Early the next morning, as the first light of dawn appeared on the horizon, Jiang Feng woke up and nudged Chu Feifei, who was nestled in his arms.
Anyway, he had to let her return to her room to avoid being seen by Nangong Qingcheng and the others who rise early. She had spent the night in his room.
"Uncle, what time is it?"
Chu Feifei was still half-asleep, craving the warmth of Jiang Feng's embrace, rubbing her sleepy eyes as she asked.
"I don't know, it's just dawn. You should head back to your room..."
Jiang Feng said awkwardly.
"Oh..."
Chu Feifei reluctantly stretched lazily. Last night was incredibly comfortable, and she wished every night could be spent in Jiang Feng's arms!
Suddenly, as she stretched too much, the "lock" of her bathrobe under her armpit popped open, and the entire robe slid down over her fragrant shoulders and jade-like back.
In an instant, Chu Feifei's upper body was laid bare before Jiang Feng's eyes, so smooth and white, proudly firm.
"Ah..."
In her half-awake state, Chu Feifei realized she was exposed and quickly retreated into the blanket, her little hands wrapping herself tightly.
Her tender face flushed crimson, her heart pounding wildly with embarrassment.
"Ahem, I didn't see anything. You should go back."
Jiang Feng was even more embarrassed, staring at the ceiling, acting like he didn't see a thing.
"Stupid Uncle!"
Chu Feifei shot him a reddened glance; of course, he saw! Only a liar would deny it!
After putting her robe back on under the blanket, Chu Feifei, still shy, crawled out and slipped her bare feet out of bed.
She looked back with full bashfulness at Jiang Feng before slipping on her slippers and sneaking back to her room.
Her cautious demeanor indeed resembled a guilty little thief sneaking away.
Jiang Feng smiled wryly and lay back down, but the blanket was still filled with Chu Feifei's fragrance, making it impossible for him to fall back asleep.
...
In the morning, by the time Nangong Qingcheng and the others got up one by one, it was already late.
They had all opted to sleep in, recharging their energy to prepare for the return to Binhai.
Chu Feifei pretended to be the last to wake up, shared a knowing glance with Jiang Feng, and only after her close friends had finished washing up did she head to the bathroom.
Just then, Nangong Qingcheng's phone rang, displaying an unknown number. She picked it up and answered, "Hello, who is this?"
"Is this Miss Nangong Qingcheng?"
On the other end was a voice somewhat unfamiliar to Nangong Qingcheng but very familiar to Jiang Feng.
Jia Youcai!
"This is Nangong Qingcheng. Who might you be?"
"I'm Jia Youcai from Binhai. Is Brother Jiang with you? I have an urgent matter for him!" Jia Youcai said urgently.
"He's here!"
Nangong Qingcheng immediately handed her phone to Jiang Feng, "It's for you."
Jiang Feng nodded and took the phone.
"Brother Jiang, I couldn't reach you on your phone, so I had to call Miss Nangong. I didn't expect you two to be together!"
After connecting with Jiang Feng, Jia Youcai quickly spoke.
Jiang Feng nodded. His phone had been confiscated by the task force yesterday, and now he was using the one given by Uncle Fu, but hadn't yet replaced the card, so Jia Youcai couldn't reach him.
"What's the matter?"
"Brother Jiang, I'm with Old Jiang, Old Yang, and Old Tao right now!"
Jia Youcai said, "You might not know, yesterday morning we saw Dongfang Yu summon the task force to take you away, so we deliberately stayed in the Provincial City."
"We originally planned to visit the task force this morning to help you, but I just called them and learned you've already been released, which surprised us."
Jiang Feng felt a surge of emotion hearing this.
The big shots from Binhai proved to be true allies; this friendship was not in vain.
"Thank you, Brother Jia, and please thank Chairman Zhou on my behalf," Jiang Feng calmly said.
"Brother Jiang, don't thank me yet. Didn't you hear me? I'm with Old Jiang, Old Yang, and Old Tao, but Old Zhou has been taken away!"
Jia Youcai said seriously, "I asked the hotel staff, they initially didn't want to say, but under pressure, admitted someone barged into Old Zhou's room and took him last night, led by Dongfang Family's Great Housekeeper, Zhou Zhenhai!"
"Dongfang Family?!"
Jiang Feng was shocked. Could the Dongfang Family have taken Zhou Rongfa?!
"Yes! We don't know why the Dongfang Family took Old Zhou, so we came to ask you if it's possible that because Old Zhou spoke for you on the Dragon Boat, the Dongfang Family held a grudge?"
Jiang Feng squinted his eyes, knowing well this was very likely!
Zhou Rongfa had no prior grudge with the Dongfang Family; it must have been due to standing up for Jiang Feng on the Dragon Boat.
Now, the Dongfang Family might have figured out Jiang Feng eliminated Dongfang Hui and Dongfang Yu, and took Zhou Rongfa to find out about Jiang Feng's whereabouts.
"When did this happen?"
"Last night, around one in the morning!"
Jia Youcai continued, "We had just left Old Zhou's room after discussing plans to rescue you, and he must have been taken just after."
"You're right, Chairman Zhou was implicated because of me."
Jiang Feng said blandly, "The Dongfang Family is using him as a hostage to threaten me! Can you find a way to get the Dongfang Family's contact number?"
"Uh, it's possible, but it might be troublesome. After all, we are not locals, and many here are uncooperative, so getting information is not easy."
Having confirmed that Zhou Rongfa was captured because of Jiang Feng, Jia Youcai grew anxious and worried. He didn't want to lose his old friend, or suffer the same fate!
"Never mind, I'll get it myself."
Jiang Feng said calmly, "Brother Jia, don't worry, Chairman Zhou won't be harmed with me around. Stay calm and wait for my news."
With that, he hung up the phone.
"Uncle, what's going on? Did Uncle Zhou get taken by the Dongfang Family?"
Chu Feifei rushed out of the bathroom, asking Jiang Feng hurriedly.
Nangong Qingcheng, Zhang Qinyao, Liu Shiyuan, Bai Zhiqing, and Mu Yanluo all looked at Jiang Feng in shock, feeling tense.
They had planned to return to Binhai today, but here was another crisis arising.
"Don't worry, their target is me. I'll figure out how to rescue Chairman Zhou. Stay here and don't go anywhere until I return!"
After speaking, Jiang Feng left the room and then dialed Wu Feng's number on his phone, "Find out Zhou Zhenhai's—Dongfang Family's housekeeper—contact information as soon as possible, and have him call me directly. Also, remind him that if Zhou Rongfa is harmed in the slightest, I'll wipe out his ancestors and the entire Dongfang Family!"