Chapter 168: A Letter

In this cold winter, a winter entangled with illness, Bai Shuruo had vanished into thin air.

Disappearing along with her was Meng Ze.

Bai Shuruo had taken almost nothing with her, including the mobile phone that Han Yangting had given her.

That phone was a gift from Han Yangting; it was the first time she had used such an expensive phone, and she treasured it dearly. Later, when Han Yangting offered to get her a custom model or upgrade her phone, she refused every time.

The first gift is always the best; she wanted to keep it forever, saying she would use it until the phone gave out.

In the memo app of this phone, there was a letter written by Bai Shuruo to Han Yangting.

Brother Han:

Seeing these words is like seeing me.

By the time you see this letter, I will have already left you.

Looking back on every little detail of our time together, all I can think of is your kindness, your devotion to me time and time again, the meals you cooked, the fruit juice you squeezed, the way you carefully nurtured every little mood of mine, and how you took care of my daily life, spoiling me like a little princess.

Yet, even so, I still have to leave; am I being quite ungrateful?

Brother Han, when you first chose to be with me, you must have wanted to atone for your sins, right? They all say that back then, you were young and impulsive, which is why you made that mistake, or rather, that you were never wrong at all—that this is just the way of the business world: the winner is the king, and the loser is the villain. How many people have fallen ill, jumped off buildings, or become beggars because their businesses failed?

But when these things don't happen to us, we only see them as numbers; when they happen to us, it is a catastrophe. Brother Han, you cannot understand my pain.

I am very grateful to you; even knowing that I had done something to wrong you, you still did not expose me, but instead watched me make a scene and watched me make mistake after mistake.

I do not know what kind of feelings you held when you chose to tolerate me like this—was it love, or atonement?

I also know that if I chose to turn back, you would still choose to be with me regardless of everything, right?

But please forgive me; I do not have your strong psychological resilience. I cannot knowingly be with you as if nothing is wrong when I know you are my enemy.

Brother Han, I am leaving; please do not look for me. In the drawer next to the bedside table, there is a divorce agreement I have already signed. If I do not return, then take this agreement and process the divorce. You can marry again and have children in the future; I wish you happiness. Ruoruo.

Han Yangting looked at this letter, so angry he wanted to smash the phone.

However, his hand raised into the air, and he lowered it again.

He walked to the bedside table and took out the divorce agreement pressed at the very bottom.

The agreement was very thin; it stated that she was renouncing all of her husband's family's assets, leaving with nothing, and only wanted a divorce.

He gave a cold laugh.

……

Ye Caiyue and Han Dongbei had been having conflicts for the past two days.

Because Bai Shuruo had left, and Meng Ze had disappeared at the same time.

In the living room, Ye Caiyue blamed Han Dongbei: "Look at the mess your illegitimate son has caused. He really has some nerve; not only did he incite Ruoruo to transfer the company's money away, but now he has even abducted her."

Han Dongbei said: "A Ze is not that kind of person. He is just kind-hearted and wanted to help Ruoruo. He is truly not greedy for money. Look, I kept saying I wanted to give him money, but he never wanted it."

"Then why did he register so many companies and help transfer the company's business and money out?"

"That—that doesn't prove that he did all the bad things. He was just listening to Ruoruo. As for Ruoruo, she must have been blinded by hatred and momentarily forgot how good Yangting has been to her."

Ye Caiyue added: "Ruoruo is really something, too. Yangting is so good to her, yet she still leaves just like that. The past is in the past; even if she angers Yangting to death, her father won't come back."

Han Dongbei said: "It is understandable that Ruoruo has deep feelings for her father. But, these two children, Ruoruo and Meng Ze, didn't end up taking a single cent of our family's money, did they? The money that was transferred was all returned in full, wasn't it?"

"They knew they couldn't burn all their bridges, but I still don't understand. If Ruoruo wanted peace and quiet, she could have just gone by herself. Why did she have to drag Meng Ze along? What is their relationship? That part really bothers me."

Han Dongbei hurriedly said: "They must just be friends. Meng Ze doesn't have any family left in Beishi, and he is Ruoruo's subordinate. Ruoruo looked for him before she left, so he just followed her."

"Still can't reach Meng Ze?"

"No, neither of these children took their SIM cards with them. Who knows where they went? It really is so worrying."

"……" The two were arguing when Han Yangting came down.

The living room immediately went quiet, and the couple looked at Han Yangting cautiously.

Han Yangting's body had not yet recovered; he had started running a fever again this morning, and he looked extremely haggard, his beard unshaven for days.

"Yangting, why did you come downstairs? Aren't you feeling well?" Ye Caiyue came over to ask.

Han Yangting asked in a hoarse voice: "Is there any news about Ruoruo?"

"Not yet, Ali has already gone to look. Don't worry, we will be able to find her sooner or later."

Han Dongbei also comforted his son: "That's right, Yangting. Didn't Ruoruo want some time to cool off? Just let her cool off properly; perhaps after a while, she will come back on her own."

Han Yangting began to cough violently.

By the end of the coughing fit, he spat out a few streaks of blood.

……

The news of Bai Shuruo's disappearance also reached Fengcheng.

Bai Shunan thought of the phone call she had received from Bai Shuruo two days prior, and she knew that her younger sister was carrying a heavy burden in her heart. She must have been unable to stay with Han Yangting because of their father's affair, worried about failing her family and failing her father in the afterlife.

Bai Shunan was also pacing back and forth in anxiety.

Ling Feng also learned the news and couldn't help but come over to ask her: "Why is your sister so muddled? How could she just leave like that? However, if she wanted to anger Han Yangting, then this method is certainly effective; Han Yangting must be furious right now."

Bai Shunan said: "Brother Han is really something himself. They have been married for so long; he had plenty of opportunities to explain what happened back then clearly, but he chose not to, letting Ruoruo find out on her own."

Ling Feng said: "I didn't even know about this matter; he hid it deep enough."

"No, I must talk to Brother Han," Bai Shunan said.

As it turned out, speak of the devil and he shall appear.

Han Yangting called Bai Shunan, saying he had arrived in Fengcheng and wanted to talk to her.