Transmigrated as the Disabled Alpha Wife of the Black Moonlight and She Said She Loves Me - Chapter 48.1

She sent a text, but there was no reply. When she called, the phone was switched off.

Huo Jianan was about to lose her mind.

She wheeled her chair back and forth in her room, restless, regretting telling Ruan Nianning the truth.

Ruan Nianning was even kinder than in the original story. If she weren’t so kind, she wouldn’t be tormenting herself to the point of collapse.

Huo Jianan worried: Where is she now? What is she doing? The thought struck fear in her heart: What if she does something rash…?

Unable to sit still any longer, she called out to Xiaoman, “Xiaoman, I want to go to Changbin Bridge.”

Xiaoman was startled. It was already 10 PM, and it was cold and dark outside. Was the Young Miss really going to Changbin Bridge at this hour?

“Young Miss, why do you want to go there so late?”

“Don’t ask, just take me. Don’t tell Housekeeper He or Grandmother. I don’t want Grandma to worry and lose sleep. Let’s just go.”

Xiaoman knew the Young Miss’s temper. Defying her now might make her lose her mind on the spot. She had no choice but to comply. Bundling her in a thick down jacket, she pushed the wheelchair out the door.

The Changbin Bridge was nearly deserted at night, with only a few passing cars and a scattered pair of pedestrians—a couple walking leisurely, leaning against each other.

By midnight, the wind had grown stronger and colder.

Xiaoman occasionally glanced at the Young Miss sitting under the streetlight, gazing out at the bridge. He couldn’t understand what she was looking at.

Huo Jianan knew. In the original story, the original Huo Jianan had jumped to her death from this very spot.

She feared that Ruan Nianning, consumed by guilt, might do the same.

Staring at the empty, deserted bridge, Huo Jianan silently prayed, “Nianning, Nianning, don’t appear… Stay safe, stay safe…”

By 2 AM, the night had grown bitterly cold. Xiaoman, worried the Young Miss would freeze, finally convinced her to wait in the car. “Young Miss, you can still see the bridge from the car.”

Just after 5 AM, as dawn broke, the rising sun bathed the world in a warm, golden light.

Gradually, the number of vehicles and pedestrians crossing the bridge increased.

As 7 a.m. approached, the morning rush hour began. Huo Jianan’s relief grew as Ruan Nianning still hadn’t appeared. “Xiaoman, let’s go back.”

Xiaoman sighed in relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted.

Housekeeper He noticed Huo Jianan returning early. “Young Miss, where did you go so early this morning?”

“To watch the sunrise from the Changbin Bridge.”

Housekeeper He: “……”

Xiaoman filled the bathtub with hot water. “Young Miss, have a hot bath to warm up after being out all night.”

Huo Jianan sank into the bathwater, her mind racing. Where could Ruan Nianning have gone? Is she still in Changbin, or has she left? Where did she spend the night? Did she freeze outside? She’s an Omega and exceptionally beautiful. If she was distraught and didn’t notice the danger, what could have happened?

Growing increasingly anxious, Huo Jianan called Wang Baobao.

The phone rang for a long time before finally connecting. Wang Baobao answered with obvious resentment, “Hello, Dada? Are you asking me to beat you up… by calling so early?!”

“Can I ask you a favor? Could you check Ruan Nianning’s hotel reservations or flight/train tickets from yesterday?”

Wang Baobao immediately sensed something serious. His voice sharpened, “What’s going on? Did your sister-in-law cheat on you behind your back? Dada, do you know who that guy is? How dare he make you wear the green hat of humiliation! Should we get some guys to teach him a lesson?”

Huo Jianan: “What are you thinking so early in the morning?! Your mind is full of trash. No one’s making me wear a green hat.”

Relieved, Wang Baobao sighed. “You scared me! I thought Sister-in-law really betrayed you. I knew it—your relationship is too strong for that to happen. But wait, why do you suddenly need to track her movements? Did you argue? Did she run away from home?”

Seizing the excuse, Huo Jianan nodded. “Yes, we had a huge fight. She’s angry and won’t talk to me. Please help me find her.”

“Got it. Leave it to me. I’ll get back to you later with what I find.”

After hanging up, Huo Jianan remained busy. She recalled a passage from the novel mentioning that after Ruan Nianning became famous, she bought a villa in Changbin. When visiting Changbin to meet and have dates with Huo Jianan, she never stayed overnight at the Huo family home, always returning to her hotel. The villa itself was rarely used, with only two or three recorded stays, and even her assistant, Xiao Zhu, was unaware of its existence.

Where could this villa be?

Huo Jianan didn’t contact Sister Meng or Grandmother, so she had no choice but to call Wang Baobao again. “While you’re at it, could you check Nianning’s property records in Changbin?”

Wang Baobao chuckled. “You’re having a spat with your sister-in-law and now you want to dig up all her financial records? Alright, I’ll get back to you later.”

