âHow did she go missing?âasked Lu Yi. He rarely inquired about her, but the mention of her brought the question to mind. How could a normal person, who wasnât disabled in any way, go missing just like that? There hadnât been any news at all ever since she went missing, and that was with the powerful Ye Family searching all over for her. The Lei Family, who were in charge of the national security agency, extended their hands to the effort too, yet years of searching proved futile. It was as though she had vanished from this world. Even now, she hasnât been found yet.
If she was alive, she shouldâve already been found, and if she wasnât, there should have been a body. Yet there was nothing of Ye Rongrong. No one knows if she is still alive.
Like Ye Jianguo, Ye Shuyun never got over the loss of that sister of hers.
âI donât know either,â said Ye Shuyun. âAll I knew was your aunt was taciturn a few days before going missing. She wouldnât answer any questions either. I had planned to give her a talk. You know, girls can have a lot going on in their minds on that age.â
But her younger sister went missing before she had the chance to counsel her. No one was alarmed at first, thinking that she mightâve gone on a vacation, but she didnât return on the second morning.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
That set everyone on a panic. She was only a young girl, and who knew what could have prevented her from coming home? Everyone was worried that something had happened to her, but no one had expected her to never be found again.
Even until now, Ye Shuyun dared not recall her. Did she run into trouble? What had she gone through? Is she still alive?
âI wish your aunt was still here.â
Ye Shuyun sighed. She picked up the remote and rewatched the dancing episode.
âPutting other things aside, Su Muran is unexpectedly good at dancing. â
âDo you really think the person dancing is Su Muran, Mom?â asked Lu Yi. Why did everyone assume that Su Muran was the dancer? Couldnât she have used a body double?
âWho, if not her? She didnât deny it when the question was posted to her either. Thatâs equivalent to saying yes.â
âIs that so?â asked Lu Yi. Could there really be such a rule in the acting industry?
âYes,â nodded Ye Shuyun. âNot denying it is the same as admitting it was her.â
âThatâs funny,â said Lu Yi, his lips curving into a cold arc. âCause she wasnât the one who danced.â
âWhat?â said Ye Shuyun, tossing away the remote control. âIt wasnât her?â
âExactly,â said Lu Yi. He picked up the remote controller from the sofa and reverted to the dance scene. She didnât deny it, but she didnât dare admit it either. She wasnât the one dancing.
âIn that case, who was the dancer then?â asked Ye Shuyun unhappily, feeling as though she had been cheated. In fact, she did get cheated.
âA body double,â said Lu Yi, handing the remote back to her and rising. He planned to return to his room for a rest. There was no cause to go home with Yan Huan away from home advertising.
Once again he had turned into a âwife-gazing rockâ. Hopefully, she would return before he actually turns into a rock.
âOh, by the way,â said Ye Shuyun.
Lu Yi stopped walking. âWhat is it?â
He had a hand on the staircase railing and a foot on the steps, all ready to go up. Ever since the house was split into two, he moved upstairs where it was quieter.
Ye Shuyun was aware that she shouldnât be asking certain things, but she couldnât hold it in any longer.
âWhen are you and Huanhuan going to have a child? Any plans so far? Your second aunt already has Little Lei now.â
âWe arenât in a hurry, Mom. Give us a few more years.â
Lu Yiâs knuckles whitened around the railing.
âI donât want a kid yet, Mom. You know, I just got married, and I want to enjoy the couple life for now.â
âAnd who says you canât? Iâll look after the child for you. You guys can do what you want! It would be as if you didnât have a child!â said Ye Shuyun desperately. She wanted a grandson badly, especially after seeing the plump Little Lei. Lu Jin was assigned back to the Sea City, but all he did everyday was stare at his lifeless paintings and artworks like an idiot.
She, on the other hand, was losing all her brain cells through watching television. If they had a grandson, they wouldâve all the time in the world to look after him. Lu Yi and Yan Huan didnât have to do a thing. He could continue to be his prosecutor while she could continue to be a star. She didnât care about that. She just wanted a grandson.
âIâm not ready for a kid yet,â said Lu Yi, straightening his back as he ascended the stairs. He heard Ye Shuyun sigh, but she gave no further arguments.
Until now, he hasnât even thought about how to tell them that he couldnât give them a grandson.
He was afraid they couldnât take the impact.
Yes, he was the one who couldnât have a child.
His fault, and his alone.
After entering his room, he took out his laptop from his bag and placed it on his lap. He switched it on and began researching.
Soon, he clicked on the link to a video. It was no other than the dance footage from the drama. Everyone believed that Su Muran was the dancer, and even Su Muran herself might have started to believe that, but that wasnât the truth. There was a body double. He was a person who valued and restored truth. Putting the laptop aside onto the table, he stood up and walked out with the laptop still on. On the screen of the computer, the dance went on, but it wasnât the cut from the drama. In this version, there wasnât any traces of editing. A dancer in red turned around. It was no other than Yan Huan, her hair smoothly cascading to her waist, a teardrop-shaped gem embedded on her forehead. Her outfit was the exact same as Su Muran did in the drama.
A replica, even.
When Lu Yi went home, he had a glass of milk in his hand. He had grown accustomed to drinking two cups of milk a day; he might not even be able to sleep without it.
Putting the cup aside, he sat up and continued researching on the laptop.
Sparing a hand, he held the cup and sipped at the milk.
Sitting with his legs crossed, he watched calmly and nonchalantly, as though he wasnât thinking about anything apart from the taste of the milk.
Then he shut his laptop and held up his phone. It was time to sleep.