pjbooks Chapter 363 Where Are You
Chapter 363 Where Are You
"Really?" Fat Tiger's droopy eyelids suddenly lifted, and a glint of light instantly flashed in his small eyes.
Then his face fell and he waved his hand dismissively.
"It's perfectly normal for them to have the same name."
"I'm Gian, and I share the same name as the Gian from Doraemon. Does that mean we're related?"
Ma Xiaofang rolled her eyes, pursed her lips, and said with a hint of helplessness in her voice.
"Brother, should I ask someone to help you look for someone? At least we'll have something to remember us by, just in case we're really meant to be?"
Fat Tiger shook his head vigorously, his tone resolute.
"No need, it's pointless to look!"
"There aren't that many coincidences in this world. If we really want to look for them, let's wait until later!"
Seeing Pang Hu's resolute attitude, Ma Xiaofang felt like she had been given the cold shoulder, her enthusiasm dampened.
She pursed her lips reluctantly, ultimately swallowing back the words that were on the tip of her tongue, and said no more.
On the other side, Ma Junjie drove through the night. The suburban night was as dark as ink, and the wheels made a slight hum as they rolled over the road.
But Ma Junjie's mind kept replaying the image of Ma Xiaofang from earlier.
The way her eyebrows curved, the slightly upturned corners of her mouth when she spoke, even the little expression when she pouted, all lingered in his mind.
As I pondered, a thin, ethereal mist gradually appeared before my eyes.
In the driver's seat, the face of Ma Xiaofang, whom he had just met, began to distort and overlap, slowly transforming into the appearance of his long-lost sister.
But its appearance was very blurry, like it was covered by a layer of frosted glass, and it was impossible to see clearly.
Ma Junjie's heart sank suddenly, a chill instantly running down his spine and spreading throughout his body. Terror and shock gripped his heart.
He was horrified to discover that he was almost forgetting what his sister really looked like.
Those details that were once etched into my bones are fading and blurring from my memory little by little, as if covered by a thick layer of dust that I can't wipe clean no matter how hard I try.
This is such a terrible thing!
He shuddered in fright, and instinctively slammed his right foot on the brake.
A screeching sound of brakes shattered the silence of the night as the car came to a sudden stop at the roadside, leaving a black mark on the pavement from the tires.
Ma Junjie slumped in the driver's seat, his face ashen, and cold sweat instantly beaded on his forehead and back.
Ma Junjie was breathing heavily, his chest heaving, with only one thought in his mind.
He needed to find his younger sister, Ma Xiaofang, as soon as possible!
He was afraid—afraid that the longer time passed, the more his memories of his sister would be erased.
She feared that one day she would completely forget her younger sister.
Moreover, what made him even more uneasy was that he suddenly remembered what Gian had said.
Thinking of Gian's sister who works part-time, my heart instantly jumped into my throat.
Could his Xiaofang be like Panghu's sister, working odd jobs outside to make ends meet?
They even earn some extra, dubious "scholarships"?
Just as I was gripped by this fear and anxiety, my phone suddenly rang in my pocket.
The urgent ringtone was particularly abrupt in the quiet night, startling Ma Junjie so much that he almost dropped the phone from his pocket.
Outside the car, apart from the occasional evening breeze, it was pitch black and silent; not even the chirping of insects could be heard.
Ma Junjie looked up at the car window, where his panicked face and anxious eyes were clearly reflected in the cold glass.
Ma Junjie unconsciously tugged at the corners of his mouth, revealing a bitter and helpless smile.
His fingers trembled as he pulled out his phone, and the name flashing on the screen startled him again—it was Carina Lau.
Why would my aunt call me in the middle of the night?
Ma Junjie was filled with doubt. His fingertip hovered over the answer button for a moment, but he finally pressed it.
He held the phone to his ear, about to speak, when Liu Jialing's hurried and flustered voice came from the other end, trembling uncontrollably.
"Ah Jie, where are you? Ah Jie, Ah Jie!"
The urgency in that tone was like a needle, instantly piercing Ma Junjie's already taut nerves.
He immediately realized that something serious must have happened.
"Auntie, I'm driving outside. What's wrong? What happened?"
Ma Junjie's voice rose as he tentatively asked, his heart sinking.
"Ah Jie, come quick! Get to the People's Hospital right now! Hurry!"
Carina Lau's voice was almost choked with sobs, and every word she uttered was trembling.
Ma Junjie's heart skipped a beat, as if struck by a boulder, and instantly sank to the bottom.
An ominous premonition instantly enveloped him.
He knew all too well that his aunt's sudden request for him to go to the hospital in the middle of the night, and her urgent manner, meant that the situation was definitely not optimistic.
"Aunt, what...what exactly happened? Tell me slowly, don't rush me."
His brows were furrowed tightly, his tone was full of tension and caution, and even his breathing became careful.
After the question was asked, there was a brief silence on the other end of the phone, with only Carina Lau's suppressed sobs coming through the receiver.
A second or two felt like an eternity.
Just as Ma Junjie's heart was about to leap out of his throat, Liu Jialing's voice, trembling with tears, came again.
Every word was written in tears.
"Ah Jie, my dad... he's suddenly dying..."