My Beloved

"Ah Luo, let's get married after we take over the companies." It was his proposal to her.

Han Luo's heart raced upon hearing his proposal. She could even envision their marriage. She replied, "Who will marry you? Didn't I promise to big brother Ming that I won't marry unless he said so? I won't marry unless he approves."

Mo Yuan pinched her cheek and warned her, "If you do that then get ready to be punished every day from now on."

"As if I would." Han Luo wouldn't back down.

Mo Yuan lowered his head and kissed her hard. He sucked her sweet lips until she gasped for oxygen. Only then, he pulled away and pinched her soft cheek. "Don't even think of running away from me."

"Catch me if you can," Han Luo challenged him.

As they were having a silly argument, Han Sheng Ming came out with a gloomy expression.

Han Luo instantly asked him, "What's wrong? Did our plan backfire?"

Han Sheng Ming let out a deep breath. "I tried my best. But, the moment I mentioned annulling the engagement, he shouted at me saying I'm ungrateful and so on. Then, I told him that Tang Mei and his family also wanted to annul this engagement and he called his nephew and his family. He called them traitors who didn't care about his happiness."

"Oh please," Han Luo sighed. 

Sometimes, it is really a burden when elders force their wills toward youngsters.

"What happened after that?" Mo Yuan probed.

"Well, Tang Mei shouted at him and said, "If you want us to treat you like a human and think of your happiness, you should do the same. Or else, you don't deserve it". I have to admire her courage. After that, the old geezer got mad and threw away everything on the spot. Scary!" Han Sheng Ming shivered.

Han Lup stated, "Only Tang Mei can fix his attitude. He should know that no one can force others to do something just because they are elders. No one can respect someone who belittles you."

"You are absolutely right," Mo Yuan couldn't agree more.

They were talking when the lights of the venue suddenly went out. The place became completely dark. Everyone was surprised. 

"What's going on?" Han Luo looked around. 

Mo Yuan and Han Sheng Ming did the same. They were also confused. 

A few minutes later, the lights were turned on. The manager of the hotel came and apologized for the inconvenience. 

"I guess it's just an accident," Han Sheng Ming commented.

At that time, Tang Yujin came running to them. He urgently questioned them, "Did you see Ling?"

Ling Brown came with his father and met Tang Yujin. She was with him after coming here.

"We didn't meet her yet," Han Luo answered. "Did you lose her? Don't worry. Maybe she went somewhere. She will come back soon."

Tang Yujin explained, "She was with me the entire time since she doesn't know anyone. Later, she said she would go to the powder room. Then, there was a blackout and I can't find her anywhere. Not even in the washroom. Her purse was on the floor. She wouldn't leave her purse there."

Han Sheng Ming said, "Maybe because of the blackout she went outside the washroom. She must be scared."

Tang Yujin shook his head. He was unable to accept the logic. "She had her mobile inside the purse. She could easily use the torch." He had a bad premonition about this.

"I will go and check the security footage. You guys look for her," saying that Han Luo went to the security office.

"Let's look for her. I will check the venue," Han Sheng Ming suggested.

"Okay, Xiao Yuan and I will split up and search the hotel and ask others," Tang Yujin said.

Four of them split up and began to look for Ling Brown. 

Ten minutes later, Han Luo called Tang Yujin, "Big brother Yujin, I have bad news. Ling has been kidnapped. I already called the police."

Tang Yujin felt chills run down his spine. "Kidnapped by whom?"

Han Luo answered, "Larry Smith."

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Six days ago -

"Those bastards are having a good time when I'm leading a miserable life," Larry scowled and smashed his iPad on the floor.

The iPad screen was showing Tang Yujin, Ling Brown, Han Sheng Ming, and Tang Mei's engagement picture. It's all over the news. The picture was not shattered along with the screen.

"You are overreacting," Alex poured wine in the glasses and handed a glass to Larry. "Your misery has nothing to do with them. If you were serious about your work, you wouldn't be kicked out of the company as well as your house."

After failing in his project and losing so much money, President Luther Smith couldn't stand it anymore and kicked his son out of his house. He even forbade his elder son to help his younger son.

However, the mother loves her son. President Luther Smith's wife wholeheartedly loved her child. She couldn't stand Larry's pain. She gave him a key to her vacation house. Larry was currently living there, hiding away from the paparazzi. 

He was having leisure time until Alex brought him news about Tang Yujin and Han Sheng Ming's engagement. It drove him nuts. He became madder when he couldn't refute Alex's claim.

"I can't just stand and watch them having a good time when I'm having a hard time," Larry stated. His expression was ugly.

"Oh?" Alex sipped in the wine glass. "I thought you were having a fun time here.

"Fun time, my ass!" Larry's eyes were bloodshot. He couldn't go to the nightclubs as he was hiding. Girls would laugh at him on the street. No one would pay attention to him. His friends were all gone. He couldn't reach out to them. He was barely holding on.

Alex relaxed against the chair. "What do you want to do?" he questioned him.

Larry's lips curled up. "Something interesting," he answered mysteriously.

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