Chapter 193
But Yue Cheng soon looked up. He said gently, “Uncle, Auntie, the reports are out. I’ll go grab them for you to take a look.”
He stood up and seemed to notice Shen Shuyu’s gaze. He turned and asked, “Why are you looking at me?”
Shen Shuyu snapped back to his senses. “Nothing. I’ll go with you.”
Yue Cheng nodded, and the two of them walked out of the office side by side. As they walked, Yue Cheng asked him about his trip, and Shen Shuyu answered everything one by one.
However, he was dying of curiosity about the marks on Yue Cheng’s gland. Could it be that Yue Cheng had a partner? But he hadn’t heard anything about his love life.
“What are you thinking about?”
Yue Cheng reached out and pulled Shen Shuyu slightly to prevent him from bumping into someone.
Shen Shuyu recovered. He said, “It’s nothing.”
“Really?” Yue Cheng teased, “Lying children get long noses.”
“…How old do you think I am?” Shen Shuyu felt helpless, but since Yue Cheng asked, he might as well inquire. “Actually, I was thinking about a rather gossipy and private question.”
Yue Cheng was curious. “What is it? Let’s hear it.”
Shen Shuyu hesitated for a moment, then whispered secretly, “Ge, did you find a partner?”
Yue Cheng’s expression changed slightly. “Huh?”
Shen Shuyu pointed at his nape. “Just now when you bowed your head, I accidentally saw.”
Yue Cheng instinctively raised his hand to cover the back of his neck, then immediately let it down. He said, “No, you saw wrong.”
Shen Shuyu said meaningfully, “Oh~ then I must have really seen wrong.”
Yue Cheng snapped irritably, “Why have you learned to be so sarcastic?”
Shen Shuyu looked innocent. “Didn’t you insist on asking me? You asked but won’t say anything, and then you call me sarcastic. Where is your morality? Where is your bottom line? And where is your partner?”
Yue Cheng was amused by him. He ruffled Shen Shuyu’s hair. “Who did you learn this from?”
“Self-taught,” Shen Shuyu replied. “So, do you really have a partner?”
Yue Cheng said, “No.”
Thinking of something, he added, “Just consider it as being bitten by a dog.”
Fine. Since he wasn’t willing to talk, Shen Shuyu didn’t press further.
He took out his terminal to check the time and remembered that he had sent a message to Wen Jiafei last night. He didn’t know if he had replied yet. Upon opening it, there was still no response.
That shouldn’t be.
Shen Shuyu was a bit baffled. What had he been busy with these past two days? Not replying to a single message. Shen Shuyu felt something was off. Seeing that it was still early and Wen Jiafei’s bar wasn’t very far from here, he calculated that Wen Jiafei should be on the day shift today.
He followed Yue Cheng for a couple of steps and said, “Yue Cheng-ge, I won’t go back up. Tell my parents I have something else to attend to.”
Yue Cheng called out, “Where are you going?”
Shen Shuyu turned his head and said, “Not telling you. I’m off. Also, tell them I won’t be home for lunch.”
Yue Cheng watched his departing figure and couldn’t help but mutter, “Little brat.”
However, he raised his hand again, his warm fingers probing into the sweater collar to touch the gland. He couldn’t help but suck in a breath of air.
He withdrew his hand; it seemed he should find an odor-blocking patch to wear.
By the time Shen Shuyu took a taxi to the bar, it had only been open for a short while. Most people in the bar knew Shen Shuyu was Wen Jiafei’s friend, so as soon as they saw him, they said, “Are you here for Xiao Wen? But he hasn’t been here for the last two days.”
He hasn’t been here for the last two days?
Shen Shuyu asked, “Doesn’t he always work here?”
“Apparently there was an emergency at home, so he took leave from the manager. We haven’t seen him for the past two days.” Wen Jiafei’s colleague looked at him. “You didn’t know about this?”
Shen Shuyu said, “I was away on a long trip recently. I was passing by today and thought I’d drop in. It’s fine then, I’ll be going.”
The colleague called him back again. “Wait, there’s one more thing you should tell Wen Jiafei.”
Shen Shuyu: “What is it?”
“Recently, a big spender has been coming to the bar looking for him every day. It just so happens that Wen Jiafei hasn’t been around when he comes. If you see him, tell him so he’s aware.”
Looking for Wen Jiafei every day?
Shen Shuyu agreed and asked, “Do you know what that person’s name is?”
