Even After My Death
Chapter 542 - 444: The Qiu Yongfei Family (Two in One)

Chapter 542: Chapter 444: The Qiu Yongfei Family (Two in One)

The incident involving Le Zhengling had been a hot topic on the internet, and after Li Qiufeng and He Cuihua were apprehended, the police quickly got quite a bit of information out of the two of them.

Hearing that Qiu Yongfei was going to the hospital, the police said, "We were thinking of visiting the hospital to check on your sister’s condition as well. Let’s go together."

Qiu Yongfei, of course, was grateful to the police, and the two soon arranged a meeting place.

Qiu Yongfei sat in the taxi, with Capital City Airport gradually receding behind him.

During the years of searching for his sister, Qiu Yongfei had joined several volunteer groups and had become a member of a large family of people searching for their relatives.

In just the few hours he was on the plane, the news that he had found his sister had already spread among the relatives search teams.

When Qiu Yongfei calmed down and turned on his phone, he found he had missed more than thirty calls and had 99+ unread WeChat messages!

Countless WeChat friends had sent him congratulatory messages.

Qiu Yongfei smiled as he replied to each one after another, but after only responding to a few, Big Brother Sheng from the relatives search family immediately called.

Qiu Yongfei hurriedly answered the call, "Big Brother Sheng."

"I’ve finally been waiting for you to turn on your phone. Where are you now? Have you arrived in Capital City?" Sheng Hong’s voice immediately came through the phone.

"Yes, just got off the plane, now in the car." Qiu Yongfei quickly explained that he had already contacted the police and was now preparing to go to the hospital to see his sister.

"Well, well, we’ve been waiting for your news here. Just now Pengjun was saying he’d go to the airport to pick you up, thankfully he didn’t, or we would have missed each other," Sheng Hong laughed. "Where are you guys meeting later? We’ll come too!"

Qiu Yongfei’s eyes lit up, "You all? Big Brother Sheng, who else will be coming?"

"Me, Pengjun, Chang Nian, Suyu, and other members from the relatives search family and volunteer teams, probably twenty or thirty people in total!" Sheng Hong said heartily, "We’ve been gathered here waiting for you for quite some time! Finding your lost sister is a great joy; we must come to show our support. What, aren’t you welcoming us?"

"Of course, I welcome you! How could I not welcome you!" Qiu Yongfei was deeply moved, "But right now, I’m heading to the hospital. My sister is not in good health; she’s currently receiving treatment there."

Sheng Hong felt sympathy, "Then it’s perfect; we’ll bring some tonic gifts to see her."

Qiu Yongfei couldn’t refuse and agreed, "Okay."

The two of them quickly decided on the place to meet, which was the same place Qiu Yongfei had just arranged to meet the police officer.

But as soon as he hung up the phone with Sheng Hong, Qiu Yongfei immediately made a call to the police officer, asking if he had informed his sister about their upcoming meeting.

Qiu Yongfei said, "It’s not just me coming, but also other friends I met through searching for relatives. They heard about this and are very happy for me, saying they want to go to the hospital to see her as well."

The police officer asked, "Is it the relatives search family and the volunteers? Sheng Hong called this afternoon."

They were specifically responsible for the "Bringing Love Home" project. Since the Relatives Search Department was established three years ago, they had helped hundreds of lost or abducted individuals find their family members and were often in touch with the relatives search family and volunteer teams; they were old acquaintances.

After Qiu Yongfei murmured his acknowledgment, the policeman laughed, "Don’t worry, I’ve already called your sister. She has a very cheerful personality, and is a very strong girl."

At this point, something else suddenly occurred to him.

"Speaking of which, you and your sister really are fated to be connected with Jiang Ning. She just posted a missing person notice for you on Douyin, and then helped your sister in the hospital shortly thereafter."

In the midst of Qiu Yongfei’s stunned expression, the police officer added another sentence, "You can look it up online, do you know Le Zhengling? That’s your sister’s Douyin name. The young lady is just so young, it’s quite pitiful."

Le Zhengling!

A warning bell rang in Qiu Yongfei’s mind.

He was all too familiar with that name!

Not only was he a diehard fan of Le Zhengling, but he had also been following her for an entire year. When Le Zhengling’s cancer became a trending topic some time ago, he had sent her Two Hundred Yuan he had saved from living frugally in a private message, hoping she would recover soon.

Of course, Qiu Yongfei had no improper thoughts towards Le Zhengling.

He had stumbled upon Le Zhengling’s live broadcast a year ago and couldn’t help but feel a pang of pity for the thin, petite girl carrying a large basket full of pigweed on her shoulders, so he stayed in the chat room.

