◇ Chapter 64 Zhou Zheng encountered trouble
"Oh, he has a calm personality and has always been very quiet. I guess he thought I was still busy, so he didn't ask."
"This is good, too. It saves him from worrying. As long as he doesn't worry, I'll feel relieved, huh."
Liu Zhu felt that the male voice on the other end of the phone was a bit forced, and he didn't know whether the words he emphasized several times were sincere or just to convince himself.
Assistant Liu raised his hand to push up his glasses and moved his mouth, but he couldn't utter any words of comfort.
"That's it for now. I'll send you the address." Zhou Zheng hung up the phone in a hurry.
As a good friend of Alpha and a witness to this relationship, Liu Zhu felt a little helpless and sad. He sighed and put the phone back in his pocket.
"Ding——" The elevator door opened, and when Assistant Liu stepped in, his eyes met a pair of clear eyes.
What a coincidence. Lu Fangchi nodded slightly to himself as a greeting.
Assistant Liu smiled and nodded, and took the initiative to greet him, "Boss Lu is off work too, how are you doing recently?"
"Well, it's okay. How about you?" Lu Fangchi responded politely.
"Make do." Assistant Liu stepped into the elevator and turned around, observing Lu Fangchi from the corner of his eye. He should be doing OK, at least he didn't look depressed, and he looked in good spirits. It seemed that Zhou Zheng's loss of contact had not affected him much.
Liu Zhu's mood at the moment is a little complicated. He feels that it is not worth it for Zhou Zheng; but he is also helpless because no one else can interfere in the relationship between the two of them; and even more, he does not understand how these two people can let their relationship become like this?
“Ding——” We arrived at the first floor, and Lu Fangchi next to me was the first to step out of the elevator.
Assistant Liu followed closely behind, and after struggling for a long time, he was finally ready to add fuel to the fire.
Just this once, whether they are a mule or a horse depends on their own luck.
Assistant Liu stopped and said, "Something happened to Zhou Zheng."
Lu Fangchi dropped a bomb in the most calm tone. He stopped and turned to look at Liu Zhu, his eyebrows wrinkled tightly. "What do you mean?"
"He's been out of touch for a few days. I just got in touch with him and asked me to send him some clothes." Assistant Liu took out his cell phone, unlocked it, clicked into Zhou Zheng's conversation box and forwarded the message to Lu Fangchi.
The phone rang, but Lu Fangchi ignored it and pursed his lips into a straight line. "I don't understand what you mean. What happened to him? Wasn't he on a business trip for the company? How could he lose contact?"
Lu Fangchi spoke very quickly, asking several questions in a row, and it seemed that he was not completely indifferent to Zhou Zheng. Assistant Liu shrugged his shoulders, saying, "I don't know either," and picked out the answers he could, saying, "It's not work, it's his own personal matter. I don't know the specific situation, why don't you ask yourself? And he asked me to send some clothes to him, and I was so busy when he was away, Mr. Lu, why don't you go to his house and help me send them?"
Lu Fangchi frowned, nodded and agreed: "Okay."
"Yes, I have already sent you the address." Assistant Liu waved the phone in his hand, "Then please ..."
Before he could finish his words, Lu Fangchi turned around and walked quickly towards the car, and finally he even started to jog.
Lu Fangchi quickly opened the door and got in the car, fastened his seat belt and drove towards Zhou Zheng's apartment. During the drive, he clicked on Liu Zhu's message and looked at the address, which was Longhe Street, xx Town, xx County, xx City, C Province.
It looked very remote. Lu Fangchi had never been there and didn't know much about it, so he checked the location using the car's voice.
It is a small rural village on the 18th tier, 632 kilometers away from City A and takes seven hours and 45 minutes to drive there.
Where was he going and what was he doing? Lu Fangchi had no idea and could not guess anything. Then he realized that he knew nothing about alpha, and this realization made his brows furrow even deeper, deep enough to pinch a fly to death.
