Chapter 6749
What's wrong with this girl?
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Xiao Chen sneered, his laughter filled with mockery and disdain. A mocking smile curved his lips, as if he were looking at a ridiculous clown. "You don't understand me at all, nor do you understand Yun Yuyan."
"You so-called high society people are always self-righteous, thinking that you are superior and can judge other people's lives at will."
"Stop being so condescending. It's none of your business how I conduct myself!"
After saying that, he turned around without hesitation and strode away.
His back was straight and resolute, as if he wanted to completely sever ties with the turmoil of the world.
Zhou Keying was left standing there alone, her eyes red and tears welling up, but she held them back.
She was filled with grievance and resentment. She didn't understand why Xiao Chen would retaliate so strongly when she had only offered a well-intentioned reminder.
She stared in the direction Xiao Chen had left, unable to come back to her senses for a long time.
From childhood to adulthood, she has always gotten whatever she wanted. When has she ever suffered such injustice?
But as she watched Xiao Chen's departing figure, besides anger, a strange emotion also arose in her heart.
It was curiosity, an impulse to explore this mysterious man.
Several years ago, in a moment of decisiveness and courage, she resolutely turned and left the Zhou family.
The Zhou family, the place that once bound her and made her feel oppressed, every inch of air seemed to carry invisible shackles.
With aspirations for the future and a yearning for freedom, she came alone to this ancient city full of historical charm, determined to start a brand new life journey here and establish her own New Zhou Group.
The early days of starting a business were an incredibly difficult period.
She didn't have a spacious and comfortable office, so she had to use the office's folding chair as a makeshift bed in a cramped space.
At night, when the whole city was asleep, she curled up alone on that hard folding chair, listening to the occasional car sounds outside the window, but her heart was filled with a firm belief in the future.
To save money, she often ate cold steamed buns, the dry taste spreading in her mouth, but she didn't care about that, only thinking about how to get the company back on track as soon as possible.
Countless sleepless nights she stayed in front of her computer, her eyes glued to the screen, analyzing market data and developing marketing strategies. When she got tired, she would wash her face with cold water and then continue working.
Those days were filled with challenges and hardships, but she never thought of giving up.
I thought that with my extraordinary wisdom and tenacious perseverance, I could completely escape the shadow of my family.
Her family, like a giant shadow, has always loomed over her life, making her yearn to break free.
She believed that through her own efforts, she could carve out a space of her own, where she could freely display her talents and realize her own value.
During those days and nights of hard work, she watched the company grow and expand little by little, and her heart was filled with a sense of accomplishment. She thought that she had successfully broken free from the shackles of her family, stood at the top of the business empire, and become the master of her own destiny.
However, reality dealt her a heavy blow.
Faced with the thorny problem of Yun Yuyan's disappearance, she ran around everywhere, using all her connections and resources, but still had no clue.
At a critical moment, she had to admit that, despite her efforts to escape, the Zhou family, which she had once wanted to flee from, remained her strongest support.
The Zhou family possesses immense power and abundant resources; perhaps only by relying on their strength can she resolve her current predicament. She stood quietly under the sycamore tree below the apartment building, gazing somewhat lostly in the direction Xiao Chen had disappeared into the distance.
The streetlights cast a dim, yellowish light, stretching her shadow long and thin, as if reflecting her endless worries at that moment.
A gentle evening breeze ruffled her carefully styled curly hair, a few strands clinging to her cheeks, but she remained oblivious.
Her eyes were slightly red, and tears welled up in them. She murmured softly, "Xiao Chen, just how many secrets are you hiding?"
The voice was as soft as a feather, yet it carried endless doubt and inquiry. It was quickly swallowed by the night, leaving only a faint sigh that slowly dissipated in the air.
Xiao Chen dragged his tired body back to the villa. The electronic lock beeped softly, as if opening a lonely world.
He slowly pushed open the door. The room was pitch black and silent, the darkness like an invisible net, tightly enveloping him.
Only the faint hum of the refrigerator running was clearly audible in the quiet space, forming a stark contrast to the noise outside the door.
He fumbled on the wall for the switch, and the moment his finger touched it, warm yellow light instantly filled the room.
The soft light, which should have brought warmth and comfort, could not penetrate his gloomy heart.
He stood quietly in the center of the living room, staring blankly ahead. The scene of Yun Yuyan's disappearance kept flashing through his mind, and waves of worry and anxiety surged in his heart.
Yun Yuyan still hadn't returned, and the villa was eerily quiet.
On the dining table, the bread wrapper she had hurriedly eaten that morning remained, the crumpled bag lying open as if telling the story of her haste in leaving.
On the coffee table next to her, her phone lay quietly, its screen completely black.
Xiao Chen picked up his phone anxiously and pressed the dial button rapidly. However, no matter how many times he dialed, all he heard was a mechanical and cold voice saying, "The number you dialed is currently switched off."
The sound was like a series of heavy hammer blows, striking his heart hard.
From Zhou Keying's words, Xiao Chen could clearly tell that Yun Yuyan's disappearance this time was completely unexpected.
She vanished like a gust of wind, disappearing without a trace, without even a basic greeting.
Yun Yuyan is not such an irresponsible person. She usually takes her work very seriously.
She meticulously prepares and revises every project plan; she arrives early for every meeting and takes careful notes.
Her meticulousness and sense of responsibility are evident to all.
But now, she has mysteriously disappeared. What secrets are hidden behind this?
"What's wrong with this girl?"
Xiao Chen frowned, his forehead covered with deep wrinkles, like ravines.
He paced back and forth in the living room, his footsteps hurried and heavy, the wooden floorboards creaking under his feet, the sound particularly jarring in the quiet living room.
Various possibilities flashed through his mind, and each thought made him more worried.
Was it a sudden family emergency that forced her to leave in a hurry, without even having time to say goodbye? (End of Chapter)