Chapter 453 Discovered
Waiting was long, from five o’clock until seven, many people came out of the building, one after another, all dressed to the nines, but Zhou Yi never appeared.
Ling Feng felt anxious, could it be that the woman wasn’t at the company?
As darkness fell, the lights on each floor of the ten-plus story building extinguished one by one, indicating that everyone had left.
The taxi driver looked back at Ling Feng, "Buddy, maybe the person you’re looking for didn’t come to work today?"
"It seems so, just wait for me for a moment, I’ll go and ask!"
Ling Feng said, opened the door, and got out of the car, heading straight for the entrance of the building.
Fortuitously, as he reached the entrance, a young man dressed in a security guard uniform came out. Ling Feng approached and asked, "Brother, has everyone left the company?"
The security guard sized him up warily and asked, "What do you want to know that for?"
"Don’t be nervous, I’m just asking. I wanted to surprise my girlfriend, but I didn’t see her; I don’t even know if she is working overtime." Ling Feng said with a smile.
"Oh, I see. Maybe you missed her when she came out. Now, everyone from the company has left, I’m about to close the doors!" the security guard replied.
Ling Feng’s heart sank, confirming that Zhou Yi was indeed not there!
Having no other choice, he gave a wry smile, thanked the security guard, and returned to the taxi.
"So? She really wasn’t there?" the driver asked curiously.
Ling Feng shook his head, "She wasn’t there; I came for nothing. Let’s head back to the hotel."
"Alrighty, it’s a booked ride, wherever you want to go!"
With that, the driver started the car and left.
No sooner had the car departed than Zhou Yi, who had been standing by the window on the top floor of the building for almost an hour, slightly uplifted the corners of her mouth and returned to the sofa.
After sitting down, she dialed a number, "Find out who has been inquiring about my information these past few days; locate the leak!"
Having finished the call, Zhou Yi furrowed her brows.
"Where on earth did things go wrong?"
When Ling Feng returned to his hotel room, he saw Zhang Lan changed into her dress, ready for dinner, and couldn’t help but laugh, "Sis, it’s just the two of us dining, why the grand attire?"
"I’m dressing up for your sake!" Zhang Lan gave him an impatient look.
Ling Feng chuckled, "Understood, ’women dress for those who please them’ after all!"
"Glad you know it!"
As they were leaving the hotel, Zhang Lan inquired about the progress of the day, and learning that Ling Feng had come up empty-handed, she consoled him, "It’s just bad luck; maybe you’ll meet her tomorrow."
Ling Feng gave a bitter smile, "Let’s hope so."
"By the way, once you see her, how long do you plan to follow her?" Zhang Lan asked.
"I haven’t decided that yet; I’ll play it by ear once I see her. It would be great if I could remember where I had seen her before," Ling Feng replied.
After dinner, the time had reached nine in the evening.
Although Ling Feng wanted Zhang Lan to keep him company, Luo Qianyu had been relentlessly calling during dinner, urging her to come home. With her maternal instincts tugging, Zhang Lan had no choice but to agree to return after eating.
Ling Feng knew that the girl was doing it on purpose, but there was nothing he could do, especially in front of Zhang Lan; he had to hold his tongue.
So after dinner, he could only watch her take a ride home, leaving him to return alone to the hotel.
Unable to sleep as he lay in bed, he called Miao Ruoruo to ask what time she would be coming over the next day.
After finding out she wouldn’t arrive until 8 a.m., Ling Feng closed his eyes and forced himself to sleep, wanting to quickly end the night.
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The next morning, Ling Feng got out of bed at six and busied himself with a good wash, then began his patient wait.
When the phone rang, he was already waiting downstairs. Miao Ruoruo stepped out of the car and asked with a smile, "Did you grow impatient waiting?"
Seeing her in white clothes, her charm not diminished by the down jacket, Ling Feng couldn’t help but step forward and take her hand, "I wish you had come last night. I barely slept at all!"
Miao Ruoruo smiled softly and gave him a sidelong glance, "Is that necessary? It’s only been a few days!"
When Chen Yuhe’s family had issues, she and her sister Miao Lanlan stayed in Shiliu Village for a few days, and indeed, not much time had passed since then.
But Ling Feng still missed her greatly, especially seeing Miao Ruoruo’s shy yet joyous demeanor at that moment. If not for the constant flow of people at the hotel entrance, he would have loved to embrace and kiss her then and there.
"What are the plans for today?" Ling Feng asked, holding her hand.
"A wedding at noon, and then I’ll head back in the afternoon," Miao Ruoruo said.
Ling Feng was taken aback, "So soon? Aren’t you planning to stay for a couple of days?"
"No, I haven’t been in touch with this classmate for a while, but since they sent an invitation, and other classmates also wanted to see me, I came. But actually, I’ve lost touch with everyone; I just didn’t want to dampen their spirits," she explained.
"I see. So do we head upstairs first, or go straight to the wedding venue?" Ling Feng asked.
Miao Ruoruo saw the smile in his eyes and blushed slightly, but still shook her head, "We won’t go up. Let’s head straight to the hotel; they are all asking me to come early!"
"That works," he agreed.
Without insisting further, Ling Feng nodded and followed her into the car.
Twenty minutes later, they arrived at the entrance of a hotel, where staff members were busy setting up an inflatable Rainbow Gate. Ling Feng couldn’t help but laugh, "So getting married follows this procedure now, even the provincial city can’t escape the trend."
"Yeah, it’s become a fixed pattern," she agreed.
Miao Ruoruo nodded, and they both got out of the car.
The appearance of this handsome man and beautiful woman immediately attracted a lot of attention, from the entrance all the way to the hall.
Since the ceremony was scheduled for the afternoon, there weren’t many people in the hall, but a few girls still called out "Ruoruo" and hurried over.
Ling Feng inwardly sighed, ’It begins,’ and with a faint smile, he walked over with Miao Ruoruo.
"Ruoruo, you’ve grown even prettier after two years!"
"Yes, your skin has improved too. What skincare products do you use?"
"Oh, who is this?"
Several girls chirped around Miao Ruoruo, asking all sorts of questions.
"This is my boyfriend, Ling Feng," Miao Ruoruo introduced with a professional smile.
"Oh, no wonder! It’s the nourishment of love, then!" the girls laughed teasingly.
"Look at what you’re saying. Is everyone else doing well?" Miao Ruoruo asked.
"Let’s not stand here. Come sit down and chat. The bride won’t be here for a while," one of the girls suggested.
Everyone sat down at an empty table; Ling Feng maintained a polite smile and stayed silent, watching them chat.
However, shortly after, someone else entered through the door. Hearing someone call out "Zhou Yi," Ling Feng instantly stiffened, turned his head, and was completely frozen!