The Surrogate Bride of Young General Leng - Chapter 44
Chapter 44. The Person Behind the Scenes
Translator: Amber97
After a secret march all night, Leng Yuhe’s army retreated to a large villa in the outer suburbs.
“This is a property bought by my father before. Now we can only stay here and wait for reinforcements to arrive.” Bai Chongxiu opened the door and spoke loudly to the crowd.
Leng Yuhe remained silent until the soldiers wanted to take him into his room.
“Can I make a phone call here?”
This was an unexpected question for Bai Chongxiu. “This place is uninhabited all the year round, so we didn’t install any phone lines here. Why do you ask me that?” he asked.
Hearing that, Leng Yuhe was disappointed. ‘If I can’t contact Ruoqing now, when can I know about the truth?’ he thought.
Looking at the unreadable expression of Leng Yuhe, Bai Chongxiu snickered. “General, you don’t have to worry too much. Before we set off, my father told me to come here when there was an emergency. I think it must be very safe here.”
Without even taking a look at Bai Chongxiu, Leng Yuhe strode upstairs, But his pace was not as relaxed and vigorous as before.
Mingzhe once again came to Lengs’ Mansion to look for Su Ruoqing, but the guards at the door drove him away by saying in an unpleasant tone, “Miss Su is not in the mansion now. Why are you still here looking for her?”
It was out of his expectation that Su Ruoqing was not in the mansion. Mingzhe didn’t know what had happened, so he could only wait in the distance. When seeing a servant coming out of the mansion on an errand, he hurriedly stopped him and gave him a large amount of money.
“I heard that Miss Su is not in the mansion now. Where did she go?”
As a servant of the General’s residence, he knew who Mingzhe was. The servant answered, “You made a smart decision to ask me. Only I know about this matter. I shouldn’t tell you the truth, but…” Weighing the thick pile of money in his hand, he continued, “I heard that something bad happened to General Leng on the front line. Miss Su was so anxious that she set out to find him on her own.”
Mingzhe was slightly surprised. It was possible that Su Ruoqing really took a fancy for Leng Yuhe, for she had the guts to go to that dangerous place regardless of her own safety.
After coming back home, Mingzhe thought that Su Ruoqing’s leaving also gave himself a chance. It was unknown whether Leng Yuhe was still alive or not, but if he could find out the person behind the scenes, his relationship with Su Ruoqing would be improved.
After making up his mind, he went out to find Su Zhiyou, for he saw her at that time. He thought he could make some progress in this matter after finding her.
At this time, Su Zhiyou had returned to Province S.
“Although you didn’t take the last chance I gave you, it’s good that I’ve achieved my purpose. I won’t punish you for the moment,” said Shen Nan.
He stroked Su Zhiyou’s long hair gently, as if he was stroking his favourite pet.
“I know that you sneaked out and secretly filmed them. Then you let the media release the news…” Shen Nan suddenly stopped talking, which made Su Zhiyou feel scared. She was afraid that he would blame her for leaving without his permission.
“You’ve done a good job, but you have to make a big deal out of it. Leng Yuhe is their mainstay. As long as we defeat him, we can still win.”
Since Shen Nan didn’t punish her, Su Zhiyou breathed a sigh of relief. “Don’t worry, I will do my best.”
She then took off her clothes and lay on top of Shen Nan.
“I’m not interested in having sex with you today.” Shen Nan pushed her away and said, “When you help me win, I will definitely reward you.”
Bending over to pick up Su Zhiyou’s clothes on the ground, Shen Nang smiled, “Although I’m happy to appreciate your beautiful body, you’d better put on your clothes. To reward your success, I asked someone to bring your parents over to meet you. They should be here right away.”
Having been with Shen Nan for a long time, Su Zhiyou was used to being treated as a prostitute. She took the clothes thrown by him and slowly got dressed. “Commander, you treat me so well.”
Shen Nan smiled, turning the jade finger on his hand and said, “You’re welcome. I’ve always been generous to my subordinates.”
Just as Su Zhiyou got dressed, her parents came.
“You guys can have a good talk for all day,” Shen Nan said. He always looked so elegant and gentle.
“Youyou, how are you doing lately? Let me see if you’ve lost weight.” Her parents didn’t look young anymore, for they were white-haired and wrinkled. However, they were still under fifty years old.
Looking at her parents’ concerned look, Su Zhiyou felt sorry for them. “I’m doing very well. Don’t worry.”
“Who was that just now? We were brought here by him in confusion. Even though he arranged meals for us and sent someone to serve us, he always wouldn’t let us see you.”
“Mother, the most important thing is that we’re together now. There were some things that prevented us from meeting before, but they no longer exist. We can meet more often in the future,” said Su Zhiyou in a choked voice. Her life was completely ruined, and her parents were her last hope.
“I see. Is he good to you?”
They asked their most concerned question, and it was also the one that botherd Su Zhiyou most.
She forced a smile and said, “Don’t worry, he’s been very good to me. He’d like to give me everything. He’s really nice to me.”
