Emotions I couldn’t describe coursed through my veins as I hugged Lin Yixin. I had finally found her, and it felt like the world had cleared up in an instant.

……

"Where did you go last night, Yiyi? I was so worried!" Still holding her, I asked the first question that came into my mind.

Lin Yixin looked up, wiped away her tears and broke into a bright smile. "I didn’t go far. I was inside the bun shop on the opposite side of the road rolling dough for the auntie. She allowed me to spend the night there…"

"Holy shit, you know how to roll buns?" I stared at her. "Still, you should’ve come to the train station to check if someone had shown up to get you! I was waiting for you the whole night! Do you know how cold it was?"

Lin Yixin said, "Well, it was snowing hard outside. Also, I didn’t know that you came to look for me!"

She then grabbed my hand, rose to her feet and said smilingly, "I missed you so much, Little Cheat… Now treat me to breakfast…"

If the first part of her sentence made me feel like I was dreaming, then the second part shattered my heart into many tiny pieces.

I fished out the four coins in my pocket and showed her. "We have a problem. The cab driver who...