Cloud Girl Chapter 31

Under Xu Xiaomeng's careful care, Chen Nanyi's health improved remarkably. Afterwards, a son and a daughter were born in succession, named after the names Lu Ai had originally intended for Xu Xiaomeng: Lu Yunxiang and Lu Yunrui. Including their eldest son, Lu Liyuan—also known as Little Lemon—the family was now complete.

Xu Xiaomeng's original intention in rejecting Qin Se and not marrying Liu Shixi was not because he didn't love children, but because he felt that since he was an illegitimate child anyway—although he had been recognized as such, he shouldn't have been born in the first place, and having a life like Chen Nanyi's was already a blessing.

And just like now, it won't make a difference if there are no children in the future.

But perhaps they had lived too humbly before, so God blessed them with this wonderful encounter—a pitiful couple, given the fruit of their love, for which they should certainly be grateful.

So Xu Xiaomeng, who has always acted like a "foolish son of a landlord" when it comes to social welfare, made a bold move and specially established the "Kurihara Charity Foundation" in the name of her eldest son to help people's lives.

Xu Xiaomeng did not let Chen Nanyi know about the terrible things Chen Yiwen had done.

As Chen Nanyi's material and spiritual life became more stable, she gradually became more cheerful and no longer had social anxiety.

The family lived happily together until the children grew up and went to school.

However, just when they thought life could continue so beautifully, bad news struck them down unexpectedly and easily.

Lu Liyuan disappeared inexplicably on his first day of school at Lu Ran Kindergarten.

That night, Chen Nanyi even specially cooked his favorite rock sugar water to express his apology for "leaving" him at kindergarten that morning.

Late at night, Xu Xiaomeng, who had rushed back from the company to pick up her child from school, returned alone. The news she brought back threatened to break Chen Nanyi's heart, which had been so painstakingly repaired.

Xu Xiaomeng used all her connections, but still received no news.

Some say it was a kidnapping, others say it was revenge, but either way, it deeply affected their fragile nerves and caused an uproar throughout the city.

Those hellish days had already crushed them.

Xu Xiaomeng is doing relatively well, but Chen Nanyi, who was originally in good health, is now becoming increasingly thin.

The two younger children and Chen Yijing have been sent to Qin Se's place for care. The couple has been working hard for more than three months. Even Chen Nanyi, who is usually very resilient, has given up hope. She just wanted to see him one last time.

Until the very last time, just when Xu Xiaomeng and her team returned empty-handed from the police station.

An experienced detective suggested they seek help from the National Police Center in the capital—meaning the capital was teeming with talent, including people from Tuolco, and many skilled at finding evidence and solving cases. However, due to the sheer number of missing persons cases in the area, their police department couldn't request additional assistance—so if they sent people back to search, they might be able to find them.

Chen Nanyi was disheartened. Her stubborn temper and thinking became even more impulsive. She secretly scoffed at these people's passing the buck and became even more worried.

However, Xu Xiaomeng seemed thoughtful after hearing this and decided to try her luck in the capital.

Seeing him like this, Chen Nanyi inexplicably became angry.

"Are you stupid? Going to the capital is so far away, and we don't know anyone there. How would the people there know anything about what's going on here? It's a complete waste of time!"

Xu Xiaomeng had no choice but to patiently comfort Chen Nanyi, who was crying.

“I know, but we can’t give up now, no matter what hope there is. Besides, it’s very rare for someone in one profession to recommend someone else in the same profession. Maybe that policeman really couldn’t do anything…”

Chen Nanyi burst into tears again after hearing this, shaking her head, "But we don't know any of them!"

As Chen Nanyi spoke, she silently wrapped her arms around her body, reached her hand out of the window, and tried to pinch the green leaf on the window. She remembered that Lu Liyuan, who was usually well-behaved, had once said that we should cherish flowers and plants, but she stopped and couldn't help but tremble.

Both she and Xu Xiaomeng were well-mannered, so even when their exposure increased and some people secretly mocked the seemingly foolish and immature Chen Yijing, Lu Liyuan knew to teach the youngest children, Lu Yunrui and Lu Yunxiang, to protect their aunt who knew nothing...

And Little Lemon, such a wonderful child, was his and Chen Nanyi's first child, a precious treasure they had come so far, bringing them such a wonderful and amazing experience as first-time parents—this is not to say that other people are unimportant, but the child she was most reluctant to see suffer in this world has just disappeared without a trace.

