Chapter 218 Killing the Cuckoo (33)
Chapter 218 Killing the Cuckoo (33)
But when the call was made, a cold, mechanical voice came from the other end.
"Hello, the user you dialed is currently on another call."
Li Tingyi was taken aback.
After making three calls in a row, all of which were busy, he realized that he had been blocked by Fang Yi.
Fang Yihe blocked him!!!
Li Tingyi quickly found Fang Yihe's WeChat and sent him a question mark.
The next moment, a red exclamation mark popped up on the screen.
I've been blocked on WeChat too!
Li Tingyi panicked. He sent messages to Fang Yihe on all the social media platforms where they were friends, but Fang Yihe blocked him on several of the social media platforms he used.
It was only then that Li Tingyi realized that Fang Yihe's words about breaking up were not a joke.
This was the first time he had said "break up," and he was determined to sever all ties with him.
How could he be so heartless!
In his anxiety, Li Tingyi disregarded everything else and only wanted to contact Fang Yihe immediately to explain things to him. He directly called Yan Zhen.
In his mind, Fang Yi should be at home sleeping with his wife.
The call was answered quickly by Yan Zhen, his voice still slightly groggy from being woken up: "Xiao Li?"
"It's me." Li Tingyi skipped the formalities and went straight to the point, "Is Fang Yihe here?"
"He's not here. Something came up at the research institute, and he went on a business trip last night," Yan Zhen said. "Why are you calling him at this hour? Is there something you need?"
Reminded by Yan Zhen, Li Tingyi realized that it was five o'clock in the morning.
He regained his composure a little and immediately said, "It's nothing serious. I'll contact him later. Sorry to disturb your rest."
After saying that, he hung up the phone directly.
Fang Yihe is not at home.
After a moment's thought, Li Tingyi realized that it made sense. The two of them had fought last night and were covered in injuries. If he went back looking like this, Gao Li would definitely ask what had happened, and it might even alarm the Fang family elders.
He's probably hiding somewhere to recover from his injuries right now.
Where will he go?
How can I find him?
Li Tingyi was so anxious that he lost his way.
On the other side, the Fang family.
After hanging up the phone, Yan Zhen thought for a moment and then opened WeChat to send a message to Fang Yi.
"Honey, Xiao Li called you just now. Is something wrong with him?"
These two must have had a major falling out, and I bet their fight was quite serious, otherwise Fang Yihe wouldn't be hiding and afraid to go home now.
It's a pity that Fang Yihe didn't drive when he left last night, otherwise she could still find his location using the car's GPS tracker.
Fang Yihe was clearly also suffering and couldn't sleep. He replied to the message sent at around 5 a.m. instantly.
"It's okay, you don't need to answer his calls anymore."
Yan Zhen imagined Fang Yi with a bruised and swollen face, replying to her messages while suffering from insomnia, and sent her a puzzled emoji with great amusement.
Fang Yihe wasn't in the mood to explain further: "It's still early, you can sleep a little longer."
Then they stopped replying to messages.
Yan Zhen locked his phone, shoved it under his pillow, and started plotting something.
It seems Qi Zhaoyi's guess was correct. Li Tingyi has now realized that the person he truly loves is Fang Yihe, and he intends to seek reconciliation.
Fang Yihe is already quite tolerant of him. Maybe if Li Tingyi lowers his head, says a few nice words, and acts coquettishly, he will soften and agree to get back together.
If that's the case, then all my efforts have been in vain?
Why not take advantage of their broken relationship and give them another hard blow?
Internal emotional breakdown coupled with external shocks can shatter even the strongest bond between them.
Having made up her mind, Yan Zhen had no intention of going back to sleep. She got up, washed up, went out, bought breakfast on the street, and went to the hospital to find Qi Zhaoyi.
When she arrived at the hospital, Qi Zhaoyi had just gotten up and was packing her things to be discharged. Yan Zhen handed her breakfast and explained her purpose.
"Borrow a car?" Qi Zhaoyi asked in surprise. "Where are you going?"
"It's not just about borrowing the car; if it's convenient, I'd also like to borrow you," Yan Zhen said. "I need to go to Li Tingyi's hometown to find his fiancée."
Qi Zhaoyi frowned: "He's engaged?"
“Not yet, but the engagement date has been set for half a month from now,” Yan Zhen said. “To be honest, the reason I went to see his fiancée this time was not only to stop him from committing marriage fraud, but also because I had my own selfish motives. I wanted to make a big scene in his hometown. Only when he and Fang Yihe are both ruined can I get rid of this hopeless marriage.”
She paused for a moment, then said, "I don't want to use moral blackmail to force you to help me. This has nothing to do with you. Li Tingyi is your classmate, so you can refuse my request."
Qi Zhaoyi was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Let's go."
After completing the discharge procedures, Qi Zhaoyi first went back to his villa.
They switched from the villa to an SUV and set off for Li Tingyi's hometown.
*
Li Tingyi called Fang Yihe from several different numbers. At first, Fang Yihe answered, but as soon as she heard his voice, she immediately hung up and blocked him.
After changing three phone numbers in a row, Fang Yihe simply turned off his phone.
Left with no other option, Li Tingyi turned to cutting-edge technology. He hired a hacker to locate Fang Yi and the location where the phone signal appeared before it was turned off—at a hot spring resort that the two of them had visited.
Without delay, Li Tingyi immediately drove to the resort.
Upon arriving at the resort, he cleverly found out Fang Yihe's room number and then knocked on the door.
Fang Yihe quickly opened the door, but when he saw that the person standing outside was Li Tingyi, his expression changed and he immediately tried to close the door.
Li Tingyi reacted quickly, wedging one hand firmly into the crack of the door to prevent him from closing it.
The two men, one inside and one outside the door, struggled for a couple of rounds. Li Tingyi loosened his grip slightly, and the door slammed into the back of his hand, causing him to scream in pain.
Fang Yi was startled and quickly opened the door to check his hands.
Seeing that Li Tingyi's hand was turning red quickly, Fang Yihe knew that he was using a self-inflicted injury as a ruse and was furious: "Are you crazy?!"
If you squeeze harder, you can crush his bones.
Ignoring the pain in his hand, Li Tingyi seized the opportunity to slip into the room and hug Fang Yihe.
Fang Yi was embraced tightly by him, and was slightly taken aback. Then she coldly pushed him away: "Don't do this."
"I'm sorry, I know I was wrong." Li Tingyi saw his reaction and felt anxious and pained. Her eyes reddened, and she apologized, choking back tears. "Give me a chance. I promise, I swear, I will never do it again."
Fang Yi looked at him silently, unmoved.
Li Tingyi reached out and took his hand: "Yihe, I..."
Fang Yihe avoided him: "In all the years we've been together, no matter how angry or sad I was, I never said 'break up' because I knew how hurtful those two words were. Now that I've said it, there's no going back. Li Tingyi, that's it. Let's not see each other again."
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