Chapter 1529 - 1285: Fifteen Years of Obsession

Chapter 1529: Chapter 1285: Fifteen Years of Obsession

Shi Nuan frowned, thought for a moment, and still shook her head: "This won’t do. If he finds out..."

Ye Mingmei had a dismissive look and said, "Impossible. I dug it out last time, and he didn’t know. I believe he won’t find out this time either!"

Shi Nuan hesitated again. Actually, she also really wanted to know what was inside that box.

She wanted to understand Song Yansheng, wanted to know what he was thinking, but this method was really...

"Come on, little sister-in-law, stop thinking about it. If we miss this chance, next time who knows when we’ll come together again!"

Shi Nuan took a deep breath and finally nodded: "Alright then!"

Ye Mingmei was excited and said in a low voice, "Then little sister-in-law, wait for me a bit. I’ll go and find some tools..."

After she finished speaking, Ye Mingmei ran off quickly, leaving Shi Nuan standing alone in front of the gardenias, her mood complex.

Soon Ye Mingmei came back with a small shovel, blinking at Shi Nuan and said, "Little sister-in-law, I’m ready. Let’s go!"

Shi Nuan frowned, still a bit hesitant. Ye Mingmei was afraid she would back out, so she grabbed her and led her toward the gardenia forest.

...

"Here, it’s right here!"

The two walked deep into the forest, and Ye Mingmei pointed to a spot.

Shi Nuan didn’t speak; she was a bit nervous now, no, very nervous.

Ye Mingmei was very excited and immediately bent down to start digging the soil. Shi Nuan’s fingers tightened unconsciously, standing there saying nothing.

Ye Mingmei moved quickly, almost like it was second nature, and soon a delicately crafted box was exposed to Shi Nuan’s sight.

"Hehe, I told you it was here!"

Ye Mingmei was even more excited and dug with more vigor, while Shi Nuan’s palms were sweating from her nervousness.

Before Shi Nuan was ready, Ye Mingmei had already dug out the box.

The box was locked, Shi Nuan’s eyes flickered: "Do you... have a key?"

Ye Mingmei shook her head: "No, but this level of lock won’t be a problem for me. Little sister-in-law, wait for me!"

Back in the army, Gu Zheng specifically arranged for someone to train Ye Mingmei in this area because she often forgot to bring her keys when she went out.

One time, during winter, Ye Mingmei went out to play and came back to find the door locked.

At that time, Gu Zheng was out on a mission, returning the next morning. He found Ye Mingmei crouched in front of the door, lips white from the cold.

She said only one sentence upon seeing Gu Zheng: "Boss Gu, you’re finally back..." and then passed out.

Ye Mingmei had a high fever for a week before recovering from that incident. Since then, Gu Zheng tried various methods to make her remember to take her keys when going out, even leaving spare keys with the base security.

But it was no use; every time she didn’t have her keys, Ye Mingmei stubbornly waited for him to return, as if it was an obsession.

Gu Zheng could do nothing but find someone to teach Ye Mingmei lock-picking skills. Ye Mingmei, though simple-minded, was smart and learned quickly.

Nowadays, ordinary locks hardly pose a challenge to her.

However, it was evident that the lock Song Yansheng used for the box was no ordinary lock.

After finding the box last time, although Ye Mingmei didn’t open it, she noticed the lock’s particularity.

She took a photo with her phone and studied it a bit, thinking of a few possible methods for unlocking over several days.

Now Ye Mingmei was trying each method one by one.

The first method was tried, but unfortunately, it was unsuccessful!

Ye Mingmei didn’t give up: "Little sister-in-law, wait a bit longer; I promise I’ll open this box!"

Then she continued to try.

Shi Nuan’s eyes flickered; she said nothing.

The second method also failed.

Ye Mingmei didn’t give up and continued to try the third method.

Shi Nuan still said nothing.

Unfortunately, the third method failed too!

Ye Mingmei was a bit unhappy and said to Shi Nuan: "Little sister-in-law, don’t worry. I still have one method left; this time I’ll definitely open the box!"

"Forget it, Mingmei, put the box back. I... I don’t want to see it anymore!"

Shi Nuan finally couldn’t get past the psychological barrier and decided to give up.

Ye Mingmei blinked: "Why, little sister-in-law? Don’t you believe I can open this box?"

"No, it’s just that I’m..."

Just as Shi Nuan was about to say something, a phone ringtone suddenly rang—it was Shi Nuan’s phone.

She picked it up and looked; the name on screen made her heart skip—it was Song Yansheng.

Shi Nuan gestured to Ye Mingmei to not make a sound, then answered the call.

"Hello? Nuannuan, where are you now? I went out looking for you just now but didn’t see you..."

Shi Nuan blinked and spoke: "I... I’m with Mingmei now. Where... are you?"