Contract Marriage: Billionaire and His Deaf Wife
Chapter 222 Crisis Approaching (9)

Chapter 222: Chapter 222 Crisis Approaching (9)

"Of course," Kang Junjia said, "can’t rule out that the old man might secretly pull some strings for his darling son, creating opportunities for him and then claiming it was all the son’s doing, not the father’s."

One would definitely think that’s the case!

"Is he currently in D City?" Chen Jiaming asked.

"Yes—" Kang Junjia had clearly made this call to inform Chen Jiaming of this news, given that driving from D City to C City wasn’t far, just a few hours on the highway.

Chen Jiaming seemed to be considering whether to set off for C City immediately.

"By the way," Kang Junjia then shared another piece of information, "the new female employee you hired is Shanshan’s old classmate, you know about that, right?"

"I’m aware," Chen Jiaming was curious, just how did even the Xiao Family’s second son-in-law come to learn about the great deeds Yishan had done?

Kang Junjia chuckled vaguely: "Their young men and women’s affairs, we outsiders naturally wouldn’t intervene. However, my eldest daughter-in-law, I don’t know if she was seeing things that night, but she said she saw Shanshan’s old classmate entering and leaving the hospital at night with our young master."

Chen Jiaming was shocked: Gu Nuan with that prodigal son together?

"Feels quite strange, doesn’t it. According to our investigation, she indeed was stuck that night, and you’re aware of that incident, Chairman Chen."

Chen Jiaming indeed had been suspicious about how Gu Nuan and Old Tang Duck had gotten out of a tight spot that night, to the extent that he even considered sharing his doubts with Kang Junjia.

"Whether it’s a coincidence or not, we can’t say for sure yet," Kang Junjia said, retaining a degree of reservation.

It should be said that everyone thought it implausible for Gu Nuan, a deaf mute, to attract a wealthy heir such as Yebai, Xiao Family’s only son; logically, it didn’t seem to add up.

Yebai was a carefree rich young master, but he didn’t seem like the foolhardy type. Could he really spend time with a deaf mute?

After hanging up the phone, Chen Jiaming had Li Sitong drive, deciding to head for C City. Therefore, he left the evening gathering to Wa Zicong, who led the teams from the two companies to attend the dinner organized by Tengguang.

At six o’clock that evening, Tengguang personally drove a minibus to the hotel to take them to the agreed-upon Fuyu Restaurant.

That night, the group spent two hours dining in the five-star restaurant. Amid the clinking of cups and glasses, even Gu Nuan, who wasn’t much of a drinker, had to symbolically ingest two glasses.

Manager Zhou, appearing drunk, continuously hung on Wa Zicong’s shoulder, waving his finger and swaying, "Chairman Chen didn’t come; he’s definitely missing out, missing out!"

Gu Nuan couldn’t grasp what Manager Zhou was saying, but the male employees who had mingled before understood instantly.

Zhong Qiaohui hummed coldly.

Indeed, following the dinner, it was certain that the hosts wouldn’t let them leave. The group was led onto the minibus and taken to a well-known local KTV to sing and dance, planning to enjoy themselves all night long.

Manager Zhou quickly called over a group of hostesses, each dressed to the nines with heavy makeup.

Gu Nuan, who had only seen such scenes on TV, was suddenly confronted with the shock of reality, furrowing her brow.

Just like Qiaohui’s hum, what were they, the women, doing here?

Old Tang Duck suddenly nudged Gu Nuan, signaling to find an excuse to step outside for some air.

Gu Nuan knew he was married and unlike Fu Yubo and Xiaoliu who were single; even at a business gathering, tonight’s arrangements by Manager Zhou seemed somewhat excessive. Not a single one of those women refrained from laying hands on the gentlemen.

Thus, taking advantage of everyone’s merry moments, they quickly found a gap and slipped out.

Tang Qingzhong went to the hallway and started looking for a place to smoke. He too had been plied with plenty of wine at the dinner table and felt dizzy; a puff of smoke might clear his head.

Gu Nuan went to the restroom to splash some water on her face, feeling the heat on her cheeks due to the aftereffects of the alcohol.

When she reached into her pocket to get her phone, she suddenly discovered that the phone was gone.

When had the phone disappeared?

Gu Nuan racked her brain, recalling how the private room had been a mess earlier, her bag left on the sofa inside. When several hostesses had burst into the room, grouching at the group seated on the sofa, none of the female employees were spared.

Could it have been taken during the chaos?

Why would those hostesses take her phone?

The more Gu Nuan thought, the stranger it seemed.

Stepping out of the restroom, she saw Tang Qingzhong leaning against the wall, his head drooping as if he was about to doze off. Gu Nuan quickly approached and nudged his shoulder, "Senior—"

Tang Qingzhong lifted his head at the sound, his eyes half-open as he looked at her, "What’s up?"

His voice was groggy, as if he hadn’t woken up.

Gu Nuan, anxious, "Senior, do you have your phone with you?"

Thinking she needed to borrow a phone because hers was out of battery, Tang Qingzhong felt around in his usual phone spot, unable to find it after a long search, "Seems I left it in the private room."

But Gu Nuan had a different thought, telling him, "My phone is missing too. Don’t you think there’s something fishy going on here, Senior?"

"What do you mean?"

"I suspect something is about to happen. We should hurry back and tell the others."

Tang Qingzhong suddenly seemed awakened by her last few words. So, they rushed back together.

They had just reached the private room’s door when they heard a sudden scream from inside.

It sounded like Xiaoliu’s voice. Tang Qingzhong kicked the door open, finding the room already in chaos.

Manager Zhou was nowhere to be seen, and several men inside were wielding knives. Xiaoliu, screaming in terror, was running out, chased by one of the knife-wielding men. Just as he was about to cut her, Xiaoliu, in panic, pushed the nearest person in front of her.

The knife stabbed forward, plunging into the stomach of Fu Yubo, whom Xiaoliu had pushed in front of her.

At that moment, blood splattered everywhere—