"Miaochan, wasn't it possible that what Grandma said ended up being true, and something really happened to Ye Xuan?" Zhou Cuilan asked anxiously.

Lu Miaochan shook her head and said, "Grandma, it's impossible, don't overthink it. You don't know, this guy is really lucky! How could he get into trouble so easily? It's impossible!"

Her words seemed to comfort Zhou Cuilan, but wasn't she also comforting herself?

Because her mood at this moment was not much better than Zhou Cuilan's! She could only comfort herself to dispel the anxiety and panic in her heart.

"Ah, I can only hope that's the case!"

Zhou Cuilan let out a deep sigh, clasped her hands at her chest, closed her eyes, and said, "Buddha, please bless Ye Xuan and keep him safe! Such a good child, if anything happens to him, I fear I won't be able to die in peace..."

"God, I, Old Wu, am also begging you. Ye Xuan is a good kid, please don't let him suffer any hardships! I beg you, let him come back soon!" Wu Dongqing also prayed silently.

"Grandpa, Grandma, you don't need to worry too much. Ye Xuan is very lucky and won't get into trouble! The reason he hasn't returned yet might be because he didn't find the herbs. It doesn't necessarily mean something happened. Maybe he's already found a hotel to stay in, waiting to continue searching for herbs tomorrow. Or, perhaps he had something come up and returned to East Sea temporarily. You don't know, this guy is good at everything except being a bit unreliable; doing something like this isn't impossible, so you don't need to worry too much!"

Lu Miaochan forced a smile as she explained.

She said these things to comfort Zhou Cuilan and Wu Dongqing, to put their minds at ease, even though she knew these scenarios would never happen!

Because Lu Miaochan knew Ye Xuan well and knew he wouldn't do such unreliable things! Although he could be infuriating at times, he would always follow through on what he said.

Besides, even if he didn't return, he would at least call to let them know, disappearing silently would never happen.

"Sigh! If only it were as you say, that'd be great! But..."

Zhou Cuilan didn't finish her sentence, just sighed and discreetly wiped away a tear at the corner of her eye.

"Grandma, let's stop worrying about him and go eat something first! We can't be starving here while he's out there having fun."

Lu Miaochan changed the subject.

Zhou Cuilan's health wasn't good to begin with, and she couldn't continue to be worried like this, otherwise, it would worsen her condition. She needed to eat something to fill her stomach.

"You all go eat, I can't eat anything. If I don't see Ye Xuan return, I won't eat a bite tonight."

Zhou Cuilan shook her head and said firmly.

She then walked alone to the bamboo chair at the courtyard door and sat down with a face full of worry, seemingly wanting to wait there for Ye Xuan to come back.

Seeing this, Lu Miaochan didn't know what to say, feeling even more restless inside.

She had to worry about Ye Xuan's safety on one side, and on the other side worry about Zhou Cuilan's health, driving her to distress! It felt like she aged several years in the past few days.

Originally hiding away in the village was to relax and calm down, but instead, she encountered such troublesome matters.

Not only did her mind not calm, but it also brought even more troubles, making her even more irritable! Had she known, she wouldn't have returned to her hometown, otherwise, none of these issues would have arisen.

Of course, she could only complain in her heart, not showing it. Now that Ye Xuan's life was uncertain, there was definitely something wrong! Grandma was severely ill, and if she were swayed by emotions, it would be too immature.

She had to pull herself together and prepare to face any bad events that might happen at any time! That's the situation she needed to face.

The waiting process was torturous.

Especially this kind of unknown waiting, always filled with worry and fear, made it extremely agonizing and painful!

A night passed quickly.

Lu Miaochan, Zhou Cuilan, and Wu Dongqing had waited painfully for an entire night but didn't even catch a glimpse of Ye Xuan, let alone see him return.

As a result, they were tormented and tortured internally. Especially Zhou Cuilan, who felt a strong sense of guilt filled with worries and fears, always thinking she didn't stop Ye Xuan in time, leading to the current situation.

Ye Xuan went into the mountains to gather herbs to treat her illness, if anything happened to him because of it, how could she face him and his family, and how could she live with herself?

Like Zhou Cuilan, Lu Miaochan's heart was also tormented!

Though she said she broke up with Ye Xuan, she couldn't let go of her feelings for him.

Now that Ye Xuan's life was unknown, how could she live well? The pain and torment in her heart, only Lu Miaochan herself could understand, it was as if she was being roasted over a fire, so painful she couldn't breathe!

Ye Xuan, you absolutely cannot come to harm! You promised to cure Grandma's illness, and you promised to give me a dream wedding! You can't break your word; you must return to me safely, do you hear me? Otherwise, if you stand me up, I will never forgive you.

Lu Miaochan screamed in her heart, it was also her earnest plea.

"Miaochan, if it really doesn't work, shall we report to the police?"

Zhou Cuilan said with a serious expression, "A person has been missing for more than a day; if something really happened to Ye Xuan, we could rescue him earlier!"

"Grandma, where can we report to the police in the middle of the night? Besides, Ye Xuan hasn't been missing for twenty-four hours yet, the police wouldn't accept the case, even if we reported it, they wouldn't investigate."

Lu Miaochan looked helplessly, although very anxious inside, she patiently explained.

"Then what should we do? Are we just going to wait like this, unable to do anything?" Zhou Cuilan asked anxiously.

"Grandma, there's no use in worrying now! How about this, if Ye Xuan hasn't returned by tomorrow morning, we'll go and report to the police. By then, it will have been over twenty-four hours, and we won't have to worry about the police not accepting the case." Lu Miaochan thought and said.

"Well, that's good! But we'll have to wait until tomorrow morning; hopefully, Ye Xuan returns before then!"

Zhou Cuilan sighed silently and began to pray for Ye Xuan's safe return.

This night was destined to be a sleepless night!

It was a tough night. Neither Lu Miaochan nor Zhou Cuilan and the others slept, waiting in suffering for Ye Xuan to return.

Because they couldn't sleep peacefully, let alone sleep, it was questionable whether they could fall asleep at all.

At four in the morning, Lu Miaochan, covered in sweat, curled up on her bed, her eyes filled with terror, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Earlier, in a half-awake state, frightening scenes appeared in her mind: Ye Xuan being eaten by wild animals, Ye Xuan being bitten to pieces by venomous snakes, and Ye Xuan falling off a cliff...

In short, every image that came to mind made her heart pound with fear! Although she knew they were false and imaginary, they still led Lu Miaochan to have bad associations.

A deep fear arose inside, afraid that all the illusions would become reality, which would spell the end.

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