Now that she had begun to understand her own feelings, she would just wait for his return, and then she wouldn’t do anything about it, reverting to her old fujoshi self.
Thinking this way, Zhuang Shuqing’s mood instantly lightened.
However, she didn’t realize that this wait would feel like an eternity.
Two days later, Zhuang Shuqing prepared the ’interview’ article about Lu Jinyang. Initially, she was supposed to submit it to her team leader, but considering the confidentiality of Lu Jinyang’s information, she decided to consult Gu Chen first to avoid leaking any data.
As she arrived at the door of Gu Chen’s office, Zhuang Shuqing reached out to knock, but before her hand touched the door, she heard Gu Chen’s incredulous voice from inside.
"What?! You’re saying Jinyang went to the disaster area and now his whereabouts are unknown?"
Zhuang Shuqing’s hand froze in mid-air, thinking she had heard wrong. Following that, Gu Chen’s voice emerged once again from inside.
"Leng Yixing, if you can’t bring him back, don’t bother returning! The earthquake-stricken area from early morning, right? Send me your location once you arrive."
After hanging up the phone, Gu Chen paced anxiously around his office. Suddenly, remembering that his studio needed to send someone to the disaster area, he called for Secretary Ding over the intercom.
Before long, a voice came from outside the door—it was Secretary Ding.
"Zhuang Shuqing, are you looking for President Gu?"
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Gu Chen’s heart skipped a beat.
"What’s wrong with you? You look terribly pale."
Upon hearing this, Gu Chen immediately stood up and strode across the room. As the door opened, Zhuang Shuqing’s pale face came into view, and Gu Chen mentally cursed.
He first instructed Secretary Ding: "The disaster area needs coverage. Find an experienced colleague and make arrangements; I’ll send them there."
"Okay, I’ll do it right now..."
"Wait~" Zhuang Shuqing suddenly interrupted, "President Gu, let me go."
"You?" Secretary Ding was skeptical. Zhuang Shuqing was tall but thin, the kind that gave off a fragile impression. She looked at Gu Chen, unsure of what to do.
Gu Chen regarded Zhuang Shuqing with a serious expression, "This is no joke."
Seeing the determination in Zhuang Shuqing’s eyes, Gu Chen relented, gesturing for her to enter the office before saying to Secretary Ding: "Go ahead with your work."
As Secretary Ding turned away, she threw a puzzled glance at Zhuang Shuqing but only for an instant; she quickly averted her gaze and left.
In the general manager’s office, Gu Chen handed Zhuang Shuqing a glass of water. "Sister-in-law, have some water first."
Zhuang Shuqing slowly took it, but didn’t drink. She looked up at him, "President Gu, was what you just said true?"
Gu Chen pulled up a chair and sat opposite her, "Yes, it’s true. An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck Wu City yesterday early morning, and aftershocks are ongoing."
"No, not that." She had seen that news yesterday. Although she had thought about going to cover the disaster area, the studio had not made arrangements, so it was not her place to decide on her own.
"President Gu, please tell me the truth. Did Lu Jinyang go to the disaster area? And... is he missing?"
She asked the last few words cautiously.
Gu Chen looked at her and, after what seemed an eternity, he let out a long sigh, "Yes, Jinyang is missing in the disaster area."
"How is that possible!"
Zhuang Shuqing broke in sharply, "Leng Yixing just told me last night that he was on a secret mission. How could he be in the disaster area!"
"Sister-in-law!" Gu Chen’s complexion darkened, "As a soldier, regardless of what mission he is on, his purpose is to serve the people. He’s a soldier; he goes where he is needed, even if he was overseas last night, he could be in front of you by early morning."