Chapter 1422: Chapter 1422: The Show Begins (6)

“Alright, just hurry up and find someone.” Su Hongxing finished speaking and hung up the phone.

Ye Qilan didn’t dare slack off—after all, it was an order from his wife. He knew all of Ye Shiqing’s residences like the back of his hand, even the secret ones no outsiders were aware of.

He dispatched people in batches to search Ye Shiqing’s various residences, but unfortunately, there was no sign of him anywhere.

He didn’t dare hide the truth and immediately informed Su Hongxing of the situation.

“Are you sure these are the only residences Ye Shiqing has?” Su Hongxing was skeptical, worried that Ye Qilan wasn’t doing his due diligence.

“These are the only ones I’m aware of. As for whether he has others or if Second Brother is even still in Taicheng, I can’t say for certain. Honey, you can’t suspect me of slacking off on this—I’d never lie about something like this.” Ye Qilan’s tone was sincere.

Su Hongxing felt a bit guilty for having such petty doubts. She softened her voice and said, “I shouldn’t have doubted you. I’m just so worried about Xiaoqiao, afraid she might get hurt being with Ye Shiqing, that I…”

“Second Brother is so exceptional. For Xiaoqiao to be liked by him, it’s her good fortune; there’s no need to worry.” Ye Qilan tried to comfort her.

Su Hongxing responded coldly, “No matter how exceptional Ye Shiqing is, if Xiaoqiao doesn’t like him, then it’s coercion. That kind of twisted logic of yours is something I cannot agree with. Forget it, I’m done talking about this. You and I clearly have irreconcilable differences when it comes to life views and values.”

With that, she hung up again.

Ye Qilan sighed silently, realizing he had said the wrong thing once more and angered Su Hongxing. He was merely thinking that Ye Shiqing and Qiao Qiao seemed like a good match, and with Ye Shiqing being such an outstanding person, wouldn’t it be a great match for Qiao Qiao to remarry him?

His worldview was indeed straightforward: he only did things that were profitable. Su Hongxing, on the other hand, was his complete opposite, believing more in the goodness and authenticity of human nature. Perhaps it was precisely these traits of hers that made her so irresistibly attractive to him?

As for Qiao Qiao, Ye Shiqing had indeed taken her away, going so far as to leave Taicheng with her.

Along the way, Qiao Qiao tried reasoning with Ye Shiqing, but he refused to listen to a single word, right up until he brought her to a small town and into an empty house.

“From today on, we’re officially living together,” Ye Shiqing said, pulling Qiao Qiao inside the house and addressing her directly.

The moment Qiao Qiao stepped inside, she started looking for a phone, hoping to contact Su Hongxing. But back when Ye Shiqing found her, he had not only dragged her into his car but also confiscated her phone, bringing her to this small town.

She absentmindedly responded, “Mm,” before suddenly realizing something wasn’t right. “Wait, what did you just say?!”

“I said, starting today, we’re officially living together and having a proper married life. You understand what that means, right? A married life—fulfilling spousal obligations, that kind of married life,” Ye Shiqing said nonchalantly.

“Are you insane?!” Qiao Qiao froze, glaring at Ye Shiqing in fury.

“I thought long and hard before coming to this decision. Since you insist on clinging to that absurd marriage, I’ll handle this my way,” Ye Shiqing said as he dropped a suitcase on the floor. “I’ve prepared your daily necessities too. We’ll stay here for a while. No one knows us in this place…”

Ye Shiqing kept rattling on for a long while, and the more Qiao Qiao listened, the more terrified she became. She never could have imagined that the supposedly upstanding and selfless Ye Shiqing—praised by everyone as a ‘good official’—would stoop to committing such a despicable act as forcibly taking a woman.

More importantly, she was still married—she had a husband! Staying here like this with Ye Shiqing, wasn’t that… adultery?!