After crying silently, Wu Pengpeng returned to her usual carefree self.
Everyone carefully avoided mentioning the names "Jiang He" and "Wu Junyu" and dared not bring them up in front of her.
Wu Pengpeng sensed their thoughtfulness. While she was touched, she also felt a heavy burden.
The eagerness to pretend that nothing had happened almost crushed her.
Suddenly, she missed He Qianshan terribly. Only when she was with him could she be her true self.
"Where's He Qianshan?" After breakfast, she stood by the window to digest, idly plucking at the leaves of a potted plant. "Why hasn't he come to see me?"
Her phone had been lost during the kidnapping. After she got back, she didn't ask for a new one, and everyone tacitly didn't mention it. They even refrained from using their phones in front of her.
She knew they didn't want her to see the online news, so she went along with them and pretended to be an "ignorant primitive".
Without a phone, she couldn't contact He Qianshan, and he hadn't come to see her.
This wasn't like his usual style.
Zhao Bufan paused while making the bed and glanced at her. "Don't you know?"
Wu Pengpeng's heart sank. Her breath caught for a moment. "What happened to him? Is he hurt?"
"He's fine." Seeing her first concern was for He Qianshan's safety, Zhao Bufan sighed silently. "He Qianshan's identity is more complex than it seems."
He could mobilize thousands of mercenaries and search the entire Wu Ridge within a day. His wealth was beyond ordinary people's reach.
Uncle Wu sent someone to investigate secretly and found out that he was the head of the Song Group, the biggest competitor of the Zhengling Group.
Zhao Bufan stole a cautious glance at Wu Pengpeng. Her face remained calm, showing no sign of emotion.
She was a bit unsure and hesitated. "Uncle said we can't let such a scheming person stay by your side."
Wu Pengpeng was indeed caught off guard by He Qianshan's real identity. At first, she had just casually searched for him online. The encyclopedia said he was just an 18 - line nobody, and she believed it.
Now that she thought about it, if he wanted to hide his identity, it wouldn't be easy to expose. No wonder Uncle Wu and the others hadn't noticed either.
Zhao Bufan glanced at Wu Pengpeng again and was about to speak when her phone suddenly vibrated several times.
She thought there was something important at the company and quickly went out to check the messages.
Half a minute later, she came back in. After hesitating for a long time, she said, "He Qianshan sent me a message, asking how you are."
Actually, he had sent many messages, asking if she had eaten well, if she was in a good mood, worrying that she might cry secretly, and asking Zhao Bufan to stay with her all the time so that she wouldn't be alone and get scared...
But Zhao Bufan wasn't sure if she still wanted to know these things.
At the mention of He Qianshan's name, Wu Pengpeng was slightly stunned for a moment, then quickly regained her composure. "Tell him to come now."
Zhao Bufan hesitated. "But Uncle..."
"I'll explain it to Uncle." Wu Pengpeng hung her head and said in a small, almost pleading voice. "Let him come and see me."
This was the first time she showed weakness since she got back.
Zhao Bufan suddenly softened. She nodded and went out to call He Qianshan.
Five minutes later, there was a knock on the door. Thinking it was Zhao Bufan coming back, Wu Pengpeng said without turning around, "Come in."
The door opened, but Wu Pengpeng waited for a while and didn't hear any footsteps.
She looked back and saw He Qianshan standing at the door, staring at her intently, as if she would disappear if he blinked.
The suppressed grievance and fear suddenly came back tenfold. Her nose instantly felt so sore that she could hardly bear it.
But seeing He Qianshan's tired face and blood - shot eyes, she suddenly couldn't bear to make him worry anymore.
She walked over with a smile, hooked her finger around his, and led him into the room. "Why didn't you come to see me?"
He Qianshan was like a puppet, allowing her to lead him forward.
Wu Pengpeng pushed him onto a chair, bent down to look at him, and pouted. "I thought you didn't want me anymore. I had nightmares for several days."
He Qianshan looked up at her. His lips moved a few times, and his Adam's apple bobbed.
After a long time, he finally calmed down and regained his usual calm and self - composed look. "How could I?"
"That's good." Wu Pengpeng didn't hide her happiness at all. "I thought you had run away with someone else."
Seeing her trying to comfort him with a joke, He Qianshan felt even more heart - broken.
She was the one who should be angry, lose her temper, and shout, but she was still carefully considering his feelings.
"I'm sorry." He had so many things to say to her, but this was all he could manage.
Wu Pengpeng tilted her head. "Why are you apologizing?"
He Qianshan was like a child caught doing something wrong by the teacher. "I lied to you."
Wu Pengpeng asked again. "Did you lie to me to get information from me and bring down the Zhengling Group?"
"No." He had hidden his identity simply because she needed a penniless little artist.
Wu Pengpeng smiled happily. She didn't care at all that she had been deceived. "Then there's no need to apologize."
Actually, He Qianshan had been staying near the hospital these days, looking for a chance to come and see her.
When he received Zhao Bufan's call just now, he had prepared himself for her to break up with him. He didn't expect her to forgive him so easily.
Looking at He Qianshan's incredulous face, Wu Pengpeng said seriously, "Actually, I'm quite lucky."
She was lucky that he wasn't a penniless nobody. Even without her protection, he had the ability to take care of himself.
Moreover, if he hadn't brought people to find her, she might not have survived.
"I won't blame you." She reached out to smooth the wrinkles between his eyebrows and said gently, "No matter what you do, you always have the privilege of being forgiven by me."
He Qianshan felt that the days of worry, fear, and after - shock that had been weighing on his heart were all healed by this sentence.
He reached out and carefully hugged Wu Pengpeng. The real and warm touch in his arms finally made his hanging heart fall.
His little sun had really come back.
Wu Pengpeng sensed He Qianshan's suppressed emotions. Her throat suddenly felt sour.
During this period, he must have suffered more than she had.
She gently patted He Qianshan's back and said casually, "He Qianshan, I want to go home. How about we secretly leave the hospital?"
He Qianshan seemed surprised by her sudden request. He let go of her and looked at her puzzledly.
"I'm already better." Wu Pengpeng winked at him like a mischievous child. "Those doctors are making a big deal out of nothing. They make me take injections and medicine every day. Why don't you take me away?"
When he brought her to the hospital that day, He Qianshan had asked the doctor. She had just been shocked and suffered from excessive anger, which was why she vomited blood and fainted. In fact, she was fine. She just needed to rest for a few days.
Seeing her expectant face, He Qianshan couldn't bear to refuse. He nodded. "Okay."
The two managed to dodge the bodyguards sent by Wu You and finally got into the elevator. When they got out of the elevator, they happened to run into Zhao Bufan who was waiting for it.
Even though Wu Pengpeng was wrapped up so that only her eyes were showing, Zhao Bufan still recognized her. "Wu Pengpeng, where are you going? Uncle told you to stay for a month..."
"Eloping." After saying that, Wu Pengpeng grabbed He Qianshan and ran.
It wasn't until they got into the car and the car drove out of the hospital parking lot that she said with a smile, "Lend me your phone. I'll send a message in the group. Otherwise, Zhao Bufan will come and assassinate me later."
He Qianshan took out a new phone from the car drawer and handed it to her. "Your SIM card is in it."
Wu Pengpeng opened it and saw that the screensaver was still the familiar photo.
Her eyes instantly welled up with tears. She quickly lowered her head to send the message and casually asked, "Any news about Uncle Wang?"
He Qianshan glanced at her in the rear - view mirror and then looked away. He said indifferently, "We found him... Do you want to see him?"
Wu Pengpeng was silent for a long time, then softly said "Yes".