396 The Secret About the Past 14 (2/2)
News of Jin Qingyan going missing spread like wildfire.
It became a major news headline across S Nation.
The media had also covered photos of Ling Ciye and Long Tianze searching for Jin Qingyan in N Nation together with a bunch of people.
Ling Ciye activated half of Jin Qingyan's bodyguards and half of his own and deployed numerous planes and submarines to search for Jin Qingyan.
After news of Jin Qingyan going missing broke out, not only were the people around him saddened, the Jin Corporation was also greatly affected: it took a drastic plunge in stocks on the stock market.
It caused a continuous linear decline.
A board meeting with the directors of the corporation was held every single day.
Yet, they could not put an end to the situation or prevent things from blowing out of proportion.
Days later, there were still no news of him.
In fact, everyone knew in their hearts that the possibility of him surviving were grim.
Moreover, the waves were massive.
Even the best swimmer would not escape such a tough ordeal.
Despite the slim chances, the search unit did not cease to continue searching high and low for a single trace of Jin Qingyan.
The disaster had come off as a major blow to An Xiaoning.
She could not stomach any food or water and solely depended on a liquid drip to survive.
Within just days, she lost a huge amount of weight rapidly.
Mei Yangyang was filled with worry and anxiety at the sight of her devastated sister.
She had no choice but to get An Youqing to persuade her.
An Youqing's eyes were red and swollen from crying multiple times in secret.
However, he never once teared up in front of his mother and would always strive to put on a brave front.
Auntie Chen waited for the food to cool before handing it to him. ”Be careful with it.”
An Youqing nodded and slowly made his way upstairs to An Xiaoning's bed.
”Mommy, time to eat.”
An Xiaoning remained silent and continued to stare out of the window, as if she did not hear him at all.
”Mommy… please don't be like this. How are you going to look for Daddy if you fall ill?” An Youqing pleaded.
His words seemed to have struck An Xiaoning, who then grabbed the bowl from his hands and began eating with a spoon.
An Youqing looked at her and said, ”Mommy, you've gotten so thin.”
An Xiaoning expressed assent.
After she finished eating, she placed the bowl onto the table. An Youqing then picked it up and brought it downstairs.
”Has she eaten?” asked Auntie Chen, who was waiting by the stairs.
”Yes.”
Auntie Chen patted his head and said, ”Good job, Youqing. You're such an obedient and sensible child. Do persuade Mommy and comfort her often.”
”Yes, got it.”
Auntie Chen then turned around to leave with the empty bowl and began tearing up.
A dead silence filled the air, as if there was no one in the room at all.
An Xiaoning reached out to open the drawer, only to find that there were two red booklets inside.
Was this their marriage certificate from the past?
Her heart wrenched in pain immediately. She held the red booklets in her hand and opened them while leaning against the bed head.
She stared in awe at the photo they took when they registered their marriage years ago.
Back then, they got married swiftly right after they just met.
She shifted her gaze to the date of the marriage.
It was the 27th of March, year XXXX.
Her eyes widened in shock. Wasn't that the second day of the fourth month on the lunar calendar? she thought to herself.
It was the same day as the gathering.
They boarded the plane to N Nation on the third day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar. Why was the date of their marriage on the second day of the fourth month on the lunar calendar?
An Xiaoning lifted the duvet and hurriedly scurried towards the balcony with the marriage certificate booklets. She took a closer look to find that the date was indeed a few days ago.