After the scumbag cheated on me, I turned around and married the heir to a wealthy family.

Assistant Chen glanced at Huo Jingcheng secretly, then quickly lowered his head, fearing that someone would find him.

"Yes." Assistant Chen said, "But I wish the designer plans to complete the necklace that the second young master made earlier."

There was an eerie silence in the room.

Assistant Chen kept his head lowered and remained silent.

I don't know how much time passed before Huo Jingcheng let out a faint hum.

"I understand." Huo Jingcheng said, "Go on."

"Yes."

Assistant Chen felt suddenly relieved and continued his previous reporting work.

"The contracts between the company and several gold and silver suppliers are about to expire. Should we take action?"

Huo Jingcheng waved his hand lightly, "No need."

"Check out new suppliers then."

Assistant Chen responded repeatedly, "Yes."

Huo Jingcheng looked at the clock on the wall. The ticking hand pointed to one in the morning.

His slender eyebrows knitted together, and he stopped tapping the seat handle.

"Let's go to Huo's."

Assistant Chen, who was writing down Huo Jingcheng's instructions, quickly reacted. He closed his notes and followed Huo Jingcheng.

……

By the time Huo's Group was downstairs, it was already half past one in the night, and not many lights were on in the surrounding high-rise buildings.

Assistant Chen looked up and saw that there was no light on the floor of the design department upstairs, and only the security lights were turned on downstairs. Obviously, no one was in the company, so the security guard would turn off other lights.

Assistant Chen looked towards Huo Jingcheng.

The man had a stern face and pursed his thin lips.

After a while, he heard the man's voice.

"Let's go."

"Yes."

Just as Assistant Chen was about to push the person into the car, the phone in Huo Jingcheng's palm suddenly lit up.

The words "Jinjin" were displayed on the bright and dark screen.

……

The consequence of continuous work is working overtime and forgetting about time.

It was already one o'clock in the morning when Zhu Jin remembered to look at the time.

There were not many people in the entire design department, or even the entire Huo Group building. It was so empty that people couldn't help but feel nervous.

The high heels made a clicking sound on the tiled floor.

Zhu Jin lowered his head and looked at the messages on his phone.

With a "ding" sound, the silver door of the elevator slowly opened in front of her.

Zhu Jin walked in without even looking, and pressed down to the next floor.

I don’t know if I can get a taxi at this point.

Zhu Jin had just opened the taxi app and before setting the location, he heard a clicking sound.

The elevator shook violently and the lights flickered.

Zhu Jin lost her grip on her cell phone and dropped it to the ground. She quickly grabbed the handle in the elevator and squatted down to stabilize her center of gravity.

Two more loud bangs sounded overhead.

With a "pop" sound, the flashing lights disappeared instantly, and the eyes were filled with darkness.

Elevator malfunction?

The confined dark space made Zhu Jin's breathing quicken.

All she could think about was that incident from many years ago.

A dark, airtight space with a tightly locked door.

"Zhu Yuan, open the door for me."

"Zhu Yuan, are you there?"

"Zhu Yuan, please don't make trouble. I, I'm scared. Open the door for me, and I won't snatch it from you. From now on, all daddy's things will be given to you, and they will all be yours."

"Zhu Yuan..."

"Yuanyuan"

No matter how much she begged for mercy, she couldn't get any response even if she cried until her voice became hoarse.

It was like there was a beast hidden in the darkness that could swallow her whole.

She could only curl up in the corner and hug herself as tightly as possible.

Fear climbed up her heart like a vine, binding her whole body, making it impossible for her to escape.

Even if many years have passed and she faces the same environment, she will still be too scared to react.

Why did everything in the family change after my mother passed away?

I have to share the gifts that I only have with my sister, or even give them all to my sister.

You can't own anything.

Ever since his eccentric father had a sister, his heart has never been biased towards him again.

Before, she was still asking for the so-called father's love and hoping for family harmony. How ridiculous this was.

Zhu Jin hugged herself, biting her lower lip, suppressing her fear of the dark, and saw the mobile phone on the floor not far away.

Yes, she can still make phone calls.

Zhu Jin quickly picked up her phone, and the brightness of the screen eased her nervousness slightly.

She stood up slowly and pressed the distress signal on the elevator.

The result was no reaction at all.

Zhu Jin pressed it several times in succession, but there was still no response.

Is the emergency bell broken?

Zhu Jin's hand held the phone tightly.

There was no one in the company at this point. Apart from ringing the emergency bell and asking the security guard for help, she couldn't think of anyone else who could come to save her.

The negative emotions brought about by the darkness will engulf Zhu Jin again.

However, the man's stern face suddenly appeared in his mind.

Correct.

Huo Jingcheng!

Zhu Jin hurriedly dialed the phone, and the beeping sound while waiting was like a hammer on her heart.

"Hello." The man's deep and hoarse voice came out from the receiver, which was even more magnetic.

Zhu Jin was so happy that he almost shed tears.

"Huo Jingcheng."

Zhu Jin didn't even notice that when he called his name, his voice unconsciously sounded a little aggrieved and coquettish.

"Where are you."

"Listen to me, I'm trapped in the elevator of the group. Please call 119 to rescue me. The elevator is broken." Zhu Jin said hurriedly.

On the other end of the phone, the man's expression suddenly changed, and his eyes became particularly sharp.

Assistant Chen, who was standing beside him, felt the cold wind blowing around him.

"Huo Jingcheng, I..."

The woman's soft voice disappeared instantly.

No matter how many times Huo Jingcheng called back, he could not get through again.

"Second Master?"

Assistant Chen didn't hear the content of the call, but looked at Huo Jingcheng's face and realized that the matter was not simple.

"Call 119. The group elevator broke down and she was tied up in the elevator."

Assistant Chen was startled, but with his professional qualities, he quickly regained his composure and dialed 119 while he and Huo Jingcheng rushed into the Huo Group.

The sound of the phone automatically shutting down when it was out of battery sounded, and the surroundings instantly returned to darkness.

Zhu Jin only felt that his legs were weak and he could hardly stand still. His heart seemed to be tightly grasped by a big hand, and his breathing could not help but become rapid.

Left behind, forgotten.

The fear of being locked up in a warehouse many years ago and that he might starve to death because no one found him invaded him again.

Zhu Jin pressed the power button hard, hoping that the phone's battery would still have some emergency power so that she could feel better in the dark.

But the screen lights up and goes off, with no hope of restarting it again.

Even in the end, the phone couldn't even display the startup animation.

Zhu Jin clutched her cell phone tightly with one hand and the clothes on her chest with the other hand.

She didn't know if it was because of too much pressure or a ventilation problem in the elevator.

She only felt that the air was getting thinner and it became difficult to breathe.

Could it be that, after many years, she would still die in the darkness?