This is bad something big has happened
If she didn't come back, she wouldn't come back. She was happy to be free, so before work, she sent a message asking Qing Ya where she was going to go shopping at night. Qing Ya replied that she might have to take care of some matters today. She left her to go eat dinner first before reuniting with her later.
Therefore, after Xia Xiaoling finished her shift, she went to eat something. However, when she sat there by herself and ate from 6.30 to 8.30, Qingya had yet to arrive.
Thinking that it was already so late, she called Qing Ya and asked if she was too busy. If she was too busy, she would go shopping another day. Qing Ya said that she had finished her work and that she would come out immediately to find her …
Therefore, Xia Xiaoxiao was in no hurry to leave. After eating dinner, she went to the nearby night market and took a stroll.