My Dangerous Billionaire Husband

“Didn’t you say you loved him? That’s the love you’re giving him? Dirty, hidden and deceptive? Ha, Ning Qing, let’s make a bet on whether he will still want you or not!”

Ning Qing but her lower lip hard with her pearly whites. She had broken the skin on her lips and a sweet and metallic taste filled her mouth, but she was unaware.

She sneered and said, word by word, “What does it have to do with you whether he wants me or not? Why should I bet with you? You’re just a spectator, an irrelevant person to me!”

“You!”

Ning Qing hung up.

…

Ning Qing sat on the big bed in the room. She stretched out her small hand and wiped her tears away. Then she found the familiar string of numbers and called Lu Shaoming.

Ning Qing looked through the rearview mirror at the journalists who slowly shrank in the distance, and her expression grew relieved. She heard the driver in front of her ask, “Where do you want to go, Miss?”

Ning Qing looked out of the window at the scenery passing by, and her eyes were slowly overcome with loneliness and sadness. “Bring me to the station.”

She wanted to leave this place.

Ever since she had met Lu Shaoming, she had never done anything for him. She hoped that this entertainment incident would end with her departure.

Lu Shaoming would still be Young Master Lu of the empire corporation who everyone admired.

She had let Xiao Zhou down. From going to the wrong room three years ago to being chased out of the Ning family, she had worked hard for three years and never felt tired. Now she was tired.

She didn’t want to fight anymore.

There were many people and things that she couldn’t face.

Farewell, Shuiling.

Ning Qing closed her eyes gently as tears fell from the corners of her eyes. It was so quiet and beautiful.

The taxi driver looked at Ning Qing through the rearview mirror. “Yes.” A menacing and dangerous grin appeared on his face slowly as he lowered the cap on his head.

The two journalists who had been left behind stopped in dismay. A reporter pointed to the taxi and said, “Hey, look, why doesn’t that taxi have a license plate?”

Another man looked at it. “Weird, is it an unlicensed car? I’ve heard that there’s a taxi maniac recently who picks up beautiful girls with the taxi, then he rapes them and kills them. His methods are cruel and inhuman.”

The reporter was horrified. “What shall we do then? Shall we call the police?”

“Uhh… I had just mentioned the taxi maniac casually; how could Ning Qing be so unlucky to meet him? Besides, it’s noon now, and Ning Qing is a celebrity. That taxi maniac wouldn’t dare to come out and commit crimes so arrogantly. Let’s not worry about such tangential matters. We’ll let the other media wait there while we go back to write a press release.”

“…Okay.”

…

Ning Qing had gotten on the taxi and left her cell phone in the villa room. What she didn’t know was that her cell phone was ringing nonstop.

Outside the airport gates, Zhu Rui opened the door of the luxury car and Lu Shaoming sat in the back seat.

He was wearing a black woolen overcoat, with the same colored suit inside, and a white shirt; he looked extremely proper. He had just gotten off the plane, and with his brows knitted tightly in worry, he dialed her number, only to keep hearing, “This number is not in use”.

When the car started, Zhu Rui sat in the passenger seat in front and said, “President, I’ve called Madam, but nobody answered.”

Lu Shaoming’s face was grim. His sculpted jawline tightened, and his thin red lips had also tightened into a line of displeasure. His sharp gaze swept toward Zhu Rui. “The plane requires me to switch off my phone, Ning Qing could not get through to me, but what about you? What were you doing when Ning Qing called you?”

Lu Shaoming’s gaze caused Zhu Rui’s scalp to go numb. After keeping his fear in check, he explained, “President, last night I was handling some other business in another city. I only made it back to T city this morning. I only heard about Madam’s news after returning to T City. I had meant to appease Madam, but the reporters had found Missus and Old Madam’s condo. The reporters had surrounded the door of their apartment. The security guards had gotten into a fight when they went up to maintain order in the condo. I was afraid that Missus would be injured, so I went to the condo to settle things. I didn’t hear Madam calling me. When I finished settling everything and looked at my phone, Madam was already uncontactable when I dialed back.”

Lu Shaoming stopped talking. He looked sideways out of the window. When he was not angry and overbearing, he displayed a depressing and compelling temperament.

It was frightening.

“Did you find out who was behind everything?”

“I already have a clue. The other party is very cautious and had not left much behind, but as long as they have taken action, there would be traces to follow.”

“Hah.” Lu Shaoming leaned his handsome back against the soft backrest, crossing his long legs together. The cut of his black trousers was as sharp as a knife, like the gentle murderous intent at the corners of his eyes. “I was careless this time. I think the other side has been dormant for a long time, waiting for us to relax our vigilance before attacking.”

