The car stopped on the roadside of a mountain area in central Taiwan. They squeezed into a random restaurant.
Initially, she thought someone like Ye Lixie with his status would be unwilling to eat at an unknown roadside restaurant, but he showed no resistance.
He entered the somewhat dilapidated restaurant with an adaptable attitude. It was a wooden structure built against the mountain, technically an illegal construction perched on the cliff’s edge. Looking down, one could see a wild landscape of clustered weeds and wildflowers swaying in the mountain wind, which he found quite remarkable.
However, his usually indifferent self let Lin Weiwan order the food, without rejection or complaint, not even frowning to express dissatisfaction. This discovery surprised her.
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Finally, they arrived home, a small house with a courtyard, a standalone two-story building of twenty ping on the land, which wasn’t actually considered large in this small town.
“Mom, Junhao, where are you? I’m back!” Lin Weiwan pulled open the screen door and shouted loudly.
The house was empty, without any sign of life.
“Mom, Junhao, where are you?” She called again, looking at the cold, empty home, feeling increasingly anxious.
Her mother didn’t have a mobile phone, so she couldn’t contact her. Where could they be?
Could Junhao’s condition have worsened? No, that seemed unlikely. She remembered her mother mentioning just a few days ago that Junhao could return to school, which should mean his health was improving.
She had rushed back home, but where were they?
“What should I do? No one’s home, what should I do?” She turned her anxiety to Ye Lishe, who calmly tried to soothe her.
“Don’t panic. Let’s ask the neighbors if they know where they are.”
“Oh! Right, how could I forget?” His words seemed to have a calming effect, and she quickly rushed out to ask the neighbors.
“Oh! You’re back! Long time no see… What? Your mother? I saw her take your little brother to the hospital this morning!”
“When did they go? It seems very early. They should have been home by now.”
The key point was: where were they? Lin Weiwan screamed internally.
She thought it might be best to go to the hospital to check.
