“Yue, why would you think this way? In fact, Shen Qi becoming the Young Lady of the Han Family is beneficial to us. When she returns to her family, they’ll owe us a huge favor, and we can take advantage of it. We’ll become rich just like them!”
“No!” Shen Yue took a few steps back and covered her ears with her hands. “You don’t get it! You have never given me enough money! Even when you took Shen Qi’s money and gave it to me the last time, it was never enough! Mom, I don’t want to continue living this kind of lifestyle! Do you know how rich my classmates are and how capable their parents are?
I-I want to be just like them, but why does it have to be Shen Qi? Why is she being treated differently when I’m actually the more brilliant one?” Shen Yue couldn’t contain her fury anymore and shrieked, before turning around and running off.
“Yue!” Mrs. Shen wanted to stop her. However, Shen Yue was a young girl and she was fast in her stride. She disappeared into the surrounding as soon as she left the house.
Fine. She’s still a young girl who can’t yet see the bigger picture. It’s normal that she finds it unfair now. Once she comes around, she will understand that this matter is beneficial to us.
Thinking that her debts could be paid off, and that they could become rich from Shen Qi’s return to the Han Family, Mrs. Shen was ecstatic all over.
…
On the other hand, Shen Qi was in some deep mud now.
After getting a call from Yan, Ye Linhan soon arrived at the given place. “Where is she?” he asked solemnly.
Yan was on the verge of tearing up out of anxiety. “I couldn’t find her after a long search. She was still here when I made the call to you, but she disappeared the next moment… I can’t find her now, and I don’t know where she is. I’m sorry for failing to pay enough attention to her. If anything were to happen to her, I could never forgive myself!”
Ye Linhan took a look at Yan. Her eyes had turned red and she was on the brink of tearing up. She must be extremely anxious, and that was why he didn’t put the blame on her. He said gently, “Calm down. There’s no use in being anxious now. The urgent matter at hand now is that we must figure out where she is. You’re her best friend. Now calm down and think where else she might have gone to.”
“Where else?” Yan was startled by the question. She was indeed Shen Qi’s best friend, however, they hadn’t known each other for a long time, let alone actually understanding Shen Qi very thoroughly. That was why when she was asked where else Shen Qi might have gone to, she couldn’t come up with any answer.
Quite frankly, the person who knew Shen Qi best was Han Xueyou. Even though Han Xueyou had a bad personality, she had pretended to be a good girl and accompanied Shen Qi for a long time. She must have known more about Shen Qi through their contact with each other for years. Going to her was the best solution now.
However, it was not the right time to look for Han Xueyou as she and Shen Qi had become love rivals after a quarrel. Yan was afraid that Han Xueyou might play some tricks in this matter, thereby pushing Shen Qi deeper into mud.
Seeing Yan’s distressed look, Ye Linhan could already guess what was on her mind. After giving it a thought, he said gently, “Don’t fret even if you have no idea now. My men are coming and they will be searching around this area. They will report to us as soon as they find any clues.”
Yan looked at him with gratitude. “Thank you, Vice President Ye. I’m lucky to have you here, otherwise I’ll have no other solutions.”
“We’ll look around first, and don’t miss out on any corner.”
“Alright.”
They parted as soon as they finished. Yan thought Ye Linhan was right as she didn’t take a closer look at the corners. She could probably find Shen Qi if she paid more attention this time. Her hope was reignited with that thought in her mind as she searched for Shen Qi along the narrow lanes.
After taking a few steps forward, Ye Linhan’s phone suddenly rang. He picked it up and said, “How is it?”
It was Ye Zi over the phone. She said, “Vice President Ye, we have searched everywhere according to your order, but I believe that it would be better if you could get your hands on the surveillance cameras.”
Ye Linhan frowned upon hearing that. “She has been missing for not longer than one hour, so there is no point looking at the surveillance. Moreover, there are many blind spots in this area that are probably not within the range of the cameras. Get more men over and search every corner of this area, and don’t forget to ask the people from the shops and households along the way. Report to me as soon as you have more information.”
“Got it,” Ye Zi said.
After hanging up the call, Ye Linhan was worried as he looked around. Qi, please be safe.
After a long search, Shen Qi was still nowhere to be found. Ye Linhan was calm at first, but as time went by, he couldn’t help but feel anxious as well. Where are you, Shen Qi?
He halted his steps and took out his phone to call Yan.
He knew full well that if Yan had already found Shen Qi, she would have called him right away. However, he had the illusion that Yan might have found Shen Qi already, but she just couldn’t make a call in time.
Yan was excited when she received a call from Ye Linhan. “Vice President Ye! Have you found Qi?”
His illusion was crushed as soon as he heard what Yan said.
“I guess you haven’t…” Judging by his silence, Yan immediately understood that Ye Linhan hadn’t found Shen Qi. Her eyes became tearful in an instant as she said, “What can we do now? Even with so many people around, we are unable to find her. Where else can she go? Vice President Ye, it’s all my fault.”
Yan was rarely this out of control. Ye Linhan was flurried himself, and that was why when Yan was deep in self-blame, he didn’t know what he could say to console her. Failing to find Shen Qi, he was just as concerned. He looked around the place and pursed his lips, then said, “Don’t worry, I’ll find her. I definitely will.” He hung up the call as soon as he finished.
Ye Linhan continued with his search, thereupon he found a housewife who was living nearby and inquired about the matter. “I’m sorry to bother you, madam. Did you see a girl…” Ye Linhan briefly described Shen Qi’s clothing that Yan told him, as well as her facial features to the woman.
Seeing that the woman batted her eyes and looked a little dazed, Ye Linhan heaved a sigh in his heart. When he thought it was another futile inquiry, the woman suddenly said, “Oh, you’re looking for the girl in a white dress. I saw her!”
Ye Linhan was surprised and glad upon hearing that. “You saw her? Where?”
“I saw her entering a car. Oh, that car was gorgeous!”
“She entered a car?” Ye Linhan frowned. A gorgeous car? It was probably not a taxi, so whose car could it be?
Ye Linhan’s expression changed drastically when an idea flashed in his mind.
