The man glanced at his watch. It was already past twelve, and his handsome face became even colder.
Sister Yi came out of the dining room, walked cautiously to Leng Yixiu, and asked, "Sir, do you need me to reheat the food on the table?"
"No need." The man played with the phone in his hand and said in a deep voice, "Sister Yi, it’s late. You should go rest."
Sister Yi sighed in relief and said softly, "Very well, sir. You should rest early too."
When Sister Yi went to the dining room to clean up the food, she heard the sound of a car engine roaring outside. Shortly after, she saw Old He get out of the car, looking rather troubled.
"Sir, the nurse at the hospital said that Miss Lin did not go there tonight. Later, I went to Miss Lin’s company, where a night-shift colleague mentioned that she was picked up by a man after work in the afternoon."
The man’s eyebrows furrowed slightly. "A man?"
"Yes, I heard the man was quite stylish. However, since he was wearing sunglasses and a mask, no one saw his face clearly."
With Old He’s report, Leng Yixiu already had the answer. Among the men Lin Yixun knew, who else but Ouyang Hao would cover himself up so tightly?
The man curled his lips sarcastically, glanced at the phone screen, and muttered, no wonder her phone was always off. She was with Ouyang Hao all along.
"Alright, I understand. You’ve worked hard. Go rest now."
Though the man’s face held a faint smile, Old He sensed danger and began to worry for Lin Yixun. Yet, despite his concern, this was a matter between his boss and Lin Yixun, and he had no right to intervene.
After Old He left, Leng Yixiu went to the study, took out a box from a drawer under the desk. Inside the box lay a delicate bracelet.
The man took out the bracelet, stared at the lavender pattern on it, and murmured, "Lin Yixun, don’t disappoint me, otherwise..."
He didn’t even know what he might do.
Whether it was a coincidence or just bad luck, on the way back from the outskirts to the city, the sports car broke down halfway.
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"What do we do? We chill!" Ouyang Hao shrugged, lazily sat on the hood, looking extremely pleased with himself.
"Call someone to come and fix the car."
Ouyang Hao jumped off the hood, took out his phone, but found that there was no signal. With a devious smile, he said, "No signal. Don’t you think the heavens are really on our side?"
"You’re lying. How could there be no signal here? Give me the phone." Lin Yixun thought Ouyang Hao was teasing her, but when she took the phone, she found there indeed was no signal.
"What do we do now?" Lin Yixun frowned.
Here, there was no village in front nor a shop behind, only pitch-black lavender fields on both sides of the road. Even if there were nearby residents, they were probably all asleep by now.
"Why don’t we just spend the night in the car?" Ouyang Hao tentatively asked.
"What else can we do?"
The two returned to the car. Ouyang Hao took out a blanket from the trunk and placed it over Lin Yixun. "It’s late. Don’t catch a cold."
"I’m a big guy. I won’t get cold." Ouyang Hao reclined the seat and lazily lay down.