"I wanted to ask, did you find my phone when I went missing?"
Ji Zixiu's gaze froze. "No, I thought you had it with you."
"I... I accidentally dropped it on the ground. Since you didn't find it, then it's fine. I'll just get a new card." She said understandingly.
The call ended quickly.
Lu Cong chewed on the fruit pulp in his mouth. "What does she want the phone for?"
Chang Qin: "Is there something in the phone that she wants?"
Ye Yi looked at Ji Zixiu. "The phone is with you. Did you put it away safely? Don't let that woman find it..."
"The phone is in my study," Ji Zixiu said lightly.
Chang Qin tilted his chin up. "I suggest you find an excuse not to go back these few days. Watch her, and she's bound to reveal something when she gets anxious."
Lu Cong nodded. "That's right, makes sense."
Ye Yi leaned back. "What about Shen Muyuan? My people have been keeping an eye on Shen Tingyu. Apparently, she went to the place her brother arranged for her. She hasn't come out since entering the laboratory. Now it seems she's already made a clean getaway. It's just, I wonder if her brother knows."
Ji Zixiu glanced at the surveillance feed. "I'll ask him."
Lu Cong: "How will you ask?"
"You don't need to worry about that."
Lu Cong shrugged. "Fine. Then I won't go back tonight, I'll sleep here."
Chang Qin stood up. "I have to go back, Qingqing is still home taking care of the kids."
Ji Zixiu: "Mhmm, go back, be careful on the road."
Chang Qin glanced at Ye Yi. "Mr. Ye, see you next time."
Ye Yi waved at him.
Lu Cong cleared his throat. "Then Ye Yi, are you going back tonight?"
Ye Yi clicked his tongue. "Not going back, of course I'm staying here to keep Mr. Ji company."
Lu Cong chuckled. "Not going back, huh? Alright. I'll have them arrange a room for you tonight then."
...
Time rewinded to the day they boarded Weizhou Island.
The two Chinese people who came to pick up Jiang Mian.
Ren Fei thought they would send Jiang Mian back, and Jiang Mian also thought she would be sent back.
But in reality, after Ren Fei handed her over to these two people.
These two people kept Jiang Mian there for a full week.
It didn't seem like they were going to send Jiang Mian back at all.
Unfortunately, Ren Fei had already set sail again.
Jiang Mian deeply regretted it. She should have stayed with Ren Fei if she had known.
Until one night, Jiang Mian woke up, wanting to get some tea.
She accidentally overheard the hushed conversation in the living room between the two men.
"Did the boss say when we're leaving?"
"Tomorrow, we can't delay any longer. The boss wants us to hurry and hand her over to the buyer here."
Jiang Mian, hidden behind the door, held her breath tightly.
These people! They never intended to send her back!
She didn't know if Ren Fei was mistaken or if Ren Fei had also lied to her, but in any case, they had no intention of taking her back!
Jiang Mian tiptoed back to the bed. These past few days, these two men had probably tried to make her complacent, they hadn't watched her very strictly.
She had to find a way to leave quickly.
Jiang Mian got up and walked to the window to look down. This courtyard was one they had rented temporarily.
Jiang Mian was on the second floor. She estimated the distance. Jumping down from here would be about three to four meters.
If she used bedsheets, it should be fine.
Jiang Mian made up her mind, got back into bed, and planned to escape after waiting for two hours until the people outside were asleep.
Two hours later, Jiang Mian opened her eyes.
The moonlight by the sea was exceptionally bright, illuminating the room so much that no lamp was needed.
Jiang Mian put on her clothes and twisted the bedsheet into a bundle, tying one end to the windowsill and throwing the other end down.
She tested its sturdiness, then climbed onto the windowsill and slowly slid down, gripping the bedsheet.
The bedsheet wasn't long enough. As Jiang Mian slid to the end, there was still some distance left, so she let go and jumped.
Her entire body sank into the soft sand and gravel with a soft "plop," which was unusually quiet in the darkness.
Jiang Mian dared not make a sound. After confirming that they hadn't discovered her, she ran into the night without looking back.
But soon, they noticed something was wrong upstairs.
"Did you hear something?"
"Open the door! See if she's there!"
"She's run off, Big Brother!"