“President, don’t worry too much. Madam has gone through many ups and downs in the rain and wind. I’m sure she will survive this time.”

Lu Shaoming’s determined eyebrows were warm and soft, and his tone was filled with helplessness. He sighed, “If she could get through it, she would not be at the whim of everyone in school last night. She is particularly weak and helpless when it comes to things involving the people she loves.”

Six months ago, that time in the hospital, her mother had ignored her.

Three months ago, when she thought that he had brought another woman to the dinner party.

This time, Yin Shuiling?

And there was him, the old incident three years ago, and the debt she had.

Everything was enough to knock her down.

The message she had left for him echoed in his ears, and his heart felt as if he had been stung by bees, numb and painful.

She cried again.

She only knows how to cry whenever it comes to the people she loves.

Where had her usual wisdom gone?

Lu Shaoming’s deep eyes flashed with an eagle-like keenness again. He had to admit that this time the other party knew Ning Qing’s character very well, and they had landed a direct blow to her soft spot, making a quick and brutal move.

This method reminded him of a person, but unfortunately, that person was in prison, Li Meiling.

Was it Ning Yao then?

Lu Shaoming scoffed. If this had really been done by Ning Yao alone, it would be easy to settle.

“I’ve asked you to investigate Mu Yunfan; how is it going?”

“I’ve already sent people to Singapore. But the Mu family has a hand in both legal and illegal matters. They have means and forces that are beyond the reach of ordinary people. I’m afraid of making a move and alerting the enemy, so it’ll take some time,” Zhu Rui answered. After that, he asked Lu Shaoming hesitantly, “President, do you think Xu Junxi has a role in this? He would be the biggest winner.”

“Hah, if he had the courage to participate, he would have participated three years ago. Why wait until now? But regarding this incident, he must be happy to see it unfold.”

Zhu Rui nodded, and then his cell phone rang and he answered the call. His expression turned grim instantly. “What?”

Lu Shaoming looked up from the back seat, his eyes were cold. “What’s wrong?”

“This is bad, President. Someone just reported that Madam is not in the villa, she’s missing.”

Lu Shaoming’s black eyes instantly looked like spilled ink, cold as the abyss and bottomless. He growled, “Speak clearly!”

“Yes, President, when I went to Missus’ condo, I had sent someone to protect Madam secretly at the Tea Pavilion Villa. The person assigned confirmed that Madam was in the room at that time. Because this very important, I had gone to pick you up at the airport first, but when I couldn’t get through to Madam’s phone, I sent someone to check on her again. This time, they reported that Madam is not in the villa.”

When Zhu Rui finished, the car was dead silent.

Lu Shaoming frowned and suppressed his almost boiling temper. He was not easily angered. He had never been angered for the past 30 years. He looked down at his wristwatch. He pressed his thin lips so tightly that they turned white. His voice was calm and wise as he said, “About half an hour, it’s not too long. Ning Qing must have walked from Maple Leaf Forest. Send someone to start searching from that remote place. Have them focus on checking the nearby stations and airports. In addition, get all the city’s road surveillance cameras and monitors. I will find Ning Qing even if I have to dig all the way down.”

“Yes, sir.” Zhu Rui replied.

“Also, didn’t you say that the reporters were surrounding the Tea Pavilion Villa? Ning Qing is a celebrity nowadays. There isn’t a soul in T city who wouldn’t know her. There must be passers-by who have seen her. Spread the word. I want to get results in 15 minutes!”

…

Hence, the two journalists, who were writing the press release quietly in their office, were tied up by several bodyguards who had broken in randomly. They were stuffed into a car and brought to the Tea Pavilion Villa.

When entering the villa gate, the swarming media reporters had already disappeared, and there were bodyguards at the door. There was an air of indifference and desolation everywhere.

The reporters trembled as they entered the villa door. A man in a white shirt and black pants leaned lazily against the living room sofa. He was expressionless, but his gaze was as sharp as an eagle’s. The murderous look in his eyes caused the reporters’ knees to weaken instantly.

“Young…Young Master Lu, I wonder why you’ve asked us to come?”

Zhu Rui stood next to two or three women. “Is that them?”

“Yes, yes, we were shopping then, when we suddenly heard someone calling Ning Qing. I looked back and remembered the reporter’s lanyards hanging around their necks.”

“Alright, thank you. You can leave after getting your payment,” Zhu Rui said politely.

“Thank you.” The women went out one after another.

As soon as the reporters heard what the woman had said, they knew why Lu Shaoming had “asked” them to come. They had a feeling in their hearts that Lu Shaoming would cause another uproar now that he was back.