Chapter 1705: Chapter 1691
Everything was going smoothly over on one side, while on the other side, Wen Zaao got out of a taxi at the entrance of the apartment complex.
A few days ago, a taxi entered their complex and hit someone due to unfamiliarity with the terrain, so taxis are no longer allowed inside.
Fortunately, the complex isn’t large, just a few steps and you’re there.
Wen Zaao paid the fare and got out of the car, then walked into the complex, along the path lit by streetlights. She noticed that it was unusually quiet today in the complex.
Thinking about it, it’s almost nine o’clock now, everyone has finished exercising and gone home.
As she walked, she suddenly felt a black shadow on the ground moving closer then farther away. She couldn’t help but turn her head to look, and the person seemed scared of being seen by her, abruptly lowering their head.
Wen Zaao was puzzled, the person was wearing a trench coat and a hat, and most strangely, it wasn’t even winter, yet the person was wearing black gloves.
Suddenly, a bad feeling surged in Wen Zaao’s heart, she thought to herself, could it be a pervert targeting her?
Thinking this, Wen Zaao couldn’t help but quicken her pace, and eventually, she broke into a run.
Rapid footsteps echoed behind her, Wen Zaao was too frightened to look back, fearing that a moment’s delay would result in her falling into the wolf’s mouth.
As she was about to reach the entrance of her complex, a memory from the news came back to her: when a woman is being followed, she should run towards crowded places instead of directly home, unless there are other family members at home.
But right now, she lives alone, oh no, Chu Ge is there too but he isn’t back yet, no one can help her.
Wen Zaao quickly scanned the area with her eyes, few people were jogging in the complex now, but she remembered there was a small park up ahead where people often dance or play chess.
Immediately, Wen Zaao sprinted toward the small park, and from afar she could hear music playing.
Upon seeing quite a few people there, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, running over to the people dancing and faking dancing alongside them, all the while she kept glancing around.
The person stalking her was nowhere to be seen, Wen Zaao patted her chest and let out a deep breath, but she didn’t dare leave, worried that the person was waiting somewhere for her.
She took out her phone and called Chu Ge, "Where are you? Done yet?"
Chu Ge heard the noise on her side and asked puzzled, "Where are you? Why is it so noisy? Did something happen?"
Gasping for air, Wen Zaao said, "Yes, almost something happened. I was being followed, scared the hell out of me. Luckily, I was smart and ran to the park in our complex. But now, I don’t dare go back, hurry back and pick me up."
She had been running all day, almost exhausted, really wanting to take a hot shower and sleep.
"I’m almost there, on the car right now."
Chu Ge hung up the phone, his mind occupied with picking up the medicine tomorrow noon, not paying much attention to Wen Zaao’s words.
The one stalking Wen Zaao was none other than Zhou Laowai.
Upon realizing she had spotted him, he pretended to act like a bad guy, watched her run into the crowd, and then retreated.
Feeling a bit frustrated, he sensed he might have followed the wrong person, overestimating Chu Ge’s modern knowledge, thinking he lacked adequate understanding and therefore dismissing him.
But according to what he knew, they planned to leave on Postnatal day, and they were still missing a crucial bloodworm.
Given Wen Zaao’s personality, even if running all day, she wouldn’t return so soon. Surely, they would keep asking and searching.
However, he’s followed Wen Zaao all the way back to the complex, not seeing Chu Ge’s presence, which raised doubts about Chu Ge’s whereabouts.
Just as the saying goes, mention Cao Cao and he arrives - just as he thought of Chu Ge, he saw Chu Ge getting out of a taxi.
Zhou Laowai quickly caught on, stepped up, and got into the taxi Chu Ge had just exited.
The two brushed past each other, Chu Ge noticed the all-black figure walking past, though suspicious he only pondered for a second before moving on.
Chu Ge first went to the park to pick up Wen Zaao, who immediately hit his chest upon meeting him, "Why did you come back so late? You scared me!"
"You are such a coward, the security here is quite good."
Chu Ge couldn’t help but gently tap her on the back of her head and added, "Let’s go home, I have something to discuss with you."
Wen Zaao looked at him curiously, noticing his serious demeanor, she couldn’t help but ask, "What do you want to say? Did you find the bloodworm?"
Chu Ge didn’t speak, but Wen Zaao knew from the slight smile on his lips that he must have found it! Even if not found, he surely found another method!
These days, due to the bloodworm issues, Chu Ge’s face always looked unpleasant. Today, he seemed in quite a good mood.
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Elsewhere, Zhou Laowai boarded the taxi Chu Ge had just exited. He didn’t tell the driver his destination.
The driver felt puzzled, glancing at Zhou Laowai through the rear-view mirror and curiously asked, "So, where are you headed?"
Zhou Laowai came to his senses and said to the driver, "Sir, let me ask, where did the person who got off just now get on?"
The driver was a bit surprised, he hesitated for a moment, failing to answer immediately.
Zhou Laowai laughed, "Don’t mind me, I just couldn’t decide where to go, so randomly choosing a place."
The driver relaxed, smiled and said, "He came from Cheng Residence over there."
Cheng Residence?
Zhou Laowai contemplated briefly, if he remembers correctly, Zhongji Hall is also over there.
"Alright, let’s head to Cheng Residence."
Said Zhou Laowai.
When he reached Cheng Residence, Zhongji Hall was closed, partly because it was late, partly because the owner needed to return early to make medicine for Chu Ge.
Standing before Zhongji Hall’s closed doors, Zhou Laowai pondered for long. Just now, the driver said Chu Ge wasn’t picked from here but nearby.
Yet he felt Chu Ge might have unearthed something, even if not the Zhongji Hall, his surrounding investigation made him deeply uneasy.
Zhou Laowai took a deep breath, hands behind his back, paced the vicinity a bit more, contemplating returning to continue watching Wen Zaao and the others, worried about his son Zhou Ang.
Lost in thought, he unwittingly arrived at the hospital entrance.
Amidst the night, the city was drifting into slumber, only the street neon lights were still clamoring...
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