After a long pause, he spoke, his voice deep and raspy. It was as if his words were shrouded in a hazy fog, making them difficult to decipher.
"…You didn't find her?"
Su Xu pursed his lips. "She must have been fully prepared… She didn't leave a single trace."
'Fully prepared…'
As those two words left his mouth, the car was plunged into a suffocating silence.
"To get away, she really spared no effort."
Su Xu glanced over in shock. The eyes of his boss, a man who was always so dignified and self-restrained, were faintly red. His long lashes drooped, obscuring the look in his eyes.
He was like a big kid who'd lost his candy, his breathing unsteady.
"Tell me, if she doesn't come back… what am I supposed to do?"
Su Xu lowered his head, not daring to speak.
'Isn't it because you bullied her too much, sir? A phoenix born to soar through the heavens—how could she be willing to have her wings clipped and be kept as a pet canary?'
But he didn't dare say it aloud.
