Chapter 26
After a twelve-hour flight, Lin Zheng finally arrived at his first destination at noon.
He took off the eye mask with two SpongeBob SquarePants eyes printed on it, hung the matching neck pillow around his neck, and followed the flow of people out of the cabin.
As soon as his feet touched the ground, a warm sea breeze greeted him, causing the hem of his shirt to flutter behind him. Lin Zheng comfortably closed his eyes, feeling the tropical atmosphere unique to this season.
The gentle and warm sea breeze caressed his cheeks, just like his mother’s hands gently stroking his face.
Facing the dazzling sunlight, Lin Zheng took out his large sunglasses and put them on. Although the large sunglasses almost covered most of his face, under the bright sunlight, his already fair skin contrasted sharply with the dark gray glasses. Lin Zheng’s nose bridge wasn’t particularly high, but his nose was petite, with a delicate and upturned tip. His lips were naturally rosy. With the sunglasses on, his features stood out even more, making him look even more handsome and cute.
Indeed, a winter-to-autumn island vacation is always a godsend!
Orpheus Island, an island with a romantic backstory.
The island’s name was taken from one of the main characters in that story.
The reason for choosing this place as his first stop was that it was a place Lin Zheng was intimately familiar with.
Lin Zheng was naturally afraid of the cold. Every autumn and winter, he would come to a tropical area for a while, just like now. Although this year’s purpose had a few extra factors, he still hadn’t broken a habit he’d maintained for many years.
The island wasn’t large, but it had the advantage of not having too many tourists. The low number of tourists wasn’t because it wasn’t beautiful; on the contrary, the natural scenery of this island was among the best of all tourist destinations. However, because it was too niche, it hadn’t yet been truly discovered by discerning people.
But that’s only for now. In the future, if the plot in the book unfolds, this island will be noticed by a wealthy investor, heavily developed, and finally transformed into a top tourist destination.
Lin Zheng, whether traveling or vacationing, hated crowds. So he decided to fully enjoy this place before it became overcrowded!
Stretching his limbs after being slumped on the plane for over ten hours, Lin Zheng collected his luggage and excitedly headed to his pre-booked accommodation.
Hui Chuang Tower, City A.
Everyone in the company was anxious.
“Have you noticed the unusually terrifying aura emanating from Mr. Gu today?”
“Holy cow, you noticed it too? I thought it was just my imagination!”
“When I went in to submit my report to Mr. Gu just now, because I stayed up late last night, I accidentally made a mistake in the report. Although Mr. Gu didn’t get angry, it made me feel that he would rather have just yelled at me, which would’ve been better than staring at my report with a cold face, making my heart pound with fear!”
“Speaking of, isn’t Assistant Lin here today?”
“Assistant Lin? Don’t you know? Assistant Lin resigned.”
“What?! Why? Why would Assistant Lin resign when he was doing so well?”
“Don’t you know? Assistant Lin sent a scheduled email to the HR department yesterday – a resignation letter. Assistant Lin’s performance was quite good. Considering that he might have had an unexpected situation in his life, and thinking that Assistant Lin had always been by Mr. Gu’s side, he was able to resign so decisively, which meant he must have discussed it with Mr. Gu. The top leader approved it, so the other leaders didn’t say anything and directly approved it. But you won’t believe it, when the resignation letter reached Mr. Gu, Mr. Gu was furious. As soon as he saw the words “resignation letter”, he said no. Tsk tsk, now the leaders who approved Assistant Lin’s resignation are trying to make amends, they’re terrified!”
“What? Could Mr. Gu’s mood today be related to Assistant Lin’s resignation? After all, another capable subordinate has inexplicably left.”
“I don’t know. I don’t know if it’s because Mr. Gu was already in a bad mood, and Assistant Lin’s resignation made him even worse, or if his bad mood was related to Assistant Lin to begin with. It’s hard to guess the boss’s thoughts.”
“What are you guys chatting about during work hours?” Several people were chatting enthusiastically at their workstations when a stern female voice suddenly interrupted them. This was their supervisor.
Being caught goofing off during work hours was no small matter.
But before they could disperse, the tall supervisor, wearing high heels, walked behind them, bent down, and draped her slender arms on the shoulders of two female employees, whispering, “Count me in.”
After listening to their conversation, the supervisor laughed at them for being too young, saying, “You think Mr. Gu’s anger is simply because he lost a capable assistant? That’s definitely not the case.” She lowered her voice, “Last night when I went home, I saw Assistant Lin leaving Mr. Gu’s house with luggage.”
“What?! They’re in a relationship, and they’re living together?!”
The supervisor said, “That’s why I say you are young. I knew they were together before, but based on Mr. Gu’s flirtatious nature, I thought he was just playing around with Assistant Lin. Last night, when I saw Assistant Lin leaving Mr. Gu’s house with luggage, I thought Mr. Gu was tired of playing and decided to dump him. But this morning, after seeing Mr. Gu, I completely changed my mind. Who would get that angry when it’s just a simple resignation? Now I can at least be sure that Mr. Gu has feelings for Assistant Lin, and the current situation is probably that they had a fight.”
