The Newlywed's Sweet Honey: Husband, Pamper Me to the Bone!-Chapter 889: Missing (7)

"You should rest first. I’ll let you know as soon as there’s news about Xiaoze," he comforted Mu Yiliang.

Mu Yiliang shook her head: "No, I can’t sleep at all."

Without news of Xiaoze, she simply couldn’t sleep.

Qiao Yebai sighed a bit helplessly: "Alright, come with me."

Qiao Yebai’s residence in City X wasn’t particularly luxurious, but it was very securely arranged.

Mu Yiliang suddenly realized that over the past year, his influence seemed to have risen to another level.

Qiao Yebai led her to a lounge, personally poured a cup of hot tea for her, and handed it over: "Warm yourself up first. I’ll wait with you tonight."

Mu Yiliang felt her eyes well up: "No need. Go rest; I can handle it on my own."

"When there’s news, they report to me first." Qiao Yebai raised an eyebrow, "It’s alright. Do you think I can sleep at a time like this?"

Mu Yiliang lowered her head and drank a sip of water.

"Yiliang, rest assured. Based on my judgment, Xiaoze is not in any life-threatening danger," Qiao Yebai pondered, "You said Yan Sijue has become cold-hearted... but Xiaoze is his only son. Even if he no longer has feelings for Xiaoze, he wouldn’t completely disregard his life or death. There must be some reason he’s sure Xiaoze will be fine, which is why he’s dismissive."

Mu Yiliang smiled bitterly: "Let’s hope so."

Maybe that’s true, but still, it doesn’t prove anything. Even with ample reason to believe Xiaoze will be okay, as a parent, she can’t remain indifferent. Unless Xiaoze stands in front of her, she simply can’t rest easy.

Yet, Yan Sijue can. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

She closed her eyes in sorrow.

Qiao Yebai sighed slightly and gently patted her shoulder in reassurance.

"Don’t overthink it," he smiled faintly, "You can doubt Yan Sijue’s emotions, but you don’t need to doubt his judgment. So you can trust that Xiaoze will be alright."

Mu Yiliang hesitated but couldn’t help saying: "But, what if he truly doesn’t care about Xiaoze’s wellbeing?"

Even if this possibility is small, it’s not entirely impossible.

After all, he admitted himself that he did this to punish her!

Although, upon calming down, Mu Yiliang realized he might have said it out of anger, but what if he was telling the truth?

"No," Qiao Yebai affirmed, "Yiliang, you say that the current him has developed a second personality... but his second personality still inherits his former traits. Even if his negative traits are magnified ten thousand times, he wouldn’t do such a thing. If Xiaoze were kidnapped and the opposing party made excessive demands he refused to fulfill, he’d choose to take out the opposing party’s lair completely. In that case, he wouldn’t consider Xiaoze’s life but likewise wouldn’t let the opponent go."

Mu Yiliang was suddenly stunned.

"Do you think, with his character, he’d act dismissively and ignore the matter?" Qiao Yebai lightly tapped the table.

Mu Yiliang gave a bitter smile and had to nod: "You’re right."

Qiao Yebai, standing as an outsider, saw things more clearly.

Indeed, the current Yan Sijue might be cold and unfeeling, perhaps domineering and ruthless, but he’d never let those who cause him trouble get away... Otherwise, why was Xin tortured so severely?