C2057 Wealthy Marriage 1984
"How about this, we'll search along the road and find a few more places she'll go. Maybe she's just depressed so she found a place to hide."
A glimmer of hope flashed in Yan Mingyao's eyes. He immediately nodded, put on his coat and dashed out.
Ding Yiyi sat in the car and didn't start it. She knew she couldn't find it. Actually, they knew very little about Ao Xue. She didn't even know where she usually liked to go, or what she usually liked to do, nor did she know how to find her.
Yan Mingyao was probably the same, but he was trying to find a reason not to let his imagination run wild.
It was after ten o'clock, and when the phone rang, she didn't need to hear to know who it was.
"Still working overtime?"
"Right."
"Alright, take care. You are not allowed to return home until 11 PM."
"You too, rest early."
At the entrance of the building, Ye Nianmo hung up. He looked up at the floor that was completely dark and left without a sound.
Alaska, USA
Dongqing felt a headache coming on. She had drunk an entire bottle of Maotai by herself, but it wasn't enough to cover her. His alcohol tolerance wasn't very good to begin with.
The spot where his arm touched felt soft. His body stiffened as he lowered his head to look.
Ao Xue curled up beside him, covered him entirely with the quilt while he slept soundly in a corner. Both of their clothes were fine. He breathed a sigh of relief and moved the quilt over her body, then got off the bed.
The person on the bed woke up, rubbed his eyes and got up, "Are you alright? You drank so much yesterday, I was worried that you would vomit when you puked in the middle of the night, so I watched for the whole night."
"Sorry." Dongqing cursed the silly Russian kid in her heart. Why did she send him back? Why couldn't she let him stay the night?
"I'm going back." Ao Xue went to pick up her coat. "I thought about it yesterday, and it will be difficult for you. I was the one who let you down, and now I need your help."
Dongqing didn't say anything. She only picked up her coat. "I'll send you."
Ao Xue was surprised that he was so straightforward. In order to cover up her embarrassment, she hurriedly lowered her head and walked out.
The snow had stopped, and the entire city of Alaska was like a snowball. Many people were shoveling snow in front of their doors, while others were climbing up to the roof, pushing the accumulated snow down.
"Tell me, if I were to live a new life in a strange city and forget all about people and things, would my life be better?" But before Dongqing could reply, she got back into the car as if she had never spoken before.
The roads of the airport were covered with snow and the snowplow was working. However, the progress was very slow. The two of them chatted while they sat in the car.
When they finally arrived at the airport, Ao Xue stretched out her arms with the ointment for treating frostbite on her fingers. "Do you want to hug me as a friend?"
Dongqing walked over and gently hugged him, then quickly released him. "Goodbye."
As soon as they entered the airport lobby, he returned to his car, but he didn't drive away. He lit a cigarette, stubbed it out quickly, and left.
At home, Yan Mingyao hadn't slept for a whole day. He stared at the door and stared at the hot porridge that Ding Yiyi just brought. It was almost cold by now and there was a thin layer of rice skin on it.
When the door lock turned, he immediately jumped up. The moment he saw who it was, he was extremely excited, "Where did you go?!"
"I went on a trip." Ao Xue, who had been on the plane for more than ten hours, walked towards her room tiredly.
Yan Mingyao followed behind her, "Don't tell me how you're going to travel. Do you know how worried I am about you? I've been looking for you all night."
Ao Xue didn't even take off her clothes before she went to bed. Hearing the sound of something being rummaged, she sat up and saw Yan Mingyao rummaging through her bag.
"What are you doing!" She snatched the bag away, furious.
Yan Mingyao held onto the ticket in his hand, "Alaska? What are you doing there? "
"Ski, are you satisfied with the answer?" Ao Xue tossed him her handbag. "If you want to flip it, you can."
"What happened to your hand!" Yan Mingyao looked at her red fingers in shock.
The other party replied snappily, "I got frostbite while skiing. How is it? Can you go to sleep now?"
Yan Mingyao believed that the other person really went skiing. Otherwise, who would freeze his fingers like that? His previous anger had already disappeared into thin air. After a few words of consolation, he hurriedly left his room to buy some ointment.
When she received Yan Mingyao's call, Ding Yiyi heaved a sigh of relief. Her fingers tapped on the keyboard a few times, but she was in no mood to continue writing.
Ye Nianmo embraced her from behind, "What happened?"
Outside the window, the snow had stopped falling and the courtyard had become a sheet of white. She smiled. "It's going to be Spring Festival again."
In the week leading up to the Spring Festival, Ding Yiyi didn't send everyone a big red packet for the new year, so everyone could go back one week in advance to celebrate the new year. The employees of the other companies in the building were envious. Which boss didn't let their employees leave before New Year's Eve?
In the mansion, Sofia ran upstairs and downstairs, pasting paper on the windows of every room. Liu Qiang held his cigarette in his mouth and said, "Why are you, a white man, joining in the fun? Come on, come down quickly. That place is too high, I'll post it."
At this time, the hour worker also began to pay for the house. Ding Yiyi personally cleaned up the place, and even Ye Shuimo came to help.
