CHAPTER 457: CHAPTER 457: AMAZING

This year’s snow came a bit early, and the next day Gu Lingling was off duty; early in the morning, she went to Yang Yunhai’s residence.

The snow from last night had adorned Qin City in a mantle of silver and white.

However, the man who once confessed his feelings for her still hadn’t shown up.

Gu Lingling constantly reminded herself that no news is good news.

Using a broom to clear a path through the snow in front of the door, Gu Lingling looked at the empty house, as if yesterday she saw Yang Yunhai sitting there reading a book.

When Yang Zhao came in, he saw the girl standing there staring at the wicker chair in a daze.

That wicker chair, Yang Yunhai used to love sitting there flipping through books, with a cup of tea in hand, he could spend the whole afternoon reading.

It really didn’t match the image of the boss they had in their minds. The reading Yang Yunhai seemed more like a learned scholar or a university professor?

"Why are you here?" Gu Lingling asked, "Do you have any news of him?"

Yang Zhao helplessly shook his head; every time he met Gu Lingling, she asked this question. He could tell that this girl really liked their boss.

But he truly didn’t know where the boss was now.

"I saw the courtyard gate open and came in to take a look," Yang Zhao said, "By the way, something happened last night."

"What happened?" Gu Lingling asked casually while wiping dust off the table.

"Zhang Qiang assaulted Liu Miao." Yang Zhao felt a bit embarrassed saying this.

Discussing such things with a young girl indeed felt a bit awkward.

Gu Lingling was taken aback.

Zhang Qiang assaulted Liu Miao?

"It was Gu Juan who manipulated things from behind the scenes." It’s undeniable; Gu Juan is simply terrifying. She merely moved her lips and used a few candies to relay words through two kids, effectively ruining Liu Miao’s life.

Gu Juan first went near Zhang Qiang’s place and found a little boy, gave him some fruit candies, and asked him to convey a message to Zhang Qiang, saying Liu Miao would meet her lover that night.

Then she used Zhou Ting’s name to have the child convey a message to Liu Miao, telling her to meet at the usual place.

Liu Miao suspected nothing, only eager to establish a connection with Zhou Ting, she got dressed up beautifully and went to the appointment.

Meanwhile, Zhang Qiang was already quietly waiting at the transformer factory’s entrance for Liu Miao.

Seeing her dressed like that, what more could he disbelieve?

He then followed her all the way, intercepted Liu Miao in a sparsely populated area, and forcibly took her to an abandoned house and assaulted her.

If Yang Zhao hadn’t been afraid that Gu Juan would harm Gu Lingling and assigned people to watch her early on, no one would have suspected Gu Juan.

"She now seems to be even more formidable than Wang Meili," Gu Lingling said after listening. "How’s Wang Meili doing lately? Has Old Mrs. Gu discovered anything about her?"

"Not yet." It was not that she hadn’t discovered anything; rather, Old Mrs. Gu trusted Wang Meili too much.

"It’s okay, I’m not in a hurry." Gu Lingling smiled lightly; the more it is like this, the greater the blow will be to Old Mrs. Gu when the time comes.

"Is there still no clue about my mother’s affairs?" Gu Lingling asked softly.

"Things from that long ago are hard to investigate," Yang Zhao said.

Some time ago, Gu Lingling had entrusted Yang Zhao to help investigate her mother’s death.

"Brother Yang Zhao, am I causing you trouble like this?" Gu Lingling said, "Thank you."

"Not at all. The boss said before leaving, you can leave any issue to me," Yang Zhao said with a smile. "These are my duties anyway."