Chapter 173: Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Three

Cheng Qiuluo scratched the back of her neck.

"So it really was a nightmare."

"Yu'an, don't be afraid, dreams are the opposite of reality, and Big Brother he…"

"Ouch!"

Before she could finish speaking, she felt a chunk of flesh on her arm get viciously pinched.

"Sister, why'd you pinch me?"

Cheng Qiuruo shook her head at her.

"Don't say any more!"

Cheng Qiuluo pouted sulkily, rubbed her arm, and grumbled inside.

Such a heavy hand, it's already bruised.

What's going on today?

One after another, none of them will let me speak.

In the room, Tian Qin caught Yu'an's words and asked anxiously.

"What do you mean? How could he just be missing?"

Hearing the word "missing," Yu'an cried even louder, his little body twitching slightly with sobs.

"Daddy didn't come home, Daddy's gone!"

Tian Qin wanted to ask a couple more questions, but Cheng Old Madam stepped forward and took the little one.

"Don't ask for now, give him to me."

Cheng Old Madam took her great-grandson, gently rocked him in her arms, and soothed him in a warm voice.

"There, there, no more crying, no more crying."

Comforted by his great-grandmother, Yu'an gestured with his little hands and, between hiccups, told her what had happened.

Fairy Sister said Daddy would come home today.

He had been looking forward to it since last night, and had sat on the doorstep waiting from early morning.

But the agreed-upon time had already passed, and Daddy still hadn't appeared.

"Waaah—"

After saying this, the little one's worry and fear surged up again, and he cried harder and harder in his panic.

"What do we do, Daddy's gone!"

Cheng Old Madam used her handkerchief to wipe the tears from the little one's face.

"Don't cry yet. Maybe your Daddy was held up by something and hasn't come yet, or maybe he appeared somewhere else and is on his way here."

Yu'an wiped his eyes with his little hands, sniffled his small nose, and looked at her with eyes red from crying, his little voice already hoarse from sobbing.

"Really?"

Tian Qin beside him was so anxious she was pacing in circles, and she ventured tentatively.

"Grandmother, why don't we ask the Immortal?"

At the mention of this, Yu'an's little mouth pursed, and his big eyes welled up with tears again.

"I already tried, but Fairy Sister didn't answer."

Tian Qin held the little one's hand.

"The Immortal might be busy and didn't hear. Shall we try again?"

Yu'an nodded.

He began once more calling out to Fairy Sister loudly in his heart.

This time, An Luo saw it.

She was out shopping, her roommate's birthday was coming up, and she was planning to buy a gift.

After browsing for a while, she walked into a roadside café, intending to rest a bit before continuing.

Seeing the message, her face changed drastically, and she hurried to the restroom; after putting on her earphones, she tapped into the Live Stream Room.

"Yu'an, your Daddy hasn't gone back?"

As she asked, she poked the customer service in the backend.

It had been over half a day since Cheng Sitao transmigrated—how had he still not arrived?

The moment he heard her voice, the little one's eyes welled up again, his little mouth pursing.

"No. Does Fairy Sister know where my Daddy is?"

Seeing the customer service's reply, the tension between An Luo's brows eased.

"Don't worry, your Daddy isn't lost. He just arrived at the place where he last appeared, and it'll probably take some time before he can find you."

The rest of the Cheng Family couldn't hear An Luo's voice and could only stare intently at Yu'an's expression.

Tian Qin was even more nervous, clasping her hands tightly.

In the span of a few breaths, she felt as if months, even years, had passed.

She kept her eyes fixed unblinkingly on her son's fair little face, afraid of missing even the slightest change in his expression.

Was he sent somewhere else, or did something go wrong during the sending?

If it was the former, Sitao's return was only a matter of time; if it was the latter…

Tian Qin's face went pale, she didn't dare think any further.

Seeing the little one suddenly break into a grin,

the expressions on the others' faces relaxed as well.

It seemed there was no big problem.

