Tong Xingtong's relentless mockery left Ye Chen somewhat bewildered.

As for Liu Shihua and Zhang Xinlan, that's one thing, but he wasn't very familiar with Li Yan.

"As for this matter, there's no need for you to trouble yourself!" Ye Chen decided not to argue any further and bowed to the two ladies. "We shall not meet again!"

Ye Chen really didn't want to see these two women again.

The fact that Chu Yanran's son was a Heavenly Destitute Star made Ye Chen want to avoid him at all costs.

Moreover, Ye Chen, with his grand ambitions, wanted to start a pharmaceutical company and had developed a few special medicinal pills. It was one thing for these two women not to invest in him, but to dare to question him!

Ye Chen was proud and, even though both women were stunningly beautiful, he no longer wanted to be friends with them.

"Bastard!"

Tong Xingtong cursed under her breath, grinding her teeth as she watched Ye Chen's retreating figure. This guy had taken advantage of them and simply left without a care, a truly shameless act.

Upon seeing Ye Chen leave, Chu Yanran tried to call him back, but in the end, she didn't speak.

Watching Ye Chen's fading silhouette, Chu Yanran suddenly felt they would meet again.

"Mr. Ye, where are you off to?" Ye Wushuang intended to deliver a document to Chu Yanran but happened to bump into the departing Ye Chen.

Ye Wushuang had been with Chu Yanran for a while, living in the manor. Naturally, she had heard many servants talking about Ye Chen.

In the rumors, she had learned about Ye Chen's exploits and realized that she, Ye Wushuang, had truly misjudged him. Ye Chen was not a mere worker, but a legendary figure!

Therefore, Ye Wushuang was so polite to Ye Chen, always greeting him in advance and respectfully addressing him as Mister.

"Heading home," Ye Chen said with flair.

"..."

"The grass beside the road is so green, the birds in the sky fly so high, the girls walking on the road are so pretty..." Ye Chen sang cheerfully, attracting odd looks from people around him.

"With money in hand, I own the world!" Ye Chen hopped and skipped along, elated.

The large cloth bag Ye Chen carried contained five hundred thousand in cash, which was the compensation Chu Yanran had prepared for him long ago. The real prize was a limited edition fantasy Rolls-Royce, which was the true reward—a luxury car worth millions!

But Chu Yanran had only just placed the order for him, and receiving the car was still a long way off. Anxious to find Zhang Xinlan, Ye Chen didn't think about claiming it.

"Huaxia Bank?" Ye Chen noticed the bank by the roadside. "I'd better deposit the money in the bank, carrying it around like this is too conspicuous!"

Ye Chen was still within the bounds of Longcheng, and he wanted to find Liu Shihua and Zhang Xinlan, which meant inevitably running around. Carrying a bag full of money was not very convenient.

Ye Chen entered Huaxia Bank, filled out an account opening form, got a queue number for processing, and sat in the waiting area with the large cloth bag in his embrace, waiting in the long line.

"So many missed calls!" After turning on his gold phone, the densely packed missed calls made his hand shake violently.

The only people who knew this phone number were Zhang Xinlan and Liu Shihua.

As expected when he checked!

"Liu Shihua, missed calls 117!"

"Zhang Xinlan, missed calls 643!"

Seeing the number of missed calls displayed on the screen, Ye Chen couldn't help but tremble even more.

He had been gone for about two months, and Liu Shihua had called him over a hundred times, averaging two calls a day!

The number of calls from Zhang Xinlan was even more terrifying, reaching over six hundred. In other words, Zhang Xinlan had been calling him more than ten times a day!

In total, the two women had called over eight hundred times while Ye Chen's phone had been switched off.

Ye Chen could just imagine the women's extreme frustration.

His finger gently slid on the screen as Ye Chen checked the dates when these missed calls had been made. He discovered that Liu Shihua had stopped calling half a month ago, and Zhang Xinlan had also not called his phone for a week, clearly both had completely given up on Ye Chen.

"Zhang Xinlan, Liu Shihua, I'm sorry!" Ye Chen held his phone and silently apologized in his heart.

In just two short days, Liu Shihua and Zhang Xinlan had undoubtedly accepted Ye Chen. Otherwise, they wouldn't have made so many calls.

Ye Chen had made a brief appearance, then vanished mysteriously without a trace, unreachable by phone. The women must have been in utter despair.

