The superficial socializing made her feel bored for no reason. As the party was coming to an end, she impatiently said goodbye to everyone and excused herself to the restroom before slipping away to the backyard alone. Sitting by the flower bed, An Ran drank silently.
Lu Ye Bai was also hiding from the crowd and noticed An Ran drinking alone in the backyard, but he didn't disturb her. Until...
He couldn't help but speak up when he saw An Ran wiping away tears, "What are you doing?"
She was just laughing and socializing like a flower at the banquet, why was she secretly wiping away tears now? Could it be that she had discovered him hiding in the corner and was deliberately pretending to be pitiful and weak to gain sympathy?
The sudden voice startled An Ran, causing her to shake and shatter the glass in her hand. "Lin Ran Yu...I will probably have to live with this name and identity from now on. Do you know what kind of person this is?"
An Ran asked.
Lu Ye Bai frowned after hearing this, "Why are you asking this?"
"Fu Leng Yu said that I had lost face for Lin Ran Yu, so I have to make it up to her. I don't know anything about her, but I should at least know something," An Ran replied with a self-deprecating smile, wiping away the tears on her face and returning to her previous indifferent and elegant facade.
"Lin Ran Yu is..." he was about to say, but saw a figure gradually approaching in the distance.
He changed the subject, "You don't need to know too much, just do your duty as Mrs. Fu."
Fu Lengyu walked over and said, "An Ran, you were in the restroom for quite a while! People might think you were doing something shameful again!"
An Ran was startled and turned around to see Fu Lengyu's face. She thought of the question she had just asked. Her face turned pale. Did he hear anything just now Whenever she mentioned Lin Ranyu, she would be mocked and punished by him. An Ran already had a psychological shadow! "It was too stuffy inside, so I came out to get some fresh air."
An Ran lowered her head, looking weak and submissive, which made Fu Lengyu even more contemptuous. "You are now carrying Ranyu's name, don't make such a shameful posture! She wouldn't be as timid and cowardly as you!" Lu Ye Bai sighed in his heart. He probably understood that his friend had been holding back for too long and needed a vent.
That woman, Lin Ranyu, was really... "Don't expect too much. After the party, I'll have the driver take you home!" Fu Lengyu didn't object to Lu Ye Bai's words, but he became even more disgusted with An Ran on the way back. When An Ran asked about her mother's whereabouts, he didn't answer. The neon lights outside the window were intertwined, and the scenery outside the car window was quickly retreating.
The city's night was particularly brilliant with neon lights, but... An Ran's heart was dark and gloomy. "I didn't embarrass you at the party today! Can you tell me now, do you know where my mother is?"
Fu Lengyu remained silent.
An Ran was so anxious that her eyes turned red. She suppressed her voice and asked loudly, "Fu Lengyu! Don't go back on your word! Where is my mother? I want to see her!"
After a long time, Fu Lengyu turned his head and gave An Ran an extremely indifferent look.
"I have arranged for a world-renowned doctor to consult on your mother's condition. If she can be cured, you will naturally see her. If not... there's no need for you to see her again!"
Upon hearing this, An Ran's eyes widened and her red eyes were full of despair.
"Did you never intend to tell me where my mother is from the beginning?"
The driver was so quiet that he didn't even dare to breathe. Fu Lengyu sneered, and the mocking smile on his face indicated his intention.In the midst of her immense anger and frustration, An Ran rushed forward and grabbed him, ready to hit him. "You liar... you go back on your word..."
In the heat of the moment, she scratched Fu Lengyu's chin, leaving a bloody mark.
"Where is my mother? Where did you hide her?"
Feeling the pain on his chin, Fu Lengyu reacted and narrowed his eyes. He pushed her away fiercely. "Don't go crazy in front of me!"
As a result, An Ran's forehead accidentally hit the edge of the car window, leaving a cut.
When they arrived home, Fu Lengyu got out of the car without looking back, not even sparing a glance at the tearful and disheveled An Ran.
After Fu Lengyu walked away, the driver finally mustered up the courage to speak.
"Madam Fu, are you okay?"
Tears flowed uncontrollably down An Ran's face as she said weakly, "I'm fine..." Her hoarse voice lacked any strength and didn't sound like she was fine at all. The driver wanted to comfort her, but the memory of Fu Lengyu's coldness from earlier made him shiver and he swallowed back his words.
An Ran limped out of the car and the butler came over to see her. Seeing her current state, he probably knew who was responsible for it. "Madam, let me call the doctor totake a look at you," he sighed and called the family doctor.
It wasn't until late at night that they finally dealt with the wound on her forehead. The butler prepared some supper for An Ran, but she couldn't eat it. After a few words of persuasion from the butler, An Ran couldn't help but ask, "Do you know where Mr. Fu took my mother?"
The butler shook his head. "I'm only responsible for Mr. Fu's daily life. I don't handle these kinds of matters, so I don't know."
An Ran put down the porridge in her hand, feeling no appetite. She looked at the light in the corridor outside the room and asked, "You're responsible for Mr. Fu Lengyu's daily life, so the other matters should be handled by his assistant, right?"
The butler nodded. An Ran thought for a moment. Fu Lengyu's assistant had even advised her not to seek trouble last time. He was obviously on Fu Lengyu's side, so how could he tell her where her mother was?
An Ran couldn't hold on any longer. Even in the last moment before she fell asleep, she was still thinking about how to find her mother's whereabouts.
The next day, she searched for information about Fu Lengyu's assistant. He graduated from a prestigious university and had been working at Fu Lengyu's Beijing Group for three years before being transferred to work as his assistant a year ago.Apart from that, there was no other news.
It was evident from these simple messages that this person was probably a die-hard fan of Fu Lengyu. It would be difficult to extract the desired information from him. However, no matter how difficult it was, she had to give it a try.