After the supervisor said this, everyone understood.
This made everything make sense.
The supervisor said earnestly, “In short, be careful in the coming days. Try to make fewer mistakes. Although Mr. Gu doesn’t yell, but…” The supervisor raised her index and middle fingers to her eyes and then to them, saying seriously, “Eyes can kill.”
Several people nodded in agreement.
During lunch break, Gu Lin stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window with his phone, “Not in the city?”
The other side said something, and Gu Lin’s voice turned icy, “I understand. Keep looking.”
After hanging up, Gu Lin put down his phone, reached for the coffee beside him, and only realized it was cold when his fingertips touched the cup.
Knock knock.
Yan Yang knocked on the door and entered.
Seeing the coffee that Assistant Shen had brought Gu Lin in the morning was still full, Yan Yang sighed, “Gu Lin, you’ve been looking for someone all night. Why don’t you rest for a while during your lunch break?”
“No need.”
Gu Lin turned around and sat down in his chair.
Thinking of the resignation letter Lin Zheng had submitted this morning, Yan Yang felt guilty, “Gu Lin, I’m really sorry, I should have told you then.”
Previously, Lin Zheng had asked Yan Yang about the resignation process. Initially, Yan Yang suspected that Lin Zheng himself wanted to resign and was shocked. But Lin Zheng told him he was asking for a colleague, and since it was Lin Zheng, he naturally believed him. But at that time, he should have noticed something was wrong. He said he was asking for a colleague, but he didn’t see Lin Zheng being particularly close to any colleague in the company, except maybe Assistant Shen. But Assistant Shen had been by Gu Lin’s side since Gu Lin joined the company, and was utterly loyal to Gu Lin. It was impossible for her to suddenly resign.
If he had thought a little more, or if he had told Gu Lin, things wouldn’t have turned out like this.
Gu Lin glanced at the crumpled note in the upper right corner of his desk, “Don’t blame yourself, it’s not your fault. I will handle it.”
Yan Yang had noticed the note last night and saw Lin Zheng’s unilateral breakup declaration. Lin Zheng was truly daring – no one dared to play Gu Lin like this. Thinking of this, he asked, “So, what are you going to do after you find him?”
Upon hearing this question, Gu Lin unexpectedly smiled, but his eyes were devoid of any amusement; instead, his eyes were as deep and unfathomable as a bottomless pool.
“Naturally, I’ll do what I have to do.”
Although Lin Zheng’s sudden disappearance was wrong, Yan Yang looked at Gu Lin and didn’t know what Lin Zheng was feeling, but he started to worry about Lin Zheng.
At this moment, somewhere else, Lin Zheng was wearing a cool summer outfit, holding a small umbrella, wearing sunglasses, hugging a whole opened coconut, lying comfortably on a beach chair, occasionally sucking through the straw, the refreshing coconut juice soaking his throat, he couldn’t help but sigh, “Comfortable.”
This kind of life is rare.
How many years does a person have in their lifetime, and how much time can they use to enjoy it?
So cherish the moment, you must cherish the moment.
Thinking this, he took another sip of coconut juice, “Comfortable.”
Not far away, he saw several foreign handsome guys playing on the beach.
Lin Zheng’s eyes lit up. He put down his coconut and ran over.
I’m going to play handsome…no, play in the water.
After a day of frolicking, Lin Zheng picked up a bottle of alcohol before returning to his room.
He was staying in a guesthouse run by a local. The owner, in addition to running the guesthouse, also ran a small pub next door. During the day, the owner was the only one wiping glasses and arranging alcohol. It got lively at night.
Lin Zheng originally planned to sit in the pub for a while, but probably because he had been playing all day, even though he had slept a lot on the plane, he was already a little tired, so he decided to rest in his room tonight.
Of course, he didn’t forget to take the alcohol the owner recommended.
How could such a beautiful life be without alcohol?
After returning to his room, drinking a little alcohol, and comfortably snuggling into his bed, Lin Zheng excitedly began planning his itinerary for tomorrow.
Here, the night was accompanied by laughter, and soon the pub’s lights would go out. Elsewhere, dusk had just begun.
Gu Lin received a call from his grandfather. After the old man finished his important business, he told him, “Don’t forget what you promised me. You must come back tomorrow.”
Gu Lin smiled and replied, “Yes.”
After hanging up, the slightly dim light from the window shone on Gu Lin’s now cold and downcast eyes.
Gu Lin opened the message he had just received.
[Person found. On Orpheus Island, east side. I’ve sent the detailed information to your email.]
Author’s Note: My darlings, comments left in this chapter before tonight at 12:00 am will receive red envelopes!
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And because I’m going to be busy tomorrow, the update tomorrow might be a bit late. I hope you understand, love you all~ Mwah~