Chapter 1525 - 605: The "Disappearance" of Cui Min’er (Part 2)
Chapter 1525: Chapter 605: The "Disappearance" of Cui Min’er (Part 2)
But the fact is, she didn’t return to her room all night.
So Su Yajing thought it over carefully again and suddenly had a thought, looking at Yu Duo, "You just said you searched everywhere, did you mean the entire suite?"
"Mm-hmm."
Yu Duo, who was already on the verge of tears, nodded and then remembered something, "Oh, right, except for that big jerk’s room, I didn’t check there."
Initially, Yu Duo had her reservations, but after spending time together recently, she got used to it, feeling that even if she called Zhou Wang a "jerk," Su Yajing wouldn’t react.
Hearing it was Zhou Wang’s room, Su Yajing became more convinced of her guess, and she asked with a strange look in her eyes, "Why didn’t you look in Zhou Wang’s room?"
"Because it was locked, I couldn’t get in."
Yu Duo said it as a matter of course, "Besides, Cul Min’er couldn’t possibly have gone to the big jerk’s room!"
You’re too naive!
Su Yajing could only silently mock in her heart, but she understood and could only shake her head and sigh, "No need to look, I know where Cui Min’er is."
"Ah, you know?"
Shen Yutong, who was checking the Ao Island police hotline, was momentarily stunned before quickly asking, "How do you know, where did she go?"
Su Yajing couldn’t express her guess; she was always the girl who prioritized considering things from Zhou Wang’s perspective.
Since she was unsure if Zhou Wang wanted them to know, Su Yajing opted to play dumb.
Especially since Zhou Wang scolded her just yesterday, leaving her in a state of anxiety wondering "does brother not love me anymore," she dared not do anything to displease Zhou Wang now.
So when faced with inquiries from Yu Duo and Shen Yutong, she could only mumble, "You’ll know soon."
Since Su Yajing said so, although Yu Duo and Shen Yutong were puzzled, they didn’t probe further out of the trust between sisters... They were quite aware that their IQ wasn’t as high as Su Yajing’s.
While waiting around aimlessly, even after preparing lunch, Cui Min’er was still nowhere to be seen; just as Yu Duo was about to ask, Cui Min’er emerged from Zhou Wang’s bedroom...
Yu Duo and Shen Yutong were utterly stunned.
Connecting Cui Min’er’s all-night disappearance with the constantly locked door of Zhou Wang’s room, didn’t it imply that Cui Min’er spent the entire night in Zhou Wang’s room?
The entire night...
Simple-minded Yu Duo didn’t immediately think of that, but Shen Yutong started closely examining Cui Min’er.
Though Cui Min’er was wrapped in a coat and kept her head down, Shen Yutong could deduce some uncomfortable truths from various details.
For example, Cui Min’er’s hair was messy, and she wasn’t wearing lipstick. For someone accustomed to being well-groomed, going out without tidying up was nearly impossible...
Also, although Cui Min’er’s coat covered her, her straight calves were visible, showing some suspicious bruises...
And Cui Min’er’s ears were red, not typical for someone normally so confident...
Yu Duo was just stunned, not stupid, and slowly she also realized something. Her small hand trembled as she pointed at Zhou Wang, then at Cui Min’er, and then back at Zhou Wang.
She seemed to want to say something but didn’t know what to say.
In this awkward and strange atmosphere, it was Su Yajing who broke the silence first.
"Brother, I guessed you’d be awake soon, I just had lunch brought in, come and eat while it’s hot... Hehe, Min’er probably needs to go freshen up a bit in her room, so we won’t wait for her."
Su Yajing cheerfully ran up to Zhou Wang, but stopped short, speaking with a bright smile.
Zhou Wang looked up, already understanding so well, that he immediately noticed the hint of unease in the depths of Su Yajing’s eyes.
Recalling yesterday’s events, Zhou Wang felt a surge of guilt, and he squeezed Su Yajing’s hand, saying softly, "Sorry about yesterday... I wasn’t myself at the time, pretend I wasn’t normal, I won’t be harsh with you again."
"Brother..."
Su Yajing almost burst into tears in an instant.
She had thought Zhou Wang might coax her a bit but hadn’t expected it so soon, not even apologizing directly.
She had already given everything to Zhou Wang, and Su Yajing knew well that there were many prettier and more outstanding women around Zhou Wang, making her feel inferior at times even more than Cui Min’er...
So when she felt the strength from Zhou Wang’s hand, she was genuinely moved to tears.
"Let’s eat first then."
Feeling the eyes chasing him from behind, Zhou Wang didn’t say much, just rubbed her head and said.
Cui Min’er had already scurried back to her room in small steps, shutting the door tightly with a "bang," busy tidying up her room.
The atmosphere while eating was also strange, with Yu Duo and Shen Yutong each having moments where they seemed about to speak but held back, and as long as they didn’t speak, Zhou Wang continued to feign ignorance.
Though he had decided to let the four girls "recognize" each other, that didn’t mean Zhou Wang wanted to voluntarily throw himself into the fire... After all, Zhou Wang was still a bit apprehensive.
Speeding through lunch, Zhou Wang coughed lightly and spoke again before Yu Duo could open her mouth, "Take your time eating, I have some important matters to handle."
Hearing that Zhou Wang needed to handle business, the three girls immediately fell silent out of tacit understanding.
It made Zhou Wang sigh, a man really does need a career...
Heading to the study in the presidential suite, Zhou Wang closed the door behind him and only then leisurely unlocked his phone.
It wasn’t that Zhou Wang didn’t care, but he knew that if there were something of utmost urgency, even if Jiang Qingkui and Xu Wenqian couldn’t reach him, they would have Gao Xing or Xiao Wang remind him.
Since it hadn’t reached that point, it indicated it wasn’t extremely urgent, so Zhou Wang chose to finish lunch with the girls before handling it.
After thinking for a moment, he looked at the time and decided to call Xu Wenqian.
While Jiang Qingkui had called more, Zhou Wang knew she had a habit of taking afternoon naps, whereas Xu Wenqian, probably used to working tirelessly at the bank, often omitted lunch, engrossed in her work.
Sure enough, Xu Wenqian answered almost immediately.
"Hello, boss, you’re finally awake!"
Whenever Xu Wenqian answered Zhou Wang’s calls, she was always full of energy, her voice bright and likened to that of a professional voice actor, always uplifting Zhou Wang’s spirits.
In fact, the desire to hire Xu Wenqian as an assistant was partly due to her appealing voice.
Yes, and it had absolutely nothing to do with her youthful appearance.
Speaking of which, whenever there’s a chance to place Xu Wenqian and Cui Min’er side by side, that picture... ahem.
Zhou Wang forcibly reined in his wandering thoughts and then said over the phone, "Wenxi, what’s up? I see you and Qingkui called me nearly ten times."
"One moment, boss, perhaps you haven’t had a chance to go online yet, I’ll send you some things to look at first."
As Xu Wenqian spoke, she sent several links to Zhou Wang via WeChat at once.
Keeping the speakerphone on, Zhou Wang opened the links Xu Wenqian sent, clearly reposted from foreign media.
As he read them, Zhou Wang’s brows furrowed deeply.
"Boss, the situation began to escalate early this morning, and after BlackPink issued an official statement, the impact has peaked domestically in Korea."
Xu Wenqian’s tone was solemn yet mixed with a hint of peculiarity, "Both Sister Qingkui and I believe, though currently only a few local fan bloggers have reposted this matter, if left unchecked, it will dominate the domestic trending list by today..."