Rong Yu originally said she wanted to have some peace and quiet for one night, but when Yin Chengjue arrived at Rong Yu's dormitory early the next morning, he found that no one was there. He asked the acting class teacher that Sally had enrolled Rong Yu in, and learned that Rong Yu had taken a day off.
Yin Chengjue was momentarily flustered; he could sense that Rong Yu was truly angry this time.
Yin Chengjue quickly put aside what he was doing and handed over anything that needed to be dealt with urgently to Assistant Guan before stepping on the gas and driving onto the road.
After thinking it over, Yin Chengjue could only think of the place Rong Yu had previously rented, so he drove there without hesitation.
When he moved Rong Yu's things into the company dormitory, he asked other people to help him move them. He himself had never been to Rong Yu's rented home.
Because Rong Yu had already paid a year's rent, she didn't cancel the lease after moving into the company dormitory, and would sometimes go back for a visit every few days.
Yin Chengjue generally does not restrict Rong Yu's freedom, nor does he require Rong Yu to report everything to him, so he does not ask many questions.
This was also the first time Yin Chengjue had come to Rong Yu's rented place, and he opened the door with the key that Rong Yu had given him earlier.
Unfortunately, Rong Yu is not here.
The three-bedroom, one-living room, one-kitchen, and one-bathroom rental apartment is not small for one person. The living room is decorated in a minimalist style, with a beige sofa and a checkered rug underneath. Next to the sofa is a coffee table, which is empty because it is not frequently occupied. The tabletop is covered in dust, but there is a tea set under the coffee table, covered with a cloth to prevent dust.
The curtains were light blue, and a cactus sat on the windowsill. The cactus was growing well, clearly indicating that Rong Yu remembered to water it whenever she came over.
The kitchen was empty except for the sink, clearly not a place for cooking. The toilet was also clean and empty, presumably because everything needed had been moved out.
While calling Rong Yu, Yin Chengjue searched the area, trying to find any trace of Rong Yu's presence that day.
Because he genuinely didn't know where to look for Rong Yu.
Only now did he realize how little he knew about Rong Yu.
So much so that after Rong Yu left his sight, he didn't know where to look for her.
Yin Chengjue made the Nth call, but couldn't get through.
Left with no other option, Yin Chengjue contacted the garrison.
"I owe you another favor. Help me find someone, and be quick about it," Yin Chengjue said.
The garrison was silent for a moment before replying, "There's no need to owe anything; let's settle the debt in one lump sum now."
Yin Chengjue: "How do we get married?"
Wei Shu said in a serious tone, "I want to seduce Hua Yun. Give me a suggestion, that's the first favor. Help me successfully seduce him, that's the second favor. If you agree, I'll do it for you right away."
Yin Chengjue subconsciously asked, "Do I need to help with this?"
Yin Chengjue: "I said, okay, I promise to help you finish it! Now you can start looking for people for me, right? Carefully check the surveillance footage around Huansheng to confirm where Rong Yu went."
"Xiao Yu? What happened to him?" Wei Shu asked in surprise.
Yin Chengjue: "Find him first, and tell me immediately when you do."
"Okay, you can't get through to him on the phone either?" Wei Shu asked curiously.
Yin Chengjue: "You can try it later."
So Wei Shu hung up the phone immediately. Two minutes later, he called Yin Chengjue again, his tone filled with anger: "Do you know what? I had already gotten through to him, but as soon as I asked him where he was, he just hung up on me! He just hung up like that! And I can't get through to him anymore!"
Yin Chengjue sighed, "If you ask him like that, he'll definitely know that I'm the one who asked you to make the call."
The guard was very curious: "So you two had a fight? That's strange, Xiaoyu would actually argue with someone else."
Yin Chengjue: "Can you hurry up and find him? Stop talking to me! It's been three hours since he left the company dormitory!"
Suddenly, Wei Shu felt like throwing the mouse.
Damn it! You're in such a hurry after only three hours? You want me to hack into all the surveillance footage around Huansheng Entertainment to find out his whereabouts? With the way you're looking for him, I thought he'd been gone for three days!
Yin Chengjue: "I guarantee that Hua Yun will willingly let you pounce on her!"
Guard: "Yes, Mr. Yin, I guarantee the mission will be accomplished!"
After hanging up the phone, Yin Chengjue paced restlessly in the living room of Rong Yu's rented apartment, and eventually went into Rong Yu's room.
Upon seeing the three rooms, Yin Chengjue's first thought was that Rong Yu might still be living with her family. However, the rooms were covered in dust, suggesting that her family had been away for some time. One room had been used as a storage area, filled with large boxes, while the middle room only had a mat on the bed, with clothes and blankets stored away in a closet.
