Chairman Husband, Too Boorish - 231

Chapter 231
Finale 2: He Will Definitely Come

Pitch black.

Yan Liang felt that even the air she breathed carried a rusty smell. She didn't know where she was, because everything was dark, and black strips of cloth covered her eyes. Her hands were tied behind her back, and her feet were also bound. There were faint, indistinct sounds around her, as if they were coming from behind a door.

Yan Liang took two deep breaths and subconsciously struggled, only to be startled by a sharp pain in her wrists.

—Her consciousness gradually returned, and her thoughts began to return to normal, naturally reminding her of what had happened before.

Yan Liang had to admire herself now, because she had maintained the most basic calm and rationality—she knew that she had been kidnapped, and kidnapped in a hospital.

Thinking back now, she still feels a lingering fear. She was lying in her hospital bed, struggling to get up to drink some water, when she heard a noise at the door. It wasn't very loud, but the soundproofing in these hospital rooms isn't very good, and she happened to be standing not far from the entrance, so she heard it.

The paint-throwing incident had made her much more cautious. The sudden noise at her room door, coupled with Liang Xi Cheng's absence, immediately put her on alert. She didn't even have time to drink her water; she tiptoed towards the entrance, then suddenly remembered something and felt something was wrong. She immediately turned back to get her phone from the bedside table.

If anything unexpected happened, she had to call Liang Xi Cheng first.

But before she could get her phone, the room door was pushed open from the outside, and two hurried footsteps approached. Yan Liang's heart pounded. Turning around, she saw two men in white coats standing in front of her.

“Miss Bai?”

The other person's voice was somewhat deep, yet it didn't sound like the demeanor one would expect from a doctor. Yan Liang was already very suspicious. She subconsciously shifted towards the bedside table, intending to secretly grab her phone, but was noticed by another man.

That man suddenly stepped forward and, without a word, took her phone directly from the bedside table.

"You don't need anyone you know—"

The man quickly pulled a photo from his pocket, glanced at Yan Liang, and then immediately gave a signal to the person next to him. The person swiftly stepped forward, grabbed Yan Liang's wrist, and was about to strike her on the back of the neck when Yan Liang reacted quickly, pushing the man away.

"... Help!"

She already knew these two were definitely coming at her aggressively. Her first thought was to run, but the ward wasn't large, and with two tall, burly men blocking the entrance, she had nowhere to run. She could only scream for help. As soon as she cried out, someone rushed forward and covered her lips …

Yan Liang struggled, making muffled noises. Because of the force, she accidentally bumped her leg, probably rubbing against something. She felt a burning pain, and in the process of the two men subduing her, her wrist was also cut …

No matter how strong she was, one woman was no match for two men.

Now, thinking back, Yan Liang could only recall being knocked unconscious by those two people. She couldn't remember what happened afterward, and when she woke up again, it was now ...

Where was she?

***

Ye Qing threw the needle in her hand onto the floor with a dull thud. She lay on the sofa, utterly listless. It took her about ten minutes to slowly recover. Having just "enjoyed" herself, she seemed to be in relatively good spirits. Glancing at the messy room, she frowned, got up from the bed, pressed one hand to her temple, and smoothed a stray hair behind her ear. When she opened the door, she found two men in black standing there.

"Miss."

"What are you doing standing here?"

Ye Qing was almost going crazy. How many days had it been? She was locked in this room every day, and she was going crazy. She glared hatefully at the two men standing before her, feeling even the air she breathed was suffocating. She waved her hand impatiently and said, "Get out of here! Are you holding me captive?"

"Miss, we're sorry, Master ordered us to watch over you."

"…"

That same phrase again. Ye Qing nodded, reached into the man's pocket, and pulled out her phone. The man didn't dare move, but a hint of embarrassment and difficulty flashed across his face. Ye Qing didn't care about his expression; she took out her phone and dialed Ye Sheng Ming's number. Before the call connected, she said to the man, "Listen carefully, I'm going out now. You don't dare disobey my father, do you? I'll talk to him myself!"

