"Do as I say and investigate."
Ning Yecheng's command was firm, leaving no room for doubt.
Liu Ning sensed something was amiss.
But he would still investigate.
There were many hospitals in Yancheng, and he would have to call them one by one.
This investigation took another twenty minutes.
"Boss, I've checked all the hospitals in Yancheng, and there's no record of Miss Zhan being admitted," Liu Ning was still confused.
Why did the boss suddenly want to investigate Miss Zhan?
After receiving Liu Ning's reply, Ning Yecheng remained silent.
It wasn't until they arrived at Yuwan Villa that he snapped out of his deep thought.
Liu Ning waited for Ning Yecheng to hang up.
He waited for a long time but Ning Yecheng didn't.
Finally, he couldn't help himself, "Boss? Any other instructions?"
"No."
The call ended.
Liu Ning looked at the hung-up phone with a sigh of exasperation.
What did his boss mean by this?
Why didn't he hang up if there were no instructions?
He still couldn't figure out why his boss wanted to investigate Miss Zhan, or why the call hadn't ended earlier.
Ah!
He wasn't getting stupid, was he?
Then why couldn't he guess anything?
...
Yuwan Villa.
As soon as Zhan Xiaojun and Ning Yecheng entered Yuwan Villa, Aunt Liu rushed over, her eyes shining with excitement. She grabbed Zhan Xiaojun's hand, "Miss Zhan, thank you! It's all thanks to the peace charm you gave me that I'm safe!"
"You wouldn't believe it, but this afternoon when I was coming back from grocery shopping, the taxi I took got into an accident. The driver and the people in the other car were injured, bleeding from their heads. Only I was fine! My peace charm, which I had on me, turned to dust!"
Ning Yecheng's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at Zhan Xiaojun.
Zhan Xiaojun remained unfazed, as if it were nothing. She smiled, "The peace charm did its job. I'll give Aunt Liu another protective charm tomorrow."
"Thank you so much, Miss Zhan!"
Aunt Liu had felt like she was dreaming since this afternoon. She hadn't left Yuwan Villa, wanting to thank Miss Zhan in person.
If it were before, she would never have believed such a fantastical event.
It was truly too surreal!
Luckily she had the protective charm, otherwise, she would have been bleeding from her head today. At her age, she feared bleeding the most!
After Aunt Liu left, Zhan Xiaojun found herself facing Ning Yecheng, feeling a little awkward. She shifted her gaze and said, "I'll go upstairs first, and come down in ten minutes."
"Okay, I'll wait for you."
Zhan Xiaojun quickly went upstairs.
After putting down her bag, she went to the bathroom.
As soon as she came out of the bathroom, her head began to spin.
She leaned against the doorframe for a long time until the dizziness subsided.
Suddenly, she seemed to see the figures of her parents.
Her father held her mother's shoulder, coaxing her softly, "Our little Jun will wake up safely, don't worry."
"We'll wait for her to wake up together. I'll do everything I can to save her," her mother replied to her father.
Her eyes reddened, and she whispered, "Dad, Mom..."
As the words left her lips,
The world suddenly spun wildly.
She opened her eyes.
Everything around her was as it had been moments before.
She was still in this world.
Ning Yecheng was still waiting downstairs for her reply.
She instinctively glanced at her wrist.
The pain on her wrist had become much more pronounced.
She felt time was becoming increasingly urgent.
She bit her lip.
She could only say...
She and Ning Yecheng were fated but not destined to be together.
Taking a deep breath,
She walked out of the room.
The moment the door opened, she was pulled into an embrace.
The next second,
A pair of thin lips landed on hers.
Her eyes widened.
Her mind went blank.
This sudden kiss was fierce and dominant.
It was as if he wanted to draw Zhan Xiaojun completely into his world!
Suddenly, Zhan Xiaojun came back to her senses and pushed Ning Yecheng.
However, Ning Yecheng held her even tighter, pressing her back against the wall.
He held her waist tightly, her breath stolen by him.
After a long time, Ning Yecheng reluctantly released her, his eyes, filled with desire, gazing deeply into hers.
It took Zhan Xiaojun a while to regain her composure.
Her face was as red as a cooked shrimp.
"You..."
"Haven't I made myself clear enough?" Ning Yecheng's voice was hoarse, deep, and utterly sexy.
He stared at her lips, which he had kissed red.
His throat bobbed.
He lowered his head slightly.
"Do you really like me?" Zhan Xiaojun asked in a low voice, her head bowed.
She understood clearly that she was not indifferent to him.
She meant the kind of feelings between a man and a woman.
She had been deliberately ignoring it all this time.
But under his persistent pursuit, she could only face her own heart consciously.
Ning Yecheng tightened his grip on her waist, "How else do you want me to prove I like you?"
If he wasn't afraid of scaring her,
There were countless ways he could prove it.
All the thoughts a man should have about a woman, and even those he shouldn't, he had for her.
Zhan Xiaojun tightened her hands, raised her head, and looked at him with her bright but slightly red eyes, "But, we have no future. Can you accept that?"
Ning Yecheng's gaze deepened. He lowered his head and kissed her lips again, whispering, "Are you that unconfident in me?"
Since he had made up his mind, it was for life.
He didn't care how far into the future it was.
As long as he was alive, the woman by his side could only be her.
...
Coffee shop.
Zhan Xiaojun took a stack of photos from the private detective.
The photos showed Wang Qian going for a prenatal check-up.
They showed Wang Qian arguing with a man.
And also photos from Wang Qian's past Weibo and social media accounts.
There was also a recording of conversations between Wang Qian's colleagues, Wang Qian's mother, and neighborhood aunties.
All of them mentioned that Wang Qian had a boyfriend for several years.
However, the boyfriend had abandoned Wang Qian.
"It's as I suspected before my investigation. She wanted to find a father for the child in her belly, but she was a bit dishonest. She wanted to find a cheap father for the child, but also demanded a bride price and a house. Her mother told people that once the engagement was set, they would raise the bride price, claiming her daughter was worth 888,000 yuan. It's a pity she said these things beforehand, and I didn't get a chance to record it," the private detective said with some regret.
Zhan Xiaojun transferred the remaining money to the private detective.
Holding the evidence in her hand, she didn't rush home.
Instead, she went to the primary school where Wang Qian worked.
In Yancheng, having a stable job as a teacher in a school, one could actually find a husband of equal standing if they tried.
However, Wang Qian had met Lin Jing through a matchmaking service.
And then they had immediately agreed to get married.
She had called Lin Jing and learned that the matchmaker who introduced them was a contractor Lin Jing knew from a construction site.
Wang Qian was that contractor's sister.
According to Lin Jing, the contractor admired Lin Jing's character and knew that Lin Jing would not mistreat Wang Qian, which was why he introduced them.
Zhan Xiaojun's sports car attracted a lot of attention.
It was the time when students were just leaving school and teachers were preparing to get off work.
Wang Qian looked at the sports car with envy.
She dreamed of owning a sports car, but she feared it was a fantasy for her in this lifetime.
As she walked past the sports car, she suddenly saw Zhan Xiaojun sitting inside.