Chapter 44: Let Us In

Other than the two of them, there was nobody else in the villa. Hence, she did not even need to ask in order to know the answer.

She awkwardly stirred the porridge in her bowl and stuttered, “This porridge… is not bad.”

Gu Jinchen raised his head to look at her and said in a gentle tone of voice, “In that case, please eat more. After you are done, I will send you to the magazine agency.”

Last night, she had vomited everything out, and because of that, she was feeling a little hungry. She ate a bowl of porridge with salted vegetables as well as drank half a cup of milk.

Gu Jinchen saw that her appetite seemed good today and curled his lips upwards in satisfaction.

After breakfast, she rejected Gu Jinchen’s offer to send her to the magazine agency and decided to hail a cab herself.

When she entered the office, she immediately saw Qiu Shaoze coming over. He mysteriously asked, “Where did you go yesterday?”

“I went home.” She took out her phone, only to realize that her phone was out of battery. Luckily, she always brought a power bank along with her.

Qiu Shaoze replied with an “Oh” and asked her about last night’s progress. She shrugged her shoulders and expressed that she did not manage to get any information out of him.

If it was not for Gu Jinchen who came to rescue her, she would have landed in He Jiashan’s hands and lost her innocence.

However, little did she know, it was Ji Jinchuan who told someone to notify Gu Jinchen. She even thought that it was Gu Jinchen who had happened to see He Jiashan and her together and, thus, brought her back to the villa.

Since they could not get any information from He Jiashan, Shen Youran and Qiu Shaoze were at their wits’ end.

She refilled her cup from the pantry, and Qiu Shaoze excitedly showed her the latest news report.

The latest headlines showed that the Zhong Sheng Corporation decided to construct a resort in Chengnan, but it resulted in environmental pollution, which caused the nearby citizens to lodge many complaints. This had attracted the attention of the mayor, and He Zimin decided to personally investigate it.

As such, Shen Youran and Qiu Shaoze immediately took their cameras and used the company car to drive to Chengnan.

They drove for a good half an hour from the city center to Chengnan and did not dare to slow down as they did not want to miss this golden opportunity.

The resort had already completed a third of its construction and was located in a peaceful area. Mountains and rivers surrounded it, making it a suitable place for a vacation.

As it was still under construction, random people were not allowed to enter. Both of them were thus blocked at the gate by the security officers.

As Shen Youran had no other choice, she called Ji Jinchuan behind Qiu Shaoze’s back.

At the same time, Ji Jinchuan was also at the resort and was accompanying He Zimin to check on the nearby environment.

Initially, the construction of the resort was handled by another higher-up. However, now that such a thing had happened, as the boss of his company, Ji Jinchuan naturally could not wash his hands off this matter.

He answered the phone first before passing his phone to Xiao Cheng. Hence, when Shen Youran spoke, the phone was in Xiao Cheng’s hands.

Xiao Cheng took a look at Ji Jinchuan, who was walking with He Ziming, and went to a remote area to answer the call. “Ms. Shen?”

Shen Youran heard an unfamiliar voice and asked, “You are?”

“I am President Ji’s assistant, Xiao Cheng. President Ji is very busy right now. If there’s anything, I can pass on the message for you.”

Upon hearing his words, Shen Youran also did not want to beat around the bush anymore. “Is he busy with the Chengnan Resort’s incident? Is he at the resort right now?”

Xiao Cheng replied with a “Yes” and she continued asking, “Is Mayor He there too?”

Xiao Cheng felt very confused as he did not know why she was asking about that, but he still honestly replied, “Yes.”

“Since President Ji is busy, it’s fine if it’s you. I am outside the resort right now.”

Not long after she hung up the call, she saw a man dressed in his business attire walk out of the resort. The man walked toward her. “Ms. Shen, I am Xiao Cheng.”

Qiu Shaoze was taking pictures of the nearby infrastructure and, upon seeing Shen Youran and an unfamiliar man talking, he immediately walked over.

He had just walked over when he heard Shen Youran say, “We are here to find Mayor He. Please let us in.”