Yesterday afternoon, she followed Zhan Yiyang to the farm. Seeing that he had no intention of leaving, she could only stand behind him and accompany him from a distance.
In the second half of the night, she couldn't bear it anymore, so she went back to the car and slept for two hours, and she didn't wake up until now.
She opened the car door and felt a biting coldness, but also saw an extremely peaceful scene——
The sun had just peeked out from the horizon, and the glow dyed the area a light orange color. The nearby river surface was flashing with orange dots, which was really beautiful.
As for Zhan Yiyang, he was still standing by the river, still in the same position as yesterday. Even his posture had not changed. From the back, he looked like a sculpture.
Zhan Yilin walked behind him: "Brother, go back."
"..." Zhan Yiyang seemed not to hear.
"I'm sorry." Zhan Yilin lowered her head, her eyes red, "Yesterday, Wei An hid behind my sister-in-law, and our snipers couldn't find a chance to shoot her... I couldn't save my sister-in-law."
After a long while, Zhan Yiyang finally moved and said, "It's none of your business."
Zhan Yiyang's voice was hoarse as if it had been cut into pieces. Zhan Yilin heard it in her ears and felt pain in her heart. She couldn't bear to talk about what happened next.
In fact, even if Zhan Yilin didn't say anything, Zhan Yiyang had already guessed everything - they failed to find Xu Rongrong, and Xu Rongrong had no chance of surviving after jumping into such a deep river.
Corpse sinking in the deep river, what a cruel word, Zhan Yiyang refused to think about it.
"We..." Zhan Yilin's tears fell, "We are still looking for my sister-in-law..."
Zhan Yilin couldn't say the word "corpse".
People who were still alive at this time yesterday suddenly turned into corpses and sank at the bottom of the river today. She felt her heart bleed when she thought about it for a moment.
Zhan Yiyang raised his head, and just at this moment, the sun crossed the horizon, blooming with dazzling and hot light, driving away all the darkness and illuminating the entire land.
A new day has begun again.
Zhan Yiyang turned around: "Go back."
Zhan Yilin was stunned for a moment and hurriedly followed Zhan Yiyang's footsteps.
She suddenly didn't understand what Zhan Yiyang was thinking. Could it be that he had calmly accepted that Xu Rongrong had left?
In fact, Zhan Yiyang did not accept this and would never accept it.
He just realized that even if Xu Rongrong was gone, he would still have Tianning.
Tianning was born to Xu Rongrong six years ago at the risk of her life. At that time, her biggest wish was to see Tianning grow up, get a wife, and have children.
In the end, she still didn't have this chance, so...he came to replace her.
After coming down the mountain, Zhan Yiyang walked towards the door of the farm. His car was parked outside the door of the farm.
After getting in the car, he subconsciously glanced at the passenger seat and seemed to see Xu Rongrong sitting there with his head lowered and fastening his seat belt.
His eyes seemed to heat up, and he reached out and touched his fingers full of nothingness.
Finally, he could no longer feel her body temperature.
I don't know how much time passed, but Zhan Yiyang finally started the car and drove towards home.
Zhan Yilin's car followed closely behind Zhan Yiyang.
An hour later, two cars stopped in front of Zhan's house.
Zhan Yiyang got out of the car and looked at his home shrouded in the bright morning light. He always felt that there was something missing here. It became as empty as his heart, like a wild wasteland with howling wind.
Zhan Yilin walked to Zhan Yiyang: "We haven't told Tianning about the matter yet."
Zhan Yiyang nodded, and suddenly remembered what Chen Haoran said a few days ago:
"Yilin told Tianning that you and Rongrong are coming back. The little guy is very happy."
He closed his eyes and went home.
No one in the family had gotten up yet, and the whole house seemed a little quiet. Zhan Yiyang went up to the second floor and opened Tianning's door.
The little guy is still sleeping soundly. His small figure is curled up in the bed, his breathing is shallow, and his quiet and contented look is somewhat similar to Xu Rongrong.
Zhan Yiyang sat beside the little guy's bed, stroked his cheek, and looked at him like this.
Now, Tianning is the reason for him to live. He must look at him like this, look at him like this, and keep telling himself that not only must he live well, but he must also live with Xu Rongrong.
Xiao Tianning seemed to know that Zhan Yiyang was back, and woke up soon.
He rolled on the bed first, kicked off the quilt and sat up, rubbed his eyes, and then saw Zhan Yiyang without warning.
"dad!"
The little guy was undoubtedly happy. He screamed and threw himself into Zhan Yiyang's arms with his eyes wide open.
Zhan Yiyang also hugged his son tightly.
Tianning was still young and could not notice the heaviness in Zhan Yiyang's movements. She hugged his neck and rubbed him affectionately. Her soft voice sounded like a coquettish voice: "Dad, I miss you so much."
Zhan Yiyang rubbed the hair on the back of his son's head: "Dad is back."
Tianning smiled happily, and after a moment, he finally reacted, saying "Huh?" and looking at Zhan Yiyang seriously: "Dad, where is mom? Didn't you say last time that you would bring mom back next time?
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The son's eyes were pure and innocent, but they were like two sharp knives, piercing Zhan Yiyang's heart.
