Rebirth: Contract Husband Falls in Love with Me-Chapter 601 - 312: A Flash of Inspiration

"Shut up!" Liu Ya cried, "My elder sister-in-law won’t have anything wrong with her! You’re just a jinx, talking nonsense! Boo-hoo-hoo-hoo!"

While what one thinks is one thing, hearing someone else say it is another; Liu Ya felt that these words cruelly shredded her last bit of hope, leaving her heart ice-cold as her legs gave way and she squatted on the ground, covering her face and sobbing aloud.

"Oh, please don’t cry! Ah! Stop crying, okay? Let’s just say I spoke out of turn, just pretend I said nothing, alright!" Zhuang Weixian said, annoyed by her crying. He really was meddling too much, knowing full well frank words can be unpleasant yet still speaking them out; initially, he received displeased glares from Shi Fengju, and now he had upset Liu Ya!

It wasn’t long before Shi Fengming also rushed over, and after asking a few questions, he couldn’t help but sigh endlessly. Hearing that Shi Fengju had gone to the riverbank, he hurriedly followed.

At a distance, he saw on the desolate riverbank, Shi Fengju standing alone, bleak and unmoving. Behind him from afar, Chang Huan and another servant stood stock-still, not daring to make a sound or disturb.

Upon seeing Shi Fengming, the two hurriedly bowed and greeted him in hushed tones. Shi Fengming nodded and then walked towards Shi Fengju.

Upon hearing footsteps, Shi Fengju slightly turned his head and, seeing it was him, paused for a moment then turned back to stare at the still-turbid river water, saying lightly, "What brings you here too?" 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

"You had just left yesterday, and I followed soon after, but unfortunately, I’m not as fast as you and arrived a night later. Big brother, you have to take care of yourself, otherwise sister-in-law would feel heartbroken upon return," said Shi Fengming as he approached him.

Shi Fengming quietly observed Shi Fengju and couldn’t help but feel shocked internally, His face was haggard beyond recognition, his eyes sunken, cheekbones protruding, skin dull, wearing an expression of grim, hopelessness and regret he had never seen nor imagined on his face before. For a moment, he felt unbearably upset and said, "Big brother, why are you tormenting yourself like this!"

Shi Fengju shook his head, scoffing at himself, "You don’t understand. I’ve harmed Miss Wan; I failed to protect her well. If I had made a decision sooner, this wouldn’t have happened! Miss Wan, she—sigh!"

"Big brother," Shi Fengming forced a smile and said, "You’ve been so good to your wife, how could you have harmed her? She wouldn’t blame you! Big brother, regardless of the outcome, you need to stay calm! You have to think, you still have your mother..."

Shi Fengju sneered and said, "Outcome? I dare not think about it! Younger brother, really, I can’t bear to think! I’ve never thought about what I would do without Miss Wan! Haha, my mother might grieve for a while without me, but she has another son, she wouldn’t grieve for long. But Miss Wan has nothing left, she’s too lonely!"

"Big brother, you, you mustn’t think wildly!" Shi Fengming heard his implication that if Sang Wan left, he might follow, shuddering with fear, hastily saying, "You, don’t lose heart! If we don’t find her, it doesn’t matter, perhaps someone else has already rescued her! Maybe, perhaps she’s unconscious, no, I mean, maybe she’s injured and unable to move, maybe in a while she might contact us! You mustn’t think wildly!"

Shi Fengju had been staring blankly at a small boat slowly passing before them on the river surface; hearing Shi Fengming say this, a sudden revelation struck him, and he turned swiftly to stare at him, asking, "What did you say? What did you just say?"

Shi Fengming, startled by his reaction, stuttered, "I, I didn’t say anything!"

"You said, perhaps Miss Wan has already been rescued by someone else?" Shi Fengju pressed intensely.

So it was that sentence, good that you took heed! Shi Fengming inwardly relaxed, nodding repeatedly, "Yes, yes, I think, your wife must have been rescued by someone, otherwise how could we keep not finding her!"

"Boat!" Shi Fengju exclaimed delightedly, "We all overlooked something, Miss Wan might very well have been rescued by a passing boat! If that boat happened to be from elsewhere and passed by here, naturally, we wouldn’t find any news of her here! Yes, yes! That must be it! She must have been rescued by a passing vessel!"

"What you said makes sense, big brother!" Shi Fengming also revived in spirits, grabbing his arm and shaking it, "Big brother, let’s go back quickly, and have someone check which boats have passed this place after the incident! Perhaps we could get some news!"