[Chapter 355: Search in vain]
A week passed and he didn't sleep once. He was frantically searching for Lin Yin's whereabouts every day.
The staff of the salvage team couldn't bear to watch it anymore and advised him to at least get some sleep and rest.
He ignored them and continued floating on the water day and night, searching for his wife.
But no matter how strong the body is, it cannot withstand such torture.
Having eaten almost nothing, his body quickly became emaciated, his face was as pale as paper, and his lips were cracked and chapped.
He stood up and looked into the distance, his body swaying weakly. Fortunately, the staff supported him in time and he did not fall into the water.
Wu Da was also there to help with the search. He said with concern, "Mr. Huo, you are already very weak. Don't try to be brave anymore. Go back to the rescue center as soon as possible to receive treatment!"
Huo Jingze shook his head stubbornly, "Yinyin is still waiting for me to find her."
Wu Da was very worried, but he couldn't persuade him and sighed helplessly.
Finally, after another long search, Huo Jingze felt dizzy and passed out.
The rescue team rushed him to the nearest rescue point.
He had a high fever and fell into a coma.
In the middle of the night, Huo Jingze woke up in a daze. In a trance, he saw a woman wearing a mask giving him an infusion.
He thought it was Lin Yin, and excitedly reached out to hug her, murmuring: "Yin Yin, is that you? You're back..."
However, the woman pushed him away forcefully and said something, but Huo Jingze was so dizzy from the fever that he couldn't hear it at all.
He tried to catch the woman, but he was too weak to do anything and could only watch her leave.
When he woke up again, Huo Jingze had a splitting headache.
At this time, the salvage team came in and said, "Mr. Huo, the rescue situation in Haicheng is too tense now. We need manpower everywhere. We can no longer just focus on finding Dr. Lin. We have to participate in the rescue in other areas."
Huo Jingze's heart felt like it was hit hard. He was silent for a long time, with a look of pain in his eyes. Finally, he nodded slowly: "You guys go, I'm here."
He will not give up looking for Lin Yin.
Huo Jingze dragged his sick body away from the rescue center before he fully recovered.
He once again stepped into the dangerous waters and began a solo search...
Huo Jingze has been staying in Haicheng. Day and night, his figure wanders between the water and the ruins like a lonely soul, not missing any corner where Lin Yin might be hiding.
The world around us gradually changed as the rescue operation progressed. The flood slowly receded, and the water that once raged like a beast left behind a mess and devastation.
The rescue work was coming to an end and other personnel began to evacuate, but Huo Jingze seemed to be nailed here, with the only thing in his eyes being to find Lin Yin.
But there was no news from his wife.
Every fruitless search was like a sharp knife, stabbing his heart.
Huo Jingze stood by the deserted river, his scarlet eyes fixed on the turbid water, as if he wanted to penetrate the water with his gaze to find Lin Yin's trace.
The night wind whistled past, blowing up his messy hair and stinging his face, but he was completely unaware, like a lonely and persistent statue.
Images of Lin Yin kept flashing through his mind: the heart-pounding feeling when they first met in the bar, the difficulties and obstacles they encountered in getting to know each other and falling in love, the sweetness and warmth of married life. Her voice, appearance and smile were deeply imprinted in his heart, and every moment was as clear as if carved with a knife.
Those memories twinkled like stars in his dark world, but they also made the loneliness and pain at the moment even more profound.
We have walked through thousands of mountains and rivers hand in hand, and defeated all difficulties and setbacks, why in the end...
She disappeared.
“Yinyin…”
He slowly squatted down and reached out his hand to touch the icy cold river water, "Yinyin, where are you? You promised me that you would never make me wait for you again..."
The choked and hoarse voice was blown away by the river breeze at the empty riverside.
The cell phone rang urgently at an inopportune time.
Huo Jingze picked up the phone, but before he could say anything, Zhou Qinglan's anxious voice came over: "Jingze, come back soon! Yuanyuan is sick, very sick, and has been calling your and Lin Yin's names."
Huo Jingze's heart suddenly clenched, and he asked in a hoarse voice: "What's the matter? Have you seen a doctor?"
Zhou Qinglan said in a heavy tone: "I checked, but the doctor said the situation is not optimistic. Please come back soon. Yuanyuan needs you now."
"I'll go back now!"
After hanging up the phone, Huo Jingze took one last deep look at the rushing river. Then, dragging his legs that felt heavy like lead, he left the riverside step by step.
The plane landed.
He Kai was waiting at the airport early. When he saw Huo Jingze coming out, his eyes widened in shock.
The man in front of him no longer looked as high-spirited as before. His eyes were full of bloodshot, his eyes were dark and blue, his beard was showing, and his handsome face was full of fatigue.
"Mr. Huo..." He Kai walked forward with pain in his heart.
Huo Jingze sat in the passenger seat and ordered in a hoarse voice: "Go to the hospital immediately."
He Kai couldn't help but ask, "Do you want to go back to Gubei No. 1 and take a rest first?"
He was really worried that something might happen to Huo Jingze.
Huo Jingze closed his eyes and did not answer.
He Kai sighed silently, stepped on the accelerator lightly, and drove to the hospital.
Arriving at the hospital, Huo Jingze walked quickly towards Lin Yuan's ward.
As soon as I reached the door, I heard Lin Yuan's weak cough and Zhou Qinglan's gentle comforting voice from inside.
Huo Jingze pushed open the door and saw the little girl on the hospital bed. Her lips were pale and her eyes were half-open and half-closed. Her originally rosy face was now lifeless, and her thin body looked even more fragile in the loose hospital gown.
"Wish..." His heart ached, and he held his daughter's small hand with his big hand, his eyes became redder.
Lin Yuan burst into tears the moment she saw him, "Dad..."
"Yuanyuan, don't cry, daddy is back." Huo Jingze carefully held his daughter in his arms and gently stroked her head.
Lin Yuan couldn't stop crying, tears all over her little face, "Dad, I thought you and mom didn't want me anymore, wuwuwu."
Huo Jingze was heartbroken by his daughter's crying. He hugged his daughter tightly, blaming himself. "No, it's all Dad's fault. Dad should call Yuanyuan every day. Be good, Yuanyuan, don't cry."
"Where's mom? Yuanyuan hasn't seen mom for a long time." Lin Yuan sobbed, her little hands tightly clutching Huo Jingze's clothes, and her big eyes filled with tears looked towards the door, thinking that her mother would appear in the next second.
Seeing this, Huo Jingze's heart felt like it was being cut by a sharp knife, and the pain made his face turn even paler.
His eyes were hot, and he held back all the grief and said, "Mom...Mom has gone to work far away and can't come back for the time being. Yuanyuan, please get better soon, so that when Mom comes back, she can see you in good health."
Lin Yuan's eyes dimmed for a moment, but she still nodded obediently: "Yuanyuan will be obedient and will get better soon, so that mom will come back."
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