Love in the Midst of Mistaken Identities

Chapter 177: She Could Have Been Dead Long Ago

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

The corner of Du Jingtang’s eye twitched, and he finally sat helplessly at the side. He knew since young that Chu Lui had always had a weird temper. He wondered if his cousin’s child would behave the same in the future.

He sighed softly. Three years had passed. No matter how angry he was previously should have subsided by now. There was no overnight enmity between a husband and wife, more so for cousins. Besides, Du Jingtang was not a petty person but a generous man. At the thought of this, the corner of his eye twitched again. He suddenly thought of a man, and his face changed. The one who was being suppressed was him.

“Cousin, have you ever thought of having a child? It’s about time the two of you have one.” Du Jingtang rested his hand under his jaw and started rubbing. The Chu Lui now was a perfect husband. He did not have any scandals, and he treated Li Manni very well, so much so that it had stunned many women. Compared to three years ago, he seemed gloomier nowadays.

All he cared about was non-stop working and making money like a machine. Three years ago, Chu Lui was aloof and cold-hearted, but he was still a man.

The Chu Lui now was just downright heartless. Like a machine, his investments were precise and ruthless.

Within the short span of three years, he had expanded Chu Enterprise and extended their operations overseas. They now had more than ten branches. If this man was not a robot, then there were no categories to describe him.

Ignorant, emotionless… and a man whose only concern was to make money.

Chu Lui threw his pen down as his eyes darkened. “We’ll see.”

As he finished, he returned his attention back to the stack of documents. He had always been calculative, but he could not predict his own future.

In fact, he had not told anyone that he and Manni had stopped using contraception two years ago, hoping they would bear an heir for the Chu family. However, three years had passed, and they remained childless.

They really needed a child. He was past thirty years old with such a huge company. He needed an heir for continuity.

Besides, every time he met his parents’ hopeful eyes, he felt an indescribable frustration.

He then threw the document away. He rubbed his fingers gently between the eyebrows.

“Still no news of her?” His voice sounded slightly somber.

Du Jingtang pressed his lips together and shook his head. “No. You made things too difficult for her. There is a chance that she might have been dead long ago. Or else, she could have committed suicide by jumping into a river because she couldn’t tolerate this.”

Du Jingtang had mixed feelings. Maybe what happened three years ago wasn’t what he had thought. If Chu Lui really wanted that woman to die, he wouldn’t have tried searching for her for the past three years.

It was not a short time. Wasn’t it? Besides, his cousin was always the less emotional type. Had something really happened, he would not have taken his time to do something which would not benefit him.

No one saw Chu Lui’s hands had tightened into a fist, and a look of disappointment went past her eyes when he opened them the next time.

Indeed, there wasn’t.

That woman might have really been dead.