Chapter 85: Unexpected Encounter on the Way to Pick Up

  Bai Wei sat on the flight to the capital airport, her mind still thinking about what Yang Yi said when he sent herself to the airport in the morning.

  "Xiao Wei, we've known each other for more than four months now, right?"

  Patty nodded, her eyes looking through the windshield at the cars coming and going on the road.

  "Yang Yi, I've always had a question I wanted to ask you."

  "May I ask, will you answer all questions?"

  Yang Yi glanced at Bai Wei, but when she spoke, she didn't turn her head in his direction, her eyes fixed on the outside of the car.

  "It seems like I hadn't seen you before school started."

  Baiwei's implication was clear: she was asking Yang Yi, "We haven't even met before, so why are you sending me flowers?"

  "Hehe, is this the question? Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

  "What do you think?"

  At this time, Bai Wei turned her head and looked at Yang Yi with a smile all over his face.

  "Okay, I'll tell you the truth. Actually, when school started last year, I already knew you."

  Bo Wei's eyes were full of curiosity as she continued to stare at Yang Yi, waiting for him to continue.

  "To be exact, it was when the freshmen first reported last year that I noticed you."

  As he spoke, Yang Yi also turned his head and looked at Bai Wei with a pleased expression.

  "At that time, Xiaowei looked like a middle school student from afar. She was slender and weak, and seemed as if she could be blown away by the wind when walking. At that moment, I happened to pass by the new student registration point on my way to find Professor Wang in the Civil Engineering Department for some advice, and caught sight of Xiaowei's pale face."

  Bai Wei knew that Yang Yi's description of herself at the time was not wrong, only she hadn't noticed Yang Yi.

  "What's next?"

  "At first, I didn't notice either, just thought you were a bit special, although your body was a bit weak, but the temperament on your body was different from others. At that time, I also thought that if this girl had a healthy body in the future, she would definitely be the most attractive girl in the school."

  "Does it matter?"

  Although she said so, Pei Wei still had some pride in her heart. This semester, she also heard Ye Wenwen and Hu Chunyun say that many good boys privately evaluated themselves as one of the three most beautiful girls in school.

  "How could it be? Doesn't Xiao Wei know that you're now the real school flower?"

  Bai Wei smiled lightly and waited for Yang Yi to continue speaking.

  "I saw you again at the autumn sports day last year. However, that time I saw your condition, it seemed even worse than when school just started, sitting weakly in the stands. Until the new semester started, and once again recognized you in a performance by the school dance team, almost to the point of being stunning."

  Bai Wei heard Yang Yi say this, and she couldn't be sure if it was true or not. If it were really as Yang Yi said, that he had seen her three times before, then with Yang Yi's exceptional appearance, she shouldn't have no impression at all.

  Seeing Bai Wei remaining silent and not speaking, Yang Yi joked:

  "Isn't there a play called 'Tang Bohu's Three Smiles and Autumn Fragrance'? Although Xiaowei hasn't laughed even once, we have indeed met three times."

  "So you want Duanmu Lin to help you deliver flowers to me?"

  "Xiao Wei is really clever, she even guessed this?"

  "I also just guessed recently, and who has been reporting my movements to you all along?"

  Yang Yi looked at Bai Wei in surprise, but still honestly said to her:

  "There is indeed someone who has been reporting your whereabouts to me, but can we not tell Xiaowei for now?"

  "I'm just curious, if it's inconvenient to say then don't say it."

  Bai Wei's tone was very casual, without any hint of blaming Yang Yi.

  The atmosphere in the car became slightly awkward, and they arrived at the airport terminal. Bai Wei opened the door and got out of the car, while Yang Yi took her luggage from the trunk, indicating that he would escort her inside.

  "Yang Yi, just send it here, thank you."

  "Xiao Wei, there's something I've been wanting to tell you."

  "What?"

  "After school starts, can you accompany me back home to meet my parents?"

  "What?!"

  Bai Wei wasn't pretending this time, she really hadn't expected Yang Yi to ask such a question. Her cheeks slightly flushed, she lowered her head and looked at her toes, saying softly:

  "Let's talk about it after school starts."

  Baiwei actually wanted to say: Yang Yi, we are not suitable for each other, let's just end it here. But the words reached her lips, Baiwei thought, still unclear about Yang Yi's true intentions in pursuing her, so she changed her mind at the last minute.

  "Alright then, shall I walk you in?"

  "Never mind, goodbye."

  "The day after tomorrow I'll arrive and then give you a call."

  Baiwei didn't respond and directly pulled her luggage into the waiting lounge.

  At this time, sitting in the seat, slightly closing her eyes, Bai Wei thought silently in her heart, if she hadn't discovered that Yang Yi was acting for her to see, would she have agreed to Yang Yi's request?

  More than two hours after the plane landed at the capital airport, Pei Wei immediately took out her mobile phone and dialed Cong Ye's number. Last night, Pei Wei had already told Cong Ye and Yan Qingcheng about her flight and arrival time, saying that Cong Ye would come to the airport to pick her up, so Pei Wei wanted to ask if Cong Ye had arrived.

