The next second, he pushed open the door and looked out, only to find that there was no one in the attic.
Only the glass door leading to the terrace was ajar.
Ji Jingchen opened the glass door and walked out to the terrace, a strange look flashing in his eyes, "Where are the people?"
This is the fifth floor, more than ten meters high, it is impossible to jump down.
So how could a living person disappear out of thin air?
There is only one possibility, Li Shu is not in the room at all.
Ji Jingchen is not stupid. The only explanation that makes sense is that everything he witnessed at the door was directed and acted by Qianya herself.
But he didn't quite believe it was true. After all, Qianya had always been a well-behaved and sensible girl in his eyes. How could she do such a thing?
Ji Jingchen collected his thoughts and returned to the room. He pressed his brows and cast a scrutinizing gaze on Ji Qianya in front of him. "Qianya, didn't you say Xiaoshu was in the room the whole time?"
Ji Qianya was also confused, and her hands hanging by her side subconsciously clenched.
Li Shu had clearly closed the door in front of him, so how could there be no one there?!
She shook her head, her eyes not looking like she was lying, and she explained anxiously, "Brother, I don't know what happened. I clearly saw her go in, and my left hand was pinched by the door."
Ji Jingchen looked down at her left hand and found that the original red mark had mostly disappeared. Now that he thought about it carefully, it didn't look like it was pinched by the door, but rather like it was squeezed out by herself.
"Qianya you..." Suddenly a familiar voice came, interrupting what he was about to say.
"What are you doing in my room?"
Upon hearing this, Ji Jingchen raised his eyes and looked towards the source of the voice, and saw Li Shu standing outside the door.
His eyes fixed, and he asked, "Xiaoshu, you're not in the room?"
Li Shu raised her beautiful eyebrows slightly, walked in, and said casually, "Should I be in the room?"
Ji Jingchen glanced at Ji Qianya beside him, his expression suddenly becoming a little complicated, his voice slightly deep and mixed with a bit of coldness, "Qianya, why did you lie?"
Ji Qianya met his eyes, her heart suddenly tightened, she shook her head, her eyes instantly misted over, she grabbed his arm, and cried, "Brother, believe me, I really didn't lie!"
"I came to give my sister a cake, and she wanted to close the door if she didn't eat it. I reached out to call her, but I accidentally got caught in the door and dropped the things in my hand on the ground."
"Anyway, brother, I really saw her close the door and go into the room!"
Li Shu yawned and leaned against the wall, legs casually crossed, looking a little lazy. "How come I didn't know you were here to bring me a cake? And you saw me too. I just got back."
She paused, her sparkling peach blossom eyes revealing a hint of innocence, and continued, "So why did Sister Qianya make up something that didn't happen?"
"Li, sister, why don't you tell the truth!" Ji Qianya's tears rolled in her eyes. This time she was really crying anxiously, "Brother, please believe me. I didn't make it up. I really didn't lie!"
She racked her brains but couldn't figure out how Li Shu did it. Could it be that she jumped off the terrace and then came back up?
But if you jump directly from a height of more than ten meters, you will be seriously injured if not dead, but she saw that Li Shu was fine from beginning to end.
Although Ji Jingchen really wanted to believe her, the truth was now before him. Li Shu was not in the room at all. Ji Qianya lied.
As for the reason why she did this, she could guess it. It was simply because Li Shu's return threatened her position.
But she should also think about it, everything she has now should have belonged to Li Shu.
You shouldn't play such shameful tricks.
Ji Jingchen pulled his arm back with a cold face, his voice slightly cold: "This won't happen again."
Ji Qianya staggered back two steps, her face pale.
Li Shu seemed a little annoyed by what she saw. She stood up straight with a cold look on her face. "So, can you leave my room now?"
Ji Jingchen walked up to Li Shu and stopped. Seeing the girl's distant and indifferent expression, he felt as if a needle had stabbed him in the heart. He felt very uncomfortable. "Go to bed early."
After saying that, he left the room without stopping.
Ji Qianya looked at Ji Jingchen's leaving back, turned around and glared at Li Shu, then quickly ran after him, "Brother, wait for me!"
Li Shu glanced lazily at the two figures leaving one after the other, curled the corners of her lips, then raised her hand to close the door and locked it.
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The next day, in the restaurant.
Ji Heng pulled out a chair and sat down. He picked up a wet towel and wiped his hands. He glanced around and looked at his watch. He realized something was wrong and asked, "Why isn't Jing Chen here? Isn't he going to the company today?"
"He left without saying a word last night." Ye Lan took a sip of milk, picked up the knife and fork and began to cut the sausage on the plate. "Qianya, did your elder brother tell you the reason?"
Ji Qianya lowered her eyelashes, covering the emotions in her eyes, "I don't know either, my brother didn't tell me."
"I guess something urgent happened and he needed to deal with it." Ye Lan guessed.
Ji Heng hummed, picked up the coffee and took a sip, then picked up the newspaper beside him and started reading it while eating.
When he was halfway through his meal, he suddenly thought of something and asked, "Where's Xiaoshu? Didn't anyone ask her to come down for breakfast?"
Ye Lan paused holding the knife and fork. "I heard from Steward Ji that he got up and ate at dawn."
Ji Heng's eyes flashed with surprise when he heard this. He was quite surprised. "So early."
Unexpectedly, Li Shu not only did not sleep in, but also got up earlier than any of them.
Ye Lan nodded and said, "After eating, I went out alone."
Ji Heng put down the newspaper in his hand and asked, "Where did you go? Didn't you tell her about hiring an etiquette teacher?"
Ye Lan's expression was a little stiff. "Then I have to meet her before I can tell her."
Ji Qianya's eyes moved slightly, and she suddenly asked, "Could it be that my sister has gone back to where she used to live?"
"What's so good about going back to that slum?" Ye Lan said with some disdain.
Ji Qianya was cutting the bacon on the plate and said casually, "I heard from Butler Ji before that my sister has an adoptive father, right?"
Ye Lan frowned, "Are you saying that she went to look for her adoptive father?"
Ji Qianya shook her head and said, "Mom, I'm just guessing. Maybe my sister just went out to play with her friends."
Ye Lan put down the knife and fork in her hand, a trace of displeasure suddenly rising in her heart, "I think it's almost certain."
Ji Heng stood up, took the suit jacket handed to him by the servant and put it on. He said to Ye Lan, "When Xiaoshu comes back, tell her not to have any contact with the people over there anymore."
Ye Lan nodded, "I know."
At this time, Steward Ji came in and said respectfully, "Master, Lao Zhang is not feeling well today. I will drive you to the company."
Ji Heng adjusted his cuffs and brushed off the non-existent dust on his clothes. "Well, let's go."
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