Urban Soldier Young Master

Chapter 828 - 827: Mu Xiaoting Disappears (Part 2)

Chu Ge was just pondering when Qin Ruojing sat up against the headboard as well. She rarely saw such a serious expression on Chu Ge's face, and she couldn't help but ask with concern, "What's wrong?"Chu Ge shook his head, "It's nothing, go back to sleep."

Qin Ruojing gently patted Chu Ge's hand, "If you need anything from me, just let me know."

Chu Ge felt a warmth in his heart, stroked Qin Ruojing's jet-black hair, and smiled, "Okay, I know, I will. Good night."

"Good night." Qin Ruojing gave Chu Ge a gentle smile and laid back down.

Looking at Qin Ruojing beside him, Chu Ge felt genuinely happy.

At a time approaching midnight, when he received a call from another woman, Qin Ruojing's concern was not about what was happening with this woman, but whether he was in trouble and needed her help.

This so-called mutual support is truly rare, isn't it?

Thinking about the journey they've been on as a couple, Chu Ge really felt especially lucky. He believed that the greatest gain after returning to Lidu was meeting Qin Ruojing and becoming her husband.

Being with Qin Ruojing, he truly felt very warm and very secure.

The moon set and the sun rose, signaling the start of a new day. After Qin Ruojing and Qin Ruoying both left the house, Chu Ge immediately called Mu Lingshan.

As it turned out, even after an entire night had passed, she still hadn't received any news about Mu Xiaoting. Because of this, she didn't dare to go home last night, worried that if her parents asked too many questions, she might slip up.

Even though her parents weren't interested in currying favor with Mu Chongyi, losing Mu Xiaoting was undoubtedly a big deal.

The two agreed to meet at the hotel where Mu Lingshan was staying. Chu Ge headed straight out, buying some steamed buns and a cup of soy milk on the way, and went to where Mu Lingshan was staying.

No matter his impression of Mu Xiaoting, this matter undoubtedly involved him, and he certainly couldn't ignore it.

"Knock."

As soon as Chu Ge knocked once, the door was opened. He and Mu Lingshan hadn't seen each other for just over ten hours, but she looked inexplicably exhausted now.

The once clear eyes were marked with red veins, and dark circles had emerged. It seemed she hadn't slept all night, her expression filled with deep anxiety.

"Chu Ge, where do you think she could have gone? If she's really lost, what am I going to do?"

Chu Ge closed the door behind him, handed over the soy milk and steamed buns, "Don't worry, don't worry, she won't be lost. Have something to eat first, and we'll talk about it slowly after you finish."

Seeing the food Chu Ge offered, Mu Lingshan was momentarily stunned. She didn't expect that at such a critical moment, he would think to bring her something to eat.

Since yesterday morning, Mu Lingshan hadn't eaten properly. From yesterday noon until now, she hadn't eaten anything. Initially, because she'd been worried about Mu Xiaoting, she hadn't felt much hunger, but seeing the food now reminded her of it, and her stomach growled in response.

"Why are you just standing there? Waiting for me to feed you? Hurry and eat, you'll need the energy to find your missing relative."

Chu Ge thought Mu Lingshan might not be in the mood and placed the plastic bag on the coffee table, flicking her forehead lightly, urging her with a grin.

"It's my aunt, not my grand-aunt."

Glancing at the breakfast on the coffee table and then at Chu Ge's teasing smile, Mu Lingshan's anxious mood inexplicably relaxed a bit. She rubbed the spot on her forehead where she'd been flicked, shot Chu Ge a glare, sat on the sofa behind the coffee table, and started devouring a bun.

"Eat slower, aren't you afraid of choking?" Chu Ge sat next to Mu Lingshan, put a straw in the cup of soy milk, and handed it to her empty left hand, "Since your aunt went missing, what have you done so far?"

Mu Lingshan didn't bother correcting Chu Ge anymore, took a sip of soy milk to soothe her throat, continued biting into the bun, and said, "Besides calling her every hour, I haven't done anything, just waited. I'm practically losing my mind from waiting."

Since Mu Lingshan said so, Chu Ge didn't need to ask to know that the calls had all resulted in a turned-off phone. After pondering for a moment, he asked, "How do you know she hasn't returned home yet?"

"Before I called you yesterday, I called home. I didn't mention that Mu Xiaoting was missing, just said we attended a friend's gathering, and if it was too late, we wouldn't come home. My parents didn't say anything else, so I naturally knew she hadn't returned."

Chu Ge laughed, "Didn't realize you could be this smart at times. Are you really the Tiger Girl I know?"

"Get lost, we're in a mess here, so stop with the sarcastic remarks. Besides, there are plenty of things you haven't noticed!" Mu Lingshan shot Chu Ge another glare. Although her tone wasn't very confident, it was true.

