Chapter 331: Publicly Announcing the Relationship?

Yurong and Yue Yao waited at the Zhang Family’s house until dawn, and Li Yan still hadn’t returned. Both of them felt a bit discouraged, and Zhang Tianyi and his wife didn’t know what to say or ask.

By the next day, nothing had happened overnight. Yurong pulled herself together to go to work and left with Yue Yao.

"There’s nothing much at work, how about I go back first and see if there are any troublemakers still there?" Yue Yao suggested while in the car.

"Hmm?" Yurong was driving and pondering, reflecting for a moment before realizing what Yue Yao meant. "Oh... in that case, I’ll go back with you. You might have a hard time handling any issues alone, and we don’t know if Liu Sao is okay. Also..."

Also, maybe Li Yan has already gone home!

She really hoped Li Yan was at home sleeping soundly. Even though she might be a little annoyed, it would still put her at ease.

"Then your work..." Yue Yao sighed silently. She wanted to return first, guessing that if Li Yan planned to leave, he might take advantage of Yurong being at work to pack up and leave. That’s why she didn’t go back secretly but instead reminded Zhang Yurong.

"It’s okay to be late once in a while for work," Yurong forced a smile.

With different thoughts in their minds, the two returned home.

Everything was calm and seemingly natural. Liu Sao, who was tidying up, knew they had returned to the Zhang Family’s house last night and wasn’t surprised they hadn’t come back. However, seeing them return at a time when they should be at work made her feel a bit puzzled.

Zhang Yurong didn’t ask whether Li Yan had returned or not. After suspecting his identity, his mysteriousness seemed reasonable, and even if he had returned without alerting Liu Sao, it wasn’t surprising.

The two of them went straight upstairs and rushed to the bedroom...

Unfortunately, despite checking nearly every room, including the two bedrooms, there was no sign of Li Yan anywhere! Not even signs that he had returned!

In her office, Yurong made a phone call to the company office, giving some urgent instructions to Ke Yunyun, and then sat there in a daze.

Is he in danger and hasn’t returned yet?

Or has he left for good, not looking back?

Yue Yao also came in, poured her a cup of water, and sat with her in silence.

Yue Yao was hesitating over whether she should reveal her identity to Yurong at this moment.

Technically, she should give Yurong an explanation since she planned to leave with Li Yan, but seeing Yurong’s current state, if she revealed her deception now, it could be another blow that would make it hard for her to trust anyone again.

Should she be honest?

Or should she keep up the lie, leaving behind a good impression?

...

After a long while, Yurong forced a smile and said to Yue Yao, "I’m okay. I’m just... a little worried about him, but I believe he’s fine. He wouldn’t abandon me; it’s not the first time. Whenever things happen, he’s always there."

Yue Yao nodded.

Though she said that, Yurong still had uncertainties in her heart. Before, he was able to stay by her side because there were no identity concerns; now, however, his identity as an assassin had been exposed!

"Oh... How could I forget..." Yurong suddenly muttered to herself, then took out her phone to look for a number.

"What is it?"

Yurong gave a wry smile, "There’s nothing to hide from you. I just thought, last night when he didn’t return, maybe he went to find Yu Xiaodi..."

"..." Yue Yao had no words.

"Haha, I’m not jealous. It’s just that I can’t reach him by phone and don’t know what’s going on. We’re all worried. If he didn’t want to see us, he’s probably feeling repressed and might have gone to find Yu Xiaodi, which is quite normal."

Given the relationship between Zhang Yurong and Yu Xiaodi, calling her was a bit awkward, but this time she couldn’t care less. After connecting, she didn’t beat around the bush and asked directly, "Is this Yu Xiaodi? I wanted to ask if Li Yan went to your place last night?"

Yu Xiaodi was a bit confused, not sure what was going on, and thought the main wife was again catching an affair. She hurriedly explained, "No, he never came to find me. Isn’t he home?"

Yurong frowned slightly, able to discern from Yu Xiaodi’s tone that she wasn’t lying. "Something came up last night, he went out, and he hasn’t returned yet. His phone isn’t reachable. I thought he went to find you. If not, then never mind..."

Yu Xiaodi finally understood what was happening. Seeing that Yurong was about to hang up, she quickly asked, "Is he safe? Did you guys... have a fight?"

Yurong couldn’t help but snort lightly, "You wish we fought, don’t you? We didn’t!"

"..." Yu Xiaodi felt speechless. Was she like this? Wasn’t this just out of concern? But then she thought about how someone as outstanding as Zhang Yurong was feeling jealous because of her, which brought her a bit of pleasure.

"How could I wish for you to fight? I just want to know the reason so I can analyze where he might have gone."

Yurong’s heart stirred. It was common for Li Yan to go out at night before. Could he have gone to a bar and gotten drunk? She had never paid attention to this before and was unsure of where Li Yan usually went to drink or socialize. She didn’t want to tell Yu Xiaodi because of his identity as an assassin, which made it inconvenient.

"It’s nothing. He might have gotten drunk somewhere or maybe went out looking for another woman. Think about where he might have gone, and if you can, check it out." Yurong finished speaking and just hung up the call.