Chapter 238: Chapter 216: Goodbye Chen Xi
Qiao Yuxian got excited as soon as she heard about shopping, super happy. Gu Yanjing saw her happiness and followed suit.
However, learning they had to go to Jinxia Building so late made Shang Chen and Meng Yan not too happy.
As soon as they heard the four words "Jinxia Building," they fell into the shopping curse. First, their arms hurt, their legs ached, their whole bodies felt weak.
Shang Chen was driving, his face tense as if heading to an execution ground.
Meng Yan didn’t dare show too much on his face. He could only roar internally.
Ah!!!
Isn’t it Su Qi’s shift today? Why is he here!
Oh! Right!
Su Qi went for a blind date! He even left two hours early for it!
Damn it!
His heart felt even more unbalanced!!!
Qiao Yuxian loved shopping super much, and she was someone who, once started, wouldn’t want to stop.
But since Gu Yanjing had worked all day and still came out to shop with her, she was afraid he’d get tired, so she quickly bought two pieces of clothing.
Shang Chen and Meng Yan were ready for a long battle.
But it ended shortly after it began.
Both found it surreal, unable to accept the outcome for a moment.
Qiao Yuxian said to head back, Gu Yanjing knew her inner thoughts, walking beside her and said, "Not going to look anymore?"
"No." Qiao Yuxian said, carrying the milk tea she bought, "Let’s wait until the weekend when we have time and bring Auntie along. She hasn’t been out shopping for months."
"Okay." Gu Yanjing replied, pinching her tender little face.
Qiao Yuxian smiled at him.
She drank her milk tea as they walked towards the mall’s escalator, glancing into some stores they passed by.
It was a habitual action.
As she casually looked around, just as she was about to turn at the escalator, she suddenly saw Chen Xi coming out from the corner of a clothing store.
Her steps instinctively paused. Gu Yanjing also stopped with her.
Shang Chen and Meng Yan, who were behind, also halted.
Qiao Yuxian looked at Chen Xi.
She was wearing a mall uniform, looking like she was in charge of the mall’s sanitation.
She was much thinner than when they saw her before the holidays, wearing a mask, her eyes somewhat sunken, and her clothes loose.
She was so thin it was hard to recognize her,
Qiao Yuxian didn’t move or speak.
But Chen Xi seemed to sense something, turning her head to look over.
Their eyes met through the distance.
Chen Xi’s dead and gray eyes hesitated slightly.
Qiao Yuxian pressed her lips, involuntarily clenching her fingertips, her toes twitching slightly, wanting to step forward, but in the end, she didn’t move.
Chen Xi also looked at her for a while, glanced at Gu Yanjing beside her, and Shang Chen and Meng Yan behind her, but said nothing and turned to leave...
...
Chen Xi walked out of Jinxia Building and stood in a corner, not leaving.
She waited for a while, watching cars coming out of the parking lot one by one. After nearly two minutes, she saw a Rolls-Royce coming out.
The side window tint wasn’t thick, and she could see the people inside from a distance.
She could clearly see that Qiao Yuxian was in that car.
She watched the car drive away from within the shadows, stayed in the dark a little longer, then left the vicinity of Jinxia Building.
She walked approximately half a circle around Jinxia Building, reaching the residential buildings behind it.
Jinxia Building was roughly in the city center, and the residential buildings behind it were all old neighborhoods.
Chen Xi had applied for a cleaning job at Jinxia Building, with food and accommodation provided, staying in an employee dormitory here. Two people per room.
Nearing the community entrance, she opened her bag to find her access card.
Just as she took out the access card, she suddenly felt someone behind her.
Before she could look back, her mouth was suddenly covered from behind, and she was dragged away...
Chen Xi was dragged into a car.
Once inside, she only saw someone driving in front, couldn’t even see what the person looked like before her eyes were covered.
Her hands were tied behind her.
She struggled hard a couple of times, then shouted since there was no way out, "Is it Gu Yao! Is it! Are you Gu Yao’s people!"
No one spoke.
Chen Xi shouted again, "Speak! Did Gu Yao send you! Bastard! Son of a b***h!"
Still no one spoke.
Without hearing an answer, Chen Xi angrily kicked the seat in front.
Finally, she leaned back against the seat, stopped speaking.
It was nearly an hour’s journey.
The car stopped.
Chen Xi suddenly sat up straight.
She couldn’t see anything, relying only on her hearing.
She heard the car door open, heard people outside, uncertain what they were discussing.
After a while, she was pulled out of the car.
The cloth over her eyes wasn’t removed, she was blindfolded, led by someone into a place.
She had no idea where she was or where she had gone.
Only knew she walked up several steps, entered a room, then took an elevator, entering a cold space.
Different from the coolness outside, it was more like the damp chill of a place that never saw daylight.
Brought into a room, the person who led her shut the door behind them.
Chen Xi’s hands were tied behind her, unable to remove the black cloth covering her eyes.
She stood still, didn’t dare move. After a few seconds, she said, "Gu Yao! Gu Yao! I know you’re here! Speak!"
Her voice was furious, she soon heard footsteps approaching.
She instinctively took two steps back, a man lightly laughed, "Scared?"
Chen Xi immediately stopped moving, trembling with rage at the sound of the voice, "Gu Yao! Gu Yao!"
Gu Yao came up behind her, helped untie the rope around her wrists.
Once free, Chen Xi quickly distanced herself, tearing off the black cloth from her eyes,
the light was so bright she had to adapt before quickly opening her eyes again.
Her sight was still a bit blurry, she could only vaguely see Gu Yao’s silhouette.
For a moment she was stunned.
She felt the person before her was inexplicably similar to the man beside Qiao Yuxian at Jinxia Building earlier.
But it was just a moment.
Once her vision cleared, seeing Gu Yao’s features, she felt they didn’t resemble after all.
Gu Yao saw her bewilderment, slightly curled his lips, "What’s wrong? Don’t recognize me?"
Chen Xi’s dazed expression was replaced by intense anger, her eyes quickly reddened, looking at him for a moment before randomly grabbing a lamp beside her to throw at him.
Gu Yao dodged aside.
Chen Xi grabbed a chair next to her to throw at him again.
The chair was solid wood, she was so emaciated yet had the strength to pick it up and throw it at him.
Gu Yao stepped forward to dodge the chair, grabbed her hand, took the chair from her, and threw it on the ground.
Chen Xi looked at him, and her other hand started hitting him with force.
Gu Yao let her hit him for a bit, then grabbed both of her hands, pinning her against the wall...