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It was two in the afternoon when she woke up. She rubbed her eyes and reached for the cell phone on the bedside cabinet.

However, he didn't touch it.

"Hubby, where's my phone?"

The drowsy woman went out in her house slippers and saw her husband in casual clothes, as if he was about to leave the house.

Gu Wen Liu's originally unsightly expression suddenly changed when he saw Shi Qian walking out of the bedroom. He turned his body away from her, and lightly replied, "Oh no."

"I'm still fine before I take my nap …" Gu Wen Liu's voice sounded strange.

Gu Wenliu naturally couldn't let his wife see the news. He had to go to the police station now, and Qi Yanzhong's call had never been picked up. He should have seen the news and had a reaction.

"Are you going out?"

Ye Zichen frowned. Didn't you say that you would be at home with her today?

"Mm, I'll go buy a new phone for you. Be obedient and wait for me at home."

Without waiting for a reply, Gu Wenliu had already left the apartment building.

Shi Qian didn't pay much attention to it. He only thought that his phone was broken, so he decided to watch TV. But who pulled the plug? It looks like the TV cable is broken. Strangely, she tried to get a notebook from Gu Wenliu's study, but the door was locked.

"What's the situation …"

Had she not woken up? Why was everything so strange?

At this moment, everyone was panicking. They didn't know if the news report was real or fake. The reporter was watching a live broadcast outside the police station and could only see the scene of Joanne going to the police station alone.

"Isn't he missing? How did he die?"

"Stop talking, it's so seductive."

"Actually, designer Qiao is quite a nice person …"

"That's right, ST was created by her."

Yin Qinghuan sat in her seat as she listened to the whispers of the employees around her. Her gaze was dull as she looked at the cup of water on the table. A bitter smile appeared on her face.

No matter how good a person was, how could he die so miserably? He could not leave a beautiful corpse even after death.

If it was possible, she really wanted to go to the police station and take a look at her corpse and see how it looked like.

However, Yin Qinghuan didn't have the qualifications. There wasn't any relationship between her and Qiao Yino.

The person who had gone to the police station to retrieve her corpse was actually Joanne, who had pushed her into the abyss of death.

It was ridiculous, but it was also thought-provoking. He wondered what Joanne's current state of mind was.

Should he be happy that Qiao Yino had died and would no longer be able to block her light, or should he be afraid that he would become an accomplice and cause the death of his own sister?

And that person.

What was Qi Yan doing at this moment? How would he react if he knew that Qiao Yino had been dead for three months?

She could not think of that man's reaction, because she could not guess what he was thinking.

Gu Wenliu saw the report that Joanne had gone to the police station immediately. The car that was supposed to go to the police station had suddenly turned around and sped away from the Qi group.

As for the higher ups' offices, Fang Xu did not stop Gu Wenliu. Or rather, he did not want to stop Gu Wenliu. Because he knew why Director Gu had come.

News about noon... In Fang Xu's mind, the image of that woman who had always been gentle with others surfaced. Miss Qiao had always been well. The last time she saw her was a few days before the engagement banquet, when she told him with a smile —

Don't you always keep a cold face, Fontenay. The way you laugh, the girl will like it.

There were many women surrounding Boss Qi, but Fang Xu could only remember Qiao Yino's appearance. He was not face-blind. He only saw Qiao Yonuo as the future CEO's wife.

He always thought that the person who would be accompanying Director Qi would definitely be Miss Qiao.

But he never thought that such a day would come.

When Gu Wen Liu entered the office, he saw that person sitting on the office chair. There was not a single flaw on his well-defined facial features. His slender fingers flipped through the company's documents. He was no different from before, as if nothing had happened. He was still the same calm Boss Qi, unmoved by anyone or anything.

Gu Wenliu clenched his fist tightly.

Why was he still able to indifferently sit here? Was it because he didn't know of the news, or because he knew of it, but he was completely indifferent?

"Qi Yan Shang, don't tell me you don't know what happened to Qiao Yonuo."

The man did not move or respond.

If it was possible, Gu Wenliu really wanted to go up and give him a good beating. Did he really not care about what his heart was made of?

However, Gu Wenliu managed to restrain his emotions. The office suddenly quieted down. Fang Xu stood to the side and watched everything. From the moment he heard the news till now, Director Qi's reaction was indeed chilling. Even sending him to the police station to confirm the identity of the corpse was much better than being like this, unmoved. It was just like how, in the news reports, a dead woman was just a stranger.

Before coming here, Gu Wenliu had thought that he might turn violent and angry, his face flushed red, and he had questioned Qi Yan Chamber of Commerce if they would regret it, or if they would feel heartache. However, the truth was that he had overestimated himself and underestimated the merciless nature of the other party.