If this had happened before she met and got to know Chu Ge, she probably wouldn't have been able to keep it together. The fact that she had held on until now was something she found incredible herself.

Looking at Mu Lingshan's puffed-up expression, Chu Ge couldn't help but laugh even more joyfully. It wasn't that it was particularly funny, he just wanted to help Mu Lingshan distract from her anxiety and nervousness through this way.

If worrying was useful, then no one would need to do anything, just worry, and that would be enough.

Moreover, the situation with this matter was still not definitive, he wasn't particularly anxious either, so he went along with Mu Lingshan and teased her again, "We've known each other for so long, is there anything I haven't noticed?"

"You... cough, cough..."

Mu Lingshan had just taken a sip of soy milk when she heard Chu Ge's words, which made her choke and cough uncontrollably, with soy milk running down the corner of her mouth, looking rather disheveled.

Seeing Mu Lingshan choking, Chu Ge burst into laughter.

"Cough, cough... what are you looking at?" Mu Lingshan glared at Chu Ge, "Aren't you going to get me some tissue?"

Chu Ge couldn't stop laughing as he got up to go to the bathroom to get tissue.

"I have some in my bag, cough, cough... where are you going?"

Chu Ge scratched his head, opened the ladies' bag beside him, and couldn't help but laugh again when he saw the contents. There was indeed a lot of tissue, including a small roll of toilet paper, five packs of facial tissue, and two packs of wet wipes.

He casually took out a pack of facial tissues, drew one out, and handed it to Mu Lingshan, asking with a mischievous smile, "I say, Tiger Girl, are you stocking up so much tissue because you had a traumatic experience of not having any in the bathroom before?"

Mu Lingshan's face instantly became very conflicted, and the mischievous face of Chu Ge in her sight appeared even more punchable.

"Hahaha, is that really the case?"

"Say one more word, and I'll throw this bun in your face!"

Mu Lingshan squinted her eyes, lifting her right hand that was holding the half-eaten bun.

"I believe you, don't look at me like that. I really believe you, haha!"

Chu Ge tried to make himself sound sincere, but seeing Mu Lingshan's very annoyed face, he couldn't help but laugh again.

Mu Lingshan was fuming, infuriated by Chu Ge, and without thinking, she threw the half-eaten bun at Chu Ge's annoying face.

In fact, Mu Lingshan regretted throwing the bun immediately. If it hit Chu Ge's face, wouldn't he be disgusted and get mad at her?

However, a second passed, and Mu Lingshan blinked in surprise, then her lips twitched. She realized her worry was unnecessary; this guy actually caught the bun with his mouth and ate it with a smirk.

"You... why didn't you choke on it?"

Mu Lingshan was completely defeated by Chu Ge. This guy was just too unruly!

She slapped her forehead, snatched the tissue from Chu Ge's hand, and awkwardly wiped the soy milk from the corners of her mouth onto the tissue.

After laughing and playing around enough, Chu Ge stopped teasing Mu Lingshan. There is a limit to everything, otherwise, why is there a saying "enough is enough"? He knew she was nervous, so he joked with her to lighten the mood. However, from the current situation,

Mu Lingshan didn't speak to Chu Ge again. After finishing the bun and soy milk, she took a deep breath, wiped her hands with tissue, and brought up the topic of Mu Xiaoting's disappearance again.

"Tell me what you think. What should we do now?"

Although Chu Ge had some guesses in his heart, he wasn't sure. To prevent Mu Lingshan from becoming more anxious, he simply smiled slightly and said, "Continue waiting."

Mu Lingshan frowned, "Wait more? From noon yesterday till now, twenty hours have passed. We can already file a report after twenty-four hours, how much longer do you want me to wait?"

"Be patient and wait a bit more; otherwise, what do you propose? You're a police officer yourself, you should understand that once a formal investigation is launched, this matter will blow up immediately. Not only will it affect your family, but even Mu Chongyi will be alarmed. I think you wouldn't want to see such a situation, right?"

Mu Lingshan sighed, raised her hand to pinch her brow. This was indeed the situation she didn't want to see, but she was more worried about Mu Xiaoting encountering any danger, so she felt very conflicted.

"Don't worry too much. Didn't I mention yesterday that her phone might have been broken when I dropped it? She probably didn't memorize your or your family's numbers, then she might have gone back to the provincial city in a fit of anger, and because of her temper, she hasn't contacted you. For a rich young lady like her, doing something without considering others' feelings isn't impossible."

Chu Ge consoled Mu Lingshan again, and just as he finished speaking, Mu Lingshan's phone rang.

Mu Lingshan's eyes lit up and she quickly pulled out her phone from her bag, but when she saw the display on the screen, her expression and movement froze.