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Chapter 34

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Chapter 34#

Does This Little Boy Look Like Qi…?#

Just past midnight, Si Jingheng was already awake.

The room was pitch black. The thick curtains, airtight and lightproof, completely shut out the faint night light from outside without leaving a single gap. His biological clock seemed to have been forcibly triggered; even though he had slept for only three hours, his consciousness was instantly and terrifyingly clear.

Subconsciously turning on his side, he stretched out a long arm, wanting to pull the warm body beside him into his embrace, but his fingertips only brushed against a cold silk duvet. The chill spread from his fingertips, instantly soaking through his entire body.

Chapter 35

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Chapter 35#

A Mad Dog.#

Since returning home from the bar that day, Si Jingheng had buried himself in his work.

He showed up at the office at 7:00 AM sharp every morning and didn’t leave until eleven or twelve at night, sometimes even sleeping directly in the lounge of his office. The files piled up on his desk like a small mountain, the dense handwriting making one dizzy, yet he seemed tireless, his fingers flying across the keyboard, signing with so much force that he almost pierced through the paper.

Chapter 36

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Chapter 36#

He was blocked.#

Chen Ruiwen pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose, the lenses reflecting a faint light. He calmly looked at the man in front of him who had instantly lost his composure, a smile still hanging on the corner of his lips: “It seems so.”

Qi Xu, was it really him? What was going on with him? What could be the reason?

Countless questions churned in Si Jingheng’s mind, making his already muddled brain even more chaotic. The dizziness hit him once again, and Chen Ruiwen’s figure in front of him became slightly blurred. He instinctively closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When he opened them again, most of the fierceness in his eyes had faded, leaving only panic.

Chapter 37

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Chapter 37#

Call me husband.#

Si Jingheng stared at that line of words for a full half-minute. At first, fury blazed within him, but then he suddenly let out a low laugh.

Standing up, Si Jingheng dialed another number. The man on the other end sounded like he had just woken up: “Jingheng? What made you think of calling me?”

“Help me look someone up,” Si Jingheng said through gritted teeth. “Qi Xu. I want to know where he is right now.”

Chapter 38

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Chapter 38#

How Dare You Still Show Your Face at My House!…#

Si Jingheng woke up with a start.

His body still maintained the posture of holding Qi Xu tightly in his dream, his arms rigidly suspended in mid-air.

The room was terrifyingly quiet, making him feel incredibly lonely.

“It was just… a dream…” Si Jingheng murmured.

Si Jingheng slowly raised his hand, his fingertips tracing his own lips, as if he could still feel the touch of Qi Xu’s soft lips pressing against his in the dream—lingering, carrying each other’s breath.

Chapter 39

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Chapter 39#

Qi Xu’s Secret.#

“You…” Qi Ran wanted to curse some more, but forced himself to swallow his words back down.

“It’s really fine, Auntie.” Si Jingheng put on an innocent, harmless smile. “Please don’t take it to heart.”

Du Yanxin glared at Qi Ran, then turned to look at Si Jingheng, her face shifting back to an apologetic smile. “Are things not busy at the company lately?”

Si Jingheng retracted his gaze accordingly, his tone sincere. “Things at the company have slowed down a bit recently, so I’m not too busy. At the last birthday banquet, I had a lot on my plate and couldn’t take good care of my elders. I’ve been feeling bad about it, so I came over specially to apologize.” Si Jingheng smiled. “A small token of my appreciation, nothing major.”

Chapter 40

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Chapter 40#

Qi Xu, I love you very much.#

Si Jingheng repeatedly stroked the handwriting on the card with his fingertips. His throat felt as if blocked by a ball of waterlogged cotton, aching with a dull pain. He sniffed, his nose stinging sharply. Through his blurry vision, he reached into the small wooden cabinet once again.

His fingertips touched a piece of cold, hard metal. He subconsciously tightened his fingers and gently pulled the object out.

Chapter 41

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Chapter 41#

I don’t dare.#

Autumn in Wujiang City arrived gently. Opening the wooden lattice window of the guesthouse in the morning, a cool, moist breeze carrying the fresh fragrance of plane tree leaves rushed in, lightly swaying the stray hairs on Qi Xu’s forehead.

