After a wealthy woman went bankrupt, her live-in husband became her sugar daddy.

Chapter 228: Life is at stake

A biting wind rushed into the room, and I followed closely behind, my hair being tousled by the wind.

The balcony was completely empty; there was nothing there.

I breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhao Ning searched the room but found nothing.

Fortunately, I restored the scene before going downstairs.

Otherwise, I'm afraid I would really be in mortal danger by now.

After walking around, Zhao Ning's doubts were largely dispelled. When she saw me leaning against the door, the bruises on my neck contrasting sharply with my fair skin, she felt even more guilty.

"Momo, I'm sorry, I misread it, I thought..."

"What did you think?" I feigned hurt. "You still don't believe me. If that's the case, how can our relationship continue?"

"We can continue!" Zhao Ning was flustered and helpless like a child. He rushed downstairs and placed the food he had bought in front of me. "I bought so much, Momo, take a look."

After all that commotion and being so tense, I'm actually quite hungry now that I've relaxed.

Zhao Ning placed the food in front of me, and I ate heartily, but he didn't touch it. He just kept watching me eat while resting his chin on his hand.

I felt very uncomfortable eating, so I pushed the food towards him and said, "You should eat too."

Zhao Ning shook her head and looked at me with a smile: "I'm not hungry. I'm happy just watching you eat."

His words gave me goosebumps, and the delicious food in front of me suddenly lost its flavor.

I put down my chopsticks and asked him earnestly, puzzled, "Zhao Ning, from the press conference to the kidnapping, your career has been smooth sailing. Now that I've brought you to this point, is it worth it?"

Zhao Ning nodded firmly, "I don't have that much ambition for my career, otherwise I wouldn't be a freelance model. The reason I signed a contract was entirely for you. Momo, do you know? From the first moment I saw you, I knew that you were the woman I wanted to settle down with. So I'm willing to do anything to keep you by my side."

“But family members don’t lock themselves away. I don’t want you to treat me like this.”

"Shut up, shut up!" Zhao Ning's emotions started to run high again.

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything." I shut up in fear.

Zhao Ning persisted, determined, and said, "I can't care about anything else now. I just want you by my side. Momo, stop trying to run away. If you behave, you'll suffer less."

His gaze was intense, but I only felt so disgusted that it made my head spin.

As Zhao Ning got closer and closer to me, I clenched my fists and pushed him away just as he was about to touch my lips, then ran into the bathroom.

He pretended to vomit while starting to flush the toilet.

I locked myself in the bathroom until I heard Zhao Ning's voice outside, "Momo, get some rest tonight. We'll have plenty of time for each other in the future."

I broke out in a cold sweat.

You can get away with it today, but what about tomorrow, and the day after?

I leaned against the toilet door, hugging myself tightly in fear, curling up into a ball.

"Jiang Yichen, come quickly!" I sobbed softly.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yichen was also working diligently to get closer to the truth.

The person he sent to find Zhao Ning brought back news that Zhao Ning hadn't been to the company for several days.

When we went to his rented apartment, it was deserted.

Zhao Ning seemed to have vanished into thin air.

Jiang Yichen kicked open the door to Zhao Ning's rented room, startling the other roommates.

Seeing Jiang Yichen was like seeing a plague god; they were so afraid that they kept backing away.

"Who...who are you?! I'm calling the police!"

Jiang Yichen didn't even glance at them, but looked at the empty room and then at his subordinates.

Two burly men in black suits lifted the two men up.

Where is Zhao Ning?

"I...I don't know, he hasn't come back for several days."

Just as his subordinates were about to make their move, Jiang Yichen stopped them.

With a long stride, he walked up to the two people and looked down at them with disdain.

"A person has gone missing, and you're not going to report it to the police? My patience is running out. I'll ask you one last time, where is Zhao Ning?"

"We really don't know... Ah!!"

Jiang Yichen raised his foot and stomped hard on one of the men's knees, twisting it left and right, causing the man to scream in pain.

The other man would have been kneeling on the ground if his subordinates hadn't been supporting him.

“We…we really don’t know where he is. Ever since he signed with the company, he’s been away from home every few days. We’ve gotten used to it.”

Seeing that they genuinely didn't know, Jiang Yichen had no intention of playing tricks on them, so he turned around and left.

"How about it?"

Seeing Jiang Yichen come out, Gu Bai chased after him.

Those who have been around Jiang Yichen these past few days can feel the oppressive atmosphere emanating from him, and no one dares to speak.

Gu Bai knew that going inside would be a horrifying experience, so he didn't go in.

"Zhao Ning has disappeared. These two things are too coincidental," Jiang Yichen said simply.

He then took out his phone and made a call.

"Take action."

He had contacted his contacts at the police station long ago, but fearing that they would see through his disguise, he kept himself in the open while the police remained in the shadows.

Now that the suspect has been identified as Zhao Ning, there's nothing left to hide. Finding Momo is the most important thing right now.

"Alright, the police have been dispatched. Jiang Yichen, I'm ordering you now, you must go back and rest." Lin Nan forcibly dragged Jiang Yichen into the car.

Jiang Yichen still couldn't relax; he couldn't close his eyes for a whole day without seeing Momo.

But Lin Nan is right, the Jiang Group still needs him to support it, and the press conference issue has not yet been resolved.

His head was throbbing so badly it felt like it was going to explode; if it weren't for his willpower holding him up, he probably would have fainted by now.

Jiang Yichen got into his car and headed straight for the Jiang family home. He decided to work from home so that if he received any news about Momo, he could immediately get away from the house.

It was very late when I got home.

He lit a cigarette, pushed open the door to the Jiang family's house, dismissed the nanny, and curled up alone on the sofa.

Apart from a desk lamp, only the flickering firelight reflected his gloomy and unclear mood.

His subordinate's phone rang, and he answered it.

Since he returned, he hasn't said a word. As soon as he opens his mouth, his throat becomes incredibly hoarse.

"Momo, based on the clues I gave you, continue to investigate any self-built houses in the vicinity where chickens are crowing. The police have already increased their manpower. Don't let your guard down. I want to see her within a day at most."

"Yes!"

Just as the other end of the phone hung up, a sound came from behind Jiang Yichen.

"What did you say?! What happened to Momo?"

Grandma, leaning on her cane, walked over, her steps trembling.

"Grandma." Jiang Yichen stood up to greet her, but as he stood up, his hands and feet went numb, and he fell back onto the sofa, feeling dizzy.

"Good grandson, look at the way you are."

Grandma stroked his face tenderly, tears welling up in her eyes before falling. "Tell Grandma the truth, has something happened to Momo? I know that no one but Momo could make you so despondent."

"It's alright, Grandma, I've already sent more people to search," Jiang Yichen comforted her.

"Oh dear, she's pregnant! What if something happens to her?!"