Wei Qiao sneered and casually ripped the gag out of Gu Qingyan's mouth.
Gu Qingyan gasped for breath, his breathing heavy and labored. His chest heaved rapidly, as if he had just experienced a terrible nightmare.
"What do you want to do?" Gu Qingyan asked, head down, panting heavily.
Wei Qiao curled the corners of his lips, unmoved. He leaned against the wall and leisurely lit a cigarette.
He took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled. The smoke swirled in the air, forming a large smoke ring that drifted upwards.
"What do you think I want to do, Mr. Gu?"
Wei Qiao looked at Gu Qingyan with a mocking tone, as if looking at a wild beast trapped in a trap.
Gu Qingyan's face paled even further, his eyes filled with wariness and fear as he looked at Wei Qiao. He shook his body violently, trying to struggle, but he was tightly bound by the ropes and unable to move. His lips trembled, as if he wanted to say something, but no sound came out.
Wei Qiao exhaled another smoke ring, leisurely enjoying Gu Qingyan's fear.
He slowly approached Gu Qingyan and blew a large smoke ring into Gu Qingyan's face. Gu Qingyan shrank back, stung by the smoke, but with only a cold wall behind him, he had nowhere to escape.
Wei Qiao smiled and said casually, "Gu Qingyan, our CEO Rong has given you many chances, don't you know that? You brought this all on yourself. We told you to go back to Nancheng and be your CEO properly, but you refused. Now you've become a trapped beast."
You look like a lamb to the slaughter right now. Even if you die silently here, no one will ever know.
"What do you mean? What do you want to do to me? Let me tell you, murder is a crime!"
Gu Qingyan's eyes widened. He twisted his body with all his might, and even though the rough hemp rope chafed his wrists, he dared not stop.
Wei Qiao glanced at it, his smile widening. He stepped forward, grabbed a black hood from a nearby table, and put it directly on Gu Qingyan's head.
Suddenly, Gu Qingyan's world was plunged into darkness.
"Get up," Wei Qiao said coldly, kicking Gu Qingyan.
"Where are you taking me?" Even in this predicament, Gu Qingyan still wanted to maintain the dignity of a superior, and his voice was very cold.
"What are you pretending for at a time like this?!" Wei Qiao kicked Gu Qingyan in the ribs again, and Gu Qingyan was immediately in so much pain that he couldn't straighten up and let out a painful howl.
“I’ll take you to see someone you want to see.” Wei Qiao grabbed Gu Qingyan by the collar, lifted him up, and shoved him outside. “Get out of here, or I’ll beat you to death.”
Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyan suddenly fell silent and walked ahead without saying a word, without Wei Qiao urging her on.
After walking for a while down a long corridor, Wei Qiao grabbed Gu Qingyan's collar and shouted, "This is it, don't go any further."
"We've arrived?" Gu Qingyan's throat bobbed, and he couldn't help but swallow. "Are you sure?"
"Stop talking nonsense and shut your mouth." Wei Qiao pushed open a door in the corridor and shoved Gu Qingyan inside.
Caught off guard, Gu Qingyan stumbled and fell to the ground, wincing in pain.
But to everyone's surprise, he didn't make a sound or get angry; he just quietly struggled to get up on his own.
A girl was sleeping quietly on the hospital bed. Even though Gu Qingyan made such a loud noise, she didn't react at all, and didn't even turn around to see what was happening, as if it had nothing to do with her.
Wei Qiao sneered and removed Gu Qingyan's hood from behind.
"President Gu, the person I'm taking you to see is right here," Wei Qiao said with a smirk.
"Wanqing!" Gu Qingyan immediately smiled with satisfaction the moment the hood was removed, but when he saw the figure on the hospital bed, he froze, turned around in disbelief, and yelled at Wei Qiao, "Weren't you going to take me to see Wanqing? Why did you bring me here? What do I need to see her for?!"
The person on the hospital bed seemed to have been struck by lightning, turning around in astonishment to look at Gu Qingyan, whose clothes were disheveled and who looked utterly wretched.
"Brother?!" Gu Ningning exclaimed in surprise, her face filled with astonishment, hardly believing her eyes. She stared wide-eyed at the man before her, "Brother, what are you doing here?"
Gu Qingyan was equally astonished. He struggled to stand up, but was tightly bound by ropes and could only sit helplessly on the ground. His eyes were filled with concern and worry, and his voice was low and urgent: "Ningning, how did you get here? Did they hurt you?"
As he spoke, he turned his head angrily, staring intently at Wei Qiao, his eyes blazing with fury. His voice, filled with suppressed rage, demanded of Wei Qiao, "Why did you lock my sister up here?"
Wei Qiao's lips curled into a mocking smile. His tone was drawn out, filled with disdain and contempt: "Oh?" He sneered, "President Gu still remembers he has a blood cousin, huh? I thought President Gu only had Xiao Wanqing as his 'sister'? Weren't you just complaining about not wanting to see her? You recognized your Miss Xiao from a photo of her back from so far away, and now what's wrong? President Gu is right in front of Miss Xiao, and you still can't recognize her? Is it really a matter of favoritism?!"
Gu Qingyan's face instantly darkened. He clenched his teeth and glared at Wei Qiao without saying a word. He was filled with guilt and self-reproach. He sighed deeply, his voice tinged with helplessness: "Ningning, don't listen to his nonsense. I have always treated you all as my own sisters and have never favored Wanqing."
"Heh, I thought you came to rescue me? I didn't expect you to have been captured too? You've never sided with Wanqing, so your words are nothing but farts." Gu Ningning was originally full of hope, thinking that Gu Qingyan had come here, but when she turned around and saw Gu Qingyan tied up, she felt a little sad and sorry for Gu Qingyan being treated like this.
But after hearing Wei Qiao's words, he immediately showed a look of disgust and his words became sharp and sarcastic.
"Do you think I wanted to come here? I came here to find you." Gu Qingyan sighed helplessly. "Do you know how worried I was about you? You were running around outside all by yourself. What if something happened to you? How would I explain it to Grandpa?"
"Now you're worried about me? Where were you all this time?" Gu Ningning's eyes welled up with tears when she heard him mention her grandfather, and her voice choked with emotion. "When I was at home, you ignored me completely, but now you're here pretending to care about me. Do you think I'd believe you?"
"Ningning, I'm sorry, it's all my fault, I made you suffer." When Gu Qingyan saw Gu Ningning crying, he was filled with guilt and self-blame. "I know I didn't care enough about you before, but I promise that from now on, I will protect you well and will never let you get hurt again."
"Hahahaha, this is really interesting." Wei Qiao laughed sarcastically. "President Gu should worry about his own situation first. How can you protect her when you're tied up like this?"
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