Return of the Antagonistic Lady Boss

"I need to let him worry a bit since he thinks I’m being petty." She considered this a small revenge for his absence today; once she vented her anger, the issue needed to be moved past and not dwelled upon.

Even if she was unhappy, she knew that Xiaoqiang’s absence wasn’t due to his own conscious decision and it wasn’t his fault. If she got angry with him, wouldn’t it hurt their relationship? But she couldn’t keep the fire in her heart unchecked, so she found an excuse to scare him a little to settle the score.

The driver understood and couldn’t help but admire Qian’s magnanimity; no wonder someone like him personally came to attend her wedding, she really was generous in both work and character.

"Mr. Chen, I’ll drive faster. You’ll probably see Mr. Yu in about half an hour."

This half hour nearly drove Yu Xiaoqiang mad.

Qian said coldly over the phone that there was no need to reschedule, which froze the blood in his veins.

When he tried calling again, her phone was off.

To anyone listening, her words sounded like she didn’t want him anymore.

If the ceremony didn’t need to be rescheduled, it meant she didn’t think much of him.

It’s not just Qian who thought less of him, even Xiaoqiang thought less of himself after today’s actions.

Though he faced a one in a million chance, regardless of its size, he inevitably disappointed Qian.

He fulfilled his duty but betrayed the woman he loved.

On the day of great joy, he left her hanging, and he didn’t know how she faced the wedding banquet alone.

Perhaps she stormed off, or perhaps the banquet was a chaotic mess; but for him, none of that mattered. The important thing was she must be very sad.

Xiaoqiang wished he could give himself a few slaps, yet he was truly helpless.

When receiving the notice from above, the car was already waiting downstairs. As soon as he got in, he received the assignment and had to forcibly shut off his phone.

This level of capture never allowed contact with the outside world.

He didn’t even have the time to make a phone call to her, leaving without saying anything. The major suspect they caught today was highly detrimental to society; capturing this person could save many innocent civilians, and the superiors said those participating were heroes.

But for this, he deserted the wedding banquet...

Yu Minglang kept dialing her number. He guessed she’d be angry, but he’d rather have her scream and argue than hear her say no need to reschedule the wedding.

"Yu, we’re waiting for you. What are you doing—huh?" Lin Ze Guang, as a coordinating department, also participated in this major cross-state, cross-department operation. Now that the suspect was caught, it was time for the conference summary, but everyone was there except for Yu Minglang.

Lin Ze Guang was surprised by Yu Minglang’s current state.

Yu Minglang’s eyes were bloodshot, his whole being seemed lost, filled with desperation, fists clenched, his entire body tense.

"Is your wife upset with you?" Lin Ze Guang looked at Yu Minglang with sympathy.

Running off without notice on your wedding day, this guy should be in for a tough deal.

"If only she were mad at me..." Yu Minglang tightly held his phone, feeling his heartache suffocating him.

In his mind, a phrase kept replaying: his wife doesn’t want him anymore, doesn’t want him, doesn’t...

"Once the business is done, go and properly explain to your wife. She’s not unreasonable; she should understand—"

"She might understand me, but who understands her?! Understanding means she should bear such grievances? Try feeling abandoned on your wedding day!" Yu Minglang said sadly.

Thinking of the grievances he caused Qian, he felt like he was going to explode.

Whether or not Qian forgives him is not important; what matters is his own guilt and self-reproach.

All he thinks about is the grievance he brought her today.

It should have been a day of great joy, a day of mutual love and harmony, his happiest day, yet today he did such egregious acts. Although done out of necessity, it was still unforgivable.

Lin Ze Guang understood he was not feeling good and could empathize with Yu Minglang’s mix of anger and helplessness now, offering kind advice despite their usual tensions.

"I know it hurts now, but it’s part of our job. We’ve braved through worse; this can definitely pass. Go in and finish the meeting, then explain to your wife once things are handled. If need be, I’ll pull my team, and you’ll bring yours, and we’ll together explain to your wife. As long as she doesn’t get mad at you, we’ll let her decide the consequences. After all, you weren’t doing this for yourself; it was to catch the bad guy."

The friendship at this moment was vividly apparent.

Yu Minglang didn’t plan on having everyone explain to Qian; he could only focus on finishing the official matters now, planning to fly to find Qian right after the meeting. If Qian won’t forgive him, he’ll vow to live in shame.

Having already shared everything with his precious darling, there’s no reason to take it back. Whatever she asks, he’ll fulfill!

Originally, this summary meeting should have been a joyful occasion invigorating everyone’s spirit, but because of the sad-desperate-face bridal runaway vibe from Mr. Yu, the meeting’s atmosphere became rather depressing.

Each department summarized and gave their views on the joint capture; Yu Minglang, as a recalled reserve support, provided a precise report, then started watching the clock, feeling each minute dragged on particularly slowly.

Could Qian be so angry she’s breathing fire now?

Or sharpening a knife, getting ready to dice him to pieces?

She’s not packing her bags, ready to sever ties and break up with him, is she?

Now that they’re registered, it can’t be called a breakup; that’s called a divorce.

The words ’divorce’ flashed big and bold in his mind, causing him more pain than any prior injury.

No way, after all the effort and varied methods used to marry his dream wife, he’d rather die than consider divorce.

But if Qian doesn’t calm down, then even if he refuses divorce, if she remains angry and it harms her health, what then?

Just thinking about it makes his heart ache, Xiaoqiang silently condemned himself a few hundred times more.

This waiting process was incredibly long, with each passing minute feeling like torment; today’s meeting seemed unusually lengthy.

When all departments finished presenting, Xiaoqiang could see the person in charge wasn’t announcing the end of the meeting, so he directly questioned coldly.

"Anything else?"

Here, Yu Minglang’s level was already among the highest; his words carried significant weight. The meeting host immediately smiled in compensation.

"Well, we’ve just received notice that additional support was sent from Lishi. Regarding the follow-up interrogation and examination of this major economic crime suspect, we need coordination and cooperation—"

"I only cooperate with the capture, these follow-up matters aren’t related to us, if there’s nothing else, let’s end this meeting promptly." Yu Minglang’s words were now laced with a hint of gunpowder.

He had cooperated using the Yu Family’s newly developed product as bait, the person was caught, now where did all these issues come from!