The performance ended smoothly.
When she stood up at the last second and took her curtain call in front of the audience, Nan Yu's heart was still pounding.
She was even more determined that this was the career she would pursue for a lifetime.
After getting off the stage, all the performers returned to the dressing room.
"Thank goodness there were no mistakes. I was worried that replacing the pianist at the last minute would cause problems."
"I was so nervous. There were so many people here today. If there was any noise, it would have been heard right away."
"Thank goodness. Sister Min found a reliable replacement. She's better than the previous pianist!"
The other members of the orchestra didn't know Nan Yu. Some of those who had been wary and suspicious of her before came over to shake her hand and sincerely thank her.
They were grateful to Nan Yu for showing up and saving them from being scolded.
No musician doesn't cherish their reputation. Nan Yu had chatted with Sister Min for a while just now and learned that there were several newbies in the orchestra this time. This was their first performance.
"If something really went wrong, the company's public relations could have recovered some of the losses, but the futures of these newbies would have been ruined."
Nan Yu completely understood.
She returned to the dressing room, changed out of her performance costume, and took out her phone again.
A few hours had passed, and Tan Linyuan hadn't replied to her at all.
Nan Yu paused for a moment. Looking at the screen with no new messages, she wondered if there was a problem with her phone signal.
She was just about to turn off her phone and restart it when Sister Min walked over, smiling as she tapped on her table. "There's someone waiting for you at the door."
Nan Yu blinked. "Who is it?"
Sister Min gave her a half - smile and deliberately didn't make it clear. "Do I have to spell it out for you? That big G has been parked outside for a few hours."
Nan Yu almost stood up instantly.
"It's raining quite heavily outside. Did you bring an umbrella?" Sister Min asked with concern.
"I did! I did!" she replied as she rushed out in a hurry.
"Slow down! Watch out for the slippery floor!" Sister Min couldn't help but remind her as she watched Nan Yu's figure. "Be careful when you go down the steps. The person is waiting for you outside. They're not going anywhere."
After seeing Nan Yu off, Sister Min returned to the dressing room and reminded the other musicians to be safe on their way back and to rest well.
She also had to take care of the subsequent maintenance and tidying up of the theater herself. It was only after she had finished all her work that she had time to look at her phone.
To avoid disturbing the performance, Sister Min had deliberately set her phone to silent before it started.
When she looked at it now, she was shocked to find dozens of missed calls, all from the person marked as "Mr. Tan".
Sister Min guessed that he probably wanted to contact Nan Yu. The two of them should have met by now, so there was no need for her to call back and interrupt their private time.
But the next second, the phone rang again, and the name "Mr. Tan" flashed on the screen.
Sister Min quickly answered the call.
"Where's Nan Yu?"
On the other end of the phone, the man's voice was cold and deep, like the endless night without sunlight. "I can't get through to her phone."
He had just finished a meeting and then dealt with several important resolutions. It was only when he came out that he found out Nan Yu had gone for a performance.
By the time he saw the message, it was almost eleven o'clock at night, and the performance had already ended.
"… Didn't she just go out?" Sister Min was stunned. "Your car is outside. She should have gotten in your car."
The next second, Tan Linyuan hung up the phone.
Sister Min stood there holding her phone, carefully thinking about the meaning behind Tan Linyuan's words. Her face gradually became serious.
She rushed straight to the theater's security room and asked the security guards to quickly pull up the surveillance footage around the theater.
At the same time, she frantically called Nan Yu, praying in her heart that nothing would happen to Nan Yu.
But the phone just kept ringing without being answered.
...
There was a problem with the wheels of Tan Linyuan's car, and he had sent it for repair early in the morning.
He didn't drive that car to pick up Nan Yu today. Instead, he drove another car.
When he got to the theater entrance and called Nan Yu, he couldn't get through no matter what.
He checked the surveillance footage, but the rain was so heavy tonight that it was impossible to see clearly on the video.
All they could see was Nan Yu getting into the car with an umbrella in her hand, and then she disappeared into the rain.
Tan Linyuan looked at the screen, his expression still relatively calm.
"Mr. Tan, it's my fault." Sister Min immediately admitted her mistake. "I thought the person in the car was you, so I let her get in without any precautions."
It wasn't Sister Min's fault. Tan Linyuan's car and its license plate were just too eye - catching. He was the only one who had it.
"We're not going to dwell on this now." There was no trace of emotion in Tan Linyuan's eyes. "Find her first. Nothing else matters."
At this moment, Liang Yi called.
"Hey, I asked someone at the 4S store. Your car was driven away by one of your subordinates."
Who were Tan Linyuan's subordinates? It was none other than the people from the Tan family.
In this urgent situation, Liang Yi didn't dare to make any more jokes. "You should ask your uncle. Maybe he knows—"
"We don't have time."
His voice was a bit hoarse, but there was an air of authority. "Find the person first."
Nothing was more important than Nan Yu's safety now.
Tan Linyuan tugged at his tie and pushed the stray hairs on his forehead back. A growing killing intent showed between his eyebrows.
Sister Min stood beside him, feeling terrified.
She had gone to Changuang Temple to pray for wealth and career before and had of course seen this "god" in person.
This "god" had always been calm and serene, with eyes as peaceful as a lake.
If one was lucky enough to meet his gaze, they would feel as if they were bathed in light.
But this was also the first time she had felt a fierce and ruthless aura from this "living Buddha", an aura that was as if he wanted to devour someone alive.
It was a fathomless darkness.
...
Almost ten minutes later, a video call popped up on his phone.
Tan Linyuan tapped the screen to answer.
On the other side of the video was the Shen family.
To be precise, it was the Shen family in a state of complete disarray and ruin, smashed to pieces.
In the video, Shen Suhai, an old man, looked extremely disheveled. He was being held by someone. "Tan Linyuan, do you still know how to respect your elders?"
"Respect?" Tan Linyuan lifted his eyelids and glanced at the time. "One minute. Tell me where Shen Yanche is."
"I don't know where that rebellious son of mine is..."
Before he could finish his slow - spoken words, the person holding him said in a deep voice, "Mr. Shen, sorry about this," and tightened his grip.
Shen Suhai let out a pained cry, and his old face wrinkled up instantly. "I've said I don't know. Tan Linyuan, don't go too far!"
"Going too far? I just want to find my wife." Tan Linyuan's eyes were cold. "You've got half a minute left. Do you think your stubbornness is stronger, or my men's hands are stronger?"
"Tan! You're just a dog raised by the Tan family! Ask yourself, is the blood flowing in your veins really Tan family blood? You're just an outsider! You really think that just because you've taken over the Chamber of Commerce, you'll be respected by everyone from now on? I'm telling you, you're going to end up in ruins sooner or later!"
"I don't care if I'm respected or hated."
He slowly fiddled with the ring on his finger, his tone very calm. "Tell me where Shen Yanche went an hour ago."
"And where Nan Yu is."