Chapter 223 Xin Xin is...his daughter?

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Lin Yanlin slumped back onto the sofa, clutching his heart. Whether he could salvage his image in front of Zhao Yan depended on this one tremor!

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Phoenix Villa

A man and a woman are standing face to face.

The air was so quiet you could hear each other breathing.

Lin Wei's eyes darkened slightly. She wanted to say something, but her throat felt like it was blocked with cotton, and she couldn't say anything.

Is she in a relationship?

It seems so, yet it also seems not.

She and Gu Jingcheng were like two lonely boats on the sea, their encounter brief.

But they couldn't withstand the slightest storm, and eventually, they had to go their separate ways.

But how could she tell Shi Yanzhou?

Shi Yanzhou saw her averted gaze and understood. A sharp, clear pain shot through his heart.

He understands everything.

The desire to bind her name firmly to his own burned fiercely in his chest.

It burned away all his reason and restraint.

He couldn't control himself.

Shi Yanzhou avoided the topic, his voice very soft.

With a desperate plea.

"Weiwei, regarding the engagement party, do you have any specific ideas or preferred style?"

“My father… his condition is not good. The doctor said he needs to rest and cannot be subjected to any more stimulation.”

His biggest wish is to see me settle down, start a family, and settle down.

us……"

"I'm fine with anything, as long as it's up to my uncle. I can accommodate his schedule."

"But between us..."

Lin Wei interrupted the man's hesitation.

They had already agreed to pretend to be engaged.

Now that my uncle is seriously ill, this charade must continue, no matter what.

Shi Yanzhou lowered his eyelashes, his thick lashes concealing the surging pain in his eyes.

His voice was low and hoarse, as if it had been sanded.

"……I see."

"Thank you... thank you for being willing to help me."

He knew it was just a self-deceiving illusion.

Even if it's a desperate measure, he doesn't want to wake up from this dream built on lies.

I'd rather indulge in this false warmth and pretend to possess it.

"Weiwei, if we get engaged tomorrow, is it okay if you're here?"

"I...don't want my father to wait too long..."

"good..."

Everything about Blue City made her want to escape for a while.

It's better to go back now...

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When Gu Jingcheng returned to Phoenix Villa,

The room was empty.

Tonight I have dinner with several important business partners of Greentown.

Details regarding the advancement of several key projects for Jingcheng Group have been finalized.

He drank a few too many glasses of alcohol during the social event.

Qiu Chengti had booked a hotel room, but he was filled with anxiety.

My eyelids kept twitching, and the dizziness from the alcohol couldn't suppress my panic.

Let the driver take him back to the villa.

Gu Jingcheng rubbed his slightly dizzy forehead, his voice hoarse from drinking.

"Weiwei, I'm back."

The only response he received was silence.

He frowned and went straight upstairs.

He fumbled to turn on the master bedroom light. Soft light poured down, revealing a neatly made bed, but no one was there.

A sense of panic began to spread through his chest.

Gu Jingcheng trembled as he took out his phone and opened Lin Wei's WeChat chat.

The message was still the one he sent out in the evening.

"Weiwei, I have a dinner party tonight, I'll be back later."

There was no reply from her below.

Even when she's very busy, she'll still reply with an "Mm".

He frantically dialed her number.

A cold female voice came through the receiver:

"Hello, the number you dialed is currently out of service. Please try again later..."

Gu Jingcheng stood stiffly at the door, a familiar sense of fear suddenly washing over him.

Five years ago, he returned to the Genting Villa in the same way.

She could not be found either, and her phone could not be reached.

She disappeared from his world and was gone for five years.

Gu Jingcheng sobered up considerably in an instant and stumbled out of the bedroom.

Study, guest room, even balcony, dressing room...

He frantically searched the villa for any trace of her.

The fear of losing her gnawed at his heart.

After searching around, Gu Jingcheng slumped into the living room sofa in despair.

The tall figure appeared fragile and disheveled in the dim light.

"Weiwei...where are you..."

"Don't do this... don't do this to me anymore..."

The cell phone in my trouser pocket suddenly rang.

Gu Jingcheng's eyes lit up.

He suddenly pulled out his phone and answered the call.

"Weiwei, where are you?"

Gu Qingwan was stunned for a moment, then couldn't suppress her excitement.

They didn't care at all who he had just called out to.

"Jingcheng, guess whose child Xinxin is?"

Gu Jingcheng felt his temples throbbing and his voice became hoarse.

"Sis, I don't have time to guess right now. Is there something you need? I'm very busy."

"What's there to be busy about? Nothing is more important than this."

"I'm telling you, Xin Xin is your daughter. The paternity test results just came back, and the match rate is 99.99%."