Xu Fan had been to the headquarters of Xia Group with Su Shouzi before, and he knew the way well now. Soon, he arrived at the entrance of the building.

"Miss, is President Xia in the company?"

He was in luck, as the receptionist was the same girl he had met last time when he came with Su Shouzi.

Remembering the faces of all the important people was a quality a receptionist should possess, not to mention that Xu Fan had brought her quite a surprise last time.

Seeing Xu Fan at the reception now, the receptionist looked flattered and stood up.

"Xu... President Xu, President Xia is in his office right now. I'll take you up."

"Hmm, thank you."

Xu Fan nodded and followed her to the elevator of Xia Group. Soon, he was led to the door of Xia Yanyu's office.

Knock, knock, knock.

"President Xia, President Xu Fan is here."

"Hmm, let him in."

After knocking on the door and hearing the response, the receptionist left on her own initiative.

"Xu Fan, come and sit."

Knowing Xu Fan was here for business collaboration, Xia Yanyu wasn't very surprised. Now, seeing Xu Fan enter the office, she stood up and greeted him.

Maybe because it was the company or for some other reason, Xia Yanyu seemed extra formal now.

Xu Fan smiled; seeing her approach, he stretched out his hand and immediately pulled her into his embrace.

"Xu Fan, don't..."

Clearly not expecting Xu Fan to be so bold, Xia Yanyu, now pressed against him, immediately began pleading in a low voice.

Thinking it over, she should have known his temperament, especially since they had done even more outrageous things in this office before...

"Xu... President Xu, let's talk business first."

It took a while before she escaped from Xu Fan's clutches. Xia Yanyu straightened her clothes that Xu Fan had ruffled, and with a trace of lingering emotions, she quickly retreated behind the desk.

"Do you mean that after we discuss the business, we can continue?"

Xu Fan now wore a mischievous smile as he finished her sentence for her, causing Xia Yanyu to blush fiercely.

"I... I didn't mean that..."

She muttered under her breath.

"Alright, let's talk business first."

Sitting across from Xia Yanyu, Xu Fan began discussing the matters Su Shouzi had entrusted to him.

Whether it was the thoughts of what might happen later or something else on her mind, Xia Yanyu seemed somewhat distracted now.

Until Xu Fan finished talking, she hadn't fully come back to her senses.

"Xia Yanyu, what's wrong?"

"Huh?"

After calling her several times, Xia Yanyu finally snapped back to reality. Now glancing at Xu Fan, she avoided his gaze and said dismissively, "It's... it's nothing..."

Clearly, she had something on her mind. Xu Fan was about to ask when suddenly, the phone on Xia Yanyu's desk rang.

It seemed she had been waiting for this call for a long time. As soon as it rang, Xia Yanyu hurriedly picked it up.

"Hello, did you find it?"

Anxiously picking up the phone, Xia Yanyu asked the person on the other end, and then, stealing a glance at Xu Fan, she covered the mouthpiece.

Most likely the person on the other end didn't bring the news she hoped for, and soon, the anticipation on Xia Yanyu's face was replaced by disappointment.

Looking dejected, she hung up the phone.

Her entire demeanor returned to its previous state of utter helplessness.

"Xia Yanyu, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing her like this, it was impossible not to be suspicious. Xu Fan glanced at her doubtfully and asked.

Xia Yanyu shook her head and said softly, "It's nothing... just some business matters."

Her eyes were shifty, and she even lacked the courage to look up at herself, clearly lying to herself.

Not waiting for her to continue to brush him off, Xu Fan frowned and walked directly toward her.

"Xu... Xu Fan, what are you..."

Seeing him approaching, Xia Yanyu's voice became tense. Xu Fan looked at her expressionlessly and said, "Xia Yanyu, what exactly has happened to you?"

Xia Yanyu knew very well that such evasiveness was disrespectful to Xu Fan, but she really didn't have the courage to tell him the truth.

Bowing her head, she said, "Xu Fan, it really is just business..."

"Haha."

If there was no trust between them, Xu Fan really didn't know why it was necessary to have any dealings with her.

"Xia Yanyu, you are something else."

He chuckled coldly, too weary to pressure her further. He turned around and was about to leave.

This scene made Xia Yanyu recall the incident she had experienced in the hotel that night.

The two departing figures overlapped in her mind; perhaps this time, there would be no chance for her to win him back.

Right then, Xia Yanyu quickly followed him, wrapping her arms around him from behind.

"Xu Fan, don't... don't go, I..."

The only way to make Xu Fan forgive her was to tell him the truth about the matter, but thinking of what had happened this time, Xia Yanyu really didn't know how to put it into words.

"Xu Fan, I can tell you, but you must promise me you won't get angry, okay..."

Xia Yanyu looked at Xu Fan with a pleading face, perhaps this time, she could only trouble Xu Fan with the matter.

"First, tell me what exactly is going on."

"No, you have to promise me first..."

Xia Yanyu's stance made Xu Fan feel something was amiss, but if he didn't agree, she might never tell him, even at the cost of her own life.

With no choice left, Xu Fan nodded reluctantly.

At that moment, Xia Yanyu looked at him nervously and said, "Xiao Die... Xiao Die is missing..."

Previously fearing that Xu Fan would detect the truth, Xia Yanyu had always been hiding it. Now, unable to bear it anymore, she broke down in tears.

The image of that clever and quirky girl surfaced in his mind. Xu Fan was so shocked that he asked, "What did you say?"

Seeing the shock on Xu Fan's face, Xia Yanyu wiped her tears and explained, "A few days ago, Xiao Die had secretly come back to Shanghai and stayed at home for a few days. She left yesterday."

"But since yesterday, I haven't been able to contact her. I just asked someone to look for her, and they couldn't find her. I suspect something might have happened to her..."

"This..."

Listening to Xia Yanyu, it seemed likely that Xia Xiao Die had already encountered trouble. Xu Fan frowned and was about to ask for details when suddenly a thought flashed through his mind, and he looked back at Xia Yanyu.

"So, Xia Yanyu, you've been hiding this from me, haven't you?"

A few days ago, Xiao Die had secretly returned...

It seemed that night at the hotel, when he ran into Xia Yanyu, she was there to pick up Xiao Die.

She hadn't mentioned a word about this, not even that night at the gala, not a single word to him.

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