She was a little stunned, but it seemed she had reacted.
Since she couldn't see Gao Zhusheng, did it mean that Fu Siye had already dealt with this person?
Then, were the remaining troubles of the auction over?
Mu Yinyin felt that this was a bit… unbelievable.
She looked at Fu Siye, not in a hurry to leave, her gaze full of appraisal.
Fu Siye seemed uncomfortable with her gaze, frowned, and said coldly, "Don't overthink it, I'm just doing this for our cooperation."
Mu Yinyin instantly understood and asked with some surprise, "So what did you do to him?"
"Sent him away." The nonchalant words carried no discernible emotion.
Mu Yinyin's eyes flickered. With his words, she could be even more certain that Gao Zhusheng would no longer cause her trouble.
She looked at Fu Siye and said seriously, "Thank you for this matter. I owe you a favor, but you can rest assured, I would never narcissistically think you have any intentions towards me."
Fu Siye had no emotional reaction to the first part of her statement.
However, after she said the latter part, Fu Siye's expression completely darkened.
Mu Yinyin thought that perhaps he didn't want to hear her talk about feelings, and she didn't have any particular thoughts.
Seeing that Fu Siye had nothing to say, she stopped talking and walked out.
After closing the door, she picked up her phone and saw countless missed calls. She immediately called Jiang Ling back.
Jiang Ling answered quickly, "Yinyin, how are you now!"
Mu Yinyin's lips curved slightly, "Sorry to have worried you. I'm fine."
Jiang Ling's brows furrowed, "It's my incompetence that allowed Fu Siye to take you away yesterday."
Mu Yinyin chuckled softly and said gently, "Fu Siye was the one who found a doctor to save me yesterday. You really don't need to worry too much. It's just that I was not lucid yesterday, and after taking the medication, I fell into a coma again, unable to speak to you immediately."
Jiang Ling's eyes widened slightly, as if he hadn't expected this to be the case.
But the next moment, he felt it was normal. Fu Siye and Mu Yinyin's relationship was problematic, which led to their divorce. So, when she was drugged, it was natural for her to seek a doctor to resolve the situation.
"Where are you now?" Jiang Ling didn't ask too many questions on the phone.
Mu Yinyin glanced around and then said softly, "I'm at Fu Siye's hotel. I'm heading back now. Are you at the hotel?"
"Yes, I am."
He had witnessed Mu Yinyin being taken away by Fu Siye. Although he was worried, he also knew that Mu Yinyin would be fine.
So, out of helplessness, he could only choose to return to the hotel. It was the only way.
"Okay, I'm heading back now."
Mu Yinyin said no more and hung up directly.
Jiang Ling looked at the phone that had been hung up, his expression extremely complicated.
For the past two days, he had been lamenting his own incompetence. He couldn't even protect the woman he liked, watching Yinyin being taken away by another man. Why was he so useless?
At this moment, Jiang Ling had fallen into a vicious cycle, utterly dejected.
However, sometimes one truly couldn't be like this.
This was only his own perception of being useless. To others, he was a strong and exceptionally outstanding man, because many things are relative to the situation.
In the case of what happened last night, they were already at a disadvantage.
They needed to ask for favors, and thus had to fulfill the other party's demands before discussing anything further.
But Fu Siye was different; he could do as he pleased. Moreover, his status was much higher than Gao Zhusheng's, and Gao Zhusheng was very afraid of him. Naturally, he dared not be too assertive and could only be oppressed into giving up.
Furthermore, through the events of yesterday, Gao Zhusheng had already suffered severe punishment. Fu Siye held various compromising information on Gao Zhusheng, leaving him unable to utter a word and forcing him to return to his home country dejected, and utterly defeated by Fu Siye.
An hour later, Mu Yinyin finally arrived.
Upon entering the suite, Mu Yinyin saw Jiang Ling immediately stand up from the sofa and walk quickly towards her. The worry in his eyes was undeniably evident.
He placed his hands on Mu Yinyin's shoulders and said with a hint of agitation, "Yinyin, how are you now? Is there anything that feels uncomfortable? I'm sorry, I was truly incompetent yesterday."
Mu Yinyin immediately shook her head, "What does this have to do with you? Don't overthink it."
"If I had the ability, how could I let you go negotiate with that beast…" Jiang Ling's voice was full of guilt, but more so of helplessness.
Mu Yinyin gently shook her head, "Boss Jiang, you really can't be blamed for this. Don't overthink it, and look, aren't I fine now? The doctor came very promptly yesterday."
Jiang Ling's brows furrowed, "How serious was the drug? Why did it cause you to fall into a coma?"
Mu Yinyin's lips slowly curved upwards, her eyes filled with a strong sense of sarcasm, "Gao Zhusheng probably wanted to be safe, didn't he? The better the effect of the drug, the more obedient you would be."
"Gao Zhusheng is already gone." Jiang Ling pursed his lips and slowly said this.
His mood now was indescribably bad, yet he could do nothing.
The deep self-reproach left him flustered.
Mu Yinyin's gaze shifted, and she nodded, "Mm, Fu Siye told me about this."
"He did it?"
"He said it was for cooperation, to help me out once." When Mu Yinyin spoke of Fu Siye, there were no extraneous emotions. It sounded as if she were truly talking about a passerby.
Jiang Ling's gaze seemed to become more complex.
If he could be a little more outstanding, perhaps this matter could have been handled by him.
Mu Yinyin didn't want Jiang Ling to remain so dejected, and continued, "Since that's the case, then we can proceed to the next step."
"The people that follow should be easier to negotiate with. Some people don't need negotiation because they won't bid too high a price," Jiang Ling's voice sounded relatively calm, keeping many things to himself.
"We still need to guard against some possibilities, because some people might make moves behind our backs. And with such unfair auctions, having those hidden bids could catch us off guard. We'll continue to gather information for the next two days, and we can arrange to meet the next person." Mu Yinyin's expression was somewhat solemn. This matter was too important, and they dared not be careless.
Jiang Ling nodded and looked at Mu Yinyin, "The people next won't have perverted personalities like Gao Zhusheng, so you don't need to show up. I'll go."
Mu Yinyin opened her lips, intending to say something, but upon recalling Jiang Ling's self-reproach just now, she finally nodded, "Alright, you go."