Chapter 22 The Domineering CEO [VIP]
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After the tender, lingering kiss ended, Yan Chen, his breathing even, used his thumb to wipe away the dampness from his lover's lips.
Have you had breakfast?
"No, I just woke up." Qingran tilted her head and bit his finger, acting as playful as a mischievous little animal.
Yan Chen frowned, then steadily lifted the person up in his arms.
Qingran squeezed her legs tightly around the man's lower back: "What are you doing?"
Yan Chen: "I brought you some food."
He walked to the dining table, put the person down, and opened the plastic bag.
"Duck neck, duck neck bones, mini cakes, egg tarts, cookies of all flavors..."
Each time he took out an item, he would briefly explain what was inside, and soon a row of transparent plastic boxes was laid out on the table.
Qingran sat at the corner of the table, looking down at the sweet and savory snacks: "You bought so many?"
Yan Chen: "I was worried it might not suit your taste, so I bought a little extra. You can choose what you like to eat."
She opened the plastic box containing the cake and egg tarts and pushed it in front of Qingran: "You just woke up, eat this first."
A box contains six egg tarts, each about the size of a child's fist, with a tiger-stripe pattern of yellow and brown, and sprinkled with white coconut flakes.
The cakes were triangular slices, one green vanilla matcha flavored and the other brown chocolate flavored, with almond shavings and delicately colored macarons adorning the surface, making them very eye-catching.
The air was filled with the unique sweet aroma of desserts.
Qingran picked up an egg tart, opened her mouth wide, and stuffed it into her mouth in one bite. She asked indistinctly, "What about the ones that don't suit my taste?"
The egg tart was a bit cold, but the crust was still crisp and crumbly, while the filling was soft, smooth, and sweet – it was still very delicious.
“I’ll eat,” Yan Chen said, his heart softening as he looked at his lover’s chubby cheeks.
He reached out and wiped the crumbs from Qingran's lips, then turned and went to the kitchen to pour a glass of water to cleanse his palate.
When I came out with my water cup, there were only two egg tarts left out of the box.
Qingran picked them up in each hand, ate one herself, and offered the remaining one to the man's lips.
"I remember you don't like sweets."
Every time I go to the county town, I either don't eat it at all, or I only add a little bit of sugar.
Come to think of it, it's really hard to tell if Yan Chen has any particular preferences.
He doesn't eat much when there's something delicious, but he'll still swallow something unappetizing just to fill his stomach.
Aside from making money, he seems to have no other hobbies.
Strange, isn't Yan Chen a high-born, privileged young man?
"You can eat it." Yan Chen opened his mouth and ate the food that was offered to his lips.
Qingran looked at him thoughtfully, licked the crumbs off her fingers, and asked, "Do you have any favorite things? Hobbies or anything like that?"
"No, but I do have someone I like," the man replied, swallowing the egg tart and taking a sip of water first, showing that he truly didn't like sweets.
[Hmph, sweet talk, glib tongue!]
Qingran glanced at him with affectionate eyes, then asked feigned confusion, "Oh? Who is it?"
"Far away, yet right before my eyes."
The man spoke in a low, calm voice, as if he were simply stating a perfectly ordinary fact.
But his gaze toward Qingran was very focused, as if the vast starry sky was nothing compared to the person in front of him.
As their eyes met, their bodies drew closer and closer.
The system, which had just been released from the "black room" not long ago: [?]
Ahhhhh, this couple who've already broken their vows must have magnets on them! How come they're kissing again while we're watching them?!
No, they're not a young couple.
But they seem to be considered a young couple?
Waaaaah, can my storyline really be salvaged? The system lay in the dark room, silently shedding wide, tearful tears.
The date was June 26th.
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On the 27th, the four-person mushroom-picking team, now with new member Li Yanmei, harvested 60 jin (30 catties).
After deducting the car rental fee and Li Yanmei's hard-earned money from the 5,000 yuan earned from the last sale, Qingran and the others split 2,600 yuan, while Wang Lei received 1,300 yuan.
The four of them finished work in the evening.
At the same time, after multiple investigations and repeated confirmations, Su Yu, who confirmed that the small truck had entered Feixian County and never left again, came to the Feixian County Public Security Bureau.
He was feeling tense and agitated.
The tension stems from the anticipation of hearing good news, while the frustration arises from the dissatisfaction with Feixian County's backward and impoverished development.
The surveillance cameras didn't even cover the main roads in the city, so they couldn't accurately locate the truck's whereabouts, and he had to ask the police for help.
The car was parked on the side of the road. Su Yu looked up at the iconic blue and white exterior of the Public Security Bureau, then pushed open the door and went inside.
The police officer on duty behind the counter looked up when she heard the noise. She was about twenty years old, with bright eyes and short, capable hair.
Seeing that a young man had entered, dressed smartly, and whose face showed only anxiety rather than worry, she felt a little more at ease.
"What's up?"
Su Yu took a deep breath and said, "My friend went missing in Lan County about 20 days ago. After investigation, it has been confirmed that he is currently in Fei County. Please help me find him."
The policewoman took out her notebook and began to take notes: "Tell me about your friend's situation first: name, gender, age, physical characteristics, whether his disappearance was due to intellectual disability or some other reason, and what your basis is for confirming that he is in Feixian County."
"His name is Yan Chen, male, 26 years old this year, 187 cm tall, very handsome but doesn't smile much, he usually works out, so he has a good physique."
“He is of sound mind. His disappearance was due to a car accident. I confirmed that he was in Feixian County because I had just come from the Transportation Bureau and had seen the surveillance footage.”
Su Yu wanted all the police in Feixian County to be mobilized immediately to search for the person, but reason told him that the police also needed to understand the situation before they could dispatch officers.
So I tried my best to answer patiently.
