In the middle of the night, Lin Yang was already fast asleep from exhaustion.
Xu Chengzhi had just fallen asleep beside her.
I hadn't slept long before I had a nightmare.
Covered in sweat, his face contorted in pain, he murmured, "Yangyang...no! No!"
"No!!" Xu Chengzhi murmured for several minutes before waking up in terror from the nightmare.
He sat up abruptly, his eyes wide open in the dimly lit hospital room.
"Drip—" Amidst Xu Chengzhi's heavy breathing, a large bead of cold sweat rolled down his forehead.
It hit the back of his hand.
Xu Cheng subconsciously looked towards the bedside.
She's still here.
By the moonlight streaming through the window, Xu Chengzhi could vaguely make out Lin Yang's face, which was partially exposed as she lay prone.
Exhausted from all the exertion, Lin Yang fell into a deep sleep despite a slight back ache.
"Yangyang, it's good that you're here." Xu Chengzhi couldn't help but touch her with his hand, brushing aside the curly hair that was half covering her face.
The ends of her hair brushed against Lin Yang's face, making her twitch her nose uncomfortably before drifting off to sleep again.
"Yangyang... do you know?" Xu Chengzhi gently stroked her curly hair, murmuring to himself, "I had another nightmare, the same dream, I dreamt of..."
I dreamt that you disappeared, and I couldn't find you no matter what I did.
Xu Chengzhi paused, thought for a moment, and decided it was better not to say these words to Lin Yang.
Xu Chengzhi ruffled Lin Yang's hair again before withdrawing his hand, resting it behind his head, and slowly sliding down to lie down next to Lin Yang again.
He gently closed his eyes.
How many times is this?
He couldn't remember.
I've been having this dream almost every day lately.
It was as if reminding him that Lin Yang would ultimately end up disappearing.
But why did it disappear?
Why did Yangyang disappear?
He closed his eyes and pondered, but he just couldn't figure it out.
"Buzz—" The cell phone under the pillow vibrated.
Pulling it out from behind the pillow, a faint night-light mode illuminated the dimly lit ward.
With a flick of his finger, he quickly unlocked the screen.
It was a text message from an unfamiliar phone number.
Before clicking on it, Xu Chengzhi almost thought it was spam.
"An old house in the suburbs of Jinling. Meet me there, and I'll tell you everything you want to know."
The text message contained the following content.
Suburbs of Jinling...
Xu Chengzhi pondered the address carefully, feeling that it sounded somewhat familiar.
Aix!
He remembered.
It can be naturally deduced that this unfamiliar phone number belongs to Ex.
He glanced to the upper left corner.
The small numbers on the screen told Xu Chengzhi that it was 3 a.m.
Everything I want to know...
Xu Chengzhi stared at the half-sentence in the text message on the screen, a growing sense of unease rising within him.
How did he know that he was confused?
Ex...
Who exactly is it?
He suddenly appeared in City C this year without any warning and became the world's richest man...
Most importantly, it seems like they are targeting him at every turn, constantly suppressing the Xu family's economy.
Fortunately, he was a shrewd strategist and managed to withstand his deliberate targeting in the business arena.
Xu Chengzhi still harbors doubts about this Ax.
Driven by curiosity, he finally got up quietly and left the hospital.
The roads were deserted at night, and the journey to the outskirts of Jinling was smooth and unobstructed, with cars traveling faster than usual.
Upon arriving at the old house in the suburbs of Jinling, Ex must have already given instructions to his subordinates.
As soon as he entered that area, someone led him into the study.
As soon as he entered, he saw Mr. Ex, who was wearing a mask, slowly remove it, revealing his true face...
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