If You Could Hear My Heart

Chapter 535: 535 What Happened

Chapter 535: Chapter 535 What Happened
 

Shen Chi was very satisfied in his heart, but his face did not show much of it.

He glanced at her indifferently and said nonchalantly, “Be a bit more proactive next time.”

“Oh.” Xu Chaomu made a face at him.

She learned a trick; next time he needed her help, she would also respond with “Talk less and act more, practical actions.”

Shen Chi continued to hold her hand and stroll through the Waterside Pavilion. Xu Chaomu walked slowly, and he slowed down as well, staying by her side.

One tall, one short, their shadows stood side by side.

It turns out that only with her could the days be serene.

Xu Chaomu was in a good mood that day and talked a lot with Shen Chi as they walked.

“I miss Butler Ling and Dabai. I will go back to the Shen Family tomorrow,” Xu Chaomu said.

“Okay.”

Now at Shen Family, only Butler Ling and Dabai were the ones she missed. That place was where she had lived for the last eight years; she couldn’t forget it.

There, too, she had many, many memories…

She could never become heartless or resolute, even towards her third brother, Shen Shihan.

Early the next morning, after Shen Chi went to the corporation, she tidied up her bag a bit.

She got up late and Shen Chi had already left Waterside Pavilion for quite a while by the time she had breakfast.

He prepared a very rich breakfast for her, milk, fried eggs, sandwiches, strawberry cake… and of course, some nutritional supplements like vitamins.

While she was nibbling on a piece of cake, her phone rang on the table.

Xu Chaomu reached out her arm and grabbed the phone at the corner of the table.

It was Yu Weiwei who called.

“Hello, Weiwei, good morning,” Xu Chaomu cheerfully said.

“Is this, is this Miss Xu?”

Huh, Xu Chaomu could tell something was off about the voice; it wasn’t Yu Weiwei’s voice, but that of a strange woman.

“Yes, I’m Xu Chaomu. Where is Weiwei? Where is she? How come her phone is with you?” Xu Chaomu suddenly became nervous.

What was going on?

There was a great deal of noise on the other end of the phone, and the signal was intermittent.

“I’m the receptionist at the institute. It’s a bit complex to explain in just a few words. Miss Xu, there has been an incident at Director Yu’s Sunshine Institute. It’s chaotic here; the director is dealing with those people, and her phone was lost at the front desk. I couldn’t find anyone to help, and I found your number in her phone. She saved you as ‘Bestie Xu Chaomu’ in her contacts.”

“Miss Xu, could you come to the Sunshine Institute?”

The woman’s voice broke several times as she spoke, and amidst the conversation, there was a loud “clang,” causing Xu Chaomu to startle.

At first, the woman was seriously talking to her, but soon, her voice became weak and panicked, urging to hang up the phone.

“Are you really from the institute’s front desk?” Xu Chaomu was skeptical.

Once bitten, twice shy; she hadn’t forgotten the incident with Nie Chenglang from a few days ago.

But now it was daylight, and it seemed that Yu Weiwei had run into some trouble!

“Miss Xu, I’m not lying to you. The institute really is in a bit of trouble!” The receptionist was in a hurry, eager to hang up the phone.

“Is it serious? Should we call the police?”

Xu Chaomu heard another “clang” from the phone, followed by a loud “smash,” as if something had broken!

“It’s, it’s somewhat serious, I, I have to hang up,” said the receptionist in a rush, and then she hung up.

“Hello!”

There was no sound from the phone anymore, no matter how much Xu Chaomu called out, no one responded.

What was going on? Was Yu Weiwei in some kind of trouble?

Xu Chaomu was very worried; she quickly ate a couple of bites of cake, took a few sips of warm milk, then stood up hastily.

Fortunately, she was already dressed. She grabbed her purse and left the Waterside Pavilion.

There was a driver at the Waterside Pavilion, and she asked the driver to take her straight to the Sunshine Institute.

It was daytime now; she shouldn’t encounter the situation she did last time.

Anxiously, her heart thumped as if a little rabbit was hopping around inside.

She called a few more times, but no one picked up!

In line with Yu Weiwei’s personality, she wouldn’t ask for help even if she faced huge difficulties, not because she didn’t consider her a friend, but because she valued their friendship too much and didn’t want to cause her worry.

Especially now that she was pregnant, Yu Weiwei would be even less likely to trouble her.

She would definitely keep anything serious to herself.

If it hadn’t been for the receptionist’s call, she wouldn’t have known that Yu Weiwei was in trouble.

This Yu Weiwei!

“Master, please drive faster,” Xu Chaomu urged the driver anxiously.

“Don’t worry, we’ll be there soon.”

How could Xu Chaomu not be anxious? Yu Weiwei was known to have a fiery temper; if something really happened…

All the way, her heart did not stop pounding, and she eagerly watched the road ahead.

Why haven’t we arrived yet, why haven’t we arrived…

She called Yu Weiwei several more times, but still, no one answered.

It surely won’t be an accident, it surely won’t be an accident… Xu Chaomu silently prayed.

Although Weiwei seemed carefree and never took things to heart, she had good character and personality. What happened to cause such trouble? Had she offended someone?

Could she, a young girl, handle it all by herself?

Xu Chaomu was very anxious, but there was nothing she could do. It took over half an hour for the car to finally arrive at the Sunshine Institute.

Xu Chaomu hadn’t been here for some time. As soon as the car stopped, she leaped out.

“Madam, please be careful!” the driver called out anxiously.

“No worries, you can go back,” replied Xu Chaomu without looking back, and she headed straight for the institute’s entrance!

Because she had already noticed that something was amiss—the institute’s entrance was crowded with a lot of people!

The morning sun was blazing, making people sweat profusely, but this crowd seemed oblivious to the heat, eagerly peering into the institute.

What could have happened?

Security was holding back the crowd, but they could not quell their surging curiosity.

Xu Chaomu hurried toward the institute’s entrance with her bag on her back.

The closer she got to the institute, the louder the noise of the crowd. Men and women were all abuzz with speculation.

Xu Chaomu was clueless about the situation. With such hot weather, how could so many people be jammed together and not mind the heat?

“Make way, make way… let me in…” Xu Chaomu shouted as she tried to squeeze through.

She tried to push through the crowd, but her strength was no match for the masses, leaving her stranded at the entrance.

The people had blocked the entrance so tightly that even standing on tiptoe, she couldn’t see inside.

It was very hot, and beads of sweat quickly formed on her forehead.

Suddenly, there was a loud “clang” from inside the institute, as if something got smashed!

Xu Chaomu couldn’t get through and had to grab a middle-aged woman nearby to ask, “Auntie, what exactly happened here?”

The middle-aged woman was too preoccupied with the commotion to pay much attention to Xu Chaomu, looking rather indifferent.

“Auntie, why are so many people gathered here?” Xu Chaomu persisted.