C9

The wind by the river grew stronger and stronger. Jiang Yaner, who had been carried by Jin Chen, seemed to have found an outlet to her emotions.

"It's over, it's all over, it's all over." she kept saying.

The willful Ni Xiaoxing, might really not come back this time.

Jin Chen looked at the river surface and the distant neon clouds. He thought to himself, the weak Jiang Yaner, the emotional Jiang Yaner, the timid Jiang Yaner, in the future, can he endure that much pain?

At this moment, the phone vibrated.

"Yan'er, I'm so scared. Why don't you come with me?" Trembling, she finished the text.

It's Ni Xiaoxing!

She immediately dialed the number, and the call was picked up after a short pause.

"Xiao Xing, Xiao Xing, where are you?" She asked nervously, afraid that if she wasn't careful, he would break the news again.

Jin Chen indicated for her to turn on the hands-free. Under the cold autumn wind, Jiang Yaner put the phone by her ear and clicked on the hands-free.

"Do you know? He didn't want me anymore, he's gone missing, "she said, laughing and crying again, and a wave around her drowned out her voice." I thought everyone was wrong, and in the end I was the only one who was wrong. She sneered, then buzzed again, and the line went dead.

"What do we do? What do we do? The phone's been cut off." Jiang Yaner almost wanted to cry.

"There's the sound of water and the wind," Jin Chen lowered his head and searched with all his might, "It's not a bathroom, it's definitely outside."

"There's the sound of waves, right? That can only be the seaside, can't it? " Jiang Yaner seemed to finally have some clues, she anxiously ran and got on the carriage, Jin Chen called some people to search around the beach, and the two of them quickly arrived at the shore.

Along the coastline, dozens of people were running around, shouting out Ni Xiaoxing's name.

After a long time, there was no result.

"Jin Chen, could she have already …" She couldn't help but begin to guess, let his imagination run wild, so he held his head as he squatted by the sea, his mind filled with terrible images.

That was the end she could not bear.

"Over there!" Someone shouted. Looking in the direction he pointed, it was a figure that was about to disappear.

Jiang Yaner's eyes widened as she searched far away. Her lower body was already drowned in the waves, and a white figure could be vaguely seen, barely discernible in the waves.

"It's her! It's her!" She turned her head to look at Jin Chen, her eyes red.

Without waiting for Jin Chen to react, she ran towards the ocean without a care. He struggled to run forward in the water, but was stopped by the power behind her.

Three or five people jumped into the sea and tried to swim forward. At this moment, there was no longer any trace of the white figure in the sea.

"Ni Xiaoxing! Ni Xiaoxing! " Jiang Yaner struggled in Jin Chen's embrace. She could not see Ni Xiaoxing's back anymore and she felt the aura of death.

Time seemed to have frozen. A long, long time.

"CEO, I couldn't find him." The first to come ashore, his lips purple from the sea, brought no good news.

Immediately after, everyone went ashore and still did not bring Ni Xiaoxing back.

Jiang Yaner sat on the beach, her tears flowing, being blown dry by the sea breeze. She didn't know what to say, and only felt as if a part of her chest had been dug out.

"Yan'er." Jin Chen's hands stiffened in midair, and he still gently hugged her in the end.

"Maybe it's a mistake. Let's continue looking." He saw the despair in Jiang Yaner's eyes. He sat by her side, helpless and helpless, she did not need to be hurt anymore. She was like a little deer that had been shot by an arrow, fleeing in panic.

"It's her, I'm sure it's her," Jiang Yaner only said softly, "Call uncle and tell him."

Jin Chen looked at her in astonishment, he did not expect her to be so calm.

He thought that it was about time to notify Ni Xiaoxing's family, and got up to make a call.

"Director Ni, please inform the police to come to the seaside." He didn't know how to tell this news to his old father.

After hanging up, he turned back to find that Jiang Yaner was no longer behind him.

He looked around, not in the water.

"Jiang Yaner! Jiang Yaner! " He started to run along the shoreline.

Not far away, on the reef, she was clearly visible.

"Don't come over, I want to be by myself for a while." She sensed someone approaching behind her and held out her hand, motioning him to stop.

Jin Chen merely took light steps and quickly arrived behind her. He did not use much strength to carry her to a safe zone and only gently hugged her.

"I won't force you to stop feeling sad right now, but I will always be behind you. Don't chase me away, okay?" As he finished, he tightened his grip on her.

Jiang Yaner closed her eyes and could no longer hold back her tears.

At this time, Jin Chen couldn't think of any hatred or grudges. All he could think of was how to warm her, how to comfort her, how to make her pain less, even if it was just a little bit less.

Suddenly, the sirens were getting closer.

Everyone got off the police car. In the middle was the old Director Ni, with gray hair and a suit that was no longer neat. It seemed like he suddenly aged by ten years.

"I'll go down and take care of it. You stay here and be quiet, okay?" Jin Chen said softly next to her ear. "Or do you want to come with me?"

"Let's go together." Jiang Yaner turned around and jumped down the reef with his support.

"Yan'er, where's Xiao Xing?" When the Nei's father saw that someone had appeared, he hurried over to ask. Maybe he had already known this already, but he did not want to give up any hope.

"Uncle …" Before she could even open her mouth to explain, she was already sobbing uncontrollably.

Nei's father understood.

The police began their search in the sea. All kinds of salvage tools and boats were in place.

Jiang Yaner stood at the side and embraced her tightly, allowing her to bury her head deep within her chest, preventing her from seeing the scene before her eyes.

Nei's father, on the other hand, was by himself. He was only staring at the ocean in a daze, refusing the people around him from getting closer. Perhaps, in his heart, there was a sense of guilt that no one knew about.

A long time had passed since the waves hit the beach, and the surroundings were deathly silent.

The police also chose to give up.

"Sorry, no body was found." After a long period of salvage work, the police and salvage crews all went ashore.

Nei's father didn't say anything. He turned around and returned to the carriage. The carriage sped on, as if fleeing in panic.

Jiang Yaner had already lost her strength long ago, she let Jin Chen carry her into the car, then used a thick windbreaker to wrap her up, and brought her back home.