Anyone who is sentimental cannot ignore this heart-wrenching pain.

Chen Nanyi couldn't help but cry silently. Xu Xiaomeng, however, gripped her hand tightly and said sternly, "No, I know someone. It's the daughter of the owner who lived next to our seaside villa... and who committed suicide."

Xu Xiaomeng paused for a moment, then continued, "I helped her when she was little, but she disappeared on her own later. A few years ago, she left me a phone number to contact her, saying she lived in the Capital Police Station—I don't know if she still remembers me." At this point, Xu Xiaomeng was not quite sure, but her mind was made up.

Chen Nanyi remained noncommittal, but the couple, united in purpose, hurriedly packed their bags and rushed to the capital with him.

Along the way, Xu Xiaomeng flipped through her old contact book and made many calls, but no one answered, which made her feel anxious.

When they hurriedly dropped off their luggage at the hotel and went to the Capital Police Department's general service desk to look for Wen Yulan, a former fellow townsman of Xu Xiaomeng, the staff gave them a strange look. They didn't let them leave, but they also wouldn't allow them to go upstairs—until Xu Xiaomeng produced Wen Yulan's phone number, saying, "This is what she wrote to me, really."

After confirming the number, the guard nervously made an internal call to Wen Yulan. Wen Yulan listened to the call without saying a word, then pondered for a while without reaching a conclusion.

But it definitely looked like my private number, so I just told them to come up and hung up.

No wonder they were so terrified. If the receptionist heard someone looking for someone else out of nowhere, they would definitely tell them to slip away and not disturb their time.

However, since the person they were looking for was Wen Yulan, regardless of whether it was real or not, they dared not let them leave.

They cannot be blamed for this instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm.

In fact, everyone in the capital's police department knows that Wen Yulan in their department has always been a cold-faced and extremely efficient ruthless person.

Especially since, half a month ago, her only direct subordinate, Li Fusong, disappeared during a drug bust.

Wen Yulan had been in a state of rage for several days, so naturally no one dared to provoke her.

The guard who led Xu Xiaomeng and Chen Nanyi up to the eighth floor pointed them in a direction from afar, then quickly saluted and retreated.

Wen Yulan, who was sitting amidst a pile of scattered documents, noticed someone entering the office the instant they entered. She looked up, her sharp, expressionless gaze fixed on them before quickly looking away.

It wasn't a dismissive look, but it wasn't just a casual glance either. Wen Yulan didn't immediately get up to greet them; instead, she quickly turned her gaze to a pretty girl standing before her, speaking in a low voice, but one that concealed an immeasurable anger.

“Kong Ziya, tell me, do you wash your hair strand by strand? Do you know that because you were washing your damn hair, you missed his SOS! And you made me think everyone was safe, you ruined my life…”

Wen Yulan tightened her jaw, her voice trembling slightly, "I just retreated like that, leaving him in that kind of place... and now you're telling me not to look for him anymore?! How dare you say such a thing?"

Wen Yulan's large, round eyes with double eyelids were covered in frost, giving her a fierce aura.

The girl named Kong Ziya kept her head down and didn't dare to speak. The only sound around them was the rustling of documents being turned.

Stealing a glance at Wen Yulan's red eyes, Kong Ziya suddenly couldn't bear the pressure and burst into tears, stammering "I'm sorry" between sobs. Wen Yulan looked at her calmly, her jaw tightening again. She coldly said, "Sorry is useless," and then lowered her head to pick up the stack of tattered documents and continued flipping through them.

After a long silence, Wen Yulan, having finished organizing the documents, sighed and got up. As she passed Kong Ziya, her words, "Three months of confinement," relieved everyone.

Overall, Wen Yulan is a contradictory person, and her attitude towards things is also different.

She's not the type to hold grudges. Now that she's already lost her temper, she naturally won't cause trouble for anyone afterwards. So once she's said her piece, she won't dwell on it anymore.

She has always been a very single-minded person.

If a problem can be solved in the short term, she will work tirelessly to solve it immediately. If a problem cannot be solved immediately, she will feel resentful but will suppress it for the time being. Her current state is one of temporary suppression.

Wen Yulan's approach to resolving issues is neither particularly good nor particularly bad.

I don't know if she was born that strong-willed, or if she's just very sentimental.

