Chapter 154 Bury Your Woman Together with You (1/2)

Li Xiaoru had already left by the time Chen Ming regained consciousness. Glancing at Fang Lu's unconscious form on the floor, he took out his phone and made a call. Before he left, he noted the disgusting blood stains on the bed. In a fit of frustration, he gave Fang Lu's body a vicious kick, and then he left.

Xin Qing found out about the incident through Ying Qingcang. By the time Ying Qingcang had finished telling her everything, her jaw had gone slack. It took a long time before she recovered from her shock.

”Confused?” Amused, Ying Qingcang poked her forehead.

Xin Qing was starting to worry. How on earth was Chen Ming supposed to deal with this?

”What about Fang Lu?” In the past, Xin Qing had only felt dislike for that woman. But right now, she was honestly considering having Ying Qingcang kill that bitch and be done with it.

Ying Qingcang knew what was going through her mind. He kissed her and said, ”Chen Ming has already dealt with her. Well, if he let the woman off the hook after something like this, then he probably deserves it.”

Chen Ming had asked someone to send a package to the Fang family; the package consisted of a video footage which showed everything that Fang Lu had done. Ying Qingcang had fanned the flame as well by openly declaring Ying Enterprises' denouncement of Fang Lu; Ying Enterprises would never collaborate with the Fang family as long as Fang Lu remained in S City for a single day. Fang Lu was recalled from S City by her stepfather. Apparently, her stepfather had prohibited her to participate in any company-related matters. She was even kicked out of the house, and would be given a monthly pocket money.

”What's your plan now?” Xin Qing had asked Chen Ming to meet her; she wanted to find out what he was planning to do about Li Xiaoru.

Chen Ming had not been resting well for the past few days. That much was obvious from his bloodshot eyes and the look of exhaustion on his face.

”I don't know...” Chen Ming said, sighing. ”She's not picking up my calls. She's refusing to see me too.”

Chen Ming had done something else too. He had asked someone to take pictures of Zhao Jiali while she was cheating on her husband. After that he had those photos delivered straight to Li Guihai. Chen Ming had even told Li Guihai about Zhao Jiali and Fang Lu's schemes to take away Li Xiaoru's inheritance. Right now, Zhao Jiali had already been kicked out of the Li family. Li Guihai had divorced her as well.

”Trust me, you had done her a huge favor. At least you don't have to worry about Zhao Jiali plotting against her later on.” Xin Qing paused in thought. ”Why don't I go talk to her?” Xin Qing sneaked a glance at Chen Ming. ”But first you need to figure out your intentions towards her.”

Chen Ming rubbed his forehead and closed his eyes. ”Tell her I'll take responsibility for her. Ask her to pick a date for our marriage,” he said.

Xin Qing was shocked when she saw Li Xiaoru again; someone who used to be a healthy-looking lady now looked haggard and completely lifeless. Li Xiaoru sat there as if she could literally drop dead any moment.

”Um... Are you okay?” Xin Qing asked. At this point, Xin Qing was seriously worried that Li Xiaoru might kill herself if Chen Ming did not agree to marry her.

Li Xiaoru stared at the coffee cup on the table for a long while. Just when Xin Qing thought she was being ignored, Li Xiaoru said, ”I don't need him to take any responsibility. Please tell him that I won't use this as an excuse to force him into a marriage with me. If he doesn't love me, tell him to just pretend that nothing ever happened.”

Xin Qing had come with a speech prepared, but now it seemed to her that not a single word of it was relevant; the lady was well aware of Chen Ming's intentions.

”If you've truly gotten over everything, then you wouldn't be in such a state now,” Xin Qing said, patting the other woman's hand. ”Why didn't you pick up his calls? How will you ever know what he truly thinks if you refuse to listen to him?”

Li Xiaoru shook her head. ”Chen Ming is a good man, so he definitely will take responsibility. But the thing is, I dont want that kind of marriage. My life will be filled with darkness if I marry a man who doesn't love me. No matter how much I like him, I can't go all in and put my entire happiness on the line for him.” Li Xiaoru raised her hand to prevent Xin Qing from speaking. ”It's true that I look like I'm going through a rough patch right now. But that's only because everything had happened so suddenly, and I was still in shock. I'll slowly readjust and pull myself together eventually. I mean, nothing in life is so bad that it won't pass, right? It's just a broken heart, after all. Who hasn't had their heart broken before?”

As if trying to prove the veracity of her own words, Li Xiaoru forced out a smile. Xin Qing felt a pang of sympathy after seeing her like this. Still, things like love and matters of the heart could not be forced. Only love could make a marriage work; sympathy and pity alone would not be sufficient.

”I've underestimated you,” Xin Qing said with a smile. ”You're braver than I thought. A girl like you will find happiness! Remember my phone number. From now on, we're friends.”

The two women chatted for a short while before parting ways. Xin Qing headed to the underground carpark in search for Ah Che. When she stepped out of the elevator, a minivan suddenly appeared around the corner and was heading straight for her. Before Xin Qing even realized what was going on, she was dragged onto the vehicle. Ah Che's heart nearly leaped out of his throat when he saw the whole thing from afar. He quickly got into the car and gave chase to the minivan. Li Xiaoru was just leaving the coffee shop when she caught a glimpse of the minivan. Through the minivan's window, she saw Xin Qing inside the vehicle, struggling to free herself as a few men tried to hold her down.

”Abduction?” Li Xiaoru instantly realized what was going on. She pulled out her phone. After a brief moment of hesitation, she called Chen Ming.

Meanwhile, Ying Qingcang had also received the news. He contacted Boss Wan immediately while Young Master Shen began deploying his men to track down the vehicle.

”Is it someone from New York?” Asked Young Master Shen.

”Boss Wan is making inquiries right now.” Ying Qingcang stood up. ”No, this won't do. I'm going out to look for her.”

Ah Nan held him back. ”Ah Che is still tailing them. I've already called the police. They'll put out a BOLO and an APB on the vehicle soon,” Ah Nan said. Just then, Chen Ming rushed into the room.

”A foreigner! One of the kidnappers is a foreigner!” Chen Ming said, panting. He had obviously run all the way here.

Young Master Shen seized Chen Ming by the shoulders. ”How'd you know?”

”Li Xiaoru saw the whole thing. She told me that she saw very clearly that one of them was a foreigner with blonde hair.”

Ying Qingcang smashed his fist on the desk. ”Damn it! It has to be because of that CD.”

Boss Wan's call came through. ”Water Fiend said he never sent anyone over there. He isn't behind the kidnapping,” Boss Wan said without preamble.