"…"

Actually, Ye Qing had called Ye Sheng Ming using her own phone before. Ye Sheng Ming probably knew her purpose, so he hung up on several calls. This time, she used the bodyguard's phone. It rang only twice before Ye Sheng Ming answered, thinking something had happened to his daughter again. Hearing Ye Qing's voice only made his headache worse.

"... Dad, I don't care! What do you mean by having people watch me like this? I want to get out!"

"Xiao Qing, things are too tense outside right now. You can't go out ..."

"I don't care!"

Ye Qing had just finished using drugs, and her whole being radiated an abnormal brilliance. Even her eyes were excessively bright, like a dying person experiencing a final burst of energy. Her words were forceful and resolute. "Can you keep me locked up like this forever? Dad, I've been locked up at home for too long! I heard Liang Xi Cheng handed me divorce papers, right? Where are they? Dad, I won't sign the divorce papers with him. It must be that vixen ... I'm going to City C to find that little bitch!"

"You don't need to go to City C ..."

Before Ye Sheng Ming could finish speaking, Ye Qing cried out, "Why don't I need to go to City C? Dad, I'm going to City C to find that little bitch, I'm going to teach her a lesson ..."

"Dad will teach her a lesson!"

Ye Sheng Ming lowered his voice, "Don't worry about this. Dad won't let you suffer. Everything you're going through, Dad will get back for you. But Xiao Qing, you have to listen to Dad, okay? Don't go out. My people at the police station told me that the police are cracking down hard lately. If you go out and get caught … Dad won't be able to help you, you know? You're my only daughter, I'll risk my life to keep you safe."

"... Dad, are you saying ... Bai Yan Liang is already in City A? Where is she? Did you arrest her?"

Ye Qing completely ignored Ye Sheng Ming's last few words of heartfelt advice. Her mind was entirely focused on Bai Yan Liang. Hearing her father say he wouldn't let her suffer, her eyes flashed with a strange, venomous light. "... Great! Dad, I know you're the best to me. Tell me, where is Bai Yan Liang? I want to deal with her myself …"

"You can't go out now!"

Ye Sheng Ming growled in exasperation, "Xiao Qing, listen to your father! Do you think taking down Bai Yan Liang is easy? Liang Xi Cheng is the most difficult to deal with. Stay at home, don't go anywhere. If you make a move, it'll easily give Liang Xi Cheng a breakthrough. Listen to me ..."

Ye Sheng Ming muttered a few more words, but Ye Qing didn't listen to a word. Before hanging up, she only said a few perfunctory "I know" and hung up immediately.

Back in her room, she was preoccupied with something else—

Bai Yan Liang should be on her side now. Didn't Liang Xi Cheng want a divorce? He wanted a divorce so he could marry Bai Yan Liang, right?

Did he hate me because I'm using drugs now? Does he think she's unclean? He brought those pieces of evidence to discuss divorce …

Ye Qing subconsciously clenched her clothes, a morbidly vicious expression on her face. If all this happened to Bai Yan Liang, she would be very interested to see if Liang Xi Cheng would still hold her so desperately …

Since she, Ye Qing, could never have him in this life, then she would make sure Bai Yan Liang couldn't have him either.

The most terrifying thing about people isn't seeing someone higher up and looking at them with admiration or jealousy, thinking, "One day I'll climb up and stand as high as them." It's seeing someone more outstanding and happier than oneself, and maliciously plotting how to drag them down, to drag them down with them—to the depths of hell, never to be reborn!

***

Liang Xi Cheng couldn't even remember how many cigarettes he had smoked.

He was eerily silent. The hospital room, though filled with the strong smell of tobacco, was eerily quiet. He didn't know how long he'd been sitting there, his bloodshot eyes fixed on his phone, puffing out cloud of smoke after cloud.

