Chapter 158 Mom, we can't go back.
A month later, the temperature grew colder and colder, and blizzards mysteriously fell all over the country, regardless of the initial climate.
While those in the north, with their central heating, could manage, those in the south, who had never experienced such weather before, were complaining bitterly.
Even with the air conditioner running 24/7, the chill from outside still seeps into the room through the cracks.
Downstairs in the residential area, the sounds of shovels hitting the ground were constant, occasionally mixed with the rumbling of a rolling cart on the snow.
The doors and windows inside were tightly shut, and there was not a ray of light. The only sounds were the purring of the sleeping rabbit and its faint breathing.
Jiang Wanrou stood outside the door and quietly opened it a crack to peek inside.
The two animals, one big and one small, were sleeping soundly on the bed, showing no signs of waking up, as if they had fallen into a deep sleep.
Finally, I'm able to get a proper night's sleep.
Jiang Wanrou was about to close the door when her expression changed. She suddenly flung open the bedroom door and rushed inside.
Only when she felt a faint breeze at her knuckles and the skin beneath her palms returned to normal temperature did Jiang Wanrou finally breathe a sigh of relief and slump to the side of the bed, utterly exhausted.
Hearing the commotion, Qin Chengzhi, who had rushed over, was half-stuck in the doorway. Seeing that there was nothing unusual inside, they almost simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief.
I tucked the blanket around the person who had finally fallen asleep in bed.
Jiang Wanrou turned around and met Qin Chengzhi's gaze.
Ji Shenhuai tiptoed in from outside, glanced at the two of them, and instantly understood what had happened. He simply held up the lunchbox he had just brought up from downstairs.
The three sat at the table in silence. Ji Shenhuai tried several times to ease the tension, but all his attempts failed.
The three of them ate in silence, heads bowed.
Ji Shenhuai ate spoonfuls of steamed egg custard, silently marveling to himself, "Where did Fu Hanchuan find a chef? His cooking is so delicious! Capitalist..."
This sentiment had barely surfaced.
Ji Shenhuai fell silent again.
What is he thinking? That person's fate is still unknown...
Thinking of this, Ji Shenhuai slightly raised his eyes and, through the crack in the door, could vaguely see some white hairs scattered on the pillow.
Ji Shenhuai withdrew his gaze, raised his head and rubbed his temples, trying to calm his chaotic thoughts.
The events of these days have really put this materialist in a difficult position, making him feel like his values and worldview have been completely overturned. First, he gained a younger brother in a very bizarre way.
I finally accepted this fact through the medical report.
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Thinking back to that day, I had just gotten off work and was waiting at home for my younger brother to arrive. I had just finished preparing my manuscript when my parents and I received those strange messages.
If all of this can be explained by coincidence or premeditation, then what about the golden threads that led them to the path beneath the snow-capped mountains, and...?
The doorbell rang.
Qin Chengzhi got up and opened the door.
The three people outside the door were stunned to see Qin Chengzhi open the door. When they looked inside and saw Jiang Wanrou and Ji Shenhuai, they were even more puzzled.
Gu Fengyao and Wan Haihui exchanged a glance.
This is?
Qin Chengzhi noticed their confusion, so he first moved aside to let them into the house before explaining, "I am Xiaoyan's father. Xiaoyan doesn't want to stay with us, so we came here to take care of him."
Upon hearing this, the three people reacted with different expressions.
dad?
But so many strange things have happened lately that they didn't ask any more questions.
He just glanced towards the bedroom as he entered the house.
Gu Fengyao took out a thick stack of documents and placed them on the table.
Before they could even ask any questions...
Gu Fengyao then spoke.
"These are things that Old Fu left behind. He said..."
Gu Fengyao paused, his lips trembling as if he were organizing his thoughts, before saying, "If he suddenly disappears for more than a week, then take it out and hand it over to Yan Yu."
Jiang Wanrou took the document and was about to flip through it.
Under Gu Fengyao's somewhat flustered gaze, the document in his hand was taken by another pair of hands.
