When Xiaodong went out, I heard steps coming from the hallway.
I opened the door, and the guards were gone, but I didn’t dare to go outside as I have no idea what was going on out there.
I just stood at the door and then I saw second brother walked out from another room and I called out to him.
Second Brother ran to me and said, “Little Sister, are you alright?”
I said I was fine and Xiaodong didn’t give me a hard time.
“Let’s go home now.” Second Brother said to me.
Jiye didn’t show up and Second Brother couldn’t possibly know that I heard all their conversions in my room.
Me and Second Brother got into a black car when we left the hotel. The police vehicles were still there but not one police officer was to be seen. Only the helicopter was still hovering above our head.
Our car set off immediately and left the town pretty soon. Behind us an identical car to ours was following closely. Second Brother saw that too but didn’t respond. They were supposed to be our protectors.
I didn’t say anything on the road. And Second Brother only asked me dispensable questions like whether am I hurt, or do I need to see a doctor?
I said I’m fine. I just need to take a rest.
“Then you should go back home and have a rest.”
Second Brother didn’t bring that topic up. I wanted him to tell me himself, but he didn’t, which was rather disappointing.
Second Brother is not going to hid this from me forever, is he? Why would he do that? Is it because he doesn’t want me to know or is it because Jiye made all that up to solve the crisis.
Second Brother took me to his villa, and I went to bed after washing, but I just couldn’t sleep no matter how hard I try, as what they said back at the hotel echoed in my head. I had to figure it out.
The next morning I woke up, and I checked the news on my phone, and turned out, just like I had expected, there was no negative news about Nanhe group. Instead, there was a positive news and that was Jiye Su, chairman of the group, was back from his business trip abroad.
When the stock market reopened, the stock price of Nanhu raised slightly.
I stayed at Second Brother’s villa, doing nothing other than eating, reading and playing my phone. When it was afternoon, I felt dizzy and decided to take a walk outside.
Then Second Brother was back and he invited me to dinner. I said yes because I wanted to go for a walk.
On the way out, I’d been wondering how should I bring this up to Second Brother. But of course, it would be better if he took the initiative and told me everything about it.
But Second Brother didn’t say anything, and he asked something about Leon. “Sister, I heard Leon has resigned from Hua’s group as the chairman of the board of directors. Why did he do that?”
“The reason why he became chairman was because he had Xiang Feng’s support, and in exchange he promised to divorce me and marry Xiang Feng’s cousin, but he didn’t keep his promise and Xiang Feng forced him to resign.” I answered.
Second Brother nodded. “Where is he now? He should have lots of free time now he has resigned, and why isn’t he coming to visit me?”
I was seized by sadness and I didn’t say anything.
“What’s the matter? You seem unhappy. Something on you mind?”
“Second Brother, Leon abandoned me and went to America alone.” I tried my best to remain calm.
“What? Why isn’t he with you since he has already turned down Xiang Feng’s cousin? This is weird.”
I shook my head. “I don’t know. That day he called me suddenly and told me he was already in Hong Kong and he was going to America without me.”
“Which day?” He asked.
I gave him a date and he asked me to give a specific time.
I knew what Second Brother was thinking. He thought Leon was lying.
“Did you check the flight information of that day? Is there a flight to America at that time? And besides, why is he taking a flight from Hong Kong instead of Hai City? Shouldn’t this be more convenient? Have you thought about these questions?”
Second Brother was right. Why didn’t he take the flight from Hai City? Did he have a woman in Hong Kong and he wanted to take that woman with him?
Second Brother called the airport and asked for the flight information of that day.
Ten minutes later, they called back and told us that there was no flight going to America that day, not even at night.
“So Leon was lying to me, but why?” I was confused.
Second Brother didn’t answer immediately. He seemed to be thinking.
“Did Leon do anything out of the ordinary before he left?”
I said yes quickly.
“Before he left, the company throw him a goodbye party, and there was nothing wrong during the party. After the party, we went home, but he didn’t get off the car at all, instead, he asked me to go back first, as he had something else to deal with. Then he didn’t come back the whole night.”
“The next day, when I went out to look for him, he came back again and asked Xuanlong to grab his passport and his personal stuff, which is very weird because he never allowed other people to get into our bedroom. Even the servants are allowed in only when they were doing the cleaning.”
Second Brother nodded. “That is indeed weird. Leon has got a problem.”
“What is it?”
Second Brother said, “I’m not sure. But there is obviously something wrong. He gave up such a high position for you and it is obvious he is in love with you. Then why would he abandon you? If he doesn’t love you, he would choose to cooperate with Xiang Feng.”
“What if he is in love with someone else?”
“You should know that if he does. You are a very sensitive woman.” Second Brother said.
I thought about it, and could think of no one other than Nan Lin, who is his former lover.
But still, it is very unlikely. Leon himself said that he thought Nan Lin was too fake, and why would he bring her to America?
“There is no one you can think of, right? I think Leon has confronted some kind of trouble, and he doesn’t want to get you involved in this, that’s why he lied to you.”
“So maybe he didn’t go at all.”
“Maybe not. And maybe he is still in Hai City, you just don’t know that. You can try to find him in Hai City.”
I had mixed feelings after what Second Brother said. It was a good thing that Leon didn’t betray me, but if he was really in trouble, I couldn’t help but feeling worried for him. What happened to him? And why would he lie to me?