The nicotine taste didn't seem to calm his agitated mind. His tongue tasted bitter. He frowned, staring at the cigarette between his fingers, and suddenly remembered how, just hours earlier, when he learned she was pregnant, he'd held her in his arms. At that moment, he'd vowed to quit smoking, quit drinking … because cigarettes and alcohol were bad for both mother and baby.

But now …

He looked at the cigarette butts beside him; the ashtray was overflowing.

Frustrated, Liang Xi Cheng tossed his cigarette into a pile of cigarette butts. Just as he stood up, his phone rang, and he answered almost instantly.

The person on the other end said something, and Liang Xi Cheng's gaze gradually darkened. Finally, he coldly uttered, "... Get me a car immediately. You guys keep an eye on her. If necessary, help her get out of the Ye family's house, but don't let them find out. More importantly, don't let her find out herself. Understand? Yes, follow her. I'm going back to City A immediately."

Liang Xi Cheng hung up the phone immediately. Without even putting on his coat, his shirt was already wrinkled and disheveled. He strode out, just as he opened the hospital room door, he bumped into Qin Mu Hua, who was about to push the door open.

"…"

"…"

Both were startled, somewhat surprised. Liang Xi Cheng was the first to react—

"... Mom."

He had always called Qin Mu Hua "Mom" because a year ago, he and Yan Liang registered their marriage. Although they hadn't had a wedding ceremony and later signed a divorce agreement, Liang Xi Cheng still habitually called her "Mom" in front of Qin Mu Hua.

Of course, this was from the bottom of his heart.

Qin Mu Hua didn't see him often, and hearing him call her "Mom" still made her feel awkward, especially in the current situation. He wasn't officially with Yan Liang anymore; how could she accept that?

"... Mr. Liang, please call me Auntie."

"..."

Liang Xi Cheng frowned, about to say something, when Qin Mu Hua asked again, "I received a call from the police station yesterday, but I had some business to attend to and went back to my hometown ... and my phone died, so I only found out today. Yan Liang is here. How is she? Did something happen to her?"

Liang Xi Cheng always felt he had truly let down the Bai family, and of course, he felt even more guilty towards Qin Mu Hua.

A year ago, she almost died in that car accident. He had found many doctors to save her life, but he knew that such a situation would have aftereffects. The aftereffect was that her head was constantly aching. Sometimes, the most terrifying thing about illness is that it relentlessly torments the living.

It constantly reminded them of what kind of experience had caused her to endure such pain.

Now Yan Liang was missing, again because of him ... and Qin Mu Hua stood anxiously in front of him, Liang Xi Cheng's heart ached even more.

"... I'm sorry, I didn't protect Yan Liang well. She ... had an accident before, and she's not here now, but I've tried my best to find her, and we have a lead."

Qin Mu Hua swayed, the color draining from her face in an instant. She suddenly reached out and grabbed Liang Xi Cheng's wrist, her voice trembling, "... What did you say? Yan Liang ... she's in trouble again? What happened to her?"

"…"

“Mr. Liang, I know you and Yan Liang are in love. As elders, we shouldn't object to your relationship. I've never objected to you being with my daughter, but why? Why, time and again, can't you protect her? If she hadn't met you, she wouldn't have had to endure all this suffering. You've changed her a lot, but the harm you've caused her is unique!”

Qin Mu Hua was always a rather detached person. Regarding her daughter's affairs, as she had just said, she rarely interfered. Even knowing about her husband's past with the mistress of the Liang family, she chose to turn a blind eye. Even when Li Yun Qin almost caused her death, she still chose to back down. It was simply because she only had one daughter left in this world. She rarely spoke overly affectionate words to Yan Liang, but the love she felt for her was no less than any mother's doting love for her daughter.

This was her maternal love; this was all she could give her daughter.

But now, upon suddenly hearing that Yan Liang was missing, and seeing Liang Xi Cheng's grave expression, she knew something serious must have happened.

