Shortly after New Year's Day, Xiao Min didn't look very good after work.
Zhang Yu's first reaction was, could someone insensitive be bullying her?
Before she could ask, Xiao Min said with a deep sense of guilt, "Mom, I might have to leave early."
Leaving early? Zhang Yu felt a pang in her heart, was it because they were short-handed over in the Western Region and needed Xiao Min to go back to work?
Or did she sense something off here, prompting her early departure?
"The situation hasn't been great lately." Xiao Min whispered, "Recently, some people from the institute were taken away due to certain issues."
"They never returned."
"Even their families either divorced them, cut ties, or those who didn't cut ties lost track of where they went."
Zhang Yu gasped, "No way, not now."
"What happened to them?" Zhang Yu didn't realize things had already escalated, but now the commotion seemed small.
