Chapter 267: It's Your Turn to Beg Her

The hotel.

"Su Yan, are you in there?"

After Ma Chulan and Ma Chulong returned, they went straight to look for Su Yan, but no matter how they knocked on the door, there was no response from inside the room.

After Ma Chulan called out several times without any movement, they concluded that Su Yan was not in the room.

"Where did she go so early?"

"Maybe she went to find Gu Yang, or maybe she went to clear her head. Let's go back to our rooms to rest and come back later."

At this moment, Ma Chulong had no inkling whatsoever that something would happen to Su Yan.

The siblings each returned to their respective rooms to catch up on sleep.

The park.

Kong Nian's answer brought no joy to Gu Yang; instead, it added a few more troubles.

Lately, Su Yan had been constantly reminding him to try his best not to provoke any women.

He already had a Liu Yiyi with impure motives, and now another Kong Nian had popped up; he felt like his head was going to explode.

Watching his constantly changing expressions, Kong Nian felt that being confessed to by her should be his honor.

He should be grateful for those memories, otherwise, she would never have spared an ordinary person like him a second glance.

"Miss Kong, I have already said..."

"Believe me, you will fall for me very soon. However, I can date you, but I will absolutely not marry you."

Kong Nian felt it was necessary to make this point clear to him.

The Kong family rules did not allow marriage with ordinary people, let alone someone like her. However, it was only to prevent those memories from continuing to haunt her that she wanted to date him.

Gu Yang's face darkened.

Were they living in two different worlds?

This woman simply did not understand what he was saying.

And he, in turn, could not understand what she was saying either.

"Miss Kong, you are overthinking things."

"You don't need to think about anything; you just need to cooperate with me. Brother Gu Yang." Kong Nian called out that title once again.

Gu Yang's brows knitted into a tight knot. "You mentioned that incident from childhood before—when did it happen?"

He had not forgotten his purpose for coming here with her.

Kong Nian's eyes flickered. After a few seconds of hesitation, she decided to reveal some information to him.

As long as she did this, he would certainly not refuse her again.

"It was probably when I was three or four years old. At that time, I was still living in a small county town in the North."

Gu Yang's breath hitched, and he immediately grasped the key point in her words.

"You mean to say, the place where you live now is not the place where you lived as a child?"

"Yes. I used to live with my father and mother. But one year, my mother brought me to where I live now. I liked it very much, so I stayed."

Deep within Kong Nian's eyes was nothing but the light of calculation.

Gu Yang's brain went numb, and he couldn't recover his senses for a long time.

What she was saying now actually aligned perfectly with that absurd thought he had earlier!!

However, after Auntie Kong brought Su Yan back, he had seen Su Yan once. Although Su Yan had been tormented by a serious illness at that time, he hadn't realized she was a different person.

And even if people looked similar and he made a mistake, would even Uncle Su fail to recognize his own daughter?

"Can you tell me what your mother's name is?"

Gu Yang's mind was currently in total chaos; he couldn't make sense of anything.

Kong Nian knew exactly what he was thinking, but she had no intention of recognizing him under that person's identity right now.

"My mother passed away a long time ago, and many things happened back then. I don't want to mention it."

"But I want to know!" Gu Yang pressed excitedly.

"This matter involves my family's secrets, so I cannot tell you yet. Brother Gu Yang, you only need to know that our meeting was destined by heaven," Kong Nian said.

Gu Yang felt a splitting headache, and his expression became extremely grim.

The girl in front of him was clearly revealing various pieces of information, yet she chose to hide the most important thing.

However, he was now seventy percent certain that Su Yan definitely had a connection to this Kong Nian.

3:00 PM.

Ma Chulong woke up from his sleep. After a quick wash, he went to find Ma Chulan first, and then the siblings went to Su Yan's room for the second time.

When they confirmed that Su Yan was still not there, both siblings frowned.

Given Su Yan's personality, even if she went out to handle something, she should have at least left them a message.

Reluctant to give up, he went to the front desk to inquire, but the receptionist claimed they hadn't seen Su Yan leave, which made his nerves tighten even further.

"Brother, Su Yan must have something important to do, or she discovered an important clue and went to follow it."

Ma Chulan's tone was incredibly certain; after all, given Su Yan's strength, nothing would happen to her.

Ma Chulong remained silent.

"Brother, if you're really worried, should we contact Brother Gu?" Ma Chulan saw through Ma Chulong's thoughts.

Perhaps this was what they called "worrying leads to confusion"?

After hesitating, Ma Chulong still refused.

His younger sister was right; if they called Gu Yang now, it would only result in one more person worrying.

"Let's go eat first, and then we'll go to the Zhou family."

Even though they had gained nothing last night, the operation had to continue.

The publishing house.

Just as Gu Yang reached the entrance, he saw Lu Feng standing there, pacing incessantly.

Seeing him return, Lu Feng immediately rushed up to meet him.

"Gu Yang, you're finally back! Where have you been?" Lu Feng's face was full of agitation.

"I..." For a moment, Gu Yang actually didn't know if he should tell his friend.

Fortunately, Lu Feng didn't truly want to know where he had gone, as he immediately said, "Liu Yiyi resigned. Did you know?"

Gu Yang's heart sank. "When did this happen?"

"Just this morning. Don't you think she's acting guilty like a thief?"

After all, Gu Yang had only mentioned yesterday that Liu Yiyi might be related to the disappearance case, and for her to suddenly resign today was far too abnormal.

Furthermore, positions at the publishing house were basically one-for-one; even if someone resigned, they had to apply a month in advance. Her leaving meant that no one would be taking over her original responsibilities.

The entire office was currently buzzing with gossip, as before today, Liu Yiyi had shown no sign of wanting to resign.

Gu Yang couldn't answer the question, but one thing was certain: Liu Yiyi's departure was definitely abnormal.

"Who approved her resignation?"

"The editor-in-chief approved it. I already called to ask. The editor-in-chief said her attitude was firm in requesting to resign, and she even gave up her salary. Even if the editor-in-chief hadn't approved it, she wouldn't have come back."

Lu Feng also found it inconceivable when he heard this; Liu Yiyi completely disregarded this job.

"But none of that matters. Liu Yiyi came by this morning and didn't pack any of her belongings; instead, she kept looking for you."

"Looking for me?" Gu Yang suddenly had an ominous premonition.

"Yes. Because you weren't here, she specifically sought me out to give you a message." Lu Feng's expression became very solemn, even appearing somewhat hesitant to speak.

"She said, next, it will be your turn to beg her."

Relaying Liu Yiyi's original words with such gravity, Lu Feng also felt a sense of concern for Gu Yang.

(End of Chapter)