Having been given a second chance at life, who would still want to pursue her?

"Hey? Where are you?"

Chen Jianji asked almost immediately.

There was no response from the other end.

All I could hear was a lot of noise, like raindrops constantly hitting my phone.

Chen Jianji's eyes flickered slightly.

"You're not at the hotel, you're outside?"

Her bag was fully equipped; she must have brought an umbrella.

Chen Jianji's mind stirred slightly, and he asked again.

"Where?"

The sound of rain, plus the poor signal in the mountains.

The sounds around me were still noisy, but intermittent.

Chen Jianji held the phone close to his ear.

I could only vaguely make out some of it.

"You...last night..."

"Did...you...tamper with...my phone?"

Chen Jianji's face stiffened, but his tone remained calm.

"no."

There was silence on the other end of the phone, only the incessant sound of rain.

"I..."

Lin Qingxue's voice rang out again.

But Chen Jianji still couldn't hear clearly.

"No, what did you say..."

Before he could finish asking the question...

Beep!

A series of urgent sounds rang out.

The call was disconnected!

Chen Jianji picked up his phone, glanced at the screen, and froze.

"She hung up on me?"

"You hung up on me just because I glanced at my phone?"

Chan Kin-kei was so angry he almost laughed.

Last night, Lin Qingxue herself said that he could see it.

What do you mean now? Are you backing out and angry?

Chen Jianji rubbed his phone.

After thinking about it, I dialed back again.

Beep...beep!

Sorry, the number you dialed is currently busy.

Chen Jianji frowned.

Did she hang up on me even though I got through? Or did she get angry and block me?

Logically speaking, Lin Qingxue shouldn't have such a bad temper.

After all, anger is an emotion for her, and she rarely gets emotionally affected by trivial matters.

Chen Jian stood still, his right eyelid twitching.

A sense of unease welled up inside me.

He dialed again.

This time it's a different mechanical female voice.

Sorry, the user you dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later.

Signal is poor in mountainous areas, and this kind of notification often appears.

Chen Jianji put away his phone, turned around, and walked to the door of Zhang Xinyi and Liu Yun's room.

boom!boom!

"Young Miss, open the door!"

"Here it comes! Why are you hitting it so hard?!"

Zhang Xinyi opened the door with a displeased expression.

Chen Jianji was straightforward.

"Use your phone to call Lin Qingxue and take a look."

"Huh? Isn't she in her room?"

"beat!"

Seeing his calm expression, Zhang Xinyi also composed herself.

Using the phone he already had in his hand, he found Lin Qingxue's number and dialed it.

Sorry, the number you dialed is currently switched off!

Zhang Xinyi held up her phone.

"Her phone is off."

Chen Jianji remained silent.

I just stared quietly at my phone screen.

The call just went through, but the call was disconnected. The signal was bad later, so I just turned off my phone.

Why does it feel a bit...

Feeling like you've been kidnapped?

Thinking about this...

Chen Jianji's expression suddenly changed.

She turned around abruptly and ran towards the elevator.

"Why are you trying to make friends online?!"

Chen Jianji couldn't help but curse and frantically pressed the elevator's up button.

The elevator was in use and had not arrived yet.

He couldn't wait any longer, so he gritted his teeth and ran straight to the stairwell next door.

He strode across several steps in one go.

I ran almost instantly to the 5th floor, to the door of room 501.

The room door was still ajar.

Chen Jianji was about to reach out and push the door open.

Then I heard someone inside, seemingly making a phone call.

He had a rough voice and was a middle-aged man.

"Young people are easier to fool; they get paid more and have less trouble."

"Those seasoned veterans not only demand a low price, but also ask for this and that, and they're not happy to pay up."

"But you know what, this girl not only has a beautiful voice, but she's also incredibly pretty. She's so young and already knows how to do business. That's impressive."

"Hey, she's very cautious. She didn't even go into the room. If she had... hehe..."

"Haha, you're lucky you didn't see it because you were asleep."

"Yes, we haven't even checked the goods yet, and they've already paid us and even arranged rooms for us. This order is definitely a great deal."

"Alright, I just got back to pack my things and I'm going down now. What's the rain? Making money is the priority. Tell that motorcycle taxi driver to wait for me."

He was still talking to someone.

Chen Jianji couldn't listen anymore and pushed the door open.

He saw a somewhat overweight middle-aged man with dark skin, a stubble beard, and a cigarette dangling from his mouth.

Chen Jianji suddenly stepped forward, grabbed his collar, and slammed him to the floor.

Bang!

His body fell directly to the ground with a dull thud.

"What the hell are you talking about? What do you want by coming into the room?!"

An unexpected situation.

Before the middle-aged man could even struggle, he was immediately subdued and unable to move.

He was also somewhat panicked.

Years of physical labor have given him considerable strength.

But the person in front of him was gripping his arm tightly.

He seemed to be exerting tremendous force, and his eyes looked like he wanted to devour someone.

This startled him for a moment.

"You're together?"

"No, I was just joking around with my friends. There are security cameras here; I wouldn't dare do that!"

Chen Jianji's eyes blazed with fury as he grabbed the man by the neck and asked in a cold voice.

"Where is she? Where did she go?"

The middle-aged man, struggling to breathe from being choked, could only point out the window.

"He went...to the foot of the mountain...to inspect...the goods."

Chen Jianji looked up and gazed out the window at the torrential rain that had now become a downpour.

His eyes darkened further.

He almost immediately let go and ran outside.

"Stay here and don't leave. You're raising the price, so give back all the money you overcharged!"

Chen Jianji only made the statement before running down the stairs.

He didn't expect the other party to stay put.

Not to mention these days, even in the future, there will be plenty of people who will try to raise prices on the spot.

Chen Jianji's face was dark and sullen.

What that person just said, that Lin Qingxue wants to do business?

What kind of bullshit business are we doing now?!

Once she gets into university, with Tsinghua University's background and her own intelligence...

Business opportunities abound in the same city!

Is it really necessary to go through all that trouble?!

Besides, she already has a scholarship, so why is she so short of money?

Why do you insist on starting a business right now?

Who are you helping to make money?

Is it someone surnamed Li again?!

As Chen Jianji passed the third floor, Zhang Xinyi and Liu Yun walked side by side and happened to pass by the stairwell.

"You mean this place is a tourist area? If it's crowded, it should be pretty good for selling things."

"It's a pity it's raining today, so there aren't many people around."

"That's too far. You could set up a stall at the school. Qingxue said when we were learning to drive that the school has the highest foot traffic, so it should be easy to sell there."

"Let's go take a look and see what they sell, so we can have a reference when we get back."

"OK!"

...

The two chatted idly.

Chen Jianji almost stopped abruptly.

He ran towards the two of them and snatched the umbrella from Zhang Xinyi's hand.

"Young Miss, may I borrow this room?"

Zhang Xinyi froze, looked at her hands, and then at Chen Jianji's hurried departure.

"Hey, where are you going?!"

Chen Jianji didn't stop walking, nor did he even look back.

"Go find an idiot!"

......