Reborn in the Eighties as a Housewife with a Space

Chapter 1694: Chapter 1688

“Xuexue, don’t worry. We’ll definitely find the child soon. Don’t think so pessimistically. We need to look at it positively, don’t you think?” Nangong Beiying looked at Qin Xue’s expression, genuinely worried that she might overthink.

“I’m fine. You all split into pairs and search separately. The mountain’s situation is uncertain, so everyone needs to be careful.” Qin Xue thought for a moment. If everyone searched together like this, it wouldn’t be efficient. Splitting up would significantly increase the chances of finding the child.

“Alright.” No one objected. They all agreed it made sense and followed Qin Xue’s suggestion.

“Master, let’s search together. The young master is so clever; maybe he left us some clues.” Xue Ling believed in Yu Ze’s sharp mind and was certain he would do something like that.

“Let’s hope so. I wonder if my mom has reported it to the police?” Qin Xue said.

“I don’t know either.” Xue Ling shook her head, scanning the surrounding area for any signs of someone having passed through.

Villagers often came up the mountain to chop wood and whatnot, so there were paths. However, if someone had walked through, distinguishing their traces from others would be difficult.

“If I find out who did this, once I catch them, I will make them regret ever coming into this world.” Qin Xue’s heart was aching intensely now. Her child was so young, and she had left them at home. She finally returned, but before she could even see the child, something had happened. The guilt weighed heavily on her.

“I won’t let that person go either. But right now, we need to focus on searching for any signs or clues first. The more time passes, the harder it will be to find him.” Xue Ling understood this reasoning too, but their primary task now was to find the child before addressing anything else.

“Mm, I understand.” Qin Xue didn’t say anything further and instead concentrated on searching seriously with Xue Ling.

But the outcome disappointed them. After an entire day of searching, they hadn’t found anything, which made Qin Xue increasingly agitated.

“Master, let’s go back home for now. Maybe the others found something.” Xue Ling noticed the sky growing darker. After searching for a full day without results, continuing like this would be fruitless. They might as well return and see if the others had discovered anything.

“There’s no other choice.” Qin Xue dejectedly threw aside the stick in her hand and walked home with Xue Ling.

“Qin Xue, you’re back. Did you find the child?” Nangong Shulan had worried all day. Ever since Qin Xue and the others had left, she hadn’t dared leave the remaining children for a moment. Now, seeing Qin Xue return, she hurried forward to ask.

“No.” The moment Qin Xue heard her mother’s question, she realized the others hadn’t found any clues either, which left her feeling defeated.

“Then what should we do? Who could do something so heartless? Our child is still so young… It’s all my fault—I didn’t take good care of them.” Nangong Shulan was so upset she could feel tightness in her chest. Overcome with guilt, she blamed herself for stepping back into the kitchen to get water, leaving the children to play at the doorway. If only she hadn’t gone, this might not have happened.

“Mom, this was an accident. No one wanted this to happen. Please don’t blame yourself anymore. By the way, did you report this to the police?” Qin Xue asked her mother. Looking at how much her mom seemed to have aged in just a single day, she felt deeply saddened. But if she blamed her mother even indirectly, she worried it would only make her take all the guilt upon herself.

“I asked Da Gang to report it for me. Your father has taken people to search, but he hasn’t returned yet. I don’t know if they found anything…” Nangong Shulan might not know much about these things, but she did understand that she needed help searching.