Chapter 361: Out of the Blue

“Hey, we’re finally here! Let’s stop here!”

The group finally arrived at a place with fewer people and began setting up the rented sun umbrellas and folding tables and chairs.

Just then, Lin Xinyuan, who had still been immersed in chaos, finally came to her senses and frantically tried to break free from the large hand Qin Nanfeng was using to hold her down, wanting to pull it back quickly.

‘Bastard… crazy…’

Fortunately, Qin Nanfeng also seemed to have no intention of teasing her further and released her obediently, so the others who had already turned back did not see.

Even so, Li Tang and the others closest to Lin Xinyuan still noticed her flustered expression and could not help looking suspicious.

Their gazes swept back and forth between the two, and only then did they notice her flushed cheeks.

They all could not help showing an “I get it” expression and turned away with smiles.

Seeing this, Lin Xinyuan felt countless indescribable emotions.

She wanted to explain, but then remembered that she and Feng Ge were husband and wife, so there seemed to be no need to explain. She closed her mouth…

But she no longer dared to look at someone, and just lowered her head, hurrying to find her daughter.

Qin Nanfeng only raised an eyebrow at this, not in a hurry, just smiling gently as he followed behind his wife…

The afternoon sunlight gradually weakened, and it was no longer as glaring as at noon.

By the beach, Lin Xinyuan took Xiao Yiyi to start playing at the seaside.

She had sunscreen on her skin and a Sun Hat on her head.

Her skin was like snow, her black hair loose.

Standing by the sea now, the blue seawater reached between her knees.

Under the sunlight, she was so white she seemed to glow, standing there prettily, her figure faintly visible beneath her cover-up…

She only gently watched the little one playing in the distance with a swim ring.

The sunlight fell on her clear, delicate side profile, beautiful beyond words.

“Mommy! It’s so cool! Come play with Yi Yi too!”

Little Qin Yiyi was extremely excited, like a little duck “splish splashing” in the water, swimming happily.

Clearly, the little one was very interested in the seawater now.

In comparison, Lin Xinyuan’s reaction seemed much calmer.

Her smile remained gentle: “Mm, Mom is coming!”

As she spoke, she walked toward the little one.

Although her movements were a bit stiff, she at least reached Xiao Yiyi’s side.

By then, the seawater had risen to her waist.

But once here, she did not dare go deeper, and only allowed Xiao Yiyi to stay within this range.

After all, she still had some bad memories about water…

When she was little and went out to play with her Cousin Lin Xinyu, she accidentally fell into a pond and nearly drowned…

Fortunately, she was saved by Elder Brother, who happened to be passing by…

She still vaguely remembered how her Grandmother had looked, tears streaming down her face, when she saw her return soaked all over.

But it was also from that time that she rarely went out.

Even when she did go out, she did not dare go near the water.

It was only after so many years that she slowly recovered and was no longer so afraid.

One could say that although she was born in a coastal city, she was in fact a real landlubber…

While playing with her daughter, Lin Xinyuan’s expression began to look off without her realizing it, and the smile at the corner of her mouth faded directly.

Her brows could not help furrowing, and her breathing slowly became heavy.

In an instant, the scene of the Female Employee jumping off the bridge appeared unbidden in her mind… and even that suffocating feeling of being submerged in water gradually surged toward her.

On the beach, Qin Nanfeng had originally been using his Shouji to record a video of his little wife and daughter, and the tenderness at the corner of his mouth could not be concealed.

But soon, he also noticed something wrong with Lin Xinyuan.

Instantly, as if thinking of something, his eyes flashed, and without hesitation, he threw down his Shouji and rushed toward her.

“Huh? Qin Boss?”

Chen Ze, who had been comfortably lying on a folding chair and leisurely drinking coconut juice, saw this, took off his glasses, and looked puzzled.

The several men beside him had the same expression: “What happened? Why so urgent?”

But Qin Nanfeng clearly did not hear their questions, nor did he have time to pay attention.

“Uh…”

On the other side, Lin Xinyuan suddenly felt dizzy. A pain she had not felt in a long time cruelly invaded her mind, making her let out a cry of pain.

