"Young Master Four, didn't you see Madam at the police station?" Shen Lin had a vague feeling something was wrong.
A long pause followed on the other end before Ye Chenhan replied, "I was too late. By the time I arrived at the police station, Ziyu had already been taken away by Gu Xiuyu."
This situation could have been avoided. If only he had been a bit earlier, or if he had taken a second look at the car that struck him as strange. In his panic, he had missed too many details.
Shen Lin heard the sound of a cup falling behind him and turned to see Di Mingjue sitting up in bed.
"President Di," Shen Lin hurried to the bedside.
The hand reaching out was grabbed, and Di Mingjue weakly asked, "What did you just... say? Zi, Ziyu, she..."
Before he could finish his sentence, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.
"President Di!" Shen Lin placed the phone on the hospital bed and quickly grabbed the nearby tissue to wipe his lips.
The call with Ye Chenhan had not yet ended, and the sounds from the ward carried over.
"What's wrong? Is something wrong with Mingjue again? Didn't he take the antidote?"
The question received no response for a long time.
After spitting out the black blood, Di Mingjue's complexion improved considerably.
"President Di, would you like some water?" Shen Lin stood by the bedside with a cup.
Ye Chenhan on the phone was still persistently asking questions. Di Mingjue reached out and took the phone.
"What did you say happened to Ziyu just now?"
"Mingjue?" Ye Chenhan asked with concern, "Are you alright?"
What he had drunk was indeed the antidote. The medicine had just taken effect in his body, causing him to spit out black blood.
"Where is Ziyu? Where is she now?" As Di Mingjue grew anxious, blood began to surge upwards.
Shen Lin, fearing he would become agitated and knowing that he had to tell him about Ye Ziyu, said,
"President Di, Madam was taken by Gu Xiuyu."
"Gu Xiuyu?"
"Yes. Your poisoning was related to him. He used the antidote to threaten Madam into divorcing you. Madam naturally refused, but she couldn't escape his control."
If they had been in the capital, with Di Mingjue's authority there, this would never have happened.
Di Mingjue dropped the phone and pulled out the IV needle from his arm, getting out of bed unsteadily.
"President Di, you can't get out of bed yet!" Shen Lin stepped forward to stop him.
In his current state, walking was a problem, let alone searching for Ye Ziyu, who had been taken to an unknown location.
Di Mingjue irritably pushed Shen Lin, who was blocking his way, aside. "Get out of the way. Even if I have to crawl, I will go save her."
It was because of him that Ye Ziyu had fallen into Gu Xiuyu's trap. How could he lie here calmly recovering while ignoring her?
Unable to stop him, Shen Lin could only reach out to support him.
As they walked out of the ward, they ran into Ye Shaoting, who was walking towards them.
Seeing Di Mingjue still able to walk, a flicker of disappointment crossed Ye Shaoting's eyes.
He wasn't dead!
Gu Xiuyu's proudest poison had no effect on him!
"Where are you two going?" Ye Shaoting asked.
Given Ye Ziyu's safety, Shen Lin looked to Di Mingjue for his response.
"Big Brother, can you contact Gu Xiuyu?"
Hearing Di Mingjue's question, Ye Shaoting seemed slightly surprised. "What do you need to find President Gu for?"
Did he already know about his plan?
His confusion was soon dispelled by Di Mingjue's explanation.
"Ziyu was taken by him," Di Mingjue said. "He's like a madman, and Ziyu is in great danger with him. You know many people in Sijiucheng, can you help find Gu Xiuyu's whereabouts?"
It seemed that after hanging up the phone with Gu Xiuyu yesterday, a lot had happened that he was unaware of. To obtain Ye Ziyu, Gu Xiuyu had overturned all his previous plans.
Ye Shaoting agreed. "Don't worry, I'll send people to find them as soon as possible."