No Response

Han Meixiu sat down at the sofa opposite Liu Zilong. 

"Do you want some tea or coffee?" She asked after seeing the other person's reaction. 

Liu Zilong shook his head. 

"When did she disappear?" Han Meixiu cautiously asked. The last time she saw Han Mingxia was when she was in disguise together with her mother.

"A week ago." Liu Zilong briefly answered, clasped his hands together and fell into a deep thought for a certain period of time. "If ever she contacts you, can you tell me?"

"Of course, I can. Have you tried asking their organization?"

"She was dismissed. There's no point asking them." Liu Zilong replied. He wouldn't be worried if Han Mingxia was in normal situation and if black.com contacted him. 

Based from the agreement, black.com should inform him that they had already arranged the 'death' of 92 before she was free to leave. But he didn't receive any news from them. 

He also tried to use his own resources to find the trace of the woman but all he got was her last destination, Q City. He even visited the hill but the caretaker said after the two of them left, Han Mingxia never came back.

Han Meixiu who was shocked after finding out the 'dismissal' of her cousin. 

"She worked for you after she was dismissed?" 

"You can say it in that way." Liu Zilong sighed and stood up. "I better show myself to Little Zi. He's been taking care of my responsibilities. I don't really want to be banned from your house." He continued and gave a slight laugh. 

It was always like this, Liu Zilong smiled to lighten up the mood as he noticed that Han Meixiu was also getting worried. 

Normally, he didn't want to bother his sister in law but since he couldn't find any definite answer as to why the woman left, he tried to ask. 

Liu Zilong actually more or less expected that Han Mingxia didn't contact her cousin. The time that they were together, she never mentioned Han Meixiu. She was just quietly following his commands and even tolerated his mischievousness. 

In response to Liu Zilong's casual remark about his absence, Han Meixiu simply smiled. She never mind if her brother in law would take a leave as she knew her husband was more than capable. Besides, helping him was something both husband and wife would be willingly do. 

Han Meixiu felt Liu Zilong's smile this time seemed lacking some luster. The more she observed her brother in law the more she felt something was really wrong. 

When Liu Zilong turned around and went to his room, Han Meixiu smile slowly faded. 

She remembered what her husband told her. There was indeed something different from her Brother Long. Now she knew it was because of her cousin. 

Remembering his vague answer, she understood that there might be some sensitive issue between the two of them that she's not allowed to know. 

She went back to their room and took her phone, composed a simple message and sent it to Liu Zijian. 

* 

Second Young Master Liu wasn't surprised when he saw his brother inside his office. He already read his wife's message.

"I'm back." Liu Zilong said with a smile like nothing happened the past week. As if the other person who was worried wasn't him to begin with. 

Liu Zijian softly nodded and sat down. 

The two started to talk about the work to be dealt with immediately. 

Since it was a bit complicated, the two had their lunch while they continued to discuss things. By the time they finished, it was almost 4 o'clock. 

While the two waited for the private elevator, Liu Zijian spoke gently. "If you still need more time, just ask."

He knew that his brother was not in his usual self even though he acted the same. But Liu Zilong never told him anything and he didn't want to force him. 

"Thanks Little Zi. You're still as cute as ever." Liu Zilong answered with a playful smile. 

Liu Zijian snorted and didn't talk anymore until the elevator arrived.

When the two separated, Liu Zilong stayed in the basement and pondered. When he was changing his clothes earlier, he finally received an email from black.com saying the 'death' of 92 has been taken care of. 

Liu Zilong let out a long sigh and pondered if the woman knew it before hand that's why she left.

Although they've been together not too long, they still have some kind of bond. Would it really hurt her to inform him that she's leaving? He wouldn't hold her back if she really wanted to.

Her performance was good and he was actually planning to offer some help if she didn't have any place to return to. 

But if Han Mingxia didn't know that her case would be soon resolved, then her action was really unexplainable. 

After seeing Zen who came to pick him up and who was acting as his assistant for the time being, Liu Zilong nod and walked towards the parked car.

Maybe it was destined for him to not really understand that woman. 

*

The couple went back to K Country the following day and saw how the old Liu couple was playing with their grandkids.

After a short acknowledgement towards the parents of the twins, Mr. Liu and Madam Liu continued what they're doing.

Both Liu Zijian and Han Meixiu could only smile and went to their room. They understood that the oldies wanted to spend time with their grandkids. 

Inside their room, Han Meixiu brought the topic that the two didn't finish discussing the night before.

"There was still no response from my mom. Do you think something might have happened?"

"We can only wait. I also tried to get some information but it seemed that they are still not moving. I think the police are still tracking them down. Have you tried asking your best friend about it?"

Han Meixiu shook her head. She didn't want to. 

Li Xiaozhi actually sent her brief messages about the cases she was solving and from time to time she would give her opinion. But the two never talked about her parents and she didn't want to initiate. 

She knew Li Xiaozhi. If her best friend has any news regarding her parents, she would immediately inform her.

"She's busy with something else. It would be better if she won't be involved in the case of black.com."

Liu Zijian just nodded while he continued to change his clothes. 

"Is Brother Long okay?" 

"Don't worry about him. He's the most resilient person in the family." Liu Zijian answered. 

"I am actually getting more and more curious about what happened. Saying that Mingxia stole something but he's not sure about it... Don't you think it's weird?" 

"It was probably not important. Or he's not sure the exact value of what your cousin took."

"That's plausible." Han Meixiu nodded. "But I know my cousin. She won't shamelessly get something without permission. If ever she did, she would have left something as payment."

"Let's not worry about them. Whatever their issue is, unless they need our help, then we can only watch from the sideline. You're not tired?" Liu Zijian suddenly changed the topic after seeing his wife moved lazily. 

"Not really. Are you going to LCG?"

Liu Zijian checked the time and shook his head. "I can finish my work here. I don't need to go there. There's no important meeting I need to attend."

"That's good. I want to show you something." Han Meixiu exclaimed and took her laptop. It was actually a spy program that would confuse the monitoring system of the target place. 

Although it would be considered illegal, Han Meixiu still finished polishing it. It's up to Liu Zijian if it will be used or not. Sooner or later, this program will be really useful. 

As expected, Liu Zijian would ask her several questions regarding the program. He was similar to a software tester if one could neglect their intimate position and his tone of voice. 

Han Meixiu was leaning on Liu Zijian's chest and sitting between his legs. Her laptop was placed on top of the cushion she used to cover her lap. 

Both of the man's arms were wrapped around her tummy and from time to time, he would point out something on the screen. 

Liu Zijian's head was also nested on Han Meixiu's shoulder while his eyes were also on the screen. 

The environment of the two was quiet and serene as if the flow of time forgot to move. Subtle chuckles could be heard from time to time and sounds of tapping resembled the sound of a relaxing melody. 

When Aunt Jing called them, it was only the time the two realized they stayed in the room for more than three hours.