Secretly Married to the Ice-Cold CEO-Chapter 487: He Should Not Doubt Her

Gu Qianlan said angrily, "I know very well what kind of woman He Sirui is. When I get back, she’s not going to have a good end."

Chen Ming asked vigilantly, "If I let you go, you won’t go back on your word, right?"

Gu Qianlan quickly changed her expression, "I may be bossy, but I never go back on my word. When I promise something, I keep it."

Chen Ming was relieved. He decided to take a gamble and trust Gu Qianlan. He had lost for twenty years, this time he wouldn’t bet wrong.

He walked out. Gu Qianlan was afraid he would change his mind, "Aren’t you going to let me go?"

Chen Ming said, "I’m going to notify President Gu to come and get you."

Gu Qianlan feared he would regret it, "Call him from right here."

"The signal here is bad. Don’t worry, I’m a man of my word too."

Gu Qianlan was extremely frightened. It was so dark here, and she had never been in such a dirty place, "Then hurry up."

Gu Yikun was at Wansu Technology. All the top technical staff were gathered at the company building late at night. Xie Yuchen was remotely controlling the search for clues from the United States. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

For tens of miles around the Gu Family Villa, it was all private land, with only one small road that had no surveillance. This was the road where Gu Qianlan was kidnapped.

It wasn’t hard to track down this incident. The suspect, whether a novice or simply not intending to hide, hadn’t specifically changed routes or vehicles. The technical team easily tracked the general area.

Xie Yuchen, looking at the computer screen, said to Gu Yikun, "It’s an abandoned factory. The suspect’s name, matched from the database, is Chen Ming. Jun Xi has interacted with him a few times."

Gu Yikun, appearing exceptionally calm at Wansu Technology, made it seem like he was merely conducting a routine inspection, had it not been for the knowledge that the Gu family’s eldest daughter was kidnapped.

Everyone internally admired President Gu’s courage. Only President Gu could remain so composed, commanding respect.

Gu Yikun’s calm cracked slightly after hearing Xie Yuchen’s words, "Jun Xi interacted with him a few times."

A bizarre thought surfaced in his mind, but Gu Yikun immediately suppressed it.

She’s not that kind of person.

She wouldn’t do that to anyone. He shouldn’t doubt her.

Gu Yikun didn’t have much time to think. He was about to lead people to rescue Gu Qianlan when the phone rang.

It was an unfamiliar number.

Gu Yikun answered, "Chen Ming." At this time, only Chen Ming would call him for negotiations.

The signal on Chen Ming’s end was bad. He said "Hello" several times before saying, "President Gu, I want to tell you that the eldest Miss Gu is with me."

Gu Yikun got into the car with his team, "What are your terms?"

Chen Ming didn’t hear. He repeated, "The eldest Miss Gu is with me."

Gu Yikun impatiently said, "What are your terms?"

Chen Ming heard intermittently, "I’ll send you the address. You can bring people to pick up Miss Gu now. Miss Gu agreed not to pursue it and will give me ten million. He Sirui orchestrated this, I’m also a victim. I hope President Gu can be magnanimous and not settle scores with me in the autumn."

The signal in the suburbs was poor. His voice came through intermittently to Gu Yikun, "I’ll send the address...give me ten million...orchestrated this...not settle scores."

Gu Yikun wasn’t in the mood to listen to all that, "Ten million is no problem. If my sister gets a single hair harmed, your entire family won’t be enough to compensate."

Due to the signal issue, Chen Ming only heard "your entire family won’t be enough to compensate." He was so scared he trembled and hastily explained, "President Gu, don’t misunderstand. I really didn’t mean it. It was He..." The call cut off.

Chen Ming cursed, "This crappy signal!"

Gu Yikun ordered his subordinates, "Hurry."

A total of three cars sped towards the suburbs. The person in the front car asked through an earpiece, "President, what about that suspect later?"

Gu Yikun said, "Leave him alive."

"Understood."

Chen Ming walked back to the house, "Your brother seems to have misunderstood. What should we do?"

"Misunderstood what?"

"I don’t know. The signal here is too bad. I only heard your brother say he wants my whole family buried with him."

Gu Qianlan panicked. She didn’t dare provoke Chen Ming. Who knows if he’d impulsively kill her?

She said, "When my brother comes, I’ll explain to him. I always keep my word."

Chen Ming now took a gamble as well, believing that Gu Qianlan was at least not a dead end.

"Miss Gu, I’m not just kidnapping you for money. My wife and child are in someone else’s hands. He Sirui said if I kidnapped you, she’d give me six million and help rescue my wife."

Gu Qianlan hated He Sirui to death. When she got home, she was going to expose this and ruin her!

She asked, "Whose hands is your wife in?"

Chen Ming mentioned the name of a loan company. It was ostensibly a legitimate loan company but was actually an illegal high-interest loan shark.

"Miss Gu, can you help me ask President Gu to save my girlfriend? She’s pregnant with my child. No matter how scummy I am, I can’t let my own child suffer, right?"

In the past, Gu Qianlan despised such people the most. But now, she somehow felt a hint of sympathy for Chen Ming, "No problem. If my brother wants to save someone, it’s not difficult. Just a word from him and many people will handle it for him."

Chen Ming was relieved and started babbling, "I won’t gamble anymore. I’ll be a good father and won’t ask Mrs. Gu for money again."

Gu Qianlan asked curiously, "Why would she lend you money?"

"My sister helped Mrs. Gu before. She knew I was a gambler but still lent me money."

Gu Qianlan thought silently, Jun Xi is really foolish. Lending money to a gambler is like throwing it away.

She didn’t dare say this out loud and simply commented, "Her personality can be annoying, but she’s a good person sometimes."

Chen Ming said, "Mrs. Gu has been involved in scandals lately. I couldn’t reach her; otherwise, I wouldn’t have been used by He Sirui. I had no other option."

"Stop playing the victim. Aren’t you letting me go?"

Chen Ming quickly untied Gu Qianlan. She stretched her limbs. What kind of place is this?

She confirmed with Chen Ming, "You’ve already given my brother the location, right?"

"Yes, President Gu will be here soon."

Gu Qianlan walked out the door. Chen Ming warned her not to wander around, "This is an abandoned factory with a lot of old, broken equipment. It’s dangerous."

Gu Qianlan asked to borrow a lighter. Chen Ming handed it to her, "I’m going to the woods for a bit. Wait here."

He said this and went into the small grove nearby. Gu Qianlan was left alone. The cold wind blew through, rustling the leaves, sending chills down her spine.

She was afraid of the dark. She felt around on the ground for some firewood, intending to light a fire for warmth.

The lighter’s weak flame flickered in the darkness. This tiny spark, like a prairie fire, quickly ignited a nearby oil drum.

The fire roared high. The night wind blew the flames towards her, and Gu Qianlan’s dress caught fire.

Terrified, she screamed and frantically tried to put out the fire. But no matter how fast she moved, the flames spread faster. The searing pain made her cry out in agony, "Brother, help me!"