âWhat happened? Is something wrong with Dan Hanjie?â Qin Youxuanâs gaze tightened, instantly going to the worst possibility. She was on the verge of collapsing.
âMr. Jie is fine, Miss. Please calm down,â the butler seemed to almost sparkle, âWe havenât had contact with him since the day before yesterday. No news has come back in two days. However, Miss, please rest assured. Mr. Jie took plenty of people with him this time, so if something did happen, someone would definitely report back. The lack of news is, in fact, good news.â
ââ¦â
Heâs been out of contact for two daysâ¦
No wonder he hadnât called her for the past couple of days.
âIâm fine.â Qin Youxuan reached out to steady herself on the sofa, standing up straight, âNo news is good news, as long as he is fine.â
âThen how should we deal with these things?â The butler pointed at the mirror and the paper cuttings they had brought back.
âPut them in the storeroom for now. Weâll wait for Dan Hanjie to come back, then he can deal with them.â
Qin Youxuan pressed on her brow, feeling slightly tired. It wasnât even noon, and she was already drowsy.
She hadnât eaten anything all morning, and her stomach felt empty.
Qin Youxuan had no appetite, but she dared not starve herself, so she poured herself a cup of milk and sipped quietly.
She kept thinking about what might be missing from the overall situation.
Since Dan Hanjie wasnât here, she couldnât just sit around waiting for him to come back and handle everything.
âBeep, beepâââ
Another text message arrived.
Qin Youxuan was no longer scared and calmly opened the message.
As expected, it was still that person.
[Disappointed that you didnât see me? If you want to meet me so much, just do as I say. Without my guidance, you wonât be able to find me.]
An utterly arrogant tone.
It came with a picture message.
In the picture was the place where the mirror had just been found, and in the shot, everyone was exposed to a potential attack.
If someone was indeed waiting in ambush, they might all be in danger.
No wonder the butler insisted on her not going out.
âShi-t!â
Qin Youxuan cursed furiously, cradling her face in her hands.
Being toyed with and controlled by someone else made her feel dreadfully lousy.
[If you like playing the mystery game so much, you can play it alone.]
She sent the message and promptly switched off her phone.
Previously, she had been worried about missing a call from Dan Hanjie, which is why she had been enduring this maniacâs game of âguess who I amâ.
Now knowing that Dan Hanjie had lost contact and wouldnât call her, she decided to simply turn her phone off to see how this lunatic would continue to harass her.
âHuffâââ
Switching off her phone, Qin Youxuan exhaled a long sigh of relief.
She turned around, climbed the stairs, fell onto her bed, and went to sleep without a second thought.
Time flies when youâre asleep.
Maybe when she woke up from this nap, Dan Hanjie would have returned.
Still half asleep, Qin Youxuan drifted off.
In her dream, she saw Dan Hanjie, his tall figure clad in a black, long coat, appearing cold and aloof, standing alone on a cliff as if he was untouchable to the world.
âDan Hanjieâ¦â
Qin Youxuan approached him excitedly, carefully reaching out to grab him.
As she got closer, she noticed that he was covered in blood.
His black coat was stained with fresh, bright red blood, which was continuously dripping down his wristâ¦
He slowly turned to look at her, his dark eyes showing a death-like silenceâ¦
âAhâââ
Qin Youxuan jerked up from her bed, holding her head in her hands, screaming in terror.
Immersed in the nightmare, she tightly gripped her own hair, using the physical pain to distract herself from the emotional torment.
Dan Hanjie would be fineâ¦
He would be okayâ¦
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