Chapter 140 Warm and fragrant nephrite, just like yesterday
What Cen Xuxu told Huo Jinxi actually had no meaning to him.
What kind of situation between him and Mu Qian might be confusing to outsiders, but they knew each other very well.
Before, she might have let go of her past with him, but after knowing that he was the one who set her up to return to Tongcheng, those past came back to her heart.
She probably still hated him, hated him for treating her as a plaything that could come and go when called upon. With her current personality, it was impossible not to take revenge on him.
He had already made up his mind long ago, so he just sat on the sidelines in the past.
Her charming style, her active teasing, her indulgence in lust, her cruel tricks... He saw all of these, and even if he occasionally participated in them, he was not overly indulged.
Now, she started to play hide and seek.
If that's the case, then he just needs to accompany her.
Las Vegas is thousands of kilometers away from New York. Even if Qi Yuan had extraordinary abilities, he would still find it beyond his reach. What's more, he didn't have the ability yet, so he could only entrust several private detective agencies at the same time to find Mu Qian's whereabouts.
However, half a month passed and nothing was found.
Qi Yuan was at a loss every day because of Mu Qian's lack of news. However, Huo Jinxi remained the same as before, working when he needed to and resting when he needed to, and he didn't seem to be affected much.
But Qi Yuan still noticed something different.
For example, the dark circles under the eyes of company executives are becoming more and more obvious day by day, and the bags under the eyes seem to be getting heavier day by day, making them look obviously exhausted.
It wasn't until a senior executive came to chat with Qi Yuan one day that Qi Yuan knew the reason.
"Assistant Qi, don't you think Mr. Huo's recent work has been too intense?"
Qi Yuan was stunned, "I don't think so."
In fact, he had been with Huo Jinxi for many years and had long been accustomed to Huo Jinxi's style of doing everything by himself and devoting 90% of his energy to work outside of rest time, so he really didn't feel anything.
The other party was almost offended by his answer. He pointed at the bags under his eyes and complained: "We have been working overtime for a week! This is inhumane!"
Qi Yuan thought about it for a moment and then realized that it seemed that all the company's top executives had indeed worked overtime for a week with Huo Jinxi. Except for special periods, such a situation was really rare.
But what kind of special period is this?
For another example, Laura couldn't help but secretly complained to him in private, saying that Mr. Huo had been very difficult to take care of recently. Although she had reached perfection as a professional apartment housekeeper, she had been criticized frequently for some small things recently -
—There is a slight unevenness under the cufflinks of your shirt, the temperature of the coffee is not right, the taste of the wine delivered at night is not right, etc.
"Mr. Huo started drinking again at night?" Qi Yuan couldn't help but ask.
Laura nodded, "Yes, one glass of whiskey every night, and it has been increased to two glasses in the past two days! It was not like this when Miss Mu was here before."
When Qi Yuan heard this, he couldn't help but sigh.
Mu Qian, Mu Qian, in the final analysis it is all because of Mu Qian! But there is no information about that woman at all, and she doesn’t know whether she is dead or alive!
This situation continued for a few more days, and there was still no progress in the matter of Zha Muqian's whereabouts.
Late that night, Qi Yuan negotiated with several detective agencies, and went to the bathroom to wash his face with despair. Suddenly, he saw Huo Jinxi, who was about to get off work, standing beside his desk, flipping through a book.
The information that the detective agency sent him back.
Qi Yuan quickly wiped the water stains on his face, ran over and explained: "These are messages from private investigators, but there is no useful information."
Huo Jinxi briefly browsed through it a few times and said, "Why are you only looking at Las Vegas?"
Qi Yuan was startled, "Miss Mu went to Las Vegas."
"If she wanted to hide her whereabouts, she wouldn't reveal that she was in Las Vegas."
After Huo Jinxi finished speaking, he threw down the pile of waste paper and turned to leave.
Qi Yuan suddenly realized - he had completely underestimated Mu Qian's cunningness, but in this way, wouldn't the scope be wider?
But now Huo Jinxi has personally intervened in this matter. No matter how wide the scope is, we still have to find it.
Qi Yuan couldn't help but sigh, and at the same time, he vaguely felt that Huo Jinxi seemed to have lost his patience in this matter.
Qi Yuan counted with his fingers, and sure enough, it was only two weeks before they returned home.
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That night, Huo Jinxi drank two glasses of whiskey and went to bed as usual.
The days of relying on alcohol to help him sleep have long passed, and two glasses of whiskey are not considered alcohol at all to him now. Just drinking a little will make it easier to fall asleep.
Just as he was falling asleep, he suddenly noticed a hand gently grabbing his ankle.
Then, his quilt gradually arched up, and it was clear that there was an extra person.
Huo Jinxi reached out and fished the person out of the bed.
"Pfft -" Mu Qian lay on the pillow and looked at him. Her long black hair was like a waterfall, and her eyebrows were as charming as a painting in the dark night. She looked at him and couldn't help laughing.
Huo Jinxi just looked at her with deep eyes, his chest rising and falling as he breathed.
So Mu Qian directly stretched out her hand to hook his neck, pressed it against his chest, and looked into his eyes, "I heard that you have arranged people everywhere to look for me?"
Huo Jinxi looked at her and felt something was wrong.
Mu Qian leaned close to his ear and whispered: "Do you miss me?"
Without waiting for his answer, she gently took his earlobe in her mouth, and then slowly kissed his lips all the way from his clear jawline.
Warm and fragrant nephrite, just like yesterday.
The moment he tasted her lips, Huo Jinxi was almost lost. He subconsciously prepared to hug her and let her know the answer fiercely.
However, in just a moment, he forced himself to wake up.
She finally found the right moment to run away from him. How could she be so obedient and come back at this time and sneak into his bed?
The next moment, Huo Jinxi, who was lying on the bed, slowly opened his eyes.
The room was dark, and there was only the sound of his breathing in the bedroom. Where was her shadow?
Sure enough, it was just a dream.
Huo Jinxi sat up, turned on the bedside lamp, and took the cigarette case and lighter from the bedside.
Next to the cigarette case was a mobile phone. After Huo Jinxi lit a cigarette, he took the mobile phone and turned to Mu Qian's number.
I called the phone but still couldn't get through.
Huo Jinxi threw away his cell phone and just smoked quietly, his eyes like cold stars, deep and cold.
After smoking a cigarette, he wiped out the cigarette butt, then picked up the phone again and dialed Qi Yuan's number.
"Mr. Huo?" Qi Yuan answered instantly.
"Check Rong Qingzi's movements." Huo Jinxi said.
He no longer had the patience to play this hide-and-seek game with her any longer.