Chapter 25 The Domineering CEO [VIP]
Turn the key to unlock the box, lift the lid, and the contents of the metal box are clearly revealed.
This also shattered the illusion that Yan Chen was unwilling to acknowledge.
Black phone, black wallet.
"..."
As expected.
The air seemed to be thinning.
The man lowered his eyelashes, as if sinking into a cold, damp swamp and gradually finding it hard to breathe.
After a while, or perhaps after a long time.
"...The person who stopped me earlier was named Hong Yue, who is my classmate and assistant."
"I'll go out right away and give him my documents to buy plane tickets. If all goes well, we'll fly to Beijing tomorrow."
"If you want to come with me, then pack your bags as soon as possible and let Wang Lei know. I'll take care of the house."
In the almost frozen air, the man's voice was dry and his tone was steady, without the slightest hint of anything amiss.
But if you look down, you can see that he gripped the metal box so tightly that his nails turned white, and the back of his hand showed prominent, bluish veins and bones.
The calm is nothing but a mask.
Qingran reached out her hand, her fingertips tracing the winding veins on the back of the man's hand.
The hand beneath her fingertips trembled slightly, but she did not pull away.
“I understand,” he said.
There is no other explanation.
Yan Chen glanced at his unashamed expression and asked in a low voice, "Why?"
Why did you lie to him?
Why did you lie to him that they were dating? Why did you lie to him and say you liked him?
They were complete strangers before, so there was absolutely no way they could have dated! Qingran also had no chance...
Feeling as if his heart was being hammered, Yan Chen closed his eyes tightly to suppress all his emotions.
"Forget it, I don't want to hear it."
He left those words behind, went into his room, and then went out.
[Strange, didn't he ask that himself? Why does he suddenly not want to listen anymore?] the system muttered.
Who cares, it's not important.
It reminded Qingran of the upcoming plot.
[Host, next time the male lead asks, just insist it's because you like him. Then Su Yu and Assistant Hong will see through you and realize it's because you love money and are vain.]
[The male protagonist is also aware of this.]
[So Assistant Hong will handle this matter on behalf of the male lead, offering you money and a house as bait. Seeing that the male lead treats you coldly, and not wanting to end up losing both, you have no choice but to take the money and leave.]
[Once this part of the story is completed, our mission will be finished!]
[Are you happy, host? You'll soon have enough points to unlock the shop!]
Qingran: [I don't really care, but are you sure Yan Chen can remain unfazed?]
System: ...Uncertain.
It wiped its sweat and said, "[Or maybe we should just go straight for the vanity storyline.]"
Qingran remained noncommittal and took out her phone to call Wang Lei.
Once the call connected, briefly explain that you cannot pick mushrooms in Beijing.
Wang Lei was surprised but understood. Who wouldn't want to go to the capital? Now that he had money, he also wanted to take his parents and girlfriend there for fun!
"When are you coming back?" He was still thinking of waiting for Qingran to return before continuing.
Qingran replied, "My return date is uncertain, and even if I do return, I don't plan to pick them up again."
His ambition wasn't in making money.
"You can do it with your girlfriend. Nobody goes to that area with the old houses in the mountains usually. There are lots of mushrooms there. As long as you don't go too far, you won't encounter any danger."
Wang Lei then understood what Qing Ran meant. After thinking it over carefully, he told her, "We'll see. Mei Mei and I probably won't last long. Mei Mei studied cosmetology and hairdressing in college and has always wanted to open a hair salon."
Qingran: "And what about you?"
Wang Lei: "Me? Hehe, picking mushrooms by myself is pretty boring. I still want to learn auto repair."
Qingran smiled and said, "Then I'll learn. If the tuition isn't enough, I have some savings here."
"No, you should carry more money with you when you go on a long trip," Wang Lei refused.
Knowing that Yan Chen was from Beijing, Lao Zhou was, in a sense, going to his girlfriend's hometown.
He then said, "If anyone treats you badly, come back. Don't be like before, always putting up with everything until you can't take it anymore and then explode."
After saying that, he changed the subject: "But if you do well and become the host, don't forget to invite your brother over for a couple of days."
Qingran: "...Okay."
He told Wang Lei to remember to tell his girlfriend, and then the two hung up the phone.
Entering the bedroom, Qingran prepared to pack her luggage.
Looking around the unchanged room: [What did Yan Chen do when he came in just now?]
System: [Use the host's ID card; you need an ID card to book a plane ticket.]
Qingran understood and pulled out the suitcase she had used during the move from under the wardrobe.
While Qingran was packing her clothes upstairs, a black sedan was parked steadily on the side of the road downstairs in Anle Community.
In the back seat of the car, Su Yu pushed open the car door and got out aggressively. Before leaving, she went back to the driver's seat and knocked on the window.
"..." The driver rolled down the window helplessly: "What brings you here, young master?"
The way he called him "young master" was sarcastic, but Su Yu didn't realize it because that's what his servants and butlers at home called him.
Su Yu raised her chin as if it were a matter of course: "Come upstairs with me."
He wanted to see who this audacious swindler really was. Not only did he do something bad, but he also dared to ask to go to Beijing with him!
The driver politely declined, saying, "You didn't mention you wanted me to be a bodyguard when you hired me."
Su Yu said impatiently, "Add more money, is 500 enough?"
If it weren't for the butler being away, he wouldn't have to worry about these things. In the past twenty-odd days, he has truly experienced the hardships of society!
The driver quietly opened the car door and got out, bowing and extending his hand with an extremely courteous attitude: "Young master, please."
Making money isn't something to be ashamed of.
The two walked into Anle Residential Area one after the other, found a building, Unit 1, and went upstairs.
