Perfect Fiancé

h.e.l.lo everyone! We bring some exciting news for you! Meraki is currently planning to release our translations at the same time on WordPress and Wattpad.

Warning: A long note by the translation team is written below, however, please read as it contains important information about the novel too.

Lately, through other translation teams in Meraki, we have found listings of the light novels such as Rebirth and Perfect being uploaded on light novel aggregate websites and on Wattpad. As much as we adore having people loving our translations and trying to save them on another source, unfortunately, there was no clear-cut recognition and disclaimer for mainly, the author and then, the translation team.

As for light novel aggregate websites, I’m sure many other readers of other light novels will know that these websites are a problem since they make a profit out of something that is done out of free will and our own hard work and efforts of many hours put together. Because of this, translators may leave due to being unable to resolve these issues.

This is similar to the problem of manga aggregate sites too. As translation is a grey area, we are not trying to take credit for the work we do. However, we are seeking justice for the author and to maintain the dignity of their published works. This is why we put in our due diligence to ensure we preserve the meaning and nuances of our translations and editing as much as we can.

Please be rest a.s.sured though, that the translations for Perfect Fiance (PF) and many others on this website are still going on! However, due to us creating an official presence and translation work in Wattpad, PF will be on a one-week hiatus. (Truth be told, Ely, our editor will be working hard to create our Wattpad platform and I need a slight break too.)

Therefore, although we are plenty sad to leave you, our lovely readers on a cliffhanger, we will be back- recharged and energised to bring out more great releases! The next release will be on the 25th July 2018 so that we can prepare more stockpile chapters and ensure better quality translations. ?

Many thanks to our lovely readers for all your lovely comments and reviews of the novel on Novelupdates. We adore you from the bottom of our hearts. Also, the  for Perfect Fiancé will still be here during the hiatus to chat about it. We even have a special role name for PF fans! Alrighty, let’s get on with Chapter 16!

"Shifu," wordlessly, Su Jin unlocked the screen on her phone that was clenched in her hand. "This path…" She frowned.

"You said this route," the woman in the driver"s seat turned her head and showed an extremely ordinary face that revealed her age to be about forty plus years old. With a smile on her face, she replied, "it"s almost the rush hour for those headed to work, so that route has a heavy congestion. Although this one does take a longer way around, there aren"t so many cars. Miss, if you want to go that route, we could turn back?"

Her tone was amicable and her voice was extremely lively too.

Lowering her head to look at the screen on her phone, Su Jin noticed that it was now past eight in the morning, after her chat with Ming Xuan and having sat alone in the cafe for a while. The cars on the road had steadily increased and the roads were no longer vacant with just several cars like when she left home.

Obviously, there would be a traffic jam. Thinking of this, she soothed her brows as she asked, "then how long will it take along this route to go to Mingyu Park?"

"Not too long- it should take roughly about forty minutes or so." The driver responded. Coincidentally, in front of them was a red light so as she stopped the car, she turned back to enquire, "how about it, which route do you want to choose, Miss?"

Forty minutes, Su Jin thought for a while. The initial route from the Red Dragonfly home only needed twenty minutes. However, if there was a jam, then most likely the duration of the trip would take more than an hour journey back home…

"Shifu, then let"s go down this route." She smiled as she replied.

"Okay." The driver nodded and continued to drive the car along the road.

The traffic converged into one path and the direction of the traffic flow was also heading towards Mingyu Park. Seeing this, Su Jin then a.s.suaged her worries and lowered her head to play with the dangling keychain on her phone.

Over thirty minutes later, the distance between the taxi and Mingyu Garden was getting closer. Leaning against the backseat, she slightly soothed her temples. She was feeling a little dizzy and somewhat sleepy. Her eyelids gradually grew heavy.

Was this because she did not have a good sleep last night? Lightly sighing, she decided to resist for a while longer since she would arrive home soon.

Only, in the next moment, she slipped into a world of darkness.

The taxi sped past the entrance of Mingyu Park and vanished past the bend.

The nineteenth villa of Mingyu Park.

As Han Meng came down the steps, she made a turn and entered the dining room. To her surprise, she only saw Lin Xiyue alone sitting by the table.

"Xiyue, get Xiao Jin down for breakfast." Glancing up at the clock on the wall, she harped on with a furrow of her brows, "it"s already past nine, even sleeping in has its limits. She can"t miss her breakfast."

With a blink of her eyes, Lin Xiyue put down the spoon in her hand and proceeded upstairs.

Truth be told, she too felt it was strange. Whenever Su Jin slept in, she would usually be down by now.

