Judging from Shen Qi’s silence with her head hung low, Zhu Yun was worried that Shen Qi might make blind guesses or misunderstood Ye Moxuan again, so she quickly explained on behalf of Ye Moxuan, “Young Lady, Young Master Ye really cares a lot about you.”
Shen Qi came to her senses and smiled at Zhu Yun. “Well, you seem to be taking his side quite often.”
Zhu Yun blushed awkwardly.
“Oh, don’t tease me, Young Lady. I’m not taking his side—I’m just stating the truth. You know it yourself, don’t you?”
Yes, this time, Shen Qi knew.
She knew that it was not a one-sided love. Ye Moxuan was also interested in her.
This was enough for her.
Shen Qi smiled slightly upon this thought.
Since Ye Moxuan was so worried about her, it was best for her to just stay in the villa for the time being and wait for his news. The happenings in the outside world were not her main concern for now.
She thought she could live peacefully and waited for Ye Moxuan to bring her the latest update of what was going on in the outside world. In the beginning, she was quite anxious. However, as time went by, she felt as if it had become a habit that she eventually looked forward to the evening for Ye Moxuan to tell her any news.
Even if he didn’t talk about the matter with Han Xueyou after he came back, she wouldn’t ask about it.
If there was any update, she contemplated that he would not hide it from her.
Shen Qi kept waiting, and finally, she had gotten the news, but it was not from Ye Moxuan. It was from Han Xueyou who sent her a message, asking for a meetup.
For some unknown reason, Shen Qi felt unusually depressed when she read Han Xueyou’s message. She had a bad premonition that something was going to happen.
Both she and Han Xueyou were good friends for many years. After they talked things out last time, she thought that they would probably never meet again.
Hence, she replied, ‘I have nothing to say to you.’
‘Qi, don’t you want to see me for one last time?’
One last time?
Shen Qi’s heart sank when she read the text.
‘What do you mean?’
‘Just tell me if you’d like to see me!’
Han Xueyou was very tenacious, forcefully requesting to meet Shen Qi.
Shen Qi felt helpless. To be honest, she has a soft spot for Han Xueyou who had helped herself so much; she couldn’t bring herself to hate her. Han Xueyou’s somewhat bizarre text sounded as if she was going to commit suicide.
Well, if that was not the case, it would be the best; but, what if she did have a suicidal thought?
If something happened to her, Shen Qi would probably be remorseful for the rest of her life.
“Tell me the time and location.”
In the end, Shen Qi gave in, and it took a long time before Han Xueyou sent her an address.
After reading the address, she realized that it was a hotel. She frowned, the anxiety inside her intensified.
Shen Qi put away her phone and told Zhu Yun, “I need to go somewhere today. Can I go out?”
Zhu Yun froze for a moment before showing her a smile as she said, “Young Lady, it looks like you and Young Master do share a tacit understanding. He has just removed all the restrictions on you, so from now on, you can come and go as you please. By the way, he also appointed a chauffeur for you.”
Shen Qi hesitated before saying, “It’s really not necessary, but I do need you to take me to the gate because the layout here is so complex.”
“Don’t worry, Young Lady. I will bring you there later.”
After that, Shen Qi changed into casual clothes. Zhu Yun led her to the gate and upon seeing a car waiting by the gate, Shen Qi concluded that Zhu Yun had made all the arrangements for her.
“Young Lady, you can just inform the driver where you are going, and he will take you there.”
Initially, Shen Qi wanted to go there by herself. She thought the meetup was necessary since there were some things that she and Han Xueyou needed to talk through.
“Alright.”
After getting in the car, Shen Qi told the driver the address, “Excuse me, please take me here.”
“Young Lady, you are too polite. I will take you there immediately.”
The driver was a kind-looking elderly man who spoke very gently.
After Shen Qi arrived at the destination, she wanted the driver to go back, but the driver told her that he would be waiting for her downstairs. Then, he spoke again, sounding a little worried, “Young Lady, there are many people at the hotel. Why don’t I accompany you? If anything happens to you, it’s too big a responsibility for me to bear.”
Shen Qi wanted to reject his offer, but he continued, “You needn’t worry, Young Lady. I will wait outside the door.”
“I’m here to see a friend, and she said she is already here. Thank you so much, sir.”
“Just call me Mr. Jin.”
“Thank you, Mr. Jin.”
Shen Qi entered the hotel together with Mr. Jin, then took the elevator to the room Han Xueyou had told her earlier.
When they arrived, Shen Qi rang the doorbell, and Mr. Jin self-consciously stood in the corner. No one came to the door after Shen Qi rang the doorbell for a long time.
She sent a message to Han Xueyou, informing her arrival, but she didn’t receive any reply after a few minutes had passed.
The uneasiness in her heart intensified. When Shen Qi was about to call Han Xueyou, she found that the door was actually ajar and unlocked.
It seemed like a deliberate setup, waiting for her to come.
After halting for about five seconds, Shen Qi recomposed herself and entered the hotel room.
The room was eerily quiet and empty, and there was a bottle of red wine on the table.
The familiar peach-colored jacket and handbag were placed on the sofa, while a pair of high-heels were kicked aside. There was nothing unusual about the scene, but Shen Qi had a bad feeling.
“Xueyou? I’m here. Where are you?”
No one answered. The surroundings were so quiet that Shen Qi could even hear her own breathing.
“Xueyou, Han Xueyou, what the hell are you doing?” Shen Qi walked around the room, looking for Han Xueyou. When she passed the bathroom, she heard dripping sound, like drops of water falling on the ground.
Shen Qi stopped and slowly turned around to push open the bathroom door.
Blood drained from Shen Qi’s face as soon as she saw the scene in the bathroom, her face becoming as pale as a ghost under the lights. She trembled uncontrollably as she screamed out loud, “Xueyou!”
Mr. Jin stood by the door so that he could barge in the room in time in case something was off. He didn’t expect to hear Shen Qi’s screams so soon after she entered the room. Assuming that something might be wrong, he walked to the door and saw Shen Qi wobbly run toward him.
“M-Mr. Jin, quick, call an ambulance—”
Mr. Jin was clueless about what was going on, but Shen Qi’s pale face frightened him, so he quickly took out his cell phone and called an ambulance. Then, he rushed into the hotel room after he finished the call. “Young Lady, what happened?”
Shen Qi trembled with fright, but she tried to calm down and say, “Mr. Jin, come over here and help me.”
Mr. Jin followed her to the bathroom. Although he was an elderly man who had lived for half a century, he couldn’t help but stare in utter disbelief and break out in a cold sweat after witnessing the horrid scene in the bathroom.
