Chapter 200 Too Careless
“Nothing. I am just putting my files in order.”
Yi Yunrui hears Xia Ning’s voice. He feels much relaxed at once. He nods, “Oh. I will go to pick you up after work.”
Xia Ning mildly smiles at the other end of the phone, “OK.”
Xia Ning hangs up and puts the phone aside. She takes up her big bag, which is not expensive but she has used for a long time. She turns to go outside.
In the living room, there are doors keys, the car key, the phone, and all kinds of gifts Yi Yunrui gave her.
And, there is a piece of paper full of words, added with a divorce agreement with her signature.
Darling, sorry. I let go first.
Wish you happiness from now on.
At seven in the evening, Li Baoer receives a call. It is from Yi Yunrui. Yi Yunrui sounds very panic, which makes her surprised.
The iron-blood commander will not turn a hair even a mountain collapses in front of him. Why does he sound so nervous as if he is going to cry?
“Bao’er, have you seen Xia Ning? Did Xia Ning go to work today? When did she leave the office…Can you come here now?”
Li Bao’er answers the phone and hears Yi Yunrui talk to himself for about one minute. She can’t even interrupt. When she finally can, after asking some questions, she learns that Xia Ning is “missing”!
The news is just like a bomb in Li Baoer’s brain. She hangs up and goes to the military compound at the highest speed.
Li Baoer is shocked blankly to see the messy house. Then, she finds Yi Yunrui, who is in the bedroom, grasping a paper in his hand. He looks depressed.
“Commander Yi, what happened? When did Xia Ning leave?”
Yi Yunrui clenches his fists. He sticks his fingers into his hairs and makes scratches there. Then, he passes the paper to Li Bao’er, “You read this…”
Li Baoer takes over the paper. When she reads the words, she turns pale at once!
“Damn! How can the bitch Yin Jingsi do this kind of thing!” Li Baoer grits her teeth.
In the letter, Xia Ning made a confession about the photos. Then, she left everything from Yi Yunrui. She said that she would be back in a few months, to go through the divorce procedure. These were told to Yi Yunrui. The last paragraphs were to Li Bao’er.
Xia Ning asked Li Bao’er to tell Gu Luan that Xia Ning wanted to quit her job and would never go back. She thanked Gu Luan’s care during the time. However, there were some misunderstandings between them and Xia Ning didn’t want any other. Xia Ning hoped that Gu Luan could cherish the luck between him and Wan Liqing.
And, Xia Ning said sorry to Li Baoer. She was sorry that she couldn’t help Li Bao’er to solve the problem between Dai Zhongheng and Li Bao’er. It seemed that she was not going to stay by Li Baoer and go through the tough time with her.
Li Baoer holds the paper. Her hands tremble, “The silly girl. What is she thinking? Some days ago, she promised me that she would not give up. Now, she lets go first herself.”
Li Bao’er puts down the paper. She looks at the things left by Xia Ning. When she sees the divorce agreement, she is confused, “It is not right. Commander Yi, Ning loves you very much. How can she divorce you of a sudden! It is not right. I saw her last Friday and she was fine. Why did she suddenly leave just after two days? It was totally unpredicted!”
Yi Yunrui feels his heart aching. He is regretful, “I went back with her to B City. My mother said something, which hurt her.”
Li Bao’er pauses. She remembers something, “Did Ning leave today? Why don’t you chase her? Aren’t you good at chasing? Why do you still stay here?”
Yi Yunrui frowns. At the time, Zhang Hai comes in. He says to Yi Yunrui politely, “Commander, I have got the approval. Every institute has adjusted their cameras to check Mrs. Yi’s whereabouts during these hours. You will be informed of any news. Commander, don’t worry.”
Yi Yunrui holds the phone left by Xia Ning tightly in his hand. It is given by him. There is a built-in camera to record everything happens around her.
He has checked many times on the record when she left but has found no trace at all!
“She left all the tracking instruments I gave to her. She took none with her.” Yi Yunrui says frustratedly. He stays at the corner, losing all the proud overbearing power which he used to lead the army and make the strategies.
In Li Baoer’s eyes, the man in front of her is no longer the said legendary one. Instead, he is a poor man who has just lost his lovely wife.
“Wait for a moment. We have to calm down.” Li Baoer takes a deep breath, “Well, though I am not supposed to ask about something, may I ask what did Ning’s mother-in-law say?”
Yi Yunrui is sad, “Yin Jingsi called, telling that Ning seduced her husband. My mother was enraged and she scolded Ning in front of other people.”
“What? That’s ridiculous!” Li Bao’er is angry, “With no proof or evidence, but only some words, she was convinced! The mother-in-law was impulsive enough!”
Yi Yunrui gives a long sigh, “It is my fault. I…Ah!”
Li Baoer looks at Yi Yunrui. She remembers what happened in the bar days ago. She promised Xia Ning that she would not tell, but considering what happened now, she has to make it clear!
