Chapter 113 Evaporation of the Human World

"What's the boss' name?"

Su Tang answered honestly, "My last name is Meng."

"Tell me in detail what else he said to you." Su Mi sat next to her with a cup in his hand, ready to ask her a few questions in detail.

"I just had a nice chat with him while we were dancing, and I left my contact information when I left. When I came back last night and saw that you were not feeling well, I thought of asking him if something happened in the bar."

"then?"

"He said the bar was haunted."

Su Mi had an illusion that this ghost...could it be talking about her?

She showed up in the bar yesterday, so there must have been surveillance there. Afterwards, Xiao Xuanjin would definitely ask someone to check the surveillance.

It is very likely that Xiao Xuanjin told the boss these words. Did Xiao Xuanjin think he had seen a ghost?

Or there is another possibility, this boss knows her... For those who knew her in Hwaseong, it would be weird, after all, she is dead in that identity.

The boss's surname is Meng, and among the people she knows... there is actually one...

The surname is Meng...that’s Meng Yuncheng.

Is he the bar owner?

However, she remembered that Meng Yuncheng and Xiao Xuanjin had never been on good terms with each other and should not appear in the same place at the same time.

"Tangtang, what's the boss's full name?"

"I don't know about this. I didn't ask specifically."

Regardless of whether her guess was right or not, Su Mi felt that it was not advisable to stay here for long.

It was a good thing that Xiao Xuanjin didn't believe that she was alive. If he did... then she shouldn't stay here and wait for him to come to her.

"Tangtang, pack your things quickly, we will go back to Jiangcheng tomorrow."

"Ah? Are you in such a hurry?"

"You're on vacation anyway, so it won't hurt if you go home and hang out for a while."

"Okay, I'll clean it up right away."

The next day, Su Mi and Su Tang set out early and boarded a private plane back to Jiangcheng.

…

At the same time, Xiao Xuanjin was looking for someone.

It was actually very easy to find Su Mi with his photo, and he quickly found out the school that Su Mi attended.

And the western-style house she bought near the school where she lived all year round.

Looking at this white western-style building that exuded splendor and luxury in every aspect, Xiao Xuanjin suddenly felt something was unreal.

I began to wonder if I had really gone in the wrong direction. Was that person really her?

Or rather, she never spoke a single truth before.

Thinking of this, he felt his chest becoming tight again.

The person was found, but ran away again.

He checked all the exit records and flights, but could not find anyone named Su Mi.

It's like the world has evaporated.

He used his connections to retrieve her school file, which contained very brief information, not revealing a single word about her family situation.

But that doesn't mean he has no way to investigate. He doesn't believe that he can't find any clues.

He wasted an extra week abroad looking for someone, and the person ran away. Now there are a lot of things waiting for him to deal with in China, so he had to return home first.

When he was about to leave, Meng Yuncheng suddenly called him, "Are you going back to China? Let's go together."

"You? Aren't you planning to develop abroad?"

"My little white rabbit has returned home. I have to go find her."

When he heard it was because of a woman, Xiao Xuanjin said unhappily, "Are you sure your little white rabbit is going back to Huacheng?"

“It seems not.”

"That's bullshit."

"Wait a minute, I'll ask and you'll know."

"...Uh, she went back to Jiangcheng."

"Then go back by yourself. It's not convenient."

Xiao Xuanjin hung up the phone and boarded a plane back to Hwaseong.

After landing, he went to the foundation's headquarters first and was busy dealing with the work that had been delayed for several days. By the time he finished his last video conference, it was already late at night.

The huge office was extremely quiet.

He walked to the floor-to-ceiling window. The hustle and bustle of the city gradually faded away, leaving only the faint flickering neon lights.

This is how he has been living these years, keeping himself busy all the time, like a spinning top, not giving himself a chance to breathe.

Now, he has finally become what everyone around him wants him to be, including himself, who is gradually immersed in it, with only work in his mind and nothing else.

His life was so peaceful that sometimes he even felt that he was a tireless work engine, and his daily task was to handle various tasks precisely without any distractions.

He once thought that he would live like this for the next few decades.

But now, even he had to admit that such peace seemed to have been broken.

Just like at this moment, what he was thinking about was... where is that woman now.

It's ridiculous why he would be influenced by her again.

The wound that had been sealed for a long time and had already festering had long been ruthlessly cut out by him. That time, blood flowed to the bone. Now, the empty wound is both a mockery of the past madness and a ridiculous scar of the years.

He sneered, calmed down, and prepared to light a cigarette to calm himself down.

Then the cell phone rang suddenly.

After picking up the phone, Xu Ke's voice came from the other end, "Son, where are you?"

"company."

"It's so late, are you still working?"

"Um."

Xiao Xuanjin turned on the speakerphone of his mobile phone and placed it on the cabinet beside him. With a cigarette in his mouth, he took out a lighter with one hand and a cluster of flames rose with a "click". Sparks flowed at the tail of the cigarette and smoke rings curled up.

"There's never an end to work, and you can't stay like this for long."

"Mom, what do you want?" Xiao Xuanjin had already anticipated what he would hear next, so he asked about the matter directly without any hesitation in his tone.

Xu Ke on the other end knew that he didn't like to hear this, and sighed that he had become like this, so she was forced to suppress her long-winded speech, "I want to ask you, are you going to Jiangcheng soon?"

Xiao Xuanjin remembered that he was going there to discuss a business deal recently, "Yes."

"It's like this. You're not a child anymore. I've discussed it with your father and it's time to think about your life. The daughter of Jiangcheng's richest man, Su Boren, is going to hold a homecoming banquet. His daughter just came back from abroad and has good conditions in all aspects. I thought, since you're going to Jiangcheng anyway, just go and attend. I've already asked someone to send the invitation letter to your residence."

Xiao Xuanjin couldn't understand what his mother meant. He hated the feeling of being dominated. "Mom, I told you I don't want to get married."

"If you don't get married, do you plan to be a bachelor for the rest of your life? Your father and I only have you as our son. Do you want the Xiao family to end up with you and exterminate your descendants? You are being unfilial."

"I'm not going anyway."

"Okay, I won't force you to get married or anything. Can't you just go and attend the wedding for us? Su Boren is a well-known figure there, and we can't lose our manners."

Xiao Xuanjin took these words to heart, "...Okay, I understand."

[Today's update is a little late, please forgive me! mua! ]