Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 1352 - 1174 Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Chapter 1352: Chapter 1174 Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Widow Chen was furious, still clutching a broom in her hand, and as soon as she saw Axiang, she shouted breathlessly, "So, you are here after all! When people told me you’ve been hanging around with that fool lately, I didn’t believe them. And just after I mentioned you twice, you turned and ran here. Do you know how long I’ve been looking for you? I even went to your wicked mother-in-law’s place!"

Zhao Family?

After Widow Chen slapped Axiang at noon, she didn’t think much of it. Seeing that it had started to rain again outside, she thought to herself that Axiang couldn’t have run far and would surely be back soon, with clothes still waiting for her at home to wash.

However, after Widow Chen finished making dinner and took a nap, she realized it was still raining, and Axiang hadn’t come back. She wondered, where could the girl have run off to?

She had no other place to go in the village. Could it be that she had run off to Xia Dabao’s house? This time, she truly had a legitimate reason to go looking for her, unlike in the afternoon when she felt guilty.

Moreover, her wretched old mother-in-law was insistent, saying the rain was heavy and not to let Axiang get drenched, reminding her that Axiang was still a part of the Zhao Family. If she got too wet, the Zhao family might be even more reluctant to take her back, urging her to go look for her.

So Widow Chen didn’t care about other things anymore and took her oil-paper umbrella to Xia Dabao’s house.

Everyone was at Wild Brother’s family home, and when they heard someone outside calling for Axiang, Xia Dabao went out. Seeing that it was Widow Chen, she said, "Are you looking for Axiang? She hasn’t come to my place. What’s wrong with her? Why isn’t she home in such heavy rain?"

Widow Chen, looking miserable, replied, "Oh, I don’t know where she’s gone. You’re her close friend, you should know her temperament, how stubborn she can be. I just scolded her a few times at noon and she got so angry she ran away from home. I thought she might come to you, considering she doesn’t have many friends in the village apart from you. I don’t know if she might come over here... Should I come in and wait?"

Xia Dabao expressed sympathy but didn’t invite Widow Chen inside. Instead, she said anxiously, "Widow Chen, with the rain falling so heavily, our top priority should be to find Axiang as soon as possible. Here’s what we’ll do, I’ll help you look for her. You search the west side of the village, I’ll take the east. If I find her, I’ll send her home first."

After saying this, Xia Dabao went back inside to get an umbrella.

Widow Chen was utterly disheartened.

Like father, like daughter, getting through to them was never an easy task.

As Xia Dabao ran inside for the umbrella, the whole family was in the main room because they couldn’t do much in the rain, so they chatted, played cards, and Nan Feng was sewing. After Xia Dabao entered, Nan Feng asked, "Why did Widow Chen come over?"

"She said Axiang is missing. I’m going out to look for her. Widow Chen said Axiang stormed off in a huff. I’m sure Widow Chen must have said something unpleasant that upset Axiang," Xia Dabao said indignantly.

Wild Brother seemed to recall something, instructing Xia Dabao, "I remember she came by at noon. We still need to go help look for her."

"Dad, I can look for her myself. Stay home and keep mom company," Xia Dabao responded thoughtfully, and she subconsciously preferred not to have her dad help Widow Chen. If someone was to help, she wanted it to be herself.

However, Long Aixi worried about Xia Dabao and also stood up, "Then I’ll accompany Dabao. It’s raining so hard, an extra person means extra care."

Xia Dabao smiled and said, "You just want to play around. Well, alright, I’ll take you with me."

Long Aixi was somewhat perplexed. Was he really such a playful person?