Chapter 377: Chapter 377 He Disappeared_1
 

The letter was long, and although the paper was imperfect, he wrote each word with great care.

Halfway through, my tears started flowing freely.

They dripped onto the paper, pitter-patter.

Wetting the letter, the ink blurred, smudging into a mess.

This was the only trace Gu Yuanzhou left me in this world, I couldn’t let them disappear.

I desperately dabbed at it with a tissue, trying to dry the watermark.

Unexpectedly, this only made things worse, not only smearing the writing further but even tearing the paper.

The torn part became a big black hole, just like my heart at this moment.

My last attempt at saving it was in vain, my heart was filled with utter despair.

Until a pair of hands reached over and took the letter away.

“I’m really useless, I even managed to ruin his parting letter.”

“It’s okay, these can be restored with photo editing software, leave it to me, I’ll have it fixed for you by tomorrow.”

“I don’t need you, I’ll do it myself, give it back to me!”

I even tried to reach out and get it back from Shen Yishu, but he refused, stuffing all the papers into a document bag.

Then he put it into his backpack.

“Shen Yishu, what are you doing!!”

“Xiaoyun, you divorced Ding Yinuo, didn’t you?”

“That’s my business, it’s none of your concern!”

“No, this concerns me. From now on, I’ve decided to take charge of you!”

“What are you talking about? Who wants you to take charge, give me the letter…”

“I will give it to you, but… you have to go somewhere with me first!”

“I don’t want to go anywhere right now!”

“Then I’m taking the letter with me.”

Although Shen Yishu is younger than me, after all, he is a man, tall and imposing.

For me to try and snatch something from him, I really couldn’t win.

I stood up, intending to chase after him, but he had already turned and walked away.

“Shen Yishu, stop right there!”

By the time I chased out, Shen Yishu had already got into the car, sitting in the driver’s seat looking at me.

“Get in!”

I hesitated for a few seconds, but still got into the car.

“Shen Yishu, you’ve changed!”

Shen Yishu turned to help me fasten my seatbelt.

“Where have I changed?”

“You wouldn’t have dared to provoke me like this before!”

“Ah… people have to grow up! I didn’t dare before… I still don’t dare now!”

Shen Yishu placed the bag where I couldn’t reach, leaving me no choice but to give up.

The car continued along the highway.

All the way, he kept talking nonsense, mentioning the various changes in the clothing market.

These were topics I used to be very interested in, but now I had no desire to listen.

After a while, I lowered my head, unlocked my phone, and quickly flipped through my photo album, hoping to find a picture of Gu Yuanzhou.

But I was disappointed.

After searching thoroughly, I found that my phone did not have a single picture of Gu Yuanzhou.

Indeed, this phone was not the same one I originally had.

In the Golden Bay fire, my old phone had been burnt to ashes, and all the photos on it were gone.

This phone, given to me by Ding Yinuo afterwards, did not contain any photos of Gu Yuanzhou.

So, I searched online for the name Gu Yuanzhou…

Then, something miraculous happened.

I couldn’t find any information related to Gu Yuanzhou online.

No photos of him, no information whatsoever.

I even clicked into the corporate registration of Zhenyi Company, but his name was nowhere to be seen.

When the company was first registered, Gu Yuanzhou was the legal representative, and he was also the CEO that followed.

But now everything is in my name.

What’s going on?

It was as if his entire existence had been erased.

I asked Shen Yishu in shock,

“Why can’t I find any information about Gu Yuanzhou online?”

Shen Yishu looked at me helplessly,

“A death row inmate is supposed to be stripped of all rights, right? I don’t know either!”

Indeed, Shen Yishu wasn’t aware of these matters; he didn’t study law.

So, I made a call to Zhou Chenming.

I repeated the question I had just asked Shen Yishu to him.

“Lawyer Zhou, why is there no information about Gu Yuanzhou online?”

Zhou Chenming was silent for a while,

“May I ask who is speaking?”

“Song… Xiaoyun!”

“Sorry! I’m very busy right now, Miss Song. If you have any issues, you can call the front desk of my law firm for information.”

“No, Lawyer Zhou, don’t pretend you don’t know me. It’s just a simple question; why are you pushing me off to the receptionist?”

“Miss Song, I really don’t know you that well. And as for your question, I can’t answer it right now.”

“You know who Gu Yuanzhou is, don’t you?”

“Sorry, I don’t know what you’re talking about!”

“What? Are you pretending you don’t know Gu Yuanzhou now?”

“Miss Song, could you please not hassle me? We honestly don’t know each other, and I’d rather you didn’t ask me these unreasonable questions again.”

I wanted to ask more, but Zhou Chenming actually hung up the phone.

When I called again, he no longer answered.

I angrily asked Shen Yishu,

“What’s the deal with Lawyer Zhou? He used to be Gu Yuanzhou’s lapdog, and now that he’s dead, he’s pretending he doesn’t even know him?”

Shen Yishu looked at me with sympathetic eyes,

“People are social beings. When you’re in a high position, many people will come to flatter and uphold you, only wanting to bask in your glory. So, who would want to associate with a death row inmate?”

Once Shen Yishu said this, I could only remain silent.

Has it really come to this?

Has Gu Yuanzhou become a rat everyone scorns, to the extent that even mentioning his name is shunned?

The car quietly continued for ten more minutes and eventually turned into an underground parking lot at an intersection.

When I stepped out of the car.

I hadn’t realized where we were yet; I was merely following Shen Yishu who had just gotten out, “Give me the letter!”

Shen Yishu hid his bag behind him and asked me,

“Look around, where do you think this is?”

“Where?”

I looked around, feeling a sense of familiarity…

After a long while, I remembered, this was Zhenyi Company.

In the moment I was slightly taken aback, Shen Yishu had already walked into the underground elevator, and I hurried after him.

Now I can’t even remember how long it has been since I last came here.

After getting into the elevator, I pressed for the eighth floor.

For many years, every time I came to the company with Gu Yuanzhou, he would park in the underground lot, and then we took this elevator together.

The same routine, for over a decade.

I almost didn’t need to look at the buttons when lifting my hand…

But now, I was the only one left.

The elevator quickly reached the company.

As soon as I walked in, I was startled by the scene in front of me.

Shocked, more like.

If it weren’t for Shen Yishu bringing me here, I would never have known that Zhenyi Company had changed this much.