In the end, under Qi Yan Shang's indifferent attitude, he only said three words and told the man in front of him in the calmest tone possible.

"She's dead."

When the hand that was looking through the document heard these three words, it suddenly trembled, and a layer of gloom covered its deep black pupils.

She was dead.

How could that unrecognizable female corpse be Qiao Yinuo? She was so beautiful that even if she had a little rash on her, she would grumble and complain for days. How could she let herself become like that?

Even if the police tested the body for DNA, he wouldn't believe it.

With Qiao Yinuo's childish tricks, it wasn't impossible for him to get the police to act with her. Wasn't it because she wanted him to care and go find her?

Qiao Yino, you're still as childish as ever. But this time, I admit defeat.

"Do you not believe that she is dead, or do you not care?"

Gu Wenliu had always prided himself on being smart, but now, he could not understand this man. Even if he didn't love her, could he really not see the ten years that Qiao Yinuo had spent?

When he met Jojino, it was at her eighteenth birthday party. The girl was wearing a long white dress as she stood under the spotlight and became the focus of everyone's attention. She did not care about her surroundings and stated her wish for a birthday …

To be the bride of the Caritas.

After that, every year, there would only be one wish, and it would never change.

Several times he laughed at the girl for being such a nuisance. Wasn't he better than Qi Yan? It would be better to consider him. How did Qiao Yunuo answer him at that time?

[I only think of him.]

Hmm, it seems to be that way. The girl's words were firm, but he was laughing at her stupidity.

Qiao Yonuo, you are really stupid, really... Not worth it.

After a long while, Qi Yan's voice came in from the corner of his mouth. It was neither warm nor cold.

"Let Shisui tell her to stop messing around."

Nonsense, letting the police mess around with her alone wasn't good.

Gu Wenliu lowered his gaze and slowly said with a dull look in his eyes, "Shizhuang is lying. She has never received a phone call from Qiao Yonuo."

Qi Yan couldn't possibly not know the lies, he just wanted to deceive himself.

"Let's go to the police station and identify the body."

The medical data couldn't fool people. If he didn't believe it, he might as well verify it himself.

Gu Wen Liu didn't stay any longer. She was still at home. Even if she didn't want to see the news and cut off all access to the outside world, but … How long could he keep it a secret?

No one wanted it to happen, but no one was a god, and no one could change the facts.

As Fang Xu watched Gu Wenliu leave the CEO's office, his gloomy gaze shifted to Director Qi. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Director Qi, I need to go to the police station …"

After recognizing Miss Qiao's corpse, Fang Xu did not say the rest. The response he got was the man's hoarse laughter, low and deep yet a little cold.

"She won't die."

At the very end, these four words were suffused with a sense of ridicule. Fang Xu couldn't tell, but was Director Qi mocking him for being cheated by Miss Qiao, or was he mocking him for lying to him?

She would not die.

Qiao Yonuo, I haven't even married you, how can you bear to die?

On the way back, Gu Wen almost bumped into another car. He braked and pulled over to the side of the road.

He raised his eyes to look at the rear view mirror and realized that his eyes were completely bloodshot.

He looked at himself in the mirror and only said one word — bastard.

It was hard to tell who he was scolding.

He took out his cell phone and made a call.

"Director Gu …"

"Notify them to cancel this ST test."

The assistant on the other side of the line was obviously stunned for a moment, then asked: "Do you mean that the second assessment will be cancelled temporarily, or …"

"Cancel them all."

Without Jojino's ST, it was nothing. There was no longer a need to select a designer, because in this world, there was only one Qiao Yino.

On the ST side, the assistant immediately went to the design department and relayed Gu Wenliu's intention to cancel the selection competition for the designers.

However, no one seemed surprised. They could probably guess that the competition would be cancelled.

After all, the person who had died was the one who had created ST. No one could take her place.

Yin Qinghuan's eyes darkened. Yi Chen, who had been in a trance, suddenly stood up and went straight to the washroom.

The employees looked at the figure of Yi Chen disappearing from the office one by one. They all guessed that Yi Chen was sad about the death of the designer Qiao or was angry about the cancellation of this competition.

In the bathroom.

The ice-cold water splashed on the woman's face time and time again. The sound of water splashing could be heard as Yi Chen looked at herself in the mirror. Her eyes were red, and her smile was filled with pain.

"Are you sad?"

Yin Qinghuan's voice sounded from behind him.

In fact, Yi Chen's reaction after reading the news since noon was very obvious. He was lost in thought, closing his eyes from time to time as if trying to restrain his emotions. He didn't want others to see the sadness in her eyes.

After a long time, Yin Qinghuan heard the somewhat hoarse voice of a woman —

"She's always been good to me."