A few days ago, all the calls Bai Changxia made to Shen Jianian went to voicemail, which made her worried. But she only had Shen Jianian’s number and no contact for Pei Che, so she couldn’t inquire about Shen Jianian’s situation.
On the day Shen Jianian was trying on bridal dresses, their call was suddenly cut off, and Bai Changxia vaguely remembered seeming to hear Fu Jichen’s voice on the phone.
She wasn’t sure, but with a mindset of trying her luck, she came to Yunding Palace where Fu Jichen lived.
Before Bai Changxia came, she had mentally prepared to be turned away. The security guard helped her dial the villa’s video intercom, and Aunt Cheng answered the doorbell.
Coincidentally, Fu Jichen was at home, and Aunt Cheng conveyed the message to him.
Learning that it was Bai Changxia, Fu Jichen told the security guard to let her in.
Bai Changxia hadn’t dealt with Fu Jichen many times. She was outgoing and usually could handle herself well with people, but facing someone of Fu Jichen’s stature, a sense of intimidation was inevitable.
She vividly remembered three years ago when she went to Tanfu Temple with Jianian to offer incense, and Fu Jichen accompanied them, acting easy-going and agreeable, probably for Jianian’s sake. After Jianian disappeared, she wanted to see Fu Jichen, but he no longer gave her any face.
Letting her in today, to be honest, she was a bit surprised.
After Bai Changxia entered, she saw the man sitting cross-legged on the leather sofa, reading a book, and felt a slight chill in her heart, trying to not show fear, she explained her purpose: "I’ve lost contact with Jianian, Mr. Fu, do you know where she is?"
Fu Jichen closed the book, casually placed it on the sofa armrest, and looked up at the woman not far away, raising his chin slightly, gesturing: "Sit."
Seeing his relaxed posture, and hearing Jianian’s name without any expression of shock, Bai Changxia was convinced that her suspicion was right, and Jianian’s sudden cut-off was related to him.
Fu Jichen instructed Cheng Jin to go upstairs and notify Jianian.
Shen Jianian, eager to meet Bai Changxia, took the elevator down. As soon as the elevator door opened, she heard the man’s indifferent voice resonating in the spacious living room: "Did you already know she was alive?"
Bai Changxia froze, inexplicably guilty, grasping her hands on her knees: "Not very early." She didn’t lie, speaking frankly, "I found out the night Yan Qiusheng held a concert. My fiancé and I went to watch, and Jianian also went. When I saw her if she hadn’t called my name first, I definitely wouldn’t have recognized..."
Seeing Shen Jianian walking over from the elevator, Bai Changxia’s words stopped abruptly. She stood up, her eyes filled with care for her: "Jianian, are you okay?"
After asking, Bai Changxia only then realized that Fu Jichen was still here, looking embarrassed.
Jianian was under Fu Jichen’s watch; how could she not be okay.
Fu Jichen glanced back at the person hiding in the room unwilling to see him, picked up the book on the sofa armrest, and gave the two of them space: "You two talk."
He walked up the stairs, his back disappearing around the corner.
With the suffocating aura gone, Bai Changxia breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at Shen Jianian, accusingly saying: "Every time I called your phone it said it was off, I thought something happened to you, scared me to death."
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"You forgot?" Bai Changxia pulled her to sit down, "That day you tried on bridal dresses, we were talking on the phone, and then it was cut off amid chaos, I heard Fu Jichen’s voice on the phone, so I came over to try my luck; didn’t expect you to really be here."
Cheng Jin sliced some fruit and made two cups of tea, brought them over, and without disturbing their reunion, silently put down the items and left.
In the living room with just the two of them, Shen Jianian could no longer hide her excited emotions, holding Bai Changxia’s hand like grasping a lifeline: "You have no idea what kind of days I’ve been living here, being watched every day, not allowed to leave, I’m going crazy."
Bai Changxia stared blankly: "Huh?"
Shen Jianian told her about how Fu Jichen disregarded her willingness, forcibly taking her from Jiang City and imprisoning her here. As she spoke, she became more and more depressed.
Bai Changxia listened and didn’t comment for a long time.
Shen Jianian picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea: "Don’t you also find it absurd? How could there be such a person in this world, how could there be such a bizarre thing?"
Bai Changxia looked at her face, even though she had seen it before, looking now still had a strange newness: "Didn’t Fu Jichen tell you about the things between you two?"
Shen Jianian: "He did."
Not only did Fu Jichen tell her, but she also inquired a lot from Aunt Cheng, yet still couldn’t merge herself with the Shen Jianian in their words.