The Lady of the Prestigious Family is a Big Boss-Chapter 739, Overestimated Emotional Intelligence (3)

Chapter 739: 739, Overestimated Emotional Intelligence (3)

Ji Mingqian’s fingers clenched, and the slip of paper crumpled into a ball.

His face was somber, his body emanating a chill.

Even Gu Xinuo beside him could sense his extreme displeasure.

She looked towards Chu Chen, her eyes questioning.

What’s the situation?

Chu Chen shook his head slightly at her, signaling her not to intervene.

Suddenly, Ji Mingqian grabbed Li Mochan by the arm, his dark eyes locked onto the changes in his expression, "Where is he?"

He didn’t believe Li Mochan wouldn’t know; Jiang Yisheng couldn’t have not told him.

Li Mochan looked at him indifferently, "That question should be the one I’m asking you, shouldn’t it?"

Ji Mingqian was stunned, the indignation on his face slowly fading away.

His grip on Li Mochan’s arm gradually loosened, and he hung his head in dejection.

Had he really left without a word?

Hearing the commotion inside, Ye Jiuliang came out and sensed that the atmosphere was a bit off.

She glanced at Ji Mingqian, then walked over to Li Mochan.

"Have people been sent to look for him?"

Li Mochan hummed in response, "Let’s send the grandmother and the others home first."

A dark light flickered in Ye Jiuliang’s eyes, and she agreed with a simple okay.

Back in the ward, Veya was repeatedly trying to call Jiang Yisheng on her mobile phone.

Still the same result, it was turned off.

Ye Jiuliang walked into the inner room, saw the neatly made bed, and her gaze swept around the room.

She examined it inch by inch, not overlooking any detail.

Suddenly, her eyes stopped on the glass of water on the bedside table.

She quickly stepped forward, reached out to remove the glass, and a necklace lay quietly on the bedside table.

The emerald diamond sparkled enchantingly, and Ye Jiuliang’s eyes flickered slightly.

Wasn’t this the necklace Aqian gave to Asheng?

She remembered seeing Asheng wearing it around his neck yesterday, so why had it been removed?

Ye Jiuliang picked up the necklace and examined it closely. Combining this with Ji Mingqian’s aberrant demeanor, a ray of light suddenly flashed through her mind.

Could it be...

Footsteps suddenly sounded behind her, and Ye Jiuliang discreetly slipped the necklace into her pocket.

"What are you doing in here?"

A magnetic voice came from behind her, and the man’s strong arm wrapped around her waist.

Ye Jiuliang turned around, looked up at him, and flashed a smile, "Nothing much, just checking if Asheng left anything behind."

"Did you find anything then?"

"No, Asheng took all his belongings with him."

Li Mochan lifted his hand to brush away the hair by her ear, speaking softly, "Let’s go, let’s head back."

Ye Jiuliang nodded cheerfully. Indeed, it was time to return; she had a heap of questions waiting for his answers.

When they left the ward, Ji Mingqian’s figure was nowhere to be seen.

Ye Jiuliang pulled Gu Xinuo aside to ask, and learned that Ji Mingqian had gone to find out Jiang Yisheng’s whereabouts.

They were to convey a message to Veya and the others that he would definitely find Jiang Yisheng.

A flickering shadow danced in Ye Jiuliang’s eyes, "We’ll head back first. Keep an eye on Aqian’s side for now; we’ll come over later."

Gu Xinuo hummed a response.

After sending the grandmother and her group home, Li Mochan didn’t leave immediately, planning to stay for a couple of nights.

The guest room had yet to be tidied, and Li Mochan took it upon himself to do so.

Changing the sheets, cleaning things up, he took care of everything single-handedly.

Ye Jiuliang flopped back into the chair, lightly tapping his toes on the floor, his clear, cold pupils watching the bustling figure not far away, the corners of his lips curling into a playful smirk.

"Master Li, need a hand?"

Li Mochan had just finished putting on the last pillowcase, his large hand smoothing out the slightly wrinkled sheets until they were even.

He turned around, his expression a mix of a smile and nonchalance, "Help your lord prepare a bath?"

"Dream on." Ye Jiuliang gave a snort and gestured for him to come over with a crook of his finger, "Come here."

Li Mochan raised an eyebrow. Was his little rascal getting cocky again?

He strolled over with his long legs and had just come to a stop when the person who had been sitting properly on the couch suddenly stood up.

Stepping onto a stool and looking down at him from above, she commanded in a resonant voice, "Spill the beans."

Li Mochan responded with an amused smile, his arms loosely encircling her, "Get down before you fall and hurt yourself."

Ye Jiuliang leaned forward, her arms wrapping around his neck, foreheads touching.

"Out with it, where’s Asheng?"

Li Mochan’s eyes darkened as he feigned confusion, "Hmm?"

"Don’t play dumb with me. If you don’t come clean, you’ll be sleeping on the sofa tonight." Ye Jiuliang snorted and pinched his nose.

"Did you hide Asheng somewhere?"

Li Mochan’s lips curled up and he suddenly scooped her up sideways.

"Why would I hide Asheng? Don’t falsely accuse me, little wolf cub."

Ye Jiuliang hooked one arm around his neck, the other pinching his jaw, "Cut it out. You can’t fool me, so spill it—or watch your back, Master."

"Little wolf cub, your suspicions hurt me." Li Mochan sat down on the couch, wrapping his arms around her waist, speaking in a relaxed tone.

"You heard me at the hospital. I’ve been with you the whole time and even had Wei Bei looking for people. Don’t you know everything I’ve done?"

Ye Jiuliang gazed at him intently, her eyes shining with the light of discernment. Suddenly, her line of questioning shifted, "Did Asheng leave because of Aqian?"

Knowing she was probing him, Li Mochan smartly counter-asked, "Why do you think it had to do with Ji Mingqian?"

"First tell me, do you or do you not know where Asheng is?" Ye Jiuliang cradled his face in her hands, her lips curling into a mischievous grin.

"If you dare lie to me, I’ll take your son and run away, and after the baby’s born, I’ll let you see him just once."

A cunning tactic.

Li Mochan’s smile froze, and his eyes narrowed dangerously.

The little rascal was playing dirty again.

"You wouldn’t dare."

"Why not give it a shot?" Ye Jiuliang fearlessly continued the challenge.

Their eyes locked.

The game of staring each other down ensued.

In the end, it was Li Mochan who caved first.

"Haven’t you already figured it out? Why bother asking me?"

He couldn’t afford to provoke his own wife.

"Did they have a fight or a falling out?" Ye Jiuliang’s eyes sparkled, she rattled off rapidly, "Did Aqian do something to anger Asheng?"

Asheng was usually mild-tempered and rarely got angry, let alone leave without saying a word—such an occurrence was incredibly rare.

Li Mochan’s lips quivered slightly, "..."

It appeared he had overestimated his little wolf cub’s emotional intelligence.

"How would you know it’s because of Ji Mingqian if you don’t know the reason?" he asked helplessly.

Ye Jiuliang reached into his pocket, fumbled for a moment, and pulled out a necklace.

"Found this on the nightstand."

Asheng left without a word and left his necklace behind; it was highly likely his disappearance was related to Aqian.

Li Mochan took the necklace and twirled it on his fingertip.

He watched her leisurely, anticipating her creative speculations, "So what do you think they fought about?"

Ye Jiuliang furrowed her brow, stroking her chin, deep in thought.