"I'll contact the math olympiad class teacher first and see how things are on their end."
"Okay."
Ye Ziyu stood beside Di Mingjue, who had his phone on speaker. The teacher's situation was similar to theirs, with no leads. The surrounding area was all open land, with no villages, making it impossible to find anyone to ask.
After some thought, Ye Ziyu and Di Mingjue decided to return to the city center. They would rely on the teacher to help with the search, and whoever found a lead would contact the other immediately.
On the way back, Ye Ziyu decided to inform Ye Shaoting about Xingxing's disappearance. In Sijiucheng, he would have more resources and connections than they did.
Ye Residence.
Upon receiving Ye Ziyu's call, Ye Shaoting immediately interrupted his ongoing meeting. He walked out of the conference room with his phone, his expression stern and authoritative.
After he left, the conference room erupted in discussion.
"Did you see that? Mr. Ye looked like King Yama just now. Something big must have happened."
"Do you think it's something with the company, or Mr. Ye's personal affairs?"
Everyone engaged in a lively discussion, ultimately concluding it was a personal matter.
Di Mingjue pulled down all the curtains, plunging the office into darkness. The phone continued to emit dial tones, and his furrowed brow made him look as though he could devour someone.
"Mr. Ye, why are you calling me at this hour? Do you have something important for me to do?" Jiang Feifei asked in a coy, affected tone over the phone.
Ye Shaoting, suppressing his murderous intent, spoke coldly into the phone, "You know perfectly well why I'm calling you!"
Know?
Of course, she knew.
Seeing that he had called her so quickly, Jiang Feifei figured that the other side was already desperately searching. She feigned confusion and asked, "What do I know? I don't understand."
"I warned you last time. If your unauthorized actions expose your whereabouts and make them suspicious, I'll deal with you first. You know perfectly well why this call is coming to you. Don't make me send people to find you." After speaking, Ye Shaoting angrily slammed his phone onto the desk.
Jiang Feifei had initially been a useful pawn, but now she was becoming increasingly troublesome, making secret moves behind his back. It seemed it was time to teach her a lesson and remind her what she should and shouldn't do.
She nervously clutched her phone, the voice from the call echoing in her mind. But the deed was done, and it was too late to undo it.
"What bad things have you been doing behind my back?" Gu Xiuyu suddenly appeared behind her, startling Jiang Feifei and nearly making her drop her phone.
Already annoyed by Ye Shaoting's warning, she reacted like a prickly porcupine to Gu Xiuyu's questioning.
"Bad things?" Jiang Feifei's smile was somewhat chilling. "If I told you that everything I did was to help you, would you still think it was a bad thing?"
"Help me?" Gu Xiuyu didn't believe her at all.
The moment he first saw Jiang Feifei, he knew she was a selfish individual who used everyone as a stepping stone to her success. She would never kindly help others.
Jiang Feifei walked up to Gu Xiuyu and spoke earnestly, "Of course. You like Ye Ziyu, and you joined the organization to win her over. But you overlooked her relationship with Di Mingjue and their child. I helped you eliminate their child, so that when you two are together, there will be no hidden dangers or obstacles. Isn't that helping you?"
Eliminate the child?
Gu Xiuyu had considered using despicable means to get rid of Di Mingjue, but he had never thought of harming their child.
"Enough. Don't project your ideas onto me!"