Chapter 64: Absolutely Not, Absolutely Not – The Outcome Is Clear
Even Song Mingzhi, who was standing outside the door, could hear the last bang. Dong Ling put down her phone and covered her ears, only lowering her hand after a few seconds.
“Mingzhi, I might have to go back, please tell Director Yu that my scenes will be delayed, I’ll be going now.”
Dong Ling said hurriedly, grabbed her bag, put her phone inside, and waved to Song Mingzhi.
“Let me know if you need any help.”
Song Mingzhi understood that the situation with Xuan Du was probably not good and didn’t stop Dong Ling, watching her leave.
Dong Ling didn’t actually have to care about Xuan Du, she had said she didn’t want to get involved in the matters between Xuan Du and He Diesheng, but when it actually happened, Dong Ling couldn’t just ignore it.
Perhaps knowing Dong Ling’s soft heart was why Xuan Du could still cling to her after doing those things.
Dong Ling acknowledged Song Mingzhi’s offer, accepting her goodwill, but she wasn’t being serious.
How could Song Mingzhi possibly help with this?
Dong Ling asked Yuki to book the earliest flight while she was on her way, and tried calling Xuan Du’s phone while waiting to check in, but no one answered.
She called He Diesheng, also no answer, she even called Xuan Du’s mother, still no response.
Without knowing the full story, Dong Ling couldn’t directly ask Mayor He, she could only try to recall the background noise when Xuan Du called.
The sound of people coming and going, very noisy, it should be a public place, even if He Diesheng was crazy, she wouldn’t be so blatant, would she?
She didn’t understand why the situation suddenly escalated, clearly, at He Diesheng’s birthday party the day before yesterday, He Diesheng didn’t seem unusual.
He Diesheng wasn’t impulsive, she was a spider who spun webs, who liked to watch her prey slowly fall into her trap before capturing and killing them, how could she suddenly act so rashly?
Dong Ling racked her brains, but couldn’t figure it out.
Dong Ling called Chen Shang Shang and asked where she was.
“I just returned to Beihai, what’s wrong, Ling Ling?”
“Ask around and see if anyone saw Xuan Du today, or knows He Diesheng’s whereabouts, something happened to Xuan Du.”
Chen Shang Shang was startled: “Something happened? Okay, I’ll ask immediately.”
As someone who had been threatened and harmed by Xuan Du, Chen Shang Shang was actually quite happy about Xuan Du’s misfortune. She also hoped He Diesheng would gain the upper hand in their fight, but she only wanted Xuan Du to stop being so arrogant and bullying others, not for anything illegal to happen.
“Okay, I’m about to board, I’ll call you again after I land.”
After hanging up, Dong Ling called her brother.
“Okay, I’ll ask around, but don’t act rashly, it’s best you don’t get involved in this.”
Dong Tang prioritized Dong Ling’s safety, what if He Diesheng really had a relapse and hurt Dong Ling?
Dong Ling agreed, frowning as she thought about how to handle this.
In the afternoon, the plane landed in Beihai.
Chen Shang Shang came to pick up Dong Ling and shook her head when she met Dong Ling’s gaze.
“I couldn’t find anything. He Diesheng is much more low-key than Xuan Du, her whereabouts are difficult to track. I only found out that she attended a charity auction last night and returned home very late, other than that, nothing.”
Dong Ling said she understood, ate something casually, and then took a gift to visit the mayor’s house.
But she couldn’t even enter, she was stopped by the guard at the door.
“The family isn’t home, so they can’t receive guests, I’m very sorry.”
Dong Ling’s heart skipped a beat, no one was home?
“Are Mrs. Mayor and Xuan Du not home either?”
“Madam and Miss left together this morning, they haven’t returned.”
Xuan Du left with her mother, they decided to leave today?
“What about He Diesheng?”
“She’s also out.”
“About when did she leave?”
“I’m sorry, we can’t disclose that information.”
The conversation went nowhere, Dong Ling left the gift and left the He residence.
If her guess was correct, that Xuan Du planned to leave with her mother today, then He Diesheng’s unusual behavior wasn’t so surprising. How could she allow her target of revenge to leave before her revenge was complete?
The most important thing now was to find He Diesheng.
Dong Tang sent a message, he didn’t know where He Diesheng was, but he did have news about the mayor, the mayor was going to the countryside for inspections these next few days, and wouldn’t be back for three to five days.
Three to five days?
If He Diesheng locked Xuan Du up during this time, she would probably be insane when she came out.
Dong Ling felt restless, she went to find Miss Zhao Yudong, whom she had collaborated with before, to inquire about He Diesheng’s whereabouts.
Zhao Yudong couldn’t reach He Diesheng either and shook her head at her.
The uneasy feeling in Dong Ling’s heart intensified, a sense of dread washing over her, but she couldn’t do anything about it.
She was also restless during dinner, only picking at her food. Dong Tang, seeing this, knocked on her door around eight or nine o’clock, bringing her some fruit and snacks.
“You have to eat something, no matter what, even ants eat more than you tonight.”
Dong Tang put a small cake in Dong Ling’s mouth, Dong Ling took a bite and chewed glumly.
