Chapter 621: Chapter 621

Lightning tore a slit through the pitch-dark sky, illuminating the ground brightly for a moment, followed immediately by a thunderous roar that was deafening, as if even the earth itself was trembling.

The wind howled fiercely, and dust whirled, nearly blinding people.

Yun Ya had just run out of the restaurant when large drops of rain started to fall pitter-patter.

She glanced at the sky, the raindrops stinging her face, and the next moment, before Shen Luokui could chase after her, she bent over and slid into the car.

The car vanished in a cloud of smoke, Shen Luokui emerging just in time to see the disappearing tail lights, stomping her foot in frustration.

Looking up at the darkening sky again, my goodness, why was it so frightening?

Forget it, it would be a waste to leave a full table of food uneaten; better to go back and continue the meal, luckily Yun Ya had already paid the bill.

But what emergency could Yun Ya possibly have? She seemed in such a hurry.

"Drive faster," Yun Ya urged urgently, her expression tense.

"Miss, please sit tight." Though driving in the rain was inherently unsafe, Du Shan had once driven for high-ranking officials, so naturally, his driving skills were impeccable. With a press of the accelerator, the car shot away like an arrow and quickly vanished into the streets.

Yun Ya called her house’s landline, and Aunt Li answered, "Where’s Miaomiao?"

She asked right off the bat.

"The young master has been staying in his room all this time. He didn’t let me in, so..."

"Go in and check on him now."

Aunt Li hung up the phone, full of confusion but still compelled to comply, and headed upstairs.

She knocked on the room’s door instinctively: "Young Master?"

Then she chuckled self-deprecatingly, realizing that Young Master Yun Miao couldn’t hear; she always forgot that Young Master Yun Miao was not a normal person.

With that thought, she pushed the door open.

This was Yun Ya’s bedroom, which had also been their room when they were kids. It was large, with a small living area inside, which led to the sleeping area, but the room was dark with the curtains drawn, almost too dark to see one’s own fingers.

Aunt Li fumbled her way to turn on the light, only to find the corner of the blanket on the large bed flipped open, but there was no one to be seen.

A sense of urgency rose in Aunt Li as she could see clearly throughout the room, which had nowhere to hide a person. Where had Young Master Yun Miao gone?

She hurried into the bathroom, which was empty.

She had been in the living room all along and had not seen Young Master Yun Miao leave. Could it be that Young Master Yun Miao had vanished into thin air?

Her heart raced with panic. How was she going to explain this to the miss?

Just then, she noticed the curtain in the corner seemed to quiver, and only now did she realize something was off, the protruding part of the curtain clearly concealing someone.

She tiptoed over and yanked the curtain aside.

She saw a shadow flash before her eyes as the young man pushed her aside and dashed into the bathroom, "click," locking the door behind him.

"Ow... my poor back." Aunt Li, shoved to the ground, felt like her back was about to break.

It took some effort to get up, and as she eyed the bathroom door, she wondered what was going on with Young Master Yun Miao. He had slipped away before she even got a glimpse of him?

She limped over to knock on the door, realizing with defeat that Young Master Yun Miao couldn’t hear. ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by novel-fire.ɴet

What on earth was happening?

Lightning struck again, momentarily lighting up the room before the thunder burst forth like a bomb exploding in the heavens, the sound deafening.

Aunt Li shuddered instinctively, "Oh my goodness..."

It seemed the Lord above was displeased again.

In the bathroom, the thin young man crouched in a corner, hands clasping his head, his entire body curled up like a shrimp.

The roaring thunder seemed to come from a very distant place; in his quiet world, that booming sound echoed beside him over and over.

The ground felt as if it was shaking, he held himself tightly, his frail body trembling.

Dark fragments flashed through his mind: a rainy night, lightning, thunder, and a woman’s cold, mocking gaze.

Mommy... he mouthed silently, the lip-reading words that Yaya had taught him countless times.

The pouring rain pattered down, drenching him, each drop painfully pelting his entire body.

The slight boy knelt in the heavy rain, under the overhang, as a beautiful woman stood with arms folded, her gaze icy cold. No one seeing her could imagine she was the boy’s biological mother.

"Miss, the young master didn’t do it on purpose, please forgive him. He’s still so young, and if he keeps getting drenched , it’s going to lead to an accident," Ji Die pleaded earnestly.

The young master had been brought up under her care. Though born deaf and mute, he was exceedingly quiet and well-behaved. It was only an accident that he broke the miss’s favorite bracelet, how could the miss be so heartless...