A decade after vanishing without a trace, a 24-year-old woman from China was unexpectedly found in a Hangzhou internet café. She had left home at age 14 following a family argument and spent the next 10 years drifting between gaming cafés, rarely venturing outside and surviving off odd jobs and donations from other players. The woman, identified only by her surname Xiao, had immersed herself in multiplayer online games, spending nearly every waking hour logged in. Her case drew national attention after a police check at a local internet café flagged her identity. Authorities contacted her parents, who had reported her missing in 2005 and spent years searching without success. Despite the reunion, Xiao initially resisted reconnecting with her family. She said she had run away due to emotional stress and had chosen to live independently in gaming environments where she felt more in control. She never committed any crimes and was never involved in any formal system—simply hidden in plain sight.