Peerless Divine Doctor in the City of Flowers
Chapter 357: A Woman’s Heart, A Needle at the Bottom of the Sea

Chapter 357: Chapter 357: A Woman’s Heart, A Needle at the Bottom of the Sea

"Dinner together tonight?"

Lin Fan smiled as he looked at the ravishingly beautiful Ning Mengyao.

Although their relationship hadn’t fully mended,

their chat just now had eased the tension considerably.

"So, you just disappear mysteriously for a week and don’t think to report where you’ve been?"

Ning Mengyao didn’t respond.

Her beautiful eyes rippled gently.

This issue had truly made her restless these past few days.

Especially since it wasn’t just him who had disappeared.

Xu Zhi Rou had also vanished without a trace.

If she hadn’t misunderstood that the flowers were from him,

she might have thought that the two had eloped.

"To tell the truth, I’ve been listening to scriptures all these days, and I’ve been in a daze." Lin Fan scratched his head.

He had been plagued by the Heavenly Master’s scriptures for the past week,

and knew he had truly woken up only that morning.

"Next time you lie, could you at least take it seriously?" Ning Mengyao frowned slightly.

His lie was far from believable.

Even if he and Xu Zhi Rou had really gone off together, any old excuse would have been better.

But hearing the word "scriptures," she truly found it hard to accept.

"I’m not lying; there are things I really can’t explain. All I can say is that for these few days, I’ve been in a hazy state, until this morning when I finally woke up."

Lin Fan said with a wry smile.

It did sound rather implausible,

but it was true.

"Okay then, do you know that Zhi Rou has also been missing for a long time, without even a phone call?" Ning Mengyao said helplessly, looking at Lin Fan’s sincere expression.

"She’s on a mission, it’s confidential, so she can’t carry a phone. I saw her this morning, and she asked me to say hello to you. She said she won’t be able to see you for a while and told you not to worry."

No sooner had Lin Fan finished speaking than he saw Ning Mengyao’s complexion change drastically.

A nameless sense of loss made her stand up abruptly.

She walked out without hesitation.

This left Lin Fan utterly bewildered, as he quickly reached out and grabbed Ning Mengyao’s wrist.

"Why are you angry? What did I say wrong?"

"You didn’t do anything wrong; it’s my fault!"

Ning Mengyao struggled to free her wrist from Lin Fan’s grip.

But her face was already full of grievance.

"Don’t... I really haven’t done anything; what’s going on? Can I apologize first?"

Lin Fan was utterly confounded.

How could this woman’s mood shift so suddenly?

The relationship that had just started to mend was now in trouble again.

"You don’t have anything to apologize for; I’ve already said it’s my problem, it has nothing to do with you!"

Ning Mengyao shook off Lin Fan and left.

Fuming, she walked out of the reception room.

By the time Lin Fan reached the door of the CEO’s office,

the door had already been locked from the inside.

No matter how much he knocked, Ning Mengyao refused to open the door.

"Ah, the heart of a woman!"

Lin Fan shook his head with a wry smile.

Upon reflection, he realized he truly hadn’t said anything else.

Why did she suddenly get angry?

"Ring, ring!"

As Lin Fan stood there, feeling helpless, the phone suddenly rang. It was Xu Zhi Rou calling.

"Suspicious individuals spotted at Joy City, backup needed!" In the call, Xu Zhi Rou’s voice was very anxious.

"Alright, I’m coming over now."

Lin Fan helplessly hung up the phone.

But there was really no other way, so he could only sigh.

He turned and walked downstairs.

At this moment, Ning Mengyao was fuming, sitting in front of her office desk.

No one to share her inner grievances with.

Eventually, she could only pick up the phone and flip to Yang Linglong’s number.

When the video call connected, Yang Linglong looked at Ning Mengyao, bewildered by her pitiful appearance.

"Dear, what happened to you? Who has bullied you?"

"Who else could it be but that damned freak?"

Ning Mengyao’s beautiful eyes were filled with tears of frustration.

"What did that freak do to you? Did he hit you? Just tell me where he is right now, and I’ll go slash him with a knife."

Yang Linglong was somewhat confused.

Ning Mengyao had always been tight-lipped about her mysterious husband.

"No, it’s not that... It’s just... when he says he’s gone, he’s gone. He doesn’t say where he is or what he’s doing. Everyone else knows his business, and I don’t know anything. I just wait at home like a fool. Remember I told you the other day... he suddenly became romantic and sent me flowers, but it wasn’t until just now that I found out the flowers weren’t even from him."

Thinking of Xu Zhi Rou knowing every move Lin Fan made,

Ning Mengyao felt even more jealous.

She was his wife, yet she didn’t even know what he was doing.

Wasn’t this going too far?

"There’s that too? That’s really over the top. But who sent the flowers then?"

Yang Linglong’s focus suddenly shifted.

After all, Ning Mengyao, who usually didn’t show off, had been posting daily on her social circles for the past few days.

"It was Chu Tianyang!"

"Damn, that scumbag dared to come to you again? He knew you liked him and still had you deliver love letters for him. Hey, you better not make the same mistake this time."

As her best friend, Yang Linglong naturally knew everything.

Hearing this jerk’s name, she instantly became furious.

Moreover, there was something she had never told Ning Mengyao.

It was during the time this scumbag was flirting with her,

he was secretly contacting Yang Linglong.

It was for this reason she had never broached the subject.

After all, during their high school years, the two girls were known as the school’s twin flowers.

Always together, they formed a beautiful sight.

"I’m married now, how could I possibly be fooled by him again? That’s not the issue here. The issue is with that freak. Do you think I should divorce him?"

Ning Mengyao rested her chin in her hands.

The thought of divorce once again took the high ground in her mind.

"Honestly, a marriage without love might as well end. But why do I feel like you care a lot about him now? Otherwise, you wouldn’t be talking about divorce just because he disappeared for a few days, would you?"

It was clear to the outsider, Yang Linglong had quickly noticed the problem.

"Sometimes, love needs to be cultivated. Like my guy, he’s gone with no word of a ’mission.’ At least you met him; I didn’t even get a call. What can I do? After all, the man has his secret missions. Why don’t we go shopping later? Without men, you still have me, right?"

"It’s not just because he disappeared... Wait, your boyfriend disappeared too?"

Ning Mengyao asked with a look of surprise.

"Yes, but as military men, they can’t help it. Naturally, I have to be understanding as a military wife," Yang Linglong said with a bitter face.

Since Lin Fan had returned, the two had met only once.

Then he had claimed he had a mission and vanished.

"Could it be..."

Ning Mengyao suddenly realized something.

Lin Fan had a mission, Xu Zhi Rou had a mission, and now even Yang Linglong’s boyfriend had a mission.

Could there be some secret involved?

"Did you think of something? Spill it out, I’m dying of curiosity!"

Yang Linglong quickly sensed that Ning Mengyao was acting odd.

So she eagerly inquired.

"It’s nothing. I was just wondering if they might all be busy with the same thing, but it’s just a thought. How could it be such a coincidence? Never mind, let’s not talk about him. Come to my company now, and we’ll go shopping at Joy City this afternoon."

Ning Mengyao waved the matter off and didn’t continue the topic.

She decided happily, shopping would be the remedy.

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