A second chance with my billionaire husband

Yellow Hair’s gaze fell on the flashlight emitting a strong light in Zhu Qing’s hand, and he barked coldly: "Turn off the light."

Zhu Qing’s hand trembled, almost dropping the flashlight on the ground. His reactions were quicker than his reasoning, and he hurriedly turned off the light.

Feeling guilty inside, he realized how stupid he was, becoming such a big target, just waiting to alert unwanted attention.

Feeling the cold and sinister gaze of the BOSS above his head, Zhu Qing instinctively shrank his neck.

The outskirts at night were desolate and cold, occasionally broken by a few sounds of frogs and insects, which slightly grated on the nerves.

On such a starless and moonless night, the darkness spread like thick ink, airtight and chilly, like a winter snowstorm painfully brushing against one’s face.

A shadow stealthily moved in the darkness, agile like the wind, vanishing like a ghost before the eyes could fully see.

Yellow Hair gave Jiang Xiang a look, and Jiang Xiang nodded silently, stepping quietly closer.

After surveying the area, Jiang Xiang crouched down, feeling the ground with his hands, before eventually signaling to Yellow Hair.

With a forceful swing of his arms, the sound of "crash" echoed as a concrete slab lifted from the uneven cement ground, exposing a dark hole, from which a damp, cold wind blew, chilling to the bone.

In the darkness, Jiang Xiang revealed a satisfied smile.

From the height of the unfinished building’s foundation, the builders originally planned to construct a basement, but for unknown reasons, this design was scrapped, sealing off the basement. Since they couldn’t find anyone, a bold guess would be that the person is hiding in this basement.

The two jumped into the hole one after the other, leaving Zhu Qing to guard the entrance.

Ruan Songxi stood tall and straight, his face looked even gloomier in the pitch-black darkness, and Liang Wenwan, standing next to him, felt the chill emanating from him, involuntarily shivering.

"Song Xi..." The woman’s soft voice was intertwined with dependence and fragility.

Ruan Songxi paused, glanced at her, and quietly grasped her hand.

"Don’t be afraid." He said.

"I’m just worried about Rourou..."

Sighing gently, he wrapped an arm around her waist and whispered in her ear: "I can’t promise she’ll be unharmed, but I’ll do my utmost..."

"I trust you."

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Due to the long-term closure, the basement was filled with dampness and cold. Cautiously, Yellow Hair walked into the nearest room. The basement was small, with a narrow window above; peering out from this window, which was five centimeters above ground level, any movement outside could be detected instantly because it was underground.

Yellow Hair and Jiang Xiang exchanged a glance, seeing a hint of heaviness in each other’s eyes.

It’s likely they were discovered when the others arrived.

It seems that person has already escaped.

Yellow Hair turned on a searchlight and discovered a trail of suspicious footprints, one large and one small, one heavy, one hurried.

Jiang Xiang, skilled in trace analysis, judged based on the depth and size of the footprints that they belonged to a man and a woman. As per the timing, when those people arrived, the other party had already fled.

Therefore, there must be a secret passage here.

Jiang Xiang followed the footprints to a wall. At the bottom of the wall, there was a large hole through which a dim light filtered in. Jiang Xiang crawled through the hole, pushing aside the lush bushes in front, revealing a wilderness, dark as an abyss, stretching beyond sight.

The two did not rush into the wilderness but retraced their steps to find Ruan Songxi to devise a plan.

Upon hearing that the other side had escaped into the wilderness via the basement’s secret passage, Ruan Songxi’s face grew even colder. Zhu Qing shamefully lowered his head, realizing he hadn’t noticed, feeling utterly foolish.

"Zhu Qing, take your men and guard around the wilderness. As soon as anyone emerges, capture them immediately."

Zhu Qing hurriedly bowed his head: "Yes."

Ruan Songxi’s cold gaze fell upon him, "Last chance."

Zhu Qing gritted his teeth, with determination glinting in his eyes.

Ruan Songxi removed his coat, his profound eyes dark and boundless, "I’ll go in to find them myself."

"BOSS, that’s inadvisable, the wilderness is vast. Should anything untoward happen..."

Ruan Songxi raised a hand to stop him, his icy voice resolute beyond objection.

"Don’t say any more, my mind is made up."

Liang Wenwan looked at him worriedly: "Song Xi..."

Ruan Songxi patted her shoulder: "Wait for me."

Though worried, Liang Wenwan knew his resolute nature meant there was no turning back once he made a decision; she looked at him with deep affection and said tenderly: "I’ll wait for you."

"I’ll go with you." Yellow Hair spoke.