She couldn't help herself ...

How could she remain indifferent? Someone of Liang Xi Cheng's status—she didn't know who he had offended, but she had a vague idea. Her mental injury didn't mean she was incapable of thinking clearly. The previous conflict between the Ye and Liang families, and the thought of her husband's past and Ye Sheng Ming's, filled her with lingering fear.

That person was someone she couldn't afford to offend. For so many years, she had harbored resentment over her husband's death, yet never dared to say much, simply to ensure her daughter's smooth and peaceful life.

But now ...

Would a direct conflict with the Ye family be unavoidable?

"... I'm sorry, Mom. Whether you acknowledge me as your son-in-law or not, in my heart, Yan Liang is my only wife, Liang Xi Cheng's only wife. My life has been filled with too much helplessness, and sometimes I resent my own powerlessness, but I won't make excuses for myself. It's my fault for not protecting her."

Liang Xi Cheng's deep voice was resonant, calm yet revealing an undeniable firmness. "... I dare not tell you anything right now, but I can assure you that I will definitely find her. If anything happens to her, I won't forgive myself. I always felt ... Well, the three words 'I'm sorry' are too powerless and pale, and the person who says them is too weak and incompetent ..."

"But now, I sincerely apologize to you, not only for my own reasons, because of the coldness of human relationships, but also for the harm that our Liang family, including my mother, has done to you. I need to sincerely apologize to you for all of this. There are some things I don't have time to explain to you in detail right now. If you are still willing to trust me one more time, then please give me some time. After this matter is resolved, I promise you, if you entrust your daughter to me, I will never let her shed another tear."

"…"

Qin Mu Hua remained silent. Liang Xi Cheng gave her a deep look, then bowed deeply in her presence—a 90-degree bow—each word spoken with utmost sincerity, "I'm sorry, I can't waste any more time. I need to go back. Please don't worry too much; I'll inform you immediately as soon as I have news of Yan Liang."

Qin Mu Hua still didn't speak. Liang Xi Cheng indeed couldn't wait much longer. He was extremely anxious. He couldn't fly back in time; he had to drive himself through the night, taking the highway back to City A. Although it would be tiring, it would be much faster.

"Wait a minute—"

Liang Xi Cheng had just passed Qin Mu Hua when she called out to him.

Qin Mu Hua suppressed the urge to sigh, hesitated for a moment, and then said softly, "Please, you must bring my daughter back to me safe and sound."

***

Yan Liang had no idea how long she had been imprisoned.

But gradually, she sensed something was wrong. At first, she'd thought she was confined to a fixed place, but now she realized that wasn't the case at all, because she could clearly feel her body being shaken.

She was probably locked in a car trunk. The car had already traveled quite a distance, and her unease grew stronger. She could only struggle desperately with her wrists, the pain in them now numbing her. She gritted her teeth, knowing full well that if she didn't resist, she would simply wait to die.

No!

Even if not for herself, for the baby in her womb, she couldn't let things deteriorate like this!

She had to protect this baby; she couldn't allow anything to happen to her.

She believed Liang Xi Cheng was looking for her, but until she saw him, she had to hold on.

Yan Liang endured the pain in her wrists, trying to rub them against the rope binding them. Unfortunately, the rope was thick and stiff, and with her limited strength, she couldn't think of any other way. After struggling for a while, she felt exhausted. Maintaining the same position for so long quickly made her strength wane. Moreover, she hadn't eaten anything before being kidnapped, not even had time to drink water. Now she was tired, in pain, hungry, and uncomfortable ...

She tried to calm herself down, took two deep breaths, and realized that blindfolded and aimless touching wasn't a solution. She lowered her head and rubbed her eyes with her knees, trying to remove the blindfold.

However, she had only struggled a few times when she keenly sensed that the car had stopped.

Yan Liang immediately stopped moving, lay on the side, and remained motionless.

