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Inside an old and simple hut, on a clean and tidy small bed, Xia Wan who was sound asleep slowly opened her eyes.
She looked around with a strange expression. Looking through the open door, she realized that she was in an endless sea. She instantly felt that her vision was wide and her heart was in a peaceful state.
When she got out of bed and walked out of the house, she saw a few children chasing each other around the beach. Some of the adults dressed as fishermen were talking and laughing, so she felt her heart warm and a cozy and peaceful smile appeared on her face.
"Girl, you're awake!" Following a slightly surprised voice, a friendly-looking woman walked towards her.
Xia Wan was confused as she looked at the woman in front of her. She seemed to be in her forties, giving off a kind vibe.
"You are?" Frowning, she probed.
The woman revealed a smile, and cordially held Xia Wan's hand: "The wind outside is strong, let's go inside the house to talk."
Arriving at the house, the lady poured a cup of cold water and handed it over to Xia Wan: "You're finally awake. Drink some water first."
After thanking him, Xia Wan took the cup and took a sip, "Auntie, who are you?
"You can just call me Aunt Zhang, this is a remote fishing village, you were rescued by my father while you were at sea!" Aunt Zhang's words were vulgar, he had a straightforward character, you could tell from one look at his that he was a kind and simple person.
"Oh right, young lady, I still don't know your name."
The originally confused Xia Wan became even more confused.
What was her name? That's right! Who is she? Why didn't she know who she was?
As he racked her brains to think of this question, Xia Wan's brain felt as if it was electrocuted.
She had no choice but to give up her memories. Her face wrinkled as she helplessly said, "I don't know …"
From the surface, Xia Wan looked fine, but Aunt Zhang was very suspicious, "Do you not even know who you are, where you live?"
Her mind was blank, but Xia Wan tried to recall what happened before once again. Her head was filled with intense pain, and she covered her forehead with her hands, feeling a little vexed. I don't know my name, where I live, Aunt Zhang, what should I do? "
Seeing that it was likely that Xia Wan was injured in the brain and had forgotten something, Aunt Zhang held Xia Wan's hand and sighed, "It's alright, it's fine. Don't think about it until you can't remember.
"Aunt Zhang, how long have I been asleep for?"
"A whole three days. If you don't wake up, I'm going to borrow money to send you to the hospital." Patiently explaining to Xia Wan, the Aunt Zhang smiled amiably.
Nodding his head thoughtfully, Xia Wan said with gratitude: "Aunt Zhang, thank you for your kindness! Even though I don't know what exactly happened to me, but since Uncle Zhang saved me and you spent three days taking care of me, I really don't know how to repay you all! "
Seeing how Xia Wan was acting, being both obedient and sensible, Aunt Zhang felt embarrassed and lowered his eyes, "Girl, don't worry, our family's conditions are bad, we rely on fishing to survive, the money we earn is only enough for daily expenses, we can't take out the money to take you to see a doctor, we didn't help much."
Returning to hold of Aunt Zhang's hand, Xia Wan flashed a bright smile at him and said, "What are you talking about, isn't saving your life a lot of help? For the time being, I can't think of anything that doesn't worry me, nor does it affect my normal life, so I should ask you to be at ease! "
Aunt Zhang patted the back of Xia Wan's hand and said, "Then you stay at my place first, if you have anything you're not used to, you can tell me. Maybe one day, your family will come knocking on my door, and you'll be able to remember who you are."
"Alright!" Xia Wan's eyes were rimmed red. Other than feeling touched, she was also touched.
After settling down in the fishing village, Xia Wan didn't want to eat and drink for free, so she added a burden on her benefactor and often went to help the fishermen.
Because she was clever and hardworking, it didn't take her long to get involved with the people of the little fishing village.
When she found out that most of the children here didn't have the money to go to school, she taught them to read and write on her own, doing good deeds for the fishing village.
Being affectionately addressed as "Teacher", she felt that she still held some meaning to the fishing village.
But even though he was living an extremely fulfilling life every day, and was able to live by such a beautiful beach, Xia Wan still felt that there was something wrong with her heart.
Occasionally, when she was free, she would stroll along the shore, trying to think of something — her name, her family.
However, she had failed again and again. Every time, she would be forced to stop recalling her memories due to a headache, causing her to feel extremely depressed.
Slowly, Xia Wan's words became less and less. In the depths of her heart, she was deeply helpless and at a loss. She could only hope that her own relatives would find her as soon as possible …
Five days had passed, yet there was still no news of Xia Wan.
In the evening, he went to the bar and got drunk.
When he accidentally saw a woman whose figure looked like Xia Wan's, he could not help but step forward and pull her wrist, "Xia Wan, is that you?"
She turned around and threw Tang Shaofeng's hand away and frowned in displeasure.
But after realizing that Tang Shaofeng's aura was out of the ordinary, the anger on her face subsided, and she explained calmly: "Sir, you recognized the wrong person."
Seeing her straight face, Tang Shaofeng laughed at himself, and then left the bar without saying a word, his footsteps staggering.
As he stood on the street and blew the cold wind, he thought that he could wake up a little, but he still couldn't shake off the nightmare of seeing everyone.
After being tormented to the point of collapse by this kind of hopelessness, Tang Shaofeng had to stay in this torturous state with fear and trepidation every day. Wandering by the edge of despair and hope, Tang Shaofeng completely lost all rationality.
