He walked over and looked down at the cliff. Below was an endless expanse of the sea.
In panic, he called his assistant and told him to send people over.
Soon, yachts were out on the sea searching for someone.
Zhai Cheng sat by the sea waiting for news. He deeply regretted his actions. He shouldn't have argued with Song Ge at that time. If he had held her hand tightly, this wouldn't have happened.
The yachts searched for three consecutive days, but there was still no sign of her.
During these three days, Zhai Cheng didn't even close his eyes. A man with a strong sense of cleanliness, he didn't even shave his beard.
The assistant couldn't bear to see Zhai Cheng in this state. "Boss, why don't you go back first? I'll handle things here." After a pause, he added, "The company's affairs have been left unattended for several days."
What he meant was for Zhai Cheng to go back.
Zhai Cheng shook his head. "I'll wait here for her."
"Boss." The assistant wanted to say more, but Zhai Cheng made a gesture for him to be quiet and continued staring at the boundless sea.
After Meng Yajing heard about this, she was very sad. Thinking about what the assistant had told her, she decided to call Zhai Cheng, hoping to get him back first.
"Zhai Cheng, if you don't come back, you'll have to prepare for my funeral." Meng Yajing knew that if she didn't threaten him with her life, Zhai Cheng wouldn't come back.
"Mom, don't make things difficult for me, okay?" Zhai Cheng was already exhausted. With Meng Yajing adding to his stress, he really felt helpless.
"I'll say it again. If you don't come back, you'll have to bury me." After saying that, Meng Yajing hung up the phone without waiting for Zhai Cheng to say anything.
Zhai Cheng had no choice but to prepare to go back. He instructed his assistant, "You stay here and continue the search."
"Yes."
Zhai Cheng rushed back overnight. He planned to see Meng Yajing when he got back and then leave again to look for Song Ge.
Meng Yajing felt heart - broken seeing Zhai Cheng so thin and haggard. She persuaded him, "Just wait at home. She'll be found."
Meng Yajing wanted Zhai Cheng to stay in the old mansion. If he went back to his villa, he would recall the memories with Song Ge and feel sad again.
"Mom, I have to go find Song Ge."
Meng Yajing seemed to have anticipated Zhai Cheng's words. Somehow, she had a knife in her hand. "If you dare to leave, I'll kill myself."
Zhai Cheng had no choice but to stay at home.
On the big bed, the woman's face was pale. It seemed as if she was having a nightmare. Her forehead was covered in sweat, and she murmured, "I don't want you to die with me. No, no."
The maid beside her gently patted her body, and the woman finally calmed down and fell into a deep sleep.
For several consecutive days, the people sent out to search didn't find any trace of Song Ge.
Zhai Cheng was in a slump. He locked himself in his room every day, doing nothing and caring about nothing.
This was the third time the assistant had come. "Boss, there are a lot of things in the company that need your attention. Please come out."
There was no response from the room.
The assistant sighed. Not daring to go in, he prepared to go back.
Meng Yajing came out of her room. Seeing the sighing assistant, she asked, "He still won't come out?"
The assistant nodded.
"You go back first. I'll give it a try." Meng Yajing knocked on the door and then opened it to go in.
As soon as she entered the room, she smelled the strong odor of alcohol.
Meng Yajing frowned. She found Zhai Cheng beside the bed. His stubble was very noticeable.
Seeing him like this, Meng Yajing didn't know what to do.
"Don't worry. We'll definitely find Song Ge. If Song Ge saw you like this, she'd be sad too."
Hearing Song Ge's name, Zhai Cheng suddenly turned his head and looked at Meng Yajing. The next second, he hugged her tightly. "Song Ge, are you back? You're finally back."
"Zhai Cheng, I'm Mom."
Zhai Cheng then looked up at her. The light in his eyes gradually dimmed.
"I know Song Ge is very important to you, but you can't ruin your health like this."
Zhai Cheng didn't say a word.
"Zhai Cheng, cheer up, okay? I think Song Ge would also want you to be well."
Suddenly, Zhai Cheng started crying like a child. "Mom, but how can I be well without her?"
Once someone has appeared in your life, others just seem like a compromise.
"I want to be with her."
Meng Yajing suddenly stood up and pointed at Zhai Cheng. "What nonsense are you talking about?" She coughed violently. "You're really trying to kill me!"
Zhai Cheng fell silent and continued drinking.
Meng Yajing left the room angrily. She had raised her son with great effort for so many years, and now he was acting like this because of a woman. She felt a bit sad.
She didn't want to care anymore. She couldn't manage it!
Thinking like this, she was about to go downstairs when suddenly her vision went black and she lost consciousness.
It was the maid at home who found Meng Yajing fainted and sent her to the hospital. There was no serious problem, so Meng Yajing went home, but she always felt very tired.
Hearing that Meng Yajing was ill, the assistant came to the villa to visit. After that, he still didn't give up and went to find Zhai Cheng.
But the result was the same as before.
The assistant went to the hall. The hall was cold and desolate with few people. He sighed and thought about calling Leng Jing. Maybe she would have a way.
But after he made the call, no one answered for a long time. So the assistant had to give up.
Just as he was about to leave, his phone rang. It was Leng Jing.
Leng Jing also knew about Song Ge's accident, but she had been having a hard time recently and was struggling to deal with her own problems.
"Did something happen to Uncle?"
"Not yet, but it seems like it's going to be soon."
"Huh?"
The assistant then explained, "Boss has locked himself in the room for many days. He hardly eats and just drinks. No one can persuade him."
After hearing this, Leng Jing sighed. She knew how much Uncle cared about Song Ge. "There's still no news about Song Ge?"
"No. We've searched all along the coast, but there's still no sign of her."
Leng Jing felt it was a difficult situation. Suddenly, she thought of a way. "Why don't you tell Uncle that Song Ge has been found? Maybe it will work."
The assistant didn't agree. "If we really tell Boss that and Song Ge doesn't come back in the end, what should we do? The truth will eventually come out."
Leng Jing thought the assistant had a point. After thinking for a while, she said, "We can find someone who looks very much like Song Ge. In this way, we can keep looking for Song Ge while Uncle also has someone to take care of him."
The assistant thought this method sounded feasible, so he immediately set to work. He sent more people to look for someone similar to Song Ge all over the world, but the probability was very low, and there was still no news for a long time.