Chapter 12: Drop off the Edge of the Earth


    Trantor: Mia


    There was no trace about Yu Lan. She seemed to drop off the edge of the earth.


    Not a single record including any transportation or bank record about her was found ever since.


    None was found.


    She was seemed to be erased from the city.


    Sheng Youting went back to Jincheng one monthter and checked all possible records about her. However, nothing was found.


    It took him a month to attend a closedmercial meeting in the United States.


    All attendees, including cleaners shall be kept uncontacted. And their telmunication facilities shall be shut down.


    Originally, he had arranged for an experienced female care worker of the Sheng family to take care of Yu Lan during the month. However, after knowing about Yu Lan’s infertility, the Sheng family had used its social resources and gained a divorce certificate between Yu Lan and Sheng Youting.


    And then Yu Lan disappeared from Jincheng.


    Not a single trace was found. It seemed that she avoid cameras even when she got out of the hospital and took a taxi.


    Yu Lan had loved Sheng Youting for 11 years. She kept appearing in front of him since their first meeting when she was 13. She deliberately came to his home and asked him for help even it was a simple and easy task. She pretended that she knew nothing and looked up at him innocently, “Brother Youting, how can I get the answer of this task? I’ve no idea.”


    “Think it yourself. If you can do it yourself, then stay and have a meal, or else, get out of the room and go back to the Yu family!”


    It took her just a while to work out the solution. And then it was natural for her to deliberately stay and then eat and sleep in the Sheng family.


    These tricks becamemon cases during the summer and winter vocations.


    She had been acting like a dogskin ster in the past and Sheng Youting wanted but failed to get rid of her. However, all of a sudden, she was gone from his world.


    It seemed that she had nevere to Sheng Youting’s world.


    Sheng Youting thought he wasposed. It was just a divorce.


    After all, he didn’t love her. He had done his best to save her. Even though he had to go abroad, he had also arrangedpetent servants for her.


    He signed the paper and she had her life saved.


    He didn’t owe her anything.


    He told himself that Yu Lan was a nobody to him. He didn’t love her. The two-year marriage they had was dull and unpleasant...


    The divorce freed them both.


    It had been a year. Sheng Youting never came back to the home once lived by him and Yu Lan together. He was very busy expanding his business empire.


    If someone would mention his wife Yu Lan, he would correct them in a gentlemanly way, “Ex-wife.”


    During the year, Sheng Youting’s gossips were more often the case headlines of entertainment news. Today it would be his story with a top model and the other day would be with a movie queen. He was now always the center of gossips. It couldn’t be imagined that he was once a man hating gossips.


    He now lived in the vi which was lived by him before marriage. His study room was filled in with newspapers publicizing his gossips.


    He would return to the Sheng family to have a meal every week as routine. Sitting around the table, he was scolded by the grandfather, “You are now in charge of the Sheng family. Why do you appear in the newspapers with actors every day?! It seems that you are not going to stop until you have ruined the reputation of the Sheng Shi!”


    Sheng Youting ate elegantly, “My identity can help them improve their values. In turn, their publicity can be turned into part of Sheng Shi’s marketing. It’s a win-win cooperation. Not a penny is spent. Why not?”


    He said indifferently. However, all elder members around the table were so irritated by his words that they don’t even want to eat anymore, “You want to increase Sheng Shi’s publicity. All right, you can do it with one who is with a greater publicity and invent as many scandals as you can with the one! However, your private life is a total mess on the newspaper. You seem to change your female partner everyday!”


    Sheng Youting smiled, “If my female partner remains unchanged, people would feel dull.”


    Leaning against the back of the chair, grandfather dropped his teacup on saucer with force! “You haven’t acted nice at home throughout the whole year! Are you ming me for agreeing your mother to use social resources and get the divorce certificate?! You’ve said you don’t love her. And since she can’t get pregnant anymore, I’ve satisfied your wish by the way! You family help you divorce the woman you don’t love, but you should act like we are enemies. Howe!”


    Sheng Youting didn’t even bother to lift his head. He said slowly, “Grandfather, thank you for what you have done.”


    Finishing his words, he put down his bowl and chopsticks and got up, “I have a meeting tonight. I will go first and enjoy your meal.”


    Seeing Sheng Youting was about to walk out of the dinning room, grandfather grabbed the bowl in front of him and threw it to him!


    However, Sheng Youting left without looking back.


    Grandfather’s acts frightened younger generations at the table. They all tried to persuade him to calm down. Sheng Youting’s father supported the grandfather by his hands, “Dad, no need to get angry. No need!”


    Pointing to Sheng Youting’s back angrily, “You all can see that he is not acting nice. Who he is angry with?! He used to live in the family once a week. Now he would takepany meetings as excuses just after a few bites of food. Is he the president of the world who needs to bear anti-terrorism in mind and worry about ISIS? He always has to attend meetings when he is called to have a family dinner! Meetings! How about holding a memorial meeting for me?!”


    “Dad! Don’t get angry and utter words like that. I would educate my unfilial son on behalf of you!”


    It was a year without Yu Lan. Sheng Youting was like a quiet sea. Though he was with great power, no obvious measures was taken by him.


    However, only the grandfather dare to scold him. The others would be frightened and silenced on catching his eyes.


    Though it was said by everyone that Sheng Youting didn’t love Yu Lan, the name of Yu Lan was still avoided by people around him.