Hearing Su Zhiyou’s words, her parents finally showed a relieved smile. After they lost everything, their only daughter was their most precious treasure.
The day passed quickly. Su Zhiyou’s parents were taken away by Shen Nan’s sobordinates at night.
Su Zhiyou understood that Shen Nan would let her meet her parents often if she could be more useful to him. She took out the camera locked in the nightstand. She had made up her mind to make a big deal out of it this time…
On the other side, Mingzhe spent a long time looking for Su Zhiyou. It was as difficult as looking for a needle in a haystack, and he couldn’t help but feel discouraged.
“Brother, why do you run outside every day lately? What are you busy with?” Since that news was released by the media, Mingzhu had been paying attention to Mingzhe’s every move recently, fearing that he would really destroy Su Ruoqing’s relatioship with the General.
Mingzhu pulled his tie and sat casually on the sofa. “I am helping Ruoqing find the person behind the scenes.”
“Speaking of Ruoqing, I haven’t seen her for a while. I called the servants in the mansion, but they always said she was not there.” Mingzhu didn’t know that Su Ruoqing had left to find Leng Yuhe. Instead, she thought that Su Ruoqing and her brother really had something to hide from her.
“You’re her best friend, aren’t you? Don’t you even know that she left the mansion?”
“Where did she go? Why didn’t she tell me? So you don’t come to see her when you go out every day.” Mingzhu smiled awkwardly and said, “Brother, I really misunderstood you.”
Mingzhe looked at her apologetic look and shook his head with a smile. “There must be someone who gave that photo to the media on purpose. I have to find out who is behind it, so we two can be on better terms.”
Mingzhu ran over to sit next to him. “Finding this person is like looking for a needle in a haystack…” While saying this, she put her hand on Mingzhe’s forehead, pretending to take his temperature.
“You are indeed my biological sister.”
“Brother, can you be smarter? You can wait for the enemy to approach you.” She looked at Mingzhe and blinked her eyes.
After thinking for a while, Mingzhe suddenly realized that he was too stupid. Why didn’t he think of this simple method?
He reached out and rubbed Mingzhu’s head. “You’re so smart. I’m going out. I’m sure to succeed this time.”
“Wait for me! I’m going with you too.” Seeing that Mingzhe stood up and wanted to leave, Mingzhu grabbed his sleeves and didn’t let him go. “I also want to find out the truth to help Ruoqing!”
Mingzhe looked at her helplessly. “Didn’t father find you a florist to teach you at home? If you follow me out and delay your study, our father will definitely punish me. So you are not allowed to go out.”
Although Mingzhe had a firm attitude, he finally gave in to her pleadings.
“OK, I agree to your request. Let’s go now, but please don’t make any trouble for me…” Before Mingzhu had finished speaking, Mingzhu ran out happily, as if she was fearing that he would change his mind.
“Ouch, it hurts so much!” She ran too fast, and as soon as she went out of the door, she bumped into a person.
She rubbed her sore nose and her eyes were filled with tears because of the sharp pain. “Hey! Pay attention when you walk…” Before she scolded that man angrily, she was stunned when seeing his face.
She didn’t expect that the person in front of her would be Leng Yulin. “You… how could you be here?”
Today, Leng Yulin wore a dark blue gown made of fine camel’s hair. He rolled up his sleeves slightly and carried a western pocket watch in his pocket. He had the noble temperament of a scholar, and he looked more elegant and charming than the day she first met him. Mingzhu couldn’t help but blush.
Mingzhu ran so fast just now, so she hit him badly. Leng Yullin felt a little pain in his chest, but since he was well-bred, he couldn’t air his grievances to a lady.
“Miss, do we know each other?”
Leng Yulin really didn’t remember her. When they met last time, he didn’t pay much attention to her, so he easily forgot her after a few days.
“We… we don’t know each other.” Realizing that Leng YuLin had forgotten her completely, Mingzhu was utterly disappointed.
“Actually, I saw you when I was with Ruoqing last time. I heard her call you brother, so I know that you’re the eldest son of the Governor.” The slight flush on her cheeks had disappeared, and she tried to persuade herself not to take a fancy for someone who didn’t even know her.
Leng Yulin nodded after listening to her explanation. “I see. I am so sorry that I bumped into you just now. Please don’t mind, Miss.”
Looking at the handsome and polite man in front of her, Mingzhu was so excited that her heart was pounding.
As soon as Mingzhe came out, he saw his sister’s shy and timid look, and he could not help but be wary of the man at the door.
“Sir, I wonder why you are at the door of Ming family’s mansion.” Pulling Mingzhu behind him, Mingzhe put on a serious expression.
When hearing him say this was the Ming family’s mansion, Leng Yulin said with a smile, “I’m indeed coming to the Ming family.”
“Then what can I do for you?”
“I am the brother of Leng Yuhe. I have come to solve some problems with you.”
After Mingzhe heard the identity of him, he was dumfounded. If he had known that this person was Leng Yuhe’s brother, he wouldn’t have dared to put on airs.