“I believe you know their past better than I do, and you also understand their personalities better, even if you interfere, it won’t be of much use. You can help once, but not forever, as long as the fire of revenge in He Diesheng’s heart isn’t extinguished, this won’t be over.”
Dong Tang was quite disgusted by Xuan Du’s behavior and didn’t want her to interact with his sister, so he very much approved of their falling out.
He knew Xuan Du was bullied as a child, and also knew that Xuan Du had locked He Diesheng up, causing He Diesheng’s mental breakdown, so he didn’t approve of his sister interfering in other people’s family matters.
Dong Ling didn’t tell her family, not even her brother, about Xuan Du trying to get her addicted to drugs. It wasn’t to protect Xuan Du’s reputation or maintain her family’s relationship with the mayor, but because she didn’t like exposing her wounds, she was used to keeping things to herself.
So, even her closest family and best friends didn’t know.
If her brother knew about her past with Xuan Du, he wouldn’t be advising her not to interfere now, not helping He Diesheng would be considered lenient.
“I know, I didn’t plan to interfere, I just want to know what happened.”
Dong Ling swallowed the food in her mouth and said.
“Okay, don’t keep things bottled up, remember to talk to me or Mom and Dad if you have any problems.”
“Yes, I know, brother.”
Dong Ling hugged her brother and continued eating the snacks with her head lowered.
Her phone buzzed a few times, it was a message from Song Mingzhi.
She sent a picture of the moon in the sky and the lit-up film set, asking how Dong Ling was doing.
[Dong Ling]: I couldn’t reach either of them, the situation is probably not good.
[Dong Ling]: I originally wanted to talk to Mayor He, after all, he’s the only one who can intervene now, but he’s out of town on business.
[Dong Ling]: If the situation really gets out of hand, I might ask him to call He Diesheng and try to persuade her, after all, Xuan Du is his daughter too.
Dong Ling knew that Mayor He wouldn’t necessarily believe that He Diesheng would harm Xuan Du, after all, He Diesheng was truly good at pretending. From the moment she returned to Beihai, she had been creating an image of wanting a warm and loving family, calling Xuan Du’s mother “Mom,” seemingly not minding at all that she was the mistress who broke up her family.
And Mayor He was currently away on business, he couldn’t possibly stop his work and return home to look for a troublesome daughter with a history of bad behavior.
To put it bluntly, if it weren’t for Xuan Du’s call, even if Xuan Du disappeared and didn’t answer her phone for half a month, no one would think something had happened to her, but rather that she had gone somewhere to have fun, after all, Xuan Du had a history of going to Las Vegas for half a month without answering her phone, what was even more absurd was that she didn’t lose everything, she even won quite a bit in the end.
Looking at the girl’s words, which were filled with concern, Song Mingzhi could only offer comfort through the screen.
Dong Tang, who was being ignored, watched his sister chatting with her girlfriend, completely forgetting about him, her older brother, and sighed inwardly, siblings grow up and have their own lives, he took a snack from Dong Ling’s plate and quietly left her room.
Dong Ling tossed and turned in bed that night, her head throbbing as if being pricked by needles, she took out her phone, looked at the secretly taken picture of Song Mingzhi’s sleeping face in her private album, and finally drifted off to sleep.
Dong Ling originally wondered why He Diesheng had disappeared for a few days, but unexpectedly, she received a call from Zhao Yudong the next day.
“CEO Xiao Dong, you were so worried yesterday, I assure you, nothing happened to Diesheng, she’s fine, we’re having afternoon tea, would you like to join us?”
“Okay.”
Dong Ling agreed with a smile, but her heart was cold, and the smile on her face disappeared after she hung up the phone.
She didn’t believe that He Diesheng hadn’t done anything, there was no news from Xuan Du or Mrs. Mayor, but He Diesheng, who did these things, could leisurely have afternoon tea the next day, the situation could only be bad, not good.
Dong Ling changed her clothes and went to the manor for afternoon tea.
With He Diesheng’s help, Zhao Yudong had already sent Old Master Zhao to the hospital and become the head of the Zhao family group. Compared to her previous frustration, having to cooperate with her half-brothers, she was now full of confidence, this manor was one of her properties.
He Diesheng showed no surprise seeing Dong Ling and greeted her with a smile, the small fan she used to shield herself from the sun covering half of her face, revealing her upturned eyes.
Dong Ling calmed herself down, greeted the others, and casually chatted with this group of rich heiresses and young masters about new shows, clothes, and bags. Half an hour later, she finally found an opportunity to be alone with He Diesheng.
“Why didn’t you answer my call yesterday?”
He Diesheng said apologetically: “Did you call me, A Ling? I might have had it on silent, I didn’t notice, I always get a lot of calls.”
Dong Ling didn’t want to play guessing games: “Where’s Xuan Du?”
He Diesheng pointed at herself with a surprised look: “A Ling, are you asking me? You know A Du doesn’t like me, how would she tell me where she’s going? But I think I heard Mom say that A Du wanted to take her on a trip.”
“They should have left by now, it’s a pity, I don’t have time to go with them.”
He Diesheng’s face was full of regret as she looked at Dong Ling, her eyes cold.
Dong Ling knew that even if Mayor He was here right now, he wouldn’t be able to find any flaws.
The outcome of this game was clear, the ending already decided.
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