Assassins chased after, their agile bodies attacking Jiang Feifei's back.
Her bones felt like they were about to break, and Jiang Feifei coughed up a mouthful of blood, forced to the edge of the boat.
Behind her was the vast ocean, and before her were the assassins arranged by Ye Ziyu. She was caught between a rock and a hard place, with no way out.
"Miss Ye said that if you reveal the whereabouts of the children, she will spare your life," the assassin conveyed.
Jiang Feifei sneered. She spoke to the assassins with neither subservience nor arrogance, "If you don't tell Ye Ziyu, she will never know the children's whereabouts, not even in death."
With that, she leaped into the sea.
The assassins, not expecting her to jump, rushed to where Jiang Feifei had been standing and peered down at the boundless sea.
Only splashes of waves marked the surface, but Jiang Feifei, who had fallen in, was nowhere to be seen.
Without any delay, they immediately reported the news to Ye Ziyu.
"The children really exist!" Ye Ziyu declared with certainty.
If it were a lie, Jiang Feifei wouldn't have spoken to them like that just now.
But in this vast expanse, where could he be?
Ye Ziyu's anxiety spiked at the thought of the young child being without their protection. She clutched Di Mingjue's hand tightly. "We must find Sibao quickly!"
After all, if he had fallen into Jiang Feifei's hands, it would be terrible.
"I've already arranged for Shen Lin. Even if I have to turn the entire Earth upside down, I will find our child at any cost," Di Mingjue reassured her.
Having just emerged from the sea, both were drenched. Ye Ziyu had been forced to swallow some seawater when she fell, and in her anxiety, her body began to heat up.
They left the pier, and Di Mingjue took Ye Ziyu to the hospital.
Meanwhile, Jiang Feifei, who had fallen into the sea, had exhausted her strength and was floating near death on the water's surface.
No passing boats noticed her, and in the vast ocean, she was as insignificant as a tiny ant.
Just as she was about to sink to the seabed, a yacht approached her. A lifebuoy was thrown from it, landing precisely in front of her.
Before losing consciousness, Jiang Feifei saw a figure appear before her.
"Bring her back. Do not let her die."
"Yes."
Her vision blurred as Jiang Feifei succumbed to unconsciousness.
...
The matter of Sibao became a fixation for Ye Ziyu. After returning from the hospital, every time she saw the other three children, she would think of Sibao, whose whereabouts were unknown.
"Daddy, what's wrong with Mommy?"
Ye Ziyu passed by the children indifferently, and they asked Di Mingjue with sadness.
Usually, Ye Ziyu would stop to hug and kiss her children, never acting like this.
Di Mingjue watched Ye Ziyu walk away and explained to the children, "Your Mommy just came back from the hospital. She's still sick, so you must be good and not disturb her rest."
"Mommy is also sick?" Qianqian pressed.
Yu Xixi had been using the excuse of feeling unwell to avoid giving Qianqian lessons. To not disturb her rest, Qianqian's recent dance classes were taught by a new teacher arranged by Di Mingjue.
One was not yet recovered, and now another had fallen ill.
Di Mingjue nodded and continued, "You just need to know about your Mommy's illness. Don't let anyone else find out."
"Why?" Xiao Ran asked.
"If others find out, they will worry and come to check on your Mommy's condition, which will disturb her rest," Di Mingjue said.
Upon hearing that it would disturb Ye Ziyu's rest, the children agreed in unison.
With Sibao still missing, they couldn't alert anyone and could only search in secret for now.
Di Mingjue sent the children back to their rooms and encountered Xingxing when he came out.
He hadn't seen Xingxing for some days.
He intended to ask about him, but Xingxing glared at Di Mingjue with hatred.