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Chapter 362 - 336 Supreme Forgetfulness (Thanks for the tips! Ask for monthly tickets!)
Chapter 362: 336 Supreme Forgetfulness (Thanks for the tips! Ask for monthly tickets!)
"What are you doing? Is this a parking spot? Move your car immediately."
In front of the headquarters of Jin Hai Industrial.
The security guard, in uniform, quickly approached the just stopped Palamera, muttering to himself while tapping on the car window.
Palamera.
A luxury car worth millions.
Ordinary security guards truly wouldn’t have the nerve.
But they should see where this is.
Jin Hai headquarters.
A commercial giant with a market value far exceeding a hundred billion.
Compared to it, a Palamera means nothing.
Thinking this, the guard, who almost lost his job once, had an even more righteous expression on his face.
"Did you hear me? Move on!"
Before he could exert more pressure, the car window suddenly rolled down.
"Are you littl..."
The guard was startled, and immediately swallowed back the words that hadn’t made it out.
"I am going up to see Director Shi. It won’t take long."
Jiang Chen had no time to exchange pleasantries with the security guard he had chatted with for hours before.
"No worries, go ahead. You can park for as long as you need,"
The guard was a man with sharp eyes. Recognizing Jiang Chen, he quickly changed his tune and plastered a smile on his face.
This was a man who could walk arm in arm with the group’s heiress; who was he to offend him?
After getting out of the car, Jiang Chen entered the Jin Hai Building and called Shi Qianxi.
"I’ve arrived."
Without an appointment, he couldn’t go up.
Soon, Shi Qianxi came downstairs.
"What happened?"
Even though Jiang Chen didn’t say much on the phone, if nothing was wrong, this guy definitely wouldn’t have come to Jin Hai for no reason.
It’s said that one visits the temple only when in need, which certainly described this man.
"Director Shi is still at the company, right?"
Under Shi Qianxi’s guidance, Jiang Chen entered the executive elevator unobstructed.
"Still here, but he’s gone to a last-minute meeting. You might need to wait a bit."
Shi Qianxi pressed the button and asked again, "What exactly happened?"
"Pei Yunxi was kidnapped."
Jiang Chen spoke softly.
"What?"
Even in the silent elevator, Shi Qianxi still doubted whether she had heard correctly.
"Perhaps ’kidnapped’ is not the right word; she has been put under house arrest."
Jiang Chen used a more appropriate term.
Right.
After receiving the call from Cui Heng, his first action was to call Pei Yunxi’s mobile phone.
Just as blatantly as they took Pei Yunxi away in front of the entire TV crew.
Pei Yunxi’s freedom to communicate with the outside world wasn’t taken away.
How arrogant?
Having confirmed that Pei Yunxi was alright for the moment, Jiang Chen then called Shi Qianxi.
He didn’t ask to negotiate with the young prince.
The gap in standing was too large.
The other party wouldn’t even bother with him.
"What exactly is going on? Who in East Sea has such audacity?"
Shi Qianxi wasn’t shocked but merely surprised, not even showing a hint of anger.
Jiang Chen didn’t expect the lady to sympathize; after all, from her perspective, it was probably best if Pei Yunxi disappeared from the world.
"It didn’t happen in East Sea. She went to Zhongzhou for a variety show, and they brazenly took her away under the guise of inviting her as a guest, even deliberately leaving Cui Heng to send the message. I just called Pei Yunxi, and the call went through smoothly."
Shi Qianxi clicked her tongue in wonder, about to ask more when the elevator doors ’dinged’ open.
With Dad in a meeting, she didn’t bring Jiang Chen directly into the office without any sense of propriety. Instead, they waited in a reception room.
"So it was in Dongguang, right?"
She handed Jiang Chen a glass of water.
"Yeah."
"Impressive, Dongguang still has someone that bold?"
No matter what, that vixen was a popular star. To abduct someone so brazenly, even she might not be able to pull off such a daring act.
"You know who did it, right?"
Jiang Chen took a sip of water, looking down.
"Cui Heng said it was Ye Tingxuan."
"Who?"
Shi Qianxi was taken aback.
"Ye Tingxuan."
Jiang Chen repeated, "Do you know him?"
Shi Qianxi was dumbfounded, then a look of realization crossed her face as she muttered,
"No wonder."
Seeing Jiang Chen looking at her, she came back to her senses and shook her head, "I don’t know him, but I’ve heard of him. Everyone calls him ’Young Prince’, and I’ve heard he’s kind of crazy, totally out of his mind."
"..."
Jiang Chen remained silent.
"If it’s him, then it’s not surprising. That guy can’t be reasoned with normally; whatever he does is not strange at all."
Saying such things seemed somewhat out of character for Shi Qianxi, but although she had never met him, Jiang Chen was beginning to understand the ’madness’ of that Young Prince.
"...do you think if Director Shi is willing to intervene, he would release her?"
"You want to ask my dad for help?"
Shi Qianxi finally realized the purpose of his visit to Jin Hai, pondered for a moment, and then shook her head.
Jiang Chen frowned.
"He wouldn’t even give face to Director Shi?"
"If it were someone else, there might not be an issue, but with Ye Tingxuan, it’s really hard to say. You know what kind of family the Ye family is."
The truth was, Jiang Chen didn’t really know.
He only knew that the Ye family was powerful, but exactly how powerful was still a mystery to him.
