401: Chapter 400: Ouyang Feifei’s Trouble 401: Chapter 400: Ouyang Feifei’s Trouble The next morning, Ning Fan got up early.
As soon as he went downstairs, he saw Xu Ruolan already sitting at the dining table, eating breakfast.
Xu Ruolan glanced at Ning Fan without asking about last night’s events, and as for what time Ning Fan had returned last night, she actually had no idea.
“You’re up quite early,” Xu Ruolan said indifferently.
Ning Fan subconsciously looked at the time; it was already not early.
Usually, at this time, Xu Ruolan should have gone to the company.
He paused for a moment, then a smile gradually appeared on his face.
He said to Xu Ruolan in a suggestive tone, “Could it be that you were waiting for me to get up?”
“Cough cough cough!” Apparently, he had hit the mark, as Xu Ruolan choked on her water, her face immediately blushing, followed by a hostile stare in Ning Fan’s direction.
Ning Fan chuckled mischievously and said, “Since you were waiting for your husband me to have breakfast, wouldn’t it be better to simply be honest about it?”
“Who’s waiting for you!” Xu Ruolan retorted loudly, her face blushing a very cute shade of red.
Experiencing the cute side of the beautiful CEO, Ning Fan deeply enjoyed this feeling of warmth.
At some point, Ning Fan and Xu Ruolan had become accustomed to each other’s presence in their daily lives.
Of course, it wouldn’t be fun to say such things out loud.
Ning Fan felt that Xu Ruolan would definitely not admit to something like that.
The iciness on Xu Ruolan’s face was just a veil of self-protection.
Once that veil was removed, she was no different from any other woman, capable of crying, laughing, and feeling shy.
After a bit of banter in the dining room, Xu Ruolan went to the company alone.
Ning Fan didn’t go with her; instead, he made the excuse that he had things to do and asked for a leave from Xu Ruolan, who didn’t ask further but simply gave Ning Fan a look before leaving.
Ning Fan lit a cigarette and, wearing slippers, walked out to the balcony.
Then, from seemingly out of nowhere, he said, “So, Chen Fengnan, what brings you here?
On the second day of our partnership, your boss is already eager to have my help?
What a hassle!”
Below the balcony stood a stern and beautiful woman, dressed in a black suit, looking sharp and capable.
This was Chen Fengnan’s associate Ah Yu, appearing here unexpectedly for Ning Fan.
Although he had already reached a cooperation agreement with Chen Fengnan, it was only the second day, and they had already sought him out.
Didn’t anyone get a break?
While inwardly complaining, Ning Fan looked at Ah Yu with a sigh.
That woman’s gaze was clearly annoyed with him.
Last night, he had discussed many things with Chen Fengnan, including a mention of the strength of wind, rain, thunder, and lightning—probably, it was this topic that had offended her.
However, Ning Fan was clearly overthinking it.
Ah Yu looked at Ning Fan very seriously and with a somewhat solemn tone said, “Sir, I’m here to bring you some bad news.”
“Bad news?” Ning Fan furrowed his brows, “What bad news?
Did Chen Fengnan run into trouble?”
Ah Yu shook her head, her jade finger pointing at Ning Fan’s face.
Ning Fan also raised his finger to point at himself, then replied, bewildered, “I’m in trouble?”
Ah Yu shook her head again, leaving Ning Fan utterly baffled.
If it wasn’t Chen Fengnan in trouble, and it wasn’t him in trouble, what on earth could this bad news be?
“Just say it, what’s the bad news that made you come find me so early in the morning?”
Ning Fan asked seriously.
“It’s not Sir who’s in trouble, nor you; it’s another woman who has run into trouble.”
“A woman?
Who the hell is it?!”
Ning Fan’s voice suddenly turned icy cold.
He could imagine that his enemies were once again threatening him using someone he knew.
Seemingly out of curiosity, Ayu observed Ning Fan’s expression and slowly explained, “Do you know about the Yun Ci Guild?”
“The Yun Ci Guild…
Could it be!” Ning Fan’s frown deepened, realizing something, “The woman you’re talking about isn’t Ouyang Feifei, is it!”
The Yun Ci Guild, how could Ning Fan not know about it?
But recently, the only connection he had with the Yun Ci Guild was through Ouyang Feifei.
Now that Ayu was telling him that a woman was in trouble and mentioned the Yun Ci Guild, Ning Fan’s first thought was that Ouyang Feifei had gotten into trouble.
“Tell me, what exactly happened?” Ning Fan leapt down from the balcony and extended his hands to grasp Ayu’s shoulders, as if afraid she might try to escape.
Ayu frowned slightly and instinctively tried to push away Ning Fan’s hands, but his strength was immense, and after struggling, she couldn’t break free.
She coldly commanded, “Let go of me!”
Only then did Ning Fan react and released her shoulders.
“The master has received word that an agent of the Yun Ci Guild, the one you mentioned, Ouyang Feifei, has been detained by the Yun Ci Guild because she failed to complete her mission, and her life is now hanging by a thread.”
After finishing, Ayu began to observe Ning Fan’s expression.
Ning Fan’s face changed dramatically, his eyes reddened instantly, and his expression turned somewhat ferocious.
Ouyang Feifei had been captured.
Ning Fan was unclear on the exact manner of her treatment by the Yun Ci Guild, but since Chen Fengnan’s envoy Ayu had said Ouyang Feifei’s life was hanging by a thread, it meant she was in extreme danger.
When Ouyang Feifei left, Ning Fan had made a promise to see her again, but now, if he didn’t rescue her quickly, she might soon be gone forever.
Ning Fan clenched his teeth, his face filled with rage.
Ouyang Feifei’s mission failure was because of him; the Yun Ci Guild had sent her to surveil Ning Fan.
But not only had Ouyang Feifei failed to gather any information about the Nine Souls Jade, she had helped Ning Fan several times, completely enraging Yalantes.
After returning, the tight-lipped Ouyang Feifei had endured a lot of torture.
“Where is she?” Ning Fan’s voice was full of urgency, his heart in great turmoil.
Ouyang Feifei’s capture was inextricably linked to him.
He knew that if Ouyang Feifei had truly listened to the heads of the Yun Ci Guild and properly monitored him, she wouldn’t be in this predicament.
Saying that she was in imminent danger because of him wasn’t an overstatement.
As a man, and with this matter being related to him, Ning Fan felt it his responsibility to rescue Ouyang Feifei.
“Tell me, where is she now?!”
Ning Fan roared the question, his booming voice evidencing his fury.
Ayu was stunned for quite a while, taking several seconds to come back to her senses.
When she looked up, she was met with Ning Fan’s grim face.
“Follow me…”