After entering the password and unlocking the door, Lu Fangchi opened the shoe closet, changed into a pair of slippers, and walked quickly to the cloakroom.
This was his second visit to Zhou Zheng's home. He was not able to have a good look at it the first time, so he was in a hurry again this time.
Lu Fangchi didn't know what Zhou Zheng was up to. All he knew was Liu Zhu's words, "Zhou Zheng got into trouble." Combined with the loss of contact, it seemed very serious, like something big had happened.
Lu Fangchi packed his clothes very quickly. He didn't bother to stack them neatly and put them in the suitcase, nor did he care how to match them or whether they looked good. He just threw them all into the suitcase.
Lu Fangchi squatted down and stretched out his hand to close the suitcase that was about to burst. He pressed his legs on one side of the suitcase and started to pull the zipper. Unfortunately, the suitcase was too full and messy, and the corner of his clothes got stuck on the zipper and he couldn't close the suitcase for a long time. Looking closely, his palms were shaking slightly, his Adam's apple was trembling, and there was obvious regret in his eyes.
So why didn't he call Zhou Zheng to confirm in the past two days, but sentenced the person to death privately?
"Buzz", a vibration reminded Lu Fangchi who was about to turn into a dead end.
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It was night, dark and hot, with a buzzing sound in my ears and countless mosquitoes flying around me.
Zhou Zheng was sitting on the edge of a field. He took out his cell phone to check it countless times, but each time he lowered his eyelids in disappointment.
There was no movement on the pinned post. Did he really not send me a message? Was he so relieved? Or did he not care at all?
Zhou Zheng slid his thumb over Lu Fangchi’s portrait, which showed a cluster of sunlight shining through verdant branches and leaves with spots of light.
He recognized this angle. When he was in junior high school, he often lay on the bench and looked up, and this was the scene.
Slide and touch again and again, but sometimes you miss. Zhou Zheng's thumb accidentally touched twice, and the profile picture frame jumped twice, showing "I patted Lu Baobao."
Zhou Zheng widened his eyes, looking a little flustered. Although he missed Lu Fangchi very much, he couldn't explain why he had been missing for two days. It would be better for him to just go ahead and apologize in person after the matter was resolved.
Unfortunately, Lu Fangchi was looking at his phone. He also tapped himself and replied almost instantly.
Zhou Zheng bit his lower lip. It would be too confusing to withdraw his words now. So what should he say?
While he was thinking, the other party called him via video. It was so sudden that Zhou Zheng was so frightened that he almost dropped his phone.
Alpha stood up and looked around with his dinging phone in his hand. It was pitch black all around, with fields as far as the eye could see. There were lights on the next street, but the overall environment and facilities were very backward. The truth was exposed as soon as he made a video call, and it was hard to explain.
After a short hesitation, the video call was hung up. Lu Fangchi has never been a person who refuses to give in. He has a strong sense of propriety and respects other people's wishes. In other words, after this call is hung up, he will not call again.
Zhou Zheng pursed his dry lower lip, raised his hand and typed with a feeling of relief and disappointment: I will...
Just after typing three words, "Voice call" popped up on the screen, interrupting Zhou Zheng's typing.
Zhou Zheng blinked in disbelief, and after a second of hesitation, he pressed the green answer button. He was lucky enough to think that if he couldn't see it, it should be fine...
It was very quiet on the other end of the phone, with a faint sound of breathing. Zhou Zheng swallowed hard, then realized that answering the phone now was not a good choice, because he couldn't give a good explanation nor could he rush back to appease Lu Fangchi immediately.
But it was not a good idea to remain silent like this, so Zhou Zheng licked his lips and said, "My phone broke these past two days, and I was too busy to buy a new one, so... I couldn't tell you."
Zhou Zheng's voice got lower and lower as he spoke, and he felt very unconfident. This explanation was so poor that he himself didn't even believe it.
