Wen Xinya and Zhou Tianyu had known each other for six years and it was her first time seeing Zhou Tianyu tearing up so miserably while sobbing uncontrollably.
Gu Junling was drowning his sorrow in alcohol.
Zhou Tianyu was overwhelmed with agony.
Everything made Wen Xinya feel extremely terrible and melancholic.
Zhou Tianyu was really worried about Gu Junling. Hence, Wen Xinya sent her to Gu Junling’s apartment.
Although Gu Junling had already fallen asleep, he was not sleeping peacefully at all and in fact, he was still murmuring incoherently. Zhou Tianyu discovered that he had begun running a fever which went up to 39.8 degrees celsius and scared everyone.
Zhou Tianyu turned pale and looked extremely disappointed, seemingly deep in thought.
Ling Qingxuan called the doctor, who put Gu Junling on the drip and left after leaving behind some medicine. However, before he left, the doctor instructed them to take good care of Gu Junling because his illness was rather severe even though he had only gotten a cold.
Wen Xinya was extremely fatigued and feeble after a long night. She took a look at the time to see that it was already 2 AM.
Wen Xinya had been wanting to ask Zhou Tianyu for the reason for her insistence on going overseas. However, she decided to hold herself back after seeing that Zhou Tianyu was bawling loudly and was emotionally unstable. She did not wish to agitate Zhou Tianyu further and hence, decided to let her think about it herself.
Wen Xinya slowly walked out of the apartment and shivered uncontrollably. She finally realized that she was only wearing a thin jacket.
“Remember to put on some clothes before you go out at night,” said Si Yiyan, who draped a large mink fur coat over her body and pulled her into his arms. He then stuffed her clammy hands under his clothing.
Wen Xinya laid in Si Yiyan’s arms to warm herself up. The warmth of his body seemed to have warmed her up immediately.
She suddenly felt extremely blissful and contented, perhaps because she had witnessed how unfortunate Gu Junling and Zhou Tianyu were.
She probably felt contented because she was in a better situation than them.
Si Yiyan pulled Wen Xinya into the car and buckled her safety belt for her. He then poured her some soup and exclaimed, “Drink some soup and warm yourself up!”
He reckoned that she must have been feeling cold and hungry.
Wen Xinya grabbed the cup of soup as her stomach rumbled. She turned red and said, “I had some porridge at Junling’s place, but it didn’t fill me up at all.”
Wen Xinya immediately felt warmer after drinking the hot soup as the cold vanished. Her stomach was instantly filled and she let out a sigh of satisfaction.
Seeing that she had finally looked less pale, Si Yiyan held her hand and realized that it was no longer as warm as it used to be. “The matter about Zhou Tianyu going abroad to study is not as simple as it seems.”
Recently, he had been investigating on the Zhou Family and hence, was well aware of all their actions. He also knew about Zhou Tianyu’s decision to go abroad, but simply did not have the time to tell Wen Xinya before Gu Junling called her.
Wen Xinya asked agitatedly, “Did you find out anything on the Zhou Family?”
She did not probe or force Zhou Tianyu to speak the truth, precisely because she wanted to see the results of Si Yiyan’s investigations before talking to Zhou Tianyu.
Otherwise, her plans might backfire and it would be difficult for her to clean the mess up.
Si Yiyan had once mentioned that he had found some leads and the only reason she could hold herself back was the trust she had in Si Yiyan.
“Do you still remember what I told you about the Korean-Chinese Alliance having planted deep roots in Capital city?” Si Yiyan asked while cocking his head towards the side to look at Wen Xinya.
Wen Xinya screeched unnaturally. “You mean…”
The rest of her sentence seemed to have been stuck in her throat, for she could not bring herself to say it at all. She suddenly felt a cold chill down her spine.
Si Yiyan knew that she was in disbelief. He said calmly, “Your guess is right. The Zhou Family is one of the families that the Korean-Chinese Alliance has infiltrated. According to my investigation, they’ve already infiltrated the Zhou Family for almost a decade.”
The Wen Family’s entertainment city project led him to the discovery of the Korean-Chinese Alliance planting their snitches in the prestigious and influential families in Capital city, after which he investigated on them. However, it was difficult to do so without alarming them. Even though he used his connections, the process was not too smooth.
Hence, he had been waiting for an opportunity.
Wen Xinya’s request for him to investigate on the Zhou Family was a good opportunity.
Initially, he did not suspect the Zhou Family and had only investigated on them according to Wen Xinya’s request. However, he soon discovered something unusual with the investigation.
The bizarreness would seem insignificant to most people and hence, go unnoticed, even to renowned detective agencies. However, Si Yiyan was an exception.
For a person who had been paying close attention to the details of the Korean-Chinese Alliance for a long time, he had already developed a sharp sensitivity towards their actions. He had a sixth sense that would allow him to discover something without having to brainstorm much.
After discovering something unusual, he decided to become more careful with investigating. Due to the fact that he did not manage to find any useful leads, he did not inform Wen Xinya. He was also worried that she might be too concerned about her friends and end up alarming their enemy.
It was not that he didn’t trust her but rather, she cared too much about her friends.
Wen Xinya took a deep breath and gasped. She totally didn’t expect the results to be so extraordinary. “So that’s the truth, no wonder…”
There was then an explanation for her qualms.
Zhou Tianyu must have known about the situation and simply chose not to accept Gu Junling because she knew that the Gu Family would end up getting implicated and Gu Junling would face a horrible fate.
Gu Junling was more and more open about his feelings for Zhou Tianyu, thus making it impossible for her to control her feelings. Hence, she chose to escape.
