Chapter 351 Confirming the Relationship
Chapter 351 Confirming the Relationship
He looked at Tian Tian with concern, then turned and walked back to Xie Yumin's side. He leaned down and whispered in her ear, "Keep an eye on her."
"Okay," Xie Yumin replied, looking at Tian Tian who looked relaxed and carefree.
Judging from her demeanor, Xie Yumin felt that Xie Beiling's worries might be unfounded. She showed no sign of wanting to escape.
Before leaving, Xie Beiling glanced at Tian Tian worriedly and drove the car over as quickly as possible.
Sweetie found his state amusing.
She really wanted to go back to the Gu family, otherwise did she really think that she had no chance to run away when he called her just now?
While waiting, Tian Tian felt thirsty. She turned to Xie Yumin beside her and bluntly ordered, "I'm thirsty, go buy me some water."
Upon hearing this, Xie Yumin's expression instantly turned serious.
I just thought she wouldn't run away, but only a minute has passed and they're already trying to get rid of her?
Xie Yumin looked around. The nearest convenience store was two or three hundred meters away. She would have plenty of time to leave.
"Can we hold on a little longer?" Xie Yumin asked.
Sweetie was really thirsty. So much had happened and so much had been said since school ended; her mouth was parched.
Seeing Xie Yumin's worried look, Tiantian offered, "I'll go with you to buy water, so you won't have to worry about me running away."
With her thoughts laid bare, Xie Yumin felt embarrassed and couldn't avoid Tian Tian's gaze.
"Can't we do it together?" Sweetie asked, her tone slightly serious as she received no response.
Xie Yumin shook her head, "Okay."
It's true that we're worried she'll run away, but we can't stop her from doing anything just because we're afraid.
Xie Yumin came up to Tiantian and took her hand.
The sudden closeness made Tian Tian very uncomfortable. She tried to break free, but her grip tightened even more.
"Your grip isn't very comfortable," Sweetie said. "Don't worry, it's so late, and I'm tired and want to go home to rest. I won't wander off."
After she reiterated her promise not to run away, Xie Yumin realized that she was just being too nervous.
Just as she let go of Tian Tian's hand and was about to walk towards the convenience store, the on-duty police officer who had been found came panting in front of her.
"Little friend, how come you've run so far in the blink of an eye?"
Xie Yumin looked at the police officer in his professional uniform and asked, puzzled, "Officer, are you looking for her?"
Upon hearing the question, the police officer on duty turned around and looked at Xie Yumin, who had a puzzled expression, and immediately mistook her for Tiantian's mother.
"Are you her mother? She just got lost and came to the police station asking me to call her father. I was just about to contact you when she said she didn't need to and ran away." The on-duty doctor said, his tense emotions easing.
He now finally understood why she had suddenly run away; she must have seen her parents.
Xie Yumin looked down at Tian Tian, unsure how to respond to the police officer's words.
Just then, Xie Beiling drove up.
He saw the police officers standing next to them and immediately pulled over to the side of the road.
"What happened?" Xie Beiling asked Xie Yumin immediately.
The police officer on duty looked at Xie Beiling and asked, "Is he her father?"
Father?
Xie Beiling countered, "Has something happened to her?"
Seeing Xie Beiling's bewildered expression, the police realized that Xie Yumin's complexion was also off.
Instantly, as a police officer, his vigilance kicked in.
"Little girl, are they your mom and dad?" The police officer on duty asked Tian Tian with a serious expression, holding her hand.
Children her age are the most vulnerable to being targeted by criminals.
Seeing the situation getting more complicated, Tian Tian pushed away the hand of the police officer on duty who was holding her, and pointed to Xie Beiling and Xie Yumin to explain, "They are my father's friends, and they are about to take me home."
"A friend?" The on-duty police officer realized he had misunderstood and immediately focused his attention on Xie Beiling. "Could you try contacting her father again?"
"Do you need to make a video call?" Xie Beiling asked.
Making a phone call and a video call are pretty much the same, but to convince the police, a video call is definitely the better option.
Seeing his serious expression, the police officer on duty began to wonder if he was overthinking things.
But to avoid any unforeseen circumstances, he persisted, saying, "Let's do a video call."
"Okay." Xie Beiling didn't hesitate and took out his phone to make a video call to Gu Yinshen.
Just then, Gu Yinshen was preparing to send Tiantian back when he saw the video notification appear on his phone screen. He reached out and tapped to answer.
Upon seeing the unfamiliar man in a police uniform appear on the screen, Gu Yinshen asked, "What's going on? Where's Tiantian?"
"Daddy!" Sweetie called out after hearing this.
The voice reached Gu Yinshen, who said to Xie Beiling, "Haven't we set off yet?"
Xie Beiling nodded, "Yes. The police officer suspects my and Yu Mian's identities, so you can verify them."
"What's going on?" Gu Yinshen didn't understand how the police had been involved again.
The phone was passed from Xie Beiling to the police officer on duty, who then explained the whole process.
Seeing that the matter was not serious, Gu Yinshen said, "I am her father. Thank you for your help, police officer."
"No, no, it's all what we should do. She's young, so we should be extra careful in the future, since there are a lot of bad people around these days. If something happens, it will be too late for us to regret it. Don't you think so, Mr. Gu?"
Being lectured for no reason made Gu Yinshen, who was already feeling frustrated and unhappy, even worse.
He didn't answer, but shouted into the phone, "Sweetie, did you hear that? Your willfulness and running around like that have caused trouble for so many people!"
Sweetie seemed to be absent at this moment, standing there without uttering a sound.
The police officer also felt that it was not good to keep delaying, so he handed the phone back to Xie Beiling.
"Since you are her uncle and aunt, I won't keep you from taking her back."
"Thanks for your hard work."
After seeing the police off, Xie Beiling looked Tian Tian up and down and couldn't help but ask, "Since you went to the police station, why did you run away again?"
Not only Xie Beiling was curious, but even Xie Yumin couldn't understand Tian Tian's actions.
However, she kept her mouth tightly shut, showing no intention of answering whatsoever.
We can't afford to delay any longer, otherwise the longer we delay, the more problems we'll encounter.
Xie Beiling opened the back door for Xie Yumin, but before he could let Xie Yumin get in first, Tian Tian unceremoniously rushed in first.
After sitting back down, Tian Tian turned around and pretended not to know anything, making eye contact with Xie Beiling.
Wow! She's really something!
Xie Beiling took Xie Yumin's hand and arranged for her to sit in the passenger seat.
On the way to the Gu residence, the car was completely silent.
As we approached our destination, the car was filled with the sound of people snoring.
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