Gao Lang came back limping. As soon as he walked in, Mama Gao said, “Why didn’t you answer your phone? Duoduo said that she was going to go shopping this afternoon, but she hasn’t come back and her phone’s been turned off. Quickly, go out and look for her!”
Gao Lang was anxious when he heard that. “Mom, why didn’t you say so earlier?!” Then he took out his phone—it turned out that he’d accidentally pressed the mute button. That afternoon, he’d been busy processing the documents at hand and didn’t even bother to look at the phone.
It turned out that Bai Duoduo had called him at around three o’clock in the afternoon.
Gao Lang walked outside while calling Bai Duoduo, but the call didn’t go through.
Gao Lang frowned and quickly drove off.
As he called Bai Duoduo’s former friends, he looked for places that she might go to.
As a result, nothing was achieved!
Gao Lang was almost mad. An idea suddenly popped up in his mind, and he went home hurriedly, searched for it in their bedroom, then sat down on the ground.
Mama Gao came up, dressed in her coat. “What’s the matter? Did you have a fight?”
“All her documents are gone.” Gao Lang sat there and asked after a long time, “She’s gone. Are you satisfied now?”
Mama Gao was angry. “What are you talking about? What about this would possibly make us satisfied? It seems like we’ve driven her away!”
“Doesn’t it?” Gao Lang climbed up from the ground. He got up and stared at Mama Gao. “She wouldn’t leave as long as you loved her a little bit! Now that she’s gone, are you happy? Are you satisfied? Let me tell you this—in this life, I don’t want anything else except Duoduo!”
After speaking, he rushed out.
At the door, he almost ran into Papa Gao, who had heard the news.
Mama Gao was heartbroken by Gao Lang’s words. “Did you hear? Is what he said what a human being would say? How did I raise such a bastard?!”
“It’s alright, it’s alright, don’t be angry!” Papa Gao patted Mama Gao and said helplessly.
Gao Lang drove all over the road, his mind in a mess. He desperately needed to vent the longstanding emotions in his heart—otherwise, he’d go crazy!
Seeing Li Huairou laying down, Li Huaiqing covered her with a quilt and said, “Good night!”
“Mm! Jie, you should go back and rest!” Li Huairou replied with a smile.
Li Huaiqing stood up, ready to go back to her room to sleep.
However, the door was smashed open. Li Huaiqing frowned, and Li Huairou also sat up.
“Who is it, this late at night?” Zhang Cui came out of her room with her clothes draped over her shoulders and asked, “Do you want to open the door?”
“Don’t open it at first. Let’s see who it is.” Li Huaiqing walked to the door and looked through the peephole. She looked out—was that Gao Lang? It was this late, what was he here for?
“Jie, who is it?” Li Huairou asked, sitting in a wheelchair with Zhang Cui’s help.
“Gao Lang. He seems to have had a lot to drink.” Li Huaiqing frowned. Thinking of his nonsense that morning, she didn’t want to open the door.
“Jie, don’t open the door. Auntie Zhang called the police and told them that an alcoholic knocked on our door in the middle of the night. We were very scared,” Li Huairou said. The community where the Li family was located was an old one, and property security was a bit outdated. The property company couldn’t be counted on, so let’s directly call the police!
Zhang Cui looked at Li Huaiqing and asked her opinion on this.
Li Huaiqing did not object.
After about fifteen minutes, it became quiet outside.
Later, someone knocked on the door. Li Huaiqing looked out from the peephole—it was a policeman. She opened the door.
“You called the police just now?”
“Mister policeman, it was us who called. Looking at the time, he seemed to have been drinking a lot. There were only a few of us at home, and we really didn’t dare to open the door, so we had to call the police. Sorry to bother you!” Li Huairou explained, pushing her wheelchair forward.
When the police saw Li Huairou, his tone was soft. “You’re doing a good job. Next time you encounter this situation, you must not open the door. Call the police as soon as possible, and we will take care of it.”
“Thank you, mister policeman!” Li Huairou answered with a smile.
“Okay, then we’ll leave. Close the door and rest early,” the policeman urged before leaving.
After closing the door, Li Huairou saw that Li Huaiqing was worried and said, “Don’t worry, Jie, it’s okay. At most, he’ll sober up at the police station. Once he’s been given a talking to, he’ll be released.”
“I’m worried that Uncle and Auntie will not be happy.” Li Huaiqing wouldn’t worry about Gao Lang—she was simply afraid that Papa Gao and Mama Gao would be unhappy.
“Don’t worry, there’s always me!” Li Huairou said.
Li Huairou went back to her room to pick up her phone, and she made a post to her circle of friends. “Late at night—who knows where this drunk man who knocked on the door came from, I was scared to death!”
Then Mama Gao called, and Li Huaiqing’s phone also rang; it was from Zhou Minglang. Li Huaiqing looked helplessly at her sister, who was acting coquettishly with Mama Gao, and went into the house to answer the call.
“Yeah, I was scared to death, but it’s okay. I asked Auntie Zhang to call the police. The dispatched police came very quickly and took the man away. Well, I know, I’ll have someone install a camera tomorrow. Don’t worry, take a rest early, yes, good night.” Li Huairou smiled after hanging up the phone.
On the other side, Li Huaiqing was also giving a clear explanation to Zhou Minglang.