Upon arriving at the entrance of 401, Su Yu stopped, and the driver immediately and perceptively stepped forward to knock on the door.
"Knock knock knock".
Qingran, who had finished packing her luggage in the bedroom and was lying on her back on the bed with her eyes closed to rest, opened her eyes.
"Yan Chen didn't bring his keys?"
The system whispered: [It's Su Yu who came.]
Su Yu? How did he find this place?
I put on my shoes, walked to the door, and pushed it open. The figures of two men, one strong and one thin, came into view.
The thinner one was about 25 years old, with slightly curly short hair, fair and clean skin, red lips and almond eyes. His spoiled temperament and glamorous attire made him look exactly like a rich young master.
"Who are you looking for?" Qingran asked lazily, leaning against the doorframe.
The voice snapped Su Yu back to her senses, and she raised her voice in annoyance, demanding, "You're the liar who claimed to have saved Brother Yan Chen, but then hid his things and made it impossible for us to find him?"
So what if you're good-looking? Your face can't be a get-out-of-jail-free card!
"Huh? Something interesting is going on?" The driver quietly pricked up his ears.
Qingran asked knowingly, "Who are you?"
Su Yu: "Hmph, I've known Yan Chen since we were kids, I'm his best friend!"
Qingran: "You came here because he gave you this address?"
[It was Assistant Hong who found out and told him.]
Just in case, Hong Yue found out Yan Chen's current address after he left yesterday.
Su Yu immediately wanted to come over.
It was only because Hong Yue said that he needed to give Yan Chen time to deal with his personal matters that he barely managed to suppress his thoughts.
Then, when I woke up this morning, I received good news from Hong Yue, saying that they could prepare to return to Beijing. Overjoyed, I naturally asked why.
Only after asking did I learn that not only had Yan Chen's lost documents been found inexplicably, but there was also an extra person in their group.
Su Yu isn't stupid. How could something that's been lost for so long be found so easily? What kind of coincidence is that?
Once he figured out that Zhou Qingran was probably behind it all, he immediately came to confront her.
"Never mind how I found you, just tell me, did you deliberately hide Yan Chen's things?"
Qingran laughed: "Would you believe me if I said it wasn't true?"
"I knew it!"
Su Yu glared at him with disgust in her eyes: "It's because of you, Brother Yan Chen, that you disappeared. Assistant Hong and I have been worried and anxious for so long, and Changsheng Group almost suffered internal turmoil because of you."
"Anyone with a shred of decency should be extremely ashamed after this was exposed. How dare you say you wanted to go to Beijing with them?!"
"Well, I guess it's because I'm shameless." He said casually.
"You!" Su Yu was furious.
Take a deep breath, take a deep breath.
"Do you even know what Changsheng Group means to Brother Yan Chen? It's something his parents and grandmother left him, and now you've almost ruined it."
"Moreover, Brother Yan Chen is also crucial to Changsheng Group. Tens of thousands of employees depend on Changsheng to support their families, all because of you—"
“Chang Sheng Group doesn’t share my surname Zhou, and I don’t work for Chang Sheng,” Qing Ran interrupted him lightly. “What does it matter to me whether it’s good or bad?”
Su Yu was stunned; she had never seen such a shameless person.
He gritted his teeth: "Even if these things have nothing to do with you, the fact remains that you've been keeping other people's belongings, and that's illegal!"
Qingran nodded: "Then call the police and have them arrest me."
Then the police actually took me to the Public Security Bureau.
The officer in charge of interrogating him, Officer Liu, was someone he had met several times; the other was Li Yue.
Having finished reading her law books, Qingran had anticipated this and calmly sat down at the interrogation table.
In his mind's eye, the system hurriedly apologized, saying, "[The original plot didn't say that hiding things would get you caught!]"
Perhaps it was because Zhou Qingran chose to show weakness, while he chose arrogance, that angered Su Yu.
[I'm sorry, host, I didn't know it would turn out like this.] The system felt extremely guilty.
What I did is none of your business.
I haven't read enough books.
[Why don't we just leave this world and not do this mission? I don't want the host to go to jail, sob sob.]
Qingran: [? Not really.]
The police officer Liu on the other end of the line was also at a loss for words. It turned out that this person had made him cry foul.
He tapped the table and coldly demanded, "Tell me honestly, what exactly did you do on the day of the incident?"
[Host, the male lead and his assistant have arrived; they're just outside the door.]
The system whispered a suggestion: [I don't think the male lead is completely without feelings for you. How about you tell him your troubles and ask him to rescue you?]
Qingran lowered her eyelashes and calmly and objectively described the events of the night of the car accident without a trace of personal emotion.
So you admit to keeping other people's things without their permission?
"yes."
"What is the purpose?"
"He's good-looking, so I'll be friends with him."
Police Officer Liu, Li Yue, and Su Yu present did not believe this. Who makes friends like this?
But this case is really difficult to handle.
Su Yu urged the police to arrest Zhou Qingran quickly, saying that Zhou Qingran was the culprit behind Yan Chen's disappearance.
A slight rustling sound of fabric came from outside the door, but it quickly disappeared.
Because inside, Li Yue explained that things weren't calculated that way.
It is a fact that Zhou Qingran saved Yan Chen, but she did not imprison him or restrict his personal freedom.
It just so happens that Yan Chen's amnesia led to the unexpected loss of contact.
The only thing we can really make an issue of now is the fact that he hoarded other people's belongings.
The police still primarily focused on mediation, and Officer Liu advised Qingran.
"If you find someone else's belongings and deliberately hide them, that's equivalent to illegally possessing someone else's property. If you refuse to return them, you're suspected of committing the crime of embezzlement."
“He did not refuse to return it.” A deep male voice suddenly came from outside the door.
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