The third room was locked. Yin Chengjue tried twice but couldn't open it, so he gave up.
To be honest, Yin Chengjue still felt that Rong Yu would most likely return here, which was why he chose to wait here while making phone calls, but without exception, all calls went to a busy signal.
Yin Chengjue threw his phone in frustration. The phone bounced on the sofa and slid right into the gap between the sofa cushions.
Yin Chengjue was still waiting for the garrison's call, so he could only lift the cushion to get his phone.
However, upon lifting the lid, Yin Chengjue saw a poster.
Yin Chengjue was extremely familiar with posters; entertainment companies themselves produced autographed merchandise and posters, so there was nothing new about them.
However, when the poster featured his own face, Yin Chengjue, it greatly surprised him.
Moreover, the poster is clearly not a posed artistic photo, but a very casual one, like a snapshot taken on the spot, because Yin Chengjue in the picture is not looking at the camera at all.
Yin Chengjue picked up the poster and, from the school uniform, confirmed that it was from when he was still in high school. The person in the picture still looked youthful and was wiping the sweat from his forehead by lifting up one side of his school uniform.
Because the school uniform was lifted up, his eight-pack abs were exposed, making them particularly noticeable in the whole picture.
Why did Rong Yu see this photo of him?
Yin Chengjue's eyes widened in surprise, and as he looked down, he saw a key hidden under the poster.
Upon seeing the key, Yin Chengjue's first thought was of the locked room, and he estimated that the keyhole matched.
To go in, or not to go in?
Yin Chengjue was somewhat conflicted.
Yin Chengjue wasn't the type to pry into other people's privacy, but the poster in his hand with his high school photo successfully touched a chord of curiosity within him.
After much hesitation, Yin Chengjue picked up the key and opened the door to the room that was locked with gold.
A faint fragrance wafted from the open doorway.
Unlike the other rooms, this one clearly had air freshener placed inside.
The room was dark, with heavy curtains drawn, making it impossible to see the furnishings even during the day.
Yin Chengjue touched the edge of the door and turned on the light switch.
The incandescent light suddenly switched on, exposing everything in the room to its illumination—
After seeing what was in the room, Yin Chengjue's eyes widened, his pupils dilating in shock.
It felt as if a million volcanoes were erupting all at once in my heart, spewing out bursts of scorching lava that bombarded my entire brain, leaving my ears ringing.
He was everywhere—on the walls, on the tables, on the picture frames, on the floor, in every direction you could see.
Yin Chengjue walked stiffly toward the wall and saw the photo on it.
The photos are of varying sizes, clearly not taken and printed by the same device, and also taken at different times. Upon closer inspection, some photos appear to have been taken recently, while others date back to a long time ago.
It was even earlier than when he first met Rong Yu.
His college years, high school years, junior high school years, and even his childhood years all appeared in those photos.
Without exception, none of these photos show the subject looking directly at the camera; the shooting angles are from various directions, but none show a frontal view.
It's obvious that these are all secretly taken photos!
It was as if there was a pair of eyes that followed him closely, watching him closely since he was a child, observing his every move and watching everything he did.
Even his profile as he rests his chin on his hand while looking at the blackboard during class, his sleeping face as he rests on the table after class, his face as he washes his face at the sink next to the classroom after PE class... and so on, were all secretly photographed.
Besides the photos on the wall, there were various character models on the table. These models, whether life-size or chibi-style, all had his face sculpted on them! Even the clothes worn by the models were ones he had worn before.
And those portraits displayed in frames, needless to say.
Sketches, oil paintings, ink paintings, watercolors—every single one depicts him.
Some are already finished, some are still being drawn, and some have been collected and tucked into thick sketchbooks.
Yin Chengjue walked stiffly, looking at the things in the room, his mind a complete mess.
A sense of crisis and urgency, as if being watched, quickly swept over my entire body.
Yin Chengjue took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.
He sat down on the edge of the bed, interlaced his fingers, rested his chin on his hand, and tried to sort out his jumbled thoughts.
This looks like Rong Yu's room.
Yin Chengjue first clarified this point.
Rong Yu's room was filled with his photos.
After sorting through this, Yin Chengjue's heart pounded, and he suddenly felt as if he had relaxed from his stiffness.
There's a picture of him in Xiaoyu's room, which doesn't seem wrong!
Thinking about it this way, Yin Chengjue felt that he should be happy.
Until he looked up and saw the photos, which should have been taken more than a decade ago.
The smile froze on her lips.
Can anyone tell him why Rong Yu has photos of him at different ages?!
Author's Note: Random thought: Mr. Yin has finally discovered the little fish's secret!
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