Chapter 28.
The sky had already become completely dark, but one could vaguely feel large dark clouds gathering and the humidity in the air gradually increasing. If one looked closely, one could see lightning flashing in the clouds.
Following a flash of lightning that almost illuminated the darkness, a moment later, thunder boomed. The violent sound made Xu Baiqing, who was not in a hurry at all because he was with Qian Yirong in the equipment room of the gymnasium, tremble all over.
"It's thundering..." Qian Yirong murmured softly, and then what happened next was... The continuous thunder interrupted Qian Yirong's thoughts and made her not notice Xu Baiqing's gradually pale face.
Following another loud thunder, the lights in the equipment room suddenly went out, and the entire equipment room fell into darkness. After the lights in the equipment room went out, Qian Yirong felt a soft body fall into her arms.
Qian Yirong, who was not used to such close contact with others, felt Xu Baiqing's trembling body in her arms. She originally wanted to push her away but silently turned to patting Xu Baiqing's back to soothe her emotions.
Fortunately, she remembered where she put the small battery-powered lamp. While comforting Xu Baiqing, she reached out to feel for the small lamp. However, Xu Baiqing seemed to regard her action of looking for the small lamp as her resistance, and held her even tighter.
"Bai Qing, it's okay, it's okay, don't be afraid. I didn't mean to push you away, I was just looking for a light." Qian Yirong was strangled to the point of being unable to breathe, and she quickly comforted him.
Perhaps her words worked, Xu Baiqing used some strength, but still did not let go of Qian Yirong. This gave Qian Yirong a chance to catch her breath and she also touched the night light she had prepared.
As Qian Yirong turned on and off the night light, a soft white light came on, illuminating the space they were in. Qian Yirong saw Xu Baiqing curled up in her arms, her face paler than usual.
"Are you... afraid of thunder?" Qian Yirong couldn't help but ask. She had never seen Xu Baiqing like this since she met her.
"...Yeah." Xu Baiqing hesitated for a moment and admitted that he was afraid of thunder.
"...I'm sorry." Qian Yirong felt a pain in her heart and silently hugged Xu Baiqing tightly and said.
She asked Xu Baiqing if he was afraid of confined spaces and darkness, but she forgot to ask Xu Baiqing if he was afraid of thunder. She didn't even dare to imagine how scared Xu Baiqing would be if he was locked up in there alone with thunder.
"If Rongrong really feels sorry, then tell me why you did these things?" Xu Baiqing gradually calmed down because of Qian Yirong and the lights, and she asked softly.
Qian Yirong was silent. She knew clearly what Xu Baiqing was asking, but the book that appeared automatically had begun to flash a warning red light. It was obvious that she could not tell him about the book.
Qian Yirong's silence told Xu Baiqing the answer. She suddenly had a feeling that Qian Yirong was right in front of her but she could never catch her. She couldn't help but hug Qian Yirong even tighter.
Perhaps out of guilt in her heart, Qian Yirong acquiesced to Xu Baiqing's actions. The two fell silent for a moment. The night light placed beside them flickered with soft light, illuminating the hugging figures of the two people on the wall beside them, showing a bit of the charming entanglement of their bodies.
On the other hand, Qu Xueer and others were in a very bad mood because Qian Yirong and Xu Baiqing were both missing. Qu Xueer joined Mu Zexuan and Li Jingyan's search team and also brought along her brother Qu Qingyu and Shen Tianxing from the Shen family.
Qu Qingyu and Shen Tianxing looked at each other in confusion as they saw Mu Zexuan with an anxious face. They had already heard the general situation from Qu Xueer. They could understand why she was so anxious. After all, Qu Xueer and Qian Yirong were good friends.
But Mu Zexuan's behavior was not right. After all, they knew very well what Mu Zexuan's attitude towards Qian Yirong was. If something happened to Qian Yirong, it would be the extreme for Mu Zexuan not to gloat over her misfortune. It was even more impossible for him to be so anxious to find the person.
So the two of them almost immediately analyzed the reason for Mu Zexuan's abnormality. It must be because of Xu Baiqing who disappeared with Qian Yirong. They couldn't help but become interested in Xu Baiqing.
Li Jingyan, who was observing everything from the side, sighed silently. He knew the situation would turn out like this. Because Qu Qingyu and Shen Tianxing were not in the same class as them, they didn't know Xu Baiqing at all.
Li Jingyan looked at Mu Zexuan and found that he avoided mentioning Xu Baiqing in front of the two of them. He knew that although Mu Zexuan had not yet come to his senses, he was still on guard against the emergence of a rival who could compete with him for love. Because of his own delicate psychology, Li Jingyan did not mention Xu Baiqing in front of the two of them.
But the current situation is obviously not right. More people mean more strength, so Li Jingyan did not stop Qu Xueer from calling people. But he also thought about the consequences of Qu Qingyu and Shen Tianxing becoming curious about Xu Baiqing after they discovered Mu Zexuan's special feelings for Xu Baiqing. He just hoped that they would not have any other thoughts about Xu Baiqing.
