Looking at the slightly unfamiliar number, Ruan Xingchen's eyes showed some doubt.

The call was answered.

"Hello, is this Ms. Ruan Xingchen?"

An unfamiliar middle-aged female voice came from the microphone.

The other party's voice was filled with worry, and he said softly, "We are the community management staff of Longhu Community. Could you please come over here for a moment?"

Longhu Community?

Isn’t that the community where Jiang Qiuyu and Ruan Jiaci live?

She lowered her eyes and asked calmly, "Can I ask what happened?"

"Our community workers discovered that Ruan Jiaci has been living here on his own for over a week."

The voice on the other end was filled with emotion as they said, "We can't contact his mother, Ms. Jiang Qiuyu, and we're at our wit's end, so we called you. I hope you can come and handle this."

Jiang Qiuyu, missing?

Ruan Xingchen's eyes narrowed slightly.

In this situation, she had no choice but to say hello to the driver and signal him to turn around and go to Longhu Community.

Huo Yan couldn't help but sigh softly and squeezed her hand with his big palm.

There was a hint of depression in his dark eyes. He raised his hand and rubbed his brows, then smiled bitterly and said, "Why is it so difficult to get close to Madam?"

My younger brothers and sisters would show up at home from time to time, and even when I was out, I would get unexpected calls.

Ruan Xingchen found it funny and leaned over to give him a gentle kiss on the corner of his lips.

She tangled her fingers into his thick black hair and chuckled, "Mr. Huo and I still have a lot of time to spend together, not just every day. I'll make it up to Mr. Huo tonight, okay?"

The ending tone is slightly drawn out, with a bit of hoarse charm.

Huo Yan's Adam's apple rolled twice and he hugged her tightly.

His hot lips kissed her forehead. He made no effort to hide the turmoil in his eyes and said in a deep voice, "This is what Madam promised herself. You are not allowed to regret it."

"I won't regret it."

Ruan Xingchen chuckled, looked up and exchanged a long kiss with him.

Between lips and teeth, she couldn't help but whisper with a smile: "Mr. Huo is really a clingy person."

I rushed all the way to Longhu Community and went there according to the address given by the staff.

When he entered the door, Ruan Xingchen couldn't help but frown.

The house is quite messy.

It was obvious that no one had cleaned the house for a long time. Instant noodle boxes were scattered on the floor, and there was even some soup left in them.

The toys were also stained with inexplicable dirt, making the white carpet look particularly mottled.

Ruan Jiaci, who had been eating instant noodles for a week, was sitting on the messy sofa.

I don’t know how long it has been since I washed my face and took a bath. My clothes are dirty, and my chubby little face has rarely become thinner.

I don’t know if he realized that he had been abandoned by Jiang Qiuyu, but he looked a little gloomy and didn’t communicate with the community staff.

Sitting there alone, the chubby boy was holding a game console and playing it non-stop. The sound of the game could be heard from the console continuously.

He was immersed in his own world and didn't see anyone else.

Ruan Xingchen sighed lightly and felt a little overwhelmed for a moment.

Ruan Jiaci is indeed an annoying child, fully embodying the true meaning of a naughty child.

Ruan Xingchen didn't like him from the first time they met.

But at the same time, he is still a child.

They do not have the ability to control their own lives, and have not even learned to objectively judge the world.

He had just experienced Ruan Zeming's death some time ago, and was subsequently used as a tool by Jiang Qiuyu to appear in the media to gain sympathy, and ran to the gate of H University to find Ruan Xingchen.

Now I'm abandoned like this again...

I don’t know what he is feeling right now.

Ruan Xingchen didn't like his domineering and arrogant attitude. He was obviously spoiled and had an innocent and vicious look.

But this doesn't mean that she likes his current disheveled, dirty and gloomy appearance.

It looks kind of pitiful.

"You are Ms. Ruan, right?"

When the community workers saw her, they felt like they had seen a savior.

He quickly stepped forward to shake her hand, a wry smile on his face as he said, "Little Ruan Jiaci has been quite traumatized and refuses to communicate with us. Apart from asking for your contact information, he refused to say anything else."

There was no way they could force a child of this age who had gone through such a huge change.

I can only passively wait for Ruan Xingchen's arrival.

Jiang Qiuyu had caused quite a stir back then, so these staff members naturally understood what was going on between Ruan Xingchen and the Ruan family.

It was a mess, and they felt a little embarrassed to trouble Ruan Xingchen, their half-sister, but they had no choice. She said softly, "It was Ruan Jiaci who didn't go to school. The school called the property management, and we found out that he had been living alone for so long."

"I'm sorry to trouble you, but we really have no other choice."

"It's okay, it's what I should do. Thank you for your help."

Ruan Xingchen shook his head.

She was feeling a bit complicated. She looked at the pigsty-like house, gave the community worker a kind smile, and said gently, "Can I talk to him alone? I'll give you a result on how this matter is going to be resolved."

"Of course no problem."

I didn't expect that someone of her status could be so nice to these grassroots staff.

The community workers were inevitably flattered and nodded quickly when they heard this.

After hesitating for a moment, he said, "According to the law, you have no responsibility to raise your half-brother. Our community can also be responsible for connecting you with the welfare home. It's just..."

With a hint of pity, she looked at Ruan Jiaci, who was wearing dirty clothes, and whispered, "After all, she's a child. If you're willing, I hope you can give it some consideration... Our community will also do its best to cooperate with you on this matter. If you need anything, we will do our best to support you."

Ruan Xingchen could see that she said this not to reduce the trouble at work, but because she really felt sorry for Ruan Jiaci.

She has always been patient with kind people.

With a faint smile on his face, he nodded again and said, "Don't worry, I will seriously consider it."

The community worker felt a little embarrassed and scratched his cheek, saying, "I'm a little nosy... You don't need to take what I said to heart. I'll be leaving first."

After she left, Huo Yan did not stay here any longer, but went to the kitchen to boil some hot water.

Ruan Xingchen didn't rush to speak. She stepped lightly on her high heels and dodged the garbage on the ground. She walked around the house slowly and gracefully.

He looked calm and composed, as if he was inspecting his territory.

Ruan Jiaci, who had not responded until now, stopped the game in his hand and looked up at her.

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