Jin Xiumei frowned and muttered a few words, then told everyone not to wait and to have breakfast first.
Fu Ying and Zhou Ying had no appetite for breakfast and ate a little something to get by. Then they told Jin Xiumei that they wanted to go for a walk in the street.
Jin Xiumei could only smile wryly. Her daughter-in-law really didn't understand anything. How could she run around freely after only three days of marriage? But her family wasn't an ordinary one. Oh well, she wouldn't follow those rules and would just let them be.
Fu Ying and Zhou Ying finally managed to get out of the house, and then they searched everywhere they could think of, but after several hours they still had no clues. Zhou Ying then called the Wei family and other friends, but they still couldn't find any news about Zhou Xuan.
Fu Ying couldn't help but cry again, only saying, "It's all my fault, it's all my fault. If anything happens to your brother, I won't want to live either."
Zhou Ying also started crying in distress. The two girls panicked and became flustered, unable to remain calm.
However, things couldn't continue like this. Zhou Ying quickly wiped away her tears and said, "Sister-in-law, here's what we'll do. We definitely won't find him today. Since my brother is avoiding you, he won't easily let our family find him. We can't let my parents or your parents know either. The only way is this: you go out and look for my brother first, and I'll go back and tell my family that my brother is going to take you on a trip. In our countryside, it used to be common to have destination weddings. This way, you'll have ten or fifteen days more. If you still can't find my brother during that time, then you should come home, and we'll think of another way. At that time, we'll probably have to tell the truth, but we still can't mention those strange things about the Nine Dragon Cauldron. We'll have to find another explanation. But I still hope we can find my brother during this time."
Fu Ying was almost in a daze; there's no going back in life.
She recalled the expressions on Zhou Xuan's face when they first met at the amusement park, his deep love for her evident in every gesture. Later, at Black Dragon Pool and in the underground skylight, Zhou Xuan risked his life to save her. That could hardly be considered a good deed. If it weren't for the person she loved most, how could she have done such a selfless act?
Fu Ying was lost in thought about the past, her eyes blurring with tears. She thought that even now, Zhou Xuan was doing the same for her, taking all the blame upon himself, bearing the reputation of being unfaithful, all for her unhappiness, not because they truly loved each other.
Others certainly wouldn't do that. Fu Ying's beauty and the Fu family's enormous wealth are far more tempting than conscience or sincerity. To those people, how much are conscience and sincerity worth?
Zhou Ying didn't dare to delay too long. Although she was worried about Fu Ying, she had no other choice at the moment. She comforted her and then the two went their separate ways.
After watching Zhou Ying disappear from sight, Fu Ying felt lost again. She had searched all the places she needed to search and asked all the people she needed to ask. Where should she go now?
Tears welled up in her eyes, and she couldn't help but dial Zhou Xuan's number again, but all she heard was the telecom operator's voice: "Sorry, the number you are trying to dial is currently switched off. Please try again later..."
Fu Ying sat down on the ground, tears streaming down her face. Passersby stared at her; the elderly, women, and children were fine with it, but the young men seemed eager to approach and ask her questions. Fu Ying was so beautiful, and it was easier to be moved by the sight of such a beautiful girl in distress.
After a while, several men came up to Fu Ying and asked, "Miss, what's wrong? Is something the matter? Are you feeling unwell?"
Fu Ying only sobbed, not even thinking of answering. One of them reached out to pull Fu Ying away, "Miss, let me take you to the hospital."
Get out of here!
At that moment, a silver Audi TT screeched to a halt, and a person hurriedly got out of the car while shouting at the man.
Volume 1, Chapter 438: Longing in My Heart
Chapter 438 Longing in My Heart
The men were taken aback and turned to look. They saw that the woman who drove the car and got out was also stunningly beautiful, just like the girl who was sitting and crying. However, her cold face made her seem unapproachable.
The man who was about to reach out to Fu Ying chuckled, "Oh... what's going on today? So many beautiful young ladies are showing up. Don't get me wrong, I saw this young lady looked heartbroken and was worried something might happen to her, so I wanted to take her to the hospital..."
The pretty woman who got off the bus said coldly, "Whether you really want to help or have ulterior motives, we all know the answer. Get out of my way before I lose my temper."
The man was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, saying, "Haha, you're getting angry? Fine, I'd like to see how you get angry. Are you going to wrestle with me or roll around in my arms? Hehe, I'm all in!"
The man's lecherous gaze swept over her body, and the men around him cheered, clearly wanting to see how he would flirt with this icy beauty.
