Huang De Han ignored the voice behind him and plunged into the thick darkness of the night.
"What an idiot! He took the money and doesn't want it anymore. It would be even better if he didn't want it!"
A woman's loud voice echoed from behind, but Huang De Han didn't bother to pay her any attention.
He walked slowly along the street, contemplating his next move.
He thought about going home, but he was afraid the police would be waiting there for him.
He also wanted to call his daughter, but he worried that she might inadvertently reveal something and be interrogated by the police.
After much consideration, he decided to find a place to hide first before making any further decisions.
But where could he hide?
Nowadays, even accommodations require ID registration.
He couldn't stay at a hotel!
Huang De Han quickly dismissed that thought.
As he continued walking, he arrived at a park.
The sky was getting brighter by the moment.
Huang De Han sat down in a pavilion within the park.
After walking for so long, he was tired. As he sat there, drowsiness overcame him, and he fell into a hazy sleep.
...
The next day, all the headlines of the newspapers in Shencheng carried the same news:
Huang De Han, a senior executive of Hongguang Group, has gone missing after stealing company secrets.
Upon seeing the news, Chen XiaoHui immediately called Li Man, saying, "Hey, Li Man, have you seen the news? Huang De Han has actually stolen the company's secrets, and the police are searching for him everywhere..."
Li Man was taking care of her father and hadn't had the chance to check the news. Upon hearing Chen XiaoHui's words, she quickly opened Today's Headlines and indeed saw the news about Huang De Han stealing company secrets and fleeing.
This is bad!
If Mom sees the news, all her lies will crumble.
Just as Li Man didn't know what to do, Zhang Yan walked into the hospital room with a stern expression. "Manman, come out. I have something to ask you."
Li Man's heart skipped a beat. It seemed that her mother had found out.
Li Man obediently followed her mother out of the hospital room, and the two of them arrived at the balcony at the end of the hospital corridor.
"Tell me, what is going on?" Zhang Yan looked at Li Man and asked seriously.
Li Man wanted to play dumb, so she asked, "What do you mean, what's going on?"
Seeing Li Man pretending to be clueless, Zhang Yan took out her phone directly, opened the news, and handed it to Li Man. "What is this all about?"
Li Man glanced at the phone and saw the news on it. She lowered her head, unsure of how to answer her mother.
"He did such a thing, did you know?" Zhang Yan asked again.
Knowing that she couldn't hide it any longer, Li Man had to say, "We have been separated for a long time. I had no idea he would do something like this."
"You have been separated?" Zhang Yan asked in astonishment. "Since when? Why did you separate?"
"Our relationship wasn't good, so we decided to separate," Li Man replied.
She dared not tell her mother the truth, fearing that it would hurt her.
"At a time like this, you still won't tell me the truth, right? Did you teach Duoduo to lie to me? You even said your relationship was good, but it turns out it was all a lie."
Tears welled up in Zhang Yan's eyes, streaming down her face. She never expected her daughter to deceive her like this. It truly broke her heart.
In reality, she had her suspicions before.
"When Li Man first came back, Huang De Han said he was busy and didn't have time to visit. But now it's been over a month, and there's still no sign of Huang De Han coming over.
He hasn't even called them once.
But every time she thinks about Duo Duo, she feels that her suspicions are unnecessary.
Perhaps Huang De Han is really busy with work and doesn't have time to come.
Seeing her mother's sadness, Li Man's heart feels like it's being pricked by needles. She stammers, 'Mom, I'm sorry. I really didn't mean to deceive you. I was afraid that you would worry about me. Dad is already like this, and if I tell him the truth, I'm afraid he won't be able to bear it.'"
