"Why did the phone turn off? Has she not woken up yet?
Li Man refused to give up and dialed the number again.
But on the other end of the line, he still heard the mechanical voice saying, 'The number you have dialed is currently switched off. Please try again later...'
Huang De Han raised an eyebrow and pretended not to know as he asked, 'What happened? Isn't she answering the phone?'
It would be strange if Xiao Xiao could answer the phone, considering she was already dead and gone!
That's what Huang De Han thought.
Li Man put down his phone. 'She turned it off.'
'Maybe she's still sleeping. Try calling her again later. I'm going to work now. I have no reason to lie to you because you'll find out as soon as you ask her. I can't escape from the truth, can I?' Huang De Han said.
Li Man thought Huang De Han made sense. He really had no reason to lie to him because Li Man would know the truth once he asked Xiao Xiao. However... Li Man couldn't shake the feeling that something was off, but she couldn't put her finger on it.
Huang De Han opened the car door and got out. 'Don't worry, I can't run away.'
After saying that, Huang De Han lifted his foot to leave, but Li Man quickly stopped him. 'Wait.'
'What's the matter? Didn't I make myself clear?' Huang De Han stopped in his tracks, glanced at his watch, and impatiently said, 'I'm going to be late. If you have something to say, say it later.'
With that said, he hurriedly walked away.
'If you dare to deceive me, I won't let you off!' Li Man shouted at Huang De Han's retreating figure.
Huang De Han chuckled and continued walking without stopping.
Li Man stared blankly at Huang De Han's receding figure. She thought that after seeing Huang De Han, she would definitely argue and cause a scene with him. She thought Huang De Han wouldn't easily give up the photos, but she didn't expect him to say he returned them to Xiao Xiao.
Why couldn't she trust him?
Could Huang De Han really be this good?
Or did he make some kind of agreement with Xiao Xiao?
No, she had to find out for sure.
Li Man called Xiao Xiao again, but the mechanical voice on the other end of the line still said the phone was switched off.
...
Li Man spent the whole day calling Xiao Xiao's phone, but it kept saying it was switched off.
Meanwhile, she couldn't contact Xiao Xiao at school either, so she called Xiao Xiao's mother.
Xiao Xiao's mother said she hadn't seen Xiao Xiao and didn't know where she had gone.
'Can you try contacting her friends or relatives to see if anyone has seen her? She took a day off yesterday, and she hasn't returned to school today. It will affect her grades,' the counselor said.
'Okay, I'll make some calls and ask. I'm really sorry, teacher. Xiao Xiao has always been obedient. Please don't deduct her grades,' Xiao Xiao's mother pleaded softly.
'As long as she comes back to class tomorrow, it will be fine,' the counselor said.
'Okay, thank you, teacher. I'll make sure she goes back to school.'
After hanging up the phone, Xiao Xiao's mother immediately called Xiao Xiao, but the phone kept saying it was switched off.
Xiao Xiao's mother then called Xiao Xiao's friends one by one, but they all said they hadn't seen Xiao Xiao.
Xiao Xiao's mother grew anxious and called some relatives who were often in touch, but they also said they hadn't seen Xiao Xiao."
Xiao Xiao's mother immediately panicked.
Xiao Xiao had always been obedient and responsible. She would always call her mother whenever she went somewhere, never letting her phone go off or becoming unreachable like it was now.
Xiao Xiao's mother hurriedly called the counselor again, her voice trembling with anxiety. "Teacher, I've asked everyone, relatives and friends, but no one has seen Xiao Xiao. Do you think something might have happened to her? Should we report it to the police?"
