After a few busy days, even though Tang Jingyuan had suppressed the news, some rumors still leaked out, and everyone started talking about it privately. The young master's newlywed wife had disappeared, and she had not been found yet.
The wedding hasn't even taken place yet, but she's nowhere to be found. Maybe she ran away with another man, and the Pei family is afraid of being embarrassed, so they don't dare to say anything.
Of course, she didn't dare spread such rumors to the old man. The more Shen Yizhi heard, the more curious she became. However, she couldn't get through to Tang Jingyuan, so she came up with this plan: to force Tang Jingyuan to come to her birthday party. If he came alone, she could expose him right there and then.
The old man will not allow the Pei family to lose this person. If that happens, Lu An Ning will not be able to stay in the Pei family for long.
The night before the dinner, Shen Yizhi brought Lu Yunxi to Ronghua Garden to investigate. Lu Anning and Tang Jingyuan had just finished dinner when they saw two people on the screen. Lu Anning glanced at Tang Jingyuan and immediately understood.
After a long while, Tang Jingyuan slowly came out and opened the door.
"Second sister-in-law, why are you here?"
Chen Yizhi smiled and said, "The king crabs just arrived this evening, flown in. Your second brother said he'd send two over for you to try. I remember that my sister-in-law loves seafood the most."
Tang Jingyuan glanced at the suit that Lu Yunxi was holding and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Come in and talk."
Seeing Tang Jingyuan give in, Shen Yizhi breathed a sigh of relief. Normally, Tang Jingyuan wouldn't let anyone in. She'd deliberately mentioned Lu Anning, and surprisingly, it had worked. He must have been afraid of being discovered. She exchanged a glance with Lu Yunxi and followed Tang Jingyuan inside.
Lu Yunxi observed everything around her along the way. Seeing the garden full of flowers, the pavilion and swimming pool, and the house decorated elegantly and uniquely, she couldn't help feeling jealous.
This place is much better than the villa where Pei Chengyi lives.
At the entrance, she changed into disposable slippers. As far as she could see, there were many women's shoes on the shoe cabinet, all of which were the style that Lu An Ning liked. Her eyes dimmed, and when she looked up again, she looked gentle again.
With so many shoes, I’m not sure whether Lu Anning has come back.
Tang Jingyuan took the seafood and, with rare courtesy, poured the two of them some freshly brewed Longjing tea.
Shen Yizhi didn't see Lu Anning, so she pretended not to know and asked, "Isn't your sister-in-law at home at this time?"
Tang Jingyuan smiled slightly: "She has a dinner date with a friend and hasn't returned yet. Does Second Sister-in-law have something to ask her?"
Chen Yizhi smiled awkwardly: "No. It's just that you and your sister-in-law must come to my birthday party tomorrow night.
"Tomorrow night?"
"Yeah! My sister-in-law wouldn't want to give me this face, would she? I know there were some unpleasant things before, but that's all in the past. I've already told Dad, and he'll be there when the time comes."
"That's not the problem, the main thing is..."
"What's wrong? Is your sister-in-law inconvenienced?" Chen Yizhi pressed on, "Actually, I've heard some gossip these past few days. It's said that your sister-in-law has been missing for several days and hasn't been found yet. Could it be true?"
Tang Jingyuan frowned and his expression suddenly changed: "Who dares to say such nonsense?"
"I just heard it, don't take it to heart. Some people just like to gossip, and I'm just concerned about my sister-in-law. So, bring her here tomorrow night. When everyone sees that she's fine, these rumors will naturally fall apart. Otherwise, if she keeps hiding it, I almost thought something really happened to her. This woman is afraid of being talked about."
Chen Yizhi glanced at Lu Yunxi, and she immediately chimed in: "A lot of people are saying that my sister might have run off with some strange man, and some are even saying worse things. I want to help clarify things, but if she doesn't show up, it's useless for me to say more. Is my sister really okay?"
"What? You don't believe what I say? Second sister-in-law, are you here to deliver seafood or to investigate?"
Shen Yizhi quickly laughed and said, "How could that be? We are a family, of course I am thinking about you."
The atmosphere became a little subtle. Shen Yizi and Lu Yunxi could no longer sit still and soon stood up to leave. Before leaving, they kept reminding Lu Anning to bring him to the birthday party tomorrow night.
Lu Anning heard their conversation clearly from upstairs. In the dark, she watched the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law leave, her lips curled slightly. Lu Yunxi kept saying that the rumors were spread by others, but she was afraid that the source was Lu Yunxi herself.
When Tang Jingyuan entered the room, Lu Anning just came down. Their eyes met, and Lu Anning smiled mysteriously: "It's written all over your face that you hope something bad happens to me. Lu Yunxi is still like this, she can't hide anything."
"What do you want to do?"
Lu Anning leaned on the sofa, playing with the teacup. A thought flashed through his mind and he suddenly looked at Tang Jingyuan.
"There's a fun way, but it requires your cooperation."
"you say!"
Lu Anning moved closer and whispered something in Tang Jingyuan's ear. Tang Jingyuan smiled and said, "This surprise is indeed a good one. I'll do as you wish. When the time comes, let Lin Tao cooperate with you."
The next evening, Chengyang Mansion was decorated with lights and was bustling with activity. The people who came were some of Jiangcheng's most famous people.
Chen Yizi attended the event in a gorgeous dress, accepting the guests' congratulations with a smile. As the birthday girl tonight, it was rare for her to stand at the door to greet guests. Even when her good friends asked her to chat, she found excuses to decline, just wanting to stare at the door to see if Lu Anning would come.
Seeing that the guests had arrived one after another, and even the old man had sent someone to deliver gifts, but there was still no sign of Tang Jingyuan. Shen Yizhi was anxious and was about to ask Pei Wenbin to contact Tang Jingyuan to ensure that he would return today. At this time, a black Maybach slowly drove up from a distance. It was the car that Tang Jingyuan often used.
Shen Yizi and Lu Yunxi became nervous at the same time. The Maybach slowly stopped and the door opened, but only Tang Jingyuan got out of the car.
Seeing this, Shen Yizhi hurried forward and asked, "Why isn't your sister-in-law coming over?"
Tang Jingyuan sighed deeply, his expression dimmed. "Brother, sister-in-law, I don't want to hide it from you anymore. Actually, something happened to An Ning. If it weren't for sister-in-law's kindness, I wouldn't be in the mood to come here today."
Chen Yizhi looked at Tang Jingyuan in shock, and reacted faster than Pei Wenbin: "What happened? Let's go in and talk slowly."
Tang Jingyuan was surrounded by several people and walked into the room. At this time, everyone's attention was focused on Tang Jingyuan. No one noticed that one of the two people who followed Lin Tao in was the person they were looking for.
Lu Yunxi followed Shen Yizi closely, listening with her ears pricked up, afraid of missing the most important news.
Something really happened to Lu Anning!
Did he die playing with it? Or did he escape with wounds all over his body...
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