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The CEO's Substitute Ex-Wife-Chapter 120: Huaijiang River
Chapter 120: Huaijiang River
Wen Nuan was completely stunned. Why had no one told her? Absolutely no one had informed her that today was Ye Feimo’s birthday!
She suddenly recalled Ye Feimo’s words: "As long as it’s before midnight, it’s fine." That must have been about his birthday, right? Besides a birthday, who would say something like that? Wen Nuan couldn’t help but hit her head. Damn it!
She had been too careless. Had Ye Feimo specifically arranged to celebrate his birthday with her?
But what had she done instead?
Self-reproach was like a snake, constantly burrowing into her heart.
"I didn’t know," Wen Nuan mumbled.
Cai Xiaojing said, "I forgot too. Just now, Mrs. Ye asked why you two hadn’t arrived yet, and that’s when I found out it was Mr. Ye’s birthday today."
"What did you say? What do you mean?" Wen Nuan’s hands and feet felt cold, her mind blank. She vaguely understood that she had missed something important and done something very foolish.
What did this have to do with Mrs. Ye?
"You idiot! Mr. Ye doesn’t like big affairs. He celebrates his birthday with his family every year, and he doesn’t invite others. Tonight, your show schedule was late, so the Ye family even specifically held a banquet in the evening to accommodate your time. It was just their family, and you stood him up! I swear, Wen Nuan, where did your memory go? You forgot something so important! Your memory isn’t good to begin with; sometimes, just tell me, and I’ll remind you, you silly girl!"
Wen Nuan trembled and stared, dumbfounded. She could no longer hear what Cai Xiaojing was saying.
Today was Ye Feimo’s birthday, and Ye Feimo intended to take her home? Was that what it meant?
Why?
Wen Nuan’s heart pounded. She had never known it was Ye Feimo’s birthday today, nor that he intended to take her home tonight. He had never said anything about it, only that they were meeting for dinner.
If he had said "birthday," her impression would have been very strong, and she would have started thinking about a gift for him today.
But he hadn’t said anything, so she thought it was just a regular dinner and quickly forgot all about it.
Wen Nuan felt immensely guilty.
But why did Ye Feimo want to take her home?
"Sister Xiaojing, do you know where he is? Is he at the Ye family home?" Wen Nuan asked.
"Mrs. Ye said he went to pick you up, but neither of you came back. She also curiously asked me where you were. I just mumbled that you two were having your own private time. Quickly think of where Young Master Ye usually likes to go; his phone is unreachable," Cai Xiaojing said. "I left your phone on the bedside table in the bedroom; go get it yourself."
Wen Nuan hung up the phone, a chill spreading through her heart.
She gritted her teeth and dialed Ye Feimo’s number. Sure enough, it was off, no trace of him. Wen Nuan was annoyed. Thinking of Ye Feimo’s cold face, her heart felt as if ants were gnawing at it, as if she had committed some unforgivable sin.
She didn’t know why she had such a ridiculous thought, as if today was a very important day and she had missed it.
Wen Nuan couldn’t sit still any longer. She quickly changed her jacket, grabbed her phone, and hurried downstairs. She didn’t know where to look for Ye Feimo. Where should she search? During their time living together, she realized she knew far too little about Ye Feimo.
Aside from knowing what Ye Feimo liked and disliked to eat, she knew nothing else. She had no idea about his usual activities or what he enjoyed doing. Her understanding of him was severely lacking.
Wen Nuan called Lin Ning. Since it was Feimo’s birthday today, perhaps he would be drinking with his friends to celebrate.
"In the middle of the night, Little White Rabbit, are you going to let people sleep or not?" Lin Ning wailed, but Wen Nuan heard a very noisy sound coming from the phone, like a dance hall. Wen Nuan fell silent. *Was this what he meant by sleeping?*
"You’d be impressive if you could sleep in this situation."
"Director Lin, is Ye Feimo with you?" Wen Nuan ignored her own thoughts and hastily asked.
Director Lin said, "Feimo? It’s his birthday today, he should be celebrating at home with his family, huh, no, that’s not right. He said he was going to take you home to celebrate his birthday with you. How come you two aren’t together?"
A bittersweet ache spread through Wen Nuan’s heart. So, everyone knew Ye Feimo was going to take her home today, but she was the only one who didn’t.
"I had something to do today, so I stood him up. He doesn’t seem to have gone home, and his phone is off. I can’t find him. Hasn’t he contacted you?" Wen Nuan asked anxiously, completely unaware of how urgent and worried her tone was.
If it were the usual Wen Nuan, she might have coldly thought, "What’s so great about a birthday? It’s someone’s birthday every day. Ye Feimo is old enough; it’s no big deal to miss a birthday. Besides, why would he take her home for no reason?"
Her missing the appointment wasn’t a big deal; she could just apologize to him later.
He was a grown man; he wouldn’t get lost.
She had no reason to worry about him at all.
But tonight, Wen Nuan’s heart was very conflicted. Perhaps she felt that by being with Fang Liucheng and missing her appointment, she was "cheating," betraying Ye Feimo. She also realized that Ye Feimo had a peculiar personality, and she didn’t know what he was doing at that moment. How could she not worry?
"Go to sleep; it’s fine if you missed the appointment. A birthday is no big deal anyway. It’s almost past midnight, so finding him now won’t help. Ye Feimo will probably go home by himself later. Just go to sleep, go to sleep," Director Lin said indifferently.
"Director Lin, please. Where does Ye Feimo usually like to go? Where does he go when he’s in a bad mood or feeling upset?" She couldn’t be as nonchalant and indifferent as Director Lin.
Director Lin paused, then said, "Feimo likes to play golf, which is impossible late at night. He also likes to walk by the Huaijiang River. Why don’t you go check there?"
"Okay, thank you, Director Lin." Wen Nuan sincerely thanked Lin Ning, hung up the phone, hailed a car, and headed to the riverside.
At the dance hall, Director Lin whistled. Tang Shuwen scoffed at him, "Why are you deceiving Wen Nuan?"
"Because I’m happy!" Lin Ning chuckled.
Besides Tang Shuwen, Lin Ning, there were also Lin Diyun and Su Ran, all of whom were Ye Feimo’s close friends.
"When Feimo finds out, he’ll give you hell," Su Ran said with a laugh.
Lin Diyun chuckled softly. "Didn’t Han Bi just call to ask Feimo out? It’s rare that she still remembers Feimo’s birthday, impressive. It’s not bad to put some genuine effort into her act."
Tang Shuwen laughed and said, "I bet if she calls again, Feimo will definitely go."
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