"Just now, Ah Su got a call from Uncle Huang and ran over to tell me. No one over at Zheng Garden knows yet."
Su Xiaomeng used the simplest words to tell Yin Shixiu what had happened.
After she finished, without waiting for Yin Shixiu to react, she said,
"I told Ah Su to keep it from them for now. We don't know what exactly is going on. The worst‑case scenario is 'kidnapping'."
"..."
"But up till now, we haven't received any phone call from the kidnappers."
As Su Xiaomeng spoke, she sounded like she was analyzing things rationally.
But the faint tremor in her voice and her palm that was tightly clenched yet slick with sweat gave away her panic and fear.
"I—I have to go to the kindergarten first. You can't make it clear over the phone. I need to see the principal, and that new teacher who let someone pick up Shuangshuang and Huang Huang…"
