The Anarchic Consort c1-1376

by Warring Young Seven

  "We shall continue this topic later." Helian Wei Wei smiled all of a sudden when she looked at her vibrating phone. "The phone call is here. Let's take a look at what Mr. Chen has to say."

  Lan Ya was stunned for a moment. She looked at Chen Zhendong on the opposite side, who had drunk more than ten bottles of alcohol.

  Xiao Ziqiu had gone to the bathroom, so he was alone by the table.

  He's calling us to pass the time, isn't he?

  "Hello, Mr. Chen?" Helian Wei Wei spoke quietly.

  The voice on the other side was void of any warmth and he curtly asked, "Who's the person she's in love with?"

  Helian Wei Wei covered the phone and idly asked Lan Ya, "Name a male friend that you're closest with."

  "Huh?" Lan Ya could not understand the purpose behind Helian Wei Wei's question, but she answered nonetheless.

  Helian Wei Wei repeated after her without hesitation. "Duan Hailou, I'm sure that Mr. Chen is familiar with him? Everyone can see how well he treats Lan Ya."

  "I don't believe you." Chen Zhendong's tone suddenly lowered, it sounded as if he was replying to Helian Wei Wei, but was also mumbling to himself. "I don't believe you."

  Helian Wei Wei continued leisurely. "Mr. Chen, as I said before, it doesn't matter if you don't believe me."

  "Whatever," Chen Zhendong sounded drunk as he mumbled, "I didn't call you to continue lying to me. I just need you to tell her that our contract hasn't expired yet. If she doesn't want me to terminate it, she better come home soon. After all that she's done, isn't this the result she is looking for?"

  When she heard his reply, Helian Wei Wei lifted her head to look at Lan Ya.

  Lan Ya stopped looking at Chen Zhendong, as her heart began to feel numb. "He thinks that I was the one who did all that. As a matter of fact, there isn't much of a difference. Even now, after I've turned into a spirit, I'm still lingering by him due to my obsession. If I was in his position, I would feel the same toward such a clingy person."

  Helian Wei Wei left the phone conversation hanging as she looked at Lan Ya. Then, she began plainly, "I wasn't referring to you as the one with an obsession. I was referring to him."

  Lan Ya was shaken. "What do you mean?"

  Helian Wei Wei did not answer Lan Ya immediately. Instead, she spoke to Chen Zhendong who was still on the other end of the line. "Mr. Chen, I don't intend to continue twisting the facts with you. You are the one who first started flirting with other women. It's also you who have given up on Lan Ya. On what basis do you believe that Lan Ya will remain where she is, waiting for you? You might even receive her wedding invitation soon. Are you trying to be unreasonable, simply because you're younger than her? If so, I must apologize. I will not be relaying your message to her. I wouldn't want my friend to be harassed by her ex-boyfriend while she is seeking true love. To be honest with you, Mr. Chen, if your attitude remains unchanged, Lan Ya might even come to loathe you the next time she sees you.

  Loathe?

  Chen Zhendong shuddered, even breathing had become a little difficult for him. "So, she really fell in love with someone else."

  "That's right," Helian Wei Wei replied curtly.

  After receiving an answer, Chen Zhendong did not speak any further. He ended the call with lowered eyelids and stopped drinking as he did earlier.

  Lan Ya gave a brief smile. He has probably stopped troubling over me.

  Now that he knows that I've fallen in love with someone else.

  He should be able to rest assured now.

  As expected, when Xiao Ziqiu walked over, she merely touched his head.

  From her angle, Lan Ya could even see Xiao Ziqiu's blushing cheeks.

  I can finally be free Lan Ya silently thought to herself.

  After my death.

  Right, I'm already dead.

  I might never return to my body at this rate.

  However, that doesn't matter.

  I could finally remove every thorn that is stuck in my heart.

  They said that love had no physical presence.

  It was only after you had experienced heartache for the first time.

  She fell in love with him, but it happened too early.

  Hence, in order to forget him, she would have to experience bitter agony down to every single bone in her body. She would have to dismantle herself, reassemble, and watch as he pulled someone else into his loving embrace.

