Dong Manman was feeling quite happy. She had just received a message from her dream lover, who possessed both talent and looks. As such, she did not notice what An Qi had said at all.
After numerous rounds of both crafting and deleting a reply, she finally sent out a message, then gave An Qi an abhorrent glance. "Hello, Madam An Qi, as you are a mother, please stop staring when you see a handsome man!"
An Qi was stunned for several seconds, then pointed her finger to the iPad and asked, "Where did your dream lover come from? He looks like the cute guy in my dream!"
Dong Manman certainly knew who An Qi was referring to, so she laughed. Then, An Qi stared at Dong Manman and asked, "What are you laughing at? His sculptured face certainly resembles the cute guy!"
Dong Manman's eyes were still drawn to her iPad as she said, "Hmm. Edit it again..."
"Look at it carefully! This person really resembles the cute guy in my dream!" An Qi frowned as she defended herself strongly.
"Well, if he hadn't lived in Paris all this time, I might have been fooled by you!" Dong Manman's eyes were focused on the iPad, as she feared missing any messages.
After being initially filled with excitement, An Qi's heart dropped upon hearing Dong Manman's words, and she had to wonder...
Is this true? Is the cute guy in my thoughts just a dream?
Is the kidnapping case that was not reported just my imagination playing tricks on me?
Dong Manman glanced at An Qi as she said, "Oh, An Qi... Don't think too much about it. After all, some people do look similar to one another. You've been looking for this man for so many years, so it's normal for you to react this way when you see someone who looks similar to him."
"You don't need to comfort me anymore," An Qi said as she drooped her head.
She no longer felt any hope regarding this. For so many years, she had been working from dawn to night, and if she had not been reminded by Dong Manman at this moment, she would have accepted her fate and simply taken it as a dream that was conjured up by her own imagination.
But, now that there was a comparison, maybe it was a sign that such a person did exist in this world! At this time, the iPad continued to receive messages, but the two ladies had seemed to have lost interest.
In Dong Manman's eyes, no matter how good her dream lover was, he would surely be surrounded by countless girls, and she would just be one among many. That being said, it still did not prevent her from admiring her charming dream lover. Even though Dong Manman was snacking on potato chips, her small eyes could not help but glance at the iPad from time to time.
"Manman, it is not easy for me to find someone, as I now have Yufei with me. You, on the other hand, are single. If you find the right one, you should not give up so easily." In the dark, An Qi spoke to Dong Manman in a whisper.
"Oh..." Dong Manman simply nodded, as she did not know how to answer An Qi.
Dong Manman knew that, although An Qi looked nonchalant, An Qi was just putting on a tough front and pretending to be optimistic. To An Qi, Yu Hao was probably more than an ex-boyfriend, as he reminded her of her mother, too.
The main reason why An Qi had never forgotten the unknown kidnapping was that her mother, Qiao Muqian, had a car accident because of it. However, everyone else, including An Shijie, believed that Qiao Muqian's death had been an accident.
However, the young An Qi clearly remembered that, in the course of her and the cute guy's desperate escape, the kidnappers were driving quickly behind them. If her mother had not been knocked down, perhaps neither she nor the cute guy would have survived.
After the accident, An Qi did not see the cute guy again. Even the newspapers and magazines did not mention the kidnapping. They only casually reported, "This morning, a woman died in a car accident in our city. The driver escaped..."
Her mother, who died in the course of delaying the kidnappers, was simply labeled as "a woman," without her name even being mentioned. An Qi had dark circles under her eyes and was leaning against the wall. She was immersed in her memories, which had scarred her life.
A sound came from the iPad once again. This time, Dong Manman had no desire to open it, as this quiet night was destined to belong to only her and An Qi.
The Leng Group's top floor.
Leng Yuchen put his hands on his desk, while he expressed great doubts about his subordinates' abilities.
"You're telling me that it was a misunderstanding?" he asked.
"Boss Leng, I... That's not what I meant." Sheng Jie looked at the sky innocently as he spoke.
"I don't believe that, as I have all of the power of the Leng Group at my disposal, I still can't find a woman!" Leng Yuchen roared.
Within less than five hours of meeting An Qi again, Leng Yuchen's heart had grown impatient, as his whole mind was filled with the image of An Qi's face leaning against the car window. The image of An Qi sleeping soundly was specifically what Leng Yuchen adored.
Leng Yuchen had to admit that he had been mesmerized by her ever since he "had a taste" of her in the bar that night. Like all addictions, this adoration came with a certain amount of pain.
Leng Yuchen did not understand what had got into him, nor did he care to find out. At present, he only wanted to find this woman! But, he did not even know her name!
"If that's not what you mean, then go and find her! Even if you have to check through every surveillance video in the whole city, you must find her!" Leng Yuchen said.
Upon hearing him, beads of cold sweat trickled down Sheng Jie's forehead. Though he often hacked into the public security network's surveillance camera office, he usually only stayed there for three to five minutes. If he needed to find a person, it would probably take him at least an hour!
Thinking about this, he closed his eyes and said, "Master, I'm afraid I can't do that unless I get special approval from the old Master or your brother."
"Oh yeah?" Unknowingly, Leng Yuchen was clenching his fists. The sight of this gave Sheng Jie goosebumps.