novelraw Chapter 204: The Disappearance Is a Big Deal
Chapter 204: The Disappearance Is a Big Deal
Yu Minglang dragged Qian out of the small theater, pulling her all the way to the lakeside. Taking advantage of the moonlight and the absence of people under the trees, he held her directly in his arms.
Qian punched him with her hand.
"Yu Minglang! You’re crazy!"
"Mei, did you miss me?"
"Are you stupid! If I hadn’t reacted quickly to what you just did, do you know what the consequences could have been?!"
"What consequences?" Yu Minglang asked indifferently.
He wasn’t acting impulsively; he was being thoughtful! It wasn’t his fault for going up there; it’s their fault for making Mei perform such a thing. Didn’t they see how disdainful Mei’s expression was?
No one can undermine his Mei, not even on stage.
"You just came up and started kissing randomly!" Although she never shied away from publicly declaring she had a boyfriend, kissing in public was a different matter.
Yu Minglang already didn’t care about reputation, but she still did!
"Kissing randomly?" Yu Minglang was slightly displeased with this description.
Qian probably also felt his gaze was a bit dangerous.
"No, I misspoke."
But it was already too late. This is the rascal who dared to kidnap the stage play’s lead actress with a mask on. How could a common person understand the thickness of his skin!
Yu Minglang pinned Qian against the tree, turned his head, and kissed her again, seriously this time, to prove he wasn’t "kissing randomly."
No matter how angry Qian was about his earlier actions, being cuddled and kissed like this, her anger faded by half. Moreover, it’s been too long without contact, and seeing Yu Minglang in this situation even felt like a little sneaky happiness of successfully stealing peaches.
Feeling she had gained a lot...
"How did you come here?" Qian wondered if it was just an illusion; she thought he seemed a bit thinner. Was his work too exhausting?
"I just got off the plane. When I heard you were here, I came over, Mei... Mei..." He buried his head in her shoulder, hugging tightly without letting go.
"When do you have to go back?"
"I can leave before dawn."
Well, it’s now 9:30. Qian quickly calculated the time.
"Let’s go to the night market, have some snacks, and then catch the midnight show?"
After the lesson from the last fishing trip, Qian didn’t dare let him arrange the date itinerary. His ideas were peculiar; if he arranged it, he might lead her to sit by the campus lake and freeze all night.
Yu Minglang’s eyes lit up, "Then let’s go."
"Wait, did you come alone?"
"There’s Second Brother, and Qiao Zhen..." Yu Minglang, who often prioritized romance over friendship, finally remembered it seemed there were a few people.
Dragging people to watch his wife and then forgetting them when planning to have meals and dates is something only Yu Minglang could do.
"Second Brother and Qiao Zhen also came... In that case, I’ll invite Dong Yi and Shi Yu out too, and we’ll move to a different place for dinner together."
Qian had more regard for others and wouldn’t eat alone like Yu Minglang would.
"Alright... Then go call your two little friends, I’ll call Second Brother. We’ll meet at the entrance in half an hour, Mei, here you go."
Yu Minglang took out a brand new white phone from his pocket and handed it to Qian.
"Where did this come from?" Qian had mentioned wanting to buy a phone, but hadn’t had the time.
"A friend bought it for his wife; it’s brand new and hasn’t been opened, so I snatched it. Later, I’ll compensate him and let him buy another one."
After getting off the plane, he saw the person who picked him up had a new unopened phone in their car, and remembering Mei hadn’t changed hers yet, he took it for her.
"... You even dare to snatch your friend’s things; I think you’re just asking for trouble."
"Haha, you sound exactly like him! This phone isn’t great anyway. Just use it for now, and later, I’ll go to Big Brother’s place to get you a better one."
He even snatched the phone and SIM card; only Yu Minglang could do such things thanks to years of friendship, otherwise, behaving like this with others, he would’ve been sorted out long ago.
Yu Minglang was entirely willing to make unscrupulous actions for his wife.
Qian returned to the dormitory, but neither Dong Yi nor Shi Touyu was back.
Shi Touyu had a phone, so Qian dialed her number first.
"Qian, where are you?" Shi Touyu’s voice came from the other end of the line.
"I’m in the dorm, wanting to invite you to dinner. Where are you?"
"I’m with my brother and another big brother. Qian, did you know? You’re famous, and your jealousy king is famous too!"
Yu Minglang magically appeared at the end, his kidnapping of the play’s lead actress shocked the whole audience. Luckily, Shi Yu heroically saved the scene, narrating that the Countess was taken by a male vampire who had admired her for a long time, thus allowing the lovers to finally be together. The male vampire’s alias was Jealous King, forcing a happy ending.
"We’ll talk when we meet. Can you find Dong Yi, and bring her along?" Qian didn’t want to talk about Yu Minglang’s brain-dead actions now, acting as if nothing happened.
Keep calm, no matter how exasperated you are inside, keep a cute face.
"Isn’t Dong Yi with you?" Shi Yu asked in surprise.
"No, I didn’t see her in the dorm either."
Dong Yi came to watch Qian’s performance as well, but her seat was farther back, and she didn’t meet Yu Mingyi and his brothers.
"Did she go to the library?"
"Impossible, the library closing time has already passed. If she’s not in the dorm, where could she have gone?" Qian had a bad feeling.
"Did she go for barbecue?" Shi Yu guessed.
"Impossible, Shi Yu, let’s split up to search quickly. Have your brother follow Second Brother to search too, and mobilize as many from your drama troupe as possible."
Qian knew Dong Yi’s temperament; Dong Yi was extremely frugal and wouldn’t wander around at night. Even if hungry, she would have prepared flatbreads as provisions, so it’s impossible she went out for food.
Moreover, with Qian and Shi Yu here, Dong Yi should wait for the two friends to return to the dorm together and wouldn’t disappear without notice.
In her past life, Dong Yi’s issues were always on Qian’s mind, fearing problems might arise.
No matter if she’s overreacting, the priority is to find Dong Yi first.
Yu Minglang waited at the entrance for Qian for a long time, but instead of Qian herself, he received a phone call from her.
"Xiaoqiang, come to the girls’ dorm area, quickly."
Yu Minglang didn’t dare delay and went directly to see the anxious Qian.
"What’s happening?"
"Help me analyze, where would a girl go at this time? My roommate is missing."
"When was the last time you saw her?"
"Before I went on stage, around 7:30 at the small theater. She wouldn’t spend or leave campus at night."
Yu Minglang quickly analyzed, "Based on the information you provided, is it possible she was called away by someone?"
Called away? Qian thought about it. Apart from her and Shi Yu, the only person Dong Yi was close to was Qiuqiu, but Qiuqiu didn’t live in the dorm and wouldn’t call Dong Yi out at night. Who could it be—
Suddenly, Qian had a flash of insight; she remembered!