Yu'an wiped her tears as she spoke.

"Fairy Sister said Daddy went back to the place where he last appeared."

The place where he last appeared?

In the room, several people exchanged glances.

The border!

An Luo was about to say something more when suddenly a phone call came in.

Looking at the name, her expression turned solemn.

She forced a smile at the little one.

"Yu'an, Elder Sister has something to take care of here. We'll talk later, okay?"

Having learned of her Daddy's whereabouts, the little one's face lit up again, and she obediently nodded her small head.

"Okay!"

Her big eyes, still glistening from the tears she had just shed, looked expectantly at the Ancestor.

"Great-Great-Grandmother, let's go bring Daddy home!"

Several people hid the worry in their eyes.

Cheng Old Madam said to the little one with a smile.

"Your Daddy must be rushing back this way. What if we miss each other? Better to stay home and wait peacefully."

Yu'an tilted her head, her big eyes blinking.

That's true too.

The little one, who had been smiling sweetly, suddenly cried out in surprise.

"Ah!"

Small Dumpling wiggled her little feet in her Great-Great-Grandmother's arms and said in a hurried little voice.

"Great-Great-Grandmother, please put Yu'an down. Yu'an hasn't practiced her martial arts today yet."

"Quick, quick!"

Cheng Old Madam bent down and set the little one on the floor.

"Alright, alright, don't rush, don't rush."

The moment her two little feet touched the ground, several people heard a 'Aunt-lu' sound.

Several pairs of eyes turned toward the source of the sound in unison.

Yu'an blushed with embarrassment, her two little hands clutching her small tummy, her little feet shuffling on the floor, her small head lowered.

"Didn't eat enough breakfast, I'm hungry."

Meng Shi pressed her lips together, holding back a laugh.

"Then shall Grandmother go cook some noodles for Yu'an?"

The little one grinned, her little mouth pursed, and thanked her softly.

"Mm! Thank you, Grandmother."

"Such a good girl."

Meng Shi ruffled the little one's head and went out to Chu Fang.

Wang Shi blinked in a daze, but quickly came to her senses and hurried after her.

"Eldest Sister-in-law, let me help you."

Cheng Qiuluo, with her left hand tugging at Cheng Qiuyun's hem and her right hand tightly gripping Cheng Qiuruo's hand, stared wide-eyed, completely stunned by the news where she stood.

After a long while, she finally found her voice.

"Am I hearing things?"

"Big Sister, Sis, did you hear that?"

"Yu'an said Big Brother is... coming back?"

Cheng Qiuruo pulled her hand back and patted her shoulder.

"You didn't hear wrong."

After saying that, she exchanged a glance with Cheng Qiuyun, and the two walked out of the room one after the other.

"Hey! Wait for me!"

"Wait!"

Cheng Qiuluo chased after them, sped up to block the two in front, and studied their expressions.

"Why aren't you shocked at all? Did you already know?!"

Cheng Qiuruo spread her hands.

"Is it possible that in this family, you're the only one who was surprised?"

Cheng Qiuluo: "..."

Fine!

In the room, Cheng Old Madam patted Tian Qin's hand.

"Don't worry, Sitao will be fine. We should have faith in him."

Tian Qin heard this and forced a faint smile.

"Grandmother, I understand."

At this moment, the Cheng Sitao they were worrying about lay sprawled on the shore, spat out several mouthfuls of water, and finally lay flat on his back on the ground, exhausted, gasping for breath in big gulps.

He had originally thought he would appear right beside Yu'an.

He hadn't expected to appear in the water!

Who understands? The moment he returned to Da Yin, he was forced to drink a bellyful of water.

After regaining his strength, he got up from the ground and carefully surveyed his surroundings.

This place is...

Nan Jing!

And above, that was the very cliff he had jumped off from back then!

Over on the Modern Era side.

Coming out of the elevator and seeing Officer Lu waiting at her door, An Luo quietly pumped herself up inside.

Time to put her acting skills to the test!