Zhao Xiaohua was startled by Zhao Dahe. "N-nothing happened?" Zhao Xiaohua replied instinctively. "Xiaohua, don’t be afraid. With mom not here, your second brother will protect you. Tell your second brother, what did that bastard do?" Zhao Dahe placed his hands on Zhao Xiaohua’s shoulders, his expression somewhat fierce. "I’m not afraid, why should I be afraid? What did that bastard do? Oh, right, right, I suspect, suspect that he’s the one who secretly did something to your leg." Zhao Xiaohua said. This time it was Zhao Dahe who was bewildered. How did it come to involve his leg. The more Zhao Xiaohua spoke, the more she felt it was true, "Second brother, he blocked me on the street, asking if your leg was healed! You just told me your leg wasn’t broken, and right after, he asked me if it was healed. Can you believe it, can you?" Zhao Xiaohua waved her hands excitedly, "He’s definitely suspicious!" She turned around and added, "No, it’s not just him. Someone in our courtyard has a problem. Who would he bribe? Just now when we were talking, someone must have been eavesdropping!" "Second brother, help me think, who could it be?" Zhao Dahe finally figured it out. This was probably just the product of his somewhat scatterbrained sister’s imagination. What to do, suddenly feeling a bit sorry for Lu Tiannan. Follow current novᴇls on 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✶𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮✶𝓷𝓮𝓽 "You misunderstood, about my leg, he doesn’t know." Zhao Dahe said, "That person who was up to no good behind the scenes, mom has already found out." "Although it wasn’t Lu Tiannan, that person has many thoughts, so it’s good to keep your distance from him." Zhao Dahe sat down, "You need to change your temperament, jumping at shadows won’t be laughed at at home, but outside, you’ll make a fool of yourself." So, was it a misunderstanding? "He probably just wanted to talk to you but didn’t know what to say, so he asked how my leg was doing." Zhao Dahe explained. Zhao Xiaohua felt a bit awkward. "Alright, there’s no need to dwell on it." Zhao Dahe said, "You go consolidate what mom taught you, I’ll continue reading." Zhao Xiaohua returned to her room, Wen Nuan had gone to Wen Shu’s place, leaving her alone in the room. She felt restless, her mind filled with a jumble of thoughts. Previously, she wasn’t too worried, but now being alone, she couldn’t help worrying about how mom was doing. Last time, in Huaiyuan County, although mom came back, she was covered in injuries. Last time, he did find mom, didn’t he? Zhao Xiaohua pondered aimlessly for a while, feeling she couldn’t worry by herself, she decided to go find Zhao Xiaoshu. Zhao Xiaoshu was reading. "Xiaoshu, at a time , can you even concentrate?" Zhao Xiaohua snatched Zhao Xiaoshu’s book. "Mom will be fine." Zhao Xiaoshu clenched his fists, perhaps due to exerting too much force, his knuckles turned white. He’s worried, but didn’t know what to do, so he used reading to distract himself. However, looking at his tense posture, his focus was obviously not diverted. "Yes, yes, yes, mom will be fine." Zhao Xiaohua quickly consoled. Compared to her usual clinginess with mom, Xiaoshu, being a boy, was much more restrained. But that didn’t mean he wasn’t attached to mom. On the contrary, given Xiaoshu’s past experiences, his reliance on mom should be the heaviest in the family. "Mom is skilled in medicine, has good physical abilities, and is really smart. She’ll surely be fine!" Zhao Xiaohua listed Meng Yao’s advantages, "She must be delayed by something, that’s why she hasn’t returned. Besides, you know who, our, our dad has already gone to find mom. The recent matter mom’s been busy with involves Mr. Ren and him, so he will definitely be able to find mom!" Zhao Xiaohua originally intended to say, he should be able to find mom, right? But seeing Zhao Xiaoshu’s appearance, the words turned into a confirmed tone as they left her mouth. Despite this, Zhao Xiaoshu wasn’t comforted. "Second brother said, we should behave and just do what we’re supposed to do, don’t create chaos." Zhao Xiaohua said, "I think second brother makes sense, we can’t help even a bit, and if we act rashly, who knows if we’ll cause trouble." Zhao Xiaoshu mumbled a response. "Well, how about I take you out for a walk?" Zhao Xiaohua thought for a moment and said, "It’s lively outside, it might help you take your mind off things." Zhao Xiaohua, always the action-oriented type, didn’t wait for Zhao Xiaoshu to agree, pulling him along to go outside. It wasn’t just to divert Zhao Xiaoshu’s attention, she also wanted to distract herself. Zhao Xiaoshu was pulled out the door. Zhao Xiaohua touched the purse at her waist, there was some silver, enough for her and Xiaoshu to eat and drink. Outside, the streets were bustling with people, the sounds of vendors and haggling intertwined, making it impossible to concentrate on one thing. Zhao Xiaohua bought two portions of fried meatballs, stuffing one into Zhao Xiaoshu’s hands, "Many people are buying them, give it a try, they should taste good." Zhao Xiaohua occasionally turned to see if Zhao Xiaoshu was keeping up, and if he wasn’t eating, she would glare at him. Then Zhao Xiaoshu would shove a bite into his mouth. "You have to eat more, that way you will have the energy to wait for mom to come back." Zhao Xiaohua said earnestly. Zhao Xiaoshu murmured a response. The two of them wandered aimlessly with the crowd, walked quite far, and ate quite a bit. Zhao Xiaoshu didn’t seem much better. Zhao Xiaohua sighed, "Xiaoshu, if mom knew you were , she would definitely be worried. You better not think about going to find mom on your own, wandering aimlessly, if you can’t find mom and then you’re also missing!" "I won’t." Zhao Xiaoshu said. Little did Zhao Xiaohua know, her words would turn out to be a prophecy? After wandering for a while, Zhao Xiaohua lost interest and turned to Zhao Xiaoshu, "Let’s go back." But the person who was supposed to be beside her, was nowhere to be found? "Xiaoshu?" Zhao Xiaohua looked around, "Don’t tell me after I said you’re missing that you’re hiding to scare me, that’s not funny, do you think you can scare me? Come out quickly, let’s go back, maybe mom is already back while we were out." Passersby came and went, but no one stopped. "Zhao Xiaoshu, if you don’t come out, I’ll be angry!" Zhao Xiaohua shouted. Zhao Xiaohua’s voice was a bit sharp, attracting the gaze of passersby. Why was this little girl shouting in the street? "Did you see the boy walking with me?" Zhao Xiaohua grabbed someone urgently, "About this tall, wearing a blue scholar’s robe, very good looking, he has a small red mole here, here." Zhao Xiaohua gestured, pointing to the corner of her eye. The person she grabbed shook their hand and quickly walked a few steps. "He was just standing next to me, didn’t any of you see? We walked all the way from over there." Zhao Xiaohua said loudly. No one responded to her. People who had stopped kept their distance. "Little girl, is the person really missing?" someone asked. "Just now, just a moment ago, we were talking," Zhao Xiaohua spoke with a choked voice. "So many people coming and going, no one noticed," someone said, "If he’s really missing, don’t just stand there, report to the authorities quickly."