Perplexed and Smitten (174)

She teared up uncontrollably while fiddling with her fingers.

After sitting on the couch for a while, she zoomed upstairs before zooming back down soon after.

Knowing that there were people at home to watch her, she dared not go out of the house. Hence, she got inside a servant's van stealthily and squatted in the back seat. Two hours later, the servant finally drove the van out of the gate.

The van soon traveled farther and farther away from the Shi family mansion. Shi Bao'er looked out of the window, only to discover that she no longer recognized her surroundings or knew where she was.

After driving on the roads for more than twenty minutes, the servant pulled up outside a door and alighted. Shi Bao'er took the chance to get out of the car and began walking on the unfamiliar streets with her small purse.

Shi Bao'er was already seven years old, and all she wanted to do now was to go to a place where her father could not find her.