Ding Yiyi was happy and depressed when she saw her daughter easily mention a lot of water. She was happy because she had studied Taekwondo, but her physical fitness had improved a lot. She didn't want to catch a cold.
"Pata!" There was a loud noise in the kitchen, Liu Qiang quickly walked down from the upstairs, "What's wrong!"
The few of them rushed into the kitchen. Ye Nianmo indifferently picked up the broken bowls on the floor and put them into the trash can. He said expressionlessly, "My hands slipped."
He took another dish and rinsed it under the tap, then put it aside.
Ding Yiyi facepalmed. It turned out that the young master Ye Family couldn't wash dishes or do household chores, and after using a vacuum cleaner for a while, the result was that he broke the vacuum cleaner and took the bed sheet to the washing machine. After fiddling with it for a long time, the washing machine was no longer wet, and now he was the one washing the dishes.
"You … go water the flowers." Ding Yiyi hesitated. She thought that she should be fine with watering the flowers, right?
"Director Ye, Madame Ye." The driver happily came over to hand over the keys. Today, he was also going back to his hometown.
Ye Nianmo naturally gave him a thick red packet. The other party was overjoyed and said a lot of good words before leaving.
Liu Qiang held a cigarette in his mouth. There were three women here, so he didn't light the cigarette.
"That's enough. Then, boss, those brothers will be going back for the new year. I'm going with them too."
Ye Nianmo was still wearing rubber gloves. Ding Yiyi was worried that her clothes would get wet from the water when she watered the flowers, so she insisted that he use his apron to water the flowers.
President Ye was wearing a yellow duck apron and plastic gloves as he said with a serious expression, "You stay."
Liu Qiang was amused. He took out his phone and was about to take a photo when the latter's eyes turned cold. He put down his hand and said, "Don't worry, boss. I won't say anything."
In fact, he had already thought about it. It was just a Spring Festival, so he just needed to find a random place to spend it. Where did the mercenary come from? He was an orphan, and he was not even born in his own country, let alone his own family.
Sofia said in a delicate voice, "It's great that you're staying. Everyone is returning home for the new year. It's great that you're staying to carry your things."
Ye Nianmo naturally took off his apron and passed it to him, "Wear it to water the flowers."
Liu Qiang looked at the boss's eyes. There was a sense of revenge in them for the mockery he had just let out!
An hour later, the group of people stood outside the villa. All that needed to be sealed had been sealed, and the rest would only return after the new year.
Before the car set off for Dongjiang City, Ding Yiyi made a trip to Yan Mingyao's house. Ao Xue was watching TV and didn't pay any attention to her arrival.1
Ding Yiyi placed the things on the table, "Will it return to Dongjiang City for the new year?"
The television was always broadcasting programs related to the Chinese New Year, which made Ao Xue sulky. "No way."
"Eat some fruits, are you guys prepared to head back to the Dongjiang City?" Yan Mingyao walked out of the kitchen and put the apple on the table.
Ding Yiyi actually felt that the two sisters must at least have a look at Ao Xue during the new year celebration. However, seeing Ao Xue's indifferent expression, she didn't say anything else and just left after exchanging a few pleasantries with Yan Mingyao.
After Yan Mingyao sent them off, he looked around the house again. Everything was still the same, and there was no festivity at all.
"Xiao Xue, how about we go home this year? Mom should also be very lonely at home. "
Ao Xue switched on the television again, "If you don't want to return, then go back by yourself."
"How about this, you don't like staying at home, then we'll stay until the first day of the new year, have a meal with Mom, and then come back on the second day of the new year. Otherwise, you see where we can travel to, I'll go with you."
"Not going."
Yan Mingyao persuaded for a long time, but the other side refused to budge. He was angered, "It's only accompanying Mom for a day or two, why are you so disgusted with Mom? She's not young anymore and doesn't usually go back. Don't tell me that she doesn't even go back for the Spring Festival! "
He returned to his room, packed his luggage and rushed out. After seeing that the person on the sofa did not move, he said coldly, "Since you're not going back, I'll leave by myself."
As he walked into the hall, he heard the sound of exaggerated laughter coming from the television screen behind him. He turned around. The living room was dark and the sky was gray. Ao Xue was curled up on the sofa. The whole room was dark without any sign of warmth.
After putting down his luggage, he turned back and half-squatted on the sofa as he looked at her. He said gently, "Shall we go back together for the new year?"
"I'm not going back."
What else could he say? He had already said it so there was nothing he could do. Yan Mingyao gave up and left the house without even going back home after picking up his luggage.
The crosstalk expression on the television was exaggerated, and the laughter was exaggerated, as if something funny had happened to her. She turned off the television and walked barefoot to the balcony.
Not long later, Yan Mingyao walked towards Wang's garage, which was located on the first floor, and disappeared behind a pile of snow.
She went back to the sofa and sat down. After a few minutes, she stood up and turned on all the lights in the room. The apartment was very quiet. The children of the old couple next door had come back, and they were dragging their families along. Their laughter could even be heard in the apartment.
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