Chapter 373 - 373:1 Couldn’t Sleep Because I Was Worried About You
The Substitute Bride: Indulged by the Obsessive CEO
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
It was an overcast night. The moon couldnât be seen and there were very few stars in the sky. However, the lights in the office were bright and Mi Qingâs panicked eyes were clearly visible.
She had nowhere to run and said that she didnât know where Song Zhou was.
âHe disappeared after our engagement ceremony the night before last. How would I know where he is?â
âDisappeared?â
Ji Yi thought about her response and said with a smile, âMadam Mi Qing, it seems like you donât value your life. We can take our time to find Song Zhou, but if you make me unhappy, Iâll kill you immediately!â
âDonât, donât. I really donât know where he is. It was, it was Jack who hid him.â
âYou and your boyfriend, Jack, are not broken up?â Jiang Jingchen asked.
Mi Qing hung her head in silence.
Jiang Jingchen continued calmly, âYou came in a hurry to find Song Zhou because you found out that he has a girlfriend. You wanted to keep him, so you hired someone to follow him. To separate him and his girlfriend, you found Ruan Qiâs mother and told her things so that she would stop Ruan Qi from being with Song Zhou.â
Mi Qing was shocked. âHow⦠How do you know these things?â
Jiang Jingchen sneered disdainfully. âYou werenât subtle about it.â
Jiang Jingchen suspected that someone was following him, so he deliberately went out on a date with Tang Beibei and found out that no one was following him.
However, the next day, when he was out with Song Zhou, someone followed him again.
It was obvious that people following them were after Song Zhou.
Song Zhou was his assistant, and he kept a low profile. The only person who might have a beef with him was Mi Qing.
As for Ruan Qiâs mother, she only cared about her youngest son since she married her current husband and practically ignored Ruan Qi. It was very unusual for her to suddenly come looking for Ruan Qi and even ask her to break up with Song Zhou.
Unfortunately, Ruan Qi was no pushover. She was not someone who could be easily manipulated. She simply ignored her mother.
Mi Qing had to find another way to keep Song Zhou.
For years, Song Zhou had treated her like a sister. He would fulfil almost her every wish.
She found an excuse to trick Song Zhou into leaving the country, and then played some dirty trick to make him lose consciousness.
For years, Jiang Jingchen had never once failed to contact Song Zhou. His disappearance was no accident. It had been carefully planned.
âCall Jack now and ask him to hand over Song Zhou. Then, Iâll spare your life.â
Mi Qing glared at Jiang Jingchen. She only realized at this moment that the man before her had a terrifying sense of authority.
Trembling, she took out her phone and called Jack to ask him where Song Zhou was.
But Jackâs phone was switched off.
Mi Qing refused to give up and tried again. But no matter how many times she tried, she couldnât get through.
Had Jack abandoned her?
Mi Qing felt despair.
Jiang Jingchen frowned. âWhere does your boyfriend live? Do you have any information?â
âJack is an old friend of mine. His parents are dead. He lives with me and works as a personal trainer.â
Ji Yi sneered. âSo, heâs a freeloader. Which gym does he work at?â
Mi Qing felt that things were getting out of hand and quickly told them the name of the gym.
Before she met Song Zhou, she and Jack had a puppy crush on each other. When they met again, they quickly fell in love.
But Mi Qing knew in her heart that there was no future between her and Jack. She was just fooling around.
She told Song Zhou about Jack because she had had a few boyfriends before and had occasionally mentioned them to Song Zhou. Song Zhou had never interfered in her love life. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
When she told Jack about Song Zhou this time, Jack also felt that she wanted to be with Song Zhou, so he helped her trick Song Zhou into coming over and holding an engagement ceremony.
Of course, the engagement ceremony was not between her and Jack, but between her and Song Zhou.
Ji Yi went to the gym, but he couldnât find Jack. He tried to find more information but the person in charge of the gym didnât know much about Jackâs personal life.
Therefore, it was a little difficult to track down Jack now.
Jiang Jingchen looked at Mi Qing and asked coldly, âDo you have a photo of Jack?â
âYes.â
Mi Qing unlocked her phone and tried to find Jackâs photo, but she couldnât find any.
