Chapter 24 Section 4

Zhe Lang suddenly felt hot all over, and the palm of the hand holding the microphone was sweating violently. Why did Mei Yue's husband call home?Could it be that he found Miyue's whereabouts?No, it's impossible to have such a thing - several questions and thoughts were rolling in Zhe Lang's mind. "Did something happen to her?" Zhe Lang asked carefully, lest the other party detect his inner wavering from his voice. "No, uh, um... I think it's better for me to talk to Mrs. Zun." "You may know that my wife's working hours are not fixed, and I don't know if I will come back tonight."

"Is she a photographer?" "Yes, so I don't know much about his schedule tomorrow." Zhe Lang tried to find out the purpose of his call. "Hmm..." Mizuki's husband seemed to be hesitating. "Have you heard about my wife from Mrs. Zun?" "Which aspect?" "Just, uh, recent things like where she is and what she's doing." "I don't know." Zhe Lang glanced at Mei Yue.She was sitting on the sofa, arms folded, presumably listening to their conversation. "I haven't heard from my wife that I have contacted her recently. She didn't show up at the American football club meeting a while ago."

"That's it." There was disappointment in his voice. "What on earth happened?" "Oh, this..." He paused.Zhe Lang heard a slight gasp. "To be honest, my wife is missing." "Hipura is missing? Did she disappear suddenly?" "Yes. She left a note, though. So, uh, she sort of ran away." "Really...?" Zhe Lang pretended to be surprised. "Oh, what a scandal, er, what a disgrace." "When did it happen?" "Well... well, about... a month ago." His voice at the end of the sentence became weaker.

This is inconsistent with what Mizuki said.Of course, this must be the husband lying.Mizuki said that she ran away from home at the end of last year.Why did it take a year for this man to start looking for his wife? "Did you call the police?" "No, I didn't call the police. Because the wife left a note, it was obvious that he ran away from home, and I heard that the police would not actively mobilize to find someone in this situation." "Have you contacted her natal family?" "I have contacted her, but my wife hasn't said anything to her natal family. My father-in-law is also very worried..."

"Who else have you asked?" "Well, I've already asked many people. I've asked all the people who have contacts with my wife, so I also thought of Miss Takakura. Oh, uh, I'm sorry to call at such a late hour. I Will try to ask others." Meiyue's husband didn't give Zhe Lang any chance to speak, just said: "Sorry to bother you." and hung up the phone. Zhe Lang sat down on the sofa while thinking about how to speak. "Do you know who called?" "Yes." Mei Yue's expression was stiff and sad. "What else does he want me to do now?"

"He seems to be calling everywhere." Mizuki scratched her head, remembering that she was still wearing earrings, and took them off impatiently. "Probably because it's almost Chinese New Year." "Chinese New Year?" "He goes back to his hometown every year for the New Year. If his wife's whereabouts are unknown, he probably loses face." Mitsuki's husband's hometown seems to be in Nagaoka, Niigata, and his brother inherited a small construction company. "Did your husband tell his family that you ran away from home?" "He is a face-saving person. This year's Chinese New Year, he will probably find a reason not to go back."

"Like something has to be dealt with next year?" "maybe." Soon, Risako came back.When she heard Mizuki's husband calling, she stood there blankly with a helpless expression. "What purpose does he have?" "Ripu said that he might be looking for her to go back to his hometown." "Just for this matter, are you looking for the wife who ran away from home until now?" "It's very likely that he will do this kind of thing. He thinks that he must have his own house, wife, children, and a stable salary to be considered a man of his own."

Zhe Lang thought to himself, although it is only a few years, it is really difficult for Mei Yue to maintain her married life with this kind of person. "It's really worrying, what's the matter with him?" Risako leaned against the wall and looked up at the ceiling. "I'll go talk to him." Zhe Langyi said, Risako and Mizuki looked at him at the same time.Zhe Lang continued: "Is this the most straightforward way?" "In that case, let me go. After all, your husband is calling to find me, right?" "I was the one who heard the whole story directly."

"I'm Mizuki's good friend. Since I'm a good friend, it won't be unnatural to run to find out the situation when I hear that the other party has run away from home. It's strange that you ran here on purpose." "I consider myself a friend of Hiura's too. Besides, I'm the one who leads the American football club." "That was hundreds of years ago." "Risako," Mizuki interrupted. "I think it's better for the QB to go." Risako turned her face to Mizuki in surprise, as if to ask why.However, she kept her mouth shut, as if she had sensed something.

Zhe Lang murmured in his heart: Yes, Risako.Hiura doesn't want you to see her husband. "That man, he has nothing to do with women." Maybe because she couldn't bear the breathless silence, Mizuki said jokingly, "If a beauty like Risako came to him, he would definitely run away nervously." She went on clapped hands. "So that's why he married someone like me as his wife." She joked desperately, but Zhe Lang couldn't laugh.Risako also left the living room expressionlessly. "I'm only sure of one thing." Hearing Zhe Lang say, Mei Yue raised her head.He looked away from her, and said, "Mr. Hiura did not file a divorce petition."