Teasing beautiful women is something that most men enjoy doing.
However, just as the man finished speaking, he was suddenly thrown away, landing inexplicably three or four meters away. He cried out in pain and couldn't get up for a long time.
Several men nearby witnessed the incident. The man wasn't thrown off his own; he was thrown by the beautiful woman who had just gotten off the bus. They were all stunned, never expecting such a delicate-looking girl to be so fierce.
Even someone trained in martial arts, or a criminal police officer, wouldn't be able to execute such a move, especially considering the person who made it was a stunningly beautiful woman.
After a moment of stunned silence, the men who had been watching quickly stepped back, no longer daring to get so close to the woman. Although she was extremely beautiful, she was a rose with thorns, not to be touched or disturbed.
The icy beauty ignored them, walked up to Fu Ying, reached out and pulled her up, saying, "Yingying, come with me."
Fu Ying then raised her tearful eyes in a daze, and after seeing the person in front of her clearly, she said in a trembling voice, "Xiaoyu, you... why are you here?"
The person who came was, of course, Wei Xiaoyu.
Wei Xiaoyu pulled Fu Ying into the car, then fastened her seatbelt before walking around to get in from the other side. Once they were on the road, she replied, "Zhou Ying just called to ask if her brother was at our house. Didn't I guess that? Yesterday and today are his wedding day with you. Where else could he be if not with you? When Zhou Ying asked me that, of course I knew it must be something between you and Zhou Xuan. Besides, I've been worried. Only the three of us know about the Nine Dragon Cauldron incident, and I figured it might be because of you, so I rushed over to find you. I actually just arrived at Hongcheng Square and was driving along the road, just bumping into things randomly. I didn't expect to actually run into you."
Fu Ying was still confused, and it took her a while to realize that she was so heartbroken that she was no longer quite lucid.
Looking at Fu Ying, Wei Xiaoyu frowned and said, "Don't go anywhere, stay with me for now... Where did Zhou Xuan go?"
Fu Ying could no longer hold back and buried her head in her hands, crying uncontrollably, even in front of her rival Wei Xiaoyu.
Wei Xiaoyu drove the car to an empty square and stopped. Then she looked at Fu Ying and asked, "What exactly happened?"
Although they were rivals in love, Fu Ying had already lost her hatred for Wei Xiaoyu after their life-and-death experience together. Moreover, Fu Ying lacked the life-and-death experience with Zhou Xuan, so her aversion to Wei Xiaoyu was not as strong.
Upon hearing Wei Xiaoyu's question, Fu Ying looked up with tearful eyes and asked, "Xiaoyu, is Zhou Xuan with you?"
Wei Xiaoyu said irritably, "What nonsense are you talking about? You're only saying these things because you don't have a deep relationship with Zhou Xuan right now. Let me tell you, Zhou Xuan only has you in his heart. I was wrong. I thought that if you lost the experiences you had with him, I could start a relationship with him. But he only has you in his heart. No matter what I do, I can't replace you in his heart. Think about it, if he has a fight with you, why would he come to me?"
Fu Ying was stunned and speechless for a moment.
Wei Xiaoyu continued, "To be honest, of course I want that, but I also know that you can't force feelings. Just like how I like him, it's all fate, that's destiny."
Thinking about Wei Xiaoyu's words, Fu Ying truly felt Zhou Xuan's heartache. Only by experiencing it firsthand could she understand just how painful it was.
Fu Ying was certain that Zhou Xuan wouldn't go to Wei Xiaoyu's place. Her heart ached, and after a long while, she handed the letter Zhou Xuan had left for her to Wei Xiaoyu.
As Wei Xiaoyu read, her hands trembled. After finishing, her face turned as white as snow. Inside the Audi TT, she and Fu Ying were both in a daze.
After what seemed like an eternity, Wei Xiaoyu finally said with difficulty, "Let's not look for him anymore. Don't you know Zhou Xuan's personality? He's actually more heartbroken and upset than you are. But once he's escaped, he won't come back out. And I'm sure he's not even near Beijing. He might be in a very remote and isolated place, maybe even abroad. If he wants to hide and escape, then there's no way we'll find him."
Fu Ying's face turned deathly pale, and she remained stunned for a long while before asking in a trembling voice, "Then... what should we do?"
Wei Xiaoyu's heart was also aching, but she endured the pain and replied after a long while, "Time, time will test everything. It depends on your feelings for him. What's real can't be faked, and what's fake can't be made real."