This wait lasted until ten o'clock at night.

Lu Cong was already sleepy. He yawned and lay on the table, his whole body feeling weak, “When will Brother Xiu come back?"

Shen Muyuan raised his hand and looked at his watch, calculating the time in his mind, "I should be back in about two hours."

"Is it still in time for my birthday?" He sighed slowly, feeling that all the bones in his body were numb.

Chang gently put down the cards in his hand, "How about I call Mianmian, she hasn't come back yet."

Chang Qin glanced at her and said, "Fight."

Chang gently took out his cell phone, found Jiang Mian's number and dialed it.

Lu Cong's eyes widened without blinking, "How is it?"

Chang shook his head slightly, “Turn off the phone."

Lu Cong slumped back and said, "Why is this happening? Didn't my sister-in-law call us here?"

Chang Qin, “Yeah, why are we here and we don't see a single protagonist?"

Shen Muyuan poured a glass of water, "It looks like something happened. Let's wait a little longer."

"Then let's wait a little longer. We've waited until now anyway, so it's not too late." Lu Cong grunted.

At half past eleven.

Ji Zhixiu returned home wrapped in cold air.

Hearing the footsteps, Lu Cong quickly looked around until he saw the familiar figure and breathed a sigh of relief, "Brother Xiu, you are finally back!"

Chang Qin, “We have been waiting for you all day."

Ji Zhixiu looked up and was surprised to see them, "Why are you all at my house?"

Lu Cong said carelessly, “Don't you know, Brother Xiu, today is your birthday, and my sister-in-law asked us to celebrate your birthday."

Hearing him mention Jiang Mian, Ji Zhixiu's heart couldn't help but hurt.

Shen Muyuan observed his expression carefully and said, "Zhixiu, did something happen?"

"Yes, you haven't been seen all day. Aunt Song said you left the country in a hurry. What happened?" Chang Qin asked with concern.

Ji Zhixiu put down his luggage, loosened his tie, exhaled, and said nothing.

Chang Qin frowned, "Don't keep it in your heart if you have something to do. Tell us. What if we can help?"

Lu Cong nodded hurriedly, "Yes, Brother Xiu, we are all our own people."

Chang nodded gently and silently.

Ji Zhixiu sat down and said in a tired voice, "Jiang Mian is missing."

Shen Muyuan stood up suddenly, "Missing?"

Ji Zhixiu's eyes fell on him, and his sharp eyes seemed to be able to read his mind.

As soon as Shen Muyuan got up, he realized that he had lost his composure and was about to speak.

Lu Cong quickly stood up and shouted, "What? My sister-in-law is missing? What's going on? Who dares to touch our brother Xiu if he doesn't have the eyesight?"

Ji Zhixiu rubbed his forehead and had no intention of joking, "I have asked all my people to check, but found nothing. She went to Paris to shoot a magazine and disappeared on the Champs Elysées after work."

Chang Qin said in a deep voice, “A group of people under me are also in Paris. I will immediately ask them to check."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

"What are you talking about?" Chang Qin looked at him helplessly.

Chang Qing thought for a while, "Do you have any clue? It might be easier to find out who did it."

Ji Zhixiu looked at Shen Muyuan again, his voice was cold, "Is Shen Tingyu at home?"

Shen Muyuan was stunned and immediately retorted, "Zhixiu, do you doubt Tingyu? Don't worry, it can't be her."

"Let me ask you, is she at home?" He didn't say whether he believed it or not, he just repeated the question.

Seeing that the situation was not going well, Lu Cong tried to smooth things over and said, "Let's talk it over, let's talk it over. You can ask if you are in Mu Yuan?"

Shen Muyuan closed his eyes, "She was at home when I went out."

After the words fell, he quickly added, "Zhixiu, I know you are anxious now, but I promise, this matter has absolutely nothing to do with her. Tingyu told me two days ago that she had already thought about it. Besides, she is acting now It’s inconvenient, but what can I do?”

Ji Zhixiu nodded slightly without any expression, "I know, I'm not in the mood to entertain you today. I'll treat you to dinner another day. You can go back first."

Lu Cong knew that he was anxious, so he scratched his head and said, "Let's go back, brother Xiu. If you need help, let me know. I'll be at home these days."

Chang Qin hummed, "Then let's go, the child is still at home. Don't worry, just call us when needed. Also, happy birthday."

Lu Cong, “Yes, yes, happy birthday! Maybe my sister-in-law will be back tomorrow!"

Ji Zhixiu listened carefully and was filled with emotion, "Okay, pay attention to safety and go back."

Shen Muyuan stood still, his brows furrowed, "Zhixiu."

"you say."

Shen Muyuan wanted to say a few more words that had nothing to do with Tingyu, but he opened his mouth and said instead, “It's okay, please pay attention to your health. How long have you not rested? The redness in your eyes is serious, don't break your body, Jiang Mian Still waiting for you."

Ji Zhixiu responded calmly, "I understand."

"If you call me if you have something, I'll go back."

"good."

"Happy birthday." He said seriously.

