"Xingzhou, Susu has been taken away by Chen Ke again."
On the other end of the phone, Fu Xingzhou's voice showed no sign of anxiety.
“I know she will come back to see me.”
Li Yulin frowned, his tone tinged with helplessness.
"You're quite composed. Su Su's memory is currently confused, and Chen Ke has been by her side the whole time..."
“Yulin, some things can’t be rushed,” Fu Xingzhou interrupted him. “Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing.”
Li Yulin sighed. He knew that Fu Xingzhou always had his own plans, so he could only leave it at that for now.
"Okay, be careful yourself."
He hung up the phone, rubbed his temples. The banquet hall was still in a mess; he had to hurry back and deal with it.
...
The VIP ward of the hospital was filled with the smell of disinfectant.
Chen Ke slowly opened his eyes, and what came into view was Li Susu's worried face.
He weakly reached out and tightly grasped Li Susu's hand, as if grasping a lifeline.
"Arno...don't go..."
Looking at his pale face, Li Susu felt a complex emotion.
She took his hand in return and gently comforted him, "I won't leave, you should rest well."
A hint of joy flashed in Chen Ke's eyes. He gripped her hand tightly, as if afraid she would suddenly disappear.
Li Susu calmly withdrew her hand, picked up the water glass from the bedside table, and brought it to his lips.
"Have some water."
Chen Ke drank a few sips of water and felt a little better.
He looked at Li Susu, his tone tinged with a hint of probing.
"Arno, do you... remember what happened that day?"
Li Susu lowered her eyes, concealing the turmoil within them.
“I’ve been sending people to investigate this matter, but… we haven’t found a single clue.”
"The other party must be very powerful to have done it so cleanly and efficiently."
Li Susu's heart skipped a beat. Chen Ke's words almost explicitly indicated his suspicion of Fu Xingzhou.
She asked calmly, "So, who do you think... did it?"
Chen Ke gave her a deep look but did not answer directly.
Li Susu avoided his gaze, but her mind was in turmoil. Both Fu Xingzhou and Chen Ke might be lying.
If Fu Xingzhou was indeed lying, then his counter-espionage tactic was clearly intended to bewitch her and make her doubt Chen Ke.
She took a deep breath and tried to stay calm.
What is the truth?
In the coffee shop.
Fu Xingzhou tapped his long, slender fingers lightly on the table.
He glanced at his watch; the hands were already pointing to closing time.
Li Susu hasn't arrived yet.
A bitter smile crept onto his lips. Could it be that this time, she really chose to believe Chen Ke?
He beckoned to the waiter and handed him a thick wad of banknotes.
"Wait another half hour."
Even if there's only a sliver of hope, he doesn't want to give up.
Time passed by, second by second.
Twenty minutes later, a slender figure appeared at the entrance of the coffee shop.
Li Susu has arrived.
She walked in step by step, wearing high heels.
Her face was somewhat pale, but her eyes were unusually firm.
Li Susu took a deep breath, trying to keep herself calm.
"Fu Xingzhou, what do you want to explain to me?"
Her tone was calm, revealing no emotional fluctuation.
When Fu Xingzhou saw Li Susu appear, his tense body relaxed slightly.
His eyes lit up.
"Susu, you're here."
He stood up, wanting to get closer to her, but was stopped by a look from Li Susu.
"Don't come any closer. Show us whatever evidence you have."
Li Susu didn't want to waste time; she needed to find out the truth as soon as possible.
Fu Xingzhou didn't waste any words and went straight to the next table.
"Mr. Wang, could you please come over here for a moment and tell Ms. Li what happened?"
A middle-aged man stood up, looking slightly nervous, and walked up to Li Susu.
“Ms. Li, I happened to be smoking outside that night and I saw Mr. Chen’s car crash into the guardrail by itself.”
He swallowed hard and continued, "There weren't many cars on the road at the time, and no other vehicles collided with him."
Li Susu frowned and looked at Fu Xingzhou.
Fu Xingzhou took out a document from the side and handed it to her.
"This is the vehicle's inspection report, proving that there are no problems with the car and it's impossible for it to go out of control for no reason."
Li Susu took the report and carefully read through it.
The dense technical jargon gave her a headache, but she still managed to understand the conclusion.
The vehicle is in good working order and there are no mechanical faults.
In other words, Chen Ke's car accident was not caused by human intervention.
Li Susu's fingers trembled slightly, and a chill ran through her heart.
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