The Billionaire's Hidden Affection

Zhou Xiaoxuan had boasted earlier, saying that if she saw Wan Donglin, she would spit on him, but when she truly encountered him, she didn’t dare say anything, just stood silently aside. Xu Xiaoya also didn’t say a word; neither of them greeted Wan Donglin, and of course, no one asked him if he wanted water or anything. Not a single polite word was spoken.

It was Wan Donglin who spoke first: "Xu Xiaoya, I’ve come to ask you a few things."

"Please go ahead, Third Young Master."

"Did Xixi contact you before she boarded the plane?"

"She called me the day before, saying she was coming back, and even sent me the flight number. At that time, I was very happy and had arranged to pick her up at the airport, even booked the restaurants for the next few days where we planned to dine..."

Xu Xiaoya’s eyes were blurred with tears.

Yet, in the blink of an eye, the world changed.

Wan Donglin was clearly disappointed; there was no valuable information, just a repetition of what he already knew.

He paused for a moment and suddenly asked, "Did Xixi send you any photos or anything?"

Xu Xiaoya froze, slowly saying, "Xixi never liked taking photos, she usually didn’t send photos to me. After she arrived in Dun City, she’d occasionally send landscape photos. However, on the day of her graduation ceremony, she sent me some selfies... Third Young Master, would you like to see them?"

In the phone gallery, there were only three selfies with a hat.

Wan Donglin was very disappointed because he himself had received those exact same three photos.

"I mean... There’s nothing else?"

Xu Xiaoya suddenly remembered the CD Li Zhen had just given her, but considering Li Zhen’s instructions, she decisively shook her head, softly saying, "I’m sorry, I don’t have anything else."

Wan Donglin paused, turned, and took his leave.

As he reached the door, Xu Xiaoya suddenly called out to him, "Third Young Master... Before, did Xixi never call you even once? Before the incident, did the two of you ever get in touch?"

He turned back, his voice struggling: "She... before boarding, she called me more than ten times... At that time, I was busy with other things, so I didn’t answer..."

Xu Xiaoya was stunned.

Even Zhou Xiaoxuan, who was beside them, was shocked.

It was indeed like this.

She called over ten times, and they all went unanswered.

How impatient must one be to not answer?

Unable to bear it, Zhou Xiaoxuan suddenly let out a cold laugh: "Third Young Master, you must indeed be a very busy person... Didn’t attend the graduation ceremony, didn’t answer more than ten calls... These were overseas calls, and right before boarding. Yan Xixi was not reaching out to play around, was she? Even a fool would realize something must have happened, the situation was urgent... Why wouldn’t you just answer one call?"

"..."

"If you had answered even once, maybe she wouldn’t have died... Were you really that busy? What could be so important that you wouldn’t answer more than ten calls?"

Xu Xiaoya quickly signaled her, meaning for her not to spout nonsense anymore; after all, normally both of them were very respectful to Wan Donglin, and wouldn’t dare offend him with even half a word. But Zhou Xiaoxuan turned a deaf ear, acting as if she hadn’t seen anything, "Hey, since it’s all like this, why do you want photos? Her death is what suits you, right? After all, it’s just another woman you’re tired of playing with. Who is this for, do you think we’re fools..."

"Zhou Xiaoxuan..."

Zhou Xiaoxuan snorted coldly, remaining silent.

Wan Donglin didn’t say a word, didn’t refute, stood for a moment before heading out.

The door slammed shut, Xu Xiaoya sighed deeply: "Sigh, it’s already come to this, what’s the point of saying this now?"