In the yard, the golden retriever “Naituan” was dozing under the ginkgo tree. Its fluffy golden fur was warmed by the sun. Compared to the reckless little puppy it was when it first arrived, it had now grown into a sturdy, gentle big dog.

Chapter 42

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Chapter 42#

你找人的方法可真别致啊……#

“抱歉司总，我们暂时还没有线索。”

司景珩将手机狠狠砸在办公桌上，额角的青筋突突直跳，眼底翻涌着近乎暴戾的怒火。

“一群废物！”他低吼出声，“几百万的预付款，就只换来一句‘找不到’？”

落地窗外是帝都繁华的天际线，摩天大楼鳞次栉比，阳光反射在玻璃幕墙上，刺得人眼睛生疼。

司景珩此刻无暇顾及这些，他死死盯着桌面上摊开的几张纸，那是私家侦探团队提交的最终报告，每一页都写满了“无相关轨迹”“目标人物信息缺失”“未发现有效线索”。

戚许的身份证没有任何出境信息，也没有乘坐交通工具的痕迹，更没有买过任何房产，戚许就像是凭空从这个世界消失了一般。

司景珩抬手揉了揉发胀的太阳穴，指腹按压在突突跳动的青筋上，原本打理得一丝不苟的头发此刻凌乱地垂在额前，遮住了那双往日里总是带着漫不经心的凤眼，只剩下浓重的红血丝和化不开的阴鸷。

几个月了。

自从那天晚上开始，他就开始了疯狂的寻找，动用了司氏集团的所有资源，联系了国内外最顶尖的私家侦探，甚至不惜放下身段去求那些曾经被他不屑一顾的人脉，可戚许就像人间蒸发了一样，没有留下任何蛛丝马迹。

“有人故意拦着的。”司景珩咬牙切齿地低语。

他不敢去想是不是戚家，又或者，是他的父亲。

自从知道他退婚是因为一个男人以后，司玉弘就差点没晕死过去，本想把事情压一压，但是司景珩就跟疯了一样，圈子里一下子炸开了锅，纷纷猜测司景珩是不是脑子哪里出了问题。

这种事情放在私下谁也不会说谁，但是司景珩居然就敢对着所有人公然出柜，未免是有点让人瞠目结舌了。

所以这种可能性太大，大到司景珩不愿意去相信。

司景珩猛地站起身，高大的身影在办公室里投下大片阴影，定制西装的衬衫领口松开两颗扣子，露出的锁骨线条紧绷，曾经的他，永远是精致而疏离的，哪怕是盛怒之下，也会维持着上位者的体面，可自从戚许离开，他所有的伪装都土崩瓦解。

司景珩跌坐在办公椅上，双手插进头发里，指节用力地抓着发根，带来一阵尖锐的疼痛。

他后悔了，悔得肝肠寸断。

办公室的门被轻轻敲响，打断了他的思绪，司景珩猛地抬头：“进来。”

林薇战战兢兢地推开门，手里捧着一叠文件，头埋得低低的，几乎要碰到胸口。这三个月来，每次来送文件，她都像是在走钢丝，生怕一不小心就触了霉头。

“司总，这是您要的项目报告，请您过目。”林薇小心翼翼地将文件放在办公桌上，尽量让自己的声音听起来平静。

司景珩没有看她，也没有看文件，只是死死地盯着桌面，脸色阴沉得可怕，办公室里的气氛压抑到了极点，林薇站在原地，大气都不敢喘一口，手心全是冷汗。

就在这时，林薇的手机突然叮叮当当地响了起来，打破了办公室的死寂。她吓得浑身一哆嗦，连忙捂住手机，脸色瞬间变得惨白。

司景珩眯起眼睛，眼底闪过一丝不耐：“秘书处已经忙到消息都看不过来了吗？”

“不是的，司总！对不起，对不起！”林薇扫了一眼手机就连忙摆手，死死按住静音键，“是我闺蜜，她……她男朋友出轨了，让我帮忙找小三，我忘了关静音，打扰到您了，我马上关掉！”

