At the end of the corridor, Jessica put away her phone.
"The hotel has been arranged, and they will pick us up at the airport on time."
Just as Gan Yuan was about to respond, her ears caught what seemed to be someone calling her name. She paused, but when she listened carefully, the sound had disappeared.
She must have misheard. Who here would call her by that name?
Mocking herself in her mind, she continued forward.
This time, it was clearer and more distinct—a standard Mandarin pronunciation—ringing clearly in her ears.
Gan Yuan turned her face in surprise and saw a figure at the end of the hallway making its way through the crowd towards her.
She squinted her eyes and soon made out his appearance.
A dark suit, a tie of dark gold that had come loose from the shirt due to excessive movement, flailing as he ran. It was Huangfu Jue, calling out her name as he rushed towards her.
Behind him were several others, including Will and his bodyguards, followed by the airport security who had been chasing after them.
At this moment, Jessica and the butler also noticed something was off and turned their faces simultaneously.
Gan Yuan narrowed her eyes and turned to quicken her pace.
With so many people around in the airport, if they were caught on camera, the crisis they had finally managed to resolve might stir up trouble once again. Now was not the time to meet him.
Jessica and the butler also recognized Huangfu Jue and immediately quickened their pace to follow her towards the plane.
The two ground staff members in the hallway noticed something was amiss and rushed over, attempting to stop Huangfu Jue.
"Get out of the way!"
Pushing the ground staff member ahead of him aside, Huangfu Jue leapt past another person and dashed around the corner of the hallway.
After turning the corner, he saw only the empty corridor, with no sign of Gan Yuan or the others. He broke into a sprint and swiftly entered the cabin door.
The cabin crew member greeted him politely with a smile, "Sir, please show your boarding pass!"
Huangfu Jue ignored her, walking straight into first class, looking all around for Gan Yuan. All he saw were unfamiliar faces; the person he was looking for wasn’t there.
The flight attendant followed with a smile, "Sir, I’m sorry... please cooperate!"
Huangfu Jue grabbed her arm, "Where is Gan Yuan?"
The attendant, her arm in pain, struggled to maintain her professional smile, "Sir, I’m really sorry, but if you’re not a passenger on this flight, we must ask you to leave the plane, as we are about to take off soon."
By this time, the passengers and other crew members on the plane had also gathered around.
"Sir!" Will burst in, offering the two crew members a smile, "I’m sorry... we made a mistake."
As he spoke, he dragged Huangfu Jue towards the door.
Huangfu Jue pushed him away, turned, and rushed into the economy section. After scanning the area, he still didn’t see the person he was looking to find.
Could it be the wrong plane?
He turned to look outside the window and noticed another plane on the opposite side. He turned and dashed out the cabin door.
The flight attendant calmed the passengers with a few words and closed the cabin door. Moments later, the plane began to slowly move, heading towards the runway.
The door to the first-class restroom opened, and Gan Yuan walked out at a relaxed pace, followed by Jessica, whom she had pulled into the restroom with her.
Seeing her return, the butler immediately asked with concern, "Are you alright?"