The Night She Didn't Show

The message said the girl's mother would come pick her up a little later. But the police brought news of the mother's death. In 2025, Wen Qitong returns to the county town to help her father move. Her father has already brought home an 8-year-old girl, planning to let her finish eating before waiting for her mother to come collect her. The girl's mother, Hao Lingyi, died in the rest room of the transport team where her father works. The suitcase and phone she had left in storage vanished along with her. Twenty-four years ago, Wen Shaoting drove drunk and killed Lingyi's 6-year-old brother. He served his sentence and paid compensation. Over the years, he also did many things to help the Hao family. Before the murder occurred, Lingyi had already bought a ticket to leave. Her child was waiting for her, the ticket was still there, but she never made it to the appointment. Kaga investigates the missing suitcase, while Wen Qitong confronts her father's past once more. All those comings and goings—picking up the child, delivering clothes, fixing things for people—were once all called looking after them. But Lingyi was clearly preparing to leave—why, in the end, could she not walk out of that room? — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: The Night She Didn't Show — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