Even After My Death
Chapter 543 - 448 She Is Also a Child Cherished by Her Family

Chapter 543: Chapter 448 She Is Also a Child Cherished by Her Family

After finishing the call with his parents, Qiu Yongfei immediately made another call to Jiang Ning.

Although he had sent a message of thanks to Jiang Ning on the train before, he had not known then that Le Zhengling was his sister, nor was he aware of Jiang Ning’s involvement in helping Le Zhengling.

Qiu Yongfei felt a surge of gratitude towards Jiang Ning that was almost overwhelming.

When Jiang Ning received Qiu Yongfei’s call and saw the time on her phone, she guessed that he must have arrived in Capital City by then.

Jiang Ning: "Hello?"

"Sister Jiang, it’s me," Qiu Yongfei said, choking with emotion, "I’ve arrived in Capital City. I just got in touch with the police station, and I’m on my way to the hospital. The uncle police officer just told me over the phone about you helping my sister this morning, and I really can’t thank you enough... Without you, I don’t know when I would have been able to find my sister, and she would continue to suffer in that family she’s in now..."

Qiu Yongfei was somewhat incoherent in his excitement, but he was not wrong.

Le Zhengling was only three years old when she was kidnapped, too young to remember anything, and for all these years, she had always thought she was a member of the family she lived with, receiving careful attention from Liu Jiabao and Liu Pan.

If it weren’t for Jiang Ning going to the hospital and exposing everything, Le Zhengling might never have known that she had no blood relation to Liu Jiabao and Liu Pan, nor would she have gone to the police station for a DNA test.

"It’s nothing. I didn’t expect it to be such a coincidence that she turned out to be your sister," Jiang Ning said with a smile, "Now things are good. You can finally be reunited."

Qiu Yongfei was exceedingly pleased to hear the word ’reunion.’ Since his sister was taken away by the traffickers, their family had felt like there was an empty spot that could never be filled again.

Now that his sister had been found, their family could finally be complete again.

The only thing was, for the moment, only he could meet his sister. Once their parents arrived from their hometown, seeing their whole family together, that would be a true reunion.

Meanwhile, Qiu Yongfei had already decided that once his parents came to Capital City and met his sister, he wanted to express his gratitude in person to Jiang Ning with his parents.

Jiang Ning was a great benefactor to their entire family, and mere verbal thanks were not enough to express their gratitude towards her.

Jiang Ning did not know what Qiu Yongfei was thinking. After the two had a brief chat, she could hear the taxi driver asking Qiu Yongfei where to drop him off, as if they had arrived near the destination, so Jiang Ning took the opportunity to hang up the call.

Qiu Yongfei paid the taxi fare, got out of the taxi, and immediately saw several private cars parked by the side of the road.

Two of them looked particularly familiar to him, belonging to Sheng Hong and another volunteer.

Sheng Hong and other members of the search team had already arrived, and several police officers were there too, catching up with each other. When they saw Qiu Yongfei, they quickly waved him over.

After Qiu Yongfei arrived, everyone drove to the hospital together.

Qiu Yongfei was in Sheng Hong’s car, and Sheng Hong said, "Originally, Suyu and Pengfei planned to come as well, and they waited for you at my place all afternoon. But considering the little girl is unwell and hospitalized, needing rest, we decided to send a few representatives instead. However, everyone got some gifts for your sister. Remember to take them, they all come with our best wishes."

This was an indirect way of explaining to Qiu Yongfei why there were not as many people as he had been told over the phone.

Qiu Yongfei was deeply moved: "Big Brother Sheng, thank you, thanks to all of you."

Sheng Hong: "No need for thanks."

The others in the car also spoke up: "Right, right, right, we’re all happy for you that you found your sister."

The private cars entered Capital City People’s Hospital in succession.

Several police officers had already contacted the hospital and knew the department and floor where Le Zhengling was located, and everyone escorted Qiu Yongfei inside.

As Qiu Yongfei walked down the hospital corridor, he thought nervously. As a big brother, he must remain calm and mild-mannered to leave a good impression on his little sister.

Qiu Yongfei’s mind was a whirlwind of thoughts.

Having been part of the search for relatives for so many years, he had witnessed many reunions and successes.

Invariably, everyone couldn’t help but burst into tears, using torrents of tears to express their longing for their family members.

Every time this happened, Qiu Yongfei would think to himself that if he found his sister, he would not cry because it was an occasion for happiness. To him, nothing was more joyful than having his sister come home.

Once he saw his sister, he was determined to give her a warm smile.

However, when the police officer pushed the door open, and they crowded around him to enter, upon seeing the slender figure sitting on the hospital bed, Qiu Yongfei felt his brain boom, and all his numerous thoughts and nervousness before opening the door evaporated in that moment, leaving only the person on the bed who was equally tense, locking eyes with him.

Le Zhengling was much frailer than Qiu Yongfei had imagined. The sixteen-year-old girl was skinny as a rake, pale as paper, wearing a hospital gown that hung loosely on her, like a dried flower blown by the wind.

Yet she was in the prime of her youth!

Qiu Yongfei’s footsteps were heavy, and he didn’t take his gaze off Le Zhengling for a second.

The man who had thought all the way not to cry, ended up crying at the first sight of Le Zhengling.

The tears came without warning.

Qiu Yongfei cried so hard he could hardly catch his breath.

The few people who were still feeling somewhat estranged and didn’t know how to start the conversation were caught between laughter and tears by Qiu Yongfei’s reaction.

Sheng Hong walked in with a gift, laughing, "It’s true, one’s own family members know how to touch their own kin’s heart. Look at Feifei, just seeing his sister, and immediately he cries out of compassion."

As he spoke, other people also quickly chimed in to lighten the mood.

When Le Zhengling received the call from the police, learning that her brother was on his way to see her, she too was a mixture of nervousness and anticipation.

She did not have any recollection of her memories before she was abducted as a child, yet she couldn’t help but feel hopeful.

The police said that her brother and her family had been searching for her for many years, especially her brother, who, in recent years, had traveled everywhere to find her, taking part-time jobs to save up travel expenses, enduring untold hardships.

Le Zhengling felt an uncommon anxiety in her heart.

She clutched at the bedsheet with both hands, one moment thinking about what she should say to her brother when she saw him, another moment worrying that she looked somewhat unattractive, even though she had just tidied her hair again, brushing it neatly. But her skin was darkened from years of working under the sun...

Would her brother dislike her upon seeing her?

Le Zhengling’s mind buzzed with chaotic thoughts until the door of the room was opened from the outside, and a youth who appeared a head taller than her walked inside. Before either of them could greet the other, they were choking back sobs and crying.

Seeing the other’s reddened eyes, Le Zhengling, for the first time since she had been abducted all those years ago, felt the presence of her family.

She realized that she too was a child cherished by her own family.