But on the day they had agreed upon, Miao Peiqin said in the morning that she was taking Qian Sisi to the amusement park. When the agreed time came, there was no sign of them.
It wasn't until Qian Guozhong inquired that he found out Miao Peiqin had taken Qian Sisi away to a relative's house a good day's drive from C City. This stubborn yet soft-hearted woman claimed there was an emergency at her relative's and that they would return in a couple of days and give the child back; in truth... she simply didn't want to.
Qian Guozhong felt torn and guilty as he met with Xie Qishan in a restaurant, only to discover that the latter was in just as much disarray as he was.
Two grown men sat awkwardly across from each other all evening until they both spoke at the same time, "Otherwise, let's not exchange them at all!"
Both men were startled at first, but then they laughed together!
Having made this decision, both men felt much more at ease.
