She got straight to the point, "Uncle, can you sohow help get Madam’s contact number?"
The old man was quite amiable, "Unless Madam allows, we cannot privately disclose her phone number."
Hearing this, Yan Xixi didn’t press the issue. She simply gave a slight bow, offered her thanks, and left.
They had her number; they could contact her—but they just wouldn’t say.
Clearly, Liu Daqing had forbidden them to speak.
She drove to the intersection, a thought struck her, and she changed direction.
The Wan Family’s mysterious old mansion shimred with an ancient, quiet glow in the sumr sunshine. She parked her car so distance away and approached on foot.
Green trees cast deep shade under the brilliant sunshine. She suddenly noticed how surprisingly quiet it was. After walking for a while, she realized what was strange: the tight security that had once been here was gone.
As she drew closer, she saw that the four security guards from her last visit were gone. Only an old gatekeeper remained.
The old man, wearing reading glasses, was engrossed in a newspaper, completely unaware of her approach.
She paused. Clearly, there was nothing of significant value left here. Otherwise, the security wouldn’t be so lax—it was practically non-existent.
As she suspected, the Wan Family had completely withdrawn.
To leave so cleanly, so orderly... this was definitely not a departure rushed by so sudden crisis.
And Wan Donglin hadn’t ntioned any of this.
When she had been with him, she had never pried into his affairs. Even if he was away for ten days or half a month, she assud it was for business trips or etings. After all, if you weren’t directly involved, you couldn’t possibly understand the underlying complexities.
Wan Donglin’s departure had been well-prepared.
She didn’t enter, rely glanced around before walking away.
Standing once more in the plaza outside the boutique, Yan Xixi suddenly felt a bit dazed.
For the first ti, she felt the world was truly imnse. So vast that a single person could disappear, and most people would remain entirely unaffected, utterly unaware... It was just like that gilded signboard, gleaming under the sun: prosperous and luxurious, with everything appearing just as it always had.
At this mont, she truly felt fortunate to have her career. If she didn’t have her work, she truly couldn’t imagine how she’d cope alone. Would she just stay at ho every day, letting her imagination run wild with anxieties?
Xu Xiaoya noticed that Yan Xixi’s complexion had improved significantly recently, and she seed quite normal, which was sowhat reassuring.
Closing the office door, Xu Xiaoya asked in a hushed voice, "Still no word from the Young Master?"
Yan Xixi shook her head.
"How strange. Could he really have gone abroad with no intention of returning, just as Zhou Ting claid?"
Yan Xixi replied gravely, "I suspect he’s run into so kind of trouble."
Xu Xiaoya’s eyes widened in disbelief.
"Heavens, has he really gotten into trouble? Didn’t you say Liu Daqing would contact you if sothing happened to him?"
And therein lay the contradiction.
"What kind of trouble exactly?"
Yan Xixi couldn’t answer.
Outsiders rely watch the unfolding drama for entertainnt, and the common folk delight in gossiping about the private scandals of the upper echelons. But how could one ever truly know the core of what happened?
This wasn’t so common street fight. With their limited status, people like her and Xu Xiaoya couldn’t even dream of offering help, much less possess the qualifications to learn the truth.
Xu Xiaoya asked tentatively, "The Young Master... he hasn’t really gone off to, you know... right?"
Yan Xixi could only manage a bitter smile. Even if he had run off to indulge himself, it would still be preferable to him having t with so misfortune.
In fact, she would rather Wan Donglin truly despised and abandoned her than for him to have t with disaster.
In her heart, her fear ran deeper than Xu Xiaoya could perceive. There were certain matters Xu Xiaoya simply couldn’t comprehend, much like the jumble of baseless rumors she’d encountered on the internet forums.
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