When the police arrived at Yunguo Village with Deng Jing, Deng Jiayi had just awoken from her nightmare.
Sitting up in bed, she felt disoriented, struggling to distinguish between dream and reality. It wasn't until she heard dogs barking outside that she realized it was past nine in the morning.
She quickly got out of bed, feeling uneasy, as if something terrible was about to happen.
Upon hearing the commotion outside, Deng Jiayi saw a police car parked at the gate and felt her heart drop.
She stood at the door, clutching her phone, looking towards Yun Zhan's mother, who was wheeling herself out of the kitchen. The cold, hateful look in her eyes startled Deng Jiayi.
"Mom… what's going on?" she stammered.
"I'm not your mother. Your real mother is in T City," Yun Zhan's mother replied coldly.