Chapter 268: You wouldn't have fallen for him, would you?

Gu Yang paced incessantly in his office, the words Liu Yiyi had spoken echoing in his ears. What on earth did she mean by that?

It was already patently obvious what Liu Yiyi's intentions were toward him; she wanted to force his hand.

Was she using resignation as a tactic?

While her resignation would indeed cause a certain amount of trouble for the work, it certainly wouldn't reach a level that would actually concern him.

Therefore, something else must be about to happen.

"Gu Yang, don't worry too much. Even if Liu Yiyi really is a bad person, she has worked with us for so long after all. If she truly dares to do something illegal, we'll just call the police and have her arrested!"

Lu Feng could see his agitation and hurried to comfort him.

"Besides, she left so cleanly, without leaving even an address or contact information. How are you supposed to find her?"

After analyzing it this way, even Gu Yang himself felt that Liu Yiyi leaving was actually a good thing.

"Doesn't the company have her contact information?" Gu Yang immediately seized upon the key point.

Lu Feng shook his head. "It is strange. Every employee at our publishing house fills out personal information before joining, and she was no exception. But before you returned, I already went to the archives to check, and her file was actually completely blank."

It seemed as though nothing happening to Liu Yiyi could surprise Gu Yang anymore.

"If it can't be found, then don't bother looking."

Though he was in a passive position, he could only wait for Liu Yiyi to find him.

And he had a premonition that she absolutely would.

Lu Feng agreed quite readily. "Fine, as long as you know what you're doing. By the way, where have you been all day today?"

He was someone who rarely left his work to go out.

"Miss Kong came by today." After calming down, Gu Yang decided to tell Lu Feng the truth.

"Miss Kong came? Why didn't I see her? What did she want?" Lu Feng's expression instantly brightened with excitement.

"She..." Gu Yang couldn't exactly tell his best friend that Kong Nian had come looking for him to act as a guide because she had feelings for him. "It wasn't anything too important."

The expression on Lu Feng's face gradually receded as he stared at Gu Yang's face, realizing something.

"She came specifically to see you?"

Gu Yang felt helpless but could only nod.

Lu Feng felt completely unsettled. "She wouldn't have taken a liking to you, would she?"

Gu Yang could only remain silent.

The atmosphere between the two became somewhat heavy.

"Lu Feng, you know that Yan Yan is the only one in my heart." Gu Yang explained to his friend for the first time.

Lu Feng gave a bitter laugh. "No wonder when I asked her out last time, she refused without hesitation. It turns out I was just wishful thinking. But then again, if I were a woman, I would choose you too."

Gu Yang was both annoyed and amused. "Are you serious?"

Lu Feng suddenly glared at him with a fierce expression. "Then what else do you want me to say? Can't you just hurry up and get married and have seven or eight kids to leave more opportunities for the rest of us?"

"Do you think I don't want to? But it's not up to me." Mentioning this topic, Gu Yang's mood wasn't much better.

His path to chasing his wife was equally long and arduous.

Seeing Gu Yang's aggrieved look, Lu Feng finally felt a slight sense of balance in his heart.

"A good woman fears a persistent man; if you want a wife, you can't care about your dignity."

Gu Yang seemed like a very shrewd person, but he was completely inexperienced when it came to matters of the heart.

His mouth twitched upon hearing Lu Feng's words. "You should head out first."

"You need to listen seriously to what I said. Also, you must maintain a proper distance with Miss Kong; you must resolutely hold your line and not be shaken." Lu Feng absolutely would not admit that this exhortation was because he had not yet given up on Kong Nian.

Gu Yang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. What kind of person did this kid take him for?

Perhaps he had doubts and unease regarding the identities of Kong Nian and Su Yan, but his feelings for Su Yan were absolutely beyond doubt.

After Lu Feng left, he immediately picked up the receiver and dialed Su Yan's room.

Since the night before last, he had been deliberately restraining himself from contacting Su Yan to give her time, after all, she had practically fled in panic that night.

But now, he truly could no longer control himself; he wanted to see her, even if it was just to hear her voice.

*Beep, beep, beep.*

The phone rang for a long time without being answered.

Gu Yang felt a hint of disappointment and glanced at the time.

4:10.

Su Yan wouldn't be in her room at this time. Where had she gone?

***

Evening.

Under Du Jinsong's arrangement, the plan for the second night began.

Kong Nian sat lazily in the car, watching the man wandering on the street not far away.

"Junior Sister Kong, do you think tonight will be a success?" Gan Hua kept a close eye on every movement over there.

If the problems in the city couldn't be resolved quickly, the Zhou family's entry into the ancestral land would inevitably be delayed.

Kong Nian replied absentmindedly, "Who knows."

Her arrogant attitude made Kong Yueqing, who was also sitting nearby, feel displeased. "Isn't Junior Sister Kong anxious?"

Wasn't she anxious to get that whatever-it-is, the Zhou family's Profound Spirit Liquid?

Kong Nian didn't take her seriously at all. "If Senior Sister feels anxious, why don't you go out and wander around too? Who knows, maybe those troublemakers will suddenly change their taste and kidnap you instead."

Kong Yueqing's face burned with heat, and anger surged in her heart.

"What I care about is the reputation of the Kong family. There is no need for you to mock me, Junior Sister."

"The Zhou family, the Ma family, the Feng family, and even the people from the Special Operations Team are all here, and none of them feel they are losing face. Why is Senior Sister so impatient?" Kong Nian knew very well that many in the younger generation had grievances against her, but she was the one with the most strength.

"Yueqing, stop it. Junior Sister is right. Everyone is working together this time; we will surely succeed." Gan Hua interrupted the tension between the two, while also reminding Kong Yueqing to watch her attitude.

Kong Yueqing's teeth ground together with a creaking sound as she secretly vowed in her heart to find an opportunity to crush Kong Nian.

"Shh, there seems to be some movement over there."

Ruan Tao, who had always lacked presence, suddenly signaled to the group, making the atmosphere tense.

Everyone looked toward the direction the man on the street was walking, Kong Nian included.

Sure enough, just ten meters in front of the man, a woman with a curvaceous figure was walking toward him.

"Finally, they appeared," Kong Yueqing murmured to herself, her face glowing with irrepressible excitement.

Kong Nian's cold command rang out, "No one is allowed to act without my permission."

"Yes."

Gan Hua, Ruan Tao, and Kong Yueling all responded in unison, with only Kong Yueqing remaining silent.

She would absolutely not let Kong Nian monopolize this opportunity to make a name for herself.

In the time it took for them to speak, the woman had already reached the man, and the two seemed to be conversing.

A moment later, the woman suddenly grabbed the man's arm with agitated emotion and began dragging him toward a dark alley.

Before Kong Nian could give the order, Kong Yueqing lunged forward in a single stride.

(End of Chapter)