He had just caught his breath when Fu Huaijin's phone rang.
It was just an ordinary ringtone, but it sounded particularly jarring in the quiet basement.
Fu Huaijin was panting heavily, his eyes showing exhaustion, and he drowsily gave Chu Juan a look, signaling him to answer the phone.
Chu Juan put down what he was holding, walked over and picked up his phone. When he saw the note on it, his eyes paused for a few seconds.
When the phone rang for the fifth time, he pressed the answer button, his voice gentle, as if the cold and stern person from just moments before was not him.
"Hello... Xiaoying."
"Brother Chu Juan? Where is Brother Huai Jin?" Liu Ying's voice was as usual, but if you listened carefully, you could still tell that there was a hint of nervousness in her words.
Both sides were very quiet, so quiet that you could hear each other breathing.
Chu Juan's gaze fell on Fu Huaijin. Ever since they learned that this woman was impersonating Su Yuxi, they had been wary of her.
They didn't reveal a single thing about what happened today to anyone, and then she called at this very moment.
It's hard not to suspect her motives.
"He just went to sleep. Let's talk about it tomorrow."
Everyone knows that Fu Huaijin can hardly sleep soundly at night, so there's a clear flaw in his statement, and the person on the other end doesn't believe him.
"Going to sleep? So early?"
"Can I ask Brother Huaijin to answer the phone? There's a problem with a batch of goods at the arsenal, and we need him to come out and resolve it immediately." Her tone gradually became anxious, as if she was really in a hurry.
The two looked at each other, knowing that the other person wouldn't give up until he got definite information.
At his instruction, Chu Juan paused for a few minutes before putting the phone to Fu Huaijin's ear.
"What is it?" Fu Huaijin clenched his teeth, his arms tense, and he tried his best to control his breathing, making his voice sound as normal as possible.
When the person on the other end heard his voice clearly, they paused for a moment, their voice carrying a hint of uncertainty: "Brother Huaijin, I'm sorry to disturb your sleep. It's just that there's a problem with the parameters of a batch of goods at the factory. Do you have time now to come and take a look?"
Fu Huaijin is usually quite weak during the day and rarely appears in public. He usually handles things at the factory at night, but coincidentally, something happened today.
After waiting a long time without any response from the other person, she tentatively asked again:
"Brother Huaijin, are you feeling unwell?"
She practically said, "Has your illness gotten worse again?"
Fu Huaijin's eyes suddenly sharpened, and his tone turned cold and hard. He showed unprecedented dissatisfaction with her sudden concern: "No, just do your job well. Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask. Let Feng Ba handle things."
Seeing that he was angry, Liu Ying quickly spoke up to explain, "Brother Huaijin, that's not what I meant. I was just concerned about your health."
"As long as I make sure you're alright, that's all that matters. I'll handle the rest with Feng Ba. You take good care of yourself..."
Before she could finish speaking, the other end of the line hung up.
Liu Ying stared blankly at the disconnected phone for a few seconds before snapping out of her daze. She immediately abandoned her previous cautiousness, tossed the phone aside, and went upstairs alone.
Fu Huaijin's breathing became rapid again. It seemed that the intense suppression he had just endured had backfired. He coughed a few times, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.
Chu Juan did not take any measures because it would be useless no matter what he did; he could only rely on himself to endure it.
"Investigate everyone who handled this shipment thoroughly." He never believed in accidents, yet one still happened. It can only be said that his incompetence was to let them really have such a long reach.
"Okay." Chu Juan responded, glanced at the data displayed on the screen, and turned back to continue preparing the medicine for him.
Su Yuxi, who had disappeared for nearly a month, is now hiding on the cliff face.
She did run away. Those people were saying such awful things, and she couldn't suppress them without spending money, so she decided to just ignore them and go make money.
No sooner had she left than the headlines targeting her began to gradually decline, and then suddenly disappeared completely at some point, as if the comments about her had never existed.
In the midst of peaceful life, occasionally one or two businesses are inexplicably swallowed up and completely disappear from the commercial landscape of Shengjing. There are also a few internet celebrities who suddenly delete their accounts and vanish without a trace.
Su Yuxi gazed at the night sky and sighed heavily. A small snake was quietly approaching her from the grass. Just as the snake leaped up to bite her, she grabbed it by the neck and held it tightly in her hand.
"Why aren't you sleeping at this hour? Are you bored out of your mind?" She raised her hand and slapped it a few times, rolled it into a circle, and shoved it off the cliff.
This money is really hard to earn; there are dangers everywhere.
She searched for almost a month before finding out that the Glass Vine was in Chasing Wind Cliff.
They spent another whole day searching every nook and cranny of Chasing Wind Cliff, but still couldn't find the Glass Vine.
Later, a caterpillar told her that the glass vine only appears on the fifteenth of August each month to absorb the essence of the stars and moon.
The moon was already high in the sky, and the vine still hadn't appeared. She wondered if the caterpillar was lying to her.
If it dares to lie to her, go back and pluck all its fur off, turning it into a naked caterpillar.
Su Yuxi felt depressed for a while. She closed her eyes and calmly sensed everything around her. As soon as the Glazed Vine appeared, there would definitely be energy fluctuations nearby. She needed to wait for an opportunity.
Just as her patience was about to run out, she finally discovered a place where there was a large fluctuation of energy.
Overjoyed, she immediately transformed into her true form, revealing her snow-white fox body, and hopped and skipped towards the other side of the cliff.
...
Three months had passed before Lu Yunzhou learned of Su Yuxi's disappearance.
For the past three months, he has been dedicated to accompanying Jiang Shiqian through her surgery and post-operative recovery.
To recover more quickly, they moved to a relatively secluded rural area. Because he needed to take care of her emotional state, he didn't call Su Yuxi or his mother. For three months, he lived a leisurely and happy life in seclusion.
He finally breathed a sigh of relief when he checked Jiang Shiqian's stomach and found no signs of rejection.
I can finally go home.
Finally, I can give Su Yuxi an explanation.
He excitedly called Su Yuxi to explain why they had been out of contact for the past three months, only to find that he couldn't get through to her. A sense of unease suddenly welled up in his heart.
He quickly called the family's maid, only to find out that Su Yuxi was missing.
Only after his stern questioning did they learn what had happened three months prior.
When he heard that Su Yuxi had been exposed online as missing, he was completely stunned and filled with disbelief.
How could it be cyberbullying?
What is she being cyberbullied for?
He didn't believe it, and after quickly saying a few words to Jiang Shiqian, he immediately had to return to China.
When he found the house empty, he had to believe that Su Yuxi was really gone.
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