On the phone, Jing Min's familiar and steady voice slowly came through:

"Are you awake?"

Chu Wuyang bit her lower lip tightly, remaining silent.

Jing Min seemed to have expected this, pausing for a moment, his tone tinged with a hint of helplessness:

"You were sleeping so soundly, I didn't have the heart to wake you. The bodyguard probably told you!"

"Yun Yang's condition suddenly became critical, and she had to be sent to the hospital..."

At this moment, Zhou Chen had quickly dressed and rushed out anxiously.

His face was filled with anxiety, and his eyes showed worry. He took a step forward.

He snatched the phone from Chu Wuyang's hand and asked impatiently:

"How about it?"

"Is it dangerous?"

"I know that the condition of this wound can range from minor to serious infection!"

Chu Wuyang was stunned by his sudden action and stood there dumbfounded.

She stared blankly as Zhou Chen bombarded her with questions, but since the phone wasn't on speakerphone, she couldn't hear the response from the other end.

After a moment, Zhou Chen's expression gradually calmed down, and he let out a long sigh of relief:

"Hmm... It's good that you're alright. Don't worry, I'll take good care of Little Sun."

Immediately afterwards, he raised an eyebrow slightly, with a hint of doubt:

"Oh, call her?"

He nodded quickly in response:

"Okay, sure."

Then, he turned to face Chu Wuyang, a fawning smile on his face, and handed her the phone:

"Here, take the phone back."

Chu Wuyang snapped out of her daze and looked at the phone Zhou Chen handed her. This time, it was as if a chord deep within her had been touched, and she instinctively refused.

Her eyes were cold, and she turned and went back to her room without saying a word, her back view exuding indifference and aloofness.

Zhou Chen watched her departing figure and called out twice in a daze:

"Hey, the phone's ringing! They're looking for you!"

It seems the person on the other end of the conversation is saying:

"She went back to her room..."

Before Chu Wuyang returned to her room, she could still hear Zhou Chen's soft, gloating voice behind her:

"Hey, you've got a hard time coaxing me this time. You just disappeared without a word and made people angry... haha."

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The next morning, Chu Wuyang woke up to find a silvery-white world outside her hotel window.

A chill seeped into the room like silk threads, and she instinctively curled up deeper into the blankets.

Only after moving to the other side of the bed and feeling the substantial coolness on her skin did she slowly turn over.

Her eyes were unfocused, and she seemed dazed for a moment.

A thought flashed through my mind: Oh! Jingmin didn't come home all night.

She immediately reached for her phone, the screen lit up, but there were no incoming calls or messages.

Last night, she inexplicably and willfully refused to answer Jingmin's call, assuming that given his temperament...

I will persevere and keep dialing until she turns off her phone.

Unexpectedly, the phone remained silent and blank.

Chu Wuyang raised her delicate eyebrows slightly, put down her phone,

I got up, threw back the covers, and drew the curtains wide open, wanting to get a better view from the window.

However, the distant snowscape was vast and boundless, burying everything and everything, making it impossible to see any open roads at all.

After Chu Wuyang finished washing up, she entered the restaurant and immediately saw Zhou Chen having a meal.

Zhou Chen looked energetic at this moment.

Upon seeing her arrive, his face beamed with a warm smile, and he waved to her:

"Hi! Good morning, little sun!"

Having said that, he tilted his head slightly, a mischievous glint in his eyes.

"Jingmin wasn't here last night, you probably didn't sleep well!"

Having said that, he didn't give Chu Wuyang a chance to respond, and casually picked up the exquisite silver tongs from the plate.

With a flourish of his arm, he pointed to the restaurant's enormous floor-to-ceiling window.

The heavy snow outside the window seemed to be swallowing up the whole world.

His voice carried a hint of feigned emotion:

"Look at this snow, it's like it's gone mad!"

"The roads outside are definitely blocked off, Jingmin is bound to be stuck here."

"But don't look so gloomy, he's not here,"

He leaned closer to Chu Wuyang, tilting his head to look at her.

"And there's my charming older brother here too!"

"Brother, I will definitely stay with you."

As he spoke, he picked up a Wagyu beef burger adorned with gold leaf and gently placed it on Chu Wuyang's plate.

He scooped up another spoonful of the tempting black caviar and placed it on the side, not forgetting to add a truffle omelet.

Chu Wuyang stood there, a hint of doubt on her face, her eyes fixed on Zhou Chen.

His lips were tightly closed, and he didn't utter a sound.

Zhou Chen noticed her gaze, his hands stopped abruptly, his brows furrowed slightly, and his eyes were full of questions:

Why aren't you eating?

"Not to your liking?"

As he spoke, he slowly lowered the tongs from his hand, the tongs making a soft sound as they touched the plate.

He spread his hands and said considerately.

"Then make whatever you like!"

Chu Wuyang remained silent, but her gaze became even more intense, as if she wanted to see something out of Zhou Chen's face.

Zhou Chen felt uneasy under her gaze.

I subconsciously went through my words and actions in my mind, but I didn’t notice anything unusual.

He hesitated for a moment, then stammered, "..."

Why...are you staring at me like that?

Is there something dirty on my face?

As he spoke, he raised his hand and groped his face haphazardly, muttering something under his breath.

"That's strange, there's nothing there."

Chu Wuyang walked gracefully to the dining table, her figure elegant. She extended her slender fingers...

She gently picked up a piece of bread, her movements elegant and composed, as if the world's troubles were none of her concern.

She tilted her head slightly, glancing casually at Zhou Chen, and said in a flat tone:

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