Chapter 221 - 214: Night Run (Part 1)

Chapter 221: Chapter 214: Night Run (Part 1)

Wang Hai escorted Bai Yiran downstairs and watched her go upstairs. Only when the lights in her room turned on did he start the car and leave.

At the moment Bai Yiran closed the door, she felt utterly drained, leaning against the door and slowly sitting on the ground, still wrapped in Leng Yichen’s jacket, which carried his unique scent. Bai Yiran looked at her hand, recalling how she had lost her composure and slapped Leng Yichen across the face.

𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Bai Yiran! Be fair to me!

Leng Yichen’s shout still echoed in her ears.

Heh, just let it be, where is there so much fairness in the world?

Bai Yiran stood up, removing her high heels, blouse, skirt, and stockings as she walked towards the bedroom... After closing the bedroom door and coming out again, Bai Yiran had tied up her hair, changed into sportswear, put on headphones, and wore running shoes.

Looking outside at the sky that had already turned pitch black, this should be her first night run since returning to the country.

She wore a watch, set the alarm to two hours later, and a graceful figure disappeared into the night...

She feared the darkness, so throughout countless sleepless nights in the past, she spent them running. From initially panting after fifteen minutes to later being able to continue after two hours, life was full of confrontation, and this was her way of overcoming fear.

After two hours of exertion, Bai Yiran was drenched in sweat, her clothes soaked and clinging to her body, accentuating her figure.

While wiping the sweat off her face with a towel and heading upstairs, she bumped into someone coming down from upstairs. Before getting close, Bai Yiran smelled a heavy stench of sweat and looked up to see the scarred man standing above her on the stairs, making her heart race with panic.

"Who are you looking for?" Bai Yiran gathered her courage to ask. She had bumped into this man twice, and each time he gave her the same look.

"Zheng Fen." The man’s voice was hoarse, as if something were stuck in his throat, making it uncomfortable to hear.

"Zheng Fen? Isn’t that Uncle Zheng’s daughter? She went out of town for work and is not here now."

The man smirked wickedly and walked down the stairs, "Tell Old Zheng, hiding is useless. If I can’t find Zheng Fen, I’ll burn his house down!"

After speaking, the man left, and Bai Yiran let out a long sigh of relief. She recounted her encounter with the man to Old Zheng’s family, and Old Zheng’s face instantly turned ashen. He told Bai Yiran that the man was his daughter Zheng Fen’s husband, who had been imprisoned for committing a crime. They didn’t expect the man to be released so early. Now Zheng Fen is in another city with a steady boyfriend, ready to officially divorce that man.

It seems now that the man isn’t planning to let Old Zheng’s family go.

Looking at Old Zheng’s defeated face, Bai Yiran couldn’t find words of comfort. After all, any amount of comforting is futile when faced with such a situation.

On the second floor of Leng Yichen’s office, he was sitting at the bar drinking, and Wang Hai came over with newly investigated information, passing all the documents to Leng Yichen.

"Wu Chengzu, in the past few years, has been developing abroad, and his location has been unstable, making it very difficult to investigate—practically no useful detailed information. He only recently returned to develop in the country, on the same flight as Miss Bai. His current company is right under the company where Miss Bai works."

Leng Yichen’s face became grim. He knew so little about Wu Chengzu and couldn’t figure out his intentions for deliberately getting close to Bai Yiran.