Li Weihuan frowned next to him; he had not expected Lu Yinchu to call so many people over at once!
Especially bringing Lun Ying along!
However, Lun Ying was very silent, even though her seat number was right next to his, she showed no intention of speaking to him!
As soon as she sat down, she picked up a medical journal and started flipping through it!
In fact, during the several hours of the flight, Lun Ying had been indifferent toward Li Weihuan, as though she didn’t want to talk to him at all!
Gui Xi and Mo Yan sat together, and she didn’t stop talking to Mo Yan throughout the journey, talking about how cute Doudou was, asking him when he was going to get married, and suggesting he have a cute baby soon, etc. Mo Yan, however, didn’t respond, causing her enthusiasm to quickly fade!
Looking at Mo Yan’s cold and imposing face, Dr. Gui sighed. He really did not know how our Goddess Qiaoqiao could stand such a bizarre man!
Nanxi sat with Lu Yinchu, feeling very nervous. Ever since meeting Lin Pinzhi yesterday, her mood had been quite strange, a feeling she couldn’t explain!
It felt like anticipation, yet also fear!
Indeed, this was the best outcome she could’ve anticipated, both her parents were still alive, living in some corner of the world, both were here!
But when Lin Pinzhi mentioned her mother’s mental problems, her heart had hurt so fiercely, such an empty feeling, as if it had been hollowed out!
All intuition, all thoughts, hollowed out!
Last night, she lay in bed, leaning into Lu Yinchu’s embrace, talking to him, saying many things.
She asked Lu Yinchu why her dad didn’t look for her? He used to be so nice to her, loved her so much, so why hadn’t he looked for her all these years? She couldn’t figure it out!
Lu Yinchu couldn’t answer; he just held her gently, and as she hurt, he hurt with her!
"Lu Yinchu, do you think if I go and meet my dad, he might pretend not to recognize me? Might he have already forgotten me? Might he avoid me, not wanting to see me?"
"No, trust me, it won’t happen!"
Nanxi sniffled and said, "Lu Yinchu, it’s strange; I’ve always had people around me all these years. I should have been content, but there’s a void in my heart that just can’t be filled, no matter what."
"Actually, when Weihuan said he was taking me away, I didn’t want to go. I thought if I stayed here, they would come back for me sooner or later, but those people, they were so mean, they wouldn’t let us stay here, they beat Weihuan and drove us away! We fled!"
Nanxi still remembered the bright moonlight that night, standing under the streetlight, seeing Li Weihuan’s face covered in dirt and the wound on his forehead. Her heart suddenly felt heavy, and then tears just started falling!
Li Weihuan looked at her crying, comforting her and saying, "Don’t cry, it doesn’t hurt!"
After he said that, Nanxi cried even harder! How could it not hurt? He was beaten so badly, how could it not hurt!
Then Li Weihuan hugged her into his arms and said, "Nanxi, let me take you away. You said your parents are Mainlanders, right? I’ll take you back to the Mainland, find your family. Trust me, once we find your Mainland relatives, your parents will eventually come looking for you!"
Nanxi said, "Actually, I felt very confused at that time. I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t know anyone here, and I didn’t have any friends. I only knew Weihuan, but Weihuan isn’t from Hong Kong. If Weihuan left as well, what would I do all alone? I was scared, Lu Yinchu, I was really scared, truly didn’t know what to do..."
Lu Yinchu closed his eyes and took a deep breath, his heart aching!
Losing her immediate family suddenly and her home overnight, she was just a teenager not yet an adult, yet she had endured a life blow that even adults would find unbearable!
Kissing Nanxi’s hair and smelling the fragrance on her hair, Lu Yinchu spoke softly, "Nanxi, don’t be afraid, I’ll be with you from now on. I promise you, I won’t leave you, not in this lifetime. Trust me..."
Just before noon, the plane arrived at Bangkok Airport in Thailand, and after getting off the plane, they had lunch at a restaurant near the airport.
As Nanxi was pregnant and had just sat through several hours on a plane, Lu Yinchu planned to let her rest before proceeding!
So, Lu Yinchu and Lun Ying stayed behind first, while Mo Yan, Gui Xi, and Li Weihuan took a car toward their destination—a small town nearly fifty miles from the center of Bangkok!
Nanxi was reluctant but she was also worried about her physical condition; this child was too important to the Lu Family and to herself. She could not neglect that, could not be so selfish!
They rested until three in the afternoon, and then the three of them followed in a car. Around five-thirty in the evening, they arrived at the town and met up with Mo Yan and the others.
Because the place was remote and there were no good hotels around, and due to time constraints, Mo Yan had to hastily rent a civilian residence, similar to a Chinese quadrangle courtyard!
The residence had a total of four rooms, naturally Lu Yinchu and Nanxi shared one, Li Weihuan and Mo Yan shared another, while Gui Xi and Lun Ying each had a room.
Mo Yan said it would take about forty minutes by car from there to reach the nursing home, but due to the poor road conditions, it would be better to set off the next day!
Mo Yan also introduced the organization of the nursing home, explaining it belonged to the Thai Red Cross Society, mainly supported by donations from charitable members of society and the meager earnings of the relatively healthy and strong people working there, who also had to act as security guards to protect the women and children in the nursing home!
Due to some areas of Thailand not being very secure!
Hearing this, Nanxi felt very uncomfortable inside; she thought she had had it rough all these years, but compared to her parents, it really was nothing!
After eating, Lu Yinchu and the others discovered a night market in the small town and dispersed to wander around the streets.
Nanxi saw a small temple where many people were inserting colorful flags and offering flowers. Lu Yinchu asked her if she wanted to pray as well.
After thinking for a bit, Nanxi nodded. Mo Yan went to buy some colorful flags and flowers, and Nanxi stood behind and started to queue up. After a few people, it was finally her turn.
Nanxi stood in front of the Buddha statue with devout closed eyes, praying within her heart for everything to go smoothly when she saw her parents tomorrow!