Li Yue buried herself in registering information.
Just then, the police station door was pushed open from the outside, and several policemen who had finished dinner returned.
One of them, carrying a takeout box, walked to the counter, put down the box, and asked, "What's going on?"
He said he wanted to take over the case and told Li Yue to go eat first.
Li Yue shook her head: "It's a missing person case. The person who reported it went missing in a car accident in Lan County twenty days ago."
As Officer Liu listened and read the information recorded on the paper, a fragment of memory flashed through his mind when he heard about the car accident and the missing person, and at the same time, his eyes saw the name on the paper.
Yan Chen.
The blurry fragments instantly became clear.
"Is your friend from Beijing? Is he tall and handsome?" Officer Liu asked.
Su Yu exclaimed in surprise, "You've met Brother Yan Chen?!"
Li Yue also gave her colleague a look.
Officer Liu chuckled and exclaimed, "That's quite a coincidence. About twenty days ago, your friend reported that he had suffered amnesia after a car accident and asked us to help check his family information."
Su Yu: "Amnesia?!" Her surprised expression turned to shock.
No wonder...
"Where is he now? Please take me to him right away!"
Su Yu hadn't expected things to go so smoothly; he thought he'd have to search for a needle in a haystack for a long time, until the small truck reappeared.
"I didn't leave an address at the time, so I don't know where they live."
“But he left his contact information,” Officer Liu said, gesturing for Li Yue to flip through the notebook. “Look back, there’s a friend’s phone number.”
"Friends?" Su Yu, who was already puzzled by the word "friends," was completely surprised.
Officer Liu nodded: "Yes, a young man accompanied him at the time, who looked like a celebrity."
Perhaps it was the person who saved Brother Yan Chen, Su Yu thought uneasily, though he didn't understand why he felt uneasy.
“Found it.” Li Yue turned to the page where she had made the notes.
The notebook was pushed toward Su Yu; beneath the few lines of text on the paper was a string of numbers written in fluent handwriting.
Su Yu immediately took out her phone and dialed the number. After the expectant ringing tone, the phone coldly replied, "Hello, the number you dialed is not in service..."
Is the number invalid?
I checked the numbers one by one to make sure I hadn't made a mistake, but no matter how many times I dialed, the phone kept ringing with an error message.
"..."
Night had fallen.
Exhausted, Su Yu called her assistant Hong to exchange information after leaving the police station.
He was particularly angry when he mentioned the wrong number, blaming the person who supposedly saved Yan Chen for not registering the number carefully, and blaming the police in the small town for being careless.
"When are you coming?" he asked after venting his emotions.
Hong Yue: "My flight is tonight. I'll arrive in Xia Province at midnight, rest for a bit, and then head to Fei County in the morning."
Su Yu: "Okay, then I'll wait for you. I feel much more relaxed with you around."
As expected of Yan Chen's trained assistant, knowing that someone is there to back him up makes him feel more at ease.
What gives him the most peace of mind is that person he hasn't found yet, but who seems to never make a mistake.
Hong Yue was silent for a moment: "...We'll go check the hospital tomorrow morning. Since President Yan was in Feixian, Feixian Hospital might have his treatment records."
"I'll go ask tonight!" Su Yu said, his eyes lighting up. How come he hadn't thought of that?
Hong Yue gently advised him, "Get some rest tonight, there's no rush."
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The date is the 28th.
Today was another day for Yan Chen and his two companions to head to the provincial capital. They didn't need to search for restaurants that served mushrooms, and this time they returned half an hour earlier than before.
Qingran had already woken up by this time.
The pre-sleep exercise last night wasn't very intense. The two of them went to bed in the early hours of the morning. Yan Chen slept for a few hours, but he also woke up very early.
"Have you had breakfast?" That was the first thing the man asked when he got home.
Knowing that Qingran has a poor appetite whenever she cooks, and that Yan Chen himself is not good at cooking, the two usually eat out at restaurants.
Qingran feels lazy when she wakes up in the morning and sometimes doesn't want to go out.
[Host, Su Yu and Assistant Hong have set off for the county hospital.]
The system quietly notified me.
The largest hospital in Feixian County is the People's Hospital, followed by the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital.
"Have you eaten?" Qingran asked him.
"I ate on the way," Yan Chen replied, placing the braised duck and mango mousse cake he had brought for him on the table. "Or would you like me to eat something else with you?"
"No need, I'd be heartbroken if Ah Chen got sick from overeating," Qing Ran said with a smile.
"I'm going downstairs to eat and buy some fruit on the way back. It might take a while before I'm out, but don't worry."
She then blew a kiss to him, walked to the entrance, put down her phone, changed her shoes, and left.
Many breakfast shops have opened along the street outside Anle Residential Area.
Qingran randomly picked a tofu pudding stall and went inside. She ordered one bowl of sweet tofu pudding and one bowl of savory tofu pudding. After she finished eating, the system updated its information again.
[Host, Su Yu and the others have gone to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital instead!]
Next to the tofu pudding shop was a fruit store, where rows of bright green watermelons were displayed outside, attracting attention. A cardboard sign stood upright in the middle, with the words:
Delicious watermelon, juicy and sweet, only two cents a pound.
Qingran bent down, tapped the item, and picked one out for the shopkeeper to weigh.
[Host, they've asked for your contact information and are about to call you!]
"Eleven pounds, just give me two yuan," the shopkeeper said generously after weighing the goods.
"good."
He paid and took the bag.
[Aaaaaaah, Host! They've called!]
Your phone is ringing!
[The male lead is being searched!]
[Ah, he answered!]
Qingran looked up at the sky.
Dark clouds covered the sky, a storm was imminent and the wind was howling.
It's going to rain.
Sighs drifted through the air.
"Let's go home."
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