Pei Wanyue shook Ms. Lu's wrist as Ms. Lu regained her composure and sighed.
She walked over to Xie Qiao with a complicated look in her eyes and said, "Brat, I told you not to run off. Why did you not come back the whole night? I was so worried, we searched for you everywhere. This place is full of crooks, and both your sister's belongings and mine are all gone!"
Xie Qiao was calm.
"Mother, please don't blame Xie Qiao. She didn't mean for it to happen. Something must've happened that held her back," Pei Wanyue quickly said, "It's good that you're back. Only the material things went missing, but none of us are missing, and that's enough."
"That's true. It's good that you are able to return." Ms. Lu reached out to grab Xie Qiao's wrists. "Why are your hands so cold? Let's hurry up and go back to the inn to rest. After we have our meal, we'll stay a day longer at most. Early tomorrow morning, we will leave immediately."
