An Yiruo walked into the mall, went into a Starbucks, and after sitting down, called Mo Jingchen: "Chen, are you busy? Are you off work yet?"
"I have to work overtime tonight, and I probably won't be home until very late. What's wrong, An'an? Do you miss me?" Mo Jingchen looked up from a pile of documents and took a break to answer An Yiruo's call.
"Just asking if you're off work yet. I'd like to grab a coffee with you."
"I'm sorry, I can't keep An'an's invitation. We'll have to have coffee another time," Mo Jingchen said with a hint of regret.
"Then we'll have to reschedule for another time. But next time, you'll have to treat us."
"no problem."
After hanging up the phone, An Yiruo ordered a coffee and a small cake and sat down at a window seat, where she could see the progress of the car repairs.
The coffee was gone, and the small cake was almost finished, but the car still didn't seem to be making any progress.
An Yiruo picked up her bag, intending to go shopping in the mall. Two bodyguards arranged by Mo Jingchen followed not far behind An Yiruo, protecting her safety at all times.
While An Yiruo was in the restroom, two security guards were watching her from the opposite intersection, but after a long time, she still didn't come out.
The two men exchanged a glance, sensing something was amiss, and immediately went to investigate. However, being men, they couldn't simply barge into the women's restroom.
Just as the two were standing there anxiously, a woman came out of the restroom: "Hello, my friend has been inside for a long time and I haven't seen her come out yet. Could you help me check if there is anyone still inside? Her name is An Yiruo."
"Okay," the woman said, her heart softening as she saw their anxious expressions and agreeing to their request.
"There's no one inside. Has your friend already left? Why don't you give her a call?" the woman told the two after checking around inside.
"Hello, are you sure no one is inside?" one of them couldn't help but ask again.
"I'm sure there's nothing else, so I'll be leaving now," the woman said, then walked between the two of them and left.
"What do we do?" one of the bodyguards asked. After all, losing the person they were protecting would be a major blunder on their part!
"Call Mr. Mo immediately!"
"But... we can't afford the consequences!"
"We must take responsibility for our mistakes," one of them said firmly, while picking up the phone and dialing Mo Jingchen's number.
Mo Jingchen, who was in a meeting, received a call from the person he had sent to protect An Yiruo. A bad feeling rose in his heart. He raised his hand to signal the meeting to pause and pressed the answer button: "Hello."
"Mr. Mo, Madam...is missing!"
"What did you say?" Mo Jingchen's mind went blank for a moment after hearing those words.
"After get off work today, the car that Madam usually takes broke down, so she went to the shopping mall across the street. After entering the restroom, she never came out again."
"Useless!" Mo Jingchen angrily cursed.
The managers sitting in the conference room all held their breath and dared not move an inch.
"The meeting is canceled. Assistant Zhou, come with me."
"President, what happened?" Assistant Zhou quickly caught up with Mo Jingchen, asking as they walked.
"An'an is missing."
"Madam...is missing?" Assistant Zhou felt like the sky was falling when he heard the news. The president's wife had actually disappeared!
“You come with me to the mall where An’an is missing and look for her. Also, call the police and tell them that my wife, Mo Jingchen, has gone missing.”
"good."
As Mo Jingchen walked, he dialed An Yiruo's phone number. At first, no one answered, and later the phone was switched off.
This intensified Mo Jingchen's bad premonition.
When Mo Jingchen and his companion arrived at the mall, the police also arrived: "Mr. Mo, please explain the specific situation."
Not far away, Xiao Zhang saw Shao Ye and immediately came over to ask Assistant Zhou what had happened.
"My men told me my wife disappeared in the bathroom," Mo Jingchen told the bureau chief as he walked into the mall.
"Send people over there immediately to seal off that restroom. To avoid panic, remember to use the 'under maintenance' sign," the chief said to his men.
"Understood, Director."
Because it was Mo Jingchen who called the police, the bureau took the call very seriously, which is why the bureau chief personally intervened to handle the case.
"Assistant Zhou, what's wrong?" Seeing the young master's nervous expression, Xiao Zhang didn't dare to go forward and could only ask Assistant Zhou for information.
"Your young mistress has disappeared."
"What?!" Xiao Zhang exclaimed in surprise.
"Keep your voice down," Assistant Zhou said, covering Xiao Zhang's mouth and making a shushing gesture. He then pointed at Mo Jingchen.
"Oh no, how could the young mistress disappear in the time it takes to fix a car? Everything's ruined now." Xiao Zhang followed Assistant Zhou inside, his expression one of utter dejection…
"When did An'an disappear?" Mo Jingchen asked when he saw the two bodyguards.
"Just ten minutes before I called you, your wife went to the bathroom and hasn't come out since."
"Mr. Mo, let's go in and take a look," the bureau chief said to Mo Jingchen before entering the restroom. Because it had been sealed off in advance, there was no one inside.
After entering the restroom with the police, Mo Jingchen carefully examined it and found no signs of struggle or fighting, which was very strange.
There was no damage to anything in the bathroom, so the other person must have drugged and taken An Yiruo away when she was completely unprepared. But who could it be?
"Chief, have you discovered anything?" Mo Jingchen asked the chief, wondering if there were any details he might have missed.
"Mr. Mo, this place... doesn't look like a kidnapping scene. Is your wife... really missing?"
I don't want to answer this question a second time.
"Mr. Mo, I also wanted to confirm with you, after all... from the scene, there was nothing special found."
"Xiao Zhang, why haven't you returned to Xinghai Bay at this hour?" Mo Jingchen's gaze swept over Xiao Zhang, and his emperor-like look made Xiao Zhang somewhat panicked.
"Young Master, I don't know why, but the car suddenly broke down while we were waiting for the Young Madam to get off work today," Xiao Zhang answered truthfully without any concealment.
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