Gu Zhixi’s face slightly paled, "...Can’t the company find him either?"
Ning Yichen nodded, "He hasn’t shown up at the HI Group for several days now. I’m not familiar with his assistant, and it is not convenient to inquire about his whereabouts, so do you know where he is?"
She shook her head, "I don’t know, I no longer have any contact with him."
Ning Yichen was taken aback, "No contact? Why?"
"...I have Mr. Li’s phone number, you can ask him." Zhixi ignored his question and directly took out a note to write down a series of numbers, handing it to Ning Yichen.
Ning Yichen took it, glanced at her, "Do you want me to call and ask now?"
Zhixi couldn’t help but clench her fingers.
Seeing this, Ning Yichen understood. He smiled faintly, took out his phone, and dialed the number.
The call connected quickly.
"Hello, this is the He Residence, may I ask who is calling?" Mr. Li’s polite voice sounded.
"I’m Ning Yichen," he paused and said, "Is He Jingyao there?"
"The young master has not been in Yangdong City recently, but if you have something important, I can relay the message," Mr. Li was not familiar with Ning Yichen.
"It’s nothing important, I will contact him when he returns."
After ending the call, Ning Yichen looked up to see the woman across from him quietly sighing in relief.
It seemed that her calmness was just a pretense.
"He is fine, you can rest assured," Ning Yichen smiled, "You were clearly worried, your face even turned pale, yet you acted as if nothing was happening... Su Zixi, I remember how righteously you told me how much you liked him."
Zhixi forced herself to ignore the bitterness at the bottom of her heart, took off her coat, hung it on the rack, and then sat down opposite Ning Yichen.
However, before she could say anything, Ning Yichen asked first, "What exactly is going on between you and He Jingyao? Since you are still alive and haven’t lost your memory, why haven’t you come back?"
"I can’t..." Zhixi chuckled bitterly, "But now, these things don’t matter anymore, in any case, we are already over."
"Over?" Ning Yichen seemed amused, "Impossible. How could He Jingyao agree to that?"
"Why wouldn’t he agree?" Zhixi smiled casually, pouring herself a cup of tea, "Four years is enough to completely erase a love."
Ning Yichen slightly furrowed his brow.
Others might not know, but he was well aware of what Su Zixi’s return meant to He Jingyao; how could that man possibly agree to an end?
"Is that really what he said to you? That you are over?" he pressed on.
Zhixi’s eyelashes trembled lightly, she murmured a low "yeah," then smiled at him, "Don’t keep asking about me, what about you? How did you end up on a date with me?"
"Heh..." Ning Yichen smiled faintly, "If you and He Jingyao are really over, then, today’s dinner also carries some meaning."
Zhixi was stunned for a moment, "What?"
"The President hopes I could marry you, and your father also wishes you to find a good place to settle down." Ning Yichen looked at her seriously, "Would you like to try going out with me?"
"Don’t joke..." Zhixi gave a dry laugh, "Ning Yichen, it has been four years..."
"Yes, that’s why I’m saying this, not because I can’t stop thinking about you." He smiled faintly, "But as dating partners, I think we are quite compatible, at least worth a try."