Zhu Mingyue frowned in confusion: "What do I know?"

Xiao Chen: "You know about Mr. Zhu's trip abroad! Miss Jinzhao suddenly fell ill last night, and Mr. Zhu sent her abroad for treatment overnight. Didn't you know about this?"

"..." Zhu Mingyue looked at him blankly, clearly unaware.

He smiled helplessly and patiently explained, "President Zhu left the capital last night. Things were probably too urgent, so he didn't have time to tell you immediately. You can call President Zhu directly if you need anything. He should be back when he's done."

"...He left the capital last night?" Zhu Mingyue narrowed her eyes, her expression somewhat mocking. "But why did I see him at home today?"

"I saw him today?" Xiao Chen was stunned. "Miss Mingyue, how could that be?"

He took out his phone from the inside pocket of his suit jacket, pulled up his WeChat chat with Zhu Xingye, and showed it to Zhu Mingyue.

“Ms. Mingyue, Mr. Zhu finished explaining the work to me at three o'clock in the morning. He was already at the airport preparing to board the plane at that time. How could he still be at home today? Are you sure you're not mistaken?”

"..."

Zhu Mingyue looked at his phone without saying a word.

The WeChat chat logs that Xiao Chen retrieved are real, and it's also true that Zhu Xingye was still at the Zhu family home today. Xiao Chen wasn't lying; the one who lied was Zhu Xingye.

To conceal the fact that he had imprisoned Zhu Jinzhao, he lied to the outside world, claiming that Zhu Jinzhao's disappearance was due to a sudden illness and that she had been sent abroad for medical treatment. He also claimed that his own escape was because he wanted to accompany Zhu Jinzhao to receive treatment abroad.

In that case, Zhu Xingye is unlikely to appear at the Zhu Group anytime soon. He knows that if he does, he will face entanglement from Zhu Mingyue and Shi Jing.

"……I see."

Zhu Mingyue didn't say anything more. She put her sunglasses back on, turned around, and walked back to the elevator.

Xiao Chen: "If Miss Mingyue needs anything, she can call President Zhu directly. That would be more convenient!"

"..."

Zhu Mingyue ignored him.

"bite--"

The elevator doors closed slowly, and then the elevator descended at a steady speed.

One minute later, Zhu Mingyue returned to the lobby of the Zhu Group.

She took out her phone from her pocket and called Zhu Xingye as she walked out.

"Beep...beep...beep..."

After three rings, Zhu Xingye answered the phone.

"Hello?"

"Zhu Xingye, where are you!" Zhu Mingyue not only called him by his name directly, but also spoke to him in a very harsh tone.

"Sigh..." He sighed on the other end of the phone, saying helplessly, "Mingyue, you're not allowed to talk to your older brother like that, it's very impolite."

"I don't care about you!" Zhu Mingyue said with a dark face. "I've said it before, as long as you don't let Chaochao off the hook, as long as you don't reflect on your mistakes, I will never call you brother again!"

"If you're so confident, why did you run off to hide abroad?"

"Hmph..." Zhu Xingye still had the mood to laugh, "Mingyue, your brother came abroad because he has very important matters to attend to, not to hide from anyone."

"Don't give me that!" Zhu Mingyue didn't believe a word she said. "You have nothing to do and you didn't go abroad at all! Tell me, where are you?"

Zhu Xingye: "Why is Mingyue asking this? Is there something you need from your elder brother?"

"Of course I have something to say! Why would I be looking for you if I didn't?" Zhu Mingyue rolled her eyes at the air and walked angrily to Li Weiwan and Shi Jing.

"I have something very important to discuss with you. No matter where you are hiding, come out right now, I need to see you!"

Zhu Mingyue spoke these words in a great hurry, as if she really had something very urgent to tell Zhu Xingye.

But Zhu Xingye remained unmoved.

“It’s the same to talk about it on the phone. There’s no need for Mingyue to see her brother.”

"Yes!" Zhu Mingyue said stubbornly and forcefully, "I must see you today! Come out now!"

Zhu Xingye chuckled: "Big brother is abroad right now, why did you come out so quickly?"

Zhu Mingyue: "Stop lying to me! I know you didn't go abroad at all, and Chaochao isn't sick!"

"Yes," Zhu Xingye admitted frankly. "So?"

"So you can come out and see me right now!" Zhu Mingyue gritted her teeth, her voice laced with obvious sarcasm. "Zhu Xingye, since you dared to do something like this, don't cower and hide. You don't even dare to stay at the Zhu Group, aren't you being a bit too cowardly?"

“Heh,” Zhu Xingye laughed again, not buying Zhu Mingyue’s act at all. “Mingyue, if you really want to see me that much, just buy a plane ticket to Germany. When you come to Germany, I will arrange a time to see you.”

"I'll go to Germany my ass!" Zhu Mingyue was already impatient, and now that Zhu Xingye had tricked her by the nose, she couldn't suppress her temper any longer.

"Zhu Xingye, are you taking me for a fool? There's not a soul in Germany, why would I go there?"

Zhu Xingye didn't answer, only casually replying, "Oh dear, it's almost time. I need to go to the ward to take care of Chaochao. Goodbye, Mingyue."

After saying that, Zhu Xingye hung up the phone without waiting for Zhu Mingyue's reaction.

"Liar! Liar!"

While cursing, Zhu Mingyue continued to call Zhu Xingye, but he didn't answer any of her calls.

"What, he really went abroad?" Li Weiwan asked.

“No.” Zhu Mingyue put down her phone, sighed, and rubbed her forehead. “He probably guessed we would cause him trouble, so he ran away to hide a long time ago. Going abroad was just an excuse; he’s definitely with Chaochao now.”

"We probably won't be able to find him, let's try another way."

"...Huh? Where are your second and third brothers?" Shi Jing paused for a few seconds, then her eyes suddenly lit up. "It's been over twenty hours, your second and third brothers should be almost done with their work by now, right?"

Zhu Mingyue nodded: "They've indeed finished their work. They just sent me a WeChat message. So, are you trying to get something from them?"

Shi Jing's face darkened, and he grunted, "Zhu Xingye has already gone into hiding. We won't be able to find him anytime soon. He has the guts to confess his filthy thoughts to you, but he would never dare to say this to your second and third brothers."

“Your second and third brothers probably believed his nonsense and thought he really went to Germany to accompany Chaochao for treatment. So our only option now is to go to your second and third brothers and ask them for ‘help’.”

"...They don't know the truth of this matter, so how can they help us?" Zhu Mingyue frowned, not understanding Shi Jing's thoughts.

Instead of answering, Shi Jing asked, "What do your second and third brothers think of me? If I confess my feelings for Chaochao to them, will they allow me to become Chaochao's boyfriend?"