Murong Tong said smugly on the phone, "Okay, thank you for your hard work. I'll transfer the fee to your account."
Then she made another phone call and arranged for the boat to depart an hour later.
Murong Mo gave up trying to persuade her with reason and said, "Sister, I am ordering you on behalf of my mother and also as the company's vice president, that you must not sail the boat. Otherwise, you will be responsible for all the consequences of your actions, and the company will have no connection with you whatsoever."
"Are you trying to fire me?" Murong Tong scoffed. "I know the company rules better than you do, don't try to scare me with that."
After saying that, Murong Tong turned and walked towards the cargo ship.
At this moment, three or five tall men quickly ran forward and blocked Murong Tong's path.
Murong Tong was taken aback, then turned to Murong Mo and demanded, "Murong Mo, what right do you have to stop me!"
"It wasn't Murong Mo who stopped you, it was me." Lin Zhibai put his hands in his pockets and walked from the dim light into the bright light.
“Lin Zhibai…” Murong Tong recognized the person in surprise.
She only saw Lin Zhibai once, from afar, at a party, and only learned of his identity from others.
But how did he end up here?
He only got involved in this matter because of Gu Fanyan, of course.
Murong Mo frowned slightly, understanding perfectly well what was going on.
Is his girlfriend, who looks a lot like Gu Fanyan, truly in love with him, or just a substitute for Gu Fanyan?
Murong Tong knew her younger brother Murong Mo quite well, and seeing his expression, she immediately guessed that Lin Zhibai was someone special to him.
Considering this business deal, she was using the Gu family's name...
She immediately understood and said with a sneer, "So that's how it is, Xiao Mo. The green hat on your head was given to you by Young Master Lin."
Lin Zhibai's face immediately darkened: "What nonsense are you talking about!"
“Whether I’m lying or not, you know in your heart,” Murong Tong said loudly. “Young Master Lin, if you let me through today, we’ll be even. But if you insist on stopping me, I can’t guarantee I can keep my mouth shut!”
Does she mean that she's going to go around spreading gossip about Gu Fanyan, Lin Zhibai, and Murong Mo?
Lin Zhibai sneered: "You're welcome to try."
Murong Tong was stunned. "Are you trying to threaten me with the power of your Lin family?"
“Young Master Lin, the Murong family is indeed not as good as your Lin family. I, Murong Tong, am even more of a nobody in your eyes. But nobodys have their own ways. You can give it a try.”
"Anyway, it won't be you who gets hurt, nor will it be Murong Mo, but Gu Fanyan..."
"Enough!" Murong Mo interrupted Murong Tong, "Murong Tong, on behalf of my mother, I'm warning you one last time!"
"This cargo ship has set sail today. I, as the young master of the Murong family, guarantee that you and your parents will be expelled from the Murong family and have no further connection with it!"
He's serious!
Although the company rules don't go that far, all the old men in the company will listen to him!
Murong Tong couldn't help but feel a little guilty. She knew very well what the consequences would be after she was expelled from the Murong family!
She thought to herself, "Why don't I agree to his request first and ease the tension today?"
Then find another opportunity to secretly sail the boat out.
However, at that moment, a huge commotion came from the dock.
The cargo ship is ready to set sail!
Murong Tong was stunned, then suddenly remembered that Yun Wanqing was on the boat!
Murong Mo and Lin Zhibai's expressions changed instantly!
Murong Mo was the first to react, rushing forward like an arrow released from a bow.
Lin Zhibai also chased after him, calling to his assistant, "Quickly get on the boat and stop it from moving!"
The group quickly disappeared into the night.
Murong Tong's threat was thus eliminated.
She gave a smug sneer and dialed Yun Wanqing's number: "Are you on the ship? Why did you set sail early?"
Yun Wanqing smiled and said, "I saw someone bothering you, probably to stop us from setting sail. We might as well go all the way!"
"Great!" Murong Tong clapped her hands in delight. "They're chasing after us towards the dock. Hurry up and get on the boat before they get on!"
"clear."
Murong Tong hung up the phone, looking smugly at the cargo ship in the distance, eagerly anticipating its departure.
About 20 minutes later, the ship emitted a loud roar, the engine was running.
"Splash!" That's the sound of an anchor being thrown into the water.
The ship has started moving!
Her joy was indescribable! It was as if she could already be enjoying the happiness of receiving money!
However, the atmosphere suddenly changed.
She was too far away to see what was happening, but she could sense that something was wrong.
Shouts, frantic figures, strange ripples in the water... everything indicated that something unusual had happened.
She wanted to run up and see, but she couldn't move her legs.
Her heart was pounding so hard she could hardly breathe.
I don't know how much time passed, it felt like an eternity.
The sirens of police cars and the wailing of ambulances blared one after another, heading straight for this direction...
Gu Fanyan thought she would have a good dream tonight.
However, she suddenly woke up in the middle of the night.
I didn't have any nightmares, nor did I have any particular thoughts; I just woke up like that.
She felt a little thirsty, so she went downstairs to get some water and was surprised to find that several lights were still on in the living room.
The nanny, Aunt Zhang, and the housekeeper were standing at the door, talking to each other in a somewhat anxious tone.
"Aunt Zhang," she said, walking up to her with a puzzled look, "why aren't you asleep yet?"
The two were taken aback and quickly composed themselves, but they had already completely fallen into Gu Fanyan's eyes.
"What happened?" Gu Fanyan's eyes could see right through them.
The butler remained calm and said, "It's nothing, Miss. Master has gone out on urgent business. We'll leave the door open for him."
The door was still open at 4 a.m.?
"What exactly happened?" Gu Fanyan saw through his lie at a glance. "Never mind, I'll ask my mom."
She turned around and wanted to go upstairs.
“Miss, Madam has also gone out,” Aunt Zhang said without hiding anything. “I heard that something happened to the Murong family, and both Master and Madam have gone out.”
The Murong family?
Aunt Zhang waved her hand: "I don't know the specifics of what happened, but it shouldn't be anything serious. Miss, you should go upstairs to sleep."
Gu Fanyan picked up the phone and dialed Murong Mo's number.
However, the message on the other end was: "The number you dialed cannot be connected."
I've tried several times and it's always the same.
Gu Fanyan had no choice but to call Murong's mother. The call went through, but no one answered.
She was starting to get anxious.
Suddenly she remembered that she had the phone number of one of Murong's mother's assistants, and quickly dialed it.
The assistant answered the phone, and before Gu Fanyan could speak, an extremely sorrowful voice came from the other end: "Miss Gu, our young master has fallen into the sea, and we can't find him anywhere..."
Gu Fanyan's phone slipped from her hand and fell to the ground with a "thud".
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