When Xu Xinchen heard Zhao Jun say that Sister Hua and the others were no longer outside, she simply nodded, indicating that Zhao Jun should leave.

When Zhao Jun saw that Xu Xinchen had her head down and clearly didn't want to talk to him anymore, the smile on his face disappeared instantly. He bent down to pick up the things scattered on the ground and sighed softly.

"Then you can stay here for now. I'll head out first. Don't worry, these people just want the money; they have no intention of killing you."

Xu Xinchen did not speak. In fact, after being kidnapped for so many days, the group still showed no intention of taking her out to exchange her for money, which made her deeply doubtful about her situation.

For some reason, she felt that her current situation was not as easy as Zhao Jun had described, and even had a sense that something was about to happen, as if something had quietly spiraled out of control without her knowledge.

Another day passed, and Xu Xinchen was still nowhere to be found. Chen Ningsheng stared coldly at the group of people who were still looking at him with guilty eyes.

"Still can't find anyone?" Chen Ningsheng asked coldly, his voice sounding extremely hoarse, as if he hadn't drunk water in a long time.

The person standing in front of Chen Ningsheng lowered his head in shame, his tone filled with self-reproach: "I'm sorry, President, we failed in our duties."

Chen Ningsheng stared at the person in front of him for a long time. Just when he saw the person trembling and thought he was about to be scolded, he suddenly laughed.

As he laughed, he suddenly stood up and approached the person step by step, his tone sounding extremely dangerous: "Can you tell me how exactly you did this?"

The man lowered his head and mumbled an explanation to Chen Ningsheng of everything he had done over the past few days. The more Chen Ningsheng listened, the colder his expression became.

"So you're trying to tell me that all the time and effort you've spent these past few days has been wasted?"

The other party had shame in their eyes. These past few days, they had been completely outmaneuvered by the kidnappers. Even though the president had pointed them in the right direction, some inexplicable clues would always pop up as they investigated, causing them to investigate in another direction.

By the time they realized they had fallen into the pit, it was too late. When they went back to investigate the original clues, they found that all the clues they had obtained had been erased.

Chen Ningsheng had a smile on his lips, but his eyes held no trace of happiness; instead, there was a deep chill that was so intense it almost froze everyone in the room into ice.

"Do you know how many days it's been? If we can't find anyone soon, you guys can stop working for me and just resign."

Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Ningsheng gave the final notice to the people in front of him, and they were instantly on edge upon hearing his words.

"Understood, President. Thank you for giving us one last chance." After saying that, the man immediately bowed to Chen Ningsheng: "There's no time to lose, we'll go and investigate the information right away."

After everyone had left, Chen Ningsheng finally removed his disguise, looking utterly dejected.

She lay down, her face filled with deep sorrow: "Baby, where are you..."

Half-asleep, Xu Xinchen felt as if she heard Chen Ningsheng's voice, the sadness in his tone almost bringing tears to her eyes.

“Ning… Ning Sheng… I, I’m here…” A small tear slid down Xu Xinchen’s cheek.

The door to the room, which had been locked, was suddenly kicked open forcefully, and Sister Hua walked in, her face full of displeasure: "What are you crying for? What are you crying for? What are you crying for in the middle of the night? Can't a person get any sleep?"

Xu Xinchen was startled awake by the loud sound of the door being kicked open. She looked around and realized that she was still in that small room with only walls on all sides. Only then did she realize that she had just been dreaming.

She stared intently at the wall in front of her, completely ignoring Sister Hua who was standing next to her throwing a tantrum.

Seeing Xu Xinchen's dazed expression, Sister Hua, who was standing to the side, could no longer contain her anger. She quickly walked over to Xu Xinchen and reached out to hit her.

Xu Xinchen simply didn't want to deal with Sister Hua; it wasn't that she didn't know what Sister Hua was doing. Therefore, as soon as Sister Hua approached her, she immediately took a quick step back, causing Sister Hua to miss her target.

Looking at the slap she had missed, Sister Hua sneered: "You ignore me when I talk to you, but you're quick to dodge a slap. I'm warning you, if you want to stay here peacefully, shut your mouth and stop disturbing people's sleep in the middle of the night, or I don't know what I might do."

Xu Xinchen still ignored Sister Hua. She turned her head to look at the whitewashed wall, her heart clenching tightly as she kept replaying the scene from her dream.

In his dream, Chen Ningsheng looked extremely haggard. Even in his sleep, his brows remained furrowed, not relaxed.

His face was contorted in furrows, and he kept calling her name.

Seeing Xu Xinchen's completely dazed expression, Sister Hua's brows furrowed instantly, and she asked with a hint of doubt, "What's wrong with you? Have you gone crazy from being locked up for too long? Why don't you respond when I talk to you?"

Xu Xinchen turned her head and gave Sister Hua a cold look: "If you didn't come here to let me out, then please leave now. I have nothing to say to you."

Upon hearing Xu Xinchen's arrogant words, Sister Hua's face turned ashen. She strode forward, ready to strike Xu Xinchen again.

Just then, the person whom Sister Hua and the others called the third brother suddenly walked up from behind, yawning as he walked.

"What's going on? Sister Hua, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? The banging and clanging noise is keeping me awake!"

Sister Hua turned her head and gave Lao San a cold look. Lao San trembled at that look and quickly put on a smile: "Sister Hua, what's wrong? It's nothing, it's nothing. You can do whatever you want. I'll keep an eye on her here. If she dares to resist, I'll help you."