Reborn: I'll Never Fail My Childhood Sweetheart Again-Chapter 357 - 144: The Runaway Junior Schoolmate (Part 5)
"It’s all your fault. I told you not to meddle, but you didn’t listen. Now look what happened!" Huang Hongbo, drenched in sweat, yelled at his wife. "If anything happens to our daughter, I’ll never forgive you!"
"I, I didn’t know this would happen!"
Li Juan almost broke into tears.
She only has one daughter. If anything happens to her, she feels like she wouldn’t want to live anymore.
Just then, the phone rang. Huang Hongbo took it out and couldn’t help but feel relieved.
"It’s Wei Xian calling!"
"Quick, answer it!"
Huang Hongbo pressed the answer button, but Wei Xian’s first words disappointed them: "Uncle, have you found Panpan yet?"
"Not yet. It’s so late already, where could she have gone? We’re worried sick!"
Huang Hongbo sighed.
"I’ve helped by asking other classmates from the dorm, and other girls from her class. They all said they haven’t seen Panpan."
Wei Xian was very concerned about her close friend’s situation.
She understood her deskmate, although not very familiar with others, Panpan wouldn’t come to her own home at this time. It was more likely someone else.
Unfortunately, despite making many calls, they yielded no results.
"What should we do? Panpan hasn’t returned yet, we’re all worried. It’s so late, and outside isn’t safe. What if she encounters bad people?"
Even when he was smuggling before, Huang Hongbo never felt so helpless, as if the sky was falling.
Wei Xian hesitated: "Uncle, I think there’s someone who might find Panpan."
"Who?"
Huang Hongbo asked eagerly.
"Senior Su, he’s extremely smart, and perhaps knows Panpan better than I do. If anyone could find her, it would be Senior Su!"
"Su Zelin?"
The phone was on speaker, so Li Juan heard it too.
Today, she thought he was a con artist and intended to reprimand him, yet now they had to ask for his help, which felt embarrassing.
But now wasn’t the time to worry about face. Finding her daughter was the priority.
"Alright, I understand. I’ll call Su Zelin right away and ask him to help!"
...
Willow Branch Lane, the Su family.
Having just finished showering, Su Zelin was about to crawl into bed when the Nokia 8210 on the table rang.
Huang Hongbo?
Why is he calling me at this hour?
Su Zelin suspiciously pressed the answer button and lowered his voice: "Hello, Uncle."
"Hello, Su Zelin, sorry for disturbing you so late, but we have an urgent matter. Panpan is missing."
Huang Hongbo directly stated the purpose.
"Missing?"
Su Zelin was a bit stunned.
"She knows about us meeting with you yesterday."
Huang Hongbo said gloomily.
"Oh, uncle, I didn’t tell Panpan!"
Su Zelin quickly clarified.
He would never do such a thing.
"I know, Panpan found out herself. She happened to be near the Arc de Triomphe in the trade city that day and saw us coming out! Oh, never mind that now. She hasn’t been home all day, I’ve looked everywhere and asked everyone I could. I’m really worried about her. Do you know any place she might be? Please help!"
Huang Hongbo spoke anxiously.
"Understood, Uncle. I’ll think about it first and will also help search. I’ll contact you if I find anything!"
"Alright, thanks a lot!"
"You’re welcome!"
"..."
After hanging up the phone, Su Zelin furrowed his brows.
Panpan actually found out about my meeting with her parents and left home. This can’t be ignored.
Su Zelin picked up his phone and dialed Huang Panpan’s number, but it was turned off.
Unable to reach her, he’ll have to go out and search personally.
But before that, he needs to determine where Panpan might go.
All the places she frequents can be passed on. The Huang couple probably searched all of them.
Her classmates’ homes can also be passed on.
No matter how stubborn and unwilling Panpan is to be found by her parents, she wouldn’t run out to the wilderness alone at night, she must be in the city.
A place most people wouldn’t think of, yet relatively safe. After all, she’s no longer the rebellious, non-mainstream girl she used to be; she knows how to protect herself.
Besides, Panpan got into the finance academy, fulfilling her wish, so she wouldn’t do anything foolish just to spite her parents.
Tomorrow she’ll have to go to the secondary school to submit her volunteer application; she’ll definitely show up then.
But regardless, tonight he must find a way to locate her.
A place most wouldn’t think of, yet relatively safe, and perhaps related to me...
As he thought of this, a flash of insight hit Su Zelin.
Right, what if it’s that place!
Hurriedly changing his clothes, he walked out to the living room, where he encountered Zhao Lixia, who had just finished rinsing her mouth.
"Son, where are you going so late?"
Granny Su asked with a frown.
"Oh, don’t ask. Haoran broke up, and he wants me to keep him company!"
Su Zelin casually made up a reason and headed downstairs.
Nowadays other parents might worry about their kids going out so late.
But Zhao Lixia wasn’t too concerned about her own child.
In Jianglan, those hoodlums would always avoid Su Zelin; unless he started trouble himself, no one would bother him.
But Granny Su was a bit puzzled.
Our Zelin and Shiqing don’t even have a hint yet.
Lu Haoran actually has a girlfriend and even broke up?
This really feels like the sun rising from the west!
...
Jiangbin People’s Square.
A small, inconspicuous corner under the stage.
A lone figure sat leaning against the wall.
It was none other than the junior classmate.
It’s already 11 PM, and the lively square began to quiet down. The citizens who came for a walk had long returned home.
