Chapter 2712: Let’s See Who’s More of a B*tch (12)
Translator: Noodletown Translations Editor: Noodletown Translations
South Hill Manor –
Huo Mian couldn’t sleep for the entire night. All the pressure weighed down on her, rendering her throat hoa.r.s.e and her body sick.
She couldn’t stop coughing…
*Cough cough cough…”
“Mian, take some medicine. You can’t keep coughing like this.” It broke Qin Chu’s heart to see her like this.
He took out some cough drops from the first-aid kit and retrieved a gla.s.s of warm water.
Huo Mian waved her hands. “I don’t want any medicine. I’m okay. Honey, do you have any new information on the twins?”
“Not yet, but I’m sure we will soon. They can’t leave the city, and C City is only so big,” Qin Chu comforted his wife.
Hearing his response, Huo Mian’s gaze grew heavy again.
“No, I have to go out and look for them. I can’t just wait here. Maybe they’re locked away in some dark cold corner, waiting for us to save them.”
With that, Huo Mian got up to go downstairs…
“Mian, don’t. We don’t have a target. We can’t just wander the streets aimlessly.”
“It’s still better than sitting here and doing nothing.”
With that, against the wishes of Qin Chu, Huo Mian dragged her frail body out into the bitter cold, 6:30 AM in the morning.
She got into her car and began searching the streets…
Maybe only a mother could understand her emotions in a situation like this…
Afraid for Huo Mian’s wellbeing, Qin Chu followed her along the way, keeping a close eye on her.
At the same time, he was in constant contact with Gao Ran, alert for any new leads or movements.
Su Yu was also worried sick. He had to keep drinking water to suppress the fire in his stomach.
“Any news?” Su Yu messaged the Wechat group.
“Su Yu, we all looked but there’s no lead.”
“Yeah, Su Yu, there’s no lead at all. Maybe they’re no longer in the city?”
“Impossible. The city’s sealed. Even a fly can’t pa.s.s through. Stay vigilant and keep searching.”
With that, Su Yu threw his phone to the side, anxious as could be.
“President Su, do you want breakfast? You’ve been up the entire night. You didn’t get any sleep,” An asked as he drove.
“No, I’m not in the mood,” Su Yu snapped.
An fell silent…
“I wonder how Mian’s doing… she must be… suffering…” Su Yu sighed, murmuring to himself.
He wanted to comfort Huo Mian but didn’t know what to say.
She was an incredibly intelligent woman and was sensible as could be. He, on the other hand, was bad with words.
Plus, at a time like this, the person next to Huo Mian was her husband and calling her all the time would only add to the mess.
The only thing Su Yu wanted to do was to quickly find the twins using all of his resources.
Although the news didn’t reach the officials, on the down-low, the entire city was looking for the twins.
At this point, the twins were still under the control of He Yongjun and on their way to a clinic in the countryside.
At dawn, Huo Yanyan walked out of the suburbs with her daughter and hitchhiked back to the city.
Because He Yongjun had smashed her cellphone on the ground, the only thing she could do was retrieve her SIM card.
At the sight of her, Shen Mingxi immediately ran up to her.
“Where did you go last night?”
“I… went back to the countryside with my mom to visit a couple of relatives.”
“Why didn’t you tell me? I was so worried!” Shen Mingxi walked over to her and held her hands.
“I…”
Before she could speak, Shen Mingxi discovered the bruising on her face.
“What happened to your face? Who hit you?” Shen Mingxi roared.
“I b.u.mped into something by accident. You know that the toilets are all outside in the countryside. I wasn’t watching my step.” Huo Yanyan made up a lie.
On the way back, she had also threatened her daughter that any mention of the news to Uncle Shen would lead to the girl’s abandonment.
Tiantian didn’t dare to utter a word…
It was Shen Mingxi who brought up the news unintentionally. “Yanyan, did you hear about the disappearance of Qin Chu and Huo Mian’s twins?”
“How did you find out?” Huo Yanyan looked at him anxiously.