Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studion/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Lu Bancheng? Why did he come? He must be here for Gu Yusheng, Qin Zhiâai thought to herself.
As she opened the door, Qin Zhiâai asked, âGu Yusheng isnâtââ
Before she could finish the last two words, Lu Bancheng had pushed the door open wide and hastily walked in. âXiaokou, is Bro Sheng home yet?â
Qin Zhiâai shook her head and said, âNo, he hasnât been home recently.â
Qin Zhiâai could tell Lu Bancheng looked a little worried. She waited for a while and couldnât help asking, âWhat happened?â
Lu Bancheng said, âBro Sheng had a fever last night for some reason. I asked him to get an IV at the hospital, but he refused to. He insisted on going to a business meeting in the evening. He might not have been in a good mood, so he had a lot to drink. I wanted to have Xiaowang pick him up, but he got into the car with the key once he walked out of the hotel. His car was gone before I realized it.â
Fever? Did he get sick from standing in the rain too long last night? Qin Zhiâai thought to herself.
Qin Zhiâai couldnât help frowning. âDid you call him?â
Lu Bancheng said, âYes, his phone was powered off, otherwise I wouldnât have come here to look for him.â
Qin Zhiâai thought about something for a while and asked, âDid you check anywhere else?â
âYes, I looked everywhere. I checked all the houses under his name. I also asked someone to check his grandpaâs house. I called the few hotels he usually goes to. He wasnât at any of these places.â Lu Bancheng paused before he continued, âOkay, Iâll look elsewhere. Maybe heâs at a bar. You should rest soon. Call me if he comes back.â
âOkay,â Qin Zhiâai agreed and nodded.
Lu Bancheng walked out of house with his car keys. Qin Zhiâai thought about the necklace Qin Jiayan had given her before Lu Bancheng pulled the car door open. When she had been taken home by the housekeeper, Lu Bancheng had said he would look for the necklace for her. She wasnât sure if Lu Bancheng had found it or Gu Yusheng.
With this doubt, Qin Zhiâai slowed down her actions of locking the door. She called out to Lu Banchengâs back, âBancheng?â
âYeah?â Lu Bancheng held the car door open and turned his head over.
âHmmmâ¦â Qin Zhiâai paused before she asked. She chose to ask in an indirectly. âDid you help me find the necklace?â
âNecklace? What necklace?â he asked her in surprise before he realized what Qin Zhiâai was asking about. Lu Bancheng seemed to have forgotten about it. He said, âBro Sheng found it for you. He didnât want me to help him at all. He searched in the water the whole night to find it.â
He found it, Qin Zhiâai thought to herself. Qin Zhiâai seemed to be struck by something. She trembled slightly and stared at Lu Bancheng, but didnât say anything.
âWhatâs wrong? Was the necklace fixed? Did he give it to you yet?â Lu Bancheng seemed to have realized something, so he asked a few questions.
Qin Zhiâai tried to calm herself down and nodded at Lu Bancheng.
Lu Bancheng wanted to find Gu Yusheng, so he climbed in his car after asking Qin Zhiâai those questions. He wanted to hit the gas and leave. However, seeing Qin Zhiâai, he felt he needed to tell her something after giving it a bit of thought. He rolled down the window and said to Qin Zhiâai, who stood behind the iron gate, âThe chain was broken. The material wasnât great, so it was hard to fix. He went to many jewelry stores to find someone to fix it. It took him a lot of time.â