Chapter 717: Chapter 718: Huo Yishan’s Phone Call
Having risen again, Gu Qiangwei felt that the heavy feeling in her chest had disappeared.
It must have been just a bit of water stuck there, unable to move up or down, that made her extremely uncomfortable.
After rinsing her mouth, feeling a bit relieved, she didn’t return to her bed but walked out of the room, hoping to find Qin Sijue.
She went downstairs and ran to the study, only to discover he was nowhere to be seen.
Strange, could he have gone out?
Approaching the front door, she indeed saw that the sports car that had been parked in the yard was gone.
He must have had something to do.
Not dwelling on it further, she walked to the sofa out of boredom and turned on the television.
As the screen flickered on, Gu Qiangwei saw a familiar name and photo appear on the screen.
“As everyone knows, a few days ago, the jewel of the Nangong Family was taken to the prosecutor’s office for being responsible for several people’s deaths and was sentenced to death two weeks later after conclusive evidence was presented. However, at 7:45 yesterday morning, Nangong Feifei, a death row inmate, escaped while being transported to prison. A citywide manhunt is currently underway. If anyone has information, please immediately contact the police…”
Seeing the scene on the screen, Gu Qiangwei was completely shocked.
Nangong Feifei had actually escaped! And it was yesterday…
Suddenly, a sense of unease surged in Gu Qiangwei’s heart.
What did Nangong Feifei escape to do? To live above the law, or… to seek revenge?
Just then, a piercing ringtone suddenly sounded, startling Gu Qiangwei, who was already deep in thought.
The familiar ringtone played, and upon glancing over, she saw her phone on the coffee table.
Had Qin Sijue casually placed it there?
Picking up the phone, it was Huo Yishan who was calling.
“Hello?”
“Dear…” Huo Yishan’s voice sounded somewhat restrained over the phone.
Gu Qiangwei hesitated, “What’s wrong?”
“Are you still at the full moon celebration?”
“No, I’m back.” She had just been thinking that the full moon celebration probably hadn’t ended yet, and now that she felt much better, she wondered if she should go back.
“Ah, that’s great!” Huo Yishan seemed excited now that she heard she was back.
Meanwhile, Gu Qiangwei was confused.
“What’s going on?”
Huo Yishan was currently standing on the roadside, enduring the bone-chilling wind that had reddened her cheeks!
She had been in a farmhouse shooting a film until a few minutes ago and, having finished her scenes, had driven herself back to Jingcheng, only for her car to break down halfway there. She managed to hitch a ride, but to her dismay, that car also broke down.
“I’m now on Southwest Road, can you come and pick me up? My phone is out of battery, my parents are abroad, and the only number I can remember is yours, dear, please help…” Huo Yishan said, her face full of pitiful frustration. At that moment, she was still using the hitchhiker’s phone to call her!
The past few days had been busy with filming for Huo Yishan, and Gu Qiangwei was not caught up because of her pregnancy and poor health.
If she had known, she probably wouldn’t have called her.
But Gu Qiangwei was well aware of Huo Yishan’s situation. Her father, the president, to protect his daughter’s private life and to allow her the same freedom as ordinary people, had sent Huo Yishan abroad from a young age. And to the outside world, this ‘Princess of the Nation’ was known only by her existence, not by her name or what she looked like.
Faced with her sister’s trouble, Gu Qiangwei naturally did not hesitate to help.