Jiang Kechu, despite having a heart already turned to ice, managed to stabilize his mind with his good upbringing and continued to press Mai Qiqi with a few more questions. He quickly found out that Mai Qiqi also had no idea where Wan Chu’er was. He had to hang up the phone in a hurry and tried to calm himself, thinking about what to do next.
He soon cleared his thoughts and decided that this matter had to be resolved at the old mansion.
So, he hurriedly headed to the old mansion, only to find Li Shan there. The old man stayed in the study, and Li Shan wouldn’t let him disturb him at all, nor did the old man call out to see him.
In terms of physical ability and strategies, Li Shan was no match for Jiang Kechu, who ended up getting a sentence out of him, "They have already taken a plane and flown away, how would I know where they’re heading to."
Taken a plane and flown away?!
Thunderous shock roared in Jiang Kechu’s heart, scaring himself witless.
He instinctively wanted to grab Li Shan by the collar and ask, "Why didn’t you stop them?" But his hands and feet felt powerless. What right did he have to press Li Shan?
It was he who had disappointed Chuchu; thus, he was the one who had driven her away.
Thinking of Chuchu’s decisive actions again, if she really didn’t want him to find her, she definitely wouldn’t let Li Shan know the real destination. Pressuring Li Shan would be of no use.
Jiang Kechu began to feel so regret, no, imnse regret. Why did he have to be entangled with Wei Feng? What was the use of his sympathy towards Wei Feng, ruining his own family? He was simply a fool — for the sake of an outsider, he hurt his loved one.
Watching Jiang Kechu’s soulless departure, Li Shan felt so pity for him, but rembering that Xiao Yu was also missing, he still fiercely spat out.
Jiang Kechu quickly regained his spirits. He imdiately started making calls to his contacts, and nearly at the sa ti as Yan Hui, he discovered Wan Chu’er’s flight.
But the flight had already departed five hours ago, and the next closest one was in ten hours. With a total ti difference of fifteen hours, if Wan Chu’er intended to hide from them, it might be difficult to trace her whereabouts.
Regardless, Yan Hui imdiately booked the next flight to the Middle East.
Yan Hui could leave at any mont, but Jiang Kechu couldn’t. First, his identity was too sensitive, and he couldn’t leave through normal channels; second, he had to report back to his unit soon and couldn’t leave.
As Jiang Kechu was checking Wan Chu’er’s flight, he found that Yan Hui was doing the sa, which heightened his sense of crisis.
Debating whether or not to cause trouble, Jiang Kechu hesitated for a long ti. He could find a way to hold Yan Hui up for a day or two, but he was also worried about the safety of Wan Chu’er and Mao Xiaoyu with two children outside. Although reluctant to admit it, he also recognized Yan Hui’s capabilities — if Yan Hui was there...
Bang!
Jiang Kechu punched the car’s steering wheel, producing a loud noise.
Thinking about Yan Hui’s ill intentions towards Chuchu made him unable to bear the thought of letting Yan Hui accompany his wife and children.
Ill intentions.
That term made him distracted; indeed, Chuchu had ntioned it several tis, saying that Wei Feng had ill intentions towards her. Rembering this, Jiang Kechu felt even more heartache, wishing he could beat himself up.
Chuchu had given him chances; it was his own dithering and self-righteousness that led to the current situation.
Helpless, Jiang Kechu took out his phone and subconsciously dialed that number again, which had been dialed countless tis, still to find it switched off.
What to do?
He thought and thought but couldn’t co up with any good ideas other than regrets and self-bla, even mixed with an imnse longing for his wife and children.
Desperate yet helpless, panic spread throughout his body.
Finally, he sent a few text ssages to Wan Chu’er’s phone, and only then did he muster the energy to handle the other follow-up matters.
He no longer needed to worry about the old residence, but he still had to maintain a façade for the Jiang Family.
Jiang Kechu told Father Jiang and Mrs. Jiang that Wan Chu’er had gone abroad to travel with friends, along with Chuanqi and Hunter.
Father Jiang didn’t say anything, and Mrs. Jiang ah’d softly, her thoughts running wild: "Is Chuchu still angry with ? Is that why she’s not happy to go out and relax?"
"It’s not about you, don’t overthink," Jiang Kechu said firmly, trying to conceal his feelings while persuading Mrs. Jiang: "She’s been confined too long with in the remote areas of the Northwest; she needs to get out and relax, and the children are old enough to go out and broaden their horizons."
Fearing Mrs. Jiang might ask further questions, he packed up so belongings and moved to Jinse Garden, as he needed to return to the Northwest tomorrow.
When the night was deep and silent, he felt an unprecedented loneliness and chill.
Just as he was overwheld with sorrow and self-reproach, the telephone rang.
Jiang Kechu’s heart leaped, thinking it might be Wan Chu’er calling back after seeing his text ssage; he lunged for the phone on the couch.
But the hope in his heart went cold when he saw the na on the phone screen.
It was a call from Wei Feng.
Nowadays, Jiang Kechu couldn’t be bothered to deal with Wei Feng, and without a second thought, he hung up.
After a while, Wei Feng called again.
Jiang Kechu hung up once more.
The third ti Wei Feng called, Jiang Kechu exploded, his suppressed anger finally finding an outlet.
"Stop calling . I don’t want to see you, don’t want to hear your voice, and don’t want to have anything to do with you!"
After finishing his words in one breath, Jiang Kechu didn’t wait for any response from Wei Feng, imdiately hung up and blocked the number.
Wei Feng on the other end of the phone was initially stunned, then panicked, followed by heartbroken despair. He felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, chilled to the bone.
How could Brother Jiang say such things to her!
So ruthless! So cruel! So disgusted!
What had happened? Weren’t things fine last night? How could everything change in just one day?
She trembled uncontrollably for a mont, then cald down after a while, and making another call, she realized she had been blocked by Jiang Kechu.
Wei Feng panicked and hurriedly called Lin Jiayi to find out what exactly had happened.
anwhile, Jiang Kechu had spent a sleepless night, smoking a whole pack of cigarettes. When Chen Ke ca to look for him in the morning, he was nearly choked by the sll in the room.
It wasn’t easy for him to find Jiang Kechu on the floor, whose eyes were bloodshot.
Chen Ke thought for a mont, then suggested, "Why don’t you request a long leave of absence and go abroad to look for your sister-in-law?" It would require disguising his identity, but still needed to go through a bunch of procedures.
Jiang Kechu’s face was grim as he slowly shook his head, "No need. The military is in a critical period right now; I can’t leave for an extended ti. You stay."
Chen Ke was puzzled but always accustod to obeying Jiang Kechu’s orders, responded with a "Yes."
"Mai Qiqi and Wan Chu’er are close, and Wan Chu’er will definitely contact Mai Qiqi. You stay in Beijing and try to find out their whereabouts from Mai Qiqi."
Chen Ke hesitated, but still agreed.
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