How is she going to get out of here? Can she really escape?

She harbored her doubts, but her steps did not falter.

Shen Yan wasn't so lucky. The kidnappers never intended to kidnap her in the first place. They were already angry, so they were naturally rude to Shen Yan.

Shen Yan's mouth was covered, so she couldn't speak.

Even with her mouth covered, she didn't stop making noise, and the robbers were so annoyed by her that they knocked her unconscious with a blow.

It's impossible for outsiders to have been completely unaware of the simultaneous disappearance of two people.

At least Gu Xijue received news that Qiao Zhen and Shen Yan had been kidnapped. He had ordered Shen Yan's kidnapping, so he naturally knew where she was.

As for Qiao Zhen, he couldn't understand who wanted to kidnap her!

Just as he was using his connections to find Qiao Zhen, he received a text message with only one address. He knew immediately that it was from the robbers. Without hesitation, he went alone to the location they had given him.

Upon arriving at his destination, he discovered that the person who had been kidnapped was not Qiao Zhen, but Shen Yan.

If Chen Yan is here, then where did Qiao Zhen go?

Seeing Gu Xijue appear, Shen Yan's eyes filled with hope, hoping that he could save her.

At this moment, Gu Xijue suddenly thought of something and looked at Shen Yan in disbelief.

Since Shen Yan is here, is Qiao Zhen over there? Thinking about his arrangements, Gu Xijue felt extremely flustered.

He wanted to save Qiao Zhen, but he had no choice but to cooperate with the robbers to save Shen Yan.

Shen Yan wanted to kill Qiao Zhen, and the robbers, having received the money, naturally wouldn't let them go.

After getting the money, the robber told Gu Xijue to go find Shen Yan. He had his men count the banknotes and, after confirming that they were all genuine, he walked towards Gu Xijue and his men.

At this moment, Shen Yan untied Gu Xijue and, seeing the robber's actions, hurriedly gave a secret signal.

The robber hesitated for a moment when he heard her words.

Gu Xijue also became suspicious, and Shen Yan knew that it would be troublesome to explain later, but saving her life was the priority at the moment.

He could tell she was hiding something from him, but Gu Xijue also knew this wasn't the time to investigate the truth.

Seeing the robber's actions, he turned around and kicked the robber, then grabbed Shen Yan and ran.

His car was parked outside, and as soon as they got in, Gu Xijue drove off.

When he fled, he didn't forget to take the box containing the money with him.

"I hope you'll put this into words carefully," Gu Xijue said coldly to Shen Yan as he left.

Knowing that she was doomed, Shen Yan did not hide anything and revealed her entire plan.

After hearing what Chen Yan said, he cursed her in his heart as stupid.

The thought that the robbers he had hired were no better than him made him even more depressed.

The two people in the car fell silent for a moment, and the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

Gu Xijue called the robbers, but the line was busy and no one answered.

Nonsense, the robbers are searching the world for people, they don't have time to answer the phone!

Perhaps it was Qiao Zhen's destiny to survive. As she walked up the mountain, she encountered campers and asked them to call the police so she could escape.

When Lu Zheng led his men to the abandoned factory, they found it empty except for the car that had taken Qiao Zhen away, which was still parked at the entrance.

Looking at the deserted factory where no one was there, Lu Zheng had a bad feeling.

They immediately sent people to search the surrounding area. The robbers, who couldn't find anyone to return, saw the people who had appeared there and dared not come back. They could only sneak away.

Lu Zheng was frantic with searching for the person, while Qiao Zhen returned home under police escort.

She lay on the sofa, feeling a bit dramatic, like she was dreaming, staring at the ceiling. She had no idea where her phone was, or what was happening outside.

I wonder if Lu Zheng knows she's missing. Just then, the doorbell rang.

She got up and went to the door. Through the peephole, she saw Gu Xijue standing anxiously at the door, muttering something to himself from time to time.

Seeing it was him, and his anxious appearance, she mistakenly thought that Gu Xijue had come looking for her because he couldn't reach her.

"Zhenzhen! That's great, you're really alright." As soon as Qiao Zhen opened the door, Gu Xijue saw the joy on her face and breathed a sigh of relief.

The robber called him and said the person had escaped, so he drove over immediately, praying all the way that nothing bad would happen.

It wasn't until he saw Qiao Zhen that his heart, which had been hanging in mid-air, finally settled down.

Hearing Gu Xijue's words, Qiao Zhen felt a sense of relief, as if she had escaped a disaster. But Gu Xijue's words also made her feel very strange.

What did he mean by that? Does it mean that everyone outside knows she's been kidnapped?

That shouldn't be the case. When the police were called, they didn't react at all. How did he get the information?

Meeting her questioning gaze, Gu Xijue said to her, "I received news that two people have gone missing. I called you, but I couldn't reach you. I was worried that something had happened to you."

Gu Xijue explained to her, half-truthfully, that he wasn't lying. He knew two people were missing, and he learned it from others. As for the phone calls, he had indeed made contact with them.

"Wouldn't everyone outside know about this?" Qiao Zhen frowned. If everyone outside knew, wouldn't the Lu Group be embroiled in controversy again?

If people knew that employees of the Lu Group had gone missing after attending the anniversary celebration, they would definitely doubt the Lu Group's security system, and there would be widespread panic within the company.

Seeing Qiao Zhen like this, Gu Xijue immediately knew what she was worried about. Seeing how much she cared for Lu Zheng, he was consumed by jealousy.

"You're still worried about whether this will affect the Lu Group, without thinking about yourself at all. Don't you know the Lu Group's security system? If it weren't for someone cooperating, how could anyone have taken you away right under the noses of the Lu Group's security!"

He was furious that Qiao Zhen was so considerate of Lu Zheng, so his face darkened and his tone was not very pleasant.

Qiao Zhen didn't notice anything wrong with him, and only thought that he said such things because he was worried about her.

"Xi Jue..." She wanted to say something more, but Gu Xi Jue interrupted her.

"Zhenzhen, you really don't suspect anything? Chenyan has also disappeared. I checked the surveillance footage, and their methods were very clever. The footage didn't even show their license plate number. To go this far, what else could it be but an internal problem?"

"You've done so much lately, do you really think that person can tolerate you? Not to mention you still have so much evidence against that person."

Upon hearing Gu Xijue's words, Qiao Zhen's face instantly turned deathly pale. She hadn't considered this connection; since Lu Zheng hadn't brought up the matter again, she assumed it was over.

So, Lu Zheng knows she has the evidence from back then, and he wants to hire someone to kill her?

She shook her head. Impossible. If Lu Zheng really wanted to kill her, he wouldn't have waited until the anniversary celebration. After all, if something happened at the anniversary celebration, it would affect the Lu family business.

"You're too naive. He took advantage of this very psychology, which is why he dared to make a move after the event!"