There was no need for Ji Nuan to carry out her revenge personally . Three days later, Hai City's Civil Aeronautics Administration released the following news:
The flight BA168 headed toward London, England, crashed midair as it was flying across the Pacific Ocean due to an unknown malfunction . There were 57 Chinese and 108 English individuals aboard that flight . Several passengers had come from other countries and met with the misfortune . China and England had already sent their maritime rescue team to search for the victims . However, due to the circumstances of the crash and the poor weather during the occurrence, it was likely that few had survived .
When she received this news, Ji Nuan subconsciously called Ji Hongwen . However, her call was not picked up regardless of how many attempts she made . She stood before the ceiling-to-floor windows in her condo in T City, looking in the direction of the Pacific Ocean .
She had made another call to Auntie Qin the day before and found out that Ji Mengran was set to fly off this afternoon . She was headed to London, England, and was supposed to take the very flight that had crashed, flight BA168 .
In both her first and previous life, this so-called sister had caused her so much worry . Ji Nuan, who had received this news abruptly, did not find it too shocking or difficult to accept . However, her first reaction was that Ji Hongwen wouldn't take this news well!
Her call to Ji Hongwen could not go through, so Ji Nuan decided to call Auntie Qin instead . When Auntie Qin picked up the phone, she was crying and saying that Ji Hongwen's reaction wasn't good . After receiving the news, he had kept himself locked in the company's office . It had been hours since he had appeared and no one in the company dared to enter .
Regardless of what had occurred, Ji Nuan would never find it in herself to forgive everything . However, from Ji Hongwen's point of view, Ji Mengran was still his blood-related daughter .
Mo Jingshen returned home to see Ji Nuan dressed and ready to leave .
“It's already six in the evening, where are you going?”
“I'm taking a flight back to Hai City tonight . I'm not sure if I'll be able to rush back by tomorrow morning, but I'll have Feng Ling go to Professor Lin to take a leave for me,” Ji Nuan hurriedly replied and walked to leave .
Mo Jingshen glanced at her . With one stretch of his hand, he tugged against her elbow and brought her back . At the same time, he took her bag from her hands and placed it down . “Even if you go to the airport now, the earliest available flight to Hai City would only takeoff after midnight . There's no use rushing there so early . Calm down first and tell me why you are going back?”
“Mengran was supposed to head to London today, but her flight crashed . I'm worried that my Dad won't be able to take this well . I have to go back to see him!” Ji Nuan was sure that Mo Jingshen had heard about this news . News of plane crashes were usually immediately released across the country .
“It's true that the flight headed from Hai City to London met with a crash . I sent someone to check with the flight company after receiving the news in the afternoon . Ji Mengran did not board that flight . She's only been temporarily assigned to the missing peoples' list,” Mo Jingshen watched Ji Nuan's pale, worried face and calmly explained .
Ji Nuan stared at him as her mouth fell open . She was silent for a long while, as though processing his words, before she finally appeared more composed . She then picked up her phone to call Ji Hongwen again; it was still unanswered .
“But my Dad isn't answering his phone right now . The people at his company won't dare to enter his office to disturb him either . I'm worried that…”
“Director Ji has faced all sorts of trials and tribulations in the business world; his heart is strong . I'll have Shen Mu drive over to Ji Group to take a look and inform Director Ji that Ji Mengran didn't board the flight . ” Mo Jingshen pressed her elbow . “Don't panic . Leave this to me . ”
That's right, Shen Mu did not come to T City with Mo Jingshen . He was still in Hai City .
As Mo Jingshen's most capable right-hand man, he definitely could enter Ji Group to meet her father .
Ji Nuan nodded; her gaze fixed on Mo Jingshen .
Mo Jingshen understood that she was anxious and did not say more . He patted her back comfortingly and picked up his phone to call Shen Mu .
After personally watching Mo Jingshen instruct Shen Mu, Ji Nuan took another glance toward her own phone . Her screen was lit up with another piece of news about the bodies found by a rescue boat .
Perhaps she had really lost all feelings a long time ago . The changes in her past life and the hatred from her current concealed more than ten years of feelings developed from growing up together . From the moment she heard about Ji Mengran's accident, Ji Nuan's heart was completely unaffected . She only found it difficult to accept that she did not manage to return all of her sufferings onto Ji Mengran and felt slightly dejected .
Even after knowing that Ji Mengran was not aboard that flight, she did not feel anything .
Things like feelings were truly gone after they faded . Things that had turned cold, like a frozen heart, could not be warmed up again .
Ji Nuan was carried back onto the sofa by Mo Jingshen . She stared at the phone in her hand, wondering when Ji Hongwen would return her call .
Mo Jingshen removed the coat she had put on and placed it by the side . He urged her to sit on the sofa and leaned down to watch her: “Are you upset that Director Ji hasn't answered your call?”
Ji Nuan sat unmovingly, and Mo Jingshen did not ask more . He sat down by her side and pressed her head to lean on his shoulder .
Ji Nuan closed her eyes and was quiet for a long time before saying, “Regardless if Mengran really met with an accident, I feel that after this incident my Dad will instinctively begin to avoid me . ”
Mo Jingshen placed his hand on her head, gently stroking her . He leaned down to kiss the corner of her lips: “Nuan Nuan . ”
His voice was low and carried a few hints of heartache as he explained, “When it comes to the relationship between his daughters, it's true that his way of managing things has been poor . He hasn't been able to discipline Ji Mengran well due to his work . However, you cannot assume that he'll gradually distant himself away from you now that you've discovered you may not be related to him by blood . ”
“En, perhaps I'm really overthinking…”
Mo Jingshen's warm voice landed by her ear . “You've been his pride and joy since you were young . He has always been focused on nurturing you, so he has never considered blood relation as a problem . It's sufficient that he has recognized you as his daughter . He simply needs a quiet environment to recover from today's incident . He isn't trying to avoid you . All sorts of accidents may happen in this world, but the sincere love that has existed for a long time won't suddenly disappear . That's the way it is for me toward you, and the same applies for Director Ji . ”
Ji Nuan buried her face in his embrace: “I hope I'll always be his daughter . Even if the Ji family becomes less prosperous, I would still wish to be his daughter . ”
The man was silent for several seconds before he softly replied, “If Director Ji knew you were feeling this way, he would definitely feel comforted . The past twenty years of nurturing you haven't gone to waste . This is the best repayment he could have asked for, and it's much more real than calling back to talk about your concern . ”
She hugged him and buried her face deeper in his neck .
The little woman did not force herself to be brave like the way she had done in the past few months . At the very least, she had learned to hide in his arms when she felt vulnerable . She did not run away, nor did she avoid him .
Mo Jingshen felt comforted by her trust .
He gently rubbed her shoulders, whispering: “After Shen Mu sees Director Ji, he'll ask him to call you . Set your mind at ease and wait for the call . Don't rush . ”
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