Huo Jianan once again sifted through the chat history between her original body and Ruan Nianning, starting from the very beginning, hoping to find any clues. But two years of messages had accumulated a mountain of texts, mostly consisting of the original Huo Jianan’s incessant updates—even sending a message if she choked on water.

The meeting was scheduled for 10 a.m. Meng Xien and the others arrived, but Huo Jianan was nowhere to be seen. Meng Xien frowned and sent a text to Min Jiru:

[ Jianan come to the meeting? ]

Min Jiru replied instantly:

[ She’s not here today. ]

Meng Xien: “……”

She sent Huo Jianan a message:

[ Jianan, you’re not at the office today? ]

Huo Jianan suddenly remembered she had two crucial meetings today.

[ Sorry, Sister Meng, I forgot to ask for a leave. I have an urgent matter to attend to. ]

Huo Jianan knew she wasn’t cut out to be a leader right now, unable to balance work and personal matters. Her mind was solely focused on finding Ruan Nianning.

“CEO Meng, President Huo hasn’t arrived yet. Should we start the meeting?”

Meng Xien glanced around the room, noticing the probing gazes and whispered conversations. “President Huo just rejected the acquisition deal, and now she’s missing. I really don’t know what she’s up to.”

Meng Xien cleared her throat. “My apologies. President Huo caught a cold last night and has a fever today. She’s at the hospital getting an IV. I forgot to inform everyone earlier.”

Someone immediately agreed. “The temperature dropped ten degrees last night. My cough acted up again.”

“Me too. My throat was sore last night. My pharyngitis flared up again.”

Meng Xien smiled faintly. “Alright then, let’s begin the meeting.”

Huo Jianan leaned over her desk, her eyes fixed intently on the screen as her fingers flew across the keyboard. Suddenly, a message from Ruan Nianning caught her eye: I’m a Yuqing native, born in Yuqing, and my grandmother is also from Yuqing.

Huo Jianan stared at the word “Yuqing.” She’d never heard of it before; Ruan Nianning had never mentioned Yuqing to her, even after they were married.

As noon approached, Wang Baobao called her. “Dada, I couldn’t find any hotel reservations or transportation tickets for Sister-in-law.”

Wang Baobao chuckled suggestively. “But I did find that Sister-in-law flew from City D to Changbin yesterday. Dada, weren’t you supposed to visit the set for Christmas? Did you two get impatient and sneak a rendezvous? You two are quite something. Spill it—what did you say this time to make Sister-in-law storm off again?”

Huo Jianan flushed. “Mind your own business. Stop asking.”

“Alright, alright, I won’t pry. But I doubt Sister-in-law doesn’t spend money at all. I can’t access her financial records, though. Why don’t you ask your grandmother? With her influence, a single phone call would get you anything you want.”

“What about property purchase records?” Huo Jianan pressed.

“This one’s available—Villa 116 in Yuewen Garden. My sister-in-law bought it three years ago; it was considered a prestigious mansion back then.”

After hanging up, Huo Jianan called Xiaoman, “Xiaoman, let’s go to Villa 116 in Yuewen Garden.”

Yesterday, Ruan Nianning had been on the verge of a breakdown. If she hadn’t booked a hotel or left Changbin, she would likely have returned to her own home in Changbin, tormented by her anguish alone.

No one was home at Villa 116. The property management tried contacting the owner, but there was no response.

Huo Jianan and Xiaoman knocked on the door. A middle-aged couple from the neighboring Villa 115 came out.

“Hello, I’m the husband of the owner of Villa 116. My wife and I had a fight yesterday, and I can’t find her now. I’m really worried. Have you seen my wife?”

“Did she wear a beige coat from House C, with a hat and mask? About this tall?” The middle-aged woman gestured to indicate the height.

Huo Jianan’s eyes lit up, and she nodded with surprise. So Ruan Nianning really had returned here yesterday!

“Yes, that’s her.”

“Last night, I saw her come in while I was washing dishes in the kitchen. This morning, when my husband and I went for a walk, the car parked in the garage in front of the house was gone.”

Huo Jianan froze. The car’s gone? Did Ruan Nianning drive it away? Where could she have gone?

For some reason, Huo Jianan thought of Yuqing. That’s where Ruan Nianning was born, where she spent her childhood.

“What kind of car was it?”

“A red SUV.”

“Thank you! Thank you so much!” Huo Jianan didn’t linger. “Xiaoman,” she said, turning to her driver, “take us to Yuqing. Right now.”

Xiaoman: … Young Miss is so impulsive. Yesterday it was Changbin Bridge, today it’s Yuqing. She acts on every whim.

The drive to Yuqing would take five to six hours. It was now 11 a.m., so they’d arrive around dusk.

Throughout the journey, Huo Jianan anxiously scanned the road for any signs of an accident, insisting on stopping at every rest area to search.

What if Ruan Nianning gets tired halfway through? She might stop at a rest area to rest. Even if she doesn’t eat, she might sit down for a bit.

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