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"No, we called her before to ask her to go out for a walk, but she didn't come." Lu Haotian sensed the panic in Jiang Yang's voice. "What happened?"

"If Jiang Yi calls you, help me keep her here." Jiang Yang was puzzled. Xiao Yi wouldn't ignore the phone. He needed to go back and check. "Grandpa, you and Grandpa Chi go first. I'll go home for a bit. Mom and Dad will go straight to the theater later."

"What's wrong with Xiao Yi?" Grandpa Jiang knew that something was wrong with Jiang Yi. He felt bad for her today, so he made her come with him.

"It's alright, I'm just going to pick her up." Jiang Yang didn't directly say that the phone was off, afraid that the old man would overthink and worry.

Grandpa Jiang had no choice but to agree, and told them to come early. Then he thought again, "Xiao Yang, if Xiao Yi is unhappy, don't come." Now he had no choice but to accept it.

Jiang Yang rushed back without lingering. He tried calling on the way, but the phone was switched off. When he got home, he asked the housekeeper, Aunt Meng, "Aunt Meng, is Xiao Yi upstairs?"

"Miss went out and hasn't come back yet." Aunt Meng put down the rag in her hand and glanced at the clock on the wall. "She's been out for quite a while."

"If Xiao Yi comes back, tell her to call me back." Jiang Yang had a bad feeling and hoped he was just overthinking things.

"Yes." Aunt Meng didn't know what had happened, but she did as instructed.

Jiang Yang drove away, searching for places Jiang Yi might have gone, but no one answered his phone along the way.

Rain began to fall from the gloomy sky. Jiang Yi wandered aimlessly on the road, letting the rain soak him. The dense rain pattered against his face, and he could no longer distinguish whether it was rain or tears.

Pedestrians hurried along the road, some with umbrellas, others running in the rain. Jiang Yi seemed like an oddity, completely soaked but unconcerned, just walking straight ahead. She didn't know how long she walked, only that she reached the entrance of Chi Ruiche's residential area. How ridiculous, she was still most reluctant to leave him. Was she subconsciously treating his home as her haven?

"Miss Jiang, is that you? What's wrong?" At this moment, the security guard at the gate recognized Jiang Yi. After all, Jiang Yi had lived here for so long that the security guard remembered her. "Do you need any help?"

Jiang Yi declined his offer and prepared to leave, but the security guard blocked her way. "Miss Jiang, you're soaked to the bone. You'll catch a cold if you keep going like this. Why don't you go to the security room and rest for a bit?"

"I'm fine." Jiang Yi knew they meant well. She was in a state of turmoil. She knew the best solution, but she couldn't decide. She even wanted to run away. The conflict tormented her. She walked straight to the entrance of the residential area. She wanted to be impulsive and not think about anything. Wasn't that the real Jiang Yi?

The security captain also saw Jiang Yi come out to check the situation. Seeing that Jiang Yi must have gone to the apartment, he turned to the security guard next to him and said, "Do more and talk less." This is an upscale community where the residents are all rich and powerful. In addition to their work, it is also very important for security guards to be observant and perceptive, since the salary and benefits here are the best.

Jiang Yang tried calling countless times, but the phone was always switched off. Helpless, he could only go to the theater first, hoping that the girl might have already gone there and that he had just had a false alarm. He then drove there.

After attending the midday gathering, Mr. and Mrs. Jiang rushed to the theater. As the audience gradually arrived, they went straight to their private box. Zheng Zihan took Chi Ruiche's arm and entered the box. Chi's mother looked delighted and warmly introduced Mr. and Mrs. Jiang to Zheng Zihan, gesturing for her to sit next to her.

"Why haven't Xiao Yang and Xiao Yi arrived yet?" Grandpa Chi asked, noticing that everyone else was there except for the Jiang siblings.

"Something must have delayed me, but I should be here soon." As he spoke, Jiang Yang came in, his hair slightly damp. He quickly apologized for being late, and his eyes scanned the room but he didn't see Jiang Yi.