The woman had long, wavy hair that hung down her back, and her beige casual suit made her look intellectual and elegant.
She rested her chin on her hand, looked around, and after a moment, couldn't help but shake her head, a hint of disappointment in her eyes.
"Tsk, there isn't a single handsome guy here. It would be better if we stayed in the country."
Chu Xing seemed to be in a good mood. Upon hearing Shen Que's words, he glanced up at the direction behind her.
A tall man with a buzz cut was ordering food. He was dressed in a trendy style, had a good physique, and had the air of a supermodel.
What about that one?
Shen Que was somewhat surprised that Chu Xing would respond to him, and immediately looked in the direction of his gaze, but only for a second before turning back with a deathly expression.
"You think he's handsome? Like a lump of coal that's been sifted through a sieve for three days, polished but still shiny."
Hearing her words, Chu Xing was not displeased. Instead, he looked at the other one, which was quite unusual.
What about that one?
"That guy looked like he'd been dead for three days."
Chu Xing: "..."
The man took a sip of coffee, his eyes clear, and his words were both ambiguous and clearly pointed.
"Once you have someone in your heart, you'll naturally compare everyone else to them, and no matter how you compare, they'll never be as good as you."
The man suddenly said something that made Shen Que blush.
"You already know."
Chu Xing glanced at her: "Although I am not young, I am not so old that my eyesight is failing."
Besides, he only had two people by his side: Assistant Lu and Shen Que. Shen Que was a decisive and straightforward person, but when it came to handling interpersonal relationships at work, he might be quite cunning.
But when it comes to his own feelings, he is open and honest, and his thoughts are written all over his face.
It would be difficult for Chu Xing not to know.
When the man suddenly brought up the feelings he had kept hidden in his heart, Shen Que's cheeks flushed, but at the same time, his face was full of melancholy.
"If you can see it, how come he can't? I've made it so obvious. Could it be that he actually knows everything, but he's just pretending not to know because he's not interested in me and is afraid of hurting our relationship?"
Mentioning this matter, Shen Que couldn't help but feel a little melancholy.
She and Assistant Lu had been working together for several years, and her feelings for him hadn't developed overnight. Yet, even a workaholic like Chu Xing could notice the difference in her feelings for Assistant Lu, while Assistant Lu himself had always acted like a fool, treating her like a buddy.
Chu Xing closed the newspaper, put on the coat draped over the back of the chair, and stood up.
"Don't worry, you're overestimating him. He doesn't have that kind of brain in this area."
As he spoke, he glanced at the time on his wristwatch.
"Let's go, it's time."
Upon hearing this, Chen Li immediately reverted to her usual intelligent and capable demeanor, gathered her belongings, and headed out of the hotel.
Just then, the man's phone suddenly rang.
Chu Xing answered the phone quickly, and Assistant Lu's voice immediately came from the other end.
"Master Yun, there is something I need to report to you."
"What's up?"
Shen Que opened the car door, and the man stepped into the car with his long legs. The car started immediately.
"Madam, she...she..."
Upon hearing Assistant Lu's hesitant words, the man's expression immediately darkened.
An ominous premonition welled up in my heart.
"What's wrong with her?"
Lu Tezhu made up his mind and said:
"She's missing!"
"What happened?"
Assistant Lu described what he knew, and he was extremely anxious.
Who would have thought that something like this could happen in Pingjiang?
"Did you call the police?"
"Team Leader Li has already reported it, but the police said that since it has been less than 24 hours since he went missing, they cannot file a case yet. They can only help look for him. Team Leader Li is also in Pingjiang and has not returned yet. They said they have also reported it to the airport, and the airport said they will try their best to help look for him."
Upon hearing this, Chu Xing immediately said:
"parking!"
Shen Que was unaware of what had happened, but seeing the man's tense appearance, she immediately found a place to pull over and stop.
"Cancel the rest of the trip and book the earliest flight back to Nandu."
"yes."
Chu Xing picked up his phone again and said to Assistant Lu, "I will get back as soon as possible. I'll leave this matter to you for now. I'll contact the police. You take some men and go to Pingjiang to search for her. You must find her!"
"yes."
The man stared at the passing cars outside the window, his eyes growing darker and darker, as if countless giant beasts were lurking in his depths, about to burst forth.
"Also, thoroughly investigate who she has met these past few days and what has happened."
"Okay, I understand."
Perhaps this matter is not as simple as it seems, for example, the audacity of human traffickers in carrying out this act.
It might have been premeditated.
After looking at the plane ticket, Shen Que said:
"My flight back to Southern Metropolis Daily is at noon today."
"Okay, take me to the meeting place first."
There were still four hours before the plane took off. The original plan for this morning was to discuss with leading companies in Country M how to cooperate with them in developing a technology-based hospital in Country M.
The two sides talked for a long time before determining a meeting time, which was also the most important meeting during Chu Xing's business trip.
He had no heart to attend the meeting at that moment, but there was still less than an hour before the meeting was scheduled to start, and the other company's representatives might have already arrived.
If he simply breaks his promise, this cooperation will likely fall through completely, and all the work done by so many people in Yunxing will be for nothing.
This means that all of Yunxing's efforts for this cooperation will be wasted. Human resources, material resources, and invested funds will all go down the drain, and the cooperation project will be unable to continue even though it has just begun.
Furthermore, this company is, after all, a leading enterprise in the M country. If Yunxing wants to expand into the Western market in the future, it will likely face significant obstacles if it offends this company.
Therefore, since there was still some time before the plane took off, he decided to go to the meeting place first, explain the situation to the people from the M country company, and then leave.
Shen Que drove very fast, his brows furrowed with seriousness and focus.
"Master Yun, what happened? Why are you in such a hurry to return to China? Today's meeting is crucial to whether we can cooperate, and there are other arrangements this afternoon as well."
Shen didn't know what had happened, but as his secretary, she saw Chu Xing rushing back to China despite facing such an important matter, and she rationally advised him against it.
The man pinched the bridge of his nose, his eyes were bloodshot, and he looked very tired.
"Yes, Song Mai is in trouble."
Upon hearing this, Shen Que's eyes widened suddenly.
"What? How could this happen?"
Upon hearing that the man had acted so recklessly because Song Mai was in trouble, Shen Que stopped trying to persuade him further.
"Then I'll go back with you to look for it."
"No need. I'll be leaving at noon today. I have a lot of things to do, so I'll leave them to you. Just let me know if anything comes up."
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