“Once when I went in, I heard his companion call him Boss Ning or something. I don’t know the specific name,” the colleague said. “He looked quite ill-intentioned.”
Everyone was out there working; if they could help, they would. Besides, Wen Jiafei was a man of few words but worked efficiently and was always willing to cover shifts. He had a good relationship with his colleagues, so they were quite willing to give him a heads-up.
Shen Shuyu nodded. “Okay, I got it. Thanks.”
The colleague waved his hand. “You’re welcome, it’s just a small thing.”
Shen Shuyu left the bar and tried calling Wen Jiafei again, but it showed no answer. A faint sense of unease began to rise in his heart. Shen Shuyu pursed his lips, hailed a car, and headed toward Wen Jiafei’s house.
Once he reached Wen Jiafei’s home, Shen Shuyu knocked for a long time, but no one came to the door.
This was truly strange. Was Auntie Wen Yue not home either?
Shen Shuyu then thought of the bakery. He rushed down, but Wen Yue wasn’t at the bakery either. When he asked the owner, she also said Wen Yue had taken leave. She had left in a hurry that day and even left her bag behind.
Shen Shuyu thanked her and was about to leave when the owner called him back. “By the way, this is the bag Wen Yue left in the shop the day before yesterday. She said if you came by, I should give it to you.”
Shen Shuyu had been to the shop with Wen Jiafei several times, so she naturally recognized him.
Shen Shuyu took Wen Yue’s bag and nodded. “Alright, thank you, Auntie. I’ll be going then.”
After leaving the shop, Shen Shuyu opened Wen Yue’s bag. There wasn’t much inside, but there was a ring of keys.
Shen Shuyu took out the keys, and after some thought, returned to the door of Wen Jiafei’s house. He used the key to open the door, and as soon as it opened, he heard Meimei meowing.
There was no one in the house.
Shen Shuyu entered the room and bent down to pick Meimei up. He called out, “Auntie, it’s Xiao Yu. Are you home?”
“Wen Jiafei, are you here?”
Meimei kept meowing in his arms, appearing very uneasy.
Shen Shuyu stroked its back to comfort it, and Meimei finally quieted down for a moment.
It was only when Shen Shuyu walked closer that he noticed the cat food bag was tipped over on the floor, with cat food scattered everywhere. Even the litter boxes—there were several of them. It looked exactly like the owner was going away on a long trip.
What was going on?
Shen Shuyu recalled what the bakery owner had told him—Wen Yue left her bag there two days ago. Wen Jiafei’s colleague also said Wen Jiafei had called in two days ago to take leave, saying there was an emergency at home.
What kind of emergency was it that they left without leaving a single word?
Shen Shuyu stroked Meimei. The priority now was to settle Meimei; leaving it at home wasn’t an option. Shen Yisi was somewhat allergic to cat hair, so he couldn’t take it home. Shen Shuyu thought for a bit and remembered there was a pet boarding shop not far from the entrance of the residential area.
After everything was arranged, Shen Shuyu cleaned up the cat litter and swept the floor before putting Meimei into a cat carrier and leaving with it.
Shen Shuyu originally intended to leave directly, but then he thought of something. He went back to the bakery owner to ask for Wen Yue’s contact information before finally departing.
Since he couldn’t reach Wen Jiafei, he would try Wen Yue’s.
He dialed the number, but after a long time, no one picked up.
The unease in his heart welled up again. Shen Shuyu pursed his lips, patiently boarded Meimei at the shop, and then found a random cafe to call out the System.
[Can you track the location of Wen Jiafei or Wen Yue?] Shen Shuyu: [I’m feeling a bit uneasy.]
The System hummed in response and replied after a moment: [Master, neither Wen Jiafei nor Wen Yue’s location is in Amour.]
Neither of them is in Amour?
Shen Shuyu asked: [Then where are they?]
[They are on the neighboring planet of Amour, Planet Siro.]
Siro?
Shen Shuyu felt the name was extremely familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.
However, before he could remember where he had heard it, he heard a couple of knocks on the floor-to-ceiling window beside him. He stopped his thoughts and looked out. The person outside had a tall build, wearing a black coat with some snowflakes resting on his shoulders.
Seeing Shen Shuyu looking over, he revealed a smile.
Shen Shuyu felt like he might not have woken up properly today; otherwise, why would he see Chi Yanxun smiling at him?
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