Chapter 140: I Have Always Missed You

Bai Shuruo continued with a cold snort: "There is something even more ruthless, do you want to hear it?"

"Speak freely."

"Your wife has always been a housewife at home, right? I don't mean to look down on housewives, but her source of income for these years has indeed relied on you. She wouldn't know how to earn money in the country, and once abroad, with the language barrier, she would be even less capable of earning money. When that time comes, for the sake of your son and daughter, she might just remarry a foreigner. As the saying goes, once there is a stepfather, there is a stepmother. The reason you committed a crime, isn't it for your children? By then, just wait for your son and daughter to be bullied and tortured abroad. I heard that children usually follow in their parents' footsteps. If their parents end up like this, can they live any better? In the future, when they have children, your grandchildren, they will only be able to live a life like this."

Zhang Xinlv became more and more furious as he listened: "Shut up! My children will not be like that, and my wife will not remarry!"

"I refuse to shut up! The reason you have such confidence is because you are counting on the person you are shielding to help your children when the time comes, right? I tell you, it's impossible. You have already been caught; what value do you have left? Is it worth it for him to help you? Loyalty? I tell you, I have already arranged for people to watch your family abroad. Whoever they are in contact with recently, that person is the one behind you. Tell me, does he dare to help them? Is he not afraid of being exposed?"

Zhang Xinlv's psychological defenses gradually collapsed: "Bai Shuruo, enough is enough!"

"It should be you who needs to think clearly as soon as possible, confess the person behind you early, and strive for a lighter sentence!" After Bai Shuruo finished speaking, she stood up, then turned and left the visitation room.

Meng Ze had followed her in just now. He watched Bai Shuruo's performance from beginning to end, and the admiration in his eyes grew increasingly intense.

……

Late at night.

The flight from Beishi to Fengcheng also began boarding.

Bai Shunan was almost the last one to board.

There was a business event yesterday, and today she visited a new client. Originally, her flight was for tomorrow morning, but the company's production line had some issues that required her to rush back. She couldn't worry about Ling Feng anymore and took the midnight flight back to Fengcheng herself.

There were no economy class seats left, only business class.

Bai Shunan boarded the plane and found her seat, but she was stunned for a moment.

The business class seats were side-by-side, and the person sitting in the seat next to her was none other than Gu Yunting.

When Gu Yunting saw Bai Shunan, his originally weary eyes instantly gained color.

"What a coincidence." He greeted her.

Bai Shunan glanced around; there were no empty seats, and a flight attendant had come over to help her with her luggage, so she had no choice but to sit down and greet Gu Yunting generously: "President Gu, what a coincidence."

"Why are you so late?"

"Returning to Fengcheng so late?"

The two spoke in unison.

Bai Shunan answered first: "There is something at the company, so I am rushing back."

Gu Yunting said: "I was originally scheduled for tonight's flight. You know I like taking midnight flights."

Bai Shunan gave a sheepish smile and said bluntly: "Is that so? I don't remember."

Gu Yunting felt disappointed, but he smiled indifferently.

That was true; Bai Shunan had long since ceased to be his Secretary. Why would she remember his preferences so clearly?

Bai Shunan fastened her seatbelt, covered herself with the blanket provided by the flight attendant, changed into disposable slippers, and then closed her eyes to rest.

Gu Yunting watched these actions of hers. Her entire demeanor was conveying one message: I don't want to deal with you!

Gu Yunting did not want to ask for trouble, so he remained silent.

The plane took off shortly after. The cabin lights were dimmed. At the moment they soared into the clouds, Gu Yunting looked toward the window, where her beautiful and familiar profile was reflected.

Bai Shunan was actually not asleep.

She just didn't want to engage with Gu Yunting and was pretending to sleep.

It had indeed been a long time since she had thought of Gu Yunting. She had originally thought she had long forgotten him, but now that he was sitting beside her, she still felt her thoughts being disturbed by him, unable to remain calm, and many bits and pieces of their time together surfaced in her mind.

She tried her best not to think about these things, so she forced herself to think about the difficulties before her: think about Bai Shuruo, who was in dire straits; think about Han Yangting, who was in a coma; think about the current difficulties her company was facing...

After the plane leveled off, the lights came on again, and the flight attendant came over to distribute meals.

Due to the masks, the current in-flight meals were each in a box, containing bread, yogurt, and a few small snacks.

Upon receiving the meal box, Bai Shunan remembered that she hadn't eaten dinner.

Just as she was about to pick up the bread to eat, she felt that the person beside her was not acting right.

She saw Gu Yunting clutching his stomach, his face pale.

Bai Shunan suddenly remembered that Gu Yunting had a "noble disease"—he would get a stomachache if he missed a meal. In the past, when he took midnight flights, she would always bring him a bowl of hot porridge so he could eat his fill before boarding.

Even if she didn't give him hot porridge, he would have eaten his fill in the terminal before boarding.

Could it be that he didn't eat before boarding?

Gu Yunting was also looking at her at this time, seemingly understanding her thoughts. He nodded and said: "I didn't eat anything before boarding, thinking there would be a meal on the plane, but I forgot that hot meals are no longer provided on flights."

Bai Shunan hurriedly called the flight attendant over: "Could you please bring this gentleman a cup of hot water?"

When the flight attendant brought the hot water, she handed it to Gu Yunting: "Drink something hot first to warm your stomach."

Gu Yunting reached out to take the cup and drank the hot water.

Bai Shunan then opened the meal box in front of him, unwrapped the bread inside for him, and fed it to him, while chiding him: "Didn't you always eat something before getting on a plane in the past? Why didn't you eat this time?"

Gu Yunting stared at the bread in Bai Shunan's hand, then looked at her, and then smiled: "Shunan, you still remember these things? Does that mean you still have me in your heart, right?"

Bai Shunan said expressionlessly: "I just happened to remember, but you are not in my heart."

Gu Yunting then took the bread and smiled faintly: "Whether I am or not doesn't matter; it's enough that you could remember."

While eating the bread, Gu Yunting added: "Shunan, all these days, I have always missed you."