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Chapter 383: Paper Fan, Don’t Cry

Chapter 383: Chapter 383: Paper Fan, Don’t Cry

Suizi came home at lunchtime to find the lock on the house. She had a bad feeling.

Her mother-in-law and Yu Jingting had taken the baby to the hospital early in the morning. It wasn’t a big deal that the baby had diarrhea, a bit of medicine should have been enough and they should have been back by now.

Yu Jingting had driven to the hospital on a tractor and it wasn’t far away, so why hadn’t they come back by noon?

Worried about the baby, Suizi rushed to the hospital.

On her way there, she ran into her mother-in-law carrying her son, but there was no sign of Yu Jingting.

Wang Cuihua’s face was filled with anxiety; she had clearly cried, as her tears were still wet on her cheeks and her eyes were red.

"Mother, where’s Luoluo?"

Suizi thought her daughter was sick and needed to be hospitalized, and that Yu Jingting was staying with the child.

Upon hearing Suizi ask about the baby, Wang Cuihua burst into tears.

"We lost the baby...."

"What!!!"

Suizi felt a sudden boom in her head.

Wang Cuihua and Yu Jingting had taken the two children to the hospital. While Yu Jingting was paying the fees, Wang Cuihua waited with the two children in the corridor.

The children were sat side by side on the chairs, and Wang Cuihua was standing by waiting for her son to return.

Suddenly, a man rushed over and ran off with Luoluo. Wang Cuihua hastily picked up Bobo and chased after him, screaming all the while.

The payment was being made on the other side, and Yu Jingting didn’t hear her.

By the time he ran out, the man was long gone on the main street.

At this time, Yu Jingting was out searching for the child, and Wang Cuihua brought Bobo home first.

Having lost one of the children, Wang Cuihua felt like dying. She cried all the way home, feeling guilty towards Suizi and Tiegen.

Knowing her daughter was missing, Suizi felt like her heart was on fire.

She cried and comforted her mother-in-law at the same time, worrying that Wang Cuihua might become angry. Apart from their tears, the two of them had no other means to cope and could only return home with their son to wait for news.

Yu Jingting became the family’s hope.

However, dinner came and Yu Jingting still hadn’t returned.

As time passed, Suizi’s heart sank to the bottom of the sea.

The longer it took, the less safe the child would be. She dared not hope for anything now, only praying that her daughter was still alive.

Images of Luoluo from her birth to the present kept appearing in her mind. She was a child who loved to laugh and was lively, full of energy, yet beautiful like a little angel fallen to earth.

No matter how tired the whole family was from a day’s work, all fatigue would vanish as soon as they saw the child’s innocent smile upon returning home.

Although Luoluo had only been with Suizi for a little over a hundred days, she had become a part of her life and an irreplaceable treasure in Suizi’s heart.

It wasn’t until midnight that Yu Jingting came home.

Upon seeing him return alone, Wang Cuihua knew that they hadn’t found the child yet. She burst into tears and began slapping her own face continuously.

She felt that it was all her fault, that she hadn’t taken good care of the child.

Suizi was inconsolable and held herself even more responsible than her mother-in-law.

If it hadn’t been for work, she could have gone with her mother-in-law. Taking care of the child together would certainly be better than one person doing it alone.

Jiaojiao also found out that her beloved niece was missing after school. She had been waiting up all night, and seeing her mother and sister-in-law so heartbroken, the little girl cried as well.

The mood of Yu Jingting at this moment was no better than that of the women at home, in fact, it was even sadder.

As the man of the house, he had been with them when they left, but he let the child go missing right under his nose. Ultimately, it was his dereliction of duty.

No one in the family could have predicted that something like this could happen in broad daylight.

Risks always appear when people let their guard down, but who can guarantee that they can avoid all risks?

Wang Cuihua had taken the children out, had prepared thick padding for them to fear of the bumpy journey, and had brought milk bottles for fear of them getting hungry. She had envisaged 99% of the possible mishaps, but had overlooked that 1%.

This unfortunate 1% probability had crushed the entire family.

The old Yu Family, which had almost no record of defeat, had received the biggest blow for the first time. It would be no exaggeration to describe it as a bolt from the blue.

"Crying won’t solve the problem. Save some energy. I will continue searching with the others. Suizi, go to the Newspaper Agency tomorrow. Use Luoluo’s photo to post a missing person notice. Offer a large reward for her return."

Suppressing the palpable anxiety in his heart, Yu Jingting laid out the plan for the next step.

At this moment, he was no longer the street rogue who playfully took advantage of Suizi, nor the "bad cookie" in Wang Cuihua’s mouth.

He was the backbone of this family, the stabilizing force. When faced with a problem, he needed to stand up and bear the responsibility for the whole family.

If they could choose their fate, everyone in this room would willingly exchange their own lives to keep Luoluo safe. Yet, the world does not change according to mankind’s whims and wishes.

Things always move along pre-existing tracks.

Seeing that Yu Jingting was about to leave the house again, Suizi followed him.

"I want to go with you and search for her together!"

Yu Jingting put his hand on her shoulder and saw that Suizi’s eyes were swollen from crying, which pained him greatly.

"You need to stay home. Our mother, Jiaojiao, and our son need you."

"But..." tears welled up in Suizi’s eyes again.

At this point, if she didn’t find something to do, she would go crazy.

As soon as she had a moment of idleness, she would think about the possible fate of the kidnapped children.

She feared that when they found the child, she would no longer be alive, or worse, they would find her daughter missing limbs.

And what scared her the most was that this separation may be forever.

If she had to live the rest of her life yearning for her daughter, then no matter how much wealth or prestige was given to her, she would live with regret and never be truly happy.

What is more painful than death is always parting in life.

"Suizi, I know this is very painful and hard for you, but even if it’s hard, you have to do it. You are the lady of this house, only when I entrust the people at home to you can I be at ease. You understand what I mean, right?"

Yu Jingting gently patted Suizi’s shoulder. Were it not for the current situation, he would never have said these words.

In his heart, she wasn’t just the wife who gave birth to and raised their children, but rather the most important partner in his life and his most trusted person.

"White Paper Fan, don’t cry anymore, do what you are supposed to do."

After saying these words, he turned around and stepped into the dark night. As a man, he had to live up to the trust of his family, to the point where he didn’t even have the luxury to cry.

After being referred to as "White Paper Fan" by Yu Jingting, Suizi couldn’t help but break down.

Her tears broke through her defenses, but seeing her mother-in-law and Jiaojiao crying behind her, she forced herself to bite her lower lip.

Just like when Yu Jingting feigned death before, there was an unspeakable grief in Suizi’s heart, but with the responsibility of the family she carried on her shoulders, crying became a luxury she could ill afford when faced with crises.

She closed her eyes and used all her strength to stop herself from crying.

"Mother, Luoluo was born at a lucky moment. She’ll definitely be okay," Suizi consoled.

Those who usually don’t believe in these things tend to believe them wholeheartedly in times of crisis.

On hearing this, Jiaojiao stopped crying too.

"Right! When Luoluo was born, I saw radiant lights enveloping the heavens. Even beautiful birds landed on the roof. My niece must be an angel descended from heaven. How could an angel be in trouble?"

In this kind of moment, everyone needed such encouragement. Even if they were deceiving themselves, they were willing to believe that it was true.

As the long night dragged on, everyone was waiting for dawn, waiting for good news.