Dressed as a Man, I Became Tycoon's Sweetheart novel Chapter 778

Chapter 778: Chapter 779: The CEO is in Chaos

"Ah!"

The young woman’s scream echoed from the pitch-black wine cellar. Luo Yuwei’s mind, previously numbed by alcohol, snapped to attention. Realizing what she had done, she quickly withdrew her hand, her pale face filled with panic.

She took a few steps forward, but her footsteps halted abruptly as she approached the mouth of the cellar.

He might recognize her...

A flurry of hasty footsteps soon disappeared from the entrance of the cellar.

At the bottom of the cellar, Ye Xian, caught off guard and pushed down, lay on the ground in agony, her throat emitting a mournful cry, "My foot... it hurts so much~"

To ensure the safety of the stored wine and prevent contamination from other odors, the bottom of the cellar was layered with thick straw. Falling from a height of three or four meters wasn’t overly painful, but because she landed awkwardly, she had twisted her ankle.

Ye Xian slowly turned over, wanting to rub her ankle. She opened her eyes but saw only darkness; not a sliver of light, not a sound.

Where was she? Why was it so dark?

She tentatively felt around in the darkness, touching nothing. She called out softly a few times, but there was no response.

Plunged into a vast darkness, as if in an abyss, alcohol coursed through her veins, alternating between clarity and delirium.

A wave of familiar terror from her memories crawled up her spine.

Could she be in... the film crew’s location?

Frightened, Ye Xian hugged herself tightly, curling up like a wounded animal.

She was most afraid of darkness, most afraid...

Because once, for a long time, she was engulfed in it.

When she first started, she had good luck. She quickly rose to fame after appearing on a variety show and secured a luxurious endorsement. Imagine her surprise when she angered a powerful adversary.

She was delighted to land a supporting role in a drama with a strong cast, only to find out that the lead actress was from the rival party.

During a fight scene, the lead actress accidentally pushed her from a cliff. Fortunately, the cliff wasn’t steep and, blessed with a good physique, she sustained no serious injuries, merely twisting her foot, and didn’t make much of it.

As a newcomer to the industry, she was unaware of the treacherous nature of the entertainment world, until one day, she woke up in an unlit and desolate place after resting on set.

The film crew had already packed up and left. There wasn’t a soul around; her phone and luggage were stolen, and she was surrounded by darkness and menacing tree branches.

Not knowing the area at all, she was terrified. She could faintly hear the cries of unidentified animals from the mountains. Clumsily, tearfully, she struggled to make her way out. She didn’t know how long she walked or how many times she fell. When her agency found her at daybreak, her shoes were soaked with blood...

That painful memory whirled in her woozy head. Ye Xian, who hadn’t cried for years, felt her eyes moisten with self-pity; she whimpered through a sniffled nose, "Is there no one to save me...?"

"Young Master Ye, Young Master Ye?"

"Young Master Ye, are you done yet?"

Outside the bathroom, having waited for over twenty minutes, Uncle Li glanced at his watch, feeling something was amiss.

Why had she been inside for so long?

Could she have fallen asleep from being drunk?

He was about to push open the door but then remembered Ye Xian’s instructions not to peek, so he waited a few more minutes. Still, there was no sound from inside, and he finally barged in.

Upon opening the bathroom door, the empty space left no doubt: Ye Xian was nowhere to be seen.

He looked up, noticed the open window, and gasped, "Damn it!"

"What’s the matter, Housekeeper Li?"

The servant, seeing him rush to the bathroom window in a flurry, asked in confusion.

"Young Master Ye, in a drunken state, has disappeared; have people split up and search."

"Okay."

Ba Qi was a retired military dog adopted by the master, with exceptional search and rescue capabilities. As long as it sniffed an item used by Young Master Ye, it could surely find him in no time.

Uncle Li rushed to lead Ba Qi out of the kennel.

Shangguan Yun Li picked up the glass from which Ye Xian had just drunk, ready for Ba Qi to get a scent, but when he turned around, Bo Tingshen had already disappeared from his sight.

"Hey! You haven’t taken your things yet!"

He chased after him, only to see Bo Tingshen take out a handkerchief embroidered with a little strawberry pattern from his chest and put it under Ba Qi’s nose.

"?"

That seemed like the handkerchief Ye Xian used to wipe Tingshen’s hands a long time ago at the gym, didn’t it? Tingshen said he threw it away, didn’t he?

He had saved it until now?

Could it be that since that time he had...

"Woof, woof, woof!"

After sniffing the handkerchief, Ba Qi received the command and took off, leading the man in a run.

As Shangguan Yun Li came back to his senses, they were gone.

He had never seen Tingshen so anxious about anyone...

At the bottom of the wine cellar, with her heart full of tragic memories and about to cry out of grievance, Ye Xian suddenly heard a vigorous and high-spirited dog barking, "Woof, woof, woof! Woof, woof, woof..."

Ba Qi had followed the faint scent of milk on Ye Xian all the way to the wine cellar entrance, barked a few times wildly, and then sat down quietly.

Ye Xian, who was sniffling, was so scared by the dog’s bark that she dared not make a sound. A wolf... was the wolf howling? Were the wolves coming down the mountain to bite her, woo woo woo...

Bo Tingshen turned on the powerful flashlight and kicked away the half-open, half-covered redwood cellar cover.