As Mu Chen walked into the room, he paused.
The girl… was gone.
His eyes darkened instantly.
He checked the entire room—bed, bathroom, balcony.
Nothing.
She wasn't there.
"Wu Song," he called coldly, "find her."
"Yes, boss!"
The bodyguards immediately scattered and searched the entire villa.
Minutes later—
"Boss, we didn't find her anywhere in the villa… or near the villa."
The atmosphere turned cold.
On the other side, Yue Ling let out a small breath.
Thank God…
With her quick reflexes and the little basic martial arts she had, she managed to escape without anyone noticing.
But she knew one thing clearly—
If that man had been there, she wouldn't have escaped so easily.
Just thinking about him made her feel a faint sense of danger.
She drove the car toward the apartment given by the system.
At the same time, she called the Shen family.
"Aunt Lin, I'll be staying at a friend's place for a few days. I have to study."
After saying that, she cut the call calmly.
Back at the villa…
Mu Chen stood in front of the table, looking at the research paper.
It had been completely solved.
His eyes narrowed slightly.
From the handwriting, he could tell it was done in a hurry.
At the bottom of the paper, there was a small line—
"Thank you for the shelter :)"
And below that—
"Goodbye."
Mu Chen suddenly smirked.
Cold.
Dangerous.
"Goodbye…?"
"Did I allow it?"
The surrounding temperature seemed to drop.
At that moment, Lin Feng suddenly rushed over and snatched the paper.
"Wow!"
"Whoever solved this is a genius!"
"They must be a researcher too!"
"I have to meet them!"
"If I can get them into my lab, I can finally rest!"
Mu Chen didn't respond, but his thoughts moved.
He clearly understood the difficulty of this research problem.
Even he had solved similar ones before, so he knew how complex it was.
Yet that girl…
solved it so easily.
His eyes deepened.
That little girl…
is really a mystery.
"Boss," Wu Song said respectfully, "the plane is ready. We can leave for M Country anytime."
Mu Chen hummed lightly and walked out with his men.
But before leaving, a faint thought crossed his mind—
Little girl…
wait for me.
As soon as she reached her apartment, Yue Ling collapsed onto the bed.
Even though the poison sequence had stabilized, she was still extremely tired.
And it was already night.
She fell asleep instantly.
The next morning, soft sunlight fell on her face, making her look calm and gentle.
But that peaceful atmosphere was suddenly broken by her phone ringing.
"Ugh…"
She frowned, turned off the call, and went back to sleep.
Again, the phone rang.
She ignored it.
Again.
And again.
Finally, she picked up the call with an annoyed expression.
"Who is it…?" she asked in a sleepy, irritated voice.
On the other side, the person paused for a moment.
How can someone's voice be this cute…?
"Yue Ling! It's me, Qingqing! How are you? Why aren't you coming to school? Is it true you left school?!"
Questions came one after another without giving her a chance to speak.
Yue Ling lazily stretched on the bed while listening to Qingqing's nonstop complaints.
"What happened?" she asked casually. "And who told you I quit school?"
"It's your cousin, Su Rong! She's saying you're not the real daughter of the Shen family, so you left school!"
Yue Ling's eyes narrowed slightly.
Su Rong…
She quickly recalled.
Su Rong was her aunt Su Meilin's daughter. That woman had always been jealous of her sister—Yue Ling's current "mother." Naturally, her daughter was no better.
Always competing.
Always arrogant.
And always targeting the original owner.
"Don't worry, Qingqing," Yue Ling said calmly. "It's not like that. I'll come to school."
"Then why didn't you come today? You're always so punctual!"
Yue Ling paused.
…Ah.
She completely forgot about school.
I slept like a pig.
No—no, I'm not a pig.
I'm a sleeping beauty.
"Host, why are you being narcissistic?" the system suddenly commented.
"What do you know?" Yue Ling replied in her mind.
Then she checked the time.
It was already past 10.
"I'll come in the afternoon," she said casually.
"Okay then, Ling Ling… I believe you."
After hanging up, Yue Ling lay back on the bed.
Her eyes slowly narrowed.
Why are you creating trouble, cousin…?
I just want to lie low…
But people just don't listen.
A faint, cunning smile appeared on her lips.