Chapter 255: Greatly Missed

Chapter 255: Chapter 255: Greatly Missed

"Where do you think you’re going!!!"

The policewoman’s sharp shout only seemed to make Jiang Fan run faster.

Jiang Fan twisted and turned through the residential complex. As he ran, the woman’s shouts grew louder, which was risky—a high-end villa community like this was bound to have excellent security.

Hounded by security at every turn, Jiang Fan finally reached a perimeter wall. He threw a glance back at the policewoman before swiftly vaulting over it.

He then dashed through a countless maze of twisting, turning alleyways.

In each alley he passed through, Jiang Fan shed and discarded another piece of his clothing.

By the end, even he couldn’t remember where he had tossed everything.

To say nothing of the policewoman constantly on his tail.

As a final precaution, Jiang Fan even swapped out his shoes.

He was worried about leaving behind shoe prints from climbing over walls.

Once he had done all this, Jiang Fan returned home.

Meanwhile, the policewoman was about to lose her mind. Not only had she lost the suspect, but he hadn’t left a single clue behind.

For a veteran officer with her years of experience, this was an absolute disgrace. She now bitterly regretted waiting outside the window instead of hiding behind the curtains inside the room.

That delay of just a few seconds was all it took for Li Fengming to get beaten up again.

’I saw the suspect, and I let him get away.’

"Cap, you didn’t catch him?"

"My God, someone actually managed to slip through your fingers?"

"Is this guy a career criminal or something? And what on earth did the Li Family’s young master do to get on his bad side?"

The officers who had panted their way up from behind all chimed in at once.

"Enough talk! Let’s get back and check on the scene!"

Wei Lan snorted.

Her mind raced, replaying the suspect’s movements, his build, his height—every physical detail she could recall.

He seemed familiar, but she just couldn’t place him. Besides, she had no evidence.

...

When Jiang Fan got home, he found Sun Yanzi just stepping out of the bathroom.

Their eyes met. A blush instantly spread across Sun Yanzi’s cheeks as she quickly shut the bathroom door.

Jiang Fan felt incredibly awkward as well.

’He never would have guessed that Sun Yanzi would emerge from her shower without even a towel wrapped around her.’

He went to the kitchen to wash his hands and face. A moment later, Sun Yanzi walked out, her face still beet-red.

"You came back so suddenly, without any warning."

"Um... sorry about that. I didn’t realize... I..."

Jiang Fan wanted to explain further, but seeing the deep blush on Sun Yanzi’s cheeks, he held his tongue.

’She might not be the type to scream and yell like a young girl, but if I keep talking, she’ll probably wish the ground would open up and swallow her whole.’

"I finished up my work, so I came back. You’re done with your shower, right? In that case, I’ll go take one now."

Not knowing what else to say, Jiang Fan darted into his room, grabbed his pajamas, and disappeared into the bathroom.

He had to take a cold shower to calm himself down; otherwise, his mind would have been stuck replaying that steamy image from earlier.

...

For the next four or five days, Jiang Fan kept a grueling schedule, leaving early and coming home late. He finalized all the proposals and coordinated with the factory about the new line of products.

Meanwhile, all the stores under the Xuerong Group banner, including authorized dealers, began their preparations according to his plan.

As for Fengming Group, they were currently leaderless. Their promotional campaigns were more or less the same as previous years, lacking any innovation.

The only thing on everyone’s mind was guessing who could have been so ruthless.

They had just managed to bring Li Fengming out of his coma ahead of schedule, only for someone to knock him unconscious again.

Now, he’d be bedridden for at least another month, and it was anyone’s guess if he would even wake up at all.

One day, after working very late, Jiang Fan had just stepped out of his office when he got a call from Yin Ruxue.

The two of them hadn’t seen each other in days; they hadn’t even exchanged a single text.

"If you’re not busy, you should come over and see Mengmeng."

"She’s been fussing for the past couple of days, saying how much she misses you."

"Alright, I’ll come see you both."

Glancing up at the darkening sky, Jiang Fan put his phone away and drove straight to Yin Ruxue’s.

To his surprise, Yin Ruxue was waiting for him at the door with Mengmeng.

’They looked just like a young wife and child waiting at the door, eagerly anticipating the husband’s return from work.’

Especially the smile that blossomed on her face the moment she saw him.

For a moment, Jiang Fan was completely captivated.

Thankfully, Yin Ruxue seemed to catch herself, and her expression shifted quickly.

Only Mengmeng, as always, came rushing into his arms.

He picked Mengmeng up, spun her around in a few circles, and planted a big, loud kiss on her cheek.

"Daddy, why haven’t you come to see me at all lately?"

"I asked Mommy, and she said our family is really rich, so you don’t have to work so hard."

"Can you spend more time with Mengmeng? I really, really miss you."

"And my teacher has been asking about you all the time, too."

Mengmeng said in a small voice, picking at her fingers.

"Okay, okay, okay. Daddy promises he’ll make more time to spend with you, alright? It’s just that I’ve been incredibly busy lately."

"I know Mengmeng can understand that, can’t she?"

Jiang Fan planted another big kiss on her cheek.

"And as for that teacher of yours, from now on, you don’t have to listen to anything she says."

"If she needs something, she can come talk to me directly."

Mengmeng’s music teacher had been messaging him constantly these past few days. Tucked in among some selfies with Mengmeng were a few of her own more... personal photos.

The messages were always something like, ’Oh, silly me, I just can’t decide which picture looks best.’

’Could you help me pick one, big brother? Which one should I post on my social media?’

...

Jiang Fan ignored all of it.

"What teacher?"

Yin Ruxue asked, her curiosity piqued.