Chapter 268: A Bad Feeling
Qin Xin nodded to Qin Muxuan and then went upstairs with her mother to pack. While Qin Muxuan was sorting out her make-ups in the bedside table, she suddenly got dazed as she pulled out a drawer.
She saw the black jewelry box and then took it out. As she opened it up, she found a silver necklace inside. Having picked the necklace up from the box, she started to rub it carefully.
This gift had been given to her by Gu Zijin when she had arrived at the Gu’s old house for the first time. Ever since she had come to Country M, she had never worn it anymore. Now as she stared at the necklace, she only felt grieved deep down.
After a long while, she put the necklace back. ‘He’s already another woman’s husband. What am I even expecting now?’ She thought.
“Beep beep-” Qin Muxuan’s phone suddenly rang.
Hearing that, she suddenly came back to her sense. After she took out the phone from her pocket, she found it was Jian Xi who was calling her, then she tapped the answering button at once, “Jian Xi, what’s up?”
Qin Muxuan and Jian Xi had agreed to meet each other at the airport after Jian Xi had gone back to pack. As Qin Muxuan took a look at the clock on the wall, she found that the appointed time hadn’t arrived yet.
“Xuan, I met President Yin on the road, so I asked him to give me a lift. Have you finished packing? We’ll go to your place now.”
Jian Xi’s voice came through from the other side of the line.
Qin Muxuan got dazed as she heard Jian Xi’s words. She had completely forgotten that Yin Youting had said to pick her up today. “I’ll be ready very soon. Come here.”
“Okay.” After saying that, Jian Xi hung up the phone.
“Mommy, is that Xixi mother?” Qin Xin ran to Qin Muxuan and looked up to the latter.
“Yes, your Xixi mother and Uncle Yin are on the way here. Let’s finish packing quickly and then we can set off.” Qin Muxuan touched Qin Xin’s head and said.
Hearing that, Qin Xin nodded with a cheerful look in her eyes. Qin Xin had never gone to a foreign country before. Also, she knew that she would take the plane this time to go abroad. The thought of flying in the sky made Qin Xin extremely excited. Then, Qin Xin nodded vigorously, “Yes! I have already put my dolls in the suitcase! Mommy, let’s go!”
Seeing the little girl’s expecting face, Qin Xin couldn’t help giving out a smile.
“Fine.” With that, Qin Muxuan packed up everything and took Qin Xin downstairs while taking a suitcase on arm.
“Madam, are you leaving now?” Nanny Zhang saw the suitcase Qin Muxuan was pulling and knew that the latter was going on a business trip.
“Yes, Youting and Jian Xi will come to pick me up soon. Nanny Zhang, I might have to leave for half a month this time. Please take care of this house.”
“You can rest assured, Madam. I’ll come here to do the cleaning every day.”
Qin Muxuan smiled to Nanny Chen as hearing that. Then she turned to Qin Xin, “Xiaoxin, we are about to leave now. What should you say to Nanny Zhang?”
As Qin Xin listened to Qin Muxuan’s words, she put on a thinking face. Then she raised her head and said to Nanny Zhang, “See you, Nanny Zhang. I’ll miss you.”
“Oh my, I’ll miss you too, young lady.” Nanny Zhang, beaming with smiles, said to Qin Xin.
After Qin Muxuan bid farewell to Nanny Zhang, she held Qin Xin’s little hand and pulled the suitcase out. When she walked out of the door, Jian Xi and Yin Youting happened to arrive.
“Xuan.” Yin Youting got off the car and walked toward Qin Muxuan.
“Youting, you are here.”
Qin Xin also called Yin Youting sweetly as she saw him, “Uncle Yin!”
Yin Youting smiled to Qin Muxuan and then squatted down to take Qin Xin up, “Xiaoxin, are you happy about your trip to a foreign country with you mother?”
“I am! I am going to take a big plane!” Qin Xin waved her hand and giggled.
“Then let’s go now, OK?”
“Yeah! I want to sit with my Mommy and my Godmother!” Qin Xin said to Jian Xi.
Jian Xi had got a bit jealous as she saw Qin Xin being so close to Yin Youting. After she heard Qin Xin’s words, she took the girl from Yin Youting directly, “Perfect. Xiaoxin, you, me and your mother will sit together.” After that, Jian Xi sat on the back seat of the car with Qin Xin in her arms.
Seeing that, Yin Youting took over Qin Muxuan’s suitcase, “Let me help.”
Qin Muxuan nodded and handed the suitcase to Yin Youting to let the latter put the suitcase in the trunk. After Qin Muxuan and Yin Youting both got into the car, the car slowly headed to the airport.Exclusive content from NôvelDrama.Org.
When Qin Xin just got onto the car, she was still very excited about getting on the plane. However, it would take at least an hour for them to get to the airport. After a short while, Qin Xin got drowsy and slept on Qin Muxuan’s body.
