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The door slammed shut, and a gust of wind swept Gu Xinglan's bangs aside, revealing her smooth forehead...
If anyone were here, they would see this ethereal figure, his eyes filled with profound bewilderment and a touch of sadness.
"Never mind..." Gu Xinglan withdrew her foot and murmured, "I'd better go find someone first."
Outside the residential area, with more people around, the barely concealed malice became even more obvious.
Could it be that the news of this neighborhood being demolished has spread because the show is being filmed?
But there is a confidentiality agreement in Li Taihe's contract.
Even he, who was filming the show, had to keep quiet.
So far, only a few big bosses and a very small number of landlords have received information about this matter.
But upon closer reflection, if that were the case, it would be to the point of calling for his execution.
It's impossible for you to have the emotion of fear.
Gu Xinglan walked while making a phone call.
Xu Mufeng was brought back by Li Huiwen, and the first person he called was Li Huiwen.
But the constant busy tone made the phone feel like an unusually cold thing.
Especially the deliberate gazes he received along the way, from everyone he met, were like cold arrows, constantly shooting at him, almost piercing him through.
[Gu Xinglan?] Meng Guanhe's voice came through the phone.
"Hmm." Gu Xinglan said in a businesslike tone, "I went back to my rented apartment, but I didn't see Xu Mufeng. He..."
[This isn't urgent. You'd better come to the company.]
"Ok?"
"[Take your resignation certificate and termination notice.]" Then the call ended.
Gu Xinglan was left alone, bewildered in the wind.
System: [Host, this is impossible. You still need to film a program and appear on television; the contract has already been signed.]
The more the electronic voice spoke, the less confident it became.
It's not even September yet, but the wind blowing is not warm at all; it's cold and numbing, constantly seeping into my collar and spreading throughout my body, sending chills down my spine.
"never mind."
Gu Xinglan put away her phone and headed straight for her destination.
Xu Mufeng's hometown.
That moldy little courtyard.
Passing through a variety of unbearable smells, Gu Xinglan stood at the courtyard gate and knocked three times.
No one opened the door.
Gu Xinglan was just about to call Xu Mufeng's mother.
As a result, the gate to the courtyard opened a crack.
A pair of hazy eyes appeared, aged and wary.
"Who are you looking for, and what do you want?" The voice was muffled and hoarse, filled with unspoken wariness.
"I'm looking for Xu Dong and Ding Xiuying. Are Mr. Xu and Ms. Ding here?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the old woman became even more vigilant, her eyes practically flashing with sharpness.
With a "bang," the door was shut shut on Gu Xinglan.
No matter how much he knocked on the door, no matter how loudly he shook the door or how abruptly he made the noise, no one came out.
When Gu Xinglan knocked on the door for the last time, she used almost all her strength.
The tightly closed door had already signaled his failure.
Gu Xinglan withdrew her hand and moved her feet outside.
Just as he was about to leave.
As if by divine intervention, not far away, a person wearing a floral shirt and with a large belly was carrying a large bag of things.
The visitor was the landlord of the courtyard.
Gu Xinglan's eyes lit up, and she was about to go over.
But the next second, when the landlord saw him, he ran away as if he had seen some monster!
Who can tolerate this now!
With unprecedented force, Gu Xinglan shouted in one breath, "Stop right there!!!"
After saying that, the landlord, his legs trembling, turned around unsteadily.
His lips turned white with fright:
"Have you...have you slept with that guy surnamed Ding?"
This question is utterly absurd!!
Gu Xinglan's originally composed face suddenly flushed as the other party asked her a question that made her blood rush.
"Mr. Li, why would you ask this question?"
He spoke in a deep voice, his brows furrowed in a cold stare.
As expected, the landlord's reaction was one of near-terrification, so great that he jumped three feet high.
"You, you and that guy surnamed Ding..."
"No, if you continue like this, both I and Ms. Ding have the right to sue you for defamation and slander."
Gu Xinglan's expression turned completely cold.
"Tell me why you asked such a question." If there were a punching bag now, he might just punch it a couple of times.
The landlord glanced at Gu Xinglan's face, then at the house next door, and stammered, "You have to promise that you're not sick before I dare to get close to you."
Now that we've got this, what's there to be confused about? Xu Mufeng's mother must have contracted some kind of infectious disease, which is why Xu Mufeng disappeared, and even the person who adopted him was treated as a patient infected with the infectious disease.
Gu Xinglan asked directly, "What illness does Ms. Ding suffer from?"
But the landlord was still hesitant and reluctant.
It made him angry, and he clenched his fists.
Seeing this, the landlord in the distance thought Gu Xinglan was going to hit someone, so he quickly took several steps back, shouting things like "Don't come any closer".
But that fist was ultimately aimed at the door of the small courtyard.
“Ms. Ding, I know you’re at home. If you’re sick, I can take you to the hospital.” He had the credit card Li Taihe had given him; it wouldn’t be maxed out, so he might as well use it.
"Stop! Stop! Stop!!" The landlord, seeing his door about to be broken, quickly stopped Gu Xinglan: "I believe you! I believe you!!! I know what's going on, please let that door go!!"
After saying that, Gu Xinglan stopped what she was doing and looked at the landlord.
"This Ding Xiuying, she got sick from sleeping with someone, and the couple had a fight. Now, the news spread like wildfire. Who would dare to come over? Only you are so stubborn."
"And what about you?" Gu Xinglan raised her eyes, seemingly lost in thought.
As long as it's not a retroviral sexually transmitted disease like AIDS, there's at least some room for maneuver.
"Me? I'm here to take back the house. Who would dare come alone?" After saying that, the landlord took out a protective suit, including a mask and alcohol spray: "I've already hired a good team to disinfect today."
"Hey, don't tell those big bosses about this. Just disinfect the house and everything will be fine."
Li, the landlord, pretended to be serious and sprayed alcohol everywhere.
“You know…” Gu Xinglan was about to ask what the specific illness was.
Then a series of disordered footsteps came from not far away.
See someone coming.
"Xu Dong?!"
The landlord turned pale and frantically grabbed a gas mask, almost teleporting away as she fearfully hid behind Gu Xinglan.
Gu Xinglan took a closer look at Xu Mufeng's father.
The man was covered in injuries, but his face was contorted with a drunken grin, indicating he had consumed quite a bit of alcohol.
"He went gambling again. I just saw him at the dice-rolling area!"
The landlord was indignant, his face full of sneer: "To tell you the truth, he gambled away all the money those big bosses gave him. Forget about treating his wife's illness, he can't even afford my few hundred yuan rent. If it weren't for those bosses, I would have kicked him out two days ago. Look at all the injuries he's covered in; those debt collectors beat him up yesterday."
His injuries were indeed severe; his face was almost entirely covered in bruises, and there was a swollen patch at the corner of his eye. His neck was so thin that you couldn't see any white skin when you pulled it through his collar.
The landlord paused suddenly upon seeing this and said, "You know, the people living here are all pitiful. It's one thing to be unable to have children, but now even their wives have contracted that disease, not to mention the children they raised, who were even sold. It's really... only a fool would let their lives come to this."
As soon as he finished speaking, a figure flew past quickly.
Gu Xinglan raised her foot and kicked the person directly to the ground.
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