Chapter 38
Candleman Festival (8)
Rui Rui disappeared without warning despite not receiving the “Excellent Volunteer” award.
This surprised everyone.
“In the morning, I thought Rui Rui was lying in bed. After calling her for a long time, she didn’t respond. I saw that she was going to be late so I thought of lifting her quilt… Then…” The young mother trembled and tugged at the doll in her hand, her eyes red with self-blame and sadness. “I found out too late that it wasn’t Rui Rui under the quilt, it was this thing…”
“Rui Rui has always been very obedient. She wouldn’t leave without telling me. Something must be wrong… Something happened…”
Chi Nan stared at the strange and worn-out ragdoll and asked, “Does that belong to Rui Rui?”
The young mother looked confused for a moment as she stared at the doll with strange and complicated eyes. “It seems to be… It doesn’t seem to be… Is it or is it not?”
Old Yu frowned when he heard this while Chi Nan and Ye Chang exchanged glances.
“Is it or is it not?” Old Yu asked. He didn’t believe that there would be a mother who didn’t know anything about her daughter.