I wonder if they are still angry now? Ye Chen wanted to fathom the women's thoughts, but found it impossible to do so. He'd been present too briefly and absent for too long.

The business at Huaxia Bank was busy, and those queuing up for services had formed a long line.

Just then, a notification tone from someone's phone nearby rang out: You have a new message, please check!

With his thoughts in disarray, Ye Chen suddenly perked up—text messages!

If Zhang Xinlan and Liu Shihua had made hundreds of calls, they must have also sent text messages. Realizing this key point, Ye Chen quickly swiped through his phone and entered the messaging app to check.

"Unread messages, 32!"

Ye Chen began with the earliest text messages he had received and read over them one by one.

"Ye Chen, why is your phone always unreachable? Please contact me as soon as you see this message!" ——The third day after the disappearance, Liu Shihua.

"Ye Chen, where the hell did you go? It's almost a week now, you've gone completely silent, and your cell phone cannot be reached. Xinlan is nearly going mad with worry!" ——Liu Shihua.

"Ye Chen, you turtle bastard, even if you're going to vanish, you should at least give me a heads-up!" ——The tenth day after the disappearance, Liu Shihua.

"..."

"I don't even want to curse you out anymore, just don't let me see you again, or this big star will slap you dead!" ——The twenty-sixth day after the disappearance, Liu Shihua.

After scrolling through more than twenty messages, Ye Chen realized that most of them were sent by Liu Shihua, while Zhang Xinlan hadn't sent even a single one.

"You goddamn jerk, Xinlan fell ill because of you, dammit!" ——The thirty-eighth day after the disappearance, Liu Shihua.

"You've won!" ——The fortieth day after the disappearance, Liu Shihua.

As Ye Chen read the messages from Liu Shihua, he felt an aching sadness, because thus far, he hadn't come across any from Zhang Xinlan, or rather, it seemed Zhang Xinlan simply hadn't sent any.

Feeling somewhat dejected, Ye Chen opened the message from the thirty-second day, which was also the last one.

It was from Zhang Xinlan!

"Ye Chen, it's over!" —The fiftieth day after the disappearance, Zhang Xinlan.

Five brief words struck Ye Chen, and a piercing pain surged in his heart.

It's over?

Ye Chen had been with Zhang Xinlan for only a brief period, yet his presence had an unimaginable impact on her life. During the period of his disappearance, she was frantic, calling his phone countless times each day. It was clear how much she cared about Ye Chen.

But, Ye Chen's phone was always turned off, as if he had evaporated from the world, leaving no trace, how could Zhang Xinlan not feel disheartened.

Other than announcing it was over, what else could she do?

"Want to end it?"

"No chance!"

Steam seemed to be coming out of Ye Chen's nostrils, his anger reaching a boiling point.

"Thump... Thump... Thump..."

With an incredibly anxious heart, Ye Chen dialed Zhang Xinlan's number.

Zhang Xinlan was a top agent in the entertainment industry, and her phone was essential to her work. Her network of contacts, daily arrangements, everything required communication through the phone, so there was no way she would change her number.

"Pick up!" Ye Chen glared with rage.

Zhang Xinlan obviously knew this number was his, but why wouldn't she answer?

Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

Zhang Xinlan was attending a dinner with Liu Shihua.

This dinner was hosted by a wealthy businessman from Hong Kong, who was meant to entertain Liu Shihua, but midway through the businessman suddenly began making advances on Zhang Xinlan.

The businessman's behavior greatly disgusted Zhang Xinlan, and it was at this moment her phone rang.

Apologizing, Zhang Xinlan took the phone from her bag, but when she saw the caller ID, she froze.

"Xinlan, why aren't you answering your phone?" Liu Shihua, who was sitting beside Zhang Xinlan and saw her staring blankly at the phone, asked in confusion.

"Xinlan?"

"Sis?"

Zhang Xinlan's behavior was extremely abnormal, and she seemed not to hear Liu Shihua's words, as if she had entered a fourth dimension, her body left with only an empty shell.

Liu Shihua leaned closer to Zhang Xinlan and sneakily glanced at her phone, noticing the glaring two words on the caller ID: Ye Chen!

"It's that bastard, he dares to call?" Liu Shihua growled lowly, brimming with rage. "Give me the phone, I'm going to curse him to death!"

"Shihua, maintain your image," Zhang Xinlan said as she flipped her hand, putting the phone back into her bag. "We don't know this person, why should we curse him?"

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