99 The First Time He Saw Her (1/2)

It has been a week since Mingyue went missing. When the Crown Princess returned to the capital city, Yang Yun followed behind. The Princess was livid, as she thought that he had given up. But Yang Yun only returned because he needed to hand over the herbs Mingyue had gathered to grandfather personally. Besides, he needed to be the one to break the news of Mingyue's disappearance to her family members.

The Jiang was saddened over the news, but none of them blamed Yang Yun for her disappearance. And that only made Yang Yun felt more guilty. As Mingyue's husband, he had failed to protect his wife.

Yang Yun returned to his chamber lifelessly and sat down on the bed. Looking at this room, Yang Yun recalled the first time he saw Mingyue in the room. She was dressed in red, with her head covered with a veil. A wedding attendant said something to him, and Yang Yun slowly lifted the red veil.

His wife was beautiful in the red wedding dress. When Yang Yun looked at Mingyue, everything else seemed to disappear, and only the two of them remained.

Yang Yun snapped out of his thought as he felt something around his leg. He looked down and saw Xiao Mi rubbing against his leg. Yang Yun bent down to pick up the cat, and Xiao Mi started to rub his head on Yang Yun's jaw as if to comfort him. The cat was obedient to him this time. Usually, Xiao Mi would stare at him as if Yang Yun owed him something.

”Meow!” Xiao Mi made a low sound.

Looking at Xiao Mi, Yang Yun's heart started to ache again. He patted Xiao Mi on its head and spoke in a lower voice. ”She's gone, Xiao Mi. Mingyue is gone.”

Xiao Mi meowed again. He continued to stare at Yang Yun as if to say something.

Most of the time, Yang Yun could not understand what Xiao Mi was trying to say, but this time, Yang Yun knew that the black cat was only trying to console him. He could only force a smile as the memories of Mingyue filled his thought.

The first time Yang Yun saw Jiang Mingyue, was at an army camp.

Yang Yun had joined the army for a year. That night, he was on guard duty. It was dark at night, and Mingyue was dressed in black, like a thief, as she tried to sneak in into the General's tent. Because of the way she wore, Yang Yun did not know that the intruder was a girl.