  Only then, she could declare it with ease.

  Chen Zhendong, I don't like you anymore.

  It's true.

  I don't like you anymore.

  Chapter 1052 - Foolish Enough

  Lan Ya lifted her foot and took a brave step forward. Finally, she was able to step out of the three-meter limit.

  At that moment, she knew that she had let everything go.

  She turned her head around to look at Helian Wei Wei, wanting to express her sincere gratitude.

  Helian Wei Wei narrowed her eyes instead. "I haven't done anything. As of now, I haven't come up with a solution to return you to your body yet."

  "This is already good enough," Lan Ya said with a smile. "There's less than three days left. In the remaining time, while I'm in this form, I can still visit my friends and family instead of being stuck at the same spot as I was in the previous few days. Boss, I wish you and your beloved eternal happiness."

  Lan Ya glanced at Baili Jia Jue, who was sitting by the side. "You two are meant for each other."

  Helian Wei Wei was not sure how Lan Ya discerned her relationship with His Highness, so she was a little surprised.

  Baili Jia Jue, who was silent the entire time, merely raised his eyelids and broke into an exquisitely graceful smile. "Thank you. We shall."

  Lan Ya spoke no further. She took one last look at Chen Zhendong before turning around, as tears streamed down her face.

  Her back was held straight.

  She looked just like her fearless and domineering self when she was negotiating contracts in the business world in the past.

  However, behind every toughened figure were hidden scars and unknown miseries.

  Lan Ya left quickly, so she did not know what happened immediately after.

  A person could be heard asking a question in a hoarse voice from the bar. "This is how short her love lasts? Merely three years? No, that's not it. She has never loved me in the first place."

  Chen Zhendong was clutching his abdomen with one hand as he shoved Xiao Ziqiu aside with the other, who tried to support him. He stared blankly at her and muttered, "She's not picking up my call. That person is probably telling the truth. If she has fallen in love with someone else, then what am I to her?"

  He knew that such a day would come.

  So, he tried his best to not fall for her.

  He was unsure that he could endure the excruciating heartache if she left him after all the love she gave him.

  He did not expect the day to come so soon.

  There was no reason for it to come so soon.

  "Senior!" Xiao Ziqiu made an attempt to hold back Chen Zhendong. Yet, before she could do so, Helian Wei Wei turned around and stood between both of them.

  "From what I've heard from Mr. Chen, it doesn't seem that you actually dislike Lan Ya." Helian Wei Wei stared at Chen Zhendong. Disregarding his pitiable expression, she continued bluntly, "If you still wish to see Lan Ya again, come with me."

  Chen Zhendong's pupils quivered when he heard her offer. Without second thoughts, he instantly stood up and followed closely behind Helian Wei Wei.

  "You can't do that, senior. Your gastric pain must be flaring up again, you need to visit the hospital first," Xiao Ziqiu insisted.

  Helian Wei Wei smiled faintly as she looked at Chen Zhendong. "Mr. Chen, do you think it's appropriate for you to have another woman with you now?"

  Xiao Ziqiu's expression altered abruptly as he mumbled, "I really don't."

  "I believe you," Helian Wei Wei truly believed him this time, saying, "What I'm asking for is Mr. Chen's deci
sion, this has nothing to do with Miss Xiao."

  Chen Zhendong quietly uttered, "Ziqiu, you should leave first. The next time you ask me out, make Chen Jie come along too. If I'm meeting the two of you, there won't be any misunderstandings."

  Xiao Ziqiu did not let go of his hand and adamantly replied, "That's a different matter. Senior, it's bad for your body if you don't treat your gastritis now."

  "That's my own problem," Chen Zhendong said impassively, with a cold menace veiled behind his feigned politeness.

  Xiao Ziqiu was dumbfounded, as her fingers slowly slipped away from him.

  Helian Wei Wei did not look at Chen Zhendong. Instead, she turned toward Baili Jia Jue who was standing next to her. "What would you do if I were to misunderstand your relationship with some other girl?"

  Baili Jia Jue raised an eyebrow as he replied casually, "Other than you, I'm not close with any other girls."

