nothing, she lowered her head and walked into the house in silence.

...

Not only along the way, Jia Guoye has knocked all over the village.

As time passed, the sky was completely dark, and the silvery cold moonlight shone on him and accompanied him.