The surveillance footage captured her up to the point where she stepped out of the hospital, where she possibly hailed a cab. That was not within the surveillance range of the hospital, so they had no way of finding out where she was headed.
“Have you checked with the others? She left on her own accord,” Lei Qingyi turned to Lu Yi. “Maybe she went home. Have you asked Aunty?”
“I did. She didn’t go home,” said Lu Yi, pressing his fingers against his temples. His head was close to bursting from the headache. He dared not imagine what he would do if she got into an accident in her frail state.
Yan Huan had left on her own will, that much was certain. Lei Qingyi watched the clip again. It was blurry, but he could sense that Yan Huan was calm and objective in her actions. She descended the stairs, left the hospital, and hailed a cab. In fact, she made her way to the entrance of the hospital, as though she was trying to avoid the cameras.
There was a cab right at the entrance of the hospital, but she didn’t take it. If she had pressing matters, she could have taken that cab, or called for Lin Lang or the Lu Family’s chauffeur. But she didn’t. She didn’t even take her phone with her.
She was avoiding contact on purpose.
“I need to ask you something. Did something happen recently? Is there something bugging her? Some concern or worry she felt she couldn’t share with you? Is she hiding… from you?”
But that didn’t seem likely. Lei Qingyi couldn’t come up with anything at length. What was Yan Huan afraid of? It couldn’t be Lu Yi. Was it Aunty Ye or Old Master Lu? But why didn’t she contact Yi Ling and Luo Lin? Was there some kind of trouble she couldn’t solve and didn’t want others to know?
“I think…” He Yibin passed his tongue over his lips. He was like a cat on hot bricks. “She might have overheard my conversation with Lu Yi.”
“What were you talking about?” Lei Qingyi’s eyes widened. Were they holding out on him? What did they take him for? An outsider?
He Yibin stood up and paced about. At length, he turned around. “When the twins grow bigger, Yan Huan wouldn’t be able to take the burden, so I suggest Lu Yi abort one of them.”
Lu Yi stared at the surveillance screen blankly, his eyes somewhat misty. His lips touched lightly and silently.
She knew him well enough to know that she wouldn’t be able to sway him from aborting one of the children for her health. He couldn’t bear to part with his child, but he had no choice.
But Yan Huan’s attachment to her child was even stronger, so she put up a fight.
He knew Yan Huan never got over losing her child in her past life, and that the guilt had followed her to this life. That was why she would never abandon her child, even if the cost was her life.
But just where was she? It wasn’t as if she didn’t know the dangers of letting the twins grow freely.
He didn’t want to put her at risk, even if that meant a childless life. They could always adopt a child.
The problem was no one knew her whereabouts.
How could that have happened? Lei Qingyi was incredulous. Why must one of the two healthy children be killed? None of them could accept something like that, much less Yan Huan and Lu Yi.
They were children, lives. He would never have accepted it if it had been Little Lei. No he won’t, not even if you kill him.
No wonder Yan Huan ran away. If she didn’t, she would be forced to part with her child. Even though she had two children, she wasn’t willing to let either of them die. Yan Huan was a mother, and there was a special bond between mother and children.
“I’ll go check the surveillance footage in the immediate vicinity,” he said as he stood up. Normal people would need to go through many procedures to get their hands on such information, but not him.
By now, the Lu Family had learned about the matter too. Ye Shuyun cried to Lu Jin for a long time.
They didn’t want to lose a grandson either, but that was better than putting both mother and children in danger. But the comprehension didn’t make it hurt any less.
But that wasn’t the biggest problem; it was that Yan Huan was nowhere to be found. Days have elapsed, yet they haven’t made any progress. She didn’t take her phone or much money with her. Where could a feeble, pregnant woman run to?
Meanwhile, a pale woman was laying on a large, soft bed. On her pallid visage, her features were delicate and pretty.
Her lashes shuddered gently as she opened her eyes. Unaccustomed to the strong light, she shielded her eyes with her hand.
She sat up carefully, found her shoes, and stood up. Her belly was looking considerably big, as though her babies were already six-month old, though in reality they were only four. These days, her belly felt like an ever-expanding balloon.
She fondled her belly and let out a soft sigh.
“Be good, okay? Mummy won’t let any of you go. You are both mummy’s precious children, and I vow to bring you to this world even if it kills me.”
“In my past life, I didn’t have the power to protect your sister, but this time I will protect both of you.”
She won’t let anyone harm her children. Anyone.
She opened the door and walked out of the room. It was a quiet, private-owned condominium with few residents and decent traffic. There were supermarkets and vegetable markets nearby. The only downside was it’s far from Sea City.
“You are awake, Miss Yan. Why not sleep more?” asked a middle-aged woman, emerging from the kitchen with a bowl of steaming soup in her hand. “Good timing. The soup is ready. Please have some.”