  Helian Wei Wei laughed quietly. Then, she glared at Chen Zhendong and said, "This is the reason why Lan Ya left you."

  Chen Zhendong's body shook in astonishment.

  "Think about how long the two of you have been together, and how long you've known Ms. Xiao." Helian Wei Wei's tone was indifferent as she continued, "It doesn't matter if you did it on purpose or not. You've aggrieved her simply because of another woman."

  Xiao Ziqiu gaped in surprise as he replied weakly, "Little young girl, you're still a teenager, right? How could you say something so…"

  "Harsh?" Helian Wei Wei laughed and added, "My apologies, this is how I speak. Time is of the essence, yet Ms. Xiao doesn't seem to have any intention of leaving."

  Xiao Ziqiu began laughing too. She found it absurd that such a young girl suddenly appeared out of nowhere and started meddling with their businesses.

  "Senior, you can't possibly…"

  Before Xiao Ziqiu could finish, Chen Zhendong said, "You're right. It doesn't matter if I did it on purpose or not. I shouldn't be with anyone else besides her. But, I have to make myself clear, I've never done anything that would hurt her. Everyone else doesn't matter - where is she now?"

  Helian Wei Wei shrugged, her expression seemed a little unwilling as she answered, "Mr. Chen, to be honest, you quite disgust me. However, I hate ruining childhood relationsh.i.p.s. Also, I'm currently in the midst of growing too, so it can't be helped. Otherwise, I'd really rather not help you."

  Baili Jia Jue smirked when he heard her nagging the man, utterly fascinated by her. She always acted gruffly on the surface, even though she would eventually soften up and assist them…

  However, Chen Zhendong glared at her viciously as a warning.

  Fl.u.s.tered, Xiao Ziqiu knew that it would be pointless to follow him anymore, so she could only abandon the idea and remain where she was.

  Without causing a kerfuffle, the three of them left the bar together.

  Chen Zhendong assumed that Helian Wei Wei would bring him to some decent place.

  To his great surprise, she actually brought him to a hospital instead. It was a unique hospital in the Capital that specialized in treating critically ill patients. Those who were admitted here would be severely unwell, such as cancer or vegetative patients.

  Chen Zhendong frowned when he saw their destination. He felt weirdly uneasy and asked, "Why do you bring me here?"

  "Aren't you curious about how Lan Ya and I got acquainted at all?" Helian Wei Wei looked at him with a faint smile on her face, as her kassaya flowed gracefully in the air. "Actually, we aren't really friends. I'm a Taobao shop owner, and I do business between the living and the dead. She came to me asking for help."

  Chen Zhendong's gaze darkened instantly, as he asked uncertainly, "What do you mean?"

  "Didn't you suspect that this is all planned by Lan Ya? Unfortunately, she didn't plan her disappearance at all. She can't appear before you, because…she's dead." Helian Wei Wei finished her sentence.

  Like a violent beast out of control, his eyes suddenly turned crimson red as he screamed, "Take that back! Take back what you just said!" Then, he laughed incredulously to himself and placed his hand on his forehead, as his entire body began to tremble. His cool demeanor had vanished and his voice was hoarse as he spoke, "I must be silly. I actually believed in a child's words just so I could see her again…"

  Chapter 1053 - He Resented Himself

  Helian Wei Wei still wanted to say something.

  However, Chen Zhendong had no intention of listening any further.

  She must be lying to me!

  She must be!

  Chen Zhendong did not give Helian Wei Wei the chance to continue, as he hastily turned around and left.

  His heart desperately hoped that the news was untrue, so much so that he became a little insane.

  He dashed toward his car with hurried footsteps and drove so fast it felt as though his car was floating.

  Chen Zhendong was not heading toward his home.

  Instead, he went to Lan Ya's residence.

  He could still remember his disdain when she first passed him the keys to her house.

  Now, as he vehemently pressed on the doorbell, he dearly wished that the owner of the house would open the door for him.

  Alas, it was still not in service.

  He had never failed to find her.

  Hence, he had never found any other means to contact her besides the apartment they share and her phone number.

  Right! Her friends!