Her footsteps swiftly climbed up to the second floor. As she stood before Su Jin"s room door, she rapped on it and yelled, "Jie, Mom is asking you to come and have breakfast!"

On the other side of the door, there was silence. Lin Xiyue frowned, it couldn"t be… Was she sleeping this soundly? She rapped on the door smartly, "Jie! Jiejie!"

After a short while, there was still no sound from inside.

Lin Xiyue thought for a while and then pushed open the bedroom door. The large bed was neatly made up.

Not in? Xiyue was surprised, had she left already?

"Mom, Jiejie isn"t in her bedroom." She walked back to the dining room and spoke directly to Han Meng who was sitting at the table.

"Not in?" Han Meng was similarly astonished that her daughter had left home so early.

Pondering for a moment, she then raised her voice and called out, "Aunt Xu! Did you see Xiao Jin?"

Aunt Xu answered as she walked in from the living room with a cloth in her hand, "Eldest young miss left this morning with young master."

"With Xiao Yue?" Han Meng felt that this was even more puzzling. With a wave of her hand, she gestured to Aunt Xu to resume what she was doing and took out her phone to call Su Jin.

Du—- Du—-

"h.e.l.lo, the number you have called is temporarily unavailable to accept your call, please try again later…"

With a crinkle of her brows, Han Meng cut the call off. Thinking thoughtfully, she then made a call to Su Yue.

To her surprise, it was answered instantly.

"Mom, please wait for a bit." Su Yue seemed to be busy on his end. From the line, she could hear some sounds of clamor behind him. However, it soon settled down into silence.

"Mom, what"s wrong?" Standing outside the conference room door, Su Yue questioned. Han Meng rarely called him during work hours, could something have happened?

"Xiao Yue, do you know where did Xiao Jin went? I gave her a call but she did not pick up."

"Earlier this morning, Xiao Jin told me she was meeting a friend. However, once she reached Tianfeng shopping centre, she got out of the car and entered the Red Dragonfly cafe. To not answer her phone…" His eyebrows creased but then, Su Yue continued, "How about this Mom, don"t worry, I"ll give a call to the cafe and make an enquiry. Once I get a reply, I"ll inform you."

"Alright, once you get a response, you definitely have to tell me!" Han Meng exclaimed and then, cut the call.

The contact details of a cafe were not exactly a secret. Therefore, his secretary briskly relayed him the number.

After contacting the cafe, Su Yue then called Su Jin on her phone twice. However, there was still no response.

With this, Su Yue"s complexion darkened completely.

Based on his findings, the cafe had confirmed a sighting of Su Jin. She had been seated with a woman with cropped hair who had left shortly after sitting together for a while. As for when this took place, it was already more than an hour ago.

From the Red Dragonfly Cafe to Mingyu Park, it was only a 20-minute car ride. Even if there was a congestion and she had to take an alternative route, it would have only taken about forty minutes. Now, over an hour had pa.s.sed. Although Xiao Jin was spoiled, it did not mean she was insensible. If she had some matters to attend to, she would have given a call home. To lose all contact with her all of a sudden, could something have happened to her?

He was not overthinking matters. Being born to the Su family, they may have had a life of luxury but they would also inevitably have more to shoulder than most people.

Thinking this, he forcefully clutched his phone in his hands. Turning back to address the people in the conference room and concluding the meeting immediately, he then walked towards the lift with a heavy look on his face. He pressed the b.u.t.ton for the top floor.

In the lift, Su Yue made a call to Han Meng.

"Xiao Yue, how was it? Is there any news from Xiao Jin?" Accepting the call, Han Meng briskly questioned.

"Mom, I"ve made a call to the cafe. Xiao Jin was in the shop and had been drinking coffee with her friend. However, there was something wrong with her phone so we temporarily can"t get through to her. Don"t worry, she"s alright." His appearance was gloomy and dark but his voice was extremely candid and lively with a trace of laughter.

"It"s good that nothing"s wrong. You do your stuff then, Mom won"t bother you any longer." Hearing the news, Han Meng was relieved.

Ending the call, Su Yue then continued to dial Su Jin"s number. Unfortunately, it remained unconnected.

When the elevator reached the peak, Su Yue walked out and immediately pushed open the door to the chairman"s office.

"Who"s that at the door? To not even…" Drinking tea while he sat by his desk as he heard the door opening, Su Chenghai raised his head from the pile of doc.u.ments and coldly rebuked. But when he saw the person at the door, "Xiao Yue?" He was surprised. His eldest son was always inscrutable and had a great measure of propriety. He was extremely satisfied with his successor, however, to see him boldly barging in with such a gloomy expression today was a rare sight.

