Rainze, who was usually quiet, looked up and smiled at Ye Chenhan.
Compared to them, Ye Chenhan didn't like children very much. He always felt that children weren't acting like children; they were so burdened with worries every day, which was tiring to watch.
"Alright, hurry up and finish, or we'll be late," Ye Chenhan said to the group, starting the car and driving away from the Ye residence.
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The plane landed, and Ye Ziyu followed Di Mingjue out of the airport with the flow of people.
Shen Lin had arrived a day earlier and was waiting outside the airport.
"Mr. Di, shall we return to our accommodation first, or go directly?"
"Let's go directly," Ye Ziyu said.
Her heart had already flown away, and she couldn't suppress her desire to know the whereabouts of Si Bao.
Resolving it sooner meant returning sooner.
After disembarking, they immediately took a car to the doctor's location.
Shortly after delivering Ye Ziyu's babies, the doctor resigned from the hospital. She didn't change jobs but returned to her hometown to live an ordinary life.
The doctor's hometown was a small mountain village in the imperial capital. The village was underdeveloped, and it was difficult to know about the outside world unless one deliberately contacted it.
After a journey of nearly five to six hours, as the car approached the destination, Ye Ziyu's heart grew more and more anxious.
"It will still take a while to get there. Close your eyes and rest for a bit," Di Mingjue said.
Ye Ziyu shook her head. "I can't sleep."
Her mind was filled with the memories of giving birth back then, as if it had happened just yesterday.
As they entered deeper into the mountain village, the road became steeper. The car swayed from side to side, and Shen Lin controlled the speed for safety.
Suddenly, the car stopped. Shen Lin couldn't get it to move forward.
"Mr. Gu, I'll go down and check," Shen Lin unbuckled his seatbelt.
After getting out of the car, he saw that the mountain road was only as wide as a car's body, and he looked at the cliff beside it, feeling a pang of nervousness. He took out his phone and turned on the flashlight to shine it under the car's wheels.
A stick, about half an arm's length, was stuck under the chassis. It was probably because of the stick that the car had stalled.
Shen Lin looked around and picked up a stick from the ground, about the same length as the one stuck underneath. He prostrated himself on the ground and poked the stick inside.
The stick was stuck too tightly, and he couldn't budge it at all. The contact between the car body and the ground was too small, making it difficult for Shen Lin to even get under.
He heard footsteps and turned to see Di Mingjue, who had gotten out of the car to check. "Mr. Di, it's stuck underneath, and we can't get it out for now."
There was no jack in the car, and besides, it was already late, making it impossible to call for help.
"How far is it to the village?" Di Mingjue asked.
"It might take two and a half hours on foot," Shen Lin replied.
Even if they waited until morning, they might not encounter anyone with a repair shop. Walking a bit and resting, they might still reach the village before dawn.
After considering, Di Mingjue decided to walk to the village. Shen Lin would stay behind to wait for the car to be repaired before catching up to them.
And so, Di Mingjue took the only spare flashlight from the car, and the two of them slowly began to walk towards the village.
Shen Lin, who remained with the car, tried to call for assistance, but there was no signal in the mountains at all. The phone was useless except for its built-in flashlight.
"Ming Jue, do you think the doctor will still remember what happened back then?" Ye Ziyu asked.
She had delivered so many babies, she must have sold more than just once. After so many years, would she still remember what happened to Si Bao back then?
Di Mingjue held Ye Ziyu's hand tightly. "Don't overthink it. Since we've found the doctor's whereabouts, we'll surely find Si Bao's soon. As long as we don't give up, we'll find them."
The hope was slim, but having a thought was better than none.
Listening to Di Mingjue, Ye Ziyu stepped on dry branches as they slowly walked forward.