Chapter 81: Searching the Whole World Just to Find You

After making a few phone calls, Sheng Hanyu received a call from the old man.

Once connected, the old man berated him right from the start: "Sheng Hanyu, you get back here immediately! Have you gone mad? You lot are going to be the death of me, I can't stand it..."

The old man was truly on the verge of being angered to death; he had not expected that as soon as he suppressed one disaster, another would arise—the matter Sheng Yukai had stirred up had just been quelled, and now Sheng Hanyu was proactively looking for trouble himself!

Shi Youxuan had been missing for so long, and they had always been searching in secret, all to avoid affecting the reputation of the Sheng Family.

But now, look at this: he was searching for someone with great fanfare, without hiding a thing, and the reason he gave was to find his newlywed wife!

Within half an hour, everyone in Jiangzhou knew that the Eldest Young Master of the Sheng Family was married, that the person he married was a fool, and that the fool was now missing...

Now that the fool was missing, the whole country knew, and the Sheng Family had lost face across the entire nation!

Sheng Hanyu waited quietly for his grandfather to finish venting his anger, then said very calmly, "Grandfather, I am not wrong. Things have already reached this point, and I will continue."

After hanging up, Sheng Hanyu continued to proceed according to his own rhythm.

Now, Shi Youxuan could no longer sit still.

"Hey, you aren't planning on staying here, are you?" She jumped over, snatched his phone away, and turned it off.

Sheng Hanyu was not annoyed: "That's right, I intend to stay here for a few days."

Based on his understanding of his grandfather, he knew the old man would never admit defeat so easily; it wouldn't be long before the old man came over to stop him in person.

Therefore, Jian Yining's Villa was the safest place right now; the old man knew there was no one in the villa across the way, and he also knew that he never went over there.

"You can stay here, but you can't just eat without working. It's almost dinner time; do you want to have your people send food over, or are you going to the kitchen to cook?"

Eating was not important; what was important was that she could use this time gap to keep Sheng Hanyu from doing anything else, and then think of a way to cope.

Let him continue searching in this manner?

She feared she would truly be "dug" out.

Sheng Hanyu looked at Yingzi, feeling that she was a bit strange today: "Can you stop making trouble?"

"Who's making trouble? Who's making trouble?"

Shi Youxuan put her hands on her hips, righteous and confident: "The calls are all finished, it's time to rest. Go to the kitchen and cook; you need a balance of work and rest."

This was the first time he had ever heard of such a way to balance work and rest.

However, the important calls were indeed finished, and he could take a break. He didn't want to bicker with Yingzi either; he had never won an argument with her.

"Women are truly troublesome."

He stood up and actually went to the kitchen to cook. Cooking was just cooking; what was so difficult about it?

He opened the refrigerator and saw quite a few disposable food containers inside. The ready-made food in the containers was cooked, but it was all seafood.

He did not eat seafood, so he took out vegetables and noodles and boiled two bowls of vegetable noodles.

"Eat."

Shi Youxuan was sitting on the sofa with her knees hugged to her chest, deep in thought. She hadn't come up with a way to cope yet, and Sheng Hanyu had already finished cooking the meal—he was certainly fast enough.

But seeing the vegetable noodles on the dining table, she frowned: "So plain?"

"Mm."

Sheng Hanyu held his own bowl and began to eat; soon, his bowl of noodles was empty!

Then, seeing that Yingzi hadn't moved, he asked her: "Why aren't you eating?"

"No appetite."

She had too much on her mind to eat, and coupled with the unappealing presentation, she hadn't touched it.

Consequently, the other bowl of noodles also ended up in Sheng Hanyu's stomach. Once full, he pushed the bowl away: "The one who doesn't cook washes the dishes; that's your rule."

After saying this, he left, leaving Shi Youxuan so angry that she rolled up her sleeves and fumed in frustration, unable to do anything.

