Perhaps because she was worried about her daughter, she didn’t want to hear those words and turned her head to look outside the car window, coming up with a retort, "Your daughter, how would I know."
Nangong Mingchuan was taken aback, knowing in his heart that his wife harbored some resentment over that incident.
Although the matter hadn’t fully come to light yet, he had already formed an answer in his mind.
And Tang Yuyan internally recognized that her fall down the stairs was indeed Nangong Feifei’s doing.
And the fact that he hadn’t brought it up again in the past few days was perhaps because he simply hadn’t had the time. On one hand, the new year had begun, and the company was busy once more; on the other, maybe there had just been too many events happening recently, leaving him without time to investigate. But whatever the reason, in Tang Yuyan’s view, he might be considering the father-daughter relationship, which is why he had delayed taking any action against Nangong Feifei.
Sensing displeasure in his wife’s tone, Nangong Mingchuan sighed and said no more.
Recently, he had indeed been very busy and hadn’t managed to deal with that matter yet.
And today, when he finally had some respite from his hectic schedule, he discovered that Feifei hadn’t been home for quite a few days.
Being busy with the company and often leaving early and returning late, he thought that his wife, who stayed at home, would know Feifei’s whereabouts, so he had casually asked.
He hadn’t expected her to get angry.
Women’s hearts are inscrutable as the ocean floor, and Nangong Mingchuan naturally wouldn’t throw fuel on the fire at this moment. The best approach was to keep silent and wait for her anger to subside.
In the blink of an eye, the car had arrived at the Commander Residence.
Upon entering the living room, they saw their daughter sitting on the sofa, with the Doctor just having finished examining her.
Gu Qiangwei, who was pregnant, was like a top-level state treasure to the Qin Family at this moment—a precious being that the entire household safeguarded! There wasn’t the slightest room for mishaps.
Even Li Yuan, except for going back to sleep, spent nearly all his time at the Commander Residence, fearful that something might befall Gu Qiangwei or the child.
Hearing the voice, Gu Qiangwei looked up. Seeing her mother had come, she couldn’t muster a smile, merely calling out blandly and with a forlorn tone, "Mom?"
Just a few days had passed, yet seeing her daughter’s face grow increasingly gaunt, Tang Yuyan felt a surge of heartache.
She walked over and sat down beside her, "Weiwei, you need to take care of yourself now, not just for yourself, but for Qin Sijue, for the child in your belly, understand?"
Gu Qiangwei lifted her gaze. Perhaps seeing her mother made her more sorrowful, for upon hearing the three words ’Qin Sijue,’ tears welled up like a spring fountain, instantly filling her eyes and blurring her vision.
The elderly matriarch watching on the side felt a profound sadness as well.
It had been so many days without any news.
"Don’t cry now. You must realize that no news is the best news. If Qin Sijue were truly gone, they would have probably found his body by now, right?"
While cruel, these words were also how she tried to comfort her daughter.
But even the most bolstering words remained only a comfort; Gu Qiangwei was acutely aware of this.
She didn’t know how much longer she could endure this agony of waiting without answers or results—it was almost driving her to the brink of collapse. She truly didn’t know how much longer she could hold on.
She looked up at her mother, "Mom... then tell me, if he’s not dead, if he’s still alive... why doesn’t he come back? Why... doesn’t he call me?"
Her question left Tang Yuyan speechless.
That question, likely, was one nobody could answer.
Eight days had passed. Qin Sijue had been missing for a full eight days. If he were truly alive, he should have returned by now.