Chapter 30: The Elusive Fragrance

  After watching a fleeting youth, Cheng Zhiyi's world suddenly collapsed, and the memories of her beauty and goodness all dissipated with the wind, leaving a strong sense of sorrow in her heart. From Chen Xiaozheng's body, she saw Lin Zhixiao's shadow, and she, who hated Chen Xiaozheng so much, hated him even more!

  All along, she had never shown a hint of sadness in front of people. Even on the day Lin Zehao and Su Ruo got married, she went to work with a calm and composed demeanor, smiling and chatting as usual. She always tried her best to put on a strong smile, using indifference and pride to prop up her confidence and self-esteem. Now, she finally realized that she was just an insignificant ant, trampled by love and power!

  It turns out that movies are as cruel as reality, and reality is as ruthless as movies.

  Lin Zhihao got married a year ago. On this stormy summer evening, Cheng Ziyue was finally knocked down by the huge sadness that had been lurking deep in her heart, and she had no strength to fight back. She scolded wildly, cried bitterly, and slept soundly. When she woke up, it was already Sunday noon with bright sunshine - the typhoon had passed, leaving no trace of wind or rain, and everywhere was filled with sunlight, shining brightly and warmly. The busy people coming and going had long forgotten yesterday's storm!

  Cheng Zhi struggled to get out of bed, her head throbbing with pain and her throat also aching. After washing up and going downstairs for lunch, she didn't see Mo Wei anywhere, so she naturally asked about Mo Wei's whereabouts: "Mom, where did Wei go?"

  "She packed her bags and left early in the morning - I told you, what grudge could a mother and daughter possibly hold overnight? It's only been two days and she's already back home, isn't she? Ah, no matter how much they quarrel, they're still mother and daughter after all. Didn't Vivi tell you she was going back home?" Yesterday evening, the couple went to visit a friend who had just returned from Australia, so Mrs. Cheng didn't know about the unpleasantness between Cheng Zhiyi and Mo Wei.

  Mo Wei... went home?

  Cheng Zhiyi suddenly remembered last night, due to the collapse of her emotional world, her bad emotions were like a devil, awakening the sadness and anger deep within her, causing her to completely lose her rationality. So, she extremely rudely vented all her grievances on Mo Wei - complaining about her with vicious words, yelling at her with an ugly expression, and even tearfully "accusing" her of "assisting the wicked".

  Good heavens, what's gotten into her? She's always been a gentle soul, never losing control like this before! Last night, that possessed Cheng Zhiyi must have scared Vivian half to death!

  Yes, Mo Wei must be angry with her, so she left quietly!

  "Has her mother come to pick her up?" asked Cheng Ziyue while sipping soup.

  "No, she went back by herself. Ah, Mo Wei is also a good girl, just like you, a bit stubborn..." Mom's words were interrupted by the clear ringtone of the phone - "Ah, Yee's phone, hurry up and answer it."

  Cheng Zhiyi put down the spoon, picked up her phone and took a look. It was Mo Wei's mother - "Auntie, hello... looking for Mo Wei? Didn't Mo Wei go home? ... How is that possible, she packed her bags and went home this morning! ... Ah? Has it been unreachable all along? Don't worry first, maybe her phone ran out of battery... I'll try calling her again later... You don't have to rush, I'll call her colleagues and friends too... Hmm, okay... Don't worry, you can rest assured... bye, bye."

  As soon as she hung up the phone, Mrs. Cheng anxiously asked Cheng Zhiyi: "What's wrong? What's wrong? Hasn't Mo Wei come home yet?"

  "Hmm!" Jing Yiyi nodded slightly, her face also couldn't hide the worry, "Did she say she was going home this morning?"

  "Okay, it seems like she didn't say she was going home... just said she was leaving... I thought she was going home..." Mrs. Cheng said hesitantly---Yes, Mo Wei indeed didn't say where she was going, only smiled and bid her farewell, saying she was leaving...

  "Why don't you ask her?!" Qi Yee reproached her mother, Cheng Mama.

  "I, how am I supposed to know...?" Mom Cheng also became anxious, fearing that Mo Wei would get into some kind of trouble, and urged Cheng Zhi to "Hurry up and give her a call!"

  Ting Yi endured her anxiety and quickly picked up the phone to dial Mo Wei's number, but - "Sorry, the number you dialed is temporarily unavailable, please try again later...please try again later...please try again later..."

  Time and time again, the phone on the other end was always "temporarily unavailable", always "please call back later"! Jing Yiyi's heart sank bit by bit, anxiously flipping through her address book, calling all of Mo Wei's friends and colleagues she knew, but no one said they had seen her...

  Thinking back to her crazy behavior last night, Cheng Zhiyi was truly filled with regret - yes, Weiwei must have been hurt by her nameless anger, rude shouting and heartless accusations, that's why she left without a word... hmm, it must be so!

  To be honest, she and Mo Wei have been good sisters and friends for over a decade, although they have had minor frictions and quarrels between them. However, they have never had such an intense argument before. Moreover, she has always been gentle in temperament, let alone being so rude to Mo Wei by shouting and yelling at her?

  Cheng Zhiyi regretted it so much that her intestines turned green, she really wanted to slap herself hard - it was all her fault, all her fault!

  Mo Wei ran to her house for "refuge" because she had a falling out with her family. Not only did Cheng Zhiyi fail to comfort her and help her walk out of sorrow, but now she has even made Mo Wei her punching bag, venting all her pent-up anger and grievances on her. This is like adding fuel to the fire or pouring snow on top of frost!

  Vivian... if something really happens, what should she tell Professor Mo and his wife?

  The whole afternoon, Cheng Zhiyi was making phone calls. However, until the sun set and night fell, Mo Wei still hadn't returned home. On the other end of the line, it was still "Sorry, the number you dialed is temporarily unavailable..."

  Stinky brat, where did you go? I was wrong, I was wrong, isn't that enough... I shouldn't have lost my temper with you, I shouldn't have blamed you for secretly helping Xu Shaoyan, I shouldn't have ignored you all night, I shouldn't have said those words that hurt you...

  Stinky brat, if you're trying to punish me, shouldn't you be back by now? It's getting dark, hurry back... How long do you want us to worry?!

  She sat on the bed in a daze, staring at the few clothes that Mo Wei had not taken away. Cheng Zhiyi was truly filled with regret and wanted to cry but had no tears.