The news that Su Mingwei and Shen Zhe had gone missing together was like a bolt from the blue, ringing in Su Wanwan's ears. It instantly wiped out the sweetness and reassurance she had just felt from trying on the yarn, leaving only cold fear and a huge question mark.
Why did the elder sister go with Shen Zhe? Did they make an appointment or did Shen Zhe take her away? What is the purpose? Was it to spoil the wedding? Is it still aimed at Lu Tingchen? Or... Is it aimed at her, this "impostor"?
Countless terrifying possibilities were churning in her mind, making her extremely restless.
"Shen Zhe..." " Su Wanwan murmured, thinking of that gentle senior, she really couldn't associate him with the word "kidnapping". "Could he be helping my sister?" Or... What's your reason?"
Lu Tingchen's expression was extremely cold. He moaned Qin Hao to continue the investigation, then put his arm around Su Wanwan's slightly trembling shoulder and led her out of the room filled with wedding gowns and planners, back to the relatively private study.
Don't draw a conclusion easily before there is conclusive evidence. He asked her to sit down on the sofa while he stood by the window, gazing at the deep night outside. "But in any case, disappearing at this juncture is no coincidence."
He turned around and looked at her sharply, "Has Shen Zhe contacted you recently?" In any way?"
Su Wanwan shook her head vigorously: "No!" Since last time... After that, it never happened again." She was referring to the last time Shen Zhe tried to remind her that Lu Tingchen was "hiding" something.
Lu Tingchen pondered for a moment, his eyes deep and profound: "The last time he came to see you, it seemed that he wanted to tell you something about me." Take your sister away this time... Could there be any connection between the two?
Su Wanwan's heart gave a sudden jolt. Yes, Shen Zhe seemed a bit strange last time, as if he knew something inside. Could it be that my elder sister's disappearance is also related to this?
"Well... So what should we do now? Could my elder sister be in danger? Su Wanwan asked anxiously. Although Su Mingwei was willful and capricious, she was still a blood relative after all.
I have dispatched additional personnel to track down their whereabouts both in Macao and in the mainland. As long as they are still within the country, there will be news soon. Lu Tingchen's tone carried a reassuring sense of control. "As for the wedding..."
He paused for a moment, his gaze firm: "Let's proceed as usual." The more someone tries to cause trouble, the less we can lose our composure."
His composure and decisiveness infected Su Wanwan. She took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down. Yes, panic won't solve any problem.
For the next two days, the preparations for the wedding were still in full swing, as if nothing had happened. But Su Wanwan could sense that beneath the calm surface, the undercurrents were surging even more violently. Lu Tingchen became busier, had more teleconferences, and felt less tense around him. But when facing her, he still tried his best to remain calm, and was even more considerate and attentive than before.
When she was exhausted after trying on the wedding dress, he would massage her calves with his own hands. When she loses her appetite due to anxiety, she will ask the kitchen to make her favorite snacks in various ways. Even in the dead of night when she couldn't sleep due to worry, she would quietly come to the living room, say nothing and just sit with her.
This silent company could soothe her tense nerves more than any sweet words.
However, the two missing individuals seemed to have vanished without a trace, leaving no valid clues behind. This unknown, like a Damocles' sword hanging above one's head, made the atmosphere on the eve of the wedding particularly solemn.
On the eve of the wedding, according to custom, Su Wanwan needed to return to the Su family to get married.
Wang Meijuan sent someone to pick her up very early, and her attitude was so attentive that it was almost flattering, completely different from her previous meanness. Obviously, Lu Tingchen's warning and the upcoming grand wedding made her come to terms with the reality completely.
Back in the long-lost room of the Su family that had never truly belonged to her, Su Wanwan felt a moment of daze. Tomorrow, she will leave here and marry into the Lu family under the name "Su Mingwei" in a grand and glorious manner, completing this absurd yet gradually becoming real intermarriage.
The room was piled high with dowry and gifts needed for tomorrow, a dazzling red. Wang Meijuan was chattering away on auspicious words and precautions beside her, but Su Wanwan wouldn't listen to a single word.
When the night was deep and quiet, Wang Meijuan finally left. Su Wanwan sat alone in front of the dressing table, looking at herself in the mirror wearing a red nightgown, her heart filled with a mixture of emotions. Tomorrow, she will be the real Mrs. Lu. But why is my heart so uneasy?
