Chapter 31 - 031 Saved
At the critical moment when Qin Xi urgently called out, Li Jianqing stopped in his tracks, slowly squatted down, and observed the two people leaning against each other. The person in Brother Qin’s arms showed a small pale face the size of a palm, her brows deeply furrowed, obviously enduring something. Suddenly, Li Jianqing felt a surge of heat in his eyes and uncontrollably burst into "wah-wah" sobs, whimpering and crying out loud. He turned his head toward the doorway and started crying loudly to his uncle and Daddy. The crowd pressed around them.
The half-grown boy had been blaming himself for the whole ten days his sister had been missing, thinking if only he had insisted on going with Mom to his uncle’s house that day, his sister wouldn’t have been lost. He hadn’t slept well in ten days, each day passing amidst various pieces of news and rumors, ceaselessly searching and hoping, only to be disappointed. The despair that the young boy had been forcibly suppressing came bursting out the moment he saw his sister, as if he had been freed from his burdens, and he started sobbing uncontrollably, whining, "Uncle, Daddy, it’s my sister. She didn’t run off with someone; she has been wronged. It’s my sister, Daddy." All his grievances turned into tears.
At that moment, everyone had gathered around the two embracing figures. Villagers are generally conservative, and such a scene made them feel awkward. Qin Xi, with his leg numbed from being struck and his arm barely able to lift, quickly called out upon seeing everyone approaching, "Uncle He, help me up, my leg is numb."
He Chongguang’s lips curved in interest as he watched the Qin family brat hugging the young girl, but upon hearing about the numbness in his leg, he knew there could be no delay, and he hurriedly stepped forward to lay the person in the arms of Qin Xi flat on the ground, then helped Qin Xi stand up.
At this time, Li Jianqing stopped crying the moment he saw his sister with her eyes tightly closed, and asked with some panic, "Brother Qin, what’s wrong with my sister?"
During the embrace, Qin Xi had taken the chance to take her pulse; she must have been weakened due to not eating for a long time. So, he comforted him, "Your sister has not eaten for a long time, and she is out of strength. She fainted from the shock of the fall just now, but she’ll be fine and wake up in a bit."
Upon hearing this, Li Jianqing was relieved and was about to say something when suddenly there was a cry of "Ouch." Everyone was startled and turned around to see Li Erfu staring furiously at Wang Xiwang, who was incredulously covering his own right cheek, looking at the middle-aged man who had just hit him. This bumpkin dared to strike him!
However, Li Dafu didn’t stop his brother. This was the wrath of a father! Even if it meant that he would no longer be the brigade captain, he wanted his brother to express his anger, regardless of who was on the receiving end!
Li Dafu stood coldly in front of his brother, a chill flashing in his eyes, "Isn’t Director Wang going to give us villagers an explanation? Why was our child found in your family’s home, now unconscious?"