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Chapter 11
Chapter 11
Li Shuo's mind went blank for a moment.
Those short few lines were almost blurred by him. He pressed the call back button hard, but the phone turned off unexpectedly. He kicked the table angrily, and called his assistant.
The phone rang for a long time before answering. Li Shuo had long forgotten that it was midnight in China. As soon as he answered, he roared, "Where's Li Chengxiu!"
The assistant was stunned, not because he didn't wake up, but because he had been with Li Shuo for more than three years, he had never seen the boss so fierce, and he said, "Ah... Li... Li Chengxiu?"
"Where's Li Chengxiu?!"
"He...he's..." The assistant was a little sober, "Isn't he home? I'll pick him up tomorrow and help him move to the hotel."
Li Shuo wiped his face hard and forced himself to calm down: "Xiao Guo, you have to work hard, go to Li Chengxiu's house now, he may be gone."
"Let's go? I talked to him on the phone during the day to set a moving time."
"Go now and reply to me after confirmation."
"Yes, yes, I'll go now." The assistant hurriedly crawled out of the bed.
After hanging up the phone, Li Shuo paced back and forth anxiously in the room, and read the text message several times. Although the text was so bland, Li Shuo still smelled a sense of despair.
Ten times* it was Shao Qun who went to Li Chengxiu and threatened him with his own affairs...
He has been worried about the accident for the past two days, but it still happened. He didn't think that Shao Qun would go to trouble, but he thought that maybe after seeing Shao Qun, Li Chengxiu would be more disheartened and more willing to come to him.
So he just left like this? !
Where will he go? Who will he go to? Will he still contact him?
Li Shuo felt that his emotions were boiling. Worry, confusion, and anxiety rushed out. If he hadn't been too far away, he wouldn't be so nervous.
After fidgeting in the room for half an hour, the assistant called back.
Li Shuo was still looking forward to it: "How is it?"
"There's really no one at home." The assistant's voice seemed to be about to cry. "I asked the security guard and said that the person left during the day with luggage. Boss Li, what should I do?"
Li Shuo closed his eyes and took a deep breath: "Book me a ticket and I'll go back."
"But Mr. Xiang said you must never come back..."
"Don't worry about it, book it for me..." Li Shuo calculated the fastest time he could get back to New York to pack up and get to the airport, "The plane after seven [VK+Net King] Feikong Biying, warm sun Cool Xin."
"...Okay, okay."
"Go check all the traffic information you can find immediately, and be sure to find Li Chengxiu."
"Yes!"
Li Shuo rubbed his temples twice, threw the phone aside, and started packing.
I can't think about it so much now. Even if Li Chengxiu wants to break up with him and would rather leave than come to the United States, the pain and despair he read from this text message is enough to make him understand that Li Chengxiu needs help now. At this time, how could he be on vacation here safely!
After hastily packed his luggage, he picked up the box and was about to go downstairs.
As soon as he opened the door, Zhao Jinxin happened to knock on the door, but before he could put down his hand in midair, his eyes fell to Li Shuo's suitcase: "Where are you going?"
"I want to go home." Li Shuo passed him and was about to leave.
Zhao Jinxin held his shoulder: "What's the matter? In a hurry."
"I don't want to explain. In short, there is something urgent. I want to go back immediately." Li Shuo reached out and tried to push him away.
Zhao Jinxin grabbed Li Shuo's arm, moved forward, then clamped his neck with his right arm, almost hugged him, and then turned around and dragged him into the room.
The series of actions were too fast and neat, and before Li Shuo recovered, Zhao Jinxin had already kicked the door. Although Li Shuo didn't understand martial arts, he always felt that it was a kind of gentle and improved version of grabbing. His neck was restrained like this, and he wouldn't suffocate, but he couldn't break free.
Zhao Jinxin quickly let go of his hand, but just blocked the door and looked at Li Shuo with a smile.
Li Shuo dropped the box and said angrily, "What are you doing?! I'm really in a hurry!"
"You agreed to drink with me tonight." Zhao Jinxin said innocently.
"You're a little heavy, okay?"
Zhao Jinxin shrugged and said sternly, "I don't know what's going on in your country, but have you forgotten that you are taking a risk when you return to China now?"
"I know, but I have to go back."
"why?"
"This matter has nothing to do with you."
Zhao Jinxin opened his arms and smiled: "If you don't tell me, I won't let you go, baby, you really can't beat me."
Li Shuo clenched his fists. He really didn't have the heart to verify that what Zhao Jinxin said was true or false. He took a deep breath: "Li Chengxiu may be missing."
Zhao Jinxin was taken aback: "What?"
Li Shuo said irritably: "I can't explain it to you, in short, I'm going back to China now and get out of the way."
Zhao Jinxin blocked the door without moving an inch: "Missing? Why?"
"What does this have to do with you!" Li Shuo raised his voice. "He sent a text message and left. It might be serious. Can you be more sensible?
Zhao Jinxin's face changed slightly: "Go? He took the initiative to go?"
"right!"
Zhao Jinxin pondered for two seconds: "He's gone, what's the use of you going back?"
"you……"
"If you can't go back, you should find it or you can find it. If you can't find it, you can't find it." Zhao Jinxin interrupted him, "On the contrary, if you go back and something goes wrong, how much energy can you devote to find him? It's just messing up."
Li Shuo was speechless for a while.
