"Erxi——" Ji Yebai searched through each floor and each room, continuously calling out Ning Xixi's name.
At last, when he passed by the equipment room door, he heard a faint sobbing from inside, and his footsteps abruptly halted.
"Erxi, are you in there?" Ji Yebai asked with a trembling voice, and after a long wait, he heard Ning Xixi's timid reply, "Dabai, is that you?"
That sound was like a wronged little animal whimpering, a heavy blow that sank deep into Ji Yebai's heartstrings.
With a strong pang of pain, Ji Yebai could no longer care about anything else and kicked the door open——
It took a few seconds for his eyes to adjust to the light, but Ji Yebai's gaze instantly locked onto Ning Xixi in the corner.
Her clear eyes were brimming with a watery shine, like a serene autumn pond, shimmering as if tears could spill out any second. Her delicate and small body curled up into a ball, hugging her knees, with her shoulders uncontrollably trembling.