她以为等待她的会是狂风暴雨般的责骂，甚至可能是被辞退的通知。可出乎她意料的是，司景珩的目光突然落在她身上，原本阴鸷的眼神里，闪过一丝好奇。

“你找人，很在行？”司景珩问。

林薇愣了一下，随即挺起胸膛，脸上露出一丝得意：“那当然了司总！给我一个机会，我能找到很多信息的，白天干什么，晚上去哪里，跟谁见过面，保证一清二楚！比那些所谓的私家侦探厉害多了！”

她说得兴起，完全忘了自己面对的是顶头上司，语气里带着几分炫耀。毕竟，私下里帮人抓小三、查出轨，是她的拿手好戏，到现在为止从来没有失手过。

“是吗？”

“当然！”林薇已经完全沉浸在自己的世界里了，“我可比那些私家侦探要价低，私下接了不少单呢，悄悄告诉你，那些侦探不一定靠谱，他们很多都是拖着不做，然后提高预付款的呢！”

“哦？接单？”司景珩挑了挑眉，嘴角勾起一抹皮笑肉不笑的弧度：“是公司给你的薪水太少了吗？”

林薇的笑容瞬间僵在脸上，咽了口唾沫，脸色煞白：“不是的司总！我……我就是有点缺钱，所以才……”她越说越心虚，声音也越来越小。

司景珩没有再追究，他拿起桌上的钢笔，轻轻敲了敲桌面，发出“笃笃”的声响。“那你帮我找个人，找到了，我付给你十倍的费用。”

“十倍？”林薇的眼睛瞬间瞪大了，像是不敢相信自己的耳朵。她每个月的薪水不低，十倍的费用，足够她解决家里所有的难题了，她连忙点头：“司总，您说！找谁？只要您给我一点线索，我保证把人给您找到！”

“戚许。”

“？”林薇愣了一下，随即反应过来，“您说的是以前经常来公司找您的小戚总？他……他还用得着我找吗？”话刚说完，她就对上了司景珩那双几乎要吃人的眼睛，吓得连忙把剩下的话咽了回去，改口道，“我……我试试，我一定尽力找！”

司景珩点了点头，又觉得自己现在好像一个疯子，竟然沦落到要靠一个女秘书来寻找戚许的地步，说出去简直是天大的笑话。可他实在没有别的办法了，哪怕只有万分之一的希望，他也不愿意放弃。

“你需要什么线索？”司景珩问道。

林薇立刻拿出手机，打开备忘录：“司总，小戚总的网名是什么？常用的社交账号有哪些？比如微博、抖音、小红书之类的，还有支付软件的账号，游戏账号也行。”

司景珩的脸色瞬间变得有些难看。

他想了想，发现自己竟然什么都不知道，他拿出自己的手机，点开微信，找到那个早已灰暗的头像，屏幕上显示着“对方已将你删除”：“这是他的微信，其他的……我不清楚。”

林薇看着那灰暗的头像，嘴角抽了抽：“司总，这没用啊，被删除了就看不到任何信息了。”她又问，“那电话号码呢？手机号、座机号都行。”

“只有一个手机号，被拉黑了。”司景珩的声音低了下去，带着苦涩，他甚至不知道戚许有没有其他的电话号码。

林薇简直要绝望了，她看着司景珩，小心翼翼地问：“那……小戚总有没有什么爱好？或者常用的昵称？或者他家里人的信息？朋友的信息也行。”

司景珩靠在办公椅上，语气带着一丝不确定：“他的朋友……林观池，林家的小少爷，还有陆知衍，他们关系应该不错。”

提到陆知衍，司景珩的眼神暗了暗，他知道陆知衍一直喜欢戚许，以前他还不屑一顾，觉得戚许只会围着他转，可现在，他却不得不借助陆知衍的线索来寻找戚许。

林薇立刻眼前一亮，此刻也不管面前的是不是领导了，一把夺过电脑就开始了她的大工程。

首先各个平台搜索类似的名字，林薇边操作边说：“人的习惯都差不多，人的习惯是很难改变的，他可能会用类似的照片做头像，或者在其他平台发布过类似的内容，所以可以试试。”