Qu Xueer didn't know why Qian Yirong and Xu Baiqing disappeared, and was worried that if she made a big fuss about it, some messages that would be unfavorable to the two of them would be spread. This was also the reason why Qu Xueer stopped Mu Zexuan when he wanted to send a large number of people to search everywhere.
She even lied when Qian's mother called to ask why Qian Yirong and Xu Baiqing didn't go home. After all, the relationship between Qian Yirong and Xu Baiqing seemed very bad from outside. Now that the two of them disappeared at the same time, Qu Xueer was worried that the Qian family would think that Qian Yirong was behind it.
However, when Qian's mother heard her say that Qian Yirong and Xu Baiqing were playing with her, Mu Zexuan and the others, she only said a few words like she was relieved, and she didn't care at all when Qian Yirong and Xu Baiqing would go back. It seemed that she was only caring on the surface and couldn't wait for Qian Yirong and Xu Baiqing to have something to do with her, Mu Zexuan and the others.
Because of Qian Yirong, Qu Xueer realized that the Qian family was not as harmonious as they appeared on the outside, but she was still not used to the profit-oriented atmosphere in the Qian family.
But it would be fine as long as she could fool people. After all, it was not easy for her to interfere in other people's family affairs. She just wanted to prevent Qian Yirong from having a conflict with the Qian family. Now she just hoped to find Qian Yirong and Xu Baiqing as soon as possible.
Following the thunder and lightning came heavy rain. Qu Xueer couldn't help but start to worry about Qian Yirong and Xu Baiqing who had disappeared. Then, with the help of Shen Tianxing's student union, they got the surveillance footage of the school entrance and exit.
But the two were only seen entering the school in the morning, but not leaving, so if nothing unexpected happens, Qian Yirong and Xu Baiqing are still in the school. However, because the students of Shengde High School are either rich or noble, there are not many surveillance cameras installed inside the school for privacy reasons.
It's a bit unrealistic to want to find people through surveillance, but knowing that the two are still in the school has narrowed the scope to a fixed one, which is better than looking for a needle in a haystack after they leave the school.
But Shengde High School covers a large area and has complete facilities, so it is not easy to find someone. What's more, there are only five of them, so it is not easy to find someone.
They found it the next morning. The heavy rain finally stopped at dawn. Mu Zexuan had never been so embarrassed. Even holding an umbrella was useless during yesterday's heavy rain, so he was soaked all over and his hair was even dripping with water.
But there was also good news. Shen Tianxing, who was checking the content of the few surveillance cameras in the school in the student union, saw Qian Yirong and Xu Baiqing. They did not come out after entering the gymnasium, which means that there is a high probability that the two are in the gymnasium.
When Mu Zexuan received the news, he was searching near the gymnasium, so he rushed over as soon as possible. After entering the gymnasium and confirming that there was no one else in the venue, he fixed his gaze on the equipment room deep in the gymnasium.
With a little excitement and bloodshot eyes from a sleepless night, Mu Zexuan came to the door of the equipment room. He reached out and grabbed the sliding door of the equipment room, trying to open it, but found that the door seemed to be broken and could not be opened at all.
Just when Mu Zexuan wanted to open the door with greater force, the others who were searching in other places also gathered over. Li Jingyan and the others were more or less in a state of distress.
"What's going on?" Qu Xueer asked.
"There's something wrong with the door of the equipment room. Bai...they should be locked in the equipment room." Mu Zexuan expressed his speculation.
"Let me take a look." Qu Qingyu said.
Mu Zexuan knew that Qu Qingyu had always been interested in these mechanical things, so he made way for him. Qu Qingyu took a closer look and then fiddled with the sliding door.
"Someone has tampered with this door." Qu Qingyu said affirmatively.
"Can you open the door?" Mu Zexuan asked anxiously.
"It's a small problem and it can be fixed quickly." Qu Qingyu said confidently.
Qu Qingyu and Shen Tianxing were both looking forward to meeting the person who had changed Mu Zexuan. However, because their attention was focused on the door that was about to open, they did not notice Qu Xueer's strange expression.
When Qu Xueer heard her brother say that the door had been tampered with, her first reaction was that the person who tampered with it might be Xu Baiqing. She liked Qian Yirong and deliberately locked herself and her in the equipment room, deliberately creating a situation similar to the suspension bridge effect. In Qu Xueer's opinion, it seemed not impossible.
Just as she was daydreaming, Qu Qingyu stood up with a confident smile. It was obvious that he had repaired the door. As Qu Qingyu stood up, Mu Zexuan couldn't wait to open the door of the equipment room.
Qu Xueer swallowed her saliva and followed her brothers nervously, then she saw them suddenly stop. Their tall figures completely blocked the situation in front of them. Qu Xueer walked between them, and after seeing the situation clearly, she couldn't help but freeze in place. Qian Yirong and Xu Baiqing were sleeping in each other's arms on the soft carpet.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com