That's right, when he came back from Lyon last time, he told Tianning that he would bring Xu Rongrong back the next time he came back.
But, he didn't do it. Now, he doesn't even know where to find Xu Rongrong back.
"Dad?" Tianning looked at Zhan Yiyang in confusion and tilted his head, "Is mom sleeping in the room?"
After saying that, Xiao Jiahou got out of bed and ran out of the room without waiting for Zhan Yiyang's answer.
Zhan Yiyang could even hear the little guy running and shouting: "Mom——"
He closed his eyes and followed Tianning's footsteps back to the room.
When he walked to the door of the room, he saw Tianning standing blankly in the big room, looking at the big bed with neatly folded quilts in confusion, his eyes blinking, full of disappointment.
Hearing Zhan Yiyang's footsteps, Tianning looked towards the door and pursed his lips: "Dad, why hasn't mom come back yet?"
Zhan Yiyang walked into the room and squatted in front of his son: "Can you wait a little longer? Mom... is still traveling."
The little guy lowered his eyes, and his long eyelashes cast a shadow on his lower eyelids: "Won't Mom miss us? You haven't come back for so long..." He had never left Xu Rongrong for so long.
"No." Zhan Yiyang pulled the little guy over, looked into his eyes, and said word by word, "Mom misses you very much, but she can't come back now. Can you just wait a little longer?"
Xiao Tianning nodded aggrievedly and nestled into Zhan Yiyang's arms.
Zhan Yiyang closed his eyes and hugged his son tightly.
I don't know how much time passed before Tianning broke away from Zhan Yiyang's arms: "Dad, I have to brush my teeth, otherwise I will be late for school." He looked at Zhan Yiyang curiously, "Dad, why are your eyes red?
Red?"
"..." Zhan Yiyang closed his eyes and reluctantly smiled at his son.
"You miss mom too, don't you? Dad?"
Zhan Yiyang could only rub his son's short hair and took the little guy into the bathroom.
After washing up and changing Tianning into school uniform, Zhan Yiyang took him downstairs.
Commander Zhan and Liang Shuxian also got up. They watched Zhan Yiyang carry Tianning down without saying a word.
Tianning didn't notice the heaviness between the adults and sat down neatly on the chair. He looked at the standing adults with confusion and asked: "Grandpa, don't you have breakfast? Why are you standing?"
"Eat." Commander Zhan smiled bitterly at Tianning and asked everyone else to sit down.
Zhan Yiyang sat next to Tianning and brought a glass of milk to the little guy. The little guy took two sips, smacked his mouth, and said, "When mom comes back, I want to drink the porridge made by mom."
The child's unintentional words caused the smiles on the adults' faces to freeze, and one or two of them looked at Zhan Yiyang.
Zhan Yiyang was also absent-minded for a moment. After he came to his senses, he forced a smile and pretended to lower his head and eat as if nothing had happened.
In fact, when the food is put into his mouth, he can't feel any taste.
He just felt that he needed to eat something to survive.
Commander Zhan and Liang Shuxian glanced at Zhan Yiyang from time to time, but said nothing.
They all know that Zhan Yiyang understands what they want to say.
They also know that Zhan Yiyang will live well for Tianning.
What Zhan Yiyang needs most now is for Xu Rongrong to return to him, but no one can help him.
During this breakfast, except for Tianning who had a normal appetite, no one else ate much.
After dinner, Chen Haoran came with a heavy and tired look on his face. He walked up to Zhan Yiyang and didn't know how to speak.
Yesterday, after Xu Rongrong fell off the cliff, he immediately arranged for search and rescue personnel. In the shortest possible time, countless search and rescue personnel rushed over.
However, from yesterday to now, they have not found Xu Rongrong.
A day and a night have passed, and they all know that even if they find Xu Rongrong, it will only be a corpse.
But now, they can't even find the body.
"Yiyang..."
Chen Haoran finally opened his mouth, but was interrupted by Zhan Yiyang, who said:
"I understand." Then, he looked at Tianning calmly, "Go get your schoolbag and take you to school."
Tianning nodded, jumped up and put on his schoolbag, and took Zhan Yiyang's hand to go out.
Looking at the backs of father and son, Commander Zhan sighed...
He knew that Zhan Yiyang interrupted Chen Haoran just because he didn't want to hear Xu Rongrong's ending from anyone.
Although Zhan Yiyang knew it well, he just refused to accept the fact that Xu Rongrong was dead.
"Dad..." Chen Haoran looked at Commander Xiangzhan with questioning eyes.
"Keep looking," Commander Zhan said. "You want to see the person in life, and you want to see the body in death. If you can't find it, don't stop."
Xu Rongrong was the daughter-in-law of the Zhan family. Even if she died, there should be a place for her to rest. They couldn't let her body sink into the river.
Chen Haoran: "I will make arrangements."
"Also..." Commander Zhan said, "Yiyang may need a holiday..."
Now, no one is sure whether Zhan Yiyang can get over this incident. But they all know that Zhan Yiyang needs a long vacation to accept this incident.
Chen Haoran nodded: "I'll go find the chief to make arrangements."