Chapter 622: Suppressing the Surging Emotions (Part 1)

"Regardless of the final outcome, I hope you’ll tell me first."

When Lu Cheng said "first," he of course meant telling him before Shen Nian.

He would never deprive Shen Nian of her right to know the truth, but he could choose *how* she found out.

"Alright, I promise. Regardless of the outcome, I’ll tell you first as soon as I have news."

Gu Hengzhi agreed to Lu Cheng’s request without much hesitation. After all, Lu Cheng’s request wasn’t unreasonable.

"I’ll have someone investigate the Shen family’s affairs as well. If I find anything, I’ll let you know as soon as possible."

Rather than leaving the outcome entirely in someone else’s hands, Lu Cheng preferred to take control of the situation himself.

"Thanks."

However, the day’s events made Lu Cheng even more aware of his own powerlessness, strengthening his resolve to climb higher.

*

Dorm Room 304.

Qi Yunzhi and the others had been grilling Shen Nian about whether Lu Cheng was upset that she hadn’t gone back to the company over the weekend. They finally stopped their interrogation only after Shen Nian escaped into the bathroom to wash up.

When Shen Nian came out of the bathroom, Qi Yunzhi still hadn’t lost her steam. Just as she was thinking about pressing Shen Nian for more answers, a sudden knock came at their door.

"Who could be knocking at this hour?"

Although puzzled, Qi Yunzhi went and opened the door.

"Shen Nian, someone’s downstairs waiting for you."

The girl at the door glanced inside. Her eyes landed on Shen Nian, and she spoke.

"For me? Do you know who it is?"

Shen Nian asked, looking at the girl in confusion.

The girl shook her head. "I don’t know him, but he’s a very handsome man. He’s not your boyfriend, is he, Shen Nian?"

Shen Nian didn’t answer, simply thanking the girl. Seeing that Shen Nian didn’t seem to want to reply, the girl didn’t press the issue. Her message delivered, she left.

"Xiao Nian, who could be looking for you this late?"

Her three roommates gathered around her. Clearly, they were all dying for an answer.

"I don’t know." Shen Nian shook her head, then turned, grabbed some clothes, and went back into the bathroom.

She had just showered and was in her pajamas. If she was going out, she naturally had to change.

"Xiao Nian, are you really going? If someone needs you for something, why can’t they come during the day!"

"Yeah, Xiao Nian, maybe you shouldn’t go. If it’s really something important, they’ll definitely come back tomorrow!"

Her roommates all tried to persuade her.

Shen Nian emerged from the bathroom, fully dressed, and smiled at the three of them.

"I know you’re worried about me, but I should go see. What if it really is something important?"

With that, Shen Nian grabbed her small purse and left the dorm room.

The three girls behind her exchanged glances and quickly followed. ’It’s so late, there’s no way we’re letting her go down there alone!’

’We have to follow, at least to make sure she won’t be in any danger before we can come back!’

’If something happened, even though we’re girls, there would be four of us! Isn’t there strength in numbers?’

However, none of them could have imagined the scene they were about to witness when they followed Shen Nian downstairs.