Ji Zhixiu looked at him and said, "Thank you."

Shen Muyuan sighed inwardly, looked at him deeply, turned and left.

The huge living room suddenly became empty.

Ji Zhixiu opened the refrigerator and took out this simple birthday cake.

Even if it is placed in the refrigerator, after several days, it still lacks some freshness.

Although the portion of the cake was not large, Ji Zhixiu used both hands to make it.

He smoothly brought it to the table and opened the transparent packaging box.

Holding a knife and fork in one hand, he looked at the cake, then raised his hand to cut it.

In the room full of lights, the light and shadow illuminated half of his face with sharp edges.

The smileless face looked even more grim, and the neat jaw line was extremely sharp.

The whole person exudes an edge.

Ji Zhixiu cut the cake seriously and then put it into his mouth slowly.

The cream wasn't as greasy as he thought.

The cake wasn't as sweet as he thought.

Everything is fine, except that she is not here.

Halfway through eating, Ji Zhixiu's brows showed a trace of annoyance.

He got up, found a candle, inserted it, and lit it.

Then, as never before, I put my hands together and made a sincere wish.

After a moment, he blew out the candles and continued eating the cake.

The entire living room was silent and cold.

His tall figure looked particularly lonely under the light and shadow.

Until Xiao Yugan jumped up on the dining table, rolled his round eyes, and then collapsed on the dining table, exposing his plush belly.

It makes this picture more vivid.

Ji Zhixiu paused, then stretched out his palm to stroke Xiao Yugan's belly. He didn't know whether to tell it or to himself, "I will find her, right?"

"Meow~"

Xiao Yugan turned over and hugged his hand with her paws.

Ji Zhixiu never eats such sweet and greasy food. For the first time in his life, he ate everything without wasting anything.

He put down his fork, got up and walked upstairs.

Xiaogan jumped off the table lightly and followed him.

Ji Zhixiu returned to the room and turned on the light. He walked to the bed, lifted the quilt, and lay down.

As soon as I lay down, a hard object hit my back.

He frowned and lifted the entire quilt only to find a piece of fire paint on the bed.

This is something used to seal envelopes. Ji Zhixiu knows it.

He took the pillow away and found that there was one under the pillow.

Ji Zhixiu stood up and looked around. When he bent down, his eyes subconsciously glanced at the bottom of the bed, and then he discovered a large cardboard box underneath.

He couldn't wait to pull out the carton and dig out the contents.

The cartons were filled with bits and pieces of gadgets, nothing useful.

Ji Zhixiu was a little disappointed and continued to search without giving up.

Finally, he saw a letter at the bottom of the cardboard box.

Ji Zhixiu sat down with his back against the bedside table and tore open the letter without hesitation.

This is a letter Jiang Mian wrote five days ago.

Ji Zhixiu's Adam's apple rolled slightly and he read word by word.

——"Axiu, today is your birthday. I am very happy that I can celebrate your birthday with you today.

I just realized today that I care very little about you. You have always taken care of everything for me and supported me in everything.

Even when we were together, it was someone Ji's premeditated plan.

Being able to meet you is the greatest luck in my life.

When I found out about my life experience, do you know what my first reaction was? I'm really worried whether you will look at me differently.

I'm afraid that in your eyes, my image will become imperfect.

Because I think you don’t like your illegitimate status, and of course no one would like this status either.

Only after being frightened did you realize that you had known it all along.

I often feel that I owe you a lot. When I get busy, I don’t have time to go home for a long time, and you are always waiting for me at home.

I often miss you when I'm filming, Ah Xiu, if meeting you is fate.

Then your existence is the greatest adventure in my life.

I hope that I can spend every birthday with you in the future.

Happy birthday, the cake I made is actually not bad? "

The signature is my wife who loves you.

Ji Zhixiu was suffocated by heartache. He could almost imagine how excited Jiang Mian was to prepare this surprise for him.

But now, she is not with him.

He closed his eyes, and the ends of his eyes were stained with red.

Mianmian, mianmian, he kept thinking silently in his heart.

It's not a happy birthday without her.

The dried fish climbed up his thigh, as if sensing his bad mood, it rubbed its head against his chest.

The helpless and painful emotions came from all directions and enveloped Ji Zhixiu in layers.

God knows how afraid he was of not being able to see Jiang Mian.

There was no news about this deliberate kidnapping of Jiang Mian so far. He had no idea what the other party would do to Jiang Mian next.

There is no other way but to find it.

Ji Zhixiu stayed up all night.

Go to the company as usual the next day.

Fan Cheng had never seen Ji Zhixiu so decadent before, exuding an aura of despair.

He opened his mouth but didn't speak yet.

Then Ji Zhixiu said coldly, “Is there any news?"

Fan Cheng lowered his head, a little ashamed, "I'm sorry, CEO, there is no news yet. I think maybe the young lady has been taken away from Paris."

"Maybe I haven't thought about this, but I have arranged people everywhere. No matter which mode of transportation they take, I will receive the message."

Ji Zhixiu whispered.