When Chen Fan saw Wen Wan, the woman was already going crazy and was wandering around the door alone.
"what happened?"
Chen Fan didn't waste any time and asked directly.
"I have class tonight, so I left my mother alone in the house."
"But I forgot to lock the door when I left, and when I came back I found she was missing."
Wen Wan was really panicked. She completely lost her usual elegance and was obviously confused.
"Calm down first."
Chen Fan comforted the other party, and then asked: "Isn't Auntie usually in a wheelchair?"
Wen Wan explained: "My mother can walk normally, but she is usually weak and has no strength..."
Chen Fan nodded to express his understanding.
"How long has it been since you found out that your aunt was missing?"
"Almost an hour."
Wen Wan then added: "It has been at least three and a half hours since I went to class..."
"It's all my fault. Why didn't I check more? How could I forget to lock the door..."
Seeing Wen Wan's anxious and self-reproaching look, Chen Fan could only comfort him.
"It's useless to talk about it now. We'll find aunt first."
"Where does Auntie usually go? Have you looked for it?"
"I've looked for them all, including the places where my mother likes to walk at night."
Chen Fan asked: "Will you leave school?"
Wen Wan thought for a while and shook her head: "It shouldn't be possible. My mother has been teaching here for most of her life, and she has lived in this school."
"Besides, with her current strength, it might be difficult for her to walk out of the school gate..."
That would be better.
Chen Fan breathed a sigh of relief quietly, and then suggested: "Think carefully, are there any places that Auntie often goes to that you have missed?"
Wen Wan shook her head anxiously, "No, I've looked everywhere I can..."
"Should I call the police?"
Chen Fan frowned: "If you disappeared for less than 24 hours, the police shouldn't accept it, right?"
"In this case, if you ask the teacher, you can contact the school security department immediately and ask the security guard to help search for him in the school."
"In addition, let the people from the Security Department investigate and monitor where the aunt has gone."
"Yes, the Security Department..."
Only then did Wen Wan react and quickly turned around and ran towards the security department.
After running two steps, Wen Wan stopped again and turned around to tell Chen Fan.
"You go back first. If my mother comes back, you must call me as soon as possible."
Chen Fan nodded, "Don't worry. You don't have to worry. Auntie will be fine."
Seeing Wen Wan leave, Chen Fan went upstairs and entered the house alone.
The door to the attic upstairs was open, but Chen Fan didn't go up. He glanced at the master bedroom door on the side and it was also open. Chen Fan walked over and was about to close it.
It turned out that the house seemed to have been disturbed.
Chen Fan has been sleeping in the study since he moved in, and has never been to the master bedroom at all.
Most of the things in this bedroom were moved upstairs to the attic by Wen Wan, and the sheets and bedding were also replaced with new ones.
But now, the whole house was turned into a mess.
Chen Fan walked in curiously and saw a wrinkled and yellowed photo on the bedside.
It must have been dug out of the closet.
Above is a young man and woman, wearing the military green Lenin suits that were most popular in the 1950s and 1960s.
The woman in the photo looks like she is only in her twenties. If you look carefully, her facial features are very similar to Wen Wan's.
No need to ask. This is when Wen Wan's mother was young.
The man in the photo should be Wen Wan's father.
Chen Fan didn't know who found this photo. Wen Wan probably wouldn't run in on her own initiative. Could it be Wen Wan's mother?
Chen Fan turned over the photo curiously and found a line of small words written with a pen on the back.
"May 16, 1958, at Yunhai University."
Chen Fan thought that this day should have special meaning to Wen Wan's parents.
Checking the photos carefully, Chen Fan suddenly discovered that the background of the two people taking pictures looked so familiar.
Isn't this the pavilion beside Xiangsi Lake at Yunhai University?
Chen Fan didn't recognize it at first because the Xiangsi Lake in the photo was what it looked like decades ago, and there were some old houses behind it. However, these old houses have long been demolished and have been planted with willow trees.
However, the pavilion has been preserved and repaired.
Chen Fan suddenly felt something in his heart and had a guess.
Without saying a word, he immediately took the photo and quickly went out and ran downstairs.
I ran across the playground to Xiangsi Lake in one breath. Chen Fan started searching around the lake.
Because his vision was not good at night, Chen Fan could only use the dim light of the street lights to search little by little.
A few minutes later, Chen Fan found the pavilion and saw the thin old man sitting alone in the pavilion.
The clothes on the old man's body were very thin. He was sitting quietly on the recliner alone, with his head lowered and drooping, feeling drowsy.
Seeing this scene, Chen Fan let out a long sigh of relief.
He immediately took out his cell phone and called Wen Wan.
"Auntie found it."
"On this side of Xiangsi Lake, the third pavilion."
After hanging up the phone, Chen Fan carefully leaned over, took off his gown, and gently put it on the old man.
A few minutes later, Wen Wan ran over panting. When she saw the old man sitting in the pavilion, she couldn't hold back anymore and burst into tears.
"mom……"
Wen Wan rushed over and hugged her mother, complaining and blaming herself.
"Mom, where did you go? I thought I would never find you again..."
"Didn't I tell you? I told you not to go out, why didn't you listen..."
The old man smiled and raised his hand to wipe his daughter's tears.
"I... wanted to go out for a walk, but I got tired while walking. I originally wanted to sit down and rest before going back, but I fell asleep all of a sudden..."
Wen Wan wiped away her tears and gently helped her mother up.
"Mom, let's not sit here anymore. It's cold at night. Let's go home."
Chen Fan and I helped the old man back to the dormitory. As soon as he entered the room, his gentle mother lay on the bed and fell asleep.
Wenwan gently closed the door and crept downstairs.
Chen Fan washed his face and just came out of the bathroom. He looked up and saw Wen Wan and smiled.
"Fell asleep?"
"Um."
Wen Wan was a little grateful; "Thank you."
"But...how did you find her?"
Chen Fan took out the photo from his pocket and handed it over.
"I found it on the bed in the master bedroom. My aunt must have dug it out."
Wen Wan took it and took a look, with a surprised expression.
"I've never seen this photo before."
Chen Fan reminded: "Look at the back."
Wen Wan flipped through the photo curiously and discovered the line of small words at the back.
Chen Fan explained: "I guess aunt misses your dad. This day should have special commemorative significance for them..."
Wen Wan's eyes were red: "Today is the day when my dad and mom get the certificates."
Chen Fan: "Didn't your mother tell you this?"
Wen Wan shook her head: "I never said that."
"Thank you anyway."
Chen Fan smiled.
"It's good that I found it. I'm going back to the study first."
Just as he was about to say goodbye, Wen Wan suddenly spoke.
"Do you... have time? Do you want a drink?"
Chen Fan: "..."
Wen Wan would actually invite herself to drink?
You must know that she had been avoiding too much contact with herself before.
The sun comes out in the west?
