jdhmnovel Chapter 18: A Passerby in a CEO Romance Novel (8)
Chapter 18: A Passerby in a CEO Romance Novel (8)
"The number you dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later..."
He made three phone calls but no one answered, and he didn't reply to the messages he sent. If he hadn't arranged for someone to follow him, he would have suspected that something had happened.
Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the entire city of Jiangcheng, Gu Yunting wore a somewhat melancholy expression.
"Mr. Gu, we've found it."
Zhang rushed in, carrying a document in his hand.
"Mr. Gu, that SUV came from forces in Haicheng. The driver was a bribed thug who died on the way to the hospital."
For three million, they hired a gambler to try and kill their CEO, Mr. Gu. Having dealt with many such cases, Zhang Ze realized for the first time that their CEO's life was so worthless.
Couldn't you at least add a few more zeros at the end?
Zhang Ze inwardly grumbled, but couldn't help feeling somewhat relieved that President Gu's murder occurred on the way back, rather than—
Gu Yunting was also relieved that Le Yan hadn't experienced this with him.
Although he was certain of the person behind the scenes after hearing that it was a force from Haicheng, and knew that the other party would not harm Leyan, he was still grateful.
In matters of the heart, rivals are always better than business rivals.
At the very least, the former would only take his life, while the latter, if pushed to the brink, would disregard everything.
As his thoughts raced, Gu Yunting sneered and ordered Zhang Ze, "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Give him a big gift."
"Yes." Zhang Ze decisively stepped back.
The Rong family is indeed powerful in Haicheng, but this is Jiangcheng, which belongs to the Gu family.
Even if a dragon were to come, it would have to coil up, let alone act rashly.
Gu Yunting closed his eyes slightly. The thought that the person with ulterior motives lived right across from Le Yan's house made his heart burn like fire.
After a moment of contemplation, he made a phone call.
*
As evening approached, Le Yan was groggily awakened by the noise of renovations. She sat up sleepily, her long hair cascading down her back in disarray, looking completely bewildered.
After a moment of stunned silence, another commotion erupted from next door, finally bringing Leyan to her senses.
She touched her phone on the bedside table, turned it on, and the first thing she saw wasn't the time, but a string of calls and messages.
The phone call and the message were both from Gu Yunting, asking what she was doing and why she wasn't replying. Le Yan was a little confused.
She always liked to keep her phone on silent, not even on vibrate, so during the time she was asleep, she couldn't hear anyone sending her messages or calling her.
Furthermore, she thought she must have told Gu Yunting that she would take a nap when she got home, so why was he still looking for her? Was something important?
Le Yan stared at the message on her phone, too lazy to type or send a voice message, so she sent an emoji instead.
[My dear wife]: Just woke up, what's up? (Image)
As soon as his phone lit up, Gu Yunting quickly opened it and saw the emoji that Le Yan had sent.
Gu Yunting paused in his excitement upon seeing the panda head hairstyle that was practically an explosion.
He silently scrolled up through the other chat logs, his gaze falling on the incredibly cute human cubs and cat emojis. His eyelids twitched, and his gaze returned to the panda head emoji, where he fell into deep thought.
Is this his adorable wife?
After a moment of silence, Gu Yunting's fingers twitched slightly.
Gu Yunting: "Baby?"
Seeing this, Le Yan, who was still sitting on the bed without moving, sent out another emoji.
[Wife]: What?.jpg
A Shiba Inu baring its teeth left Gu Yunting speechless for a moment.
This isn't right, is that really his wife on the other side?
After a moment of silence, he finally spoke.
[Gu Yunting]: "Baby, I'm at your door. Are you home?"
Upon seeing this message, Le Yan paused for three seconds before fully waking up.
She rubbed her eyes in disbelief, and when she realized she hadn't misread it, she jumped out of bed, grabbed her hair and quickly combed it to make it look less messy before putting on her coat and going to open the door.
As she opened the door, she was still wondering what Gu Yunting wanted from her.
The moment she opened the door, she saw Gu Yunting standing there, dressed in a white shirt and looking just like a college student.
Her starry eyes reflected the sunset, and were etched with her image.
"Baby, come and see!"
Reaching out to take Le Yan's hand, Gu Yunting pulled her out of the house, then pointed to the open door next door and said, "Baby, we'll be neighbors from now on. Are you happy?"
Le Yan blinked, glanced at Gu Yunting who exuded an air of nobility, and then looked at the house, which was not even as big as a single room in their villa, and was speechless.
After a moment's hesitation, she looked up at Gu Yunting and asked, "Why did you move here?"
"For me?"
Gu Yunting didn't expect her to ask so directly, but he didn't intend to lie to her. Instead, he nodded and said, "I want to be with you, but you can't move to my place, so I'll have to move here instead."
If Le Yan were alone in Jiangcheng, he would definitely use any means to bring her to his home. But Le Yan's mother is also there, and he can't possibly disregard his elders.
There was no other way but to move it over myself.
Besides, if someone surnamed Rong can live across from Le Yan, there's no reason why her official boyfriend can't live next to her.
Le Yan looked at him, staring directly into his eyes, frowned slightly, and then said, "Are you stupid?"
Why would someone with a luxurious villa choose to come to this old, run-down neighborhood? Is this some kind of modern-day Wang Baochuan?
Le Yan looked at Gu Yunting with a deep gaze, seriously suspecting that he had lost his mind.
Gu Yunting was taken aback by what she said, but after realizing what she meant, he smiled and said, "I'm not stupid, I'm perfectly smart."
When he was buying the house next to Leyan's house, he actually wanted to buy both the houses on either side.
However, the homeowner on the other side reported that someone else had beaten them to it, and had just bought the property this morning.
If it weren't for You Wenwen or Shen Mubai buying it, Gu Yunting would be furious!
They want to take advantage of their proximity, but they don't even know who has used this tactic before.
"Baby, I'll take you to see..."
"Yan Yan, is this President Gu?"
A familiar voice came from the elevator entrance, interrupting Gu Yunting's words. His smile vanished instantly, and his eyes pierced the newcomer like knives and arrows.
"Mr. Rong is back. Did something happen to you?"
His tone was casual, carrying a subtle hint of murderous intent that Le Yan couldn't detect, but Rong Jing understood perfectly.
Thinking of the car that had just been intent on running him over, Rong Jing raised an eyebrow and replied, "Thanks to President Gu, nothing happened."
At most, a few cars were wrecked; it's not important.
Le Yan looked at the two of them suspiciously, wondering why they seemed to be implying something in their words.
Asking whatever came to mind, Le Yan immediately asked, "You really didn't know each other before?"
This confrontational tone makes them seem like they've never met before.