The CEO’s Unkown Wife
Chapter 655: Chain Breaks at a Critical Moment_1

Chapter 655: Chapter 655: Chain Breaks at a Critical Moment_1

After hesitating for quite a while, concern for Cheng Bingbing took over.

He didn’t care about disturbing Xia Qingtian with a late night call, all he wanted was for her to phone someone in the production crew to ensure Cheng Bingbing’s safety.

Xia Qingtian quickly picked the phone.

"Qilin, it’s late. What’s the matter?" she asked softly, without any hint of irritation for being disturbed at such late hours.

Huo Qilin anxiously conveyed his concerns about not being able to reach Cheng Bingbing and fearing that she might be in danger.

Then he made his request clear, "Could you give her a call to ensure she has returned to her hotel room for rest?"

Upon hearing Cheng Bingbing wasn’t reachable, Xia Qingtian began to feel concerned as well.

"Okay, don’t worry." She could tell Huo Qilin was anxious and consoled him, "I will call someone from the cast right now and let you know as soon as I hear anything."

"Thank you, Qingtian." Huo Qilin was grateful.

"Besides being my friend, Bingbing is also the number one actress in the company, and very important. So this is something I should do." After saying that, Xia Qingtian wasted no more time and ended the call.

Subsequently, she called the assistant assigned by Bo Jingyan to take care of Cheng Bingbing.

Turns out, the assistant had been dealing with some family issues and had taken a few days off.

In the meantime, Cheng Bingbing was alone on the set, taking care of herself.

Luckily, besides the assistant, Xia Qingtian also had the director and assistant director’s numbers. After ending the call with the assistant, she then called the assistant director without wasting any time.

However, after having a chat with the assistant director, her eyebrows immediately furrowed.

The assistant director mentioned that their group dinner had ended two hours ago, and Cheng Bingbing had left shortly after it had started.

Xia Qingtian had no choice but to request the assistant director to check Cheng Bingbing’s room to see if she was there.

Everyone knew her entertainment company was about to go public soon, and she would soon become incredibly valuable. So the assistant director, wanting to keep their good relations, agreed immediately.

Without ending the call, he went straight to Cheng Bingbing’s room.

He knocked on the door, but no one answered.

Out of concern for Cheng Bingbing’s safety, he found hotel staff and asked them to open her room. It was empty inside, with no signs that anyone had stayed there.

Clearly, Cheng Bingbing had not been resting in the hotel.

After thanking the assistant director, Xia Qingtian ended the call.

Right after, she contacted Huo Qilin, told him about Cheng Bingbing not being in her room and having left the group dinner early, and asked, "Has Bingbing come back yet?"

"No!" Huo Qilin’s voice was somewhat dejected.

Xia Qingtian furrowed her brows, continuing to ask, "During this period, has Bingbing offended anyone, or encountered anything unusual?"

Just as Huo Qilin was about to reply no, he suddenly thought of something and swallowed his words.

He thought about how Cheng Bingbing’s parents had previously appeared and caused her trouble, but after being detained for a few days, they disappeared without a trace.

Could Cheng Bingbing’s current disappearance be linked to them?

Considering this, Huo Qilin relayed all he knew to Xia Qingtian, regardless of whether the lead was useful or not.

"How did I not know about this?" Xia Qingtian asked, furrowing her brows.

Huo Qilin responded, "It was when you were tied up with company matters. She didn’t want you to worry about anything else, so she asked me not to tell you."

While angry at being kept in the dark, Xia Qingtian couldn’t help but also feel touched and sympathetic.

She took a deep breath and told Huo Qilin, "Let’s split up and investigate. I’ve never met Bingbing’s parents, so you go look into whether they’re still in A City and if they have anything to do with Bingbing’s disappearance."

"I’ll go to Bingbing’s former residence first, and if I don’t find anything there, I’ll head to where they had their group dinner to look for clues."

"Okay." Huo Qilin agreed.

As the situation was urgent, they quickly agreed on the plan, ended the call, and set off in their respective directions.

Just as Xia Qingtian hung up the call, a thunderous boom echoed outside, making her tremble involuntarily.

She was genuinely terrified of thunder and lightning.

Normally under such weather, she would hide at home and refuse to go anywhere. But today, for Cheng Bingbing’s sake, no matter how scared she was, she had to overcome it.

As she was changing her clothes, she tried to convince herself.

Thunder is just a regular natural phenomenon, nothing to be afraid of.

Thinking like this, Xia Qingtian braved herself and got dressed, then picked a car from the garage and set off.

As if the heavens were deliberately working against her, it started pouring rain accompanied by occasional fierce thunder and terrifying flashes of lightning just as she left the house.

She hadn’t even gone far when the rain started to intensify, and the frequency of thunder and lightning increased.

"Xia Qingtian, there’s nothing to be afraid of, don’t be such a coward." While focusing on driving, Xia Qingtian kept reassuring herself, trying not to be terrified of these natural phenomena.

As soon as her words ended, a tree by the roadside was suddenly struck by lightning, immediately igniting sparks, although they were quickly doused by the rain.

The sudden occurrence frightened Xia Qingtian, causing her hand to twitch and the car to lose its balance.

"Ah...!" she screamed.

The car she was driving almost hit the roadside guardrail, but she stepped on the brakes just in time, bringing the car to a stop less than two meters away from the rail.

When the car finally stopped, Xia Qingtian still felt petrified.

Her heart was racing, as if it was going to jump out of her mouth.

Resting her head on the steering wheel, she sat there for quite a while, trying to calm herself down before searching for Cheng Bingbing again.

As time passed by the seconds, Xia Qingtian quickly forced herself to stay calm and geared up for action.

She tried to start the car to continue her journey, but for some reason, the car wouldn’t start.

"Damn it, why does it fail at critical times?" Xia Qingtian cursed and hit the steering wheel, rendered almost speechless by the situation.

In urgency to confirm Cheng Bingbing’s safety, should she call for a tow truck and then hail a cab?

Moreover, she highly doubted whether she could get a cab at this late hour, particularly given the heavy rain.