About two minutes later, there was a sudden, sharp sound, like a roller shutter being pulled open. Then Yan Liang heard two men talking. If she wasn't mistaken, these were the same voices she had heard in the hospital room earlier.

“What do we do now?”

“I don’t think she’s woken up yet …”

Yan Liang recognized the voice; it was the first man in the hospital room who had spoken to her and asked if she was Miss Bai.

“We’re almost in City A. What are the orders from above?”

The other man whispered, “Take her there, and then prepare this—”

This?

What is it?

"Things are really tight in City A lately. Has he gone mad? Making us bring this stuff? Isn't he just trying to get us into trouble? Every checkpoint in City A is guarded by police now. If we get caught, we're all in deep trouble. We can't bring this."

Yan Liang's mind raced. The "stuff" they were talking about—police checks, tight security—made her guess that it was probably something prohibited, but she wasn't entirely sure what it was.

“We’ll talk about it when we get to City A. We can’t bring this with us; it’ll get lost.”

“Or, how about we give her an injection first? It’s something we’re going to inject anyway; once it’s in her body, it won’t be easily detected …”

“Are you crazy? If she tells the police anything, we’ll be in big trouble too. Besides … we can’t just touch her.”

This man was clearly cautious. Yan Liang listened to his words with apprehension. “… She’s Liang Xi Cheng’s woman. Although the Ye family specifically requested her, all we can do is avoid offending either side. If it weren’t for the high reward this time, I wouldn’t want to offend Liang Xi Cheng. Forget it, let’s take her to City A first. We’ll deal with the rest when we get there. Isn’t someone coming to meet us? Whether we give her the injection or not, once we get to City A, someone will naturally deal with her. We shouldn’t get involved.”

Yan Liang's heart skipped a beat. The words "Ye family" surprised her, yet also seemed somewhat expected.

It was indeed Ye Sheng Ming who did it. Of course, who else could be more eager to kill her than that father and daughter from the Ye family?

It was just Ye Sheng Ming … she thought. Liang Xi Cheng would probably find out soon, wouldn't he?

—Yan Liang silently prayed in her heart, Xi Cheng, you must come to save me as soon as possible!

A few seconds later, the phone rang again. One person said, "Take a break, I'll drive in a bit. I need to take this call."

"…"

The person had apparently walked a short distance to answer the call, but because the car door was open, Yan Liang still heard part of what he said. She didn't know who was on the other end or what they were saying. Yan Liang only heard the man say a few words, "... Miss Ye? I don't care who Miss Ye is. I'm just doing what the person who paid me is doing. Since he wants me to take her to City A, I'll only take her there. I won't change the route … What did you say? That won't do either. Otherwise, I need to contact my superiors first … Is that okay? Okay, have her contact me personally. I haven't entered City A yet. Once it's confirmed, I'll leave …"

About five minutes later, the phone rang again, and Yan Liang heard the man answer the call. This time, he only gave a few hurried instructions, not saying much, but mentioning one sensitive word: "money."

They apparently agreed on a new price, then the man hung up the phone. He turned and spoke a few words to the man beside him, mentioning a change of direction, then closed the roller shutter door again. A moment later, the car slowly started moving.

As soon as the car started moving, Yan Liang struggled to sit up. She was about to wipe the cloth over her eyes, but then she thought better of it.

She still didn't know where she was going. If she wiped the cloth off her face, they would easily know she was awake. No matter what, she had to appear weak to lower their guard. Besides, she wasn't sure what she would encounter next …

But they had just mentioned "Miss Ye."

Was this Ye Qing?

Yan Liang's heart pounded, her whole body tense. She told herself to relax, not to be too nervous. No matter what happened, Liang Xi Cheng would definitely come to save her. She just needed to be safe and sound until he arrived ...

She also had to protect her baby. She couldn't let her baby get hurt in any way ...

Calm down, calm down ...

***

Three hours later.

