Ji Wei was startled and was about to pull away when the person whispered softly, "Mrs. Gu, it’s me."
"Aunt Zhu?" Ji Wei tentatively called out.
Aunt Zhu nodded. "Mrs. Gu, there are bodyguards outside now. Come with me. I’ll take you through a safe route to leave."
Aunt Zhu dragged Ji Wei forward with her.
Aunt Zhu led her through the living room, heading straight out of the main door. On the way past the entryway, Ji Wei quickly slipped on a pair of shoes.
Nan Huiru would never have imagined that Ji Wei would dare to walk straight out of the living room, so there wasn’t any security set up here at all.
Aunt Zhu guided her along a small path in the garden until they reached the edge of the villa’s wall. The wall was originally surrounded by a high-voltage anti-theft net, but this section just happened to be damaged and hadn’t been repaired yet.
The wall wasn’t very high. Using a nearby tree for support, Ji Wei easily climbed on top.
"Aunt Zhu, thank you." Before jumping off, Ji Wei expressed her gratitude.
"Madam, hurry and go. Take care of yourself."
Ji Wei nodded in agreement and then carefully slid down the wall.
Ji Wei wasn’t sure if Gu Moqian was at the Gu Group, but she decided to head there first.
By now, it was already close to 11 p.m., and most of the lights in the Gu Building were off.
As soon as Ji Wei entered, she was stopped by a security guard.
To the security guard, anyone coming to the Gu Group this late at night had to be up to something suspicious!
"What are you doing here?"
The guard scanned Ji Wei from head to toe. Her clothes had been dirtied with grass and mud when she climbed over the wall, making her look rather disheveled.
"I’m looking for Assistant Chen, who works with Mr. Gu."
Knowing that outright saying she was looking for Gu Moqian might get her dismissed as a crazed fan and thrown out, Ji Wei decided to change her approach.
The security guard looked at her skeptically. "You know him?"
"Of course I do." Ji Wei pointed to the phone at the reception desk. "I don’t need to go upstairs to find him. Could I borrow the phone for a moment? I’ll call him to check if he’s still working late."
Seeing that, despite her messy appearance, she carried herself sincerely and seemed unlikely to be lying, the security guard hesitated for a moment before agreeing. "Alright."
Ji Wei recalled Chen Ke’s number and quickly dialed it.
As soon as the call connected, she asked urgently, "Assistant Chen, it’s Ji Wei. Are you in the office right now? I heard that Mo Qian is working overtime..."
However, Chen Ke’s response completely stunned her: "Mrs. Gu, Mr. Gu isn’t working late tonight. Didn’t he stay with you the whole evening?"
Ji Wei’s heart skipped a beat!
Why... why would she lie to her?
"Assistant Chen, could I trouble you with something?" Ji Wei suppressed her shock and spoke up.
More than twenty minutes later, Chen Ke arrived at the entrance of the Gu Building in his car.
When Ji Wei saw him, she quickly stood up from the lobby chair and walked outside in a rush.
After getting into the car, Chen Ke turned back to glance at Ji Wei in the backseat and confirmed again, "Madam, are you sure Mr. Gu is at the Zhu Family’s residence?"
"Yes, let’s head there immediately. You know the Zhu Family’s address, right?"
Chen Ke agreed and focused on driving.
Ji Wei couldn’t shake an unsettling sense of worry. Nan Huiru’s lie was obviously meant to keep something from her, but what could she be hiding?
When they arrived at the Zhu Family Villa, Ji Wei’s hand was already on the car door handle, but Chen Ke stopped her. "Madam, please wait in the car. Let me check the situation first."
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