During the two weeks that Li Fusong disappeared, Wen Yulan stayed on the ship where he disappeared for three days and two nights, and then never left her office. No one wanted to give up this frantic search.

Just now, Kong Ziya couldn't bear to see Wen Yulan's self-destructive and haggard appearance, so she wanted to persuade her, but she didn't expect Wen Yulan to deliberately blame herself in front of so many people.

That actually made her feel a little better about her guilt.

Wen Yulan never expresses her opinions to anyone. She did this so that Kong Ziya could have an easier time in the police station. After all, she couldn't have made such a big mistake and been ignored just because she was the director's niece.

At least Wen Yulan's attitude now indicates that she will start dealing with other things, which is a good sign.

Because Wen Yulan never receives visitors in her office, the eighth-floor security assistant barely managed to lead Xu Xiaomeng and the others to the X-ray reception room and pour them tea.

Wen Yulan was not in a good mood when she entered the reception room; her expression was indifferent.

However, when Xu Xiaomeng was introducing herself, Wen Yulan, who was rubbing her forehead, sat up straight.

After hearing Xu Xiaomeng tell her where she was staying, Wen Yulan, who was disheveled and extremely tired, suddenly stood up. Gone was her usual arrogant expression; she had clearly become humble and polite.

The officers peering through the window then realized that the usually aloof Wen Yulan was quite adept at certain tasks and possessed an elegant demeanor.

Wen Yulan apologized sincerely, "Um... I'm sorry, because I didn't know it was you calling, and I didn't answer when I saw it was a long-distance call... You've changed so much, I didn't even recognize you."

Wen Yulan managed to explain to Xu Xiaomeng why she hadn't answered the phone, then looked gently at Chen Nanyi sitting beside her and nodded.

She has always been someone who distinguishes between close and distant relationships. This time, her politeness was not a sign of distance, but rather a display of greater sincerity, not a perfunctory one.

Chen Nanyi's attitude towards Wen Yulan changed suddenly. She couldn't quite put her finger on it, but she had a feeling that there was hope for the request.

However, she then remembered that her subordinates had also gone missing. It was obvious which was more serious, and she became somewhat anxious.

Wen Yulan keenly noticed her change and nodded slightly with a faint smile. "Do you need some fever reducer? You seem a little unwell."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Xiaomeng blankly placed her hand on Chen Nanyi's forehead. Anxiety welled up all her emotions at once, and she couldn't help but feel sad. "Kurihara is already... and you still don't take good care of yourself. What am I supposed to do?"

The police officers outside the window mistakenly thought that Xu Xiaomeng and her companions were high-ranking officials, which is why Wen Yulan suddenly became so respectful.

But in their minds, Wen Yulan was the kind of person who was fearless and, although not usually arrogant, was still quite flamboyant. How could anyone treat her with such courtesy? For a moment, everyone discussed it, but to no avail.

Little did she know that ever since Wen Yulan recognized Xu Xiaomeng as the only person who had been with her after her mother's death more than ten years ago at the beach, she felt extremely grateful whenever she thought about how kind and caring her mother and he had been.

Although she later felt embarrassed to stay in the village and left on her own, she still left a sealed note in his mailbox next door when she went back a few years ago in August, asking him to contact her if he needed any help.

Xu Xiaomeng had never called before, and Wen Yulan wasn't the type to reminisce with people, so she gradually forgot about it.

When the couple rushed over this time, Wen Yulan thought to herself that they must have gotten into some trouble.

I've already mustered all my strength, and I won't go into details about getting serious.

Little Lemon's ending begins with the fragrance of Misty Lake.

Small Theater

Xu Xiaomeng: "How much does this umbrella cost?"

Chen Nanyi: "It's about 15 yuan."

Xu Xiaomeng: "45 yuan is so expensive?! Are prices like this now?"

Chen Nanyi paused, then said, "It's not 45, it's 15."

Xu Xiaomeng, "How much exactly?"

Chen Nanyi: "You're so annoying! You know perfectly well what I'm talking about, I'm not talking to you anymore..."

Ten-second kissing moment —

Chen Nanyi, "Why are you doing this!"

Xu Xiaomeng, "In the theory of love, when arguments cannot be resolved, a kiss is the most successful offensive against a girl."

Chen Nanyi →_→, “But are you sure it was during the debate competition we were leading?”

The audience members below the stage were petrified (⊙x⊙;)