It was just that Zhou Minglang still wasn’t at ease. He thought about buying a house in the Li family’s community so that he could arrive in time if there was something wrong.
He just didn’t know whether there were suitable listings. Zhou Minglang thought about it, found a friend at a real estate agency, and asked him to inquire about it.
Gao Lang came out of the police station with a disgraced face. To him, this was a shame.
Last night, he’d been in a bad mood because he couldn’t find Bai Duoduo, so he drank some wine and wanted to find a place to vent. Using the strength of wine, he also wanted to cut away the thoughts that he shouldn’t have had in his heart.
His thoughts were very clear: he loved Duoduo, and the only thing he wanted was Duoduo. That being the case, it was better to tear those people’s faces down!
But who’d think that they would actually call the police!
He’d stayed at the police station for hours!
They clearly knew it was him, but they even called the police! What a disgrace! He’d be sure to teach them a few lessons. Gao Lang gritted his teeth and thought about it.
But the next second, he looked at the photos of Duoduo on his phone screen. Forget it, now is not the time to worry about this. The most important thing is to find Duoduo first!
Gao Lang drove home, packed a few clothes, took his documents, and turned around to leave.
Mama Gao happened to see him. “Where are you going?”
“I’m going to find Duoduo. If I can’t find Duoduo, I won’t come back!” Gao Lang blankly declared.
“You’re just leaving? What about the company? Don’t you care?” Mama Gao anxiously asked.
Gao Lang didn’t speak. While dragging his suitcase, he left through the door. Now, for him, finding Duoduo was the most important thing. As for the company, didn’t it still have his dad there?
Gao Lang left.
At the office, there were several documents waiting for him to sign, but no one could be contacted, and finally they contacted Papa Gao. Papa Gao contacted Mama Gao, only to find that Gao Lang was gone.
Papa Gao was so angry that he almost fell ill.
After Li Huaiqing discovered this, although she was very worried, she never thought about going back to help.
Of course, Li Huairou wouldn’t agree. She wouldn’t let Li Huaiqing sew wedding dresses for other people!
[This means that the things that you worked hard on became other people’s things in the end.]
As expected, Zhou Minglang bought a house in Li Huaiqing’s housing community and moved over soon. On the night he moved over, he came to visit, bringing fruit as a gift.
Li Huaiqing was a little speechless. Zhou Minglang’s former community was much better than here, and she knew the reason why Zhou Minglang had moved here; she was a little touched.
In a quiet way, Zhou Minglang slowly entered Li Huaiqing’s life.
On this day, Zhou Minglang was eating dinner at the Li house. He suddenly received a call from Mama Gao, telling him that Papa Gao had gone to the hospital.
Zhou Minglang drove the Li sisters to the hospital only to learn that Papa Gao had fallen ill from fatigue.
On Mama Gao’s left and right side, Li Huaiqing and Li Huairou comforted Mama Gao.
“Uncle is old and in poor health. Don’t force yourself on the matter of the company’s affairs. Health is the most important thing!” Li Huaiqing said.
Mama Gao wiped her tears. “You don’t know your Uncle’s character.” Then she thought for a while. “Or, Huaiqing, you could come back to the company to help. With you there, your Uncle could relax a little bit.”
Li Huaiqing was a little bit embarrassed and didn’t know how to refuse.
Li Huairou thought for a while. “Auntie, I think that isn’t good. Gao Lang-ge will be upset. You know, Gao Lang-ge always thinks that we have hidden intentions; after Gao Lang-ge comes back and finds that my sister went back to the company, he’ll definitely misunderstand.”
Mama Gao thought about it and had to discard the idea. Yes, Gao Lang was originally dissatisfied with Huaiqing. If…
She sighed helplessly and patted Li Huaiqing’s hand. “Auntie was thinking too simply. Just treat it as Auntie never having said it!”
Li Huaiqing sighed softly. “Auntie, don’t worry. Maybe Gao Lang will be able to find Duoduo soon. At that time, everything will be resolved.”
“Hopefully!” Mama Gao sighed.
Gao Lang’s call came three days later. After learning that Papa Gao was fine, he said that he’d go back after he found Duoduo and asked Papa Gao to take care of his health. Then, there was no more news.
Papa and Mama Gao were very angry, but it was meaningless. Why did they have to give birth to such a love-brained son?
Papa Gao listened to the doctor’s words and rested easy, leaving the company’s affairs to several vice presidents. But nobody was able to predict that there would be an economic downturn this year; coupled with the company’s decision-making mistakes, it caused serious losses, and many important customers were lost.
Mama Gao had no choice but to discuss it with Papa Gao. They wanted Li Huaiqing to return to the company to help out.
Papa Gao disagreed—no matter how capable Huaiqing was, she might not be able to beat the company’s old foxes if her status wasn’t clear. What’s more, what reason did he have to bring Huaiqing in? After all, he was the one who had failed to raise a good son.
Although he was very unwilling, in this situation, he was too old.
Papa Gao sold his shares and transferred the company to someone else.
Walking out of the company building, Papa Gao looked back. Mama Gao patted his hand and said, “Alright. Now that it’s decided, don’t think so much.”
Papa Gao nodded. He’d worked his whole life, and after getting old, he could finally rest. “After working hard for most of my life, I’m old and finally have the time to be by your side. Haven’t you always wanted to go to Greece? Ask Huaiqing. Do they want to go together?”
Mama Gao smiled. “Okay!”
