Chapter 113: Evaporated

"What's the boss's name?"

Su Tang answered honestly, "My last name is Meng."

"Tell me in more detail what else he said to you." Su Mi sat next to her with a cup in hand, ready to ask her a few more questions.

"I just had a nice chat with him while we were dancing, and I left my contact information when I left. When I came back last night and saw that you didn't look well, I thought of asking him if something happened at the bar."

"Then?"

"He said the bar was haunted."

Su Mi had an illusion that this ghost...could it be talking about her?

She appeared in the bar yesterday, so there must be surveillance footage there. Afterwards, Xiao Xuanjin will definitely ask someone to check the surveillance footage.

The boss said this, most likely because Xiao Xuanjin told him this. Did Xiao Xuanjin think he saw a ghost?

Or there is another possibility, this boss knows her... For those who knew her in Huacheng, it would be ridiculous, after all, she is dead in that identity.

This boss's surname was Meng, and among the people she knew... there was actually one...

The surname is Meng...that's Meng Yuncheng.

Is he the bar owner?

However, she remembered that Meng Yuncheng and Xiao Xuanjin had always been at odds with each other and should not appear in the same place at the same time.

"Tangtang, what's the boss's full name?"

"I don't know about this. I didn't ask specifically."

Regardless of whether her guess was right or not, Su Mi felt that it was not advisable to stay here for long.

It was a good thing that Xiao Xuanjin didn't believe that she was alive. If he did believe it... then she shouldn't have stayed here and waited for him to come to her.

"Tangtang, pack your things quickly, we'll go back to Jiangcheng tomorrow."

"Ah? So anxious?"

"You're on vacation anyway, so it won't hurt to go home and play for a while."

"Okay, I'll clean it up right away."

The next day, Su Mi and Su Tang set off early and boarded a private plane back to Jiangcheng.

…

At the same time, Xiao Xuanjin was looking for someone.

It was actually very easy to find Su Mi with his photo, and he quickly found out the school Su Mi attended.

And the Western-style house she bought near the school where she lives all year round.

Looking at this white Western-style building that exudes splendor and luxury everywhere, Xiao Xuanjin suddenly felt that it was a little unreal.

I began to doubt whether I had really gone in the wrong direction. Was that person really her?

Or maybe she never spoke a word of truth before.

Thinking of this, he felt a tightness in his chest again.

The person was found, but ran away again.

He checked all the exit records and flights, but couldn't find anyone named Su Mi.

It's like he disappeared from the face of the earth.

He used his connections to retrieve her school file, which was very simple and did not reveal a single word about her family situation.

But that doesn't mean he has no way to investigate. He doesn't believe that he can't find any clues.

He wasted an extra week abroad looking for someone, and the person ended up running away. Now there are a lot of things waiting for him to deal with in China, so he had to return home first.

Before leaving, Meng Yuncheng suddenly called him, "Are you going back to China? Let's go together."

"You? Aren't you planning to develop abroad?"

"My little white rabbit has returned home. I have to go find her."

When he heard it was because of a woman, Xiao Xuanjin said angrily, "Are you sure your little white rabbit is going back to Huacheng?"

“It seems not.”

"What the hell is that?"

"Wait a minute, I'll ask and you'll know."

"...Uh, she went back to Jiangcheng."

"Then go back by yourself. It's not on your way."

Xiao Xuanjin hung up the phone and boarded a plane back to Huacheng.

After landing, he first went to the consortium headquarters to deal with the work that had been delayed for several days. By the time he finished his last video conference, it was already late at night.

The huge office was in complete silence.

He walked to the floor-to-ceiling window. The hustle and bustle of the city gradually faded away, leaving only the faint flickering neon lights.

This is how he has been living all these years, keeping himself busy all the time, like a spinning top, not giving himself a chance to breathe.

Now, he has finally become what everyone around him wants him to be, including himself, who has gradually immersed himself in it, with only work in his mind and nothing else.

His life was so peaceful that sometimes he even felt that he was a tireless work engine, whose daily task was to handle various tasks accurately without any distractions.

He once thought that he would spend the next few decades living like this.

But now, even he had to admit that such tranquility seemed to have been broken by someone.

Just like at this moment, what he was thinking about was... where is that woman now.

It's ridiculous why he would be influenced by her again.

The wound that had been covered in dust for a long time and had already festered was ruthlessly cut out by him. That time, blood flowed to the bone. Now, the empty wound is both a mockery of his former madness and a ridiculous scar left by the years.

He sneered, calmed down, and prepared to light a cigarette to calm himself down.

Then the cell phone rang suddenly.

After picking up the phone, a voice with permission came from the other end, "Son, where are you?"

"company."

"It's so late, are you still busy working?"

"Um."

Xiao Xuanjin turned on the speakerphone of his mobile phone and placed it on the cabinet beside him. With a cigarette in his mouth, he took out a lighter with one hand and a "click" a flame rose. Sparks flowed at the end of the cigarette and smoke rings curled out.

"You're never done with work, and you can't stay like this for long."

"Mom, what's the matter?" Xiao Xuanjin had already anticipated what he would hear next, so he asked about the business directly without any hesitation in his tone.

Xu Ke on the other end knew that he didn't like to hear this, and sighed that he had become like this now, so he was forced to suppress his long-winded speech. "I want to ask you, are you going to Jiangcheng soon?"

Xiao Xuanjin remembered that he was going there to discuss a business deal recently, "Yes."

"Look, you're not a child anymore. I've discussed it with your father, and it's time to consider your lifelong event. The daughter of Jiangcheng's richest man, Su Boren, is about to hold a homecoming banquet. His daughter just returned from abroad and has good conditions in all aspects. I thought, since you are going to Jiangcheng anyway, why not attend? I have someone send the invitation to your residence."

Xiao Xuanjin couldn't understand the meaning behind his mother's words. He hated the feeling of being dominated. "Mom, I told you I don't want to get married."

"If you don't get married, do you plan to be single for the rest of your life? Your father and I only have you as our son. Do you want the Xiao family to be extinct if you pass it on to us? You're being unfilial."

"I'm not going anyway."

"Okay, I won't force you to get married or anything. Can't you just go and attend the wedding on our behalf? Su Boren is a well-known figure over there, and we can't lose our manners, right?"

Xiao Xuanjin took these words to heart, "...Okay, I understand."

[I'm updating today, so the update is a little late, please forgive me! mua! ]