Exhausted, Liang Xi Cheng pulled the car over. Guan Jiu was still in City C, but his assistant had already informed him that Ye Qing had left the Ye family.

When she got out of the driver's seat, his face was extremely pale. The lack of sleep and prolonged high-speed driving had kept her in a state of high tension, making him appear even more tired.

Upon arriving at the company, he first had someone make him a cup of black coffee. After taking a couple of sips, he asked, "What's the situation over there?"

The assistant immediately replied, "The people watching Ye Qing came back and said that Ye Qing left the Ye residence half an hour ago. However, there are quite a few people in the Ye family, so her departure wasn't easy. Because you mentioned it to us before, Chairman Liang, we secretly helped her a little. She's now at this place—"

The assistant handed Liang Xi Cheng an iPad. The tablet displayed a map, a small map of the entire City A, with a red dot indicating a tracking device. The assistant explained, "... We had a tracking device installed on this car beforehand. It's too difficult to target Ye Sheng Ming directly, but Ye Qing is rather impulsive ... She's been confined to the Ye residence for the past few days, but today she suddenly wanted to go out. We suspected Ye Sheng Ming had someone kidnap Miss Bai, and now it seems that's very likely the case."

"Where did Ye Qing go?"

Liang Xi Cheng held up his iPad and examined it closely. The red dot was still moving, meaning Ye Qing hadn't stopped the car yet. He roughly estimated the direction on the map and frowned, saying, "This is north."

"Yes, Chairman Liang, someone is following Ye Qing ..."

Just then, his assistant received a phone call. He looked embarrassed and apologetic. Liang Xi Cheng said directly, "Take the call here."

The assistant then dared to press the call button. After the person on the other end said something, he hung up with a grim expression.

"Chairman Liang ..." The assistant hesitated for a moment before speaking tremblingly, "... The people who were following Ye Qing just called, saying they've been discovered, and Ye Qing changed cars halfway through ... Also ... Ye Sheng Ming's side has made moves too. It seems Ye Sheng Ming knew Ye Qing went out, so he went north as well. We still can't confirm his whereabouts; we lost him along the way ..."

Liang Xi Cheng slammed the iPad to the ground, his voice grim, "Go find him immediately!"

He thought for a moment, still feeling uneasy, then grabbed his car keys from his desk and went straight to the parking lot. After getting into the car, a wave of dizziness washed over him. Liang Xi Cheng gripped the steering wheel with one hand and pressed his temple with the other. In a sudden movement, he shook his head violently, and everything went black. Opening his eyes, he saw a pool of red blood on the steering wheel.

His heart skipped a beat. He reached up and touched his nose, finding his fingers covered in a thick, red liquid.

Liang Xi Cheng's sharp brows furrowed slightly. He quickly reached into the car's storage compartment, took out a tissue, wiped his nose clean, and then leaned back in his seat. The dizziness had come on quite strongly, but it had passed quickly, and he soon felt much better.

Without thinking too much about it, he rolled down the window, tossed the tissue into an outside trash can, and then restarted the engine and drove off.

He wasn't comfortable letting his men search; he had to find it himself. If he had found it, the search area had narrowed down to the north of City A, a relatively open area with many abandoned factories. He quickly entered the name of the northern location into the navigation system, and many factory names appeared. Liang Xi Cheng clicked on each one, deciding to search them one by one.

***

After getting out of the car, Ye Qing looked around to make sure no one was around and no one was following her. Then she took out her phone and dialed Ye Sheng Ming's number. "... Dad, I'm here."

Ye Sheng Ming roared on the other end of the line, "Qing, how many times have I told you not to wander around? You just wouldn't listen! If my men hadn't spotted someone following you, who knows what would have happened to you ..."

"Alright, Dad, don't yell at me. I'm fine now, no problems at all. Just thinking about Bai Yan Liang being in our hands makes me excited. Dad, I brought a lot of things with me. I'm going to let her taste this blissful feeling in a little while ..."

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