Chapter 665 - 670: Crime Scene
On the plane, Ling Chen and Zhu Xiaozhu sat in luxury seats, looking out at the runway through the window, neither of them speaking.
Seeing the troubled expression on Ling Chen’s face, Zhu Xiaozhu opened her mouth several times intending to speak but hesitated and ultimately chose to remain silent, not wanting to disturb Ling Chen’s thoughts.
As the plane ascended, Ling Chen took out his phone from his pocket and dialed Qiu Yong’s number.
However, the phone rang a few times then was abruptly hung up. On redialing, the system indicated that the number could not be reached.
After trying several times without success, the worry in Ling Chen’s eyes deepened.
Could something have happened?
While pondering, Ling Chen turned his gaze towards Zhu Xiaozhu. Since boarding the plane, Zhu Xiaozhu had been silent, fidgeting with her fingers, seemingly preoccupied with something. Considering her unusual behavior at work lately, Ling Chen asked with concern, "Xiaozhu, what’s been going on with you lately? You seem a bit distracted."
"Me?" Zhu Xiaozhu looked up, her autumn-water-like beautiful eyes staring straight into Ling Chen’s. Their eyes met, and Zhu Xiaozhu couldn’t help turning her head away to avoid his gaze, softly saying, "I’m fine, I might just be a bit tired recently."
"Don’t wear yourself out. After we’re done with things in Jinhai City, take a few days off to visit your parents in Beijing and rest."
"No need, I’m fine," Zhu Xiaozhu replied. "The experiment has reached a critical stage; leaving now would waste everyone’s efforts so far."
Ling Chen nodded and said, "Alright, just take care of yourself, I don’t want anything bad happening to you."
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