Zhao Jinxin came over and pressed him on his shoulder to let him sit down, "You calm down first. It's only been over an hour since you returned to your room, which means that you received news and made a decision in such a short period of time. Yes, don't you think it's too impulsive and reckless?" The voice was gentle and gentle, with a reassuring force.
Li Shuo stared at the carpet dully, his stiff spine slowly relaxed, accompanied by a sigh.
Zhao Jinxin squatted in front of him, held his hand, and said with a smile, "Actually, you can figure it out if you think about it, don't worry, don't be impulsive, you're not like the usual Uncle Li."
Li Shuo forced a smile. Speaking of which, he certainly did not understand. He really can't go back. As far as looking for someone, what he can do is to spend money and find relationships. He can communicate with him by phone. If he goes back and is detained, wouldn't he be attacked from head to toe? , difficult to take into account.
But he is so confused now that he can't even sit on a stool.
Zhao Jinxin squeezed the palm of his hand: "If you are in such a hurry, it would be good for me."
Li Shuo couldn't look directly at Zhao Jinxin's eager gaze for a while, so he avoided his gaze and stood up.
Zhao Jinxin was very different from when they first met. The first time we met, this man was frivolous and reckless, like a gorgeous poisonous snake, approaching step by step, so it was only suitable for viewing from a distance. Later, found out that he likes to be coquettish, play tricks, and sultry, but he always controls it within a certain measure. , which makes people disgusted, and sometimes even feels a bit cutesy, but as the contact deepened, Li Shuo gradually became confused and dazed by the admiration he showed, and also caught a glimpse of the tenderness behind his cynicism.
His impression of Zhao Jinxin has soared from the bottom of the valley, and now he feels a little guilty for not being able to respond to Zhao Jinxin's enthusiasm.
Zhao Jinxin also stood up: "I have many friends in China, and I will definitely help you find them. Don't talk to me at this time. Finding talents is the most important thing, isn't it?"
Li Shuo opened his mouth, and finally nodded slowly: "Jin Xin, thank you."
"You're welcome." Zhao Jinxin gently hooked Li Shuo's chin with his index finger, "So, did you break up?"
Li Shuo was slightly startled: "How can I think about this now?"
"Don't run away, isn't Li Chengxiu's attitude obvious enough?"
Li Shuo turned his face away: "It must be difficult for him now. Whether we break up or not, I hope he is well and will help him."
"You are such a good person." Zhao Jinxin said slowly.
For some reason, Li Shuo listened to this sentence with a bit of irony. He thought he was thinking too much, or maybe Zhao Jinxin was jealous.
Li Shuo shook his head: "Jin Xin, please leave me alone for a while, Dongfang Invincible Rebirth End Times."
"Okay." Zhao Jinxin patted him on the shoulder, "You send the information you have so far to my mobile phone, and I will go to a friend for help. Don't worry, we will definitely find him."
Li Shuo nodded gratefully.
Since it was still dark in the country, Li Shuo anxiously waited for the news from the other side. He repeatedly recalled the bits and pieces after he met Li Chengxiu, and the more he thought about it, the more he panicked.
He was a little unwilling. He asked himself that he was an upright, kind, and self-disciplined person. He never deviates greatly in his conduct and behavior, and he has always been popular. Why is his emotional experience always unsatisfactory?
Not to mention those childish feelings when he was a teenager, his once favorite and like-minded boyfriend in college parted ways because of temporary regrets and refusing to go to Africa with him. No matter who he associates with these years, he is sincere. Treat each other and respect each other, but in the end, without exception, they all move towards breaking up.
He wasn't even sure what he had done wrong.
There was one person who told him frankly that he was too rational to feel much love.
Thinking of that person, it was a quirky little boy he once liked, and it happened to be a mutual friend of him and Li Chengxiu. He took out his mobile phone and made a call.
An extremely impatient voice came from the other end of the phone: "Who?"
"Xiaohui, it's me, Li Shuo."
"Hmm..." The voice became a little more awake, "Hey? Brother Li, why are you calling so late... so early? You get up two hours early and doze off all morning." Before he finished speaking, he called A big yawn.
"Xiaohui, has Cheng Xiu been looking for you again?"
"Not recently. I called me today and said I was going to find a relative."
"Which relative, where?"
Wen Xiaohui obviously realized that something was wrong and said anxiously, "I didn't say anything, what's the matter?"
"He left, sent me a text, then turned it off and can't find anyone now."
"What!" Wen Xiaohui howled and said again, "Say, maybe he really went to visit relatives. He was in a normal state on the phone call today. Maybe the phone is out of power when he turned it off?"
"I'm afraid it's not that simple." Li Shuo said solemnly, "If Li Chengxiu contacts you again, be sure to tell me right away, or tell me where you think he might go."
"I-I-I-I'm thinking about it now."
Li Shuo just locked himself in the room, struggling to find someone through various channels, and the afternoon passed in a blink of an eye, and the country was completely awake, while Li Chengxiu still had no news.
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door, pulling Li Shuo's emotions back a little from the darkness, and he said, "Please come in."
The door opened, Zhao Jinxin walked in, smiled and said, "It's time to go drink with me."
Li Shuo said helplessly, "What's my mood right now..." Halfway through he said, he changed his mind. Sometimes, wine is really a good thing. For example, now, he really wants to get drunk.
Zhao Jinxin saw through his thoughts at a glance, and blinked: "Come with me."