Chapter 380: She's Not Here-II

Zi Gong stood not too far from the chair placed in the middle of the room. Meanwhile, other models, makeup artist, and Chuan Huan Jing's assistant stood behind them, in a rush to make everything to go well. The first to greet Xiao Yun was one of the assistant responsible to check the makeup to suit the dress. Seeing Xiao Yun, the assistant gasped.

"Boss!" Greeted the man. His voice turn high, notifying the rest of the people that Xiao Yun had come. When it comes to work, Xiao Yun wore a stricter expression but also gentle so she wouldn't frighten people but also make sure know that there were line they cannot cross.

The rest gathered and greeted from the place they stood at, one by one calling her to greet. Xiao Yun return the greetings with a nod, then her eyes moved to see Zi Gong and Chuan Huan Jing. A frown could be seen above the frame of Zi Gong's glasses. Xiao Yun squinted her eyes at Zi Gong's expression as he wasn't someone who would make an expression as if the sky outside was destroyed with storm when it was a sunny day today.

"What's the problem?" Xiao Yun directly asked with the guess she concluded. The door closed behind her, and she advanced forward to where Chuan Huan Jing and Zi Gong was.

Zi Gong greeted with a smile that fell quick, "We can't contact Ms. Zhi." He stated with a lower voice, "She should be here for the rehearsal at eight o'clock and came before that at six for the makeups. We waited for her to come but even after the rehearsal she didn't come."

Xiao Yun drew her brows, bringing her hand she noted the time to be almost twelve now only thirty minutes late before the party will start and she could guess that most guests would already gathered in the hall. "Have you tried to contact her?" 

"We tried to call her manager but nothing went through." This was odder. Xiao Yun knows that Zhi Ling Ling would not suddenly disappear in such an important day without reasons even if there was, she believe her friend would contact her first but since early in the morning she receives no call which made her confused. Her manager was also unable to be contacted which led her with only one choice.

Bringing her phone to her ears, she heard the call went through and quickly spoke, "Mr. Chu." 

The man cleared his throat and reply, "What do I have do to have an honor to be called by you, Ms. Yu?"

Xiao Yun first thought that if she contacted Chu Bing Luo perhaps there will be some answer but it turns out from his clueless voice, he doesn't. Xiao Yun did not have a time to waste and exchange the pleasantry briefly, "I want to ask if Ling Ling is still in the agency or do you know where did she goes?"

"Ling Ling is not there?" Chu Bing Luo exclaimed, surprised latching his voice and through the sound, Xiao Yun could heard him jumped out of the chair in a hurry and went to call someone to quickly ask about Zhi Ling Ling. 

A fashion show was a business for a model. It was a chuan even to go worldwide and Chu Bing Luo was proud to have a model like Zhi Ling Ling. Which was why he was greatly surprise to here that the girl was not there when she was supposed to come even earlier than the time now.

Xiao Yun tapped her feet, she felt as if her toes had bump to a great disaster and she was worried of how Zhi Ling Ling could suddenly disappear.

"She's not here. No one knows where she is." responded Chu Bing Luo after a long time, a sigh of worry also left his lips. "Her manager is also no where to be find. I will try to find her. Do you perhaps have anywhere in mind where she would go?"

At such a time? thought Xiao Yun. She doubted she could find one. Zhi Ling Ling is an earnest person, she wouldn't left without a word. "I don't." replied Xiao Yun and she added her request, "Please contact me once you've find her, I will try to search for her own my own."

When the call ended, Xiao Yun turned at Zi Gong and shook her head, signaling she wasn't able to find her. Chuan Huan Jing who has been sitting with his hand on his chin also tried to find solutions. "Maybe, Ms. Zhi löst herself in the hall? The party is big, there are only a few guards here too. She could possibly separated from her manager or perhaps lost along with her with no way of contacting others." which make sense.

Xiao Yun thought of the possibility and agreed, she turned her head and spoke to Zi Gong, "Stay here and contact me if Ling Ling comes here."

"I will go with you boss." Chuan Huan Jing suggested, he also felt unsettled with the news that Zhi Ling Ling had disappeared.

"That's not necessary. I will bring them with me, lesser people will have a lesser chance that we will all lost each other." 

"Then I will come." the assistant who had opened the door for Xiao Yun previously said, "I know most of the way in the party hall and even if I lost myself there should be no problem."

As she was in a hurry, Xiao Yun agreed quickly, "Thank you." and she went outside with Hi Gu Yan and Tian Shi outside. 

The trio left the private room and the assistant moved to a place before them. Before they lef, Xiao Yun asked Tian Shi, "Do you remember Zhi Ling Ling's face?" 

"I do." he had saw her at the time in the mall and remembered how she looks as the woman was with a face that's hard to forget.

"Then we will have to separate, it would be faster." Xiao Yun said but Hi Gu Yan rejected the idea, saying,

"We shouldn't do that Boss, crowds places have a higher chance of danger." 

Xiao Yun remembered how Dragon Group and Tang Group was also in a problem and her life was important. As Wang Li Lei's fiancée the least thing she would never hope to happen is to have herself kidnapped and brought as a hostage to pull Wang Li Lei's life.

With Xiao Yun as the head of the group, the three left through the places. The floor was wide and vast, with many paths diverge from each other like a maze that was hard for one to keep an eye for another. Xiao Yun wove from the crowds of people and with the assistance of Hi Gu Yan and Tian Shi, she was able to move faster and lighter without being stuck in a group of guests.

She held her phone throughout searching for Zhi Ling Ling, trying to contact her through private calls that would usually be picked in less than two minutes yet now, there was no answer from the call at all.