"Mr. Li Kuo, Caterpillar said he's returning today. Can you lend a car to pick him up from the airport?"
Damn.
Plans are always unfolding in unexpected ways.
There was an accident on Shen Zuimo's side, and now, it's the sa again.
At present, Ruyu is unaware of Chen i'Er's identity and even doesn't know she's here specifically to inquire about Ye Xiaofan.
Ruyu just received the news that Li San would return today, so she imdiately ca to Li Kuo to borrow a car.
So, Li San is back, but what about Xiaofan?
This would inevitably be the first question that pops into Chen i'Er's mind.
Chen i'Er heard about the events involving Xiaofan at XG from Liu Siyan and also knows Li San's code na over there is Caterpillar...
So...
Seeing Chen i'Er's increasingly questioning look, Li Kuo knows that once again, things have spiraled out of control.
Speaking of which, how exactly did Xiaofan do it?
He could orchestrate every plan so perfectly. Yet, Li Kuo found that even such a small task was beyond him. It seems, Xiaofan isn't a simple character.
Since Chen i'Er already learned of Li San's return to the country, she didn't bother asking further, and after learning Li San's arrival ti from Ruyu, she left Li Kuo's ho.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, Li San walked out of the airport with a serious expression.
Stepping on his country's soil again, one would think he should be joyful. Yet the repression buried in his heart made his whole deanor appear so bland.
This trip to Japan, what was found, or what was lost? Could it be that unsatisfactory events in life occupy a majority?
Seeing Ruyu, Li San couldn't help but reveal a faint, bitter smile. The smile was accompanied by an internal sigh...
"Were you waiting impatiently..."
"No, glad you're back."
"Where's Li Kuo?"
"Across, everyone is here..."
"Hmm? Everyone?"
"Li San..."
While Li San was puzzled, an angry shout ca from beside him.
Chen i'Er walked over furiously, with the montum as if she might give Li San a good thrashing.
Behind Chen i'Er, Liu Siyan and Chen ngying were looking in this direction not far away. These three girls all wanted to know one thing: Where is he? Why hasn't he returned with them?
"Li San, what's the matter with you? So long without a report, are you looking to die?" Chen i'Er questioned as soon as she approached.
"Oh, sorry, Granny, let's talk at ho."
Li San's response was very flat. Completely different from before.
Chen i'Er knew that Li San, although outwardly afraid of her, was actually friends, often joking with each other. In the past, if she had yelled angrily, he'd definitely have dashed away instantly. Now, this dull expression, his weary eyes, all of this gives Chen i'Er an uneasy feeling.
Indeed, everyone is here—Ren Ying, Lei Xiaolei, Han Shengjun, Li Kuo, Ren Ling, including... Ye Weiwei.
Forget it, there's nothing to hide. Best to lay everything out openly,
In the most luxurious suite of the Capital City entertainnt venue.
No dazzling neon lights, no deafening DJ dance music.
Under normal energy-saving lights, two dozen beers are placed on the table.
The atmosphere is imnsely suppressed...
From Xiaofan deceiving everyone and running alone to Demon Island, followed by an explosion, and then Xiaofan going missing...
Upon hearing this news, the girls all realized the dire situation Xiaofan faced.
Knowing he had always engaged in dangerous activities, they feared in their hearts about receiving news that he would never return. But when they truly heard it, their hearts couldn't believe such a reality.
'Splash.'
The first teardrop fell from Liu Siyan...
Having promised he'd return, now it turned out like this.
Even if they knew they couldn't stop him initially, at least to tell him things they had known since childhood. At least, to give themselves to him, even if just for one night, so that there'd be no greater regret left.
A man identified by herself, how could there still be another chance for change in this lifeti?
"Bastard..." The second person who couldn't hold back tears was Chen i'Er.
Just like her character, as tears flowed, she wiped them away imdiately, swearing a bit, grabbing a bottle of beer, opening it, and gulping it down.
Ren Ling was always quietly looking around, not speaking, without expression...
She knew beforehand. She... also cried beforehand. She... only wanted to ask everyone what should be done next.
In this woeful scene, Chen ngying did not cry out loud.
"Siyan, don't cry."
"ng Ying..." Liu Siyan slowly raised her head, looking at Chen ngying with confusion.
"Didn't Li San say? Anyway, they didn't find his body, maybe, he's busy and can't contact us temporarily?"
"ng Ying, you..."
Chen ngying's words revitalized everyone's spirits.
Yes, without seeing his body, who dares to jump to conclusions?
Even if in their minds they thought the body might be in the sea, in a shark's stomach, no one would voice such thoughts. They'd rather believe Xiaofan was rely delayed by sothing, unable to contact them temporarily.
Now, there must be a belief to keep them going.
That belief is: Ye Xiaofan is still alive. One day, he will reappear in front of everyone, returning to their sides...
"That's right, I'm waiting for him to return."
" too."
"Isn't it just so Seven-Seven Forty-Nine Days poison or whatever. What's the big deal. Xiaofan has been brave and pressing forward till now. We'll wait together..."
The girls solemnly raised their beers. Despite tear-streaked faces, despite choked voices, they couldn't fall into individual despondency. To better greet his return, they must dutifully perform their roles. Pretend he has gone far away, just not knowing when he might return.
Even the tiniest hope is still hope.
Yet, everyone knows, after Xiaofan finished consuming the pill suppressing White Scorpion's poison, the effect would fully kick in. Leaving only the Seven-Seven Forty-Nine Days for Xiaofan.
By then, if Xiaofan hadn't found an antidote, hadn't appeared before them, then... perhaps it'd genuinely be...
Is he truly still alive, showing any sign of survival?
At the sa ti, on an unsurely distant deserted island from the explosion site of Demon Island...
In the darkness, a pair of eyes suddenly opened...
"Where is this?"
"Captain, you're awake?"
"Leng Yue?" In the complete darkness, hearing Leng Yue's voice, Xiaofan sohow cald his heart slightly.
Next, a sharp pain from his shoulder made him realize, he wasn't dead yet. Feeling pain ant he was still alive.
"Where is this place? Why can't I see anything?" After holding back the pain, Xiaofan slowly inquired.
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