“That wasn’t your fault. Grandma, you never did anything wrong. Tiantian passed out. Anyone would’ve tended to her first. Since aunty had shown up, she couldn’t have gone far. I will find her for you soon enough.”
Qi Chengyu then ordered, “Lock down the entire Capital City. We must find our aunty before the birthday party.”
...
Inside the Qi manor.
He Wanqing listened as Qi Yuyang and Mu Jinghang explain the situation with Chu Tian. Then, she slapped her leg in fury.
“Then let them spoil that little girl! I will spoil my baby! Who do they think they are? My daughter and I have had a good life without them all these years.”
She then cupped Qiao Qing’s face, “Baby, don’t feel sad. I will spoil you!”
Qiao Qing, “...”
Qi Yusen rubbed his nose, “We need to introduce you guys to the family for sure, but we are not going to do it now. I want the Qi family to beg you guys to go back home. At the same time, I don’t want them to think they can steal my little sister away from me.”
Qi Yeli + Qi Yunyan + Qi Yuyang, “...”
If the Qi family found out this guy was behind it all, then there would be no way this guy would end up being the man in control of everything.
The three of them didn’t have much faith.
Chu Tian’s “fainting” lasted three days.
During this time, the doctors were all confused. None of them knew what went wrong but they didn’t dare to say anything.
They made up statements to address the Qi family’s concerns but the family was worried.
These three days, under the concealment of Jun Yexuan and Qi Yusen, the Qi family failed to find He Wanqing.
On New Year’s day, Chu Tiantian slowly opened her eyes.
Wen Yuzhen and Qi Chengyu, who took care of her, rushed to her.
Wen Yuzhen stared at Chu Tian, “Good child, you’re finally awake! You terrified me and the family!”
Chu Tian appeared hazy as she asked, “Grandma Qi, what time is it?”
“It’s been days – it’s New Year’s already.” Qi Chengyu grabbed her hand and said in a soft tone, “Young lady, you’ve been lying here for three whole days. The entire family’s feeling helpless.”
Chu Tian lowered her head in shame, “I’m sorry. My health is no good. I’m sorry I worried you all.”
“What are you saying?” Wen Yuzhen almost shouted, “Now that you’re in the Qi family, you’re one of us. You say things like that again, I will get angry.”
Chu Tian’s eyes lit up. Then, she tentatively asked, “If I remembered correctly, when I passed out, we found our aunty?”
Wen Yuzhen’s eyes dimmed.
Qi Chengyu, “Something happened and your aunty disappeared again. However, you have all your brothers who are on it. Don’t worry about it. Tiantian, just take care of yourself and attend tonight’s party looking beautiful.”
After finding out that He Wanqing disappeared again, Chu Tian was ecstatic. However, her face didn’t show it, “With aunty gone, are we still having a party?”
“Of course.” Qi Chengyu explained, “We can’t postpone grandparents’ 88th birthday. It’s bad luck. Plus, we’ve sent out all the invitations. We are all working hard looking for our aunty. We will find her.”
Chu Tian then asked anxiously, “Grandma Qi, now that you’ve found your daughter, do you still want Tiantian?”
“You’re saying silly things again.” Wen Yuzhen said, “Finding my daughter doesn’t conflict with me having Tiantian as a granddaughter!”
“Exactly!” Qi Chengyu agreed and then chuckled, “Silly girl, why are you so sensitive? There are no girls in our generation. It’s not like there are no girls in our parents’ generation. Plus, our aunt is an adult. She’d never fight you to get affection for herself. Tiantian, just get ready to be officially welcomed into the family tonight.”
Chu Tian listened to all this and her unsettled heart finally calmed.