Yes, her Niuniu must still be alive, she had to live on for the sake of her beloved husband, her two filial sons, and Niuniu, who was somewhere far away!
——I am the Niuniu divider line——
Kong Shi had initially wanted to invite the girl who saved her life to her home for a visit, but she didn’t expect to find a Divine Doctor instead. Not only was the Divine Doctor able to heal her body but also to ease her mind. At this moment, she couldn’t help but wonder, could it really be that Niuniu was still alive, hence fate had brought this girl to her side to tell her, as a mother, to be strong!
After much persuasion from the An family, An Yiqing stayed for dinner before leaving. In just one evening, she had become surprisingly close with the older members of the An family, their conversations filled with intimacy and warmth, as if she were part of the family.
Before she left, Kong Shi and Old Lady An, Yue Zihua, specifically stuffed An Yiqing with a pile of delicious treats and repeatedly asked her to visit again in a few days. If it weren’t for Old Master An and An Zisheng holding them back, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law pair might have insisted on keeping An Yiqing to stay overnight.
In the end, after much bidding farewell, An Yiqing finally left the villa in the An family’s car.
After An Yiqing left, Old Master An and others sat in the living room.
"Zisheng, what do you think of this An Yiqing...?" Old Master An thought for a long time but couldn’t articulate the feeling in his heart.
"Dad, do you find anything wrong with An Yiqing?" An Zisheng frowned slightly, subconsciously trusting the girl.
"No, that’s not what I mean," Old Master An shook his head thoughtfully, "I just feel she’s very familiar..."
"Oh! Old man, it seems you and I feel the same way! I also felt especially drawn to Qing, liked her the moment I saw her!" Old Lady An slapped her thigh, her smile warm and affectionate.
"Perhaps this girl is destined with us. Look, our surname is An, and so is hers; for all we know, perhaps we were one family eight hundred years ago," An Zisheng joked with a smile, but in his heart, a faint, elusive thought emerged.
"Qing is a good girl, and seeing her always reminds me of Niuniu. If Niuniu were still here, she would be about Qing’s age..." Kong Shi said, her voice trailing off dreamily.
An Zisheng tenderly put his arm around his wife’s shoulders, gently consoling her, "Don’t be sad, Niuniu will come back. She must be living well. Wife, what you need to do is to take care of yourself. Look at all that dowry you’ve saved up in the bank—you have to wait to give it to Niuniu when we find her and she gets married." An Zisheng whispered soothingly to his wife, yet he had a sharp feeling that he was overlooking something.
"That’s enough, Xiao Shi was scared today, Zisheng you should keep her company well. Your mom and I are going back to our room now," Old Master An said, glancing at the time—it was getting late.
As he stood up, he seemed to remember something and turned back to ask An Zisheng, "Zisheng, what have Zhihang and Zhiyan been up to lately? Why are they always not home?"
"Oh, Dad, Zhiyan’s special forces brigade has been practicing live drills lately, and he, as the chief instructor, has to be in command. There were some issues at An’s Beiyan Continent branch recently, and Zhihang rushed over to handle them," An Zisheng reported his sons’ whereabouts to Old Master An.
"Hmm, both boys are good, but they still need to find wives to bring home. You should find some time to talk to them. Is the situation with the Beiyan Continent branch serious?"
"Not sure, we haven’t had any news from Zhihang since he got there. We can’t even get through by phone. Let’s wait a little longer," An Zisheng said, his brow furrowing at the thought; no phone contact—what could have happened?
"Alright, keep a close watch, and make sure nothing goes wrong," Old Master An advised with concern, then left for his room with Old Lady An.