35 Hoax (2/2)
Li Mei Wu took in the disordered state of her daughter: ”Yu Yan, what are you doing right now? What's the matter?”
Li Yu Yan replied in her sickly sweet voice which contained a trace of hurt and exhaustion: ”Mommy, I wanted to ask Li Xiuying to help. If she just explains to everyone that the article is just someone playing a cruel joke and that she and Chen Wei are still happily engaged, then everything would be resolved.”
The wheels in Li Mei Wu and Li Wang's head started turning. They knew their daughter well so they immediately caught on to meaning; Let Li Xiuying take the fall!
Li Mei Wu stroked her daughter's hair and comforted her: ”My little darling is absolutely right, Li Xiuying will be able to fix the whole situation, and she wouldn't let her big sister suffer like this.”
Li Mei Wu started banging on Li Xiuying's bedroom door. ”Li Xiuying, open this door right now and sort out this mess!”
Li Wang voice took on a gentle tone: ”Xiuying, my dear niece uncle just wants to have a little discussion with you. We need your help, could you please open the door?”
Li Wang always liked to play the doting uncle card whenever he wanted LI Xiuying to do his bidding.
There was no response.
Li Wang turned to his butler: ”Go get the key for Li Xiuying's door.” The butler quickly dashed towards Li Wang's study.
Li Wang felt a sense of dread.
Something's not right, Li Xiuying always answers to me.
The butler rushed back with a set of keys. Li Wang snatched them from his hand and opened Li Xiuying's bedroom door. They all rushed into to find an empty room.
Li Wang: ”Na go check the bathroom.”
Li Na: ”It's empty.”
Li Wang exploded: ”Where the hell is she?!”
The tracking device had shown that she was in her room and hadn't left since Tuesday.
Li Mei Wu, Li Yu Yan and Li Na had never seen Li Wang so angry. They quietly stood off to the side.
They watched as Li Wang turned the room upside down. Opening draws and checking shelves.
Li Wang pulled opened the draws to Li Xiuying's desk and stood still when he found her phone.
He picked it up and saw it was turned off. He clenched his fists.
Li Wang howled: ”Li Xiuying!!!!”