Chapter 1453: Even More Anxious Than She Is
"Do I look like someone with a problem?" Jiang Xue smiled, then patted Huo Cong’s shoulder and said, "Don’t worry, I’ll be careful, I won’t let anything happen to me."
"Alright, with those words from you, sis, I’m relieved."
After they finished talking, Huo Cong went back to his room. Once inside, he did the same as Jiang Xue, going through the wardrobe and the luggage he’d brought himself, checking everything once to make sure there were no listening devices. Only then did he take out his phone and start making calls.
After Huo Cong left, Jiang Xue also took out her phone and called Mr. Lan, telling him what she had discovered. After listening, Mr. Lan said to Jiang Xue, "Jiang Xue, the enemy is stronger than we imagined. You must make sure you’re safe. If there’s any threat to your life, you stop this mission immediately."
"Don’t worry, Mr. Lan, I know what I’m doing."
"Jiang Xue, let me stress this again: your own safety comes first."
"Got it!"
Jiang Xue hung up and checked the time, then called Mu Qiancheng to let him know she was safe. She and Mu Qiancheng had agreed that both of them would check in once. That was also why she insisted on coming back to the hotel.
If she stayed over at the factory, it’d be inconvenient to make calls or anything. When he got Jiang Xue’s call, Mu Qiancheng let out a small breath of relief.
Last night, he’d tried calling Jiang Xue but couldn’t get through at all, and he’d been so worried he didn’t sleep all night.
Now that he finally received Jiang Xue’s call, the heart he’d been holding up could finally relax.
"Xue’er, you’re okay, right?" Mu Qiancheng asked anxiously.
"Qian Cheng, don’t worry, I’m fine."
"Xue’er, you must protect yourself. No matter what happens, your own life is the most important thing, understand?" Mu Qiancheng said seriously. Listening to him, tears slipped from the corners of Jiang Xue’s eyes.
She understood Jin Hao’s meaning—he was telling her that no matter what she went through, as long as she stayed alive, he would never look down on her.
She had always known how deep Mu Qiancheng’s feelings for her ran, which made her all the more afraid to let him down. So she smiled and said, "Qian Cheng, don’t worry, I’ll definitely protect myself. Just wait for my good news. Oh, and after today, I might not be able to call you on time anymore."
"I know, but you must be very careful."
"I will!"
After hanging up, Jiang Xue checked the time; it was already noon, twelve o’clock. She was just about to call Huo Cong to go with her to Ah Li’s place for lunch when the doorbell rang.
Jiang Xue had Little Fox check who was outside for her. As soon as she heard it was Ah Li, she opened the door at once, then asked with a smile, "Ah Li, what brings you here?"
"Well, they say one day apart feels like three years, so I had to come," Ah Li quipped playfully, leaving Jiang Xue half exasperated, half amused.
She ushered Ah Li inside and invited her to sit down.
Ah Li had come under the pretext of bringing food, so she was carrying a few meal boxes in her hands. After she set them down on the table to the side, she said to Jiang Xue, "Jiang Xue, Mr. Lan called and told me to cooperate with you. If there’s anything you need me to do, just say the word."
Jiang Xue smiled. Mr. Lan had already told her beforehand that he would have Ah Li cooperate with her. That was why she’d planned to go find Ah Li at lunchtime, but she hadn’t expected Ah Li to be even more anxious and come to her first.
"Ah Li, things aren’t great for me right now—sometimes it’s not convenient to make calls or anything. And in a few days, I might have to move into Jin Hao’s factory out in the suburbs long term, so I won’t have many chances to get out. When that happens, you’ll have to call me from time to time so I have an excuse to come out."