Reborn in the 90s, tearing apart scumbag men for the sake of women.

The news struck Song Lingge like a thunderbolt.

Has Ma Xiaodong disappeared?

What's happening here?

She was afraid Song Jianping would find out, so she and Ma Xiaodong agreed not to contact each other. Plus, she was really busy lately, so she didn't have time to think about it.

But how could a perfectly healthy person just disappear?

"How could Ma Xiaodong disappear? Are you sure you're not mistaken?" Song Lingge still couldn't believe it.

After thinking for a while, Song Jianping realized that he couldn't find any clues at the moment, so he decided to tell the truth, as this matter had puzzled him for a long time.

It was because of Song Lingge's suggestion that he suspected that Ma Xiaodong's disappearance was related to Fang Guanghua and Zhou Songmei, so he went to their store, but he didn't get any useful information.

“I promised to find him a job at the hospital a while ago, so I arranged for him to transport goods for the school. But he only came twice. Later, I heard from your Uncle Li that after coming twice, he started skipping work and I haven’t been able to contact him since.”

"Did you go to his house to look for him?" Song Lingge asked.

"Who would know? He's the one who usually comes to school." Song Jianping planned to recruit Ma Xiaodong, intending to let him experience the benefits first before slowly winning him over.

Before they could even finish giving him all the benefits, the kid disappeared.

Song Jianping was completely baffled.

An eerie silence fell over the room.

Song Jianping remained silent because Ma Xiaodong was still working for him, but Song Lingge's silence was rather strange.

He was just a childhood friend I hadn't been in touch with for many years.

"I heard that Lingge and Ma Xiaodong were childhood playmates and had a pretty good relationship. But after we escorted him a few times, maybe it's been a while, and the two of them have become quite distant," Qiao Nansheng said casually.

Song Lingge understood immediately and continued, "That's because the adults in our families had a good relationship when we were kids, so we played together. We haven't been in touch for so many years, and our experiences are completely different, so we can't find any common topics to talk about."

After thinking for a moment and feeling that her explanation wasn't convincing enough, Song Lingge turned to Song Jianping again and asked, "By the way, have you asked your aunt?"

Song Jianping glanced at her. He had already tried all the methods she could think of, otherwise why would he have gone to Song's Restaurant so many times?

Did he really think that he was like Song Lingge, craving Song Jianmei's cooking skills?

Song Jianping knew that Ma Xiaodong delivered goods to Song Shiji, and also confirmed with Song Jianmei that Song Lingge rarely went to the store.

Even Song Jianmei's words couldn't convince him completely, so he went to the waiter to verify them.

“Jianmei even complained to me about this, saying that Ma Xiaodong didn’t deliver the goods on time, which almost prevented you from doing business that day.”

"Is that so?" Song Lingge genuinely had no idea.

Song Jianmei was in charge of Song Shi Ji; her job was simply to check the bank card balance each month.

Song Lingge's expression didn't seem like an act, which convinced Song Jianping that Song Lingge genuinely rarely got involved in the management of Song Shi Ji.

At this point, Song Jianping suddenly said, "You funded the opening of that shop, so you should put some effort into it yourself. After all, your aunt is an outsider."

"I don't know anything about doing business, and besides, I have a lot of things to do myself!"

"You're so useless! No matter how busy you are, you should at least take the time to check the accounts. Otherwise, how will you know if someone is embezzling money or if the waiters are slacking off?" Song Jianping felt a sense of disappointment and frustration.

Song Lingge never expected that the first lesson a father would teach his daughter would be this.

Perhaps seeing that Qiao Nansheng was still there, Song Jianping didn't want to say too much, lest he give him the impression that there was discord within the Song family.

"It shouldn't be that bad. Every time I go to the store, business is pretty good. By the way, do you know Ma Xiaodong's address?" Song Lingge didn't want to continue the topic.

Song Shi Ji is the brainchild of her and Song Jianmei; no one else should try to get a share or reap the benefits.

Even her own father wouldn't do.

"Why do you need his address?" It's not that Song Jianping looks down on Song Lingge, but he has been trying his best to find her all this time. How could he possibly find her with Song Lingge's help?

Even if that's what you think in your heart, you can't say it directly.

Song Jianping said, "You're quite a celebrity in Nanzhou now, so you have to be careful with your words and actions. There are so many eyes watching you! You don't need to worry about Ma Xiaodong's matter; it has nothing to do with us anyway."

Song Jianping always tells only half of what he means, but staying here any longer won't yield any useful information.

So Song Lingge made an excuse and left with Qiao Nansheng.

Back in the car.

Song Lingge's brows remained furrowed, and Qiao Nansheng felt a little jealous, thinking that she was worried about Ma Xiaodong.

However, the disappearance was a serious matter, not the time to be jealous; Qiao Nansheng knew what was important and what was urgent.

"Do you know where Ma Xiaodong lives?" Qiao Nansheng asked.

Song Lingge shook her head and looked at him, saying, "Do you think I asked my dad to dispel his doubts? I really don't know where Ma Xiaodong lives. Even this time, I didn't know about Ma Xiaodong's disappearance if he hadn't told me. Last time you told me to have less contact with him, so I haven't contacted him since."

Qiao Nansheng was speechless for a moment, and really didn't know what to say.

"Come with me to Song Shi Ji first. I haven't had a proper conversation with my aunt lately, so I'll ask her some questions."

In the morning, there wasn't much business in the store, and everyone was doing their preparations in an orderly manner.

"Young boss, you're here?" A waiter saw Song Lingge.

Everyone greeted her.

"Where is Aunt?" Song Lingge asked.

"The landlady has gone out."

Song Lingge stopped in her tracks as she was heading towards the kitchen, which was quite unusual, as it was rare to hear that Song Jianmei wasn't in the kitchen.

"Where have you been?"

The waiter shook his head: "She didn't say. But the boss's wife has been very happy these past few days. Young boss, your appearance on TV was recorded by her and she plays it in the store every day. You're really something, young boss!"

It seems this waiter is also a fan of Nanling's books.

However, her words caused three black lines to appear on Song Lingge's forehead.

Song Jianmei actually recorded her interview video and played it in the store every day. What kind of crazy move is this?

How will she ever have the nerve to come to the store again?

Song Lingge gave an awkward laugh: "How long have you been gone? Did they say when you'd be back?"

The waiter shook his head again.

Song Lingge was free today and could have waited for Song Jianmei to return at the store.

But now, after listening to the waiter, I really felt too embarrassed to stay here.

"I'm leaving now. If your aunt comes back, please have her call me back."

"Okay, little boss."

Just as Song Lingge was about to leave, the waiter called out to her, "Young boss!"

"what happened?"

The waiter hesitated for a while before saying apologetically, "Young boss, could you please sign your name for me, under the name Nanling?"