Desperate Pretense At Being Poor

…”

“Huh?”

“Wait for me to come back.”

She was slightly stunned and did not respond to his sudden words.

It may seem normal but a numb and tingling feeling was crawling inside her heart.

She pursed her lips slightly and then nodded with a smile.  “Okay.”

***☆☆☆***

“How is the situation?”

“We have checked the driver’s recent transaction records and found that a huge amount was transferred to him from Peng Mengyin’s account.  But during the previous interrogation, the driver had insisted that he didn’t know her.   Perhaps our recent investigation had been very obvious and it made her suspicious, so when we went to her place today, we found she had disappeared.”

After Fu Zhihuan had finished cooperating with the investigation, the sky was already dark.

Zhao Zichen drove him home and on the way back, Zhao Zichen updated him on the current progress of the investigation.

Fu Zhihuan asked.  “Have you checked the nearby transportation stations?”

“We have checked, Peng Mengyin shouldn’t have left the city yet.  The police station in her hometown was also notified to do an investigation and we were informed that she had not contacted her family during this time.”

Zhao Zichen rubbed his brow bone and felt a slight headache.

“Don’t worry, we will arrange for people to protect you during this period.”

Have not left the city yet…….

Fu Zhihuan frowned.

The person who had planned the car accident would surely not give up her plan so easily.

“Okay.”  Fu Zhihuan said with a slight smile and lowered his eyes to button up his cuffs.  “Then I’ve to trouble all of you to protect me.”

“”

Zhao Zichen smiled.

“Old Fu, I noticed that you have become more and more different recently.  In the past, if you encounter this kind of problem you would have said ‘it’s not necessary’……..or ‘it’s alright to just carry on with whatever you’re doing’……..or ‘not to worry’.  But now, you’re willing to take the initiative to go with the flow.”

Fu Zhihuan said lightly.  “Recently I cherish my life more.”

“For that little girl in your family?”  Zhao Zichen turned a corner skilfully.  “That’s something good.  In the past, you’ve always treated your life recklessly but now you know how to cherish your life.”

Speaking of this, Zhao Zichen dragged on his tone and sighed.

“That’s correct too.  We’ve never seen you treasure anyone before nor have we seen you interact with your relatives.  It’s the first time you value someone more.”

After he finished speaking, he did not hear Fu Zhihuan’s answer.

He felt happy and looked into the rearview mirror.  “Feeling shy?”

But when he saw Fu Zhihuan’s expression, he was stunned for a moment and quickly put away his condescending look.

“What’s the matter with you?  Why do you look like this all of a sudden?”

Fu Zhihuan had withdrawn the lazy expression just now and it seemed there is a layer of cold air between his brows at present.

Zhao Zichen’s words seemed to have jolted Fu Zhihuan’s thoughts.  Suddenly, his eyes darkened and his expression turned cold and serious.

Fu Zhihuan pursed his lips tightly, took out his phone then searched for Wen Ruan’s contact and called her.

The phone rang several times before it was connected.

Wen Ruan’s voice sounded a little unclear accompanied by sounds of slight panting and footsteps.  It seemed as if she was outside.

“Hello?”

Fu Zhihuan:  “Where are you now?”

“On the way home.”

Wen Ruan rambled on.

“I went to the office this afternoon to get some documents and went out with Qin Sushan for a while.  The place is very close to Mingchen Garden, so I didn’t take a taxi.  I’ll be reaching home in a little while.”

Upon hearing Wen Ruan’s voice, Fu Zhihuan’s tense mood relaxed a little.

“Share your current location with me.”

She let out a crisp laugh on the other end of the line and as she shared her location, she said helplessly.

“Okay, but it’s alright, I’ll be home in a little while and won’t be meeting anyone else.  I’ve never seen you so worried before.”

Zhao Zichen immediately laughed when he heard Fu Zhihuan’s words.

“I thought it was something major.  It turned out you were worried about the little girl’s safety.  Don’t worry, the security in that area is very good……”

“Wen Ruan?”

Zhao Zichen was still spewing words of mockery when he was suddenly interrupted by Fu Zhihuan’s sudden high tone.  He hurriedly pulled the car to the side and turned back to look at Fu Zhihuan.

“What’s the matter, Old Fu?”

With a frown, Fu Zhihuan looked at the phone screen that showed the call had ended and he dialed once again.

The system tone indicated that the phone was turned off.

Even the location sharing ended.

An unprecedented unease spread.

Fu Zhihuan pursed his thin lips tightly and a layer of low air pressure shrouded him.  He clicked on Wen Ruan’s last shared location before she hung up and said.

“Go to Anchu Road near Mingchen Garden!”

Zhao Zichen had already noticed the difference in Fu Zhihuan’s expression.  He nodded and restarted the car.

***☆☆☆***

The phone battery had run out of power.

Today, she had so much fun playing online games with Qin Sushan that she forgot to monitor her phone’s diminishing power.

Wen Ruan glanced at the screen that had blacked out due to the low battery and sighed.  She put the phone into the bag and quickened her pace.

Forget it!  Anyway, after leaving Anchu Road, it will be very near to Mingchen Garden.  She will continue to talk to Fu Zhihuan after she goes back.

Normally, there are not many people on Anchu Road and there are even fewer pedestrians especially now that the sky had turned completely dark.

After walking halfway down the street, she noticed that there were few people around.

At this moment, Wen Ruan suddenly heard footsteps behind her.

Every footstep sounded exceptionally loud as if the person was deliberately trying to attract her attention.

A strange feeling rose in Wen Ruan’s heart, so she stopped to turn her head around and wanted to look at the face of the person behind her.

She frowned.  “Miss Peng?  It’s so late, why are you here?”