The suffocating feeling surged, and her whole body began to convulse uncontrollably.

Her face turned “whoosh” pale, her expression became terrified, and she actually staggered and sank directly into the water.

“Gurgle gurgle gurgle…”

She wanted to stand up, but the pain throughout her body left her without a shred of strength.

In the end, she could only flail her arms wildly and struggle, her head bobbing up and down in the water, and she ended up swallowing several mouthfuls of salty, bitter seawater.

“Mommy!”

This scene came extremely suddenly, and Qin Yiyi, who had just reacted from joy, instantly panicked.

The little one was seeing her mother like this for the First Time.

The small person wanted to help, trying to reach out and pull up her mother’s arm.

But even if the little one was clever, she was still just a child and completely helpless.

She was immediately frightened into tears, “Daddy… wu wu wu… Mommy… wu wu wu…”

Hearing Qin Yiyi’s crying, the nearby people immediately looked over.

When Li Tang and the others saw the Female Employee struggling in the water, they were startled.

They had no time to think about what was happening and wanted to hurry over.

But before they could take a few steps, a figure swift as a cheetah flashed past their eyes and instantly dashed toward that side.

“Xiaoyuan!”

Qin Nanfeng came to his wife’s side, immediately scooped Lin Xinyuan out of the water, and held her tightly in his arms.

At this moment, there was no trace of his usual composure on his face.

His refined face carried unconcealable anxiety.

Looking at the person in his arms whose body was still convulsing, even his hands were trembling.

“Feng Ge… I… I’m fine… cough cough cough…”

Wet strands of hair clung to Lin Xinyuan’s forehead.

Her face was pale, and as she spoke, she choked on the remaining seawater and coughed nonstop for a while.

But even though her body was in more pain, she still endured it and revealed a smile to Qin Nanfeng.

Seeing this, the heartache and self-blame in Qin Nanfeng’s eyes deepened.

His fingers wanted to clench tightly, but he was afraid of hurting the person who was as fragile as glass.

“Don’t be afraid… Xiaoyuan… I’m here… don’t be afraid of ‘her’…” As he said this, he directly picked up his wife and quickly headed toward the shore.

It was all his fault…

He had originally, in his carelessness, felt that his little wife was almost better, which was why he agreed to bring Lin Xinyuan to the beach, but he had not expected…

But although he blamed himself, looking at his beloved in his arms whose expression was so pained she could not stop moaning, Qin Nanfeng’s expression quickly became calm, and he swiftly carried Lin Xinyuan back to the beach chair under the sun umbrella.

“Lao San… this…” Xiong Wei walked up, hesitating to speak.

“You… can you move a little farther away first…”

But before he could say more, Qin Nanfeng spoke.

He lowered his head, his voice low and impossible to read, and his ending tone was actually trembling slightly.

Accompanying it was the Female Employee’s weak, powerless painful groan…

As soon as these words came out, Xiong Wei and the others heard them, and their expressions all became worried.

Even though they still could not understand the situation, seeing the extremely painful look of the person in Qin Nanfeng’s arms, they understood the severity of the situation and left quickly without hesitation.

At that moment, not far away, Li Tang and the others, who had originally been playing in the water with the child, had hurriedly come ashore, and brought back Qin Yiyi, who was already crying her eyes out.

But before they could approach, they were stopped by several men.

Zeng Yan shook his head: “Don’t go over yet.”

“Yange! A Yuan… what is going on?”

Li Tang was really anxious about her friend now, especially since she could observe from afar the person in the man’s arms convulsing and in pain, and she immediately could not help asking.

Liu Qingyan and the others were no less worried, all with anxious expressions.

“I don’t know. Anyway, just trust him…” Zeng Yan sighed, and as he spoke, he unconsciously glanced at the tall figure not far away that seemed to have become a statue.

After that, Xiong Wei and the other men said no more and began deliberately dispersing the onlookers who wanted to come over and watch.

And although Li Tang and the others were worried, there was nothing they could do.

The only option now was to trust Qin Nanfeng, so they could only first join the group dispersing the onlookers…