394 The Secret About the Past 12 (2/2)
Lin Mingxi snuggled up beside him, blooming with euphoria even though she was aching all over.
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At about three o'clock in the morning, An Xiaoning and Jin Qingyan woke up and proceeded to wake An Youqing up too. An Youqing initially got up on the wrong side of the bed. However, his grumpiness vanished at the instant that he heard about the vacation they were about to go on.
The family of three boarded the plane with their luggage.
Fan Shixin and the entourage of bodyguards tagged along as well.
The plane took off at three o'clock in the morning and arrived at the destination about three hours later.
They moved their luggage into their rooms in the beach resort before changing into summer outfits to match the weather, which was much warmer than that in A City.
They strolled along the beach and watched as the sun rose from the horizon along the ocean.
The breeze gently caressed their faces, and they were in a great and relaxed mood.
Sitting by the beach and playing with the sand merrily, An Youqing was the happiest one of them all.
After watching the sunrise and having breakfast, An Xiaoning was surrounded by a bunch of people all of a sudden. She then turned to look at Jin Qingyan in puzzlement.
”Let's take a set of wedding photos here,” said the latter.
An Xiaoning sat on the chair in a composed manner while the makeup artist proceeded to do her makeup.
Although it was supposed to be a wedding photoshoot, the end product was in fact family photos of the three of them.
They managed to capture several beautiful shots after shooting for the entire morning.
They were currently in a small country called N Nation, which was very near S Nation. The air was fresh in N Nation, which was surrounded by mountains and a deep blue ocean.
It was An Xiaoning's first time there and she fell in love with the place instantly.
It was already two o'clock in the afternoon by the time they finished having lunch.
The family of three then changed into a fresh set of clothes. An Xiaoning put on a tank top and shorts while An Youqing simply wore a pair of undershorts. However, his father, Jin Qingyan, was undoubtedly more conservative and wore a pair of boxers instead.
An Xiaoning and An Youqing jumped into the ocean and began playing with each other gleefully.
On the other hand, Jin Qingyan seemed to be preoccupied with making calls on his phone non-stop. After he finally ended the call, An Xiaoning asked, ”Who were you calling?”
”Fan Shixin, of course. I have a surprise for you later,” Jin Qingyan answered as he stepped into the water.
”Is it the proposal?”
”It won't be fun if you guess it out loud.”
An Xiaoning smiled and said, ”I'm very curious about how you're going to propose to me.”
”You'll know later. I'll be ruining the surprise if I let you know now.”
Shaking her head, she said, ”That's not true. To me, it's a pleasant surprise to be able to wake up to see you by my side and be together with you every day.”
”I've said this before, but my greatest wish now is to marry you again. If I could make you my wife once more, I would die with no regrets, Xiaoning.”
”How many times have I heard you say this?” An Xiaoning gave him a peck on his cheek and said, ”Alright, I'll grant you your greatest wish.”
”I haven't even proposed to you yet. Don't be so eager to agree, later…”
She burst into laughter and said, ”Okay.”
There were many tourists along the beach. Clearly, it was a popular attraction with scenic beauty.
”Did you arrange the boat over there that's approaching us?” asked An Xiaoning, who was sitting on top of a float.
”Are you clairvoyant or something? Why do you seem to know everything? I'm running out of surprises for you,” said Jin Qingyan, brushing his finger across her nose lightly.
An Xiaoning watched as the boat stopped in front of them, after which they slowly got on it.
Just as they stepped onto the boat, Jin Qingyan's mobile phone began to ring again. The smile on his face vanished after he answered the call. An Xiaoning saw clearly with her own eyes how his initial joy turned into a rare panic. ”Prepare the helicopter immediately. At once!” he hollered in trepidation.
An Xiaoning's stomach twisted into a knot as she felt the boat rock up and down unsteadily. She immediately grabbed An Youqing's hand tightly in fear, overwhelmed with an ominous feeling.
”Is something bad going to happen?”
”It'll be fine, don't worry,” Jin Qingyan reassured her in a bid to placate her despite the situation.
An Xiaoning looked at his hand to find that it was trembling uncontrollably. Soon after, the boat began to rock and jerk even more vigorously. Suppressing her fear and anxiety, she asked, ”Just what is going on?”