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Chapter 85 - 85: Does It Mean We Are Closer Than Before?
Chapter 85 - 85: Does It Mean We Are Closer Than Before?
Chapter 85: Does It Mean We Are Closer Than Before?
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The two of them found a cafe, ordered a drink each and sat face to face to chat.
“Do you know Lu Beicheng?”
“Yes, I do. He’s Lu Zhi’s younger brother and my good friend. Why? Do you want to know about Lu Beicheng?”
“Yes,” Jiang Yining said as she bit her straw. “Tell me everything you know.”
Xiao Lang silently heaved a sigh of relief.
He didn’t know much about Lu Zhi since he was seven or eight years older than him. However, he knew Lu Beicheng quite well because they were about the same age; they had similar interests and hung out together.
Even after he went abroad, they kept in touch.
It was just that…
Lu Beicheng suddenly disappeared without a trace.
He could never find him again.
His return to the country was firstly because his father urged him to take over the Xiao family business, and secondly, because he wanted to find his good friend.
Jiang Yining wanted to find out more about Beicheng, and he had nothing to hide.
Xiao Lang sorted out his thoughts quickly and started telling Jiang Yining about Lu Beicheng. “He’s an adventurous person and likes to take risks. Since young, he has tried everything from rock climbing to exploring dangerous places…”
Jiang Yining listened patiently for as much information as possible.
Xiao Lang talked for more than two hours until his mouth was dry.
He looked up at Jiang Yining, who was deep in thought and concluded, “That’s more or less everything I can tell you about Beicheng. Miss Jiang…”
“You can call me Yining.”
Xiao Lang smiled and said, “You’ll let me call you by your first name? Does it mean that we are closer than before?”
Jiang Yining raised her chin slightly and said indifferently, “You’re reading too much into it. I just feel a little awkward when you keep calling me Miss Jiang.”
Xiao Lang was speechless.
After a two-second pause, he changed the subject, “Yining, why are you asking me about Beicheng?” And not Lu Zhi?
He did not ask the second question out loud.
Jiang Yining propped her chin and said with a slightly sad expression, “Didn’t Beicheng go missing? My husband cares a lot about his brother, so I want to help him find him. However, Ah Zhi was very secretive about this matter. I couldn’t get any useful information from him, so I could only seek help from others.”
“I see.”
Xiao Lang was very envious of Lu Zhi for marrying an understanding, dignified and generous girl like Jiang Yining.
Jiang Yining then said worriedly, “Don’t tell anyone that I’m looking for Beicheng. If Ah Zhi finds out, he would definitely be angry.”
Xiao Lang gestured that his mouth was zipped. “Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone.”
“Yes, I believe you.” Jiang Yining nodded.
Xiao Lang felt an inexplicable joy in his heart, like he had been praised by his teacher in front of everyone at school.
Jiang Yining lowered her eyes, took a sip of her drink, and asked, “By the way, since you’re so close to Lu Beicheng, have you heard of the name Lin Yan?”
“Lin Yan?” Xiao Lang frowned and pondered for a moment before he remembered something. “Yes.”
Jiang Yining’s heart tightened, and she couldn’t help but tighten the grip on her straw.
“Then tell me about her.”
“I didn’t hear much. It was only this one time when Beicheng called me and told me that he liked a girl called Lin Yan. When he was with her, all the other girls faded away and he didn’t fancy anyone else. He even asked me how to woo her.” Xiao Lang took out his phone and said, “He even sent me a photo of Lin Yan. She didn’t look very pretty, and I wondered what attracted Beicheng to her and made him so crazy.”
Jiang Yining took his phone and looked at the photo.
She was sure that it was Lin Yan.
The corners of her eyes burned a little. She was on the right track in terms of her investigation.
Lin Yan and Lu Bcicheng’s disappearances must be closely related.
But what exactly happened…
She still had no clue.
Across the street from the cafe, Ah Man got out of a car with Lu Zhi. They were about to walk into the building when she casually glanced at the floor-to-ceiling window of the cafe.
She said with slightly surprise, “Young Madam?”
Lu Zhi stopped in his tracks and turned his head.
Jiang Yining and Xiao Lang’s figures were clearly reflected in his pitch-black eyes..