At four in the afternoon, Song Zhen was playing golf with a client.
The bodyguard responsible for protecting Gu Xinzhou reported back.
He said Gu Xinzhou did not return to the Gu Family, but went to a five-star hotel in the downtown area instead.
Song Zhen furrowed his brows.
Every time the Gu sisters came to see him, Song Zhen always made sure they got home safely after they left.
Because he had many opponents and numerous media outlets were eager to dig up information on him, he could not allow anything to happen to the Gu sisters that might be attributed to their visit with him, whether it be getting ambushed by others or encountering some accident.
But today's news was not good news.
Could it be that the dinner arranged by Gu Xinzhou's boyfriend was at that hotel?
Song Zhen's frown deepened.
Finally, the client couldn't help himself and said with a smile, "President Song, you've been distracted all day, are you still thinking about that lady from earlier?"
The client was a businessman friend of Song Zhen's from Brazil by the name of Shi Ying, who was also of Chinese descent.
Shi Ying had discovered a crystal mine in Brazil.
The crystals produced in the mine were all top-quality, flawless gems, suitable for developing into premium jewelry.
But Song Zhen had no interest in making jewelry.
He thought crystal jewelry was not profitable.
He wanted to cooperate with Shi Ying to produce crystal magnetic therapy health products, tailored to the different characteristics, properties, meanings, and magnetic fields of the crystals.
He believed modern people were willing to spend money for their health, and that was where the real profits lay.
And now, there were quite a few businessmen eyeing Shi Ying's crystal mine.
For Song Zhen, it was imperative to treat Shi Ying with consideration and mildness.
Hearing Shi Ying's question, he immediately said to the subordinate on the other end of the Bluetooth headset, "Continue to watch, and report back if there's any problem."
Afterward, Song Zhen became very contemplative.
He knew Shi Ying was a playboy, changing girlfriends more often than he changed clothes.
He asked gently, "What does it take for a woman to think a man is, uh, gentlemanly, ethical, of good character, and humane?"
Shi Ying burst into laughter.
Leaning on his golf club, he said merrily, "I'm an expert when it comes to playing with women, but that's strictly physical.
I could never truly care for any woman.
They only care about money, not whether I have ethics or character, or anything like that."
After saying this, he winked at Song Zhen, "That girl you had your eye on today, she's special!
Our kind usually doesn't touch that type of girl.
Because she takes everything she does very seriously.
Once she's serious, it gets hard for us to extricate ourselves after playing around.
Not only that, but you also end up hurting them deeply, and that would weigh on my conscience."
Song Zhen: "..."
Shi Ying: "I can't help you with your feelings. Why not let's talk about the crystal mine instead!"
Song Zhen: "Okay!"
Eight minutes later, his subordinate called again to report, "Boss, Miss Gu has left the Atlantis Hotel and went to the Bertley Hotel across the street."
Song Zhen's suspicions deepened: "Keep following."
And just ten minutes earlier.
Gu Xinzhou, with a photo of herself and her son in hand, asked the lobby staff at the Atlantis Hotel for information about Cassie and McDull's whereabouts.
To her surprise, the staff helped her right away this time.
The staff also told her that the two had not checked in.
Gu Xinzhou then thanked them and went to the five-star hotel across the street.
With doubts in his heart, Song Zhen continued to wait.
He waited for over half an hour without any news.
Unable to hold back, he called his subordinate, who said, "Miss Gu entered the elevator twenty minutes ago and hasn't come down since."
Song Zhen's face turned completely dark in an instant!