司景珩站在林薇身后，看着她手指飞快地在键盘上敲击，屏幕上不断弹出各种页面。从vb到短视频软件，从某书到某云音乐，甚至连外卖软件和购物平台都没有放过。

他看着林薇熟练地切换着各种账号，分析着各种蛛丝马迹，心里突然生出一丝荒谬感。

活了三十多年，从来没有想过，自己有一天会站在办公室里，看着自己的秘书用这种近乎“老土”的方式，帮自己寻找爱人，而他这个当事人，却像个傻子一样，什么都做不了，只能眼睁睁地看着。

终于，两个小时后，对比了照片，林薇找到了陆知衍的音乐软件账号，于是问司景珩：“是长这样吗？”

司景珩点点头：“是。”

林薇顺着音乐软件账号找到了陆知衍的其他账号，然后顺着账号互动开始找。

里面大部分都是宣传图以及公司的产品，零零碎碎的会有一些日常琐碎。

不就是区区1.3w条，简单！开找！

终于林薇在三个小时以后找到了一张照片，是被人点赞后又删除的，但是编辑记录可能是忘记了修改，林薇一条一条查看终于发现了一张可疑照片。

司景珩看了半天没发现有什么问题，林薇摊手：“你不懂，你看，勺子上有反光，结合窗玻璃上的人影，应该是两个人。”

然后林薇将照片保存，用手机里的p图软件迅速调整照片里的男生面孔，虽然还有一些畸形，但可以隐约看出长相，就是戚许。

林薇说：“看，这个人发照片时的气氛和这个人社交账号的其他信息明显不符，如果是出差的话你会和甲方老板吃双人西餐吗？”

司景珩摇头，着急地问：“然后呢？”

林薇一边操作一边解释：“点赞的时间是在一个月前，照片上显示的时间是下午五点零三分，图片里有太阳，结合外面的影子就能判断经纬度了。”查了半天，最终锁定了一个地点，“芜江市。”

司景珩着急就要订机票，林薇摆摆手：“司总，芜江市也不小，你现在这么去，也是漫无目的。”

司景珩额头青筋直跳：“那我让人缩小范围找。”

林薇接着摇头：“我再想想办法。”然后掏出手机继续研究着那张照片，忽然道，“我知道了，咖啡杯上有一个logo和桌面上的很像，只有一半但应该也很好查才对。”

林薇立刻开始在网上搜索芜江市的西餐厅，一张张地对比咖啡杯的logo，司景珩站在她身边，目光紧紧地盯着屏幕，每一次点击，每一次刷新，都让他的心脏跟着紧绷。

时间一分一秒地过去，办公室里只剩下键盘敲击的声音和两人的呼吸声，司景珩的手心全是冷汗，他看着屏幕上不断出现的西餐厅信息，心里既期待又害怕。

Chapter 43

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Chapter 43#

He saw, Qi Xu with another ma…#

At five in the morning, Wujiang City was still bathed in a thin mist. The cool breeze, carrying the dampness of vegetation, brushed against Si Jingheng’s face with a trace of biting chill.

Si Jingheng had barely closed his eyes last night. When his flight landed, the sky was just beginning to brighten. A taxi outside the airport carried him straight to that Western restaurant, but after the car circled the street where the restaurant was located three times, he got out and walked for nearly two hours. He searched every nearby alley, shop, and park, yet he couldn’t find even the slightest trace of Qi Xu.

Chapter 44

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Chapter 44#

Doesn’t Even Count.#

Si Jingheng stood frozen on the spot.

The person who once lay in his arms was now closing their eyes, snuggling into another man’s embrace, and accepting someone else’s kiss.

A sharp pain suddenly pierced his heart, hurting so much that his vision went black in waves and his ears buzzed, blocking out all sound. Only his heavy, rapid breathing and the thudding of his heartbeat remained to remind him that he was still alive.

Chapter 45

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Chapter 45#

I beg of you, Qi Xu, I love you very much. …#

Si Jingheng stood at the doorway, utterly helpless. He couldn’t chase after them either. He could only watch helplessly as Qi Xu walked away, pulling and being pulled by another man, their figures disappearing around the corner of the stairs.

A dull ache quickly spread from his heart, sharper than the swelling on his cheek or the stinging pain at the corner of his mouth.