The moment she heard the call was hung up, Ye Xi was completely stunned.
However, no matter how many times she called, the phone was always unanswered.
Ye Xi called again and again, but the result was the same.
She could no longer endure such torture, so she rushed to the door again and said to the two bodyguards outside: "I want to go back to Tongcheng! All my money will be given to you. Don't stop me anymore and let me go back!"
"Miss Ye, don't be anxious." For a moment, the bodyguard seemed a little undecided. After thinking for a moment, he finally said, "Why don't we wait for a while, and let's find out what's going on there first.
, please be patient, there will be news soon——"
After saying that, one of the bodyguards turned around and left, while the other bodyguard took Ye Xi into the room again and stood beside her to guard her.
Ye Xi only felt powerless.
She suddenly hated her own weakness like never before - if she could be stronger, tougher, and more assertive like Mu Qian, Ye Jinfan would not be in such a dangerous situation at this moment, but what was she busy with?
He couldn't help, so he could only sit in this strange city thousands of miles away, waiting miserably for the unknown news.
She couldn't imagine that if her phone rang soon, she would get bad news——
Ye Xi suddenly shuddered and didn't dare to think about it anymore. She could only hug her knees and sit on the sofa, burying her head and crying quietly.
…
Ye Xi waited until evening.
Her cell phone never rang, nor did her bodyguard's cell phone. Her world was so quiet that there was no sound, as if she was isolated from the world.
The bodyguard who went out to inquire about the news came back at some point, but he didn't tell her anything and just stood guard outside the door quietly.
Ye Xi knew that if he inquired about any useful information, he would definitely say that if he didn't say anything, it meant there was no news.
She thought that if there was no more news, their sense of responsibility would be exhausted sooner or later, and by then, her actions would no longer be restricted.
But by then, will she still have a chance to see Ye Jinfan again?
At a moment of near despair, a monotonous and repetitive sound suddenly sounded in the quiet room——
Ye Xi was startled, raised her head suddenly, and saw her mobile phone on the coffee table in front of her.
At this moment, a strange caller number was flashing on the phone screen.
Ye Xi suddenly stretched out her hand to reach for the phone, but she accidentally fell to the ground. She didn't care much. Even if the person was lying on the ground, she immediately grabbed the phone and answered the call.
, almost tremblingly, he said: "Hello?"
"Xixi, it's me..." A familiar voice came clearly from the other end of the phone.
Ye Xi's tears instantly burst out of her eyes uncontrollably.
…
That morning, while Huo's press conference was being held, a fire alarm suddenly broke out in Huo's Building. The entire building was filled with piercing fire alarm bells, and everyone in the building became nervous instantly.
Fortunately, the employees at Huo's were familiar with this kind of drills. When a fire broke out, everyone quickly evacuated in an orderly manner according to previous drills.
However, because a press conference was being held in Huo's lobby, reporters from all over the world gathered, and there were many outsiders, Huo's lobby became the most chaotic place.
Fortunately, after the chaos, although the place was in a mess, no one was injured, and the Huo family did not suffer any property losses.
There was only one thing that attracted a small amount of attention, and that was - after the fire alarm, Ye Jinfan, who was sitting in the conference room on the 26th floor of Huo's, disappeared.
At this moment, Ye Jinfan was already on the second floor of an ordinary farmhouse in the suburbs.
The house was surrounded by jungle, and the moonlight was thick outside the window. Ye Jinfan was sitting by the window, listening to Ye Xi's cry coming from the other end of the phone, and just laughed softly and said, "I'm fine, why are you crying?"
Ye Xi didn't answer, she just cried. At first she just cried quietly, but then she seemed to be unable to bear it anymore and started crying unbearably.
Ye Jinfan listened to her almost howling cry, and the smile on his lips grew stronger.
Compared to the past few days, when she was indifferent and neither noisy nor fussy, he liked her crying at this moment so much.
"Where are you?" Ye Xi finally recovered with difficulty and asked him with sobs, "Where are you now?"
"Don't worry." Ye Jinfan said, "I am now in the suburbs of Tongcheng and I am very safe."
"Then what should we do next?" Ye Xi asked, "The South China Sea project has been suspended. Do you still want to stay in Tongcheng and continue to fight with Huo Jinxi?"
Hearing this question, Ye Jinfan was silent for a while and did not answer.
"Brother——" Ye Xi cried and called him again, "What else do you want to do?"
She was so painful that her heart clenched, and when she was almost suffocating, she finally heard Ye Jinfan's voice: "I'll come find you, and then, let's leave together, okay?"
