Looking at those figures from behind, Zhou Chunhua was filled with emotion.
Compared to them, I am lucky.
Because everyone knows that once a child is lost, the chances of finding them are almost zero.
While she was lost in thought, a hand landed on Zhou Chunhua's shoulder.
She was startled, turned around and saw the person in front of her clearly before she came to her senses.
"Hao Hao's dad, I'm sorry."
The man in front of her was Qin Fei, Qin Hao's father.
At only 37 years old, his dark face was etched with the marks of time.
At an age when he should have been upright and tall, he was hunched over and so thin that he was skin and bones.
"I didn't say sorry, Nini's mom, I just wanted to say thank you."
Seeing the smile on Qin Fei's face that was more like a grimace, her heart ached even more.
"I..." she wanted to say that she didn't deserve the word "thank you".
Because she could never bring Qin Hao back to her side.
Seeing Qin Fei's forced smile despite his obvious agony, she felt even breathing became difficult.
She still remembered when Qin Fei came to Qing'an to find her, he held her hand with hopeful eyes and begged her to find news of his son.
It was on that day that she learned that during the six years Qin Fei had been missing, his parents had passed away, his wife had jumped off a building, his mother-in-law had died of a heart attack, and his father-in-law was still in the hospital, clinging to life and waiting for him to bring Hao Hao back.
He said that Hao Hao is their life, and as long as they can find Hao Hao, no matter how difficult the road ahead is, they will grit their teeth and walk forward with Hao Hao.
This shows how important children are to a family.
But this is the result now...
Zhou Chunhua couldn't help but worry about Qin Fei.
"Haohao's father, even so, you... must live well for Haohao, for your wife, for your parents, and for your mother-in-law! You must not..." She really couldn't bring herself to say the words "can't think straight."
"Don't worry. I won't do what you think." Qin Fei forced a smile. "Actually, from the fourth day after Hao Hao disappeared, I already had a premonition that this would be the end."
My partner, like me, probably anticipated this outcome and chose to end things sooner. So, you really don't need to feel guilty.
It's all my fault for not keeping a close eye on Hao Hao. If anyone's to blame, it's me. I'm the one who's only focused on work, always working overtime.
If I had left work on time that day and gone to pick up Hao Hao with my partner, this wouldn't have happened.
Seeing Qin Fei's expression of suppressing his pain, she didn't even know what to say to comfort him.
Hao Hao's disappearance cannot be blamed on Qin Fei.
Like most fathers, he simply did everything he could to earn money to support his family.
Like most fathers, he felt completely at ease with his child being cared for by his mother.
Little did he know that the traffickers would impersonate Hao Hao's father and grandparents, and snatch the child from his wife's hands in full view of everyone.
Even just imagining the scene, Zhou Chunhua could feel the despair of Hao Hao's mother.
The guilt of watching helplessly as her child was snatched from her arms by human traffickers was what led her to jump.
She patted Qin Fei on the shoulder.
"Don't blame yourself too much. If you have to blame someone, blame those heartless human traffickers! If there were no people like them in this world, the child would never have gotten lost!"
Qin Fei smiled reassuringly and said, "Um... I mainly wanted to ask if there's any way to find out where my Hao Hao's... remains are?"
Zhou Chunhua frowned.
"I promised my maternal grandparents and paternal grandparents that I would bring Hao Hao home. Even if Hao Hao is gone, I will still bring his remains back."
Seeing Qin Fei looking like he was about to break apart, Zhou Chunhua decided to tell him the truth.
She pointed to a stone bench not far away: "Let's sit over there and talk."
She walked in front, and Qin Fei followed behind.
After sitting down, Zhou Chunhua took a deep breath and spoke first: "Since you've asked, I shouldn't hide anything from you. But whatever I say, please bear with it."
Qin Fei was taken aback at first, and then, looking into her eyes, he saw tears for the first time.
His trembling lips opened and closed repeatedly, and after a long while, he managed to say with difficulty, "Haohao... was walking... very painful and difficult?"
"I don't know," Zhou Chunhua said truthfully. "I can only relay what Wang Lin said to you."
Qin Fei suddenly lowered his head, and after a long while, he nodded.
Then she spoke: "Wang Lin said that Hao Hao was eventually sent to Haizhou. And the person who bought Hao Hao was a..."
She paused at this point.
Because she didn't know how to describe Qiao Nan in a way that would prevent Qin Fei from breaking down after hearing her story.
But after thinking it over and over, she still didn't know what to say.
He simply skipped to the end: "In short, until that person was caught, no one knew where Hao Hao's body was."
"You mean... the murderer who killed my son is still at large?"
Zhou Chunhua nodded, but when she turned to look, she was startled by the fierce glint in Qin Fei's eyes.
"Tell me, who is he?" Qin Fei asked.
"This... Hao Hao's father, I can't tell you until he's caught. Please trust Director Qin, he will definitely bring that beast to justice."
The reason she didn't reveal Qiao Nan's name was twofold: firstly, she was afraid that Qin Fei might do something foolish if he found out.
If this alerts Qiao Nan, it will definitely make Qin Donglai's plans more difficult.
Moreover, Qiao Nan might even run away.
So she can't say it yet.
"Really... possible?" Qin Fei asked.
Zhou Chunhua nodded.
“Okay. Then please be sure to tell me the day he is caught,” Qin Fei said.
"Don't worry, it definitely will."
"Thank you, Nini's mom. Now that I know the result, I won't linger here any longer. After all, my father-in-law is still in the hospital, and I need to go back and take care of him first."
"good."
After that, she watched Qin Fei get into the car.
Turning around and entering the hospital, Zhou Chunhua first went to find Yangyang's father.
After confirming that everyone else was alright, he returned to Gu Yao's ward in the inpatient department.
When she returned to the ward, Gu Yao, whose body was wrapped in bandages, was playing with clay with his two children.
"Are you alright?" Gu Yao asked.
She didn't say anything.
It's not that I don't want to talk about it, but I'm afraid that if I open my mouth, I'll burst into tears.
She shook her head, walked over to Nini, sat down, and hugged her daughter tightly.
After spending these few days together, Nini is no longer so resistant to her.
When she hugged her, Nini didn't struggle at all.
Instead, he patted her on the back and hummed the lupin flower.
Tongtong, on the other side, burst into tears after seeing her and Nini hugging.
She reached out and pulled Tongtong into her arms, saying in a tearful voice, "Don't cry, Tongtong. Auntie will go find you a mother tomorrow."
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