The Whole Internet is Shipping Me with My Ex-Boyfriend-Chapter 224: Chi Yu Covered in Blood, Hanging by a Thread
"... Someone else will come to love you for me."
Gu Yuan stood motionless with her back to him, leaving Chi Yu with only a cold, indifferent silhouette.
Chi Yu walked out of the studio.
The vast Gu Mansion was brightly lit. At this hour, no servants were casually moving around. Only the night-duty servant saw Chi Yu coming out and greeted him. Chi Yu nodded and continued walking forward.
It took a few minutes to walk to the main entrance of the Gu Mansion. The guard let him through, and Chi Yu walked alone along the perimeter of the Gu Mansion.
He reached for his phone to call a cab.
But at that moment, he realized he didn’t have his phone with him.
He wasn’t sure if he had left it at the Gu Mansion or if he hadn’t brought it at all.
He didn’t bother to think about it. His mind was a blur at this moment; he couldn’t discern direction, and his vision started to blur. He walked straight down a road, the streetlights illuminating his path.
However, Chi Yu hadn’t yet left the perimeter of the Gu Mansion when he collapsed and fainted.
In the distance, a van slowly approached...
...
After Chi Yu left last night, Gu Yuan didn’t make things difficult for herself or struggle with herself because troubling herself was pointless; it wasn’t Chi Yu that she couldn’t get over.
She had a good night’s sleep, and it was a brand-new day.
The morning was quite busy; there was an important meeting at Yingcan that required her to attend in person.
In the afternoon, she had a rare moment of leisure. Sheng Yi had invited Gu Yuan out for afternoon tea, so Gu Yuan dressed up carefully to go to the appointment.
In the upscale restaurant, the melodious violin music set a strong atmosphere.
As soon as Gu Yuan sat down, Sheng Yi complimented her, "Yuanyuan, you look so radiant. Oh, I’ve gained a bit of weight recently, and even the director has mentioned it. They called me out for losing weight in front of everyone during the script meeting. That feeling, I really don’t want to go through it again."
"You’re not fat." As an outsider, she remarked that Sheng Yi wasn’t fat, but from an insider’s perspective, Gu Yuan said, "You still need to control your diet to look good on camera."
"I’ve already started controlling my diet," Sheng Yi sighed while resting her chin on her hand. "You have no idea how sparse my meals have been recently, hardly seeing any meat. This bland lifestyle makes me feel like there’s nothing to look forward to in life."
Gu Yuan chuckled, "Is it that serious?"
"Hmm hmm hmm." Sheng Yi nodded fervently. "I’ve been dieting on vegetables for so long that when I’m out, I even wonder what human meat tastes like."
Gu Yuan: "..."
That indeed sounded a bit creepy.
"If you keep going like this, you’ll end up eating people," Gu Yuan joked.
Sheng Yi burst into laughter, seeing that Gu Yuan was genuinely in good spirits. She couldn’t help but ask, "Yuanyuan, have things been getting better between you and Chi Yu recently?"
The smile on Gu Yuan’s face remained, "Why is it that only Chi Yu can improve my mood?"
"Because before you met Chi Yu, to outsiders, you seemed like a machine with no human warmth. After meeting Chi Yu, you began experiencing the warmth of human life," Sheng Yi said truthfully.
Gu Yuan said, "In the future, there won’t be a place for Chi Yu in my world."
As soon as she said this.
Sheng Yi sensed something was wrong.
She thought things had gotten better between Yuanyuan and Chi Yu, but it seemed still quite serious. She decided not to bring it up again.
Sheng Yi quickly changed the subject and talked about some happy events recently.
As they chatted, Gu Yuan’s phone on the table rang. She picked it up to see it was a call from Chi Yu.
What else could he want?
Gu Yuan hung up!
As soon as she put the phone down, it rang again; it was still Chi Yu calling.
Gu Yuan refused the call.
When he called again, Gu Yuan directly blocked his number and was determined never to answer his calls again.
Sheng Yi asked curiously, "Who’s that, Yuanyuan?"
Gu Yuan replied, "Someone unimportant."
At this moment, at the Gu Group.
Dao An had just sat down at his desk when the assistant brought over a courier letter.
"Secretary Dao An, this letter just arrived by mail with President Gu’s name on it. Usually, we receive information about mail addressed to President Gu in advance for verification, but this letter came without any prior notice. It’s very strange..."
Dao An took the courier letter.
"You go ahead with your work; I’ll verify it with President Gu."
"Okay."
After the assistant left, Dao An checked the sender’s location; it was sent from Haojiang.
"Haojiang..." Dao An mused, as President Gu’s recent itinerary didn’t include a trip to Haojiang, nor were there any business talks with anyone there.
Though important documents are usually delivered directly to the Gu Family.
But since this letter had arrived, what if it’s something important?!
Dao An immediately called Gu Yuan, explained the situation about the letter. On the other end of the line, Gu Yuan was thinking about whether she had any recent interactions with anyone in Haojiang.
After thinking, she replied to Dao An, "I don’t recall anything. I’ll come back and check later. You can set the document aside; I’ll look at it when I return."
"Okay, Gu..."
"Or you could open it and have a look for me," Gu Yuan said.
After thinking for a moment, Dao An responded, "Better wait for President Gu to return and check it."
"Mm."
He hung up the phone, Dao An stood up and took the letter to Gu Yuan’s office.
