Chapter 316 Life Is Like A Dream
“What?” Su Xuyan walked to the side with the phone in his hands. Then, he lowered his voice as he whispered, “You said Rong has gone missing? How did she disappear?”
“I don’t know. I went to Ms. Bai’s room just now, but she wasn’t there,” Hu Lan stammered in fear.
“Did she regain her consciousness? Comb the villa for her. I think she hasn’t gone too far,” said Su Xuyan hastily, with his voice filled with nervousness.
“I have scanned every corner of the villa and checked the CCTV. No one came out of Ms. Bai’s room.”
Now, Su Xuyan understood. He hung up the phone, strode towards Gu Mingchen, and grabbed the latter’s collar.
Gu Mingchen pushed the former away and roared, “Get lost!”
“Gu Mingchen, are you crazy? Without me, Bai Rong has only one month left to live. Why do you send Shadow Samurais to take her away?” Su Xuyan said angrily.
Hearing that, Gu Mingchen knitted his eyebrows together. “What do you mean? Rong is abducted by someone?”
Upon seeing Gu Mingchen’s response, Su Xuyan’s heart skipped a beat. He had a bad premonition at that point in time. He felt a chill down his spine as he asked the former, “Isn’t that your doing?”
Gu Mingchen was extremely worried when he knew that something had happened to Bai Rong. He responded to the former with other questions, “Where is Rong? Who would abduct her? Su Xuyan, how many people have you offended?”
At that, Su Xuyan slumped back into the sofa. He blinked rapidly, and his face turned pale.
I did offend many people. But, none of them has the ability to abduct Bai Rong. ”It’s really not you?” asked Su Xuyan again.
Gu Mingchen was anxious and worried at that point. He rushed toward the door as he warned Su Xuyan, “I will get back at you later!”
Seeing as Gu Mingchen had left, Su Xuyan nodded graciously and said, “Commander-in-chief, my wife was abducted by someone. I’ve got to go now.”
Before the commander-in-chief could reply, Su Xuyan had already run towards the door.
Staring at Gu Mingchen’s back, Gu Tianhang said angrily, “How unlucky of me to have encountered a jinx like her. What a jinx she is!”
Then, Gu Tianhang stood up, too. He wanted to find Bai Rong and kill the latter before them so that he would be free from worry after this. “Commander-in-chief, I’ll take my leave now.”
Seeing that, Su Zheng followed the former, “Gu, wait for me.”
Now, there were only Shen Yiyan and the commander-in-chief in the residence.
“Who on earth is that woman? Why are both Su Xuyan and Gu Mingchen mesmerized by her?” The commander-in-chief asked curiously.
At that, Shen Yiyan smiled wickedly. “That actually a good thing. Let Gu Mingchen and Su Xuyan be at each other’s throats so that none of them will lord over everything. If Gu Mingchen marries Su Zheng’s daughter back then, I won’t be the current commander-in-chief. It will be Gu Mingchen instead.”
“That’s true. But, in the long term, I’m afraid that it would affect our internal unity. Gu Mingchen is good at winning over people’s hearts and minds, while Su Xuyan is vicious. Both of them are no pushovers. Although you’ll be taking over my position as the new commander-in-chief this year, you are not powerful enough yet. Don’t take the risk for now.”
“What if I have some dirt on them?” said Shen Yiyan confidently as he twirled the wine glass elegantly in his hand.
“What do you mean?” the commander-in-chief asked confusedly.
At that, Shen Yiyan flashed the former a meaningful smile and stared at him with a confident look.
Seeing as Shen Yiyan didn’t answer his question, the commander-in-chief nodded his head in response.
Actually, he was quite pleased with his son’s performance throughout these years.
“It’s good that you have your own plan. Remember my words, ‘a little impatience spoils a great plan’. You must be decisive and don’t be soft-hearted. You are a leader. You have to put our country first. Use the carrot and stick method and balance the men’s power. As the saying goes, one should always keep one’s friends close and one’s enemies closer.”
“Okay,” Shen Yiyan replied.
“Oh, by the way, when you take up the position, marry Princess Anna from Kille. Kille is a very important part for us to stabilize our international market. Besides, it serves as a pillar strength that gives us diplomatic support. Moreover, Anna’s mother is the eldest princess of Spaunia. That country is a mineral-rich and oil-rich country. So, you have to connect more with her uncle in the future,” the commander-in-chief instructed.
Shen Yiyan lowered his gaze. Putting down the glass of wine in his hands, he asked, “Dad, have you ever thought of marrying Su Xuyan’s mom?”
The commander-in-chief shook his head and replied, “I know what’s important. I have to take responsibility for our country.”
“If mom wants you to cut Xiong Daini off, will you do so?”
“Of course. But, Your mother is a virtuous, well-educated, and generous woman. I’m so lucky to be able to marry a woman like her,” said the commander-in-chief. His smile radiated with warmth and tenderness when he mentioned his wife.
Hearing that, Shen Yiyan let out a chuckle and said, “I’ve heard a joke before about a young couple. A lady asked her husband, ‘If your mother and I fall into the river, who would you save first?’. Then, the husband asked her in return, ‘If your dad and I are arrested for visiting prostitutes, and you have only enough money to bail one of us out, who would you bail first?’“
“What does it mean?” asked the commander-in-chief.
Shen Yiyan grinned and replied, “Since you said you’re lucky to be able to marry her, you should treat her better. That’s all. I’ll go now.”
The commander-in-chief didn’t know what to say when he heard the former’s words.
Shen Yiyan stood up, tidied up his clothes, and glanced at the former as he queried, “You are retiring soon and don’t have to take the responsibility for the country anymore. Will you marry Xiong Daini?”
The commander-in-chief shook his head in response.
With that, Shen Yiyan didn’t say anything and just left.
Time flies.
It’s been two years since Bai Rong went missing.
Both Gu Mingchen and Su Xuyan still couldn’t find her.
That year, Gu Mingchen managed to catch Chen Bin, the fisherman, and the assassins. In the same year, Lu Xingzhou, Lu Liangcheng, and the workers of Xingzheng Construction Company were sentenced to death.
Xing Bachuan, who abused his position and embezzled funds of up to one billion and three hundred million for his personal gain, was sentenced to fifteen years of imprisonment, and he was deprived of political rights to the end of his days. While Xing Jinnian was sentenced to thirteen years of imprisonment, and all his assets were confiscated.
The odd thing was, Lu Xingzhou and Lu Liangcheng didn’t mention anything about the massacre of the village even though they had been sentenced to death.
So, besides Governor Cheng, Lu Liangcheng, Lu Xingzhou, and Xing Bachuan, Gu Mingchen had no idea who was the other person involved in the village massacre.
I have a faint suspicion that the person who disappeared must be an extremely powerful man. That’s why even a vicious man like Lu Xingzhou didn’t dare to reveal him.
Could it be that Rong has been taken away by that person?
But unfortunately, that person disappeared like Rong. It was as if they had vanished into thin air.
In the first year of Bai Rong’s disappearance, Gu Mingchen always woke up from nightmares. In his dreams, Bai Rong was covered in blood and asking for help from him. But, after he woke up, he found that he had no idea what he could do about that.
Over time, alcohol and cigarettes became his daily necessities. He drank so much it caused gastrointestinal bleeding, and he almost died from that. At that time, in his subconscious mind, he hoped that he could die with Bai Rong.
After he was saved, he continued to drink, smoke, and lived a decadent life. Until one day, a farmer brought a child to him.
That was his child with Bai Rong…