When he got back to the car, his expression was cold, and his words were cold, "Sixth Brother, from now on, those two women's three meals only serve water."
Hearing the reply, he then smiled evilly and hung up the phone, then continued to immerse himself in his loneliness …
Similar to Tang Shaofeng, Grandma Xia and Xiao Hui were worried about Xia Wan's safety every day. They would pray for Xia Wan's safety every single day.
In the wee hours of the morning, Tang Shaofeng finally returned home. Furthermore, he was drunk, and it was obvious that he had gone out to buy wine.
During this period, his whole person became more and more gloomy, and Xiao Hui and Grandma Xia could see it.
The two elders looked at each other for a second. Xiao Hui's nose was sour, she wanted to advise but was afraid that Tang Shaofeng would feel disgusted and not worry about her.
But the Grandma Xia was different. Xia Wan was her own granddaughter, so she did not have to worry so much. She could not bear to see Tang Shaofeng in such a state, so she sighed: "Shaofeng, if Xia Wan was still here, she would definitely feel sorry for you. You have to believe that she would return home safe and sound! Don't give up on yourself, okay? "
"Grandma, I'm fine. I'm just annoyed. I just want to go drink a little." As he casually explained the good intentions of the Grandma Xia, Tang Shaofeng didn't have the mood to empathize with others.
The current him could be said to be minding his own business. Being able to preserve his own mind was already quite good.
Seeing this, the light in Grandma Xia's eyes dimmed little by little. She had no choice but to turn around and leave.
Sending the Grandma Xia's figure off, Xiao Hui went upstairs, looking like she wanted to say something but hesitated. However, she, who was not confident at all, believed that if even Grandma Xia could not persuade her, she would not have the confidence to enlighten her son.
Returning to his bedroom, Tang Shaofeng once again fell asleep without any suspense.
Gazing out the window at the starlight in the night sky, he bitterly smiled and could not help but mutter to himself, "Wife, where are you? "Even if you tell me with your dreams, I'm still very tired. I really want to sleep, but I can't do it …"
After standing there for a long while, Tang Shaofeng, who still did not feel sleepy, could feel his body being overtaxed.
He told himself that he had to rest, otherwise where would he find the strength to find Xia Wan?
Unable to do anything about it, he recalled the effects of the alcohol and went downstairs to get a case of dark beer. He drank the beer bottle by bottle until his consciousness gradually faded. Only then did he close his eyes.
The next day, before Tang Shaofeng had even woken up from his hangover, a guest had arrived at his house.
Originally, when Ji Yun found out that Tang Shaofeng and Xia Wan had broken through the mirror and reunited, he specially went to the door to congratulate them.
When Ji Yun walked into the Tang Family household, he noticed that the atmosphere was not right. Realizing that both Xiao Hui and Grandma Xia were having a serious face, he maintained the smile on his face and waited patiently for Tang Shaofeng to go downstairs.
After a while, the old and thin Tang Shaofeng appeared in front of him, causing him to be even more confused, "Shaofeng, what's wrong with you? After reconciling with Xia Wan, why do you still look so lifeless? You don't even have a shave, nor do you look like you at all. "
He indifferently swept a glance at Ji Yun, and saw that the latter's eyes were dark and gloomy, as he replied, "Something has happened to Xia Wan."
"What?" Something happened to Xia Wan again? "
When Tang Shaofeng clearly heard the word "again" coming out of his mouth, he frowned.
Frowning, Ji Yun asked with a stern expression: "What exactly happened? Are you treating me as a brother and not telling me about it? "Do you think I can't help?"
Hearing that, Tang Shaofeng heaved a sigh of relief, thinking that Ji Yun's words were reasonable.
With one extra person and a pair of eyes, wouldn't it be more likely that he would be able to find Xia Wan?
"A few days ago, she went to the Red Sea and disappeared. Her ring is at the edge of the cliff and her phone is at the bottom of the cliff. However, the police said that it is very possible that she is still alive.
After listening to Tang Shaofeng's detailed explanation, Ji Yun's expression turned serious and placed his hand on his opponent's shoulder, "You will find it, and believe in a miracle!"
Knowing that Tang Shaofeng was not in the mood for small talk nor was he in the mood to entertain guests, Ji Yun left after sitting for a while.
Because he pitied the fact that Tang Shaofeng had finally reunited with Xia Wan, but was once again faced with loss, he called Gao Jian.
"Xiao Jian, did you know that Xia Wan went missing again? Your profession is special, see if you can think of a way to help me search for traces of Xia Wan? "
The other end of the line was silent for a long time before Gao Jian finally replied with difficulty: "I know … …"
Maybe, just like Tang Shaofeng, both of them could not accept the fact that Xia Wan had gotten into trouble again, and their hearts ached from the shock, unable to react for a long time.
Hearing the strange emotion mixed in Gao Jian's voice, Ji Yun asked with a helpless tone, "Xiao Jian, are you alright?"
"I'm fine." Gao Jian, who had forcefully pretended to be calm, tried his best to sound calm, but the rhythm of his voice still revealed his original thoughts.
That slight trembling in his voice was filled with complaint, seemed to indicate his concern for Xia Wan, and her harsh criticism for not being able to protect Xia Wan well.