“Baby, why don’t you sleep a little longer?” Jiang Wanrou turned to look at Wen Yanyu, whose face was pale, and instinctively wanted to take the documents away.
Wen Yanyu staggered back a step.
Jiang Wanrou didn't dare to move again, for fear
Wen Yanyu lowered her eyes and flipped through the pages one by one.
Property transfers, shares, real estate of all sizes, cryptocurrencies, all equity in the group, agents managing his assets, one by one, line by line, all planned out his future.
The documents were flipped through one after another.
Wen Yanyu's expression remained blank, as if nothing had happened, without any strong emotions, only his trembling hands could barely hold the documents.
Gu Fengyao pursed his lips and said worriedly, "Don't overthink it. This is the property protection that Lao Fu prepared for you before. He hasn't come back yet. When he comes back, these will still be yours."
Wen Yanyu lowered her head and looked at the documents in her hand, which were more like wills than property protection documents.
A buzzing sound filled my ears, and all other sounds faded away.
The guess was completely confirmed. Wen Yanyu turned pale and swayed as she fell to the ground.
"Yan Yan!"
"Explain it!"
Around midnight, as discussions about Blizzard worldwide continued, another topic slowly rose to the top of the trending searches.
#Fu Hanchuan suspected of being missing#
#Division of Fu Family Property#
The incident began with the news of Fu Hanchuan's disappearance, which could not be kept secret from Fu's family members who were eyeing him covetously.
Within a month, in the cutthroat world of business, Fu Hanchuan was practically considered dead.
The three people who were in charge of handling the group's tasks took turns working on it, and in the end, they still believed that the possibility was true.
[What's going on with the trending topics? Am I seeing things?! What happened to Rabbit's husband?! What's the story behind that person who's supposedly missing?!]
[According to insiders, Fu Hanchuan hasn't been to the company for over a month. His friends are currently handling everything, and other members of the Fu family are demanding their share of the assets.]
Wait a minute! What happened?! Holy crap, this couple finally tied the knot, time for some tonic!
[It's probably true; Fuxin's stock price is falling.]
To be fair, Fu Hanchuan played a crucial role in Fu Xin's growth to its current scale. Now that he's suddenly gone, Fu Xin is probably...
With the emergence of information about Fu Hanchuan's disappearance and the drop in Fuxin's stock price, in just half a month, more and more so-called insider information has been leaked.
This was precisely when Fu Xin was in the eye of the storm.
The original new product launch event, which everyone thought was going to end because of the absence of the key figure, suddenly proceeded normally, interrupting everyone who was ready to watch the excitement and wait to tear a piece of flesh from this chaos.
Instead of the explanation and interview segment that was originally supposed to be given by core members of the group, a young man dressed in a black suit with his white hair half-tied up entered from backstage with a calm expression.
Wen Yanyu put on her headset, took over the task that should have been given to Fu Hanchuan, a core figure in the group, and began to speak eloquently to everyone.
The press conference concluded successfully.
The various branches of the Fu family, which had been restless and trying to launch a media offensive, fell completely silent after the press conference for unknown reasons.
Everything was so natural.
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Another two weeks have passed.
Wen Yanyu's Weibo homepage has started its daily update.
[Wen Yanyu V]: Today I shared radishes with Rabbit Xiao Wang. Aunt Jiang made radish soup, which was delicious. I also ate a small bowl of steamed egg custard. I ate well...
The accompanying picture shows a rabbit munching on carrot sticks. The rabbit has thin wrists and legs that are so thin that they can only be described as slender, even though they are wrapped in pajama pants.
[Baby! Bunny is so cute! Did you eat well today?]
[Damn, Yan Yan, have you been eating properly? You look like you're turning into a skeleton.]
[Rub the bunny's head! Time to eat properly.]
After posting on Weibo, Wen Yanyu put down her phone and stared blankly at the river view outside the window. Outside, snow was falling heavily, shutting out the hustle and bustle of the city.
