Another day has passed.
Anxiety began to spread once again, as the food had ran out.
Either the amount of fishes in the river were limited, or the fishes were getting better at avoiding capture, as it had become increasingly difficult for the crew to catch any.
They only managed to catch a few tiny fishes after a whole day.
If this went on, they would only have vegetables left to eat.
Have the kidnappers escaped from the forest, or have they died inside?
If they had escaped, they might call for reinforcements and attack Nan Chen and his men again.
They would all be sitting ducks if they didn’t get out of here fast.
In addition to that, Zheng Lunlun’s condition was also very worrying. His mental state was still stuck at a few years old, and calls Nan Chen papa and Ning Ran mama whenever he saw them.
The sight of a grown man like him fighting over things with Erbao was amusing.
Ever since Luo Fei disappeared, Nan Chen and Ning Ran had been giving each other the cold shoulder.
Nan Chen had thought of Ning Ran as an evil person who appeared to be kind on the surface, and didn’t want to look her directly in the eye.
But deep inside, he was attracted by her scent. This caused him to feel that he was also evil and hypocritical, and he was ashamed of himself for it.
A fierce conflict erupted between this newfound feeling of shame and the feeling of superiority which he had accumulated over the years, filling his own heart with contradictions and anxiety.
The more he suffered internally, the more he hated Ning Ran and felt that Ning Ran was the source of the guilt and shame he experienced.
Ning Ran on the other hand was cold towards Nan Chen because she thought that Nan Chen was blaming her for exposing Luo Fei.
Ning Ran thought that he was blaming her because his girlfriend had gone missing.
If that was the case, then that means he can’t tell right from wrong. He knew that Luo Fei was an evil woman and yet he’s taking her side.
Every day felt like a year for the two individuals who hate each other but have to live in the same place.
On top of that, the food supply that had been depleted made survival so difficult that even the active Erbao had gone quiet.
It was a very difficult day. Almost no one spoke at all, which made it very depressing.
In the evening, Ning Ran was woken up from her nap by the sound of a helicopter.
Almost everyone came running out from the cabin and looked up at the helicopter.
Qiao Zhan quickly urged everyone to stay hidden as the area they were in was quite complicated and many forces here own helicopters, so it would be safer to stay safe until they could identify if it was a friend or foe.
“It’s daddy!” Dabao cried out.
“How do you know it’s daddy?” Erbao was surprised.
“Because the helicopter is circling around. That means they are searching for their target and looking for a spot to land. If that was an enemy, they would’ve attacked as soon as they discovered our cabin. But this one hasn’t attacked nor has it left, so it must be daddy!”
Ning Ran found it hard to believe such an analysis was coming out of a child’s mouth, but she felt that Dabao was correct.
“Everyone take off your shirts and place it together in the shape of a cross on the ground over there! That’ll signal for them to land there.” Nan Chen too, believed that help had arrived and instructed the crew to get ready.
After everyone did as told, the helicopter landed successfully.
The person who came out of the helicopter was none other than Nan Xing.
“Dabao, Erbao!” Nan Xing cried out as soon as he got off the helicopter.
“Daddy!”
Nan Xing broke out in tears as he hugged Erbao.
“Daddy, why are you crying?” Erbao was shocked.
“I thought I’d never see you all again! Now that I have, I’m so happy!” Nan Xing said as he cried.
Even Nan Chen felt awkward seeing that. What was he crying for? They were all fine.
“Two papa?” Zheng Lunlun squeezed through the crowd from behind and looked at Nan Xing, then at Nan Chen.
“What is wrong with you? Didn’t you come to rescue them? Why have you ended up being stranded as well?” Nan Xing scolded him.
“Daddy, Mr. Blondie’s gone crazy.” Erbao said.
“Huh?”
“It was the evil woman! Mr. Blondie now calls Uncle Nan Chen papa and calls mommy mama! He even fights for food with me!” Erbao said helplessly.
“What’s going on?” Nan Xing looked at Nan Chen.
“It’s a long story, I’ll tell you when we get back. For now, we have to get out of here.”
“By the way, where’s my wife? Oh, my wife I’ve missed you so much!” Nan Xing cried out as he ran towards Ning Ran with open arms and tried to hug her.
Ning Ran quickly hid behind Qiao Zhan, “Don’t mess around!”
“You’re my wife; it’s only natural for me to hug you! How is that messing around?” Nan Xing exclaimed.
Zheng Lunlun stood in front of Ning Ran, “Fake papa!”
“What are you doing here, kiddo?”
“You are a fake papa, he’s the real papa!” Zheng Lunlun pointed at Nan Chen.
“Alright, stop messing around. Nan Xing, where did you fly from?” Nan Chen asked.
“I flew here from Province Y in China. We were allowed to cross the border with the arrangements by the leaders of Province Y, so it will only be a thirty minute flight to reach Province Y.”
“That’s great, take the kids with you first, then come back to pick us up before dark. There are too many of us here, so you’ll need to make two trips.” Nan Chen said.
“Alright, so we leave now?”
“Yes. Dabao, it’s time to get on the helicopter. Go call your mommy.” Nan Chen said.
Ning Ran was standing right beside them, but Nan Chen wouldn’t talk to him directly and had Dabao tell her to get on the helicopter instead.
“Mommy and Erbao go on ahead, I’ll stay here with Uncle Nan Chen.” Dabao said.
This shocked everyone as they had all wanted to get out of that god-forsaken place as quickly as possible, but Dabao wanted to stay with Uncle Nan Chen instead.
This child was truly different from everyone else!
“It’s fine, you go on ahead, Uncle Nan Chen will be right behind you.” Nan Chen said.
“No, I’m staying with Uncle Nan Chen.”
“Stop arguing, you guys. Come with us, brother. There’s still enough space.”
“No, you go on ahead, I’m staying.” Nan Chen was determined.
Ning Ran could see that Poker Face didn’t want to be on the same flight with her.
That’s fine, because she didn’t want to be with him either!
“Dabao, let’s go first, be a good boy now.” Ning Ran went to hold Dabao’s hand.
Dabao looked at Nan Chen, then at Ning Ran.
The boy was smart and had already noticed the conflict between Ning Ran and Nan Chen.
He wanted to stay behind with Nan Chen because he didn’t want to leave him behind all alone.
“Go on, Uncle Nan Chen promises to come find you.” Nan Chen knelt down and stroked Dabao’s face gently.
Dabao hugged Nan Chen, “Alright, then I’ll get going now. Take care, Uncle Nan Chen.”
“Uncle Nan Chen will be coming later, don’t worry.” Nan Chen’s voice was very gentle.
Dabao and Erbao were the only ones in this world with the privilege of enjoying such a voice from him.
“Alright, I’ll wait for Uncle Nan Chen to have dinner with us.” Dabao said.
“Ugh, two grown men acting so clingy, I can’t stand it!” Erbao said.
Ning Ran glared at Erbao and she shut up immediately.
“Come on, son. Get on the helicopter with daddy.” Nan Xing reached out to pick Dabao up.
But Dabao refused, “No, I want Uncle Nan Chen to carry me.”
“My goodness, is this child not acknowledging me as his father?” Nan Xing cried out.
“Go on now, be a good boy.” Nan Chen patted Dabao on the head.
Only then did Dabao obediently let Nan Xing pick him up and walk towards the helicopter.
