On the plane, Ling Chen and Zhu Xiaozhu sat in luxury seats, looking out at the runway through the window, neither of them speaking.
Seeing the troubled expression on Ling Chen's face, Zhu Xiaozhu opened her mouth several times intending to speak but hesitated and ultimately chose to remain silent, not wanting to disturb Ling Chen's thoughts.
As the plane ascended, Ling Chen took out his phone from his pocket and dialed Qiu Yong's number.
However, the phone rang a few times then was abruptly hung up. On redialing, the system indicated that the number could not be reached.
After trying several times without success, the worry in Ling Chen's eyes deepened.
Could something have happened?