After an hour, the car stopped in front of the gate of the airport. “Xuan, we’ve arrived.” Yin Youting’s voice came through from the driver’s seat and met Qin Muxuan’s ear.
Only until then did Qin Muxuan come to herself. Then she called Qin Xin who was still sleeping in her arms gently, “Xiaoxin, we are at the airport now. We’ll take the plane very soon.”
As Qin Xin heard Qin Muxuan talking about taking the plane in her sound sleep, she opened her eyes in a daze, “Mommy, did we arrive?” Qin Xin rubbed her eyes and looked at Qin Muxuan.
“Yes, we did. Let’s get off the car.”
Qin Xin nodded and climbed off Qin Muxuan’s body. After that, she moved her short legs and walked out of the car. Qin Muxuan massaged her arm which had been pressed numb by Qin Xin and then got off the car with Jian Xi.
When they got into the airport and sat in the lounge, Qin Muxuan found that they would be boarding in less than half an hour. Then she stood up and said to Yin Youting, “Youting, it’s almost time. We are leaving.”
“Have a good trip. Call me when you land.”
Yin Youting couldn’t help but give her the instructions with the look on his face suggesting how much he loathed to part with her. Although he knew that Qin Muxuan would only leave for half a month, he didn’t know why he just had a feeling that she would never come back.
Qin Muxuan nodded and said to Qin Xin with her head lowered, “Xiaoxin, say goodbye to Uncle Yin.”
“Goodbye, Uncle Yin!” Qin Xin waved her hands to Yin Youting.
“Goodbye, Xiaoxin.”
After they said that, Qin Muxuan and Jian Xi brought Qin Xin to airport security line. Meanwhile, Yin Youting stared at Qin Muxuan’s back the whole time. After a long long while, he finally turned around and left.
The boarding process was quite smooth.
Nonetheless, Qin Muxuan and Jian Xi had to sit separately according to their seat numbers. Also, Qin Xin’s seat was next to Jian Xi’s. So, the girl would be attended by Jian Xi.
Although Qin Xin already had Jian Xi’s company, Qin Muxuan was still a bit worried. She was afraid that Qin Xin would have airsickness since it was the first time she got on a plane. As Qin Muxuan was wondering if she should change her seat with Jian Xi, the empty seat beside her was occupied by someone. Qin Muxuan’s seat was next to the window, so that person had blocked her way out. As a result, Qin Muxuan could only give up that idea.
“Dear passengers, our plane is about to take off. Please fasten your seat belt and put tray tables up…”
With the sound of the air hostess, the light in the cabin gradually faded. The plane took off on time. Qin Muxuan would look to Jian Xi and Qin Xin’s seats at the beginning. As time went by, Qin Muxuan gradually got drowsy. She didn’t hear any sound coming through from Jian Xi’s direction, which meant that Qin Xin should be fine. Thinking of that, Qin Muxuan leaned on the back of the chair and fell asleep.
Seven hours later, in the airport of City A.
“Mommy, are we going to the hotel?” Qin Xin asked Qin Muxuan with her eyes wide open.
“Yes, I’ve already booked a hotel.” Qin Muxuan held Qin Xin’s hand. After saying that, she took out her phone to call the staff of the hotel who would pick them up at the airport.
However, after a long while, there was still no one picking up the phone. Qin Muxuan frowned. The staff in charge of picking them up was supposed to be here already.
“Xuan, what’s up?” Jian Xi asked that as she saw Qin Muxuan’s wrinkled eyebrows.
Qin Muxuan put down the phone and looked at Jian Xi helplessly, “No one’s picking up the phone.”
“Eh, the hotel service back home is always this bad.” Jian Xi was born in City A. However, she lived abroad all year round and seldom come back.
“Let’s go get the luggage first and get a taxi to the hotel.” Qin Muxuan said.
Jian Xi nodded. The three of them them walked toward the baggage claim area. After Qin Muxuan and Jian Xi waited for a long while, they finally saw their luggage.
The two women struggled to take their luggage off the belt. After that, Qin Muxua held the handle and said, “Xiaoxin, let’s go.”
However, she didn’t hear Qin Xin responding to her. As she looked down, she found Qin Xin who had stood beside her already disappeared.
Qin Muxuan got panicky right away, feeling extremely nervous, “Xiaoxin!” Qin Muxuan called Qin Xin’s name loudly, but with so many people coming and going, her voice was drowned in the noises right away.
Jian Xi also also found that Qin Xin was gone, and the look on her face also turned anxious. Still, she was calmer than Qin Muxuan.
“Xuan, don’t worry. Xiaoxin shouldn’t have gone far. Let’s split to look for her.” After she had said that, she asked the air hostess to keep their luggage.
“OK.” Qin Muxuan nodded, with her eyes filling with panic.
After that, Jian Xi and Qin Muxuan started to look for Qin Xin in the airport.
Qin Muxuan running through the airport back and forth with her eyes fixed on the crowd, being afraid that she would miss Qin Xin.
“Xiaoxin!”