But Lu Fangchi didn't doubt it. He just said "hmm" and asked, "What are you doing?"
Lu Fangchi didn't ask any more questions, which made Zhou Zheng feel relieved. He stretched his legs and kicked the pebbles under his feet, and said nonsense: "In the restaurant. I'll come out to answer your call."
"Really?" Lu Fangchi asked softly, "What did you order?"
It would have been better if Lu Fangchi hadn't said anything. As soon as Zhou Zheng mentioned it, his stomach started to rumble. From last night to today, he hadn't eaten four meals.
Zhou Zheng raised his hand to press his stomach, pressing down roughly to prevent the sound of hunger from reaching the phone, and began to imagine, "Stir-fried pork, spicy and salty pork ribs, steamed egg."
"No vegetables?" he said.
Really, what on earth is Lu Fangchi obsessed with the combination of meat and vegetables? Zhou Zheng's mood brightened up after a few days of gloom, and he laughed and teased this thing that didn't exist at all, "Does the chopped green onions on the steamed egg count?"
"What do you think?" Lu Fangchi asked coldly.
"Hehe..." Zhou Zheng smiled foolishly, raised his hand to touch his hair, and suddenly his nose began to feel sour. Listening to Lu Fangchi's voice, even though it was very cold, he felt that he missed him very much.
"Why are you grinning like an idiot?" Lu Fangchi asked again, "When will you be back?"
Zhou Zheng looked up at the sky and saw the night sky in the countryside, dotted with stars, a scene that could not be seen in the city. He sniffed and replied, "Three or four days, maybe a week. Do you miss me?"
There was silence on the other end of the phone. Lu Fangchi did not reply. Zhou Zheng did not care and answered his own question, "Anyway, I miss you very much. I want to hug you and kiss you."
After hanging up the phone, Lu Fangchi leaned against the wall and breathed a sigh of relief. His heart finally settled down. Although he failed to get the truth, at least Zhou Zheng was safe, and that was enough.
As for the rest... Lu Fangchi reached into his pocket and took out the phone. He clicked on the dialog box of Liu Zhu to copy the address, switched to the navigation interface to paste it, and the electronic voice broadcast sounded: Now planning the best route for you. The estimated arrival time is seven hours and fifteen minutes later.
Lu Fangchi decided to go and ask in person to hear Zhou Zheng's answer in person.
After a phone call with Alpha, Lu Fangchi regained his senses, unfolded the suitcase again, took out some clothes and hung them up, then went to the bathroom to get a towel and a razor and placed them neatly in the suitcase.
Oh, and bring some first aid medicine, just in case. Lu Fangchi thought for a moment, and seemed to have heard Zhou Zheng mention a medical kit, which was placed in the study?
Lu Fangchi and Zhou Zheng often watched video calls. Although they had not been here much, they knew a thing or two about the structure of the entire house. They accurately found the study and pushed the door open.
Zhou Zheng's study was extremely simple, with a liftable desk, a swivel chair, and a glass bookcase. It was so simple that Lu Fangchi could see that the bookcase was empty as soon as he looked up, but instead had five photo frames.
From top to bottom, they are elementary school, junior high school, high school and college. The faces change from immature to mature. The ID photos on the school's wall of honor, but the protagonist remains the same - Lu Fangchi.
The last photo in the third row is a little special, it is a photo of two people. To be more precise, it is a spliced photo of two people. Lu Fangchi recognized that this is a photo from the Internet Rising Stars List two years ago, and he and Zhou Zheng were both on the list.
Now put together side by side, with a red background and white shirts, it looks like a wedding registration photo.
What...is going on?
【Author’s words】
Kneel down, Loulan's fingernail was split, and she couldn't concentrate, and then she got stuck. ^Today's chapter is voice-coded, I will try to make up for yesterday's, and put it on Monday or Thursday. Then there will be Tuesday and Wednesday!