Free Web NovelChapter 1344: Chapter 1220: Crossing the Line Between Men and Women (Part 3)
Shi Nuan said goodbye to Gu Zheng, then took Ye Mingmei back, while Ye Mingmei walked away, looking back every few steps.
After walking a few steps, she couldn’t help but say, "Boss Gu, come and pick me up in a couple of days!"
Gu Zheng responded with a soft "Hmm," and only then did Ye Mingmei turn around with confidence, leaving with Shi Nuan.
After the two of them had gone far, Song Yansheng lightly asked Gu Zheng, "Off on another mission?"
Gu Zheng shook his head, "No."
"Then you must be going back to S City?"
Gu Zheng’s thin lips moved a bit before he said, "Grandfather wants me to go back, says there’s something he wants to talk to me about!"
Song Yansheng nodded knowingly, "Actually, A Zheng, there are some things I might not say quite right, but I think you better be mentally prepared: Grandfather might be calling you back to complete your engagement with your fiancée!"
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After Gu Zheng left, Shi Nuan didn’t immediately return; instead, he stood where he was, pausing for a moment.
He originally wanted to have a smoke, but when he felt his pockets and found nothing, he remembered he had quit smoking.
Strangely, he had been smoking since he was sixteen, over ten years now, but now he just quit without much ado.
Before, Qu Yuzuo had advised him many times to quit, to no avail, but now just because of Shi Nuan’s displeasure, he hadn’t smoked since.
Turns out, sometimes it’s not about lack of willpower, but lack of determination.
Taking a breath, he pulled out his phone from his pocket, found a number, and dialed it.
On the other end was Liang Yue’e, who quickly answered the call.
Song Yansheng told Liang Yue’e about the almost nonexistent news he got from Li Guirong.
Everything else was fine, except Liang Yue’e was quite shocked to hear that Xue Mobei was Ji Yunjin’s husband.
Song Yansheng said, "I thought you knew..."
Liang Yue’e laughed at herself, "I said he might not even know me, and besides his name, I know nothing about him. How could I know who his wife is?"
After a pause, she added, "In that case, Ji Xiangling is..."
Song Yansheng nodded with an "Hmm," and said, "She is Aunt Ji and Xue Mobei’s daughter!"
Liang Yue’e was momentarily speechless.
"Regarding the issue with my cousin and Li Guirong, I’ll let you know as soon as I find out anything..."
"Actually, A Yu, even if you don’t investigate, I’m one hundred percent certain they have something going on..."
Song Yansheng squinted, "Did you find any evidence?"
Liang Yue’e chuckled, "Kind of. Actually, it was at that banquet where I discovered Xue Mobei, and I saw Li Guirong wearing a necklace identical to the one your cousin gave me. I specifically went to the Song Family today, asked his secretary, and coaxed out of him that he indeed ordered two identical necklaces last month..."
Song Yansheng didn’t know what to say.
Liang Yue’e sighed a bit, saying, "A Yu, I know we shouldn’t be on the same side, and I’m aware that you have many reservations about me. I don’t want to say much; I just hope that whatever you decide to do in the future, you’ll spare Qing Yang. That’s all I can hope for..."
Song Yansheng frowned slightly but said nothing, though Liang Yue’e knew he listened.
She didn’t say anything more, just thanked him and hung up.
It was around 1:30 in the afternoon, and the sunlight was much brighter than in the morning, but the wind on her face carried a hint of coldness.
Liang Yue’e took this call while standing on the second-floor balcony of the Nanshan Residence.
She looked at the garden view outside, at the maple leaves burning red in the distance on Anshan, and her eyes started to redden slightly.
Twenty-eight years.
She has been married to Song Zhongming for a full twenty-eight years.
In those twenty-eight years, she bore him two children; their son passed away due to illness half a year ago.
Their eldest daughter is about to wed and leave home.
Suddenly, she felt empty again.
Or maybe there was still something left, like her husband Song Zhongming.
But what good does that do? That husband has already betrayed her.
In the past, discovery of betrayal would make her sad, upset.
But now, she only feels despair.
When she was young, she wanted to meet a good man and experience a grand romance.
No matter the outcome later, she didn’t want to have regrets.
But fate never favored her, and she didn’t meet someone she could love passionately.
The person she married was neither someone who loved her nor someone she loved.
Now at fifty, with more than half her life gone, what can she think, want, or ask for?
She doesn’t know, she hasn’t known for a long time!
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