After that, Qiu Yongfei often watched Le Zhengling’s live broadcasts or updates and learned about her difficult living conditions from other netizens.

He was saddened when he found out Le Zhengling was ill with cancer a while ago, and felt emo for several days. Every day, he would visit Le Zhengling’s page to check for her latest updates, even though she hadn’t posted anything during that time.

However, due to the many events that had occurred these past two days, before Jiang Ning could help him post a missing person notice, Qiu Yongfei was busy searching for his sister and had no time to scroll through Douyin, which meant he did not check in on Le Zhengling’s Douyin page.

Qiu Yongfei’s breath caught, no wonder the first time he saw Le Zhengling doing farm work through the screen, he couldn’t help feeling heartache, no wonder he always found himself watching this young girl. It turns out, she was actually his sister!

When Qiu Yongfei had watched Le Zhengling’s live streams before, he had fantasized more than once that if only she was his sister, his family would rather suffer themselves than let her go through such hardship.

Oh God.

His dream had come true!

"Whimper."

Seated in the back, Qiu Yongfei suddenly burst into tears.

He lifted his hand to wipe away the liquid from his eyes and hurriedly opened Douyin to search for news about Le Zhengling.

The story of Le Zhengling finding her brother had been overshadowed by the immense popularity of the Huo Family, but after Qiu Yongfei searched, there were still many trending topics about Le Zhengling that popped up.

Ranked beneath the search bar was Le Zhengling’s Douyin page, along with her latest post in which she shared the joyful news with netizens that she had found her family.

Qiu Yongfei cautiously clicked on it.

He had seen Le Zhengling’s videos countless times, but this time, his gaze was filled with unprecedented treasuring and vulnerability.

After watching the video posted by Le Zhengling, Qiu Yongfei also watched other videos edited by different creators, which were essentially recordings of the live broadcast from the hospital by Jiang Ning that day.

Qiu Yongfei quickly learned the full story.

He felt incredibly complicated, a mix of heartache and relief, with a strong sense of gratitude towards Jiang Ning.

He had already regarded Jiang Ning as a great benefactor, but now, in his heart, she was elevated to a stature on par with his own ancestors!

Qiu Yongfei struggled to calm his emotions. He called his parents to tell them he had returned to Capital City and was on his way to see his sister.

Drawing a deep breath, Qiu Yongfei said, "Dad, Mom, my sister was diagnosed with cancer a while ago."

The Qiu parents were elated one moment at the news of Qiu Yongfei’s swift arrival in Capital City to meet their long-lost daughter but were struck like a bolt from the blue the next moment by his words.

Mother Qiu’s face showed panic, "What are you saying? Cancer?!"

"Yes. She’s currently hospitalized. The police just informed me; I’m going to meet the officers now, and then we’ll head to the hospital together," Qiu Yongfei gripped his phone tightly and quickly added, "The police just told me that my sister was trafficked to a village. The family that bought her isn’t well off, and her adoptive parents died in an accident a few years ago, leaving behind a load of debt. She doesn’t even have money for medication..."

Before Qiu Yongfei could finish, a heart-wrenching cry came from his phone, "My poor Nannan!"

The sobbing was so forceful that even through the screen, one could feel Mother Qiu’s sadness and heartache.

Father Qiu also could not imagine such a cruel twist of fate; he hurriedly took the phone, concerned, and asked Qiu Yongfei on the other end, "How is she doing? Is it severe?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Father Qiu realized he had asked a foolish question.

It’s cancer, of course, it’s severe!

What normal person wouldn’t be scared of that word, he wondered if Nannan had shed tears in fear when she first heard about her diagnosis.

She was only sixteen this year, so small and tender when she went missing, a lovely and clever little girl, who knows how much hardship she has endured over the years.

Father Qiu dared not dwell on it any longer; even the man who usually did hard labor under forty-degree heat without frowning now bent his spine at Qiu Yongfei’s words.

But as the head of the family, he quickly said, "Feifei, you’re going to the hospital right? Send me your bank card number, and your mom and I will go to the bank right away to transfer money to you. Our savings total more than two hundred thousand, take it first for Nannan’s treatment. Tell her not to be afraid, Dad and Mom will work to buy her medicine!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Hearing this, Mother Qiu stopped crying and agreed, "If it’s not enough, we can also borrow from relatives; tell her not to worry about money for medicine!"

Upon hearing her beloved daughter, whom they had missed for so many years, didn’t even have money for medication, she felt as if her heart was breaking.

When Qiu Yongfei heard what his parents said, he instantly felt relieved.

He felt only sorrow for his sister’s illness, but wasn’t sure if his parents would feel the same.

Now, it seemed, his family was still tightly bound together.