Even After My Death
Chapter 472 - 380 Qiu Yongfei’s Plea for Help

Chapter 472: Chapter 380 Qiu Yongfei’s Plea for Help

After browsing through TikTok and Mengbo, Jiang Ning also had a rough idea in her mind.

She knew what Huo Li intended to do.

Just as Jiang Ning had speculated before, because her and Huo Miao’s origins were exposed and due to the Huo family members’ attitude towards her in the past two years, the public’s perception of Huo Corporation declined significantly, leading to a boycott and a continuous decrease in sales over the past two months, turning profit into loss.

Now, in the era of advanced internet, when a brand collapses in the hearts of the people, it signifies that its downfall is imminent.

Even though Huo Li and Huo Song, father and son, had been trying to save the situation in the past two months, they couldn’t stop the public’s disdain for the brand.

Some of the electrical and daily chemical products made by Huo’s are not irreplaceable in the market, and there are many other companies in the same category as Huo’s, facing hefty competition.

The market Huo’s loses one second could be carved up by competitors the next.

Huo Li knew that to untie the bell, the person who tied it must do it, so to regain the public’s recognition and favor, the key point lay with Jiang Ning.

Since the fans boycotted Huo’s because they liked Jiang Ning and felt indignant on her behalf, he would pull Jiang Ning to Huo’s side.

If emotional appeal didn’t work, then he would resort to economic incentives.

In any case, no matter how, he had to tightly bind Jiang Ning to Huo’s.

If the main party involved has forgiven Huo’s, what about you fans, will you follow or not?

While enticing the media to release news, he also secretly purchased online commentators to lead the trend, attempting to alter the public’s impression of Huo’s.

With such a vast number of Jiang Ning’s fans, whether they would support Huo’s products because of Jiang Ning or not, they would, out of consideration for her presence, show some courtesy to Huo’s.

It had to be said, Huo Li played a good move there.

Jiang Ning returned to WeChat and replied to Zhang Lang’s message in order.

A Ginger: I didn’t go back to the Huo family.

Zhang Lang probably was on his phone, as he replied almost instantly: Huh? I saw you trending.

A Ginger: Yeah. I’m working at Huo’s for a few days, it won’t be long.

Zhang Lang wasn’t foolish, and seeing Jiang Ning’s response, he immediately knew that things probably weren’t like what was being said online.

Zhang Lang: I see, I thought you went back. If you need any help, you must tell me!

Jiang Ning replied with an unstinting OK gesture.

Zhang Lang’s unit was not far from her location, and when the time came... she might indeed need to ask Zhang Lang for help.

After exiting Zhang Lang’s chat, Jiang Ning replied to Ji Shuang’s message.

Although Ji Shuang didn’t say much, Jiang Ning knew that she must have seen the news online and was asking about her situation.

A Ginger: Auntie Ji~ Good morning~

A Ginger: Recently fighting monsters, having some cookies to boost energy couldn’t be better~

Ji Shuang was a clever person, and as soon as she saw what Jiang Ning wrote, she understood.

Ji Shuang: Haha, I’ll make more then. What flavor do you like? I have milk, plain, strawberry, nut, sesame.

If it were anyone else, Jiang Ning might have politely declined at the beginning, which was her usual way of doing things, keeping her distance from everyone.

But facing Ji Shuang, Jiang Ning had a good impression of her from their first meeting and had visited her several times since then, so Ji Shuang was now considered a familiar person in Jiang Ning’s eyes.

Although Ji Shuang was an elder, she was very approachable and inclusive, with a touch of a mother’s warmth about her, making interactions with her very comfortable.

A Ginger: I like milk and plain flavors.

Ji Shuang: Okay! I’ll bring you more of these two.

Ji Shuang: Don’t you think that just supplementing with small cookies might be too little for fighting the little monsters? Do you need any other strategic support?

"Pfft."

When Jiang Ning saw the last message Ji Shuang sent, she almost sprayed out the tea in her mouth.

She didn’t expect Ji Shuang to have such a sense of humor.

One Ginger: No need, no need. As long as the small cookies are in place, that’s already enough.

Seeing this, Ji Shuang replied to Jiang Ning with an emoticon of good luck.

Jiang Ning continued to look through other messages.

Jiang Ning had hundreds of friends on WeChat, but she frequently contacted fewer than ten. However, after she became more popular online recently, more people started to reach out to her.

Most of these people were trying to snoop around in one way or another, so Jiang Ning didn’t indulge them and did not reply.

But this time, she unexpectedly saw a message from Qiu Yongfei.

After Qiu Yongfei had proactively asked for her WeChat ID at the hospital last time, Jiang Ning thought he would contact her soon. But days passed without any peep from Qiu Yongfei.

Jiang Ning thought he had decided not to look for her.

Jiang Ning lifted her hand and tapped to open the chat box with Qiu Yongfei.

Qiu Yongfei: Jiang Ning, can I ask you for a favor? My name is Qiu Yongfei, I’m 20 years old. I was born in a small rural village in Hengchuan City, Shanhe Province. I used to have a younger sister...

Qiu Yongfei sent a very long message, and after reading it, Jiang Ning realized that what he was requesting was similar to what Li Zhichun had said in the hospital that day: Qiu Yongfei wanted her help to spread the word about his missing sister.

While Jiang Ning was reading, Qiu Yongfei sent several more urgent messages.

Qiu Yongfei: To find my sister, I gradually learned about and joined the ranks of volunteers fighting against child trafficking. These two days of university, I have gone to many places looking for my sister but have never received any news of her. Many times I got a lead, went there to verify, and then found out it’s not her.

Qiu Yongfei: That day in the hospital after I added you on WeChat, I had intended to talk to you about this matter. But on my way to the police station, we suddenly received a new lead. They even sent a photo that bore a striking resemblance to my sister as a child, so I rushed over there nonstop. Not until today did the results of a blood test show that she is not my sister.

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On the other side of the phone, Qiu Yongfei was typing while tears streamed down his face.

He was sitting by a dusty yellow mud road, under the scorching sun, his lips cracked and bleeding, his complexion awful due to the long journey.

Qiu Yongfei felt he couldn’t hold on much longer.

When he had received the lead from other volunteers, he noticed that the girl in the photo looked at least 80% like his missing sister, only a year younger.

However, altering a child’s age was not uncommon in child trafficking, so even though the person was nearly two thousand kilometers away, Qiu Yongfei still made the trip alone.

To save money, like the countless times he’d set off to find his sister before, he only bought the cheapest hard-seat train tickets, surviving on mineral water and bread.

He had traveled for dozens of hours, hoping this time the outcome would be different; but in the end, it was the same as before: the identification was negative.

The grueling journey was tiring, the countless hours on hard train seats were bitter, but Qiu Yongfei could endure all that.

What he couldn’t bear was setting out full of hope time and again, only to return disappointed each time.

Year after year of fading hopes had swiftly passed by.

Qiu Yongfei gripped his phone tightly, tears streaming down his cheeks.

Sister, where in the world are you?