Fear flickered across Xuan’s eyes. That was what he was concerned with. He had known Kerry for a
period of time and he learned that Kerry is far from a generous person that he seems to be; instead, he
is mean and cruel, and he never lets his enemies escape without being severely punished.
Henry put the bottle near to Xuan’s lips. Xuan froze for a second, and then he opened his mouth and
drank the last drop of water in the bottle. But that drop of water didn’t quench his thirst at all. And he
was still in great agony.
“Mr Chu, the sooner Kerry found his wife and child, the sooner you can leave this place. You are a
smart person and I think you can make a wise decision.” Henry said. He then dropped the bottle on the
ground and walked away.
“Wait a second.”
Henry stopped and turned around. His eyes sparkled. “Have you changed your mind?”
“Henry, can you help me with my arms? They are dislocated. I need to use the bathroom now.” Xuan
said.
Henry’s smile disappeared and he said coldly: “I don’t know how to cure your arms. If you want to pee,
I will ask someone else to help you with it.”
“Henry!” Xuan shouted angrily. He would rather be killed than have someone help him to use the
bathroom.
“There is no use to shout at me. If you don’t want anyone to help you, just hold it.” Henry said and left
the room. And Xuan was shaking with anger.
......
Tianye Mu was at that time in his villa. He had a sense of foreboding when he learned that Kerry and
Yan Chu went abroad separately. But he didn’t know why.
“Mr Mu, Xuan Chu just went missing. He is the CEO of MK company which has been cooperating with
Kerry.” Tianye’s inferior called him and said.
Tianye frowned. “When did that happen?”
“Last morning, Xuan and Kerry went to the construction site to supervise the building of the amusement
park, and Xuan didn’t go back. Xuan’s staff is also looking for him.”
It’s obviously related to Kerry. Kerry went abroad last morning. Tianye thought. He then said: “Go and
try to figure out what happened.”
“Yes, sir.”
Tianye hung up the phone. He sunk into deep thoughts.
Xiran Xiao came in. She wiped her sweaty face and she noticed Tianye’s brow was furrowed. She
asked: “What are you thinking?”
Tianye came to himself and said: “Kerry and Yan Chu went to Hawaii.”
Xiran grabbed a tomato. She cleaned it roughly and took a huge bite. She said: “What’s so surprising
about that? Obviously they are on vacation.”
“That’s what I thought. But they didn’t take the same plane. Besides, Kerry transferred at Hong Kong.”
Xiran thought about it and said: “Maybe Kerry missed the plane because of something urgent.”
“Then why couldn’t Yan wait for him. It takes fifteen hours to fly from A city to Hawaii. Wouldn’t it be
boring to travel alone?”
Xiran realized something was wrong. She said: “You are right. Did they quarrel with each other? Maybe
they were angry with each other and that was why they didn’t take the same plane.”
Tianye noticed Xiran was enjoying that tomato so much, so he cleaned another one and gave it to her.
He said: “That is also a possibility. But I just learned that Yan’s brother, Xuan, went missing yesterday
morning.”
Xiran was surprised. “What?” She exclaimed.
“Yeah. I know his missing must have something to do with Kerry.” Tianye said.
“So much happened yesterday.” Xiran said. She noticed Tianye’s face darkened and she asked: “What
are you thinking?”
Tianye put all the vegetables he just washed in a basket and said concernedly: “I think it has something
to do with Venus.”
Xiran knows how much Tianye loves his sister. She patted on his shoulder and said: “Don’t worry. I’ll
call Yan and ask her about it.”
Tianye nodded.
Xiran then called Yan, but Yan’s phone was turned off. Xiran got nervous because she and Yan are
very good friends. She asked Tianye: “Do you have Kerry’ s number?”
“Yes.” Tianyan took out his phone and found that number he had never dialed. Xiran then called Kerry.
But Kerry didn’t pick up.
“What is he doing?” Xiran complained. She tried again, and this time, Kerry picked up.
“Who is it?” Kerry sounded angry and impatient.
“I’m Xiran.”
Kerry was silent for a few seconds. He then put on a soft tone and said: “Oh, it’s you. What’s up?”
Xiran asked directly: “Where is Yan? I called her many times but her phone is turned off.”
“Why do you want to call her?”
Xiran said impatiently: “I just want to ask her out for a cup of coffee or something. That’s all.”
Kerry was silent again. Maybe he was trying to find an excuse, or maybe he was angry. Xiran couldn’t
tell.
“Kerry! Speak! Where is Yan?”
“She lost her phone. Stop calling her.”
“What? Is she with you? Let me talk to her.”
“She is not with me now. I’ll let her call you when she is back. I’m busy. See you.” Kerry said and then
hung up on Xiran directly.
Xiran also felt a sense of foreboding. What a lame excuse Kerry just used! She thought. If Yan really
lost her phone, why couldn’t she just buy another one.
“So you also think something is wrong.” Tianye asked.
Xiran nodded. “Kerry hung up on me so quickly. Obviously he is hiding something from us. What
happened to Yan?”
Tianye patted on her shoulder and said: “Stop thinking. Take a shower. I’ll cook dinner.”
“Fine.”
......
It was getting dark. Venus was so hungry and her stomach was rumbling. At that time, Alisa opened the
door and said to her coldly: “Time for dinner.”
“Oh.” Venus answered. She put the baby in a buggy and followed Alisa.
Alisa glanced at her and said: “Change your clothes.”
Venus was dressed in a white T-shirt, a pair of jeans and a pair of sneakers. She couldn’t understand
why Alisa asked her to change them.
“You’d better do what I say.” Alisa laughed coldly.
Venus suddenly remembered what Alisa said that morning. She soon put on a pair of blue trousers and
a gray shirt with long sleeves. She studied design and all the clothes she bought are very fashionable.
And the ones she just put on are the most average-looking clothes she owned.
Alisa snorted. Maybe she was laughing at Venus, or maybe she was just jealous. She then took her to
the restaurant and said: ‘The restaurant is on the first floor. The breakfast is at seven thirty. The lunch is
at twelve o’clock and the dinner is at six o’clock. If you are late, you get no food.”
“What do I do if the baby is hungry?” Venus asked concernedly.
“The baby is an exception. You can go to the kitchen and make her some soup.”
“Oh, I see.”
Venus and Alisa then walked into the restaurant. The moment they were in the restaurant, a few men
fixed their gaze on Venus. They stared at her so hard as if they were trying to strip her with their eyes.
There were seven men in the restaurant, and they were all dressed in camouflage uniforms and they
were all armed with guns.
Venus didn’t dare to look at them. She followed Alisa with her head drooped.
“You sit here.” Alisa pointed at a seat in a corner. Venus said quietly: “Thank you.” She knew Alisa was
trying to protect her and the baby.
The baby hadn’t seen Alisa for quite a few hours. He reached his arms out to grab Alisa’s attention.
Alisa then put a smile on her face and said: “Oh, my little baby. What do you want to eat? ”
“Food. Food.” The baby was still not very good with words but he pronounced this word perfectly. He
surly loves to eat.
Alisa pinched his face and said: “Good. I will buy you food.” She then put the baby down. And when
she looked at Venus again, her smile had already disappeared. She gave all her tenderness to the
baby.
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