Chapter 1496 - 1509
The store manager’s face slightly dropped, eyeing the little girl, and sneered, "Even if her backer is Mr. Wei, so what? Isn’t she still under my control now?!"
Others echoed with schadenfreude, grinning, but their gaze toward Yunxi held a trace of envy and jealousy, with a touch less disdain.
Wei Xiang was dressed in a white suit, not a crease in sight. Yunxi wore a light blue gown of gauze. The two swayed in the dance floor, in the eyes of outsiders, they were praised as a match made in Heaven.
A talented man and a beautiful woman, a match made in Heaven.
Wei Xiang’s hand rested on Yunxi’s waist, Yunxi instinctively tried to evade, but he forced her into his embrace.
Yunxi raised her eyes and glared at him, "What mischief are you up to?"
She was slightly angry.
Wei Xiang raised a teasing eyebrow, the corner of his mouth curled into a more devilish smirk, and he said, "What mischief could I be up to when dancing with a beautiful lady is indeed my honor?"
Yunxi rolled her eyes, "Mr. Wei is known as A City’s nightlife prince, never lacking in beautiful women by his side. Dancing with someone of princely stature truly is my misfortune."
The implication being, he had lost his value! So don’t think you can get any information about Bai Zhi from her.
"Little lady, don’t be so heartless, give me a bit of information, I’ve prepared a full Manchu-Han feast."
At the mention of a full Manchu-Han feast, Yunxi’s eyes instantly lit up.
For someone who couldn’t resist food, she revealed her foodie nature again, which was her most significant weakness that anyone could easily exploit.
But...
"I can’t force Bai Zhi to participate even if I want her to, why don’t you come up with a way?" Yunxi deliberately threw the problem back at him, secretly pleased.
She didn’t say she wouldn’t help, but whether it would work out still depended on his effort.
Yunxi walked into the community, and when passing by the apartment entrance, she heard a woman’s crying and cursing from outside.
"Zheng Congyang, where on earth are you hiding Nangong Ting?"
Hearing these names, Yunxi instinctively stopped in her tracks.
Nangong Ting?
She turned to look outside the door to see the woman who previously caused an incident standing in front of Zheng Congyang with a tattered bag, while Zheng Congyang had his back to her, looking even more forlorn and defeated.
His fingers held a cigarette, smoke swirling around his fingertips, wafting layers of smoke.
"It’s embarrassing to save someone, you should go to the police, what use is it to come to me?" Zheng Congyang sneered, looking coldly at Liang Youmei.
"If you hadn’t hidden her, where else could she be?!"
Liang Youmei shouted anxiously.
Zheng Congyang’s posture was arrogant, like hearing an international joke, he laughed twice and coldly replied, "A lunatic, how do I know where she could go?"
Suddenly, with a wave of his long arm, he pushed Liang Youmei to the ground, "Get out of the way, don’t block this young master’s path."
"Zheng Congyang! You beast! If it weren’t for you, how could Tingting have gone mad!"
Liang Youmei fell into the flower bed, either sprained her ankle or something, unable to stand up.
Her hand trembling, pointing at Zheng Congyang, she cursed, "Zheng Congyang, you better pray Yiting is alright, or I’ll make your Zheng Family restless!"
Hearing her words, Zheng Congyang laughed lightly, a wild laughter tinged with chill, eyes full of disdain, like a blood-draining dagger, he forcefully stubbed out his cigarette, gripped Liang Youmei by the throat, showing a menacing smile, "You’ve reminded me, Nangong Ting embezzled two billion from my company, should I initiate legal proceedings to sue her?"
Liang Youmei was staggered by his sudden ferocious face, "How is it possible! You’re lying! Yiting would never do such a thing!"
"I’m lying?" Zheng Congyang paused, took a document from his briefcase, and tossed it at Liang Youmei, "See for yourself! She went mad because God opened its eyes, this is called self-inflicted, and you can’t live!"
...
In the corner of the most bustling street, Nangong Ting in a hospital gown curled her legs tightly around herself.
Her eyes were hollow and vacant, disheveled hair making her look more like a beggar, muttering to herself, but it was unclear what she was saying.
In front of her was a loaf of bread picked from somewhere, dry and hard now.
A slightly slender figure strolled up to her, squatted slowly, and just as he was about to reach out, she slapped his hand away with a snap.
Her body continuously retreated, murmuring that could barely be heard: "Don’t hit me! I hit me!"
The man wasn’t annoyed, pulled a chicken leg and a hamburger from the bag, and handed them to her.
Nangong Ting suddenly smelled the aroma of meat and quickly snatched the bag from the man’s hand, devouring it ravenously.
She had been out of the asylum for several days now, during which she was like a rat crossing the street, shouted at wherever she went.
Some kids even boldly surrounded her and sang beggar songs.
"Delicious?" the man asked.
Nangong Ting acted as though she hadn’t heard his question, continuing to devour, her mouth stuffed, and kept stuffing more in.
The man sighed, "Really crazy, huh."
He chuckled coldly, got up, waved, and immediately two strong men approached, disregarding Nangong Ting’s struggles, forced her into the car, and drove away from the bustling area.
Just after they left, Jian Chunqiu arrived with Chu Ge.
"How does our economic prosperity compare to yours over there?"
Jian Chunqiu glanced at the car departing with Nangong Ting before speaking.
Chu Ge had his hands in his pockets, smiling, "What’s the difference? It’s all the same, but this is your Capital City, if even the Capital City isn’t prosperous, how can it be called Capital City?"
Jian Chunqiu sensed there was more to Chu Ge’s words, and he seemed a bit dissatisfied, "I know what you’re thinking, but we just came back, we’re still unclear about the situation in the Capital City, so you can’t wander around now."
Chu Ge pressed his lips tightly, "I’m only concerned about when I can go back, as for wandering, I’m frankly not interested at all!"
Jian Chunqiu glanced at Chu Ge, kept silent, then his phone rang, it was a call from the Nangong Family.
He picked it up, and a frantic voice came through, "Elder Jian, something big has happened, Nangong Ting is missing."
Jian Chunqiu instructed Chu Ge to go back first, while he went to the Nangong Family.
Chu Ge wandered aimlessly down the street, gazing at his surroundings, realizing they were very much like his own world.
Had he not known beforehand he didn’t belong to this world, he might have mistakenly considered it his own city.
"Mr. Chu?"
Suddenly, a voice came from behind, Liu Yue approached with a hint of curiosity, "Mr. Chu, when did you return?"