When Qin Chuan returned to the private room, everyone noticed his unusual expression and asked with concern what was wrong.
Among them, Fang Rumei was the most anxious. She intimately stood up, grabbed Qin Chuan's arm, and looked at him with concern.
This scene was precisely observed by An Nuo, who was sitting beside him, and her brow furrowed tightly.
"I'm fine, it's just that the effects of the alcohol surged again, making me a little uncomfortable," Qin Chuan said, taking a deep breath before forcing a smile.
"If you can't handle your drink, don't drink so much. You guys are too much, forcing him to drink so much when he's alone. Even an iron man can't stand it!" Fang Rumei chided everyone.
"It's getting late, why don't we call it a night? Everyone should go back and rest."
Seeing that Qin Chuan's complexion was indeed not right, everyone immediately agreed.
After the banquet broke up, people gradually left.
In the end, only Qin Chuan, Fang Rumei, An Nuo, and even Qin Chuan's elder brother-in-law remained.
"Are the three of you really not going to tell me anything about Xiao Mo's current situation?" Qin Chuan asked.
His question was met with silence. An Nuo and Fang Rumei knew the truth, while his brother-in-law, Yang Conglong, only knew that Qin Chuan and his sister seemed to have had a falling out, but he was unaware of the specific reason.
Hearing this, he opened his mouth, but finding that neither Fang Rumei nor An Nuo spoke, he also closed his mouth.
"Good! Very good!!"
"Since that's the case, I'll have my friends in the capital help me keep a close watch."
"If I can't find him in a day, I'll take ten days. If I can't find him in ten days, I'll take a month, half a year, or even longer. Eventually, I'll find Xiao Mo."
Qin Chuan pointed his finger at each of the three people before him, his steps unsteady, nearly falling.
Fang Rumei, seeing this, wanted to help him, but Qin Chuan pushed her away.
"I don't need your help, I can walk myself!"
Zheng Chengdao, who had been acting as their driver nearby, walked over and, with practiced ease, helped Qin Chuan into the car.
"Everyone, I apologize. My boss has had too much to drink, so we'll be leaving now!" Zheng Chengdao said to the three.
"Hurry and drive him back, he's drunk too much!" Fang Rumei instructed.
Zheng Chengdao drove away. After watching the Tiger Head Benz depart, Yang Conglong couldn't suppress his curiosity and asked the two women, "What exactly happened between Qin Chuan and Xiao Mo that you're both targeting him?"
"Hmph!!!" An Nuo snorted in disdain and mockery at Yang Conglong's question.
Yang Conglong awkwardly touched his nose and turned to leave. He didn't want to get on anyone's bad side for no reason. If they didn't want to tell him, then he didn't care to know.
"An Nuo, I'll be going back too!" Fang Rumei said.
"Wait a moment!" To her surprise, An Nuo reached out and stopped her. Her serious eyes, filled with scrutiny, stared intently into Fang Rumei's eyes.
"An Nuo, why are you looking at me like that?" Fang Rumei asked, feeling inexplicably guilty and awkward.
"Rumei, we've been sisters for many years, and our bond is deep. I'll speak frankly!" An Nuo said.
Fang Rumei smiled, "Just say what you need to say. What can't we discuss between sisters?"
"I think you're getting too close to Qin Chuan!" An Nuo said, staring into Fang Rumei's eyes, word by word.
Fang Rumei gasped, feigning confusion, "An Nuo, what are you talking about? I don't quite understand!"
"How am I getting too close to Qin Chuan? We're business partners now, so naturally, we'll be together for a long time. Is there anything wrong with that?"
"If you were just simple business partners, then it would be fine," An Nuo said. "But that's not what I'm talking about, and you know it very well!"
"Out of our many years of friendship and sisterhood, I'm warning you, Qin Chuan is Xiao Mo's boyfriend. Even though they're having a spat right now and we're in this situation, we can't make any moves that overstep our boundaries."
"Otherwise, we'd be letting Xiao Mo down, and it would also ruin the bond we've shared for so many years."
"We might even be scorned by everyone in our close circle!"
After An Nuo finished speaking, she turned and drove away, leaving Fang Rumei standing alone. Her charming face shifted through various emotions, and finally, she let out a long sigh into the cold night.
"Brother Dao, drive me home!" Qin Chuan said from the back seat of the Tiger Head Benz.
"Boss, we're already on our way home!" Zheng Chengdao turned his head and said with a smile.
"The home I'm talking about isn't the factory, but our hometown!" Qin Chuan replied.
Zheng Chengdao's eyes widened. "Now?"
"Yes, right now!"
"Alright, boss!" Zheng Chengdao immediately signaled and turned the car around at the next intersection.
"Boss, did something happen?"
Qin Chuan sighed. "Just now, I received a message from Li Ya. She told me that Butterfly Clothing Factory has been sold!"
Zheng Chengdao looked surprised. "Didn't Factory Director Li Ya decide not to sell it? How could..."
Qin Chuan rubbed his temples. "That's what I can't figure out. Something must have happened that I don't know about."
"Then I'll call the brothers right away and have them investigate thoroughly." Zheng Chengdao quickly took out his phone and started making calls.
Qin Chuan felt a wave of dizziness and leaned back against the seat, his mind replaying events like a movie, unable to find peace.
Tonight had been quite eventful. First, there was news from Teacher Yang, learning that she was in the capital. Longcheng wasn't far from the capital, only a two to three-hour drive.
Once they confirmed which city she was in, things would be much easier. He also had quite a few acquaintances in the capital who could help him slowly search.
This was supposed to be good news, but unexpectedly, Li Ya suddenly sent that message about Butterfly Clothing Factory being sold. What was going on?
He drifted off to sleep in a daze.
When he woke up, the car had already entered Yongnan County. He glanced at the time; it was past four in the morning.
"Boss, where are we going now?" Zheng Chengdao asked.
"Drive directly to the small building," Qin Chuan said after a moment's thought.
The Tiger Head Benz arrived at the small building. Qin Chuan told Zheng Chengdao to go rest, while he took out his key and entered.
He went up to the second floor, habitually turned on the bedroom light, and was surprised to see a figure sleeping on the bed. The light startled the person awake. "Who?!"
"Sister, it's me!" Qin Chuan quickly said.
On the bed, Li Ya looked at Qin Chuan, who had suddenly appeared in the bedroom, with surprise. "Why are you back so soon?"
Qin Chuan smiled wryly. "I set off right after I finished talking to you on the phone!"
Hearing this, Li Ya's face showed a complex expression, then she quickly wrinkled her nose. "Have you been drinking?"
"Yes, I was having dinner with friends when you called."
"Um... you should continue sleeping. I'll take a shower and sleep in another bedroom." With that, Qin Chuan exited the bedroom and closed the door.
Now, both of his girlfriends were not pleased with him. One had mysteriously disappeared, and the other, though not gone, no longer had the warmth and intimacy of the past. Neither of them would sleep with him.
Qin Chuan felt like an abandoned puppy, with no home to go to.