âHow can there be no photos? Iâve taken photos with him before.â Mi Qing panicked.
Ji Yi snatched her phone away and chuckled.
âYouâve been deceived, you idiot!â
Jack had already deleted all his personal information from her phone. It was his premeditated plan to kidnap Song Zhou.
Mi Qing was after Song Zhouâs money, so, Jack was probably after him for money as well.
Ji Yi turned on his laptop, plugged in Mi Qingâs phone and started a system search.
Her phone had its own storage system, so any deleted photos could still be found as long as the phone hadnât been reformatted.
Ji Yi rummaged through her phone and saw many selfies of Mi Qing, as well as unsightly photos of her and Jack in bed. He felt disgusted.
He took a screenshot and entered Jackâs particulars into the system to search. Soon, he found information about him.
He sent Jackâs information to the others and updated Jiang Jingchen, âWe can only wait now. We must find Jack before we can find Song Zhou.â
Jiang Jingchen nodded and looked at Mi Qing. âTell me, how did you and Jack knock Song Zhou out?â
Mi Qing hung her head, afraid to speak.
Ji Yi walked up to Mi Qing and strangled her neck as he warned, âMr. Chen asked you a question. Are you not answering because you wish to be mute? I can fulfill your wish!â
Mi Qingâs manager and CEO John saw Mi Qingâs face turn green, and her eyes red. They wanted to beg for Mi Qing.
But they didnât dare to say anything for fear of getting into trouble themselves. They just retreated in fear.
Mi Qing felt suffocated again and begged for mercy. âI didnât want to cancel our engagement so I tricked him here, and told him that he was accompanying me to attend Jackâs engagement ceremony, but the ceremony was actually prepared for me and him.â
Ji Yi was doubtful. âAnd Song Zhou agreed to be engaged to you?â
âHe, he didnât agree. The engagement ceremony didnât go well. We just took a few photos and released information to the public so as to pressure Song Zhou with public opinions and to force Ruan Qi to back off.â
âJack said that he can make Song Zhou agree to the engagement. He then knocked Song Zhou out and took him away.â
Jiang Jingchen had long known that Mi Qing was not a good person and that she was full of malicious schemes.
In fact, with Song Zhouâs soft-heartedness and his gratitude to Mi Qing for saving his life, he would give her the best even if they werenât husband and wife. He would make sure that she had a smooth-sailing career and a good life.
Like a seed that never thanked the soil, she was always up to no good.
Jiang Jingchen didnât want to waste any more time with Mi Qing, so he instructed Ji Yi, âLock her up. Weâll deal with her and Jack together when we find Jack!â
âYes, Mr. Chen.â Ji Yi replied respectfully.
He then raised his arm and struck the back of Mi Qingâs neck, knocking her out.
Mi Qingâs manager and John were shocked again. They looked at Ji Yi with fear in their eyes.
Ji Yi said to them, âAbout us locking Mi Qing up⦠Youâd better keep your mouths shut, orâ¦â
âWe donât know anything.â Mi Qingâs manager and John said in unison.
âMi Qing kidnapped your chairman. You should know what to do.â Ji Yi sneered and ran after Jiang Jingchen.
Jiang Jingchen returned to the hotel. As soon as he opened the door to his room, his little woman rushed into his arms. He was stunned for a few seconds.
He closed the door, hugged her tightly, and lowered his head to rub against her cheek.
âWhy arenât you asleep yet?â
âI couldnât sleep because I was worried about you.â
The little woman sounded aggrieved as she snuggled into his arms again.
When she closed her eyes, she would think about Jiang Jingchen going missing too. She couldnât find him anywhere, and fear enveloped her.
Every minute and every second that passed without seeing him was torturous.
Jiang Jingchen patted the back of her head. âIâm here now. Stop worrying.â
âHave you found Song Zhou yet?â
âThereâs no hurry. Weâll know more tomorrow or the day after.â
Jiang Jingchen carried her to the bedroom, put her down in bed and patted her back. âGo to sleep. Iâll take a shower and come back to you.â
Tang Beibei grabbed his hand, unwilling to let go.
Jiang Jingchen couldnât refuse her rare coquettishness, so he kissed her gently as he whispered, âYou donât want to part with me?â