Seth turned around and patted the old gentleman on the shoulder. "Thank you. We've got the answer, so we'll take our leave now."
"You're welcome." The old gentleman gave a gentle smile. The wrinkles on his face seemed to be brimming with cheer. "I wish Mr. Seth would find the necklace worth 500 million soon."
"I'll take your kind words."
Rong Lan took a deep look at this unassuming old gentleman. As soon as they left the traffic department, she immediately asked Chu Hengyuan, "Brother, why didn't the old gentleman who just received us even ask why we zeroed in on those five people?"
Chu Hengyuan replied with a mild smile, "Seth's lie was full of holes. Someone who has worked in the traffic department for this long couldn't have failed to notice. He just thought it wasn't his business and decided to turn a blind eye."
Seth's acting skills were truly abysmal. When he was in the lobby, blabbing about losing a necklace worth 500 million to everyone, Chu Hengyuan felt so embarrassed that he didn't even want to admit that he had come with Seth.
Seth didn't hear Chu Hengyuan's snide remarks about him. He lowered his head and focused on sending messages. Only after he had made all the necessary arrangements did he excitedly turn around. "Sister-in-law! I've already sent my men to check the identities of those five people. It'll probably take half a day to get the results. Once I do, I'll send them directly to Brother."
Seth was so reliable that Rong Lan felt like treating him to another ice - cream. "Thank you!"
"You're welcome. Where do you want to go now? I can give you a ride." Seth said.
"Back to the hotel?" Rong Lan sought Chu Hengyuan's opinion.
After spending a whole day out, Chu Hengyuan naturally nodded. "I'll follow whatever Lanlan says."
"Then could you please take us back to the hotel? The hotel address is—" The little fox suddenly froze.
She seemed to... have forgotten the exact address of the hotel...
Seth thought Rong Lan had changed her mind and didn't want to go back to the hotel. He patiently waited for her to give the address.
Chu Hengyuan, on the other hand, saw the guilty look on the little girl's face and immediately understood why she had frozen. "Lanlan, do you remember the name of the hotel?"
This was a good question!
Rong Lan's eyes suddenly lit up, and she immediately blurted out the name of the hotel.
Hearing the name of the hotel, Seth scratched his head, looking a bit embarrassed. "This is a large - scale chain hotel in our country. There are branches everywhere. Sister - in - law, do you remember the general location of the hotel?"
The light in Rong Lan's eyes dimmed instantly. She shook her little face woodenly.
She didn't remember. Not at all.
She also had no location records on her phone because she had used Bai Rongran's phone when taking a taxi to the hotel. And since she thought she would go out again, she hadn't sent the hotel's location to Chu Hengyuan. As a result, Chu Hengyuan didn't know where the hotel was either.
Chu Hengyuan couldn't help but laugh. "It's okay. Let's look for it slowly."
Seth nodded in agreement. "Right, right. I've got plenty of time. In the meantime, I can drive you around to visit some of the local scenic spots."
Seth's assistant at the CY Group checked his watch for the eleventh time and sighed deeply.
Their boss was being too irresponsible. Before leaving, he had specifically instructed them to remember to come back for the afternoon meeting. Now it seemed that they shouldn't expect him to show up.
He would have to handle this meeting alone again.
Meanwhile, Seth, who was having a great time showing Chu Hengyuan and Rong Lan around, had completely forgotten about the meeting.
It wasn't until he had dropped the two of them off at the hotel that he vaguely remembered there was an important meeting in the afternoon. But when he checked the time, he realized that if he rushed back now, the meeting would definitely be over. He might as well just knock off early.
Rong Lan, who had spent a full two and a half hours getting back to the hotel, was in a terrible mood. "I'll definitely remember the address next time I go out!" This was a very profound lesson. The drive from the traffic department to the hotel should have only taken an hour, but they had driven in circles and passed by all the chain hotels with the same name in the vicinity before finally finding the right one.
Standing next to the sofa and looking at the little girl lying limply on the sofa with her ears drooping, Chu Hengyuan couldn't help but laugh. "Lanlan, I forgot to remind you that the hotel's exact address is on the room card."
He had always thought her room card was left in Bai Rongran's room and she hadn't brought it out. He was so shocked when she had handed him the room card in the elevator just now.
The little fox, who lacked such life experience, clearly hadn't realized this from beginning to end.
Rong Lan bounced up from the sofa in shock. Her fox ears instantly perked up. "The room card has the exact address?!!"
Didn't that mean they had looked like idiots driving around for two and a half hours?
The next second, Rong Lan slumped back onto the sofa. Her fox ears drooped against her hair again. She waved her little paw listlessly. "Forget it, forget it. I'll be smarter next time. What's done is done..."
Chu Hengyuan was momentarily stunned by the overly lively fox ears. He almost reached out to touch them. Fortunately, his self - control kicked in and he held back. He just couldn't help but think about getting her drunk again some other time.
He sat down on the single - person sofa, leaned over, and took the hand that was hanging off the sofa. "Now Lanlan has to think about a very important question."
"What?"
"For dinner, do you want to eat with me or with Bai Rongran?" Chu Hengyuan squeezed the soft fingers in his palm.
The fox ears twitched. "How about... eating together?"
Chu Hengyuan raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure Bai Rongran wants to see me?"
"You're her brother - in - law! Even if she doesn't want to see you, she has to!" The little fox said with absolute confidence.
So, at half - past ten at night, the three of them met at a four - person booth in the restaurant on the second floor of the hotel.
Rong Lan and Bai Rongran sat on one side, while Chu Hengyuan sat alone on the other side.
Except for Rong Lan, who was in high spirits, both Bai Rongran and Chu Hengyuan felt a bit awkward deep down. They just didn't show it on their faces and both wore aloof smiles.
Rong Lan patted Bai Rongran's hand on the back and smiled brightly. "Come on, Rongran, call him brother - in - law first."
Bai Rongran: "???"
She glared at Rong Lan and gritted her teeth. "Didn't we just say hello?" Although she no longer had feelings for Chu Chuan, and it shouldn't matter if she called Chu Hengyuan brother - in - law, she just felt that something was off and couldn't bring herself to say it.
Rong Lan looked innocent. "We said hello, but you didn't call him brother - in - law when you did."
Bai Rongran: "..."
She clenched her fist, regretting so much that she had agreed to come down for dinner with Rong Lan. If she had known Chu Hengyuan would be here, she would have just stayed in her room and done her own thing.
Seeing Bai Rongran so angry that her face turned red, Rong Lan was afraid that she would get up and leave in a huff. She changed the subject. "Let me show you something." With that, she opened her photo album and handed her phone to Bai Rongran.
Just at the sight of the first photo, Bai Rongran's face turned deathly pale. She didn't recognize any of the people in the photo because it had been dark when they attacked her. But she could vaguely remember their builds. Moreover, she clearly saw the keys in their hands. They! They were her nightmare!