Disorder in marriage

While crying, Yan Zhi stuffed all the seasonal clothes in her wardrobe into her suitcase and left home without even folding them.

The pre-booked ride-hailing car was waiting outside. The driver saw her crying and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"

Yan Zhi shook her head, unable to express the grievances in her heart.

With a sob in her voice, she could only say, "I'm fine, please drive quickly."

The mechanic started the car and asked, "Did you have a fight with your family? Sigh, talk it out calmly, or your family will worry."

Yan Zhi's eyes were red. "He wouldn't. He's seeing someone else."

Upon hearing this, the master did not dare to respond further.

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Gu Yunmo stayed in the study for a while and found the house unusually quiet. He searched the entire villa but could not find Yan Zhi.

A married man's instincts kicked in, and his first instinct was to check the closet. Sure enough, it was more than half empty.

Unexpectedly, the scene in the TV series where the wife gets so angry that she leaves home actually happened in real life.

He took out his phone, wanting Jiang Jin to check the surveillance videos within a hundred miles. As long as Yan Zhi hadn't left Earth, he would always find a way to locate her.

But just before he dialed the number, he blushed, feeling that it wasn't a very honorable thing to get out.

With no other option, he casually threw on a jacket, got in the car, and drove slowly along the road Yan Zhi usually took, looking around as he went.

He also tried calling Yan Zhi, but each time he couldn't get through.

After searching for an hour, from residential areas to downtown areas, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and dialed Xia Linglong's number.

"Feed? Who?"

"Gu Yunmo".

There was a moment of silence on the other end. "Is something wrong?"

Gu Yunmo felt awkward but pretended to be calm. "Xiao Zhi isn't with you?"

"No," Xia Linglong asked, "Isn't she home?"

Gu Yunmo pursed his lips, choosing the former between losing face and losing face.

"She argued with me and, in a fit of anger, packed her suitcase and left home."

"Huh?" Xia Linglong's voice rose.

"Gu Yunmo, you're really something! Even someone as good-tempered as Xiaozhi got so angry with you that she ran away from home? You're quite the man!"

Gu Yunmo didn't hold it against her because she was Yan Zhi's best friend.

"Instead of talking about me, you should be thinking about where she might go."

"Even if I knew, I wouldn't tell you!"

Xia Linglong's mouth was like a machine gun, "Gu Yunmo, it was you and Yan Fei who begged Xiao Zhi to have your child. Later, when Xiao Zhi wanted a formal title, you personally agreed. No one forced you, right?"

Gu Yunmo held his phone, sitting in the dimly lit car, his dark eyes staring coldly ahead.

"You married Xiaozhi just to torment her, didn't you? You care so much about Yanfei, so why the hell did you touch Xiaozhi in the first place? Why did you have a child with her? And then you don't even raise it? Are you even human?!"

Xia Linglong was parched and her heart was pounding after she finished cursing. She didn't dare to say these words to Gu Yunmo's face, but she couldn't swallow her anger if she didn't.

"Are you done cursing?"

Gu Yunmo's calm voice revealed no emotion.

Xia Linglong swallowed hard. "What? Did I say something wrong?"

"That's right, where is she?"

Xia Linglong: "I don't know!"

Gu Yunmo scoffed, "If you didn't know, would you still be in the mood to give me this long-winded lecture?"

Xia Linglong stubbornly insisted, "I don't know what you're talking about."

Gu Yunmo didn't press further: "Tell her that if she's so capable, she shouldn't come back. If running away can solve everything, then she'll never need to come back."

"Hey! What kind of talk is that, Gu Yunmo!"

"Beep—beep—beep—"

The call was disconnected.

Xia Linglong angrily threw her phone on the sofa, yelling, "You scumbag!"

Yan Zhi looked haggard, hugging a cushion as she sat there blankly.

"Xiao Zhi, don't get angry with him."

Xia Linglong wanted to say a few words of comfort, but after thinking for a long time, she couldn't come up with anything else except this one sentence.

The damage is real, and the wound will heal, but not immediately.

"Linglong, you see? He doesn't care about me at all."

She was incredibly stupid; even after leaving home in tears, she still fantasized that Gu Yunmo would go crazy looking for her.

Xia Linglong sighed, "Xiao Zhi, it's a good thing you saw it coming sooner rather than later. Gu Yunmo isn't worth your kindness at all!"

"Yes, you're right."

Yan Zhi wiped away her tears and forced herself to cheer up.

For the next few days, she stopped thinking about Gu Yunmo and went to and from get off work with Xia Linglong every day, taking on cases from all over the place.

The day Ling Xiao returned from New York, she and Xia Linglong went to the airport to pick him up.

"Senior, how was it?"

Ling Xiao didn't even have time to catch his breath after getting into the car, eager to share.

"I inquired around in New York and found out that Yan Fei is pursuing a master's degree in college. Her house, car, and nanny were all provided by Gu Yunmo, and all her expenses are paid through Gu Yunmo's card."

Yan Zhi knew this; Gu Yunmo had a supplementary credit card, which he had given to Yan Fei many years ago.

Ling Xiao continued, "I've been observing for a few days, and there's been no news about the child. I suspect she might have arranged for the child to be placed somewhere else."

"Absolutely!" Xia Linglong said with certainty, "How could she possibly genuinely care for Xiao Zhi's child! Thank goodness, as long as it's not in her hands."

Ling Xiao looked at Yan Zhi, "When I called you that day, was Gu Yunmo with you?"

Yan Zhi nodded gently.

Ling Xiao felt a pang of guilt. "Did he find out? Did he make things difficult for you?"

Yan Zhi shook her head. "It's okay. He knows better than anyone that I can't just give up on the child like this."

After saying that, she took the initiative to change the subject, forcing a smile and saying, "Now that you're back, let's go have dinner together."

The three of them arrived at the Dai cuisine restaurant that Xia Linglong had wanted to eat at.

When Yan Zhi went to the bathroom, Ling Xiao immediately asked Xia Linglong.

"What happened while I was away? Xiaozhi doesn't seem to be acting right."

Xia Linglong told the whole story, still feeling angry when she thought about that night.

"Xiao Zhi has been staying with me these past few days, and Gu Yunmo hasn't even looked for her!"

Ling Xiao's face darkened. "If I had known it would turn out like this, I should have stopped him and Xiao Zhi from getting married!"

Xia Linglong poured him a cup of tea. "Forget it, senior, let's not dwell on the past. The most important thing now is to find the child. Also, Xiaozhi is experiencing postpartum depression, so we must take good care of her."

"Um."

Just as she finished speaking, Yan Zhi returned from the bathroom, and the dishes were almost all served.

Ling Xiao picked up a boneless chicken foot and placed it on Yan Zhi's plate.

"Thank you, senior."

"There's no need for thanks between us. Eat more; you'll have the energy to work."

Yan Zhi smiled, picked up a chicken foot, took a bite, and thought it tasted good, so she ate several more bites.

Ling Xiao raised his hand and tucked the strands of hair that kept falling onto her forehead behind her ear.

Before he could retract his hand, a group of people entered the restaurant and witnessed the scene.

The person in the lead spoke in a very high-pitched, high-pitched voice, "Oh! Isn't this Mrs. Gu!"