Chapter 128: Chapter 124: That’s Good, This Round Isn’t a Loss_2 Chapter 128: Chapter 124: That’s Good, This Round Isn’t a Loss_2 Without lingering any longer, Shen Jingchuan quickly carried Wenyan back to his car.
Meanwhile, unnoticed by all, a shadowy figure was quietly observing everything that was happening here.
After everyone had left, the figure also scaled the wall to escape the scene.
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There was an award ceremony tonight.
Shen Jinghe, invited as a celebrity presenter, was attending.
While waiting backstage, he inadvertently spotted a familiar face in the back row—Hou Wenbin.
But if his memory served him right!
Wenyan had arranged to meet Hou Wenbin tonight! Right now, they should be sitting together discussing business.
So how could Hou Wenbin be here?
Could it be that they had already finished their talk? But the timing didn’t add up.
With this in mind, Shen Jinghe felt perplexed.
He immediately took out his phone and sent a message to Wenyan, asking if she was currently talking business with Hou Wenbin.
But Wenyan, who usually replied instantly, did not respond this time.
After waiting a while longer, Shen Jinghe completely lost his patience.
He decisively made a voice call to Wenyan.
But the phone rang for a long time without her picking up, not just the voice call. Later, Shen Jinghe also phoned Wenyan, but the result was the same—no one answered.
This was highly abnormal!
Shen Jinghe realized that something might be amiss, and it was very possible that Wenyan had been deceived!
It could be that someone impersonating Hou Wenbin had arranged to meet Wenyan, and the irony was that he had reassured her when she came to him for advice, telling her Hou Wenbin was trustworthy.
The more he thought about it, the more agitated Shen Jinghe became. While the ceremony was still going on, he immediately stood up and left his seat.
He headed straight for Hou Wenbin in the back row, drawing curious and surprised glances from other attendees in the industry.
But with an ominous premonition in his heart, he was already past caring about anything else.
Soon he reached Hou Wenbin. Dispensing with pleasantries, he directly asked,
“Weren’t you supposed to meet Wenyan tonight?”
Hou Wenbin was stunned by the question.
He looked confused as he furrowed his brows, “What do you mean? Meet Wenyan? I don’t understand. Are you mistaken?”
“I am not mistaken! Can you tell me what time you arrived tonight? It’s very important to me.”
Although Shen Jinghe seemed baffling to him, he appeared to be in such a hurry.
So Hou Wenbin answered truthfully, “Sometime after seven, if I remember correctly. I think I came in right before or after you. What’s up?”
Shen Jinghe didn’t answer Hou Wenbin’s question but abruptly stood up and left the audience quickly.
As he moved, he continued dialing Wenyan’s number.
Even being tricked into signing a bad contract wouldn’t matter, but being unable to reach her at all worried Shen Jinghe.
He honestly didn’t even know where to start looking for Wenyan, but he just couldn’t stay at the venue any longer.
The commotion he caused was significant, and the waiting manager noticed his unusual behavior and hurried over.
“Jinghe, where are you off to? You’re about to go on stage to present the award!”
“I’m not presenting it, let the organizers know for me. Say I’ve got an emergency and must leave immediately.”
“Now?” The manager looked troubled, “It’s only a few minutes until your turn. Can’t you wait even that long? We could have informed the organizers a day before or even a few hours earlier without any issue, but it’s just minutes now. You could get blacklisted for this!”
“There’s a family emergency!” Still receiving no answer on the phone, Shen Jinghe erupted with frustrated urgency, “Let them blacklist me. I don’t care. I have to leave right this moment!”
Although Shen Jinghe could be proud and sometimes even sharp-tongued, his manager had never seen him this loud and angry before.
But putting oneself in his shoes, with a family emergency, there was certainly cause for urgency.
Despite feeling helpless, the manager expressed understanding, “Okay, then. You go handle your family issue, and I’ll quickly contact the organizers to cover for you.”
“Thanks!” Shen Jinghe wasn’t unreasonable, “It’s my fault this time. Tell the organizers if they need me for anything in the future, I definitely won’t turn them down. I’m off; this is in your hands now.”
After speaking, Shen Jinghe reached up and pulled off the tie from around his neck.
Amidst a flurry of flashbulbs and camera lenses, he hastily left the venue.
To make matters worse, a crowd of entertainment reporters and die-hard fans were waiting outside the venue, continuously chasing him to record and take photos, which greatly hindered his exit.