“Commander Yi, I should not add any disturbances to you, but I want to know who the woman was with you in XX Bar the other day.”
Hearing this, Yi Yunrui is shocked!
Li Baoer looks at Yi Yunrui and mildly smiles, “Commander Yi, you may not know. I was down at that evening and asked Ning to go out. She and I both saw that. She asked me not to tell. However, Commander Yi, for husband and wife, the most important thing is honesty, especially in the aspect of relation between men and women. I think Ning must be uncomfortable about that.”
Yi Yunrui is shocked. In an instant, as if there are thousands of knives cutting his heart, he feels bloodily painful!
So…Xia Ning saw, but she didn’t say anything!
He is very jealous about what happened between Xia Ning and Gu Luan. He wants her to keep far away from Gu Luan. However, he neglects what happened between Mei Ruo and him!
As to the mother-in-law’s scolding, the entanglements of women around him and the bullying of other people, Xia Ning has been bearing all of them. She bears all by herself. That is her personality. How can he ignore that?
Ever since her parents had the accident and her grandmother died, Xia Ning has been with her own. She is alone. She is on her own with everything.
As her husband, how could he be naïve to want to change her personality all of a sudden and require her to confess everything to him?
If she really changed her personality, she wouldn’t be Xia Ning any longer!
If she really wanted to find someone to rely on, Yi Yunrui would be told to stay away long time ago.
Even if Xia Ning could take things a little more easily, the Ou Yixuan alike could never hurt a hair of her!
Yi Yunrui looks at the divorce agreement. He has the desire to shoot himself in the brain.
He knew everything clearly. Why couldn’t he speak that out initiatively?
Wait. Wait. There might be something he still doesn’t know clearly.
Thinking of this, Yi Yunrui freezes his eyes and takes out his phone. He dials Gu Luan’s number, “Director Gu, is it convenient for you now? I want to talk with you about some things.”
Yi Yunrui hangs up. He tells Zhang Hai, “You take care of the camera issue. By the way, pay attention to limit the influence of chasing. If my wife notices it, it will become more difficult.”
“Yes, Sir!”
Yi Yunrui thinks for a while, “If we can’t get any result in twenty-four hours. Help me to call the Army Commander Headquarters and ask Chief of General Staff Huang to call me.”
“Yes, Sir!”
After giving the instructions, Yi Yunrui glances at Li Baoer, “Miss Li, can you go with me to meet your director?”
“No problem.”
“When we see Gu Luan, please don’t mention that Ning has left. Will you?”
Li Baoer is shocked. She doesn’t understand the intention of Yi Yunrui, but she nods, “OK. I know.”
Xia Ning is missing. No one is more anxious than Yi Yunrui. He must have his reasons to do so.
In the coffee shop, Gu Luan, Yi Yunrui and Li Baoer sit in a corner. They have a cup of different coffee for each. When Gu Luan and Yi Yunrui look at each other, it smells like gun powder in the air.
“Commander Yi makes some time to meet me. I feel a real honor.” Gu Luan puts on a seeming smile. His eyes flash.
“Director Gu, we can save the formula.” Saying this, Yi Yunrui takes out Xia Ning’s phone and puts it in front of Gu Luan, “You remember these photos. Don’t you?”
Gu Luan takes up the phone. He looks at the photos of Xia Ning and Ou Yixuan on it. He understands, “Does Yin Jingsi take any actions? Commander Yi, how do you know this?”
Yi Yunrui slightly blinks his eyes, “I heard from Baoer. Last time, when Ning went to interview Yin Jingsi, you also went to B City. I think you must know the secrets about these photos. Director Gu, Ning didn’t tell me that. Would you please tell me honestly?”
Gu Luan stares at Yi Yunrui quietly for quite a while, “Commander Yi, aren’t you angry about these photos?”
“Of course, I am.” Yi Yunrui freezes his eyes. Something rolling in the deep of his eyes, “I am angry with myself. How could I give the Yin’s sisters the opportunity to do this on Ning?”
Gu Luan thinks for a little while. He drinks a mouthful of coffee and then he slowly tells what happened.
Yi Yunrui listens to him quietly. He clenches his big hands and tries hard to restrain the urge to tear Yin Jingyao and Yin Jingsi into pieces. After quite a while, he says, “Director Gu, thank you for taking care of Ning recently. I neglected it.”
Gu Luan glances at Yi Yunrui, “On the other day, when Ning and I were in the coffee shop, I asked Ning to confess to you about this issue. But Ning refused my help. She didn’t plan to confess to you, either. Ha, I have never met any woman as stubborn as her.”
Yi Yunrui frowns. Based on her personality, it is normal that Xia Ning would refuse Gu Luan’s help, but…
“Why didn’t Ning confess to me? Director Gu, I am an army man. You know better than me about love. Can you tell me the reason?”