1114 Perplexed and Smitten 174 (1/2)

She teared up uncontrollably while fiddling with her fingers.

After sitting on the couch for a while, she zoomed upstairs before zooming back down soon after.

Knowing that there were people at home to watch her, she dared not go out of the house. Hence, she got inside a servant's van stealthily and squatted in the back seat. Two hours later, the servant finally drove the van out of the gate.

The van soon traveled farther and farther away from the Shi family mansion. Shi Bao'er looked out of the window, only to discover that she no longer recognized her surroundings or knew where she was.

After driving on the roads for more than twenty minutes, the servant pulled up outside a door and alighted. Shi Bao'er took the chance to get out of the car and began walking on the unfamiliar streets with her small purse.

Shi Bao'er was already seven years old, and all she wanted to do now was to go to a place where her father could not find her.

But where could she go now?

After some thought, she decided to go to the amusement park.

However, she had no idea where the amusement park was and how to get there. After racking her brains, she decided to ask a female passerby for directions. ”Auntie, do you know where the amusement park is?”

”The amusement park… you may continue walking straight on this road, but it's a little far from here. Little girl, why are you alone? It's very dangerous for you to be out here on your own. What are your parents' mobile numbers? I'll give them a call.”

”It's okay, no need for that… my Mommy is right there. She wanted me to ask for directions,” Shi Bao're refused, pointing at a random woman at the bus stop.

”Oh, I see. In that case, tell your mommy that the amusement park is near Ben Yang District. There's a huge amusement park there.”

She nodded and began walking toward the bus stop. After the female passerby left, Shi Bao'er asked a man who was waiting for the bus, ”Uncle, which bus should I take if I want to get to Ben Yang District?”

”There are no buses here that go to Ben Yang District.”

Shi Bao'er found it a great hassle to get to the amusement park. She trod along the sidewalk and stopped to take a break at the bench when she felt like her legs were about to give way.

At last, she decided not to continue walking, perhaps because she felt like there was no way to get to the amusement park on her own. Thus, she sat on the bench alone and spaced out while staring at the passing cars and pedestrians.

Shi Bao'er remained seated for the entire afternoon, all the way until five o'clock when she decided that she needed to get up. At this moment, an elderly lady who appeared to be in her fifties sat down beside Shi Bao'er together with her granddaughter.

The granddaughter was about the same age as Shi Bao'er and was wearing a pretty dress. She offered Shi Bao'er two of the lollipops that she was holding and said, ”Sister, have some too.”

Shi Bao'er accepted it since she had nothing else to do anyway.

The elderly lady said with a smile, ”Miss, why are you here all by yourself? Hurry and go home, your parents will be worried sick about you.”

Shi Bao'er glanced at her and found her to be rather personable and friendly. She then answered, ”Exactly, I want them to be worried.”

”Do you want me to send you home?”

”It's alright, Granny, I don't plan to go home right now.”

”Would you like to come to my house to play, then?”

Thinking that she had nowhere else to go anyway, Shi Bao'er agreed with a nod, ”Sure.”

The elderly held onto her granddaughter and Shi Bao'er's hands and walked away from the bench.

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One of the servants was the first person who discovered that Shi Bao'er had gone missing. When the servant tried to call Shi Bao'er to come out for dinner, she discovered that there was no response from the latter and thus decided to look for her. However, she was nowhere to be found.

Finally, the butler, Uncle Lin, decided to check the surveillance camera footages and discovered that Shi Bao'er had sneaked into one of the vans, which transported her out of the mansion.

After some investigation, they deduced that Shi Bao'er had sneaked out on her own to an unknown place.