Chapter 1766: Chapter 1766: What Did I Ever Do to Deserve This?

Luo Qiao replied, "My Yanyan is still young, isn’t it too early to talk about this? Besides, when it comes to the children’s matters, what I say doesn’t count. It depends on the children’s wishes.

Your Luo Chen is good, but it also depends on what Yanyan thinks. Let’s not interfere recklessly and risk misunderstanding, making the kids feel awkward."

Shen Juan rested her chin on her hand, "Ah, it seems my Luo Chen really needs to put on a good performance then."

The two chatted and laughed for a while before parting ways. Shen Juan just wanted to come over and sound out Luo Qiao’s opinion but didn’t expect Luo Qiao to neither agree nor disagree, only saying that it depends on whether the children have a connection.

Actually, Luo Qiao had a good impression of Luo Chen, but her Yanyan hadn’t shown any such inclinations yet, so she couldn’t voice her opinion just then.

She looked at her phone, thinking if her second sister-in-law didn’t call her in half an hour, she would directly call her second brother.

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On the other side, Luo Xuyuan had just seen Ding Xiaohong, a client, off and was about to grab his car keys to head home, when he saw a document on his desk that he had planned to retrieve from home.

He quickly called someone over to ask about it, and the person said, "The madam brought it over earlier, saying it was a document you needed this afternoon. After she dropped it off in the office, she left."

Luo Xuyuan thought about the call from Xiao Ya earlier and felt something was amiss. He quickly dialed her number, only to find it was off.

Feeling uneasy, he grabbed his car keys and rushed home.

When he got home, he saw Xiao Ya’s car parked there and breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly got out, took the pastries he had bought, and pushed open the door, finding it locked.

He took out his keys, unlocked the door, and entered the house, but didn’t see Xiao Ya in any of the rooms, not even the bedroom. He couldn’t help but call out, "Xiao Ya, I’m back, where are you?"

But after waiting a while, no one responded. Now worried, he searched the front and back yards and all the rooms, but didn’t find her. Rushing back to the closet, he noticed some clothes were missing and the small suitcase used for trips was gone.

Luo Xuyuan stood there, not knowing what to do. He picked up his phone and called Xiao Ya’s number several times, but it kept saying it was off.

Then he called Xiao Ya’s workplace, and everyone said she had taken a leave of absence in the morning.

He didn’t know that Xiao Ya had seen what had happened at the restaurant downstairs earlier. The floor at the entrance had just been mopped, and Ding Xiaohong slipped and twisted her foot; he reached out to help her, but from Xiao Ya’s angle, it looked like he was hugging her.

Not knowing where to find her, he called Luo Qiao, "Qiaoqiao, has your second sister-in-law called you?"

Luo Qiao, upon hearing her second brother’s question, asked somewhat irritably, "Isn’t the second sister-in-law at home?"

Luo Xuyuan glanced around the house, "No, she felt unwell in the morning and took a leave. She mentioned dropping off some documents for me. I thought she wasn’t feeling well and didn’t want to make her deliver them in this heat, so I planned to pick them up on my way home.

But after finishing the meal with a client and going upstairs, I saw the documents had already been delivered. I felt something was off, so I wanted to come home and check on her, and also bring back the pastries I bought.

But no one was home, and I can’t reach her. Also, I noticed some of her clothes are missing, and the small suitcase for traveling isn’t here."

Finally, Luo Qiao spoke up, "Second brother, did you do something to wrong the second sister-in-law?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Xuyuan was annoyed, "What nonsense are you talking about? Don’t you know how I treat your second sister-in-law?"

Luo Qiao didn’t want her second brother to keep guessing, so she spoke directly, "Second sister-in-law did call me before. She said you didn’t want her to deliver the documents in the morning, but she felt sorry for you having to go further, so she brought them anyway. But in your office, she saw a woman’s coat.

Originally, she wanted to find a place to cool down, but then saw you downstairs in the restaurant holding a woman. Brother, can you explain to me what’s going on?"

Hearing his sister’s words, Luo Xuyuan’s mind went blank, and he immediately shouted, "Oh no, she must have misunderstood."

Luo Xuyuan finally explained, "That was indeed a client of mine. A kid had dropped ice cream at the restaurant entrance, so the cleaning staff had just mopped it, and the floor was still wet. The client was wearing high heels and slipped; I just lent a hand to stabilize her, that’s all."

Luo Xuyuan was extremely anxious and added, "I was just having a meal, and it made my wife upset. It’s like misfortune came out of nowhere; what did I do to deserve this?"

Luo Qiao was also a bit worried, "Then why don’t you quickly go and find her?"

Luo Xuyuan replied, "Her phone is off, and I’ve already checked with her workplace; they said she took leave in the morning."

Luo Qiao suggested, "Hurry up and call Yichen, have him help you find out which car the second sister-in-law left with and in which direction she went?"

"Yes, yes, yes."