“Of course I know~” she covered her mouth and giggled, then coyly hooked her arm through his. “It’s because you love me, and Mother-in-law is becoming more accepting of me, so I feel like I’m the happiest person in the world!”
“Is that enough to satisfy you?” Wei Tianlong felt even more tender towards her simple emotions.
“Not enough?!” she looked up with wide eyes. “A person shouldn’t be too greedy. I already feel very happy now.” A sweet smile played on her lips.
“How about making you even happier?” he asked in a low, gentle voice, his deep gaze softly locked on her adorable face.
“Of course!” she answered straightforwardly. “But what would make me even happier?” She couldn’t help but ask curiously.
“When I return, I’ll discuss our engagement with Mom,” he decided to give her a proper status, unwilling to let her suffer even the slightest grievance.
Yi An’s heart trembled, stunned with joyful surprise.
Heaven truly loved her, letting her meet such an excellent man who loved her so much!
She was so lucky and so happy that her eyes reddened with grateful emotion.
“Really? Will Mother-in-law agree?” she couldn’t help but ask.
“With the two of us working together, how could Mom not agree?” Wei Tianlong winked at her confidently.
Seeing his assured expression, Yi An also felt full of confidence and nodded firmly.
“CEO, you can board now,” his assistant approached, interrupting their conversation.
“Okay,” Wei Tianlong responded, standing up with Luo Yi An, and again instructed her. “I’ll call you when I arrive. Go back, the driver is waiting for you.”
“Don’t forget to call me every day!” Yi An grabbed his hand, hurriedly reminding him, afraid he might forget their agreed-upon promise.
“I know, I’ll definitely call you every day,” he raised her delicate hand, gently kissed it, and smiled goodbye.
Even before leaving, they were already unanimously looking forward to their reunion.
They would get engaged and would become even happier and sweeter.
By Tao Lesi, “Fallen CEO”
Chapter Six: Something’s Wrong.
It’s really not right!
Yi An hugged her mobile phone, sitting by the home telephone, and as time passed, her inexplicable unease continued to grow.
Wei Tianlong had been calling her at least once a day since arriving in the United States, consistently for five days, but from the sixth day, he hadn’t called back.
At first, she thought he might be busy and didn’t dare to disturb him by calling, but when the seventh day arrived with no news, she took the initiative to dial his mobile phone, only to find it was mysteriously unreachable!
She grew increasingly worried, her heart uneasy, inexplicably panicked, as if something bad was about to happen.
“Yi An.”
The large living room was exceptionally quiet at night when a sudden call startled her. She looked towards the source and saw Wei Fang Yalan descending from the second floor.
“Aunt,” she called out.
“It’s so late and cold, what are you doing in the living room?” Wei Fang Yalan was prepared for bed, wearing a nightgown, originally intending to drink some hot milk before sleeping, but found her curled up on the sofa, looking dazed.
“It’s daytime in the US now, I’m waiting for Tianlong’s call,” Yi An said, looking at the wall clock.
“Why don’t you call him yourself? Then you won’t have to wait,” she glanced at her, thinking she was stubborn and inflexible.
“I’ve tried calling, but I can’t get through,” Yi An said worriedly.
Wei Fang Yalan frowned slightly, subconsciously speculating on possible scenarios. “Maybe the phone is out of battery or not turned on, or the signal is poor.
However, these reasons could not even convince herself, because she was well aware that Tian Lang, in order not to worry his mother, usually kept his personal phone in standby mode, trying to ensure she could reach him anytime, so rarely would his phone be unreachable. Even if it was unreachable, he would always proactively report his safety, and would never intentionally ignore something that would cause his family to worry!
“Aunt, Tian Lang promised to call me every day, and he had been calling in the past few days, but he didn’t call yesterday, and now it’s already been two days… Tian Lang has always been very credible, and he will definitely do what he promises, so I’m very worried.” Yi An spoke clearly, her small face full of anxiety.
Originally, she was wary of Wei Fang Yalan criticizing her and Tian Lang for being too close, and would never have actively told her about their daily phone agreement. But the continuously rising unease forced her to set aside her reservations and tell her the situation.
Upon hearing this, Wei Fang Yalan’s heart skipped a beat.
Indeed, Tian Lang was responsible and would not cause unnecessary worry!
“Let me first call Wang’s assistant.” Feeling something was wrong, she walked over, and Yi An immediately gave up her seat, letting her dial the number. However, after pressing the number twice, the phone was just as unreachable as Wei Tian Lang’s. “How strange, why can’t his phone be reached either?”
“Wang’s assistant should be with Tian Lang.” The fact that both phones were unreachable made Yi An even more perplexed.
“I’ll call the US branch to ask.” Wei Fang Yalan took out her phone book, looked up the branch’s number, and picked up the receiver to dial, actively trying to locate them.
Yi An’s heart hung in midair, quietly watching Wei Fang Yalan fluently conversing in English with the branch personnel. Although she was impressed, she was now unable to think of anything else. Even though she couldn’t understand, every expression of Wei Fang Yalan tugged at her emotions.
Moments later, after ending the call, Yi An rushed to ask, “What did they say?”
“They’ve also lost contact with Tian Lang and Wang’s assistant. However, they have a meeting this afternoon chaired by Tian Lang, so we’ll see if he arrives on time.” After contacting the branch’s general manager and learning that they were also worried about finding them, a worried expression appeared on Wei Fang Yalan’s face.
“Lost contact…” Yi An repeated blankly, anxious but not knowing what to do. “How could this happen?”
“Perhaps he was temporarily held up by something!” This was not just to comfort Yi An, but also herself. “I’ve already instructed the branch’s general manager to contact us immediately if they have any news about Tian Lang.”
“Aunt, could something have happened to Tian Lang?” The anxious Yi An forgot about maintaining distance and grabbed Wei Fang Yalan’s wrist.
This first physical contact made Wei Fang Yalan pause. Looking at the pale-faced Yi An, she did not shake off her genuinely emotional gesture, but instead patted her hand.
“Don’t overthink! Nothing will happen.” She told herself to remain calm and still had the capacity to comfort her.
“Go to sleep. Regardless of whether Tian Lang attends the meeting, the branch will call and inform us.”
Nodding, Yi An took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down, not wanting to scare herself with speculation. Perhaps the branch would call soon, and this would all be a false alarm.
Someone discovered a car that had fallen into the sea, and after reporting to the police and investigating, they found out it was a vehicle owned by our company, the same car used by Tian Lang in the United States. The car contained Tian Lang, Secretary Wang, and an American driver, but now only the car has been salvaged, and the three of them are missing. The search and rescue operation is still ongoing. The hoarse voice choked up while recounting.
Yi An’s body involuntarily swayed, almost unable to stand.
Falling into the sea, disappearance, search and rescue… all these signals indicated that the situation was not optimistic!
The unshed, bitter tears accumulated in her chest, burning her heart.
