Before Xie Duo could speak, Xie Wenxuan's voice, which had changed its tone, rushed out of the receiver: "Go call the person in charge of the hotel and ask them to monitor him! Also, call the Transportation Administration Bureau, buses and taxis. There is still a chance to stop him now!"
Xie Duo didn't say anything. He was talking on the phone with Xie Wenxuan. Both of them were silent for about half a minute.
Ji Yuan didn't know what Xie Duo said, he only saw Xie Wenxuan kicked down the hotel's trash can in anger, scaring the cleaning lady who was passing by to scream.
Xie Wenxuan shouted at the phone with red eyes: "Are you willing? Xie Duo, are you willing? Are you really willing to let him go like this? Give me the location, I will go find him myself!"
Xie Duo said something else, and Xie Wenxuan sneered and replied: "Just wait, Xie Duo, you will regret it sooner or later."
Ji Yuan stood behind Xie Wenxuan nervously, completely unaware of what was going on. He originally thought that Shen Antu had run away, and with the strength of the Xie family, it would only take a matter of words to find him back. But now looking at Xie Wenxuan's appearance, things didn't seem that simple. From Xie Wenxuan's tone, it seemed that Xie Duo did not intend to find Shen Antu back.
After Xie Wenxuan hung up the phone and calmed down for a while, Ji Yuan went up to him and asked, "What happened? Shen Antu ran away. Don't we need to chase him now?"
“No!” Xie Wenxuan’s face turned pale, and he cursed, “Fuck! He doesn’t even chase his wife, so why should we chase her!”
Ji Yuan still didn't understand: "What do you mean? Half a month ago, Mr. Xie asked me to sign a contract to keep Shen Antu's identity and whereabouts secret. If he was going to let him go from the beginning, why did he go through so much trouble?"
Ji Yuan wanted to ask if his contract with Xie Duo would still be valid if Shen Antu left, but facing Xie Wenxuan's expression, he really didn't have the courage.
Xie Wenxuan's hairstyle, which had been done early in the morning, was already in a mess. He couldn't even wait for the elevator and ran downstairs from the emergency exit to find Ji Yuan. The first thing he said when they met was to ask Ji Yuan why he didn't think highly of him. Ji Yuan didn't want to take the blame and asked him back, "What about you? Since everyone knows how important he is, what are you doing? I'm still waiting for him here, but you ran away right away?"
This was the first time that Xie Wenxuan did not refute Ji Yuan's words.
"You should have noticed that he has recovered his memory, right?" Xie Wenxuan lowered his head, and his expression could not be seen clearly.
“…” Ji Yuan opened and closed his mouth but couldn’t utter a word.
"Forget it, it doesn't matter." Xie Wenxuan smiled bitterly and shook his head.
They were standing in the corridor outside the hotel venue. After Cheng Zui's fans left, the place became empty and quiet, like a theater after the curtain call, with everyone gone and the tea cold.
Ji Yuan felt a little guilty. If he had listened to Xie Wenxuan and believed in Shen Antu, perhaps things would not have turned out like this.
"Are you really not going to chase her anymore? I'll go look for her." Ji Yuan said.
Xie Wenxuan leaned against the wall dejectedly, not caring about the white ash on the wall that rubbed against his expensive suit jacket: "Do you really think Shen Antu can get away? If my brother refuses to let him go."
Ji Yuan was stunned, and the details that he had previously overlooked suddenly became clear.
"Why did you let him go out? Why did you bring him to a place with so many people? Why didn't I stay with him..." Xie Wenxuan put his hand on his face, "You have also seen the situation of Jinsheng. Such a large group dared to challenge Ruiqian openly before. Look at it now. Shen Mingfei is taking drugs, Shen Qi's project has problems, Shen Chao is obsessed with building an amusement park, his reputation has plummeted, old customers can't be retained, new customers are unwilling to come, there is no wind from the top, and the capital chain has problems again..."
Ji Yuan had experienced the bankruptcy of his family and knew very well that it is difficult to build a building but very easy to collapse. If Xie Duo had not trapped Shen Antu by his side, Jinsheng could have developed very well in his hands.
"My brother has liked Shen Lin for a long time. You must have noticed that. He is usually fierce, but when he looks at Shen Lin, his eyes are so hot that they can melt Antarctica... Jinsheng is the kingdom that Shen Lin fought hard to seize. If it is destroyed because of my brother, let alone what Shen Lin will think, my brother will not be able to forgive himself first."
Xie Wenxuan's voice was so soft that it seemed as if he was talking to himself.
"Do you think Shen Lin likes my brother?" Xie Wenxuan asked again. He didn't wait for Ji Yuan to answer him and said, "I think he probably does."
However, after he finished speaking, he became uncertain again and looked up at Ji Yuan: "She should like him, right? If she didn't like him, why would she cook for him at home, act like a spoiled child to him, give him roses, and stick to him every day? Is this all acting? Shen Antu is so good, he is so good..."
Ji Yuan thought of some distant past and was speechless.
"Suppose, suppose Shen Lin likes my brother, how much does he like him? Can it be stronger than Jin Sheng?"
"My brother was just gambling. He might have seen that Shen Lin was acting and pretending, but he couldn't help but think that if he treated him well enough, maybe Shen Lin would really fall in love with him. My brother is so outstanding, handsome, well-built, capable, and rich. He must be ranked first among all his exes, right? How could Shen Lin not love him? How could he be so cruel, leaving without saying goodbye, and selling his phone as soon as he turned around and went out? He really calculated everything..."
Xie Wenxuan couldn't continue.
"Forget it, everyone has left. There's no point saying this now. Let's go back." Xie Wenxuan walked forward with a hunched back.