  However, the phone rang for a long time, but no one answered. Pei Wei had to call Yan Qingcheng again. This time it also rang for a long time, and still no one answered.

  Bai Wei made two consecutive calls that didn't get through, and her heart inexplicably became anxious. Standing at the exit of the waiting lounge, she dialed Zhi Xiao Hui's phone number again. Soon, the call got through.

  "Xiao Hui jie, I am Xiao Wei."

  "Xiao Wei, Cong Ye and your sister-in-law have gone to pick you up, haven't you seen them yet?"

  "No, I called them and no one answered."

  "How could this be?"

  "Don't believe me? Give it a try and see?"

  "Okay, you wait, I'll contact them right away."

  Zhi Xiaohui also made consecutive calls to Cong Ye and Yan Qingcheng, just like Bai Wei said, the phone was connected, but no one answered. Zhi Xiaohui was puzzled, hurriedly found Wu Chen, asked for the driver's phone number, same situation, still no one answered. Had to call Bai Wei again, saying:

  "Xiao Wei, not only can't they get through on their phones, but the driver's phone is also not being answered. Why don't you take a taxi and leave first? They might have encountered some urgent matter."

  "What could it be, Little Hui?"

  "I don't know either."

  Bai Wei hung up the phone, and couldn't help but think of bad possibilities. She hastily got into a taxi waiting at the airport terminal, told the driver her grandparents' address, and continued to call Cong Ye and Yan Qingcheng's phones.

  After Zhi Xiaohui and Bai Wei finished their phone call, they didn't feel at ease either. They quickly told Wu Chen about the situation, and Wu Chen reported it to Qi Lao. Qi Lao said:

  "Why don't you take another car and go check again, in case something unexpected happened."

  "Yes."

  Wu Chen hastily got a car and drove it himself, with Zhi Xiao Hui following closely behind. When they arrived at the city district, they originally planned to go to the airport via Nanjing Road, but seeing that Nanjing Road was severely congested, Wu Chen took a detour. After leaving the city district, they followed the highway leading to the airport, searching for Cong Ye and Yan Qing Cheng's military vehicle along the way. Wu Chen drove all the way to the airport without spotting Cong Ye and Yan Qing Cheng's car, still puzzled in his heart - since the two were clearly coming to pick someone up at the airport, why weren't they on the road leading to the airport?

  On the way back, Qi Lao called Wu Chen and told him that Cong Ye's car was now on Nanjing Road in the city, saying that the two of them, along with the driver and vehicle, had been hijacked.

  "Director Qi, how could someone dare to hijack a military vehicle?"

  "The current situation is unclear, it was the Dongcheng Public Security Bureau that found the retirement home based on the license plate number and notified us. You go there immediately to check the situation and report back to me right away. Ensure the personal safety of Lu Ye and his two companions."

  "Yes."

  At noon, knowing that Baiwei's flight would arrive at 12:10, considering that the city section often jams, Congye and Yan Qingcheng left the dormitory more than an hour in advance. As soon as they entered Nanjing Road, the car was severely congested, and it was already stuck in the middle, unable to turn around and choose another route.

  As the car inched forward, Cong Ye and Yan Qingcheng grew increasingly anxious, thinking that at this rate, they would definitely miss Bertha's flight. So they discussed it and decided to get off the bus and walk into another street to take a taxi to the airport. Although they couldn't pick up Bertha, they could call her later and let her take a taxi into the city herself, which wasn't a big deal. It was just that both of them felt that since they had already agreed with Bertha and had come out, there was no need to wait here anymore.

  As they walked onto the sidewalk from the congested traffic, they happened to see a public restroom. Yan Qingcheng said to Cong Ye:

  "Wait for me for a moment, I'm going to the restroom."

  Yan Qingshi reminded him, Cong Ye also wanted to go to the toilet to pee, so he also walked into the men's restroom.

  Cong Ye had just finished washing up and hadn't even had time to tie his belt properly when he heard a cry of surprise from outside, in Yan Qing Cheng's voice.

  "What are you doing?!"

  Cong Ye hastily tied his belt and ran out, only to see a familiar old man with one arm around Yan Qingcheng's neck and the other hand holding a knife slightly longer than a fruit knife, with the blade tightly pressed against Yan Qingcheng's neck. At this moment, Cong Ye suddenly remembered that twice in Guanhai City, he had first taken Zhuo Xiao Hui hostage and then returned to steal that piece of clothing. The old man in front of him was indeed that person.

  "What are you going to do?!"

  Cong Ye shouted angrily and was about to step forward, but saw the old man staring at him with a hungry gaze while his hand moved slightly, causing a thread of blood to flow from Yan Qingcheng's white neck. Cong Ye had no choice but to stop in his tracks, although he knew the other party's intentions. However, two things held him back: firstly, the card with 1 million yuan that he had left with Yan Qingcheng, and secondly, he was unwilling to return the 1 million yuan to the other party so easily.