The Cold-hearted CEO's Unwanted Bride
Chapter 52: Don’t create trouble for yourself if you haven’t picked up the child!

Chapter 52: Chapter 52: Don’t create trouble for yourself if you haven’t picked up the child!

"If it’s really inconvenient, I’ll change Secretary Xu’s cell phone number tomorrow when I’m free; I’ll make sure it doesn’t affect the company’s operations, is that okay, Mr. Bo?"

Remembering only now to discuss matters with him, why hadn’t Qin Yan shown this awareness when filling out the phone number initially?

Bo Yunshen smiled ambiguously.

Qin Yan took a deep breath, trying to suppress the anxiety in her heart, slightly ingratiating herself as she spoke to Bo Yunshen, "Mr. Bo, Secretary Xu might be the only one who knows Yinyin’s whereabouts. It’s already so late, you don’t want to continue lingering in the hospital with me, do you? How about you tell me Secretary Xu’s number? After I find Yinyin, I absolutely won’t take up any more of your time, okay?"

The man’s eyebrows raised slightly, truly, she was a woman who had climbed to the position of Marketing Director, locked up in Night Club for so long, yet at a time when she should have been physically and mentally exhausted, she could still react so quickly?

He felt inferior!

Realizing he was actually admiring Qin Yan, a wave of nameless anger surged through Bo Yunshen’s heart.

He despised Qin Yan’s presumptuous attitude, like now, as if she understood him all too well.

It wasn’t because he felt sympathetic towards her that he stayed with her in the hospital, but to watch this damned woman’s blunder—that’s why he had stayed until now!

The man reached out, snatched the cell phone from Qin Yan’s hands, his voice cold and firm, "Director Qin, watch your tone. I can leave whenever I want, and besides, that bastard isn’t my child, I don’t care about her life or death."

Qin Yan’s face paled momentarily because of Bo Yunshen’s words.

She knew that Bo Yunshen had always been sensitive about Lin Man’s matter and believed that it was her who had driven Lin Man away three years ago.

Now that she was asking for his help, Bo Yunshen might just be waiting to see her make a fool of herself.

Qin Yinyin was missing, and Qin Yan really felt no will to fight. She lowered her voice, pleading softly, "Mr. Bo, I beg you, could you please tell me Secretary Xu’s phone number? I want to ask if he knows anything about my daughter’s whereabouts."

Three years ago, she had already chosen to accept her fate.

She kept giving in, only wanting to know Secretary Xu’s cell phone number.

Bo Yunshen sneered, "Aren’t you always so proud? Weren’t you just mocking my lack of manners? Qin Yan, you really lose face easily, turning around and pleading with someone you think is tactless!"

Qin Yan appeared not to hear, her face expressionless, yet her tone was continuously softening, "Mr. Bo, I... I was wrong. I apologize, can you forgive me? You are generous, please don’t be petty with me! Please?"

Her gaze fixated firmly on Bo Yunshen’s cell phone, an unblinking look that seemed to please the capricious Bo Yunshen.

The man smiled faintly, tapped twice on his phone, and dialed a number.

His fingertips flicked on the screen, pressing speaker before the call connected, holding the phone lightly but making no move to hand it over to Qin Yan.

Mechanical dialing tones, tinged with eeriness, spread throughout the spacious hospital room.

Just as Qin Yan thought Xu Lin wouldn’t answer, the call was suddenly picked up.

"President?"

His voice was hoarse, carrying a hint of having just woken up; Qin Yan paused for a moment before hurrying to speak, "Secretary Xu, it’s me, Qin Yan, sorry to disturb you so late, I wanted to ask if Yinyin’s teacher contacted you today?"

Xu Lin pulled the phone slightly away, glancing at the screen.

Director Qin? It’s so late, why would Director Qin be together with the President?

Upon hearing Qin Yan’s words, Xu Lin couldn’t concern himself with that, saying hastily, "She did contact..."

But isn’t Miss Yinyin with the President?

Before Xu Lin could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Bo Yunshen’s clear cough, his voice seemingly light yet laden with immense threat.

"This is Director Qin’s daughter we’re talking about, missing. You’re responsible. Secretary Xu, think carefully before you speak! If you didn’t pick up the child, you didn’t pick her up, don’t cause trouble for yourself!"

Xu Lin choked, his words stuck in his throat.

Miss Yinyin was lost? Responsible? Isn’t she at Hai Wan Xiang Xie? Miss Yinyin stirred up trouble at the police station with her classmates this morning, was it not the President who picked her up?

Being Bo Yunshen’s secretary, he realized Bo Yunshen’s implication as his eyes shifted.

Is Mr. Bo trying to toy with Director Qin?

Unaware of Bo Yunshen’s insinuations, Qin Yan frowned slightly, displeased, rushing Secretary Xu as he hadn’t spoken, "Secretary Xu, did you pick up Yinyin this afternoon?"

As the clouds parted, a delicate smile spread across Qin Yan’s face.

Faint but sure, blossoming brilliantly, Bo Yunshen found it irritatingly bright, tilting his chin slightly, feeling a stretch, he thought to himself.

Laugh now, there will be tears soon!

He indeed wanted to know what Qin Yan’s reaction would be when her last hope shattered.

Silence filled the call, Xu Lin pausing for a long while, causing Qin Yan to panic, a bad premonition flashing through her mind.

"Secretary Xu..."

Before Qin Yan could continue, she was interrupted by Bo Yunshen, "Xu Lin, you haven’t answered Director Qin’s question yet. Why? Is it that difficult to answer?"

Xu Lin scoffed quietly, his voice low through the radio waves, "Director Qin, Miss Yinyin’s teacher indeed called me, but unfortunately, the President was not in the office this afternoon, as I had to preside over the company’s summer summary meeting, so I asked the teacher to contact someone_else to pick up Miss Yinyin."

His words were tinged with guilt, knowing Miss Yinyin’s whereabouts but unable to speak due to Bo Yunshen’s pressure.

Being watched by the President, while Xu Lin felt some sympathy for Qin Yan, Miss Yinyin was safely with the President, other than causing Director Qin a bit more worry, there shouldn’t be any significant impact.

On the other hand, himself, he could be certain that revealing even a word meant the President might let him pack up and leave tomorrow!

Upon hearing this news, Qin Yan’s mind went blank, momentarily stunned, anxiously asking, "Secretary Xu, did the teacher say who would pick up Yinyin?"

Regardless of whether Xu Lin was Yinyin’s father, but since he had voiced such words, the teacher surely must have told Xu Lin who to send to pick up Yinyin?

Qin Yan’s heart was tumultuous yet hopeful as she uttered the question.

Xu Lin, however, gave her a negative answer, saying, "Director Qin, when the call came through, I was supporting a meeting, so I just hung up after speaking, sorry... I didn’t know such a thing would happen."

Hearing this, Qin Yan’s heart suddenly constricted, that instant plunge into an icy abyss overwhelming her entire being.