The Tycoon's Mysterious Darling Wife
Chapter 320 - 322. Fu Hengyi, wait for me (42 updates)

Chapter 320: 322. Fu Hengyi, wait for me (42 updates)

Old Sir Fu sat in the chair silently for a long time before speaking slowly, "From the moment Fu Hengyi joined that unit, I prepared myself for a day like today, I always thought I was ready. Last year, when Fu Hengyi was critically injured, I knew I couldn’t actually face it. Old Man Shen, I’ve already lost a son, I don’t want to lose a grandson too! What if I had been more forceful back then and made him quit that unit, would we not have this situation today?"

Old Sir Shen didn’t know how to comfort his old friend, who not only could lose his only grandson but also his only grandson-in-law. If something happened to Fu Hengyi, what Shen Qinglan would do, nobody knew.

Shen Qinglan locked herself in her room, not coming out even for dinner. At last, unable to bear it any longer, both old masters went to Shen Qinglan’s door and gently knocked, "Lanlan, it’s Grandpa, open the door."

Shen Qinglan did not respond, and Old Sir Fu knocked again, "Qinglan girl, please open the door. I know you’re worried and sad about Hengyi just like Grandpa, but you have to take care of your own health too, let me and your grandpa rest assured, okay?"

After a while, footsteps were heard from inside the room, and the door opened. Shen Qinglan’s face appeared in front of the two elders; her expression was very calm, but the worry in her eyes suggested her heart was not as calm as it seemed.

"Grandpas, I’m hungry."

Upon hearing this, both elders said, "Go ahead and eat first, have a good sleep after the meal, and when you wake up, Hengyi will be back." Old Sir Fu said.

Shen Qinglan nodded, went downstairs to eat. She had no appetite; the rice felt like chewing wax in her mouth, but she finished a whole bowl without saying a word.

Putting down the chopsticks, Shen Qinglan stood up expressionlessly, "Grandpas, I’m full. I’ll go up first."

The two old men looked at each other and set their chopsticks down too, with such a thing happening at home, they had no mood to eat.

"All we can do now is wait," Old Sir Shen said, "Old Fu, I’ll have Yun Rong come tomorrow to stay with Lanlan."

Shen Qinglan was too calm that night, and such calmness was abnormal, he worried about what Shen Qinglan might do.

Old Sir Fu nodded; his mind was fully occupied with worry for his grandson, indeed he couldn’t manage to care for Shen Qinglan.

But the next morning, when Chu Yunrong arrived to comfort her daughter, she found that Shen Qinglan wasn’t in her room.

"Uncle Fu, has Qinglan gone out?" Chu Yunrong asked Old Sir Fu.

Old Sir Fu looked blank, "No, Qinglan girl didn’t leave her room at all today."

"There’s no one in the room," Chu Yunrong said somewhat frantically.

Old Sir Fu’s expression shifted, he called Aunt Zhao, and after questioning her, realized that Shen Qinglan was missing.

The Shen and Fu families were now in chaos, while at the moment, Shen Qinglan was sitting in Jin Enxi’s car, rushing to the airport; they were set to catch the earliest flight to the border city, then head to the rainforest.

"An, I’ve already inquired with the people on the street; recently, King went towards LG, but didn’t bring many people, I don’t know what for."

LG bordered Country Z, close to that rainforest, King’s appearance there, considering the timing, was likely related to Fu Hengyi’s mishap.

"I’ve already contacted Eden and the others; they’re on their way there. The equipment we need will also be prepared by Eden. An, I still hope you can consider this, let us handle the search for Fu Hengyi, and you just wait here for me to come back, okay?"

Shen Qinglan shook her head, "Enxi, there’s no need to discuss this, you know, nobody can stop me once I’ve made up my mind. Is it possible to pinpoint King’s exact location now?"

"Sorry, An, there hasn’t been enough time, I can’t find that out yet." This information alone cost Jin Enxi a lot of money to buy from the streets, and this time King’s movements had been very cautious, even the street folks didn’t know much.

Shen Qinglan wasn’t disappointed, she touched the necklace around her neck, "If we can’t find him, we’ll search little by little." Just like how Fu Hengyi had come to rescue her last time, now it was her turn to find Fu Hengyi.

When Shen Qinglan and Jin Enxi arrived at the meeting place, Eden and several others were already there, each carrying a huge backpack with the necessary equipment.

Cissily handed a laptop to Jin Enxi, "Let’s start."