Upon leaving Gu Yuan’s office, Dao An ran into Wen Bo.
Before Wen Bo gained power, he would greet Dao An with a smile. But now, having gained power, he loves to call Dao An Gu Yuan’s lapdog, speaking very unpleasant words.
Dao An never paid attention to Wen Bo’s mockery. As he was about to walk past, Wen Bo suddenly called out to him, "Wait a minute."
Dao An stopped and said, "What is it, Mr. Wen?"
"What do you mean ’Mr. Wen’, can’t you address people properly?" Wen Bo tidied his collar, "I’m your superior, you must address me as President Wen."
Dao An could speak both sensibly and sarcastically, so he followed Wen Bo’s lead and said, "President Wen."
"Say it again, President Wen."
"President Wen."
"Say it ten times."
"President Wen, President Wen, President Wen..."
Dao An did as he was told, calling him President Wen ten times.
Those ten calls of President Wen made Wen Bo thoroughly satisfied. With a wide smile, he patted Dao An on the shoulder and said, "At least you have a good eye, don’t worry. I won’t treat you unfairly in the future. Following me offers far more prospects than following Gu Yuan. Look at you, hanging around Gu Yuan for so long, and you’re still just a secretary, which is basically a lapdog."
Dao An tugged at his lips, forming a mocking smile visible from where Wen Bo couldn’t see.
Just a secretary, huh?!
To say Wen Bo has no intelligence isn’t unjustified.
The secretary and the director of the board’s secretary are two worlds apart.
Just as Dao An was about to leave, Wen Bo suddenly asked out of nowhere, "Was there a letter delivered just now?"
Dao An immediately thought of the letter sent to President Gu earlier, shook his head, "I don’t know."
Wen Bo had personally seen Dao An take a document into Gu Yuan’s office. Faced with Dao An’s feigned ignorance, he played along, "You don’t know, huh? No problem, if a letter arrives later, make sure Gu Yuan has a look right away. It’s very important."
Dao An’s heart sank.
Worried the letter was a trap, after Wen Bo left, Dao An returned to Gu Yuan’s office and opened the letter—
It was a photograph.
And the person in the photograph was almost unrecognizable, covered in blood and flesh.
The ground was stained with a pool of blood, the person’s face covered with bloodstains, and a strikingly noticeable golden bell on his wrist. But the person’s face was exceptionally pale, it was unclear if he was unconscious or already... dead...
Even someone as psychologically strong as Dao An was startled by the image upon seeing it.
But that wasn’t the main point.
The main point was the person in the photograph was...
Dao An immediately took out his phone to call Gu Yuan. As he began dialing, his hand, beyond his control, trembled slightly. Dao An tried to calm himself, "Don’t panic, don’t panic, inform President Gu first."
Inside the restaurant.
Gu Yuan went to the washroom, and on the table, the phone vibrated. Sheng Yi glanced at the caller ID; it was Dao An.
Concerned that the call from Dao An was important, Sheng Yi answered it.
"President Gu, something happened to Chi Yu, something really happened to Chi Yu."
An anxious voice came from the receiver, it was Dao An.
Sheng Yi frowned. Judging by Dao An’s urgent tone, it seemed serious, but it was related to Chi Yu...
Sheng Yi quickly said, "Dao An, it’s me, Sheng Yi."
"Miss Sheng Yi?? Why is it you?" Dao An paused for a moment before hastily asking, "Miss Sheng Yi, where’s President Gu? Where is he?"
"Yuanyuan..." Sheng Yi’s gaze landed on the person returning, she told the person on the other end of the line, "She’s back, Yuanyuan is back."
"Could you pass the phone to President Gu? I have something important to discuss with him."
Sheng Yi already knew that the call was about Chi Yu, as Dao An revealed this right at the beginning. Before Gu Yuan reached the table, Sheng Yi said to Dao An, "Yuanyuan doesn’t want to hear Chi Yu mentioned in front of her. I nearly upset her earlier, so avoid bringing up Chi Yu again."
Dao An: "..."
That photograph doesn’t seem like a prank.
And the bloodied person in the picture doesn’t look fake, or wait... what if it is fake??!
It’s unclear if someone is messing around.
But it doesn’t add up; Wen Bo subtly reminded him... To remember, Wen Bo suffered greatly at Chi Yu’s hands. Although he verbally promised President Gu he wouldn’t touch Chi Yu again, now that Wen Bo has power, if he wants revenge, Chi Yu likely can’t escape Wen Bo’s methods.
And now, Chi Yu’s life is hanging by a thread...
While Dao An hesitated, Sheng Yi had already returned the phone to Gu Yuan, "Yuanyuan, it’s Dao An calling, I answered because I thought it might be important."
"Mm." Gu Yuan sat down, took the phone, and held it to his ear, "What’s happening, Dao An?"
"President Gu." Dao An snapped back to reality.
Gu Yuan asked, "What’s the matter? If it’s about the meeting, I’ll be at the company shortly."
"President Gu, it’s about Chi Yu, Chi Yu has been..."
"If it’s concerning Chi Yu, you don’t need to say it." Gu Yuan truly didn’t want to hear Chi Yu’s name; her expression turned cold the moment she heard those two words.
"But President Gu..."
Dao An thought, it’s a matter of life and death concerning Chi Yu... Shouldn’t it really be mentioned?
