Their destination was the bus station. Without identification cards, they could only take the bus to D City.

Despite the long journey, Ansel was full of anticipation.

Two five-year-olds on a long-distance bus was certainly surprising.

But Ansel could handle anything.

He said their parents would be waiting for them at the bus station in D City, and mentioned it wasn’t their first time on such a trip. The driver then believed them and allowed them to board.

They were on a luxury bus, which was very clean but a bit stuffy.

To pass the time, Ansel took out a tablet to play games.

Junqi took out a bunch of imported snacks and ate them with relish.

Ansel casually grabbed two bags of bread, "I’ll eat these."

Junqi was only a little reluctant.

The bus drove them towards D City—

...

Meanwhile, at the Ruan Family’s old residence.

It was already eight-thirty, and the two little ones still hadn’t woken up.

Ruan’s mother knocked on their room door, "Junchen, Junqi, are you up?"

There was no response from inside—

"Grandma is coming in."

Ruan’s mother pushed the door open to find the room completely empty.

The quilts on the two single beds were neatly folded.

A note was left beside Ansel’s bed—

Ruan’s mother stepped forward to pick up the note. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

[Great-grandfather, grandparents, I’ve taken Junqi to D City to find Mom. We will be fine, don’t worry about us—Junchen left.]

Ruan’s mother read the message and hurried outside in shock.

"Someone, someone!"

"Madam, what are your orders?"

"Quickly ask if anyone saw the two young masters leave the house!"

Did the young masters leave the house?

The servant nodded and hurried to inquire.

Ruan’s mother immediately sought out Ruan Anguo; such a big matter couldn’t be ignored.

Upon learning that the two children had run away from home, Ruan Anguo was also very anxious.

Afraid that the Ruan Family’s two treasures could be in danger.

"Quickly call Tianling and ask what’s going on. I’ll have people search everywhere; they might not have gotten far."

"Okay!" Ruan’s mother went to do it.

They were so frightened they lost their reason, even forgetting to call the two involved directly.

...

When Jian Yufei received the news, she was both angry and worried.

Even though not many could harm Junchen and Junqi, they were still children.

If anything happened, she wouldn’t know what to do.

However, she didn’t tell her mother about this, so she wouldn’t worry.

Jian Yufei was anxious for a while, then remembered to call Ansel.

She dialed Ansel’s number, and the phone rang for a long time before it was answered.

Then, Ansel’s guilty voice came from the other end, "Mommy..."

Jian Yufei wanted to scold him but held back.

"Ansel, how could you take your brother and leave home? What if you meet bad people?"

Mommy didn’t get angry, which made Ansel a bit bolder.

"Mommy, we won’t have any problems. We’re already on the bus now."

They acted quickly; for now, there shouldn’t be any issues on the bus.

Jian Yufei couldn’t reprimand them at this moment.

"Remember to stay safe and take care of yourself and your brother."

"I will. Mommy, aren’t you angry?"

"I’m not angry—" she was furious.

"Mommy, you’re the best. By tonight, Junqi and I will have arrived in D City, come and pick us up, okay?"

The little guy originally planned to find her on his own and give her a surprise.