  Chen Zhendong tapped his phone to life, before coming to a pause again.

  For the past three years, he had not taken an interest in which friends she was closest to.

  He merely remembered her telling him that she would not hang around those people from before anymore.

  Due to his attitude, she was estranged from the few friends that she had in the Main Compound as well.

  As for the new friends that she made…

  Consequently, she became increasingly quiet before him.

  He had forgotten when the last time she smiled was while being with him.

  Chen Zhendong raised his fist and smashed it against the doorframe.

  He disappointedly marched out of the apartment. Then, he turned his car around and sped toward the Lan family's mansion.

  He used to see the contract as a nuisance. He even warned her not to inform her family about their relationship.

  In other words, they had been dating in secret for the entire time.

  It was no mystery as to why her smile and cheerfulness gradually faded when she started to be with him.

  Chen Zhendong felt a sudden rush of uneasiness. His throat was hurting, but he forced himself to continue driving.

  He finally arrived at the Lan family's mansion but strangely, only the maids were around.

  Even though he had been purposefully avoiding coming to the Lan family's house for the past three years.

  However, Auntie Wang, who was the family cook, still recognized him.

  Curiously, Auntie Wang seemed to be rather astonished by his appearance.

  Chen Zhendong said nothing to her. Instead, he had to abandon courtesy for the first time and hastily dashed upstairs while clutching his aching stomach. He headed straight for the second floor and flung open the wooden door to the room which she lived in as a child.

  Alas, there was no one inside.

  Even though all her things were there...

  She was nowhere to be found.

  His panting grew more anxious as he walked into the room. A picture was placed on the bedside table - it was taken by Lan Ya's father of the two of them when they were seven years old.

  Both of them were sitting on little stools, and their heads were leaned together as they shared an ice cream.

  "Young Master Chen!" Auntie Wang finally managed to catch up with him. Breathing heavily, she stared at Chen Zhendong and asked, "Why are you here?"

  Chen Zhendong raised his eyelids as he muttered a reply, "Auntie Wang, where's Lan Ya? Where did she go? Did she go out to eat with Uncle
Lan?"

  Hearing this, Auntie Wang froze for a moment. After a long stare at Chen Zhendong, she replied, "Young Master Chen has grown too distant with the young lady, no wonder why you don't know about it."

  Then, Auntie Wang's eyes suddenly reddened as she mumbled, "Since the master and young master didn't inform you, it seems that they have no intention of letting you know of it. I've seen the news from the last two days, Miss Xiao seems very suitable for you, Young Master Chen. It's better if you avoid coming to the Lan family's house from now on.

  Chen Zhendong had never expected that one day, he would be chased out of the Lan family's house by Auntie Wang.

  However, instead of this advice, he was more anxious to find out what happened.

  Where's Lan Ya?

  Where's my Lan Ya?

  Where in the world did she go?

  He could clearly sense Auntie Wang's hostility toward him.

  Chen Zhendong was bright enough to comprehend that Auntie Wang could not have treated him in such a manner, without the approval of everyone in the Lan family.

  "Perhaps Mr. Chen would like to know why." Helian Wei Wei emerged from the darkness, accompanied by His Highness in his adorable form.

  Chen Zhendong was so confused and exasperated, his bulging eyes were completely bloodshot.

  "I knew from the start that Mr. Chen wouldn't believe me, so I've prepared some things for you." Helian Wei Wei drew out her phone and tapped open a few pictures that were sent to her by Monkey. Some were clearer than others, but they were clear enough to discern their images.

  When he noticed the pictures, Chen Zhendong snatched Helian Wei Wei's phone away, as his pupils trembled violently.

  "You should be familiar with this car, Mr. Chen," Helian Wei Wei spoke plainly, "It was involved in an accident five days ago, not too far from the hospital that you are working in. According to investigations, the owner of the car took a wrong turn and crashed into a tree, in an attempt to avoid an oncoming car. The impact snapped the tree trunk, causing it to fall atop the car hood. The owner's phone was damaged in the accident, even its SIM card was completely crushed. There wasn't anyone on the passenger seat, but the driver was Lan Ya."