The old man had indeed gone to the Sheng Hanyu Villa, but he arrived to find it empty and didn't find anyone. The housekeeper, following the Eldest Young Master's instructions, didn't tell him where he was either.

Standing by the window watching the old man's car leave, he sat back on the sofa to continue with his own affairs.

At the same time.

In his room, Jian Yining stared at the photo on his computer for a long time, not even blinking once.

Even now, he couldn't believe that what his eyes were seeing was real.

"Impossible, this is impossible..." he muttered to himself: "Yingzi, how could you be Shi Youxuan? Isn't Shi Youxuan a fool? Where are you a fool? If you're a fool, are there any girls left in this world who are sharp-witted?"

The photo on the computer was the one from the missing person notice Sheng Hanyu had released. Jian Yining knew Sheng Hanyu was married, and he knew his wife's name was Shi Youxuan, but he never would have imagined that Shi Youxuan was actually Yingzi!

He had seen Yingzi's real appearance, and it was exactly the same as the woman in the missing person notice.

It was too surreal; he couldn't believe it was true.

"Ring, ring..."

The phone rang; it was Yingzi calling. Jian Yining didn't hesitate to turn off his phone and reject the call!

He hadn't figured out what to say yet; he didn't know how to answer.

Shi Youxuan had her call rejected, and when she dialed again, it was turned off. She probably had an idea by now—Jian Yining had already seen the missing person notice online.

This was the end; she had wanted to discuss it with someone, but this path was now blocked.

Was Jian Yining angry?

She felt he must be angry, and it was right for him to be angry. The two of them were such good friends, yet she had kept such a big secret from him.

He must be angry that she wasn't honest enough with a friend. Shi Youxuan thought she should apologize to Jian Yining.

So she opened QQ and typed into the dialogue box: You saw the missing person notice online, right? That's right, that person is me. My real name is Shi Youxuan. I'm not a wanted criminal; I am the second young lady of the Shi Family.

They all think I'm a fool, and only you know I'm not, but I hid my true identity from you. I'm sorry, you have to forgive me.

I'm apologizing because you are my best friend, and my only friend.

I should have been honest with you and shouldn't have hidden anything, but I had no choice, and this is a long story. Are you willing to talk in person?

After sending this message, Shi Youxuan began to wait, waiting for Jian Yining to reply to her.

Very quickly, Jian Yining replied: I'll come over to find you.

Shi Youxuan hurriedly replied: No, no, no, you absolutely must not come over. Sheng Hanyu is here, and I don't want him to notice anything suspicious.

Jian Yining: Fine, then you come find me. Taian Road, Biguiyuan, Building A, number 2222.

Four twos; Jian Yining sent the address and gave a bitter smile at the screen.

Why did he choose this number back then?

It really is quite "two."

By the time Shi Youxuan arrived, Jian Yining had already arrived.

This Apartment was a new place he had bought for Yingzi to stay, but after he bought it, Yingzi returned to the Villa before even seeing it; he had originally thought she did it for him, but it turned out it was for that person.

Jian Yining felt a sour, unpleasant sensation in his heart, and it felt even worse after she came in and took off her mask.

"You should put it back on. I've gotten used to seeing that face, and I'm not used to this one."

He was lying; he didn't dislike seeing Yingzi's real appearance because he wasn't used to it, but because her real appearance belonged to Sheng Hanyu, and he didn't like that.

"I'm getting some air."

Shi Youxuan didn't know what Jian Yining was thinking; she only knew that from now on, she wouldn't have to hide in front of him.

"Hey, why did you pretend to be a fool, and when did it start?"

He had mastered all of Shi Youxuan's information and knew she was only twenty years old this year, so she was only fifteen the year she met him.

At fifteen, most young girls should be sitting in a classroom, studying hard and improving every day.

It's the age to act spoiled with their mothers at home, ask for pocket money, hug all kinds of plush toys, or shout at celebrities and have stars in their eyes!

But what was Shi Youxuan doing when she was fifteen?