Early the next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Zhai Cheng emerged from his bedroom and urged the kitchen staff to cook quickly.
Although his tone was flat, there was still a hint of urgency in it.
Seeing this, Aunt Chen wanted to tell him that there was still some time before their appointed time and there was no need to be in such a hurry.
The words were on the tip of her tongue, but in the end, she said nothing and silently went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.
After breakfast, Zhai Cheng went straight to the place they had agreed upon.
It was also a rather remote and desolate area. The only abandoned warehouse on the ridge was the appointed location.
When Zhai Cheng arrived at the destination, he didn't go in directly. Instead, he carefully observed the surroundings at the door. After making sure there was no problem, he rushed in.
There was nothing in the warehouse except some old production machines piled up in the corner. So, he could clearly see any changes inside.
"Mr. Zhai, I don't see the figures of Young Master Xu and the others," the junior assistant frowned after looking around the warehouse.
Zhai Cheng grunted and vigilantly observed the surroundings.
His intuition told him that Xu Yan must have played some tricks here, so he had to be extra careful.
The two of them thought they might be late and decided to wait for them here.
In a blink of an eye, half an hour had passed, but there was still no sign of Xu Yan.
"Otherwise, call him and ask?" the junior assistant timidly suggested. It didn't seem like a good idea to keep waiting here.
Zhai Cheng's face had already turned rather ugly. Hearing this, he directly took out his phone and dialed Xu Yan's number.
"Sorry, the number you dialed is temporarily unavailable..."
The cold and mechanical female voice kept echoing in the phone, wearing away Zhai Cheng's patience with each ring.
Unwilling to give up, he hung up the phone and called Xu Yan again, but the result was the same. No one answered.
Zhai Cheng's face completely darkened. He tightly pursed his lips and said nothing.
The junior assistant felt that the atmosphere around was not right. He couldn't help but move aside and didn't dare to look Zhai Cheng in the eye, his eyes shifting from side to side.
Wait, what was that over there? The junior assistant's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Mr. Zhai, look. There's a letter here," the junior assistant rushed over to the pile of old machines in three steps and picked up the letter that was pressed under the machines.
Zhai Cheng strode over, snatched the letter, tore it open in a hurry, and carefully read it.
There wasn't much content on the letter paper. There were only a few short sentences: "Mr. Zhai, long time no see. I suddenly have something to attend to and can't keep our appointment. Please don't mind, Mr. Zhai. We'll talk about things later."
Zhai Cheng's face instantly turned as black as coal. The hand holding the letter paper trembled slightly.
"Mr. Zhai, was it left by Young Master Xu?" the junior assistant asked tentatively, looking straight ahead.
Zhai Cheng didn't answer. Instead, he stuffed the letter paper in his hand into the junior assistant's hand and strode out.
Judging from his walking speed, one could tell how angry he was at this moment.
The junior assistant was so scared that he didn't dare to breathe loudly. He quickly read the letter and then chased after him.
Obviously, Xu Yan had clearly played a trick on them on purpose. Otherwise, he wouldn't have left this letter here in advance, and the words were full of provocation.
By the time the junior assistant caught up, Zhai Cheng was already sitting in the car, his face looking extremely gloomy.
"Mr. Zhai, what should we do now?" the junior assistant carefully got into the car and asked in a low voice.
Zhai Cheng opened his lips and uttered two cold words: "Go back."
Since Xu Yan didn't intend to send Song Ge back, waiting here now wouldn't yield any results.
Fine. Xu Yan actually dared to play tricks on him. Was it because he hadn't taken action against the Xu family for a long time that they had forgotten his methods?
The junior assistant was worried and stammered, "Shouldn't we look for Miss Song again? Maybe she's nearby."
"Not now. Let's go back first and discuss a countermeasure," Zhai Cheng suppressed the anger in his heart with great effort. His face looked extremely ugly.
The junior assistant wanted to persuade him again, but when his eyes met Zhai Cheng's cold gaze, the words on the tip of his tongue ended up going back into his stomach.
Zhai Cheng was feeling bad too. Since he had said so, he must have his own plans in mind. So, it was better to go back first.
Letting out an almost inaudible sigh, the junior assistant drove the car towards the villa with Zhai Cheng.
On the way, Zhai Cheng called Xu Yan again, but no one answered the phone on the other end.
Zhai Cheng's mood became even more irritable. He even threw his phone onto the seat beside him.
The junior assistant was so nervous that he didn't dare to say a word. He just silently prayed in his heart that they could reach the villa quickly.
Thankfully, it wasn't long before the car slowly drove into the villa.
Zhai Cheng got out of the car and slammed the car door shut, making a thunderous noise.
"Uncle? Why do you look so ugly?" Leng Jing shifted her gaze from the TV to Zhai Cheng. Seeing his ugly face, she asked with concern.
Zhai Cheng didn't answer. The junior assistant quickly explained the whole thing that had happened in the warehouse to Leng Jing in detail. "Now we don't know what's going on with Miss Song. I hope she doesn't get into any danger."
"How could she be in danger? I think it's very likely that she colluded with that Xu Yan and deliberately played a trick on my uncle!" Leng Jing was so angry that her little face turned red. She slapped the sofa with a bang.
The junior assistant instinctively looked up at Zhai Cheng. Sure enough, his face had turned extremely gloomy.
Seeing that Leng Jing was about to say more, the junior assistant quickly gave her a look.
"I've always been wondering what's so good about that woman that makes you care so much about her, Uncle. I think there must be something fishy about her," Leng Jing ignored the hint and continued to complain on her own.
"Finished talking?" Zhai Cheng's cold voice rang in her ears. "Leng Jing, are you too idle every day that you've lost your mind? Do you know how ugly you look when you're dominated by suspicion?"
"I..." Leng Jing's eyes were a bit red. She looked at Zhai Cheng aggrievedly.
He scolded her again.
"Uncle..." Leng Jing said aggrievedly and wanted to explain something.
"If you don't want to be scolded, don't show up in my sight," Zhai Cheng gave her a headache - inducing look and straightforwardly drove her away.
That woman was definitely a disaster. She not only brought trouble to her uncle but also bewitched Ji Qingyun, that fool.
That woman had better pray that she wouldn't fall into her hands. Otherwise, she would never let her off so easily.
Leng Jing was so angry that her teeth chattered. The hatred in her eyes flashed by.
In her heart, she had already torn Song Ge to pieces and never wanted her to appear in front of them again.