The boss has no descendants, but he encounters four smaller versions of himself

There lay a small blue flower that had been dried and preserved as a specimen.

Although the petals have lost their moisture, they still retain their unique shape and a touch of somber blue.

Underneath the small flower was an envelope.

"What...is that?" Qiao Sinian's voice was hoarse as if his throat had been sanded.

Ayi quickly followed his gaze and explained, "Oh, Master, that was left by Miss Wen."

Xiaoman?

Mentioning Wen Xiaoman, Qiao Sinian's muddled mind finally began to function, and he slowly recalled the events before he fell into a coma.

He remembered seeing Wen Xiaoman standing on the edge of a cliff and leaping into the sea.

Then he jumped down too!

He remembered!

Qiao Sinian suddenly looked up at A-Yi and A-Yong: "Where's Xiaoman? Where is she?"

Without much thought, Ah Yong replied directly, his tone tinged with regret for his master: "Master, Miss Wen... she has already passed away."

"gone?"

He thought that when A Yong said "go," he meant that Wen Xiaoman had died.

Then, Qiao Sinian's head buzzed, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

His body stiffened for a moment, then he shook his head in disbelief: "No...no way, she didn't leave..."

Ignoring his weakened body, still connected to tubes, he struggled to get out of bed, his eyes bloodshot, and said, "I need to find her... I need to see her..."

Ayi and Ayong were stunned by their master's sudden and intense reaction.

Ah Yong was still trying to explain: "Master, Miss Wen has really left. It's too late for you to go now!"

Ayi quickly pressed him down, anxiously advising, "Yes, Master, please calm down. Your body hasn't recovered yet. You've been relying on IV nutrition these past few days. You must stay here to rest and can't move around too much."

But Qiao Sinian seemed not to hear what the two were saying. His eyes were filled with terrifying red blood vessels, as if he had fallen into some kind of paranoid madness.

"Then I'm going to find her too... If she's dead... what's the point of my life? Let me go!"

"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, A-Yi and A-Yong finally realized that something was wrong.

What's dead and what's alive?

Master's reaction... could it be that there's some misunderstanding?

Ah Yong tentatively asked, "Master, where...where are you going to find Miss Wen?"

With bloodshot eyes, Qiao Sinian almost roared, "Of course we should go to the sea! I told you to look for her, didn't you find her? If you didn't find her, then she might still be alive. She must still be alive!"

He stared intently at the two of them, as if grasping at the last straw.

After hearing their master's words, the two trusted confidants finally understood.

The master has completely misunderstood; he has interpreted "left" as "passed away"!

Ayi quickly restrained his agitated master and explained, "Master, you've misunderstood. Miss Wen is not dead; she's alive and well. When Ayong said she left, he meant she just left the hospital and went back to the capital, not what you think!"

Ah Yong touched his nose with a hint of guilt: "...Yes."

Qiao Sinian froze instantly, his composure returning. He repeated in a daze, "Back to the capital?"

“Yes, back to the capital!” A Yong quickly explained, “Miss Wen and Miss Su, along with the four children, flew back together. She came to see you before she left and asked us to take good care of you. But even if Miss Wen hadn’t said anything, we would have taken good care of our master.”

Upon hearing this, Qiao Sinian felt as if all his strength had been drained from his tense body, and he slumped back onto the bed, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

It turned out to be a false alarm.

She is still alive.

Seeing that his master seemed to have calmed down, Ayi quickly recounted what had happened.

“Master, you have been unconscious for a whole week since you jumped into the sea. After Miss Wen was rescued, she only caught a cold and is otherwise fine. She has been staying by your side these past few days.”

Hearing that Wen Xiaoman was safe and sound, Qiao Sinian breathed a sigh of relief.

But then, belatedly, he realized the key information in A-Yi's words, and suddenly looked up to confirm, "You mean she's been staying by my side these past few days?"

Ayi nodded: "Yes, Miss Wen only decided to go back to the capital with Miss Su and the others today. If she had known that you would wake up today, she definitely wouldn't have left no matter what."

Qiao Sinian frowned slightly.

She stayed by his side the whole time while he was unconscious...

His gaze fell again on the small blue flower that had been preserved as a specimen and the envelope on the bedside table, and he said somewhat urgently, "Let me see the things."

Ah Yi immediately understood, picked up the small blue flower specimen and the envelope underneath, and handed it to Qiao Sinian.

Qiao Sinian reached out and took it with extreme care.

He first stared at the dried blue flower, and his mind drifted back to a description he had given her long ago of a blue flower that grew deep in the sea.

He just mentioned it casually at the time.

Could it be that she... jumped into the sea just to pick this?

This thought made him frown slightly.

He temporarily suppressed his speculations and turned his attention to the envelope.

His fingers were a little tense as he slowly opened the seal.

Inside was a thick stack of photos.

When Qiao Sinian's gaze fell on the top photo, his pupils suddenly contracted, and his breath seemed to stop for a moment.

He couldn't wait to start looking through the photos, one after another...

The photos are all solo shots of Wen Xiaoman.

But the background of the photo seemed more and more familiar to him, and his heart felt like it was being squeezed by something.

Qiao Sinian's memory was suddenly pulled back to two years ago, the night before he decided to leave.

Sensing that his body was failing, he contacted Ayi and Ayong and said goodbye to Wen Xiaoman.

He held Wen Xiaoman in his arms and asked her, "Xiaoman, what will you do if you can't find me in the future?"

She lifted her head from his arms, her eyes clear yet tinged with confusion: "How could I not find you? Si Nian, are you leaving?"

He suppressed a sob in his throat and forced himself to remain calm: "No, I was just asking what if... Life is a long journey, and there will always be unexpected events, perhaps external factors, perhaps force majeure, that cause us... to be forced to separate."

Wen Xiaoman thought about it very seriously before saying, "I don't know... I've gotten used to your presence, but if I really can't find you, I'll definitely be very sad, very sad."

"And I will definitely go to every place we've been before to look for you. If I can't find you the first time, I'll look twice, three times..."

After saying that, she looked up at him anxiously and asked, "Si Nian, will you leave me?"

At that moment, his heart ached as if it were being slowly sliced ​​apart, but he could only manage a gentle smile and deceive her once again: "No."

Wen Xiaoman seemed slightly relieved, but then asked, "If you really disappear, will I be able to find you?"

Looking into her trusting eyes, Qiao Sinian felt a pang of pain in his heart, yet he continued to weave a lie: "Yes, you will definitely find me in those landscapes you like."

He gently kissed the top of her head, silently adding to his thoughts.

Xiaoman, your future is still long. One day, you will see all the beautiful scenery.

But I will no longer be a part of those landscapes.

But it's okay, Xiaoman, I hope you're happy.

Even if the person by your side isn't me, but another man.

You must go see it for me, see all the beautiful things we've seen together, and all the scenery we didn't have time to see...