At this moment, a female comrade responsible for logistics at the main station came over. Seeing Xiaoxiao, she said to the driver, "She's a foreign child, isn't she? It seems children from any country can give their parents a headache."
"Indeed," the driver replied. "She refuses to give her parents' contact information. We'll take her to the logistics office first."
With that, the two of them, working together, escorted Xiaoxiao to the main station's logistics office.
The logistics office of the bus terminal was like a makeshift office, with a few other female comrades inside. They greeted Xiaoxiao with smiles.
Regardless of whether Xiaoxiao was willing or not, some patted her head, some asked if she was hungry, and others poured her water.
Suddenly surrounded by so many enthusiastic adults, Xiaoxiao felt a warmth, knowing they were not bad people.
However, she still didn't want to go home. She wanted to find her Star Brother. Stubbornly, she lowered her head, ignoring them, and refused to speak.
A logistics female comrade chuckled, "It seems this child is still sulking with her parents. She's quite stubborn."
"Just like my girl," another chimed in. "Last time I said a few words to her, she threatened to run away from home and was dragged back by her dad. If her dad hadn't stopped me, I would have spanked her."
"A father dotes on his daughter. Your husband only has eyes for his girl," someone added.
The female comrades in the logistics office chatted livelily, each speaking their mind. Xiaoxiao seized the opportunity to try and slip out the door.
A rather plump female comrade reacted the quickest, blocking the doorway. She said to Xiaoxiao, "Little one, you can't leave here unless you tell us your home address or contact information."
Xiaoxiao had no choice but to sit back down on the stool. Thinking that the nanny had said her father wouldn't protect her this time, she didn't want to go back to that home and remained silent.
Seeing her persistent silence, the logistics staff had no choice but to call the police to help her find her family.
It wasn't until the police arrived that she took out the small notebook, pointed to the school badge on it, and said, "I have a brother who studies at this school. You can take me to this school."
The responding officer took the notebook from her hand, looked at the school badge, and asked, "What is your brother's name, and which class is he in at this school?"
Xiaoxiao, holding onto a sliver of hope, replied, "His name is Chen Yuxing. He should be in third grade. I don't know his specific class."
The officer said gently, "You'll have to come back to the police station with us first. Once we find out, we'll contact your parents through your brother."
Xiaoxiao didn't want to go to the police station. She said, "You can take me to my brother. I don't want to go home."
Everyone thought she was still being stubborn. An officer chuckled, "Your brother is in third grade; he's just a nine or ten-year-old child. We can't hand you over to him. Little one, if you don't want to go home now, you'll have to stay with us."
Xiaoxiao knew she couldn't go find her Star Brother alone anymore, so she followed the officers to the police station.
After the two officers brought Xiaoxiao back to the police station, they first checked if there were any reports of missing children filed that day.
Upon checking, they found several such reports, with two or three parents stating that their little girls were missing.
The officers first contacted these parents individually. When they reached Xiao Anjing, An Jing was already searching using surveillance footage from along the route.
"Mr. Xiao, is the child you lost a little girl with blonde hair and blue eyes?"
An Jing immediately replied, "Yes, that's right. Her name is Xiaoxiao."
"We don't know her name yet. She hasn't said anything, only that she has a brother named Chen Yuxing who studies at a prestigious school."
An Jing's anxious heart finally relaxed. He said excitedly, "Yes, she's my daughter! Where is she?"
"She's at our police station. You can come over and complete some confirmation procedures to take her home," the officer said.
An Jing quickly replied gratefully, "Thank you, thank you. I'll be right there."
"You're welcome. You should thank that bus driver. Fortunately, she was discovered by that driver when she was traveling alone."
"Okay, I understand. I will definitely thank the driver," An Jing said. He hung up the phone, completely relieved, and rushed to pick up Xiaoxiao.
After successfully picking up Xiaoxiao, he immediately called Lan Yu as soon as he got in the car, wanting to ask about Ning Yu's condition. He was planning to take Xiaoxiao to the hospital now.
However, he called her mobile phone several times, but it was turned off.
For a moment, he didn't know which hospital to look for them in. He had forgotten to ask which hospital they were in during his previous call with Lan Yu. He had no choice but to take Xiaoxiao home first.
Xiaoxiao sat in the car, her head bowed, not saying a word, thinking An Jing would scold or hit her.
An Jing didn't know the details of what had happened. He was driving without speaking to Xiaoxiao because he was thinking about how to appease Lan Yu, and this matter was giving him a headache.
When they arrived home, Lan Yu still hadn't returned.
An Jing tried calling her phone again, but it was still switched off.
Xiaoxiao asked nervously in a small voice, "Dad, is little sister okay? Did she hit her head?"
An Jing himself was unsure, but he comforted her, "No, she should be fine. By the way, after Mom took your sister to the hospital, why didn't you stay home properly? It's so dangerous to run out alone."
Seeing that An Jing wasn't blaming her, Xiaoxiao said guiltily, "I wanted to hit the nanny, which caused my sister to fall to the ground. I was afraid you would hit me when you got back, so I thought of going to find my Star Brother."
An Jing was very surprised. Lan Yu hadn't mentioned these details when she spoke to him, only saying it was an accident.
"Xiaoxiao, what exactly happened between you and Mom at home today? Can you tell me?"
Xiaoxiao recounted the entire incident and apologized, "Dad, I was wrong. I..."
"It's okay, it's not entirely your fault." In fact, An Jing was in a state of turmoil. He finally understood why Lan Yu was so angry.
But he couldn't bear to blame Xiaoxiao, after all, Xiaoxiao was only a five or six-year-old child. He could only hope that Ning Yu was alright.
By nightfall, Lan Yu still hadn't returned with the child.
Xiaoxiao woke up after a nap, her stomach growling with hunger. An Jing told her to eat some snacks first.
He couldn't sit still and wanted to go to the hospital to find Lan Yu and the others. He thought about the hospitals Lan Yu usually took the children to, believing they must be in one of them.
However, he was also worried about leaving Xiaoxiao alone at home. He had no choice but to contact Tian Yi, wanting to send Xiaoxiao to their house and ask them to look after her for the night so he could go find Lan Yu and her daughter.
When Tian Yi received his call, he knew there was a problem between him and Lan Yu.
He didn't explain further, and Tian Yi didn't ask, immediately agreeing.
Xiaoxiao, upon hearing An Jing say she could go to Little Star's house, couldn't hide her joy and ran to her room to pack things she wanted to show Little Star.
An Jing knew she liked playing with Little Star. Along the way, he reminded her to be polite at Uncle Qin's house and absolutely not to lose her temper again.
Xiaoxiao nodded repeatedly, her little head occasionally peeking out the car window, eager to see her Star Brother soon.