Chapter 989
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Xia Shangzhou searched through all of the places that Lin Jiayi liked to visit, the places that she frequented, and the places that she might visit, but he was still unable to find Lin Jiayi.
Along the way, other than calling Lin Jiayi a few times, Xia Shangzhou also called Lin Jiage. He learned that Lin Jiage and the others hadn't been able to contact Lin Jiayi while he was away, and Lin Jiayi hadn't appeared at his birthday banquet either.
As it was already very late, Lin Jiage told Xia Shangzhou that they were preparing to leave. Before hanging up the call, Lin Jiage could tell that Xia Shangzhou was overly anxious, so he consoled him by saying that Lin Jiayi would be fine. Even if someone were to harbor evil intentions, the one who would be in trouble would be the one who would be in trouble. Lin Jiage even added that the fact that Lin Jiayi's call was able to get through to him could only mean one thing — Lin Jiayi didn't want to answer his call. If something had really happened, she would have been the first person to get through to him.
Xia Shangzhou knew that Lin Jiage was right, and he knew that the security in the capital had always been good. Even in the dead of the night, it was unlikely that anything would happen. However, he still felt an inexplicable unease in his heart, as if something huge had happened tonight.
After hanging up the call with Lin Jiage, Xia Shangzhou sat in his car for a while. Thinking that he wouldn't be able to fall asleep even if he were to return home, he decided to give it a try and drive along the dark streets of Beijing to see if he could find Lin Jiayi or not.
Perhaps the heavens had seen his sincerity, or perhaps he was just lucky, but when it was nearing half-past eleven, just as Xia Shangzhou was thinking about giving up on returning home if he still couldn't find Lin Jiayi, he suddenly saw Lin Jiayi at the entrance of a clubhouse.
She was wearing a black dress and a pair of high heels. Standing by the roadside, she would glance at the entrance of the clubhouse from time to time, as if waiting for someone to come out.
It was summer, so it wasn't cold at night. However, it seemed like she had been standing there for too long in her high heels that her feet were starting to feel uncomfortable. She was constantly changing her posture, and from time to time, she would even bend over to massage her calves.
Upon seeing this sight, Xia Shangzhou immediately stepped on the brakes without any hesitation.
He unbuckled his seatbelt and quickly jumped out of the car. Without even calling her name, he ran to the back of the car, opened the trunk, and took out a pair of comfortable slippers.
He pressed the lock on the trunk and grabbed his slippers. Just as he was about to make his way over to Lin Jiayi, he saw Lin Jiayi, who was pacing back and forth at the entrance of the clubhouse, suddenly looking as if she had seen a great ray of hope, and her eyes lit up. She seemed to be very nervous about something, and after a moment of hesitation, she finally raised her feet and began making her way over to the entrance of the clubhouse.
It was rare for Lin Jiayi to hesitate in such a manner. She was usually a person who worked swiftly and energetically, and it was rare for her to hesitate like this.
Seeing her like this, Xia Shangzhou frowned slightly. He instinctively stopped in his tracks and looked in the direction she was running to.
A few men in suits walked out of the clubhouse.
One of the men was someone whom Xia Shangzhou had never seen before, but he was extremely familiar with. He had once seen his photo in Lin Jiayi's office, and even though many years had passed and his appearance had changed a little, he was still able to recognize him.
That man was his nightmare, her sweet dream.
That man was her first love, the man whom she had muttered innumerable times in her drunken stupor.
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