After all, much of that information wasn’t even available on the omnipotent internet, let alone a few words about it.
"Moreover, I think my dad is very unlikely to step in."
Shi Qianxi added another sentence.
"Why?"
Jiang Chen truly couldn’t figure it out.
Any man whose beloved woman was kidnapped would presumably explode with rage, right?
"You really don’t know why?"
Shi Qianxi said calmly, "To someone like my dad, there’s nothing more important than his career. Do you think it’s just a simple phone call to Ye Tingxuan to release someone? How could it be possible without paying a price? Even if Ye Tingxuan really accords my dad this favor and releases the person with no strings attached, my dad would inevitably owe him a favor."
"A favor is the hardest debt to repay."
It was then that Jiang Chen came to a realization.
People from different levels look at problems from completely different perspectives.
He still didn’t fully understand the way someone like Shi Zhenhua thought.
For characters at that level, what woman hadn’t they seen? Even if they might favor someone like Pei Yunxi, they would never act impulsively for a woman.
"I think, since Ye Tingxuan wants her, let him have her. There probably won’t be any life-threatening dangers, and after a while, he should release her on his own initiative."
The likelihood of life-threatening danger was indeed slim.
But...
"She’s also an artist from your company, are you just going to ignore her?"
"What can I do? Ye Tingxuan won’t listen to me," said Shi Qianxi as if it were obvious.
Jiang Chen said no more.
There can be no understanding where there are different principles.
A half sentence more is wasted where ideas don’t match.
He waited for over forty minutes before he was able to see Shi Zhenhua.
"Xiao Jiang, have a seat."
Shi Zhenhua’s attitude was not bad.
"Director Shi, I have a matter I would like your help with."
Jiang Chen sat down across the office desk and got right to the point.
Shi Zhenhua smiled warmly, glancing at his daughter sitting beside Jiang Chen.
"You’re no stranger here, no need for such politeness. Speak your mind directly."
Jiang Chen didn’t have time to beat around the bush, even though Pei Yunxi had sounded relatively safe over the phone, who knew what might happen next.
"Director Shi, Miss Pei was in Zhongzhou filming a variety show when Ye Tingxuan took her away, saying he wanted her to stay as a guest for a few days."
Jiang Chen’s explanation was rather euphemistic, but someone like Shi Zhenhua should understand the situation immediately.
"Dad, why don’t you make a call to Ye Tingxuan?"
Miss Shi also tried to contribute, not leaving the matter unattended.
Shi Zhenhua’s smile slowly faded, though it didn’t completely disappear, as he was silent for a moment, "I’m afraid I can’t help with this matter."
"Director Shi, if you don’t step in, Ye Tingxuan will not release her."
"I have little relationship with the Ye family, and even if I did step in, it’s highly unlikely they’d grant me that favor."
Shi Qianxi wore a look of expectation.
She had already tried to dissuade Jiang Chen.
"Moreover, she is an artist from your company. If something happens to your artist, it should be up to you to find a solution."
"Director Shi..."
Jiang Chen wanted to say more, but Shi Qianxi interrupted him.
"Dad, it’s fine. You’re busy; we won’t disturb you," she said, urging Jiang Chen along.
Seeing the two leaving the office, the last trace of smile disappeared from Shi Zhenhua’s face; a shadow flickered in his eyes, but it quickly returned to normal as if nothing had happened.
The common folk may haggle over a few silver coins for half a day when buying vegetables at the market.
But certain characters make choices in the blink of an eye.
"I already told you my dad would never step in, but you wouldn’t listen. Aren’t you just embarrassing him on purpose?" Shi Qianxi chided after she briskly pulled Jiang Chen aside.
If he had kept talking, the mood would have become unmanageable.
"How did I embarrass him?"
Jiang Chen didn’t understand.
"You asked him to save Pei Yunxi, but he can’t. If you were in his shoes, wouldn’t you feel embarrassed?"
Jiang Chen was at a loss for words.
Indeed.
Shi Zhenhua didn’t want to save her, he was unable to save her.
"Listen to me, just pretend nothing happened. After some time, Ye Tingxuan will naturally release her. Wait for me a bit; let’s go eat together."
This missy was indeed carefree, thinking about dining by candlelight even at this moment.
"I have something else to take care of; I’m leaving first."
Jiang Chen headed towards the elevator.
"Where are you going?" Shi Qianxi called out.
Jiang Chen didn’t respond, entered the elevator, and left Gold Coast Tower. After bidding farewell to the friendly security guard, he drove off.
Shi Qianxi had reasons not to care about the welfare of Pei Yunxi, and Shi Zhenhua had shown the kind of coldness and decisiveness that people at his level could embody by turning a blind eye, but Jiang Chen couldn’t just stand by and watch.
It wasn’t just because of the quest of conquest.
Perhaps it was because he was still a "nobody," not yet having climbed to a sufficient height, so his mindset had not yet reached the level of total detachment.
Driving the car, Jiang Chen’s mind raced.
Even though Ye Tingxuan was not an ordinary thug, one couldn’t always rely on another’s moral character.
He was an optimist, but at times like these, one couldn’t afford blind optimism.
Jiang Chen found it hard to convince himself that the other party really just wanted to have Pei Yunxi as a guest.
But apart from Shi Zhenhua, who else could, or more precisely, would be willing to help?
Suddenly, one person popped into Jiang Chen’s mind.
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