Chapter 21: Why Did Your Brother-in-law Delete You?!

Inside the private room, the music was deafening.

Though Fang Ziyue had been quite tipsy, her mind now cleared in an instant. Far from feeling surprised or delighted, she was seething with rage!

Lin Feng actually had a family business on the side and was so wealthy! Why hadn’t he ever mentioned this before? If she had known, she would never have said those things to him!

Seeing Fang Ziyue’s silence, her younger brother Fang Minghao grew anxious. He tugged at her sleeve in a hurry, “Sis, you have to win brother-in-law back! Mom and Dad said my house and betrothal gifts all depend on you. You can’t let such a good opportunity slip by!”

Hearing her brother’s words, Fang Ziyue’s face went pale.

How could Fang Minghao know just how harsh her words had been before? Now that things had come to this, how could she possibly go back? She asked, her voice hoarse, “Did you tell him just now that I asked you to keep an eye on him?”

Fang Minghao froze, then nodded in silence.

Fang Ziyue swayed on her feet, nearly fainting from anger!

Her useless little brother couldn’t even handle such a small matter—what on earth was she supposed to do now?!

Fang Minghao seemed to realize something was wrong, but before he could worry, he blurted out, “It’s fine, Sis, brother-in-law always listens to you. If you just go back to him, he’ll treat you just as well as before!”

“How could that be possible…” Fang Ziyue, face ashen, sank into the sofa.

“Why not!” Fang Minghao pressed on, “Don’t you remember how good brother-in-law was to you? He loves you so much. If you just explain things, I’m sure he’ll understand!”

“And besides, you two have been together for three years!”

As Fang Minghao spoke, memories of her time with Lin Feng replayed in Fang Ziyue’s mind. He truly had been wonderful to her.

He remembered her cycle, brought her little gifts, always rushed back for anniversaries no matter how far away he was, and on special occasions, found all sorts of ways to make her smile, buying her whatever she wished for…

Scenes like these flickered through her mind like a film.

To be honest, among her many suitors, quite a few were outstanding, but Lin Feng was the one she least wanted to lose.

Because he had done everything right.

Thinking carefully, they did have a solid foundation of three years together.

These days, Lin Feng hadn’t messaged her at all, which she found somewhat unsettling.

If she turned back now, said she was willing to marry him, that she’d fallen for him, surely he would forgive her.

After all, it had only been a momentary lapse on her part.

After all, who hasn’t made mistakes in life?

Besides, Yu Shao really did have a fiancée.

Her alcohol-numbed mind now spun rapidly and cleared. Fang Ziyue felt she had finally sorted things out.

Under Fang Minghao’s hopeful gaze, she took out her phone, opened Lin Feng’s chat, and typed a message.

“Lin Feng, I asked my brother to stop you today because I wanted to see you. He misunderstood me and got it wrong. Do you have time? Let’s meet soon?”

She was about to hit send but felt the message was lacking.

She thought for a moment and added at the end, “Actually, I regretted what I said to you right after I said it. Things aren’t what you think. I… I miss you…”

This time, nothing could go wrong!

Fang Ziyue’s thumb hovered tremblingly over the send button, nerves running through her entire body!

But when she pictured herself riding in that limited edition Rolls-Royce tomorrow, excitement surged within her!

She summoned all her courage and hit send!

“!”

“Message failed to send. The recipient has not added you as a friend.”

A glaring red exclamation mark appeared instantly on her screen. Fang Ziyue’s eyes went wide!

He’d deleted her?!

Catching sight of the phone’s screen, Fang Minghao panicked!

“Sis! What did you do? Why did brother-in-law delete you?!”

“How should I know?!”

Fang Ziyue shouted, all composure lost, panic rising within her!

No matter how big their arguments in the past, it was always her who deleted Lin Feng. Before long, he’d always add her back, even calling countless times until she forgave him.

He had never lost his temper with her, let alone deleted her from his contacts!

After their last fight, she hadn’t deleted Lin Feng, just let him sit there in her contacts, occasionally posting updates to show off and make him jealous.

But now, he was being so resolute, actually deleting her?!

Was he really determined to break up with her this time?

Fang Ziyue was utterly flustered. She hurriedly opened her contacts and called Lin Feng.

But the call was met with, “The number you have dialed is powered off.”

She called several more times, always the same message.

Only two possibilities remained—either he had truly turned off his phone, or he had blacklisted her…

Although Fang Ziyue hoped it was the first, it seemed far likelier he’d blocked her…

Seeing his sister unable to reach Lin Feng, Fang Minghao couldn’t sit still either, blurting out anxiously, “Sis, go find him at his house!”

“Go, go, go—are you an idiot?!”

Already irritable, Fang Ziyue snapped, “He’s been kicked out by the Xu family, how would I know where he lives now?!”

Lin Feng’s previous residence was a new apartment the Xu family had bought.

In Beijing, having a place to live was already a luxury, and this was a mid-range complex near the city center.

She’d thought of giving up her own rental and moving in, but Lin Feng had told her that the apartment wasn’t in his name, and that he was only staying there temporarily.

At the time, Yu Shao was also pursuing her, and wanting some private space, she hadn’t ended her own lease—she just visited Lin Feng often.

Now, there was no need to guess—Lin Feng definitely wasn’t living there anymore.

With her number blacklisted and his social media gone, she didn’t even know who Lin Feng’s friends were, let alone how to contact him!

“How stupid can you be! You didn’t even keep a way to reach him!”

In her fury, Fang Ziyue lashed out at her brother.

Fang Minghao, stunned and aching all over, looked on the verge of tears. “But you never told me to ask for his contact…”

Seeing her brother about to cry, Fang Ziyue sighed, her heart softening a little. “Forget it, forget it. Beijing isn’t that big—I refuse to believe I can’t find him…”

Thinking aloud, she said to Fang Minghao, “Xiao Hao, go downstairs and ask around. They should have registered IDs when booking the private room—see who made the reservation.”

“Great idea! I’ll go right now!”

Fang Minghao’s eyes lit up, and ignoring his aches, he led his friends out the door.

Left alone in the room, Fang Ziyue opened Lin Feng’s social media moments. It was empty. For the first time, she couldn’t see his updates.

The sudden sense of panic left her at a complete loss.

She opened Lin Feng’s profile, stared at the “add friend” button for a long while, and finally pressed her thumb down…