C67 (2/2)
He didn't dare to turn on the light. He just held the flashlight and looked around the room.
The first thing she pulled open was the wardrobe. She was surprised to see her own clothes.
Everything was the same as before. She remembered these clothes, Zhuo Weiting had brought her to buy them.
With tears in her eyes, she closed the door decisively.
He opened the dresser drawer again. It was empty.
Apart from — that was her marriage certificate with Zhuo Weiting. Why was it here?
And the ring she had left here was gone.
She had seen it on television, and the ring was on his pinky.
She held the marriage certificate in her hand, thought for a moment, and picked it up, preparing to take away her share.
When Zi Yan took the marriage certificate that belonged to her and left, Zhuo Wei Ting woke up from his dream.
He dreamt that Yan'er had returned, that she was standing in front of the door.
But he didn't dare to move, he was afraid of scaring Yan'er, afraid of scaring her away.
When he woke up from his dream, he was still in a trance, but there seemed to be something different in the air.
He turned on the bedside lamp and sat up in a daze.
When the light from the room shone through the window, Zi Yan had just entered the courtyard.
She was stunned for a moment and then quickly left.
He stood up, as if in a dream, as he had often done since the incident at the airport.
At this rate, he was worried that he would have to see a psychiatrist.
After getting up, Zhuo WeiTing did not sleep anymore. He made a pot of coffee and went to his study.
He once again looked through the information regarding Yan'er, London.
A person flashed across his mind, and that was Gao Jianfeng.
He clearly remembered seeing Song Laidi at the wedding banquet that year.
He didn't seem to be as impulsive as before. Could it be …
He immediately called the private investigators to find out more about Gao Jianfeng.
The next morning, just before dawn, he drove to the university that Gao Jianfeng went to before.
Although she had found Gao Jianfeng's mother, she was unwilling to talk about it.
Because she was already married, and Gao Jianfeng was an illegitimate child.
”Ms. Gau, can you tell me who your son's father is? Where are they now? ”
Zhuo Wei Ting really wanted to know that he remembered that Gao Jianfeng appeared with blonde hair and blue eyes, which was a little different than before.
”I'm sorry, I've forgotten so much already.”
Gao Jianfeng's mother evaded.
”Then let me ask you, Ms. Gau, can you answer me with a nod?”
He had always felt that Zi Yan's disappearance had something to do with Gao Jianfeng.
But that year when Zi Yan went missing, he had already left Hong Kong, and because of this, he never thought about it.
Seeing Gao Jianfeng's mother nod her head after some hesitation, Zhuo Wei Ting understood.
No wonder Zi Yan didn't come back for so many years, she was already together with Gao Jianfeng.
The bubble of hope seemed to have been punctured.
Zhuo WeiTing returned to the company dejectedly.
His hopes were all extinguished, and he always knew that Gao Jianfeng had his own thoughts about Yan'er.
Now he felt that there was no need to investigate.
Gao Jianfeng was in England, Yan'er was in England, who else could it be other than him?
He didn't want to think about it. He was afraid to think about it.
Five years have passed, they should have already gotten married. Since that's the case, why did Yan'Er come to Taipei this time?
Another person came to Zhuo Weiting's mind. It was Grandma in Tainan.
Not bothering to eat, he drove to Tainan.
Grandma died a year ago.
He asked his neighbors to take him to Grandma's grave.
Looking at the marks of burning paper money and the withered flowers on the grave, Zhuo Weiting finally understood.
Yan'er had indeed returned to Taiwan.
If his guess was right, Yan'er should still be in Taiwan, but he didn't know whether she was in Taipei or Tainan.
Or fresh water?
After leaving Tainan, Zhuo did not go to look for him. He went back to visit the prison.
All these years, Liu Lei was a friend.
And this time, Liu Lei was in jail again for this matter, so he should let him know the truth.
”A-Ting, do you have news on Yan'er?”
Although he had only seen Zhuo Wei Ting a few days ago, Liu Lei was still very excited when he saw Zhuo Wei Ting appear.
Zhuo WeiTing shook his head. Seeing that Liu Lei was even more disappointed than him, he couldn't help but find it funny.
”A-Ting, you've lost your mind. What are you laughing about if we can't find him?”
Gao Jianfeng looked at Zhuo Weitang in confusion, thinking that he couldn't find him for any disease.
”She really went back to Taiwan. I saw the flowers on Grandma's grave. She should have put them on, and …”
Zhuo WeiTing was still smiling, and his smile was somewhat bitter.
”And what? Can you please finish your words in one go and stop being so suspenseful? ”
”I know who Yan'er has been with these past few years, maybe she's already married.”
The smile on Zhuo Weitang's face disappeared and was replaced with even more pain.
”Ah?” ”Who is it?”
Liu Lei's head hit the glass. Why is it so tragic? I thought there was hope.
”Gao Jianfeng, Yan'er's classmate back then. He was in London, perhaps he was the one who saved Yan'er back then.”
Zhuo WeiTing wanted to pretend that he didn't care, but his heart would hurt.
”Ah Ting, don't be so pessimistic. My younger brother and sister were only twenty years old back then. Even now, they're only twenty-six. How could they get married so early?”
Liu Lei advised Zhuo Wei Ting.
”There are two more months until Yan Er's twenty-sixth birthday.”
Zhuo Wei said faintly.
”Yeah, she's not even 26 yet, so how could she get married so early? Don't be so pessimistic, maybe she lost her memory back then? Maybe sick? You have to think on the bright side. ”
Liu Lei looked at Zhuo Weitang and was truly worried that he would continue to be depressed.
”Either way, the fact that she didn't go home when she returned to Taiwan and didn't even see me was sufficient proof that she didn't have me in her heart.”
Zhuo Weitong continued to speak pessimistically.