Shen Qinglan took off her necklace, handed it to Jin Enxi, who immediately dismantled the pendant, took out a tiny object slightly bigger than a grain of rice, and placed it into a black device similar to a USB flash drive.

"This is my latest invention; it can boost the signal, increasing the signal strength between you and Fu Hengyi’s mother-child locator, expanding the detection range."

Originally, the mutual detection range between mother-child locators was only one kilometer, with this device, it could be expanded to five kilometers.

"Will enhancing the signal make others detect us?" Shen Qinglan asked, her face utterly cold, devoid of any warmth. If people knew that they could quickly locate Fu Hengyi, he would be in danger.

Shen Qinglan could assert that Fu Hengyi was definitely still alive. If she were King, captured Fu Hengyi would not be allowed to die so easily.

"An, there’s nobody around," Jin Enxi said, disappointed. The rainforest was vast, and even though they could now extend the search range, bad luck could still require considerable effort. Lady Luck didn’t seem to be on their side, judging by the current situation.

Shen Qinglan’s gaze darkened slightly as she pulled out her phone from her pocket and dialed Shen Qian, "Dad, it’s me. Where did Fu Hengyi go missing? I need to know his exact last known location."

When Shen Qian received his daughter’s call, he thought she was asking if Fu Hengyi had been found. Upon hearing her question, his expression changed, "Qinglan, where are you now?"

Shen Qinglan didn’t answer but just said, "Dad, where exactly did Fu Hengyi disappear? Please tell me."

"Are you at the border, Qinglan, are you?" Shen Qian moved into a quiet corner and lowered his voice.

Shen Qinglan remained silent, effectively confirming it. Shen Qian’s complexion altered, his voice even lower, "Qinglan, come back to me now, immediately. Although you are capable, that’s under normal circumstances. Now you’re four months pregnant, and those people are mercenaries. Judging by the body we found, they might be from the infamous international group BK. If you really encounter them, who knows if you’ll survive."

"Dad, I’m going to find him, and you can’t stop me. If you won’t tell me where he disappeared, I’ll just have to search every possible place myself, and I won’t come back until I find him."

"Shen Qinglan, don’t you even care about your own health? Do you know what the rainforest is like? It may harbor unknown enemies and many wild animals; any encounter could be fatal. You not only disregard your own life but also your child’s?"

"Dad, I must find him."

"Where are you right now?" asked Shen Qian.

Shen Qinglan did not answer but said, "Dad, Fu Hengyi is my life. If anything happens to him, I can’t live either. It’s up to you."

"Shen Qinglan, for a man, are you threatening your father?"

Qinglan’s expression was indecipherable as she looked deeper into the rainforest. "Dad, please."

Shen Qian was silent, this was the first time Shen Qinglan had pleaded with him. He really wanted to say no as a father unable to watch his daughter walk into danger.

With a deep sigh, Shen Qian gave the specific location, "Qinglan, think about the child in your womb, the elders at home, your mother, and your brother."

Shen Qinglan’s eyes flickered slightly, "Dad, I’ll return safely." She ended the call.

Shen Qinglan looked at the topographical map Jin Enxi had pulled out, quickly locating the spot Shen Qian mentioned, "It’s here," she pointed at a spot on the map.

Jin Enxi stowed the laptop into the backpack, and they started moving towards the location Shen Qian had indicated.

"An, that place is at least ten kilometers from here. Can your body handle it?" Cissily asked worriedly.

Shen Qinglan looked to Eden, "Eden, can I make it?"

Eden nodded, "Yes, you can. Don’t worry, I won’t let anything happen to you or the child."

Andre led the way at the front with Eden at the rear. Compared to the tropical rainforests they trained in, this part of the rainforest was relatively calm. Traveling for quite a while, they encountered no large aggressive animals, except for a few highly venomous snakes.

After walking most of the day, pregnancy took its toll on Shen Qinglan’s stamina, and the group found a relatively flat area to rest.

Andre gathered some dry branches nearby and lit a campfire. In the middle of winter, with no wild fruits to eat, they were left with only the hard bread they’d brought. Shen Qinglan bit into the tough bread, her eyes holding an unfathomable mist.

"An, have some water," Eden handed her a water bottle.

After taking a sip and feeling a little recovered, Shen Qinglan stood up. "Let’s continue."

The others weren’t too drained physically; stopping to rest was more for Shen Qinglan’s sake. After burying the campfire with soil to ensure it wouldn’t flare up again, they pressed forward.