Just then, her phone suddenly vibrated. It was a text message from an unfamiliar overseas number!
"Wanwan, save me! Shen Zhe is lying to me! He's locked me up! He's going to harm Lu Tingchen! No wedding tomorrow --"
The text message came to an abrupt end here, as if it had been interrupted all of a sudden!
Su Wanwan's heart suddenly stopped for a second! It's my elder sister! It was a distress signal sent by Su Mingwei!
Did Shen Zhe deceive her? Is it locked up? To harm Lu Tingchen? ! What don't you want for the wedding tomorrow? Shouldn't it be held? !
A huge amount of information and fear instantly overwhelmed Su Wanwan! She suddenly stood up, her fingers trembling as she tried to dial back, only to find that the number was unreachable!
She immediately dialed Lu Tingchen's phone number, and it was answered almost instantly.
"Tingchen!" I received a text message from my elder sister! "She..." Su Wanwan was incoherent and so anxious that tears were about to come out. She quickly retold the content of the text message.
Lu Tingchen on the other end of the phone was silent for a few seconds, his voice unusually steady: "Did you remember the content of the text message?" Send me a screenshot of the original information. Give me the number."
Su Wanwan immediately did as told.
"Ok, I see." Lu Tingchen's voice showed no sign of panic. "Don't be afraid. Stay in your room, lock the door and don't go anywhere." I'll immediately have someone locate the last place where this number appeared.
"But..." But she said Shen Zhe was going to harm you! "Tomorrow's wedding..." " Su Wanwan's voice carried a tone of crying.
"Don't worry," Lu Tingchen interrupted her, his tone firm. "If he wants to touch me, it won't be that easy." As for the wedding..."
He paused for a moment, his voice passing through the receiver, carrying a strange soothing power: "Su Wanwan, remember what I said." The sky fell, but the wedding went ahead as usual. You just need to wait peacefully to be the bride. Leave everything else to me.
Trust me.
The last three words struck heavily on Su Wanwan's heart.
"Um..." I believe in you. She choked up and nodded as if he could see her.
After hanging up the phone, Su Wanwan held the phone tightly, her heart still pounding wildly, but Lu Tingchen's steady voice was like an anchor, stabilizing her almost out-of-control emotions.
She walked to the window and gazed at the boundless night in the direction of the Lu family. Her heart was filled with fear of the unknown, but also a courage to take a desperate gamble rose up.
No matter what, tomorrow she will walk towards him.
Meanwhile, the office of President Lu was brightly lit.
Lu Tingchen looked at the screenshot sent by Su Wanwan, his eyes as cold as a knife. He quickly issued a series of instructions:
"Qin Hao, track this number immediately!" "Mobilize all resources!"
"Double the number of staff will be dispatched to keep a close eye on the old house and the Su family to ensure that there are no unexpected incidents tomorrow that will allow us to approach the lady." "
"Re-thoroughly screen all the participants in tomorrow's wedding, including hotel staff, security guards, and the planning team. Replace anyone with any suspicious points immediately!" "
"Check Shen Zhe!" "Dig up all his social connections, financial transactions and whereabouts in the past six months from childhood to adulthood for me!" "
The atmosphere in the office was as solemn as iron. Qin Hao accepted the order and left.
Lu Tingchen stood alone by the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing down at the city's dazzling lights, with surging black waves in his eyes.
Shen Zhe... To harm him?
He recalled the unknown financial transactions of Shen Zhe's company that he had investigated before, as well as the fact that he seemed to always be secretly keeping an eye on Su Wanwan's actions... It turned out that the foreshadowing had been laid long ago.
But, what exactly is his purpose? Just for Su Wanwan? Or is there another intention?
And Su Mingwei... Was this distress message really sent out in a moment of desperation or... Another elaborately designed trap?
No matter what it is, this wedding is destined not to be peaceful.
He picked up his mobile phone and dialed another encrypted number. His voice was so cold that it had no trace of warmth at all.
"The gift I asked you to prepare before will come in handy tomorrow." "
I want to give some people a "wedding gift" that they will never forget for the rest of their lives.
As the night deepened, on the eve of the wedding, the undercurrents had already surged to their peak.
Su Wanwan, dressed in a red wedding dress, knew nothing about this. She just held her phone, recalling his words "Trust me" over and over again, waiting for the dawn to come in a mixture of unease and anticipation.