C53 (1/2)

Ling Chen took a moment to call Jian Fan, but no one answered for a long time. Only then did he realize that she didn't have her bag with her when she left the house, and she didn't have her phone with her.

Ma Wen was in charge of security outside the building, so Ling Chen could only notify him to go to the surveillance station first to find Jian Fan.

Yan Qirui's unexpected visit was a surprise. Most likely, he was the only one who knew about him.

Was he here to ruin everything? Ling Chen's sword-like eyebrows twitched, he could not help but raise his attention to welcome them.

”Isn't this a serious matter? What brings you here? ” Ling Chen smiled brightly. His confident look caught everyone's attention.

Yan Qirui was also smiling, but there was a trace of an illusory look on his face. He was the Chief of Serious Crimes, the country's representative of justice. Naturally, he would not be prejudiced against when his father had something on Ling Chen.

”Director Ling is really capable, we've interacted more than once. With just a change, he became the CEO, the leader of the Light Water City's luxury goods industry. I, Yan Qirui, truly have a whole new level of respect for you, and I look forward to the actions of Director Ling. ” Yan Qirui patted his shoulder without the slightest bit of malice.

Ling Chen took a glass of red wine from Su Rui's hand and handed it to her. ”You're overthinking things, Director. I just returned from my stay in France. But don't worry, I, Ling Chen, am a good citizen who follows the law and does proper business.

Yan Qirui accepted the wine. With a faint smile, he clinked cups with Tang Wulin and left him in the imprint. He did not deny it.

”As you wish, I have other important guests to greet.” The corner of Ling Chen's mouth hooked up as he led Su Rui away.

Ling Chen raised his wrist and looked at the time. In the blink of an eye, it was already 7: 35. The banquet was about to begin in 20 minutes. But Jane Fan had yet to go down.

He patted Suri's hand. ”Help me take care of the guests. I'll go out for a bit.”

Ling Chen turned and disappeared into the elevator. Su Rui put down her glass with a cold smile and hid herself in the long hallway at the back of the hall.

”Marvin, where are you? Has the monitor been called out yet? ” Ling Chen entered the elevator and pressed the button for the eleventh floor.

”Boss, the monitor was called up, but it only showed Miss Jane and Big Sis Rui leaving the CEO's office together. After that, there was a two minute blank. It seems like the monitor was shut down at that time.” Ma Wen reported truthfully.

While he was speaking, Ling Chen had already gone upstairs, his face full of resentment. Where did this Jian Fan go? He was still so positive this morning, he wouldn't retreat now, right? She was today's main character, she had to appear on the banquet stage, she had to!

”Boss!” Marvin lowered his head and stood to the side. Ling Chen walked quickly to the computer. Indeed, it was empty.

”Did you find him at home?” What about Master Corlo? What about Shixiong? Have you looked for them? ” Ling Chen's expression darkened, the aura around him became even colder.

”We went back to the Boss, we went back to where Young Master Song was, we didn't see any of them.”

Song Chengyou and Shiqian did not come to the banquet today to avoid suspicion.

Ling Chen angrily smashed his fist on the table: ”Lift up the whole building, don't let even a corner go.”

Everything that he had meticulously planned was about to be destroyed. This was the first time that Ling Chen had been so anxious when dealing with things. He didn't know whether he was angry that his original plan was going to fail, or worried about Jian Fan's whereabouts.

Damn it! How could he care about her safety? How could he care about her safety!

The phone rang. It was Suri.

”Chen, the guests are all here. The banquet is going to start in five minutes. The host is already at the warm-up. Hurry and get down.”

”Is Jian Fan back yet?”

”No, haven't you found her yet?”

Ling Chen immediately hung up, his breathing was ragged, and his chest was heaving.

Jane Fan was sleeping soundly in the massage chair in the lounge, disturbed by the sound of the phone ringing.

”Yes, yes, Sister Rui. I got it. Don't worry.” Her voice was as soft as a mosquito's, but in the resting room that was so quiet that one could hear their own breathing, it entered into Jian Fan's ears.

Sister Rui? Jian Fan trembled. She remembered that on the night he assassinated Ling Chen, Ling Chen mentioned this name. It seemed to be a sex trainer specifically designed to train him.

And her voice... By the way, although the tone of the phone had changed a little, her voice was clearly that of the woman who answered the phone that night.

The waves in his heart quietly faded as he continued to pretend to be asleep.

Keke moved her face a few more times, as if she was wiping her cheeks.

Jian Fan pretended that he had just woken up and stretched lazily.

”Oh wuu …” What time is it? ” Jane Fan stood up and went to the dressing table to observe his lightly made-up face.

Keke packed up her makeup and looked at her watch. ”It's 7: 30.”