The two finished lunch in an awkward atmosphere. Although there was still half an hour left, Fang Yanxi really didn't want to stay any longer. She smiled and said, "Hongyu, since there's nothing else, I'll head back to the company. We have a meeting later. As for your investment in opening a store, I'll contact you about it later."
"Okay, I'll escort you."
Guan Hongyu smiled and nodded, then got up and left the table with Fang Yanxi. After paying the bill, he drove her back to the building.
"Then I'll go in. You should head back too."
Fang Yanxi smiled and nodded at him, then turned and headed back to the building.
Guan Hongyu stood at the entrance, watching Fang Yanxi enter the building's ground floor lobby. He watched until she entered the elevator. Fang Yanxi glanced back, and the two made eye contact from a distance. Guan Hongyu smiled and waved at her.
This made Fang Yanxi's pretty face show an unnatural smile. Seeing the elevator door finally open, she didn't hesitate to step in quickly, disappearing from Guan Hongyu's sight. She couldn't help but feel relieved, always feeling that Guan Hongyu's gaze at her today was strange, making Fang Yanxi feel very uncomfortable.
Guan Hongyu instantly dropped his smile, returned to his motorcycle expressionlessly, unlocked it, put on his helmet, and rode away…
He went directly upstairs back to his president's office at Chaoting Group. Lin Xiaoqi, who had already finished eating and was tidying up in the office, saw her return. "President Fang, you're back. Did you have a pleasant lunch with Mr. Wan?"
Seeing the girl's teasing, Fang Yanxi said helplessly, "What Mr. Wan? He's a classmate of mine."
"Oh, a classmate. I thought Dr. Wan specifically invited you to lunch," Lin Xiaoqi teased with a charming laugh.
"Stop talking so much and hurry up and pack. We have a meeting later."
Fang Yanxi gave her a glare and then took her phone to a small balcony outside the office. Leaning against the steel railing, she directly called Wan Yunting…
Meanwhile, in the Traditional Chinese Medicine department, Wan Yunting was also taking advantage of the break between patients to eat the lunch he had packed from a small restaurant outside. He and Dai Qiuyue were eating in the consultation room. When he saw Fang Yanxi calling, Wan Yunting paused, glanced at Dai Qiuyue who was sitting next to him eating silently, then put down his lunchbox and picked up his phone. "You eat first, I'll take this call."
Dai Qiuyue's delicate eyebrows raised. She watched him take his phone directly to the small balcony outside to answer, clearly avoiding her.
"Yanxi, have you had lunch? Missing me already?"
Wan Yunting, also leaning against the balcony railing, watched Dai Qiuyue eating inside and lowered his voice, playfully teasing Fang Yanxi on the other end.
"Who's missing you?"
Hearing the man's flippant voice, she asked, "Have you eaten? Are you busy now?"
"Busy, I'm swamped. I saw over ten patients this morning and just got a moment to eat."
Wan Yunting smiled, but he knew that the woman calling at this time must have something to discuss. "Is there something you need?"
Hearing that the man was eating, Fang Yanxi got straight to the point. "I just finished lunch with Guan Hongyu!"
"Old Guan?"
Wan Yunting's expression faltered. Fang Yanxi said, "Yes, he invited me to lunch to discuss investment. He said he might settle in Hua Du City in the future and plans to open a flagship motorcycle store. He needs five million in investment, and he asked me to raise four million. I agreed."
Wan Yunting understood and smiled. "So that's what it is. But that old Guan is really something, why didn't he ask me for investment?"
"Do you have money?"
Fang Yanxi's tone carried a light laugh.
Wan Yunting, understanding the implication of her words, rolled his eyes and said smugly, "Although I don't have a lot of money, I can still come up with four million."
"Hehe, I really didn't expect you to have a secret stash," Fang Yanxi teased with a playful laugh.
"Ahem, Old Guan invited you to lunch just for investment matters?" Wan Yunting quickly changed the subject.
"Yes."
Fang Yanxi leaned her back against the steel railing, her left hand stroking her delicate chin, her brows slightly furrowed. She voiced her confusion. "But Yunting, I always feel that Guan Hongyu is a bit strange now!"
"Strange?"
Wan Yunting paused and asked, "What do you mean?"
Fang Yanxi said, "I can't quite explain it. In college, he was quite outgoing. But this time I saw him, he's become very reserved. Of course, it's normal for his personality to change drastically after what happened to his family, but when I had lunch with him today, he still gave me a strange feeling, I just can't pinpoint it!"
Hearing the woman say this, Wan Yunting also remembered seeing Guan Hongyu at Deyue Tower before. He had clearly sensed a strange, special aura around him, which had made him feel very peculiar at the time!
Perhaps it was for this reason that Fang Yanxi felt Guan Hongyu gave off a strange vibe.
"Alright, don't overthink it. After all, Old Guan has been through so much. It's normal for us to feel a bit distant after not seeing each other for so many years," Wan Yunting said with a smile.
"Okay, okay. That's all for now. I have a meeting. You should finish your meal quickly too." Fang Yanxi didn't dwell on it after hearing this.
"Okay, bye."
With that, they both hung up. Wan Yunting raised an eyebrow. Regarding Guan Hongyu, although he felt something was a little odd, he didn't think too much of it.
Wan Yunting then entered the consultation room and found Dai Qiuyue had already cleaned up the lunchboxes and was wiping the table with a paper towel. "Why did you clear away my food?"
Dai Qiuyue turned to look at him, feigning confusion. "Weren't you not eating anymore?"
Wan Yunting gave her a speechless glare, knowing that this girl was getting back at him.
"Dr. Wan, Officer Zhou is looking for you."
Just then, Sister Yan entered with Zhou Dong, Niu Qiuling, and two plainclothes police officers.
"Qiuyue, what are you doing here?"
Niu Qiuling looked at Dai Qiuyue in surprise in Wan Yunting's consultation room.
"Hello, Officer Niu."
Seeing Niu Qiuling, Dai Qiuyue smiled. "I'm working here now."
"Why did you come to work here?"
Niu Qiuling was shocked, then turned and glared at Wan Yunting. "Did you ask her to come work here?"
"What are you talking about?"
Wan Yunting glanced at Niu Qiuling, knowing that this girl was still sulking and was like a powder keg. He asked, "Captain Zhou, why have you come here today?"
"Wan Yunting, you've committed a crime!"
Just as Zhou Dong was about to speak, Niu Qiuling beat him to it, directly pulling out handcuffs. "Come on, come back to the station with me for investigation."
"Hey, you're really getting worked up."
Seeing Niu Qiuling about to cuff him, Wan Yunting couldn't help but glare, stepping back two paces. "What do you mean I committed a crime? What happened?"
"Alright, Qiuling, stop it."
Zhou Dong quickly stopped Niu Qiuling, who was trying to get revenge on Wan Yunting. He said, "Yunting, do you know Zhao Fuyang and Fei Xiang?"
Wan Yunting paused, nodded, and said, "Yes, they were my university classmates. What's wrong?"
"They're missing!" Niu Qiuling glanced at him and snorted.
"Missing?"
Wan Yunting was astonished. Looking at Niu Qiuling and Zhou Dong, he raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise, "How did those two go missing?"