Meanwhile, Ni Sitian received a call from Xu Tingchuan.

She glanced at the time; it was already 10:30.

When Xu Tingchuan mentioned seeing Xiang Zhilan in the suburbs, Ni Sitian's heart skipped a beat.

"Come back first, then I'll talk to you." Ni Sitian walked to the curtains, glanced downstairs, and saw Ah Chao get out of the car and walk into the hotel.

Are you coming up here to look for me so soon?

Ni Sitian frowned. It was earlier than she had originally expected, and she wondered if Zhi Lan had boarded the ship yet.

I'm afraid they won't get far, so I'll get a speedboat and chase after them.

"Ni Sitian, are you hiding something from me?" Xu Tingchuan sensed something was wrong and his brows furrowed.

"Come to the Jinzhao Hotel right now and save me, I'm in deep trouble." Ni Sitian said, then hung up the phone and left the private room.

She happened to run into Ah Chao, who was clearly surprised to see her. "Mrs. Xu."

"Did your Mr. Shen send you to urge someone?" Ni Sitian smiled and teased.

"No, it's just that it's almost eleven o'clock now, and it would be better for Madam to go home and rest early since she's pregnant." Ah Chao still remembered the last time Xiang Zhilan fell and everyone was severely punished, so he was being extra cautious.

"I see. But they're having a lively chat inside right now." Ni Sitian hesitated for a moment, then relented and said, "Why don't you wait a little longer? I'll definitely be back before midnight."

Ah Chao felt something was strange, but Ni Sitian was Xu Tingchuan's wife and Xiang Zhilan's good friend, so he naturally couldn't possibly harm her. He could only nod in agreement.

Ni Sitian smiled, turned around and went into the private room.

Ah Chao simply stopped going downstairs and waited at the window at the end of the corridor.

Suddenly, I realized what was strange. Ni Sitian and Xiang Zhilan are different ages, so why are they having a class reunion together?

But he couldn't go in, in case there was a misunderstanding and his wife's classmates thought that her husband was keeping a close watch on her.

After Ni Sitian dismissed A-Chao, she hadn't even had a chance to breathe a sigh of relief when Zhi Lan's phone rang.

She hesitated for a moment, then answered, her voice feigning a change in tone: "Hello?"

"Where's Zhilan?" Shen Mu asked immediately when he heard that it wasn't his wife's voice.

"She went to the bathroom," Ni Sitian said in a deliberately high-pitched voice.

Shen Muzhi was driving when he heard the voice and thought it sounded familiar. He frowned and asked, "Ni Sitian?"

Ni Sitian's heart was in her throat; she hadn't expected to be recognized so quickly.

"What are you up to?" Shen Muzhi's uneasy premonition grew stronger. He thought he would be relieved after Su Yan was rescued, but he wasn't. He suddenly felt very anxious to see Xiang Zhilan, so he drove over directly.

"I have a cold. Zhi Lan is in the bathroom. I'll have her call you later." Ni Sitian was already extremely nervous and hurriedly hung up the phone.

Shen Muzhi gripped the steering wheel tightly and stepped on the gas, increasing the car's speed.

Knowing she was about to reach her limit, and not wanting to implicate Zhi Lan's classmates, Ni Sitian told them to disperse and go back first.

As so many people came out of the private room, A-Chao turned around and hurried over to help Xiang Zhilan.

He then saw a pregnant woman wearing the same clothes as Xiang Zhilan, with a beanie on her head. After a moment of surprise, he hurried into the private room, only to find it empty.

"Mrs. Xu!" Ah Chao ran up to Ni Sitian and asked anxiously, "Where is our wife?"

Ni Sitian hadn't expected to be waiting outside the whole time. She racked her brains and pointed to the bathroom, saying, "Didn't you see? She went into the bathroom."