Her already thin body had just managed to gain some weight when she encountered another misfortune. For several days in a row, her diet was irregular, sometimes she would eat a few bites haphazardly, and sometimes she would not drink a drop of water all day.
The boy's wrist bones were clearly abnormal, with the skin clinging tightly to the bones, as if they would break with the slightest bend.
Jiang Wanrou walked up from behind and sat down beside him.
However, no words of comfort have been said yet.
Wen Yanyu spoke softly, "Mom... can't go back."
Jiang Wanrou was stunned for a moment.
This was the first time in many days that Wen Yanyu had called her "Mom".
Wen Yanyu turned to look at her, his eyes filled with no strong emotions, only helplessness and sadness.
"None of you remember me..."
"Isn't that right..."
He had nothing left.
He can never go back.
Wen Yanyu's voice was very soft, so soft that Jiang Wanrou could hardly hear it, but his voice was also very heavy, like a heavy hammer blow to her heart.
Jiang Wanrou stared blankly at the young man in front of her, feeling as if something had ripped open her heart, causing her excruciating pain.
My nasal cavity felt unusually sore, and tears welled up in my eyes.
Yes...
They approached their child instinctively, relying solely on instinct and memories they couldn't recall.
But they remember nothing...
Qin Chengzhi stood outside the door, the milk burning his palms through the glass.
Wen Yanyu lowered her head, looking at the little rabbit in her arms, her fingertips gently stroking the silver ring on her ring finger.
The letter that falls into the fingertip is...
FHC
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In just half a month, Wen Yanyu took over all of Fu Xin's important affairs. His experience in the cycle of reincarnation allowed him to handle the work with ease, and all the scattered revelations were suppressed.
That's all the outside world knows.
Fu Xin has changed hands.
Various conspiracy theories gradually emerged, such as Wen Yanyu initially approaching Fu Hanchuan for his wealth, Fu Hanchuan's disappearance being due to Wen Yanyu, and Wen Yanyu being with Fu Hanchuan for this very day.
Online public opinion is developing in an absurd direction.
"I just finished reading the gossip. I never expected Wen to be this kind of person. How terrifying. Could he be the one who caused Fu's disappearance?"
"My friend works at Fu Xin's headquarters. He told me that all the business deals and projects that Fu used to handle are now being negotiated by Wen Yanyu. Although he is indeed very capable, this is really scary... Does anyone remember Fu Zhiyan from the show? Wasn't Wen Yanyu there a long time ago...?"
"Isn't Wen Yanyu a minor celebrity? Why the sudden change in her demeanor?"
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In the dimly lit study, the light from the computer screen shone into Wen Yanyu's eyes. The various data on the screen were constantly being updated, the computer keyboard was being typed incessantly, and one document after another was being processed.
As the last character falls.
Wen Yanyu took off her glasses, rubbed her red eyes, and turned to look out the window. Fine snow was falling outside, and the heavy snow that had lasted for several days was gradually stopping.
Only the blizzard in my heart continues to fall.
The door was gently knocked on.
Wen Yanyu turned his head away.
The aroma of the steaming white fungus soup was irresistible. Qin Chengzhi carefully held the bowl by the rim, while Jiang Wanrou pressed down on the door frame.
The rising steam blurred the view in front of me.
A fluffy coat was draped over my shoulders; the scent of my mother instantly filled my mind.
Wen Yanyu stood there stunned for a long time.
Jiang Wanrou didn't disturb her any longer, got up and went out, with Qin Chengzhi following closely behind, only pausing slightly as he closed the door.
"Don't push yourself. Your mother and I are here. At worst, we'll go with you to find him. If we can't go back, we won't. Your mother and I are here."
Qin Chengzhi paused for a moment, then said his last sentence: "You've had a tough time all these years."
The door was gently closed.
The sweetness of the white fungus soup filled my mouth.
With red eyes, Wen Yanyu gripped the spoon tightly, and the tears he thought he had long since dried up fell again.
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