Jiang Nuan looked at her empty palm, slightly stunned. She had been robbed in broad daylight.
She watched the man running ahead in the crowd, disappearing like a gust of wind.
Mu Jiuchen also realized that Jiang Nuan’s phone had been snatched.
He was about to give chase when Jiang Nuan stopped him.
Mu Jiuchen understood instantly. "Nuannuan, are you afraid it's a diversion?"
Jiang Nuan nodded slightly. "There's a possibility! But not necessarily."
Jiang Nuan suspected it was Lin Zeyan’s people. He couldn’t unlock the poison she had injected him with.
Lin Zeyan would feel weak all over for a period of time, lacking energy for anything. This was his punishment.
In ten days, even without an antidote, the toxin would be metabolized by his body. She couldn't be as vicious as Lin Zeyan!
Mu Jiuchen pondered, looking around. No suspicious figures appeared.
"Nuannuan, it shouldn't be. They snatched your phone, they must want to know its secrets. What’s in your phone?"
He pulled her to a less crowded area.
Jiang Nuan gave a cryptic smile. Her secrets were not easily uncovered. "There’s nothing important in my phone. I just make calls and send messages. I deleted all the messages I sent. It’s hard for them to know my secrets, which is why I didn’t let you chase them. Let’s go buy a new phone first and get a replacement SIM card."
Mu Jiuchen glanced at a nearby shopping mall. "Let’s buy one in the mall."
Jiang Nuan: "Okay!"
The two walked towards the mall.
In a car not far away, Chu Yunying watched Jiang Nuan and Mu Jiuchen enter the mall together and was very surprised.
Mu Jiuchen hadn't gone after the thief!
She truly couldn't understand him.
Her diversion tactic had failed.
Jiang Nuan's phone must contain many secrets, yet he remained so indifferent?
Chu Yunying watched them go in and then drove away. In such a bustling area, it was easiest to deal with people.
But Jiang Nuan and Mu Jiuchen hadn't pursued the person who snatched the phone.
Chu Yunying bit her lip, unwillingly driving away.
The car drove to an alley they had agreed upon. A man in a black jersey quickly got into the car, pulling down his hood to hide his face.
He smiled at Chu Yunying, his breathing ragged. "Here."
"Okay!" Chu Yunying took Jiang Nuan's phone. She pressed the screen to unlock it, which required a password.
Chu Yunying: "..."
"Can you unlock the password?"
The young man chuckled eerily. "I tried unlocking it while waiting for you. I couldn't. After three failed attempts, the phone automatically locked. It can't be opened at all. The other party is an expert."
Chu Yunying: "..."
"Who do you think is an expert around her? This phone must have the secrets I need."
The man said slowly with a smile, "Not necessarily!"
"Why?" Chu Yunying was confused. Someone like Jiang Nuan must have many secrets.
The man explained, "First, she's very rich. For security reasons, she wouldn't put many company matters on her phone. Second, people of their status and standing wouldn't easily let their secrets be seen. They would have other apps. If the phone is lost, they can just buy a new one and get a replacement SIM card. The phone in our hands will then become useless."
The man smiled, looking thoughtfully at the phone in her hand.
"You can't unlock it either? Jiang Nuan is a rich prize. If you can capture her, you'll get hundreds of millions of yuan. You're short on money, and Jiang Nuan is a very good target."
Chu Yunying tempted him.
The man sneered, glancing at her lightly, his smile eerie. "I am indeed short on money, but I know my limits. I can't afford to mess with this woman."
After saying that, he pulled the car door open to get out.
Chu Yunying quickly called out to him, "So, you don't want to save your girlfriend anymore?"
The man waved his hand impatiently. "I need to stay alive to save her. If I provoke this woman and can't even save my own life, how can I save my girlfriend? Alright, today's mission is complete. I'm in a bad mood, so transfer the money."
The man walked away.
Chu Yunying frowned and could only transfer the money to him.
This man was short on money, and she would need him later.
Chu Yunying wasn't in a hurry. Good things take time.
Jiang Nuan and Mu Jiuchen bought a new phone and got a replacement SIM card. Then, she imported the important data from her old phone into a special software. After that, she opened a software with a compass icon, and the location of another phone appeared.
Jiang Nuan looked at it, lost in thought.
"Hongjin City," Mu Jiuchen also saw it.
Jiang Nuan narrowed her eyes. Hongjin City was the villa complex where Hong Bin was currently living.
The surrounding lights were dazzling, falling on Jiang Nuan's thoughtful, beautiful face. Mu Jiuchen looked at her and asked, "Nuannuan, what's wrong?"
Jiang Nuan came back to her senses, shaking her head slightly. The light in her eyes reflected fragmented rays, making it impossible to see what she was thinking.
"It's nothing. Let's go back. The other phone is useless now. Even if they get it, it's no good."
Jiang Nuan put the new phone in her bag. She had thought it was Lin Zeyan, but seeing the location, it wasn't. It was Chu Yunying, or Hong Bin, or perhaps both of them acting together.
Mu Jiuchen: "..."
He could tell she was hiding something from him. That was her nature; she tried not to let him know about dangerous things. When she was in danger, he was always the last to know.
...
Chu Yunying arrived at Hong Bin's villa and took out Jiang Nuan's phone again. No matter how she pressed the side buttons, the screen remained black. It seemed what he had said was correct.
After Jiang Nuan switched to a new phone, her old one became useless.
Chu Yunying angrily threw the phone into the trash can.
She then received a message from the man.
[By the way, after the phone screen goes black, you'd better throw it far away. It's definitely got a tracker inside.]
Chu Yunying: "..."
She quickly sent a message, [Why are you telling me this now?]
[It's not too late to tell you now. As long as you throw the phone far away, no one will find it.]
Chu Yunying got up again, picked up the trash bag, and went out. She happened to run into Hong Bin returning.
Hong Bin saw Chu Yunying at home and looked at her beautiful face with greedy eyes. "Yingying, where are you going?"
Chu Yunying smiled gently. "Brother Hong, you're back. I'm going to throw out the trash."
Hong Bin took the trash bag and said, "Yingying, I'll throw it out."
Chu Yunying watched him smile happily. Something good must have happened. Hong Bin was like this; as long as there was money, he would smile happily.
She warned herself inwardly. She had already fallen. As long as she endured all the hardships, all the beautiful things would come blossoming.
...
The next day, Jiang Nuan waited for Mu Jiuchen to leave before meeting with Number One. However, Mu Jiuchen had no intention of going out today.
In the afternoon, Mu Jiuchen went to the kitchen to prepare dinner. Jiang Nuan couldn't help but ask, "Husband, aren't you going to the company today?"
Mu Jiuchen looked at her, somewhat confused, and pointed at the sunset outside. "Wife, did you just wake up? It's after work hours. What would I do at the company?"
Jiang Nuan: "!!"
Mu Jiuchen looked at her, amused, and asked casually, "What about you? Is there something you're hiding from me?"