Ye Xi couldn't believe what she heard. She just thought she was dreaming.
"You..." She seemed to be unable to recover, "Is what you said true?"
"You wait for me." Ye Jinfan said.
"Then when will you come over?" Ye Xi quickly asked, "Tonight or tomorrow morning?"
"It's not certain yet." Ye Jinfan said, "Just stay there and wait for me. I will definitely come over as soon as possible."
"No, you can't reassure me with just such a word." Ye Xi said, "Do you know how scared I am today? I can't stand such days anymore, you must give me an exact time -"
"Three days at the latest." Ye Jinfan said, "Okay?"
Ye Xi held her forehead, her face still full of tears, "No, it's not good, it's too long, it's been too long..."
"Xixi, I still have some things to deal with, so I can't just leave." Ye Jinfan said, "Be obedient and I will come to you when I have arranged everything."
"What else do you want to do?" Ye Xi said, "This has already happened, what else do you have to do?"
Ye Jinfan said slowly: "At least, I want to ensure that we live a worry-free life for the rest of our lives. When this is over, we will have no worries when we go abroad. I will be with you every day, okay?"
"No need, no need!" Ye Xi said repeatedly, "Nothing is important to us now. What is important is that you can be safe...Brother, I beg you, please leave Tongcheng as soon as possible..."
"Shh, don't worry." Ye Jinfan said, "We haven't reached that point yet—"
Before he finished speaking, a few dog barks suddenly came from the distance. In the quiet night, they were abrupt and harsh, suddenly interrupting Ye Jinfan's unfinished words.
For a moment, Ye Xi heard the distant barking of a dog on the receiver, and her heart suddenly tightened.
"Brother?" She couldn't help but lower her voice, and after calling him in a low voice, she said, "Is something wrong?"
On the other end of the phone, Ye Jinfan quickly stood up, walked to the window, and looked down.
Downstairs, two bodyguards were already standing at the door of the small courtyard, looking out alertly.
After a long time, there was no more movement in the night, and the two bodyguards relaxed, turned to look at Ye Jinfan, and shook their heads.
Ye Jinfan still had a frown on his face. The next moment, he said to Ye Xi on the other end of the phone: "Xixi, I want to change places now and settle down before calling you."
"Brother!" Ye Xi was frightened and suddenly called him again. After a pause, she finally said in a low voice, "Don't lose news again, don't let me not be able to contact you again...I will go crazy."
Yes, I will really go crazy..."
Ye Jinfan listened, and after a moment of silence, he slowly said: "Okay. Wait for me."
After saying this, Ye Jinfan hung up the phone and quickly walked downstairs.
Not long after, three cars drove out of the farmyard, each heading in different directions on the quiet country road at night.
…
Late at night, the Huo family mansion.
When the lights in the entire mansion dimmed, Huo Jinxi's car finally slowly drove through the gate and parked in the garage.
Huo Jinxi opened the door and got out of the car. When he walked into the hall, he immediately saw Mu Qian sitting on the sofa.
She was lying there, playing with her mobile phone with her hand raised high. When she heard the movement, she suddenly stood up and looked at him.
Huo Jinxi walked forward slowly and sat down next to her.
"Both Qi Ran and Yueyue are asleep?" Huo Jinxi asked.
"Yeah." Mu Qian responded and leaned against him, "I originally wanted to wait for you to come back, but as a child, I can't bear the drowsiness."
Huo Jinxi looked down at her and said, "Then why don't you sleep?"
"There are so many things for adults to worry about." Mu Qian also glanced at him and said, "Who doesn't want to be a child?"
Huo Jinxi listened and did not answer. He just reached for her mobile phone and opened the call history and took a look.
The call records clearly showed that Ye Xi called her today. Calculating the time, it was almost exactly when the fire alarm broke out in Huo's.
Before that, the news about the South China Sea project had just been announced to the public, and the whole world could see it.
So the content of Ye Xi's phone call is obvious.
"Why didn't you tell me she called you?" Huo Jinxi asked.
Mu Qian shrugged, "Because there's nothing to say..."
Huo Jinxi said again: "Then you don't have anything to ask?"
"Well, no." Mu Qian replied without thinking, and then she leaned closer to him and said, "Because I know that you will handle everything well and you don't have to worry about me at all, right?"
Huo Jinxi glanced at her again, and then said: "Don't worry, Ye Xi should feel relieved now because Ye Jinfan has run away."
Mu Qian heard this and sneered: "As expected of him. Where did he go?"
"On the outskirts of the city, a farmyard." Huo Jinxi said, "But the suburbs won't be too peaceful tonight. I don't think he can sleep well."