mtlumby2d Chapter 532 Current Location
Chapter 532 Current Location
"Finally back on Earth. I need to contact my aunt right away; she needs treatment for her cancer as soon as possible."
She thought to herself, and eagerly connected to the hotel's Wi-Fi before making a WeChat video call.
The call request tone rang "beep...beep...", each sound striking her heart.
Time ticked by, but there was still no answer from the other end of the screen.
"Answer it, Auntie, answer it quickly..." Wang Xinyao unconsciously bit her lower lip, her fingers turning slightly white from the force.
However, that familiar smile never appeared, even as the call was automatically disconnected due to lack of answer.
She's been so busy lately that she hasn't had a chance to check her phone.
Looking at the time on her phone, she realized she hadn't received a message from her aunt for almost three months.
An inexplicable panic, like an icy tide, instantly overwhelmed her.
My heart skipped a beat and then started pounding wildly; a fine layer of cold sweat instantly broke out on my back.
"No...Auntie will be alright..."
She muttered to herself, trying to comfort herself, but the intense sense of foreboding only tightened around her like vines.
"Xinyao, what's wrong?"
Zhao Haoxuan, who had been keeping an eye on her, immediately came over and keenly noticed her unusual behavior.
Her face was frighteningly pale, even her lips had lost all color.
His warm palm gently covered her cold hand, his voice more tender than ever before.
"Don't rush, tell me slowly. Is it because you can't get in touch with your family?"
His touch and voice brought Wang Xinyao back to her senses from her panic.
She looked up, her eyes slightly red, her voice trembling almost imperceptibly: "I...I called my aunt, but no one answered. Haoxuan, I'm so panicked, I've never felt like this before...I'm afraid of them..."
"Don't overthink it!" Zhao Haoxuan interrupted her, placing his hands on her thin shoulders with a steady, firm grip, trying to transfer some strength to her.
"Your aunt might just be busy, her phone is on silent, or she forgot to take it with her when she went out. You can't scare yourself like that, okay?"
His gaze was firm and reliable, which calmed Wang Xinyao's wildly beating heart a little.
She nodded, nestled into his arms, absorbing his reassuring warmth, but the worry between her brows remained undiminished.
Time slowly passed in anxious waiting.
Around 10 p.m., the agreed-upon knock finally came at the door. Zhao Haoxuan cautiously checked through the peephole before opening the door.
Luo Xiaoyu is back.
She slipped in quickly like a thief, her forehead still damp with sweat, carrying a large, heavy-looking reusable bag.
"Sister Wang, these are the things I bought." Luo Xiaoyu put the bag on the table and said, panting.
"Two new cell phones, and a change of clothes in your size. The SIM cards were registered with my ID, so they're absolutely clean."
Then, she took out a wad of cash in an envelope from her backpack and pushed it in front of Wang Xinyao, somewhat embarrassed.
"Sister Wang, here is 10,000 yuan in cash. I saw it was getting late and I was worried you'd be getting impatient, so I withdrew this from an ATM on my way back."
She scratched her head and explained, "My card has a daily limit, so I can only withdraw a maximum of 10,000."
This was originally set up to keep my mom away, but I never expected it would restrict me instead. I'm really sorry.
Wang Xinyao looked at the stack of money, then at Luo Xiaoyu, who looked apologetic and exhausted, and was quite moved.
Having this money on me makes running errands much more convenient; this girl is really thoughtful.
She took the cash and smiled, "Xiao Luo, thank you so much. You can keep the rest of the money. Otherwise, I won't dare to ask you for help again. Don't worry, I don't need the money."
"Okay, thank you, Sister Wang!" Luo Xiaoyu breathed a sigh of relief and smiled when she heard her say that, then hurriedly left.
She can't stay here any longer; if her mother finds out, it could cause further trouble.
As soon as the door closed, Wang Xinyao immediately unpacked a new mobile phone, her movements so fast they were almost trembling.
She inserted the SIM card, turned on the phone, and the faint signal bars seemed like a lifeline to her.
She took a deep breath and, with slightly trembling fingers, pressed the number she knew by heart once more, digit by digit.
—Aunt Wang Jing's mobile phone number.
The receiver was pressed against my ear, but instead of the long, drawn-out wait, a cold, mechanical female voice came through:
"Sorry, the number you dialed is not in service. Please check and dial again..."
A disconnected number?!
Wang Xinyao was stunned; she could hardly believe her ears!
"Impossible... How could it be a disconnected number?" she murmured, a chill running from her feet to the top of her head.
Undeterred, Wang Xinyao, with trembling fingers, dialed her uncle, cousin, and cousin's wife's numbers one by one...
"Sorry, the number you dialed is not in service..."
With each cold, insipid notification sound, her heart sank a little lower.
At first I didn't believe it, then I was filled with a cold, blank feeling.
Finally, a sense of isolation, as if abandoned by the entire world, accompanied by immense fear, completely overwhelmed her.
Cold sweat instantly soaked her clothes, sticking stickily to her back and bringing waves of chills.
"Haoxuan..." She raised her head and looked at Zhao Haoxuan beside her, her voice broken and filled with unspeakable fear.
"Everyone's phone numbers...are disconnected...They...they must have run into trouble?"
Zhao Haoxuan's expression also became extremely solemn. He tightly embraced her cold body and said in a deep voice, "Don't be afraid, I'm here! Quickly, see how far it is from here to your aunt's house?"
These words enlightened Wang Xinyao.
Yes, distance!
As if grasping at the last straw, she hurriedly opened "Gaode Map" on her phone and, with trembling fingertips, located her current position.
The map on the screen zoomed in and out, and when the location was locked, the straight-line distance to my aunt's villa was visible.
Her extremely tense nerves finally relaxed a tiny bit.
Thankfully... thankfully it's not far.
She looked up, her eyes still showing lingering fear, but even more so, a resolute determination to burn her bridges.
"Haoxuan!" Her voice was still a little hoarse, but it carried an undeniable power.
"I want to go see my aunt, right now! I need to know how my aunt and the others are doing!"
Looking into her determined eyes, Zhao Haoxuan nodded: "Okay, I'll go with you."
After saying goodbye to Chen Qingfeng and the others, the two hailed a taxi and headed towards their aunt's villa.
Throughout the journey, Wang Xinyao gripped the hem of her clothes tightly, her eyes fixed on the scenery outside the window, as if that would speed up their arrival.
Finally arriving at the villa's entrance, Wang Xinyao couldn't wait to jump out of the car and run to the entrance of the residential complex.
Seeing that no one was at the door, she wanted to fly in directly.