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Chapter 1001 - 998: I Miss You. II

Chapter 1001: Chapter 998: I Miss You. II

Tong Xiaohua had been back in L City for three days, yet there was still not a single piece of news from Yan Bo.

The phone remained switched off, and the hundreds of messages that Tong Xiaohua had sent over the past few days had all sunk to the bottom of the sea.

Qin Ming had asked people to inquire, and over the past two days, some responses had gradually come in.

Basically, the clues all ran cold after Yan Bo returned to the Yan Family from the airport.

"Qin sir, it’s not that I don’t want to investigate, but the waters of the Yan Family are too deep—we can’t probe into them."

In the end, without exception, several people basically gave similar responses.

Tong Xiaohua had still been holding up her spirits at the beginning, but after hearing these disheartening responses one after another, she gradually wilted.

On the fifth day of Yan Bo’s disappearance, Tong Xiaohua fell ill.

"Xiao Hua, why don’t you talk to your dad about this?"

With a thermometer in her mouth, Tong Xiaohua gave a muffled response, "Don’t disturb them..."

Tong Xiaohua did not know that the Tong Family had encountered a major crisis, and Tong’s mother ultimately found out. She had been unable to sleep for two nights, her body seriously protesting. Seeing this, Tong’s eldest brother said he would take their mother on a vacation. In fact, they went to a well-known sanatorium in a neighboring city for recuperation and treatment.

Of course, Qin Ming knew about this.

So, regarding Yan Bo’s disappearance, he had dared not privately inform Tong’s father.

But now, even Tong Xiaohua had fallen ill, and he was somewhat uncertain whether to continue keeping the matter a secret or to disclose it.

Uncle Du took the thermometer, "Thirty-nine point five degrees, that’s not good..."

Tong Xiaohua touched her own head and said with a twisted smile, "Seems pretty hot, feels like I could fry a poached egg."

To Uncle Du and Qin Ming, that smile of hers seemed quite forced and also quite heartbreaking.

"Alright, has your mind been fried too? Now even if you want to fry a poached egg I wouldn’t let you eat it. Let’s hang two bags of intravenous drip and see how it goes."

Turning around, Uncle Du could no longer bear to see her smiling face.

Tong Xiaohua shifted her body, reclining flat on the bed, and gently closed her eyes.

"I wonder where my parents are playing right now, I miss them so much... I really want them to come back immediately."

She just said these words casually; these past few days, she had still been calling her parents daily, not mentioning a word about Yan Bo’s matter, but pretending to be relaxed and chatting about fun things to amuse her mother.

After a while, Qin Ming, sitting at the bedside, and Uncle Du, standing, heard Tong Xiaohua, with her eyes still closed, speak in an unclear voice, "Uncle Du, Uncle Ming, you’re keeping something from me, aren’t you?"

"Silly girl, you really are delirious..." Uncle Ming adjusted the blanket for her and applied a cool-fever patch to her forehead.

"Not delirious... I can guess something about my mother’s condition..."

Qin Ming and Uncle Du both stiffened, staring at her with shared distress.

Tong Xiaohua, with her eyes still closed, shifted slightly, turning her back to them and her face to the other side.

"My parents... and you all, don’t want me to know... So I’ll... pretend not to know..."

Her voice was already choked up as she spoke.

Qin Ming and Uncle Du, two grown men, exchanged helpless glances, not knowing how to coax or comfort her.

The pair exchanged stunned looks, and in the end, the burden of comforting her still fell on Uncle Du.

"Xiao Hua, are you hallucinating? Your mom just has a weak constitution, none of those messy issues you’re thinking of."

As the family doctor for the Tong Family, his words were relatively persuasive.

Tong Xiaohua did not say anything further this time, but the two men heard her sniffling heavily.

The two of them looked at each other, at a loss!

It should be known that ever since this girl was ten years old, no matter how tough things got, she never uttered a word of complaint, nor had she been seen crying.

Tong Xiaohua was indeed somewhat delirious from the fever, so when a pile of problems surged up, she felt exceptionally wronged and particularly miserable.

Her mother’s health was like a time bomb, which could explode at any moment.

Now, Yan Bo had also disappeared. Although it was certain that he was safe, when exactly would he return?

On this point, Tong Xiaohua had no clue at all.

Could it be that the Yan Family would just keep him locked up for a lifetime?

"Uncle Ming... do you think Yan Bo might have been... sent abroad?"

This thought had been circling in Tong Xiaohua’s mind for a long time, but she never had the courage to ask it out loud.

Qin Ming was silent for a while before saying, "I’ve had people check the immigration records..."

But both Qin Ming and Tong Xiaohua were very clear that Yan Bo wasn’t just any commoner’s youth, and leaving the country unnoticed wouldn’t be difficult for him.

Just as Qin Ming and Uncle Du didn’t know how to give Tong Xiaohua a convincing answer, she let out a long sigh.

"However, Yan Bo won’t give up..." These words sounded like she was comforting herself.

Indeed, this had become Tong Xiaohua’s last shred of belief to hold on to.

Because she knew he wouldn’t give up, so she couldn’t give up either.

"Yes, the third young master isn’t someone who would run away from difficulties," Qin Ming consoled her, following her lead.

With her back to them, Tong Xiaohua was silent for a while before saying, "Uncle Ming, Uncle Du, thank you for your hard work. I want to sleep for a bit, you both should go back and rest as well."

Qin Ming and Uncle Du heaved a quiet sigh, stood by the bed for a while, and after hearing the sound of Tong Xiaohua’s steady breathing, they left together.

"Old Du, I want to take a trip to the Capital City."

Qin Ming had already made up his mind. Since others didn’t have the guts to investigate the Yan Family, he would go himself to find out the truth.

Uncle Du did not try to stop him, "Go ahead, I’ll look after Xiao Hua."

Tong Xiaohua had been sick for two days, during which time her temperature fluctuated, and she remained in a groggy state.

When her fever finally subsided completely and she regained some clarity, she looked at the date and realized that Yan Bo had already been missing for a whole week.

"Xiao Hua, although your fever has gone, your body is extremely weak, and it’s best to stay at home for another day and not go anywhere," said Uncle Du, who had been staying at the Tong Family Mansion to take care of her and saw that she was getting dressed and ready to leave with her bag.

"Uncle Du, I want to see Yanhuang."

Although, she had just heard from Di Xu on the phone that Yan Bo still had not shown up during these days.

But she wouldn’t be able to rest until she saw it with her own eyes.

"What can you do if you go? Do you understand Yanhuang’s affairs? Can you deal with them?" Uncle Du stood in her way, not letting her pass.

"Yeah, Miss, you should just rest. Yanhuang’s affairs are not like those of the Tong Family - you won’t be of help if you go. Right now, the most important thing is to recover your health," Uncle Yuan also advised from the side.

But if Tong Xiaohua could be so easily dissuaded, she wouldn’t be Tong Xiaohua.

An hour later, Tong Xiaohua appeared at Yanhuang, accompanied by Brother Yang and Uncle Du.

Seeing her, Di Xu was a little surprised, "Junior Sister, how have you gotten so thin?"

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