Before he could ask his son what the matter was, he was so alarmed by his son"s next sentence that he immediately stood up.

"Dad, something terrible might have happened to Xiao Jin?"

Something terrible had befallen on Xiao Jin?

His fist clenched and Su Chenghai composed himself and spoke deeply, "Xiao Yue, don"t rush. Calm down, what"s the matter?"

Taking a deep breath to calm his emotions, Su Yue retold the events of what he knew from the beginning once more and finally continued, "I have already hidden this from Mom. After all, we aren"t sure that Xiao Jin is really in some trouble right now. Also, Mom"s heart is still weak, thus let"s not have her worry too."

"Right." Su Chenghai nodded appreciatively, "we cannot let your mom know about this matter. We still cannot get a line to Xiao Jin"s phone?"

"It doesn"t connect." Su Yue shook his head. While he was relaying this to his father, he had been constantly calling his little sister"s number. But, there was still no reply.

"Dad, could it be a kidnapping?" Su Yue deduced with a crease on his brows.

"It"s hard to say." Su Chenghai frowned, "the business world is like a battlefield. Lately, although our Su family has offended numerous people, we do not have sworn enemies. If it was a business compet.i.tor, they would not go to such an end to deal with matters. In the case of a kidnapping," he forcefully grasped the edge of the table that had been made from stone. His fingertips had turned slightly white, "if they (the kidnappers) were seeking a ransom, that would still be alright. I"m afraid…"

He had not completed his sentence but Su Yue"s face had already followed suit and turned even paler.

If it truly was a kidnapping, then if the other party was demanding a ransom, there would definitely be a call to them. At that time, any conditions were negotiable. However, if they were not interested in the money? Xiao Jin, she…

Taking a deep breath, Su Chenghai sat down, unlocked his phone and made a call.

"Chief Zhou, good morning…"

As the call ended, Su Chenghai looked towards his son whose face had become wan. As he sighed, he advised, "Xiao Yue, sit down first. I"ve already made a request to the Chief of Police, Chief Zhou to begin investigating. Perhaps, it might not be as bad as we think it is."

Shutting his eyes, Su Yue wordlessly sat down.

The person that Su Chenghai had just sought help from was Shenhai city"s chief of police, Zhou Kangle. Although there were fixed regulations in the police department, such as the requirement that a person be missing for a day before filing a case for investigation, as one of the most prestigious families of Shenhai, the Su family had some special privileges.

The time spent waiting seemed endless. It had only been just past ten minutes but for the two men who were seated silently, it felt like they had been through an endless wait of a century.

The ringtone from his cell phone broke through the silence.

Su Chenghai accepted the call, but his countenance became increasingly gloomy as he took in what was said on the other end.

Su Yue looked at Su Chenghai who had ended the call. Although his heart immediately fell into a deep abyss, he did not give up hope and promptly stood up. He continued to stare closely at his father.

"Chief Zhou said that they had requested the surveillance video recording. Xiao Jin had a cup of coffee with Ming Xuan. Afterward, Ming Xuan left first and Xiao Jin left the cafe at about 8.10am. She then got onto a taxi and this taxi drove down a different route to reach Mingyu Park. However, it did not pull over and made a turn onto Ninghai Street. Afterward, it entered a blind spot and…" Biting his lip, Su Chenghai continued, "this taxi was then abandoned and the driver and Xiao Jin…"

His eyes drew shut as he lowly spoke, "vanished without a trace."

Staggering back, Su Yue fell into the chair and slammed a fist onto the surface of the marble office table.

"Xiao Yue…" His lips drew open and Su Chenhai wanted to say something. However, in the end, he did not know what he could say.

On Zhou Kangle"s end, he had already begun filing for an investigation, still, this could not give them any consolation.

When their loved one was kidnapped and the kidnapper"s intentions were unknown, as the brother and father of the victim- they could only wait anxiously.

To wait for an outcome from the police department, or even… to wait for a call from the kidnapper.

This kind of waiting was a helpless and torturous time.

Then, the phone on the table suddenly rang.

Su Yue swiftly raised his head to look at his own phone, a name appeared on it.

His expression darkened as he immediately received and connected it to handsfree mode.

"Big brother Su, is Xiao Jin with you? Why do my calls to her not get through?"

From the phone, Lu Xi"s voice could be heard.

"Lu Xi." Su Yue took a deep breath and spoke lowly, "Xiao Jin, she…"

"Was kidnapped."

Thud!

From the phone, a sound of something heavy fell onto the floor.

Translated by irisu-san

Edited by Ely, Th.o.r.n.yan