Don't Lie to Your Therapist—She Already Knows Your Fate

Xu Jiali hung up the phone, not knowing what to do.

"Zhao Qi, Xu Yiran was supposed to be here, but Director Wen said she’s missing. She’s the guest replacing Jiang Beibei, you know that, right? We were supposed to meet her during this break. How could she just disappear?"

Xu Jiali had a good impression of Xu Yiran and had been looking forward to her joining the show.

Xu Yiran had a tragic backstory and had even been framed by Jiang Beibei.

’Coming here was supposed to improve her family’s life. How could she just go missing?’

"I know, I know. Don’t worry, we’ll call the police right away."

Zhao Qi reassured her.

"Director Wen said they’ve already called the police. He just wanted to let us know and told us to get over there as soon as possible."

Xu Jiali’s voice trembled slightly.

’She had a bad feeling that something was about to happen.’

The three of them quickened their pace. There was an electric boat left by the production team by the riverbank.

The boat quickly reached the opposite bank. They only felt a sense of relief once their feet were firmly on the ground.

The production team had booked out the entire hotel in town. Usually, there were no outsiders in the town.

So there weren’t many rooms.

The production crew tidied up, and they were assigned to share rooms, a few people to each one.

When they saw Director Wen, he looked troubled.

Standing beside Director Wen was a woman with an exceptionally elegant air.

She was about their age, but her aura was completely different.

"Hello everyone, my name is Qin Yun. I’m a new guest on the show."

Xu Jiali and the others nodded at her, but they were in no mood to get friendly.

"Director, what exactly happened? Did Xu Yiran disappear after getting here, or did she disappear before she arrived?"

"This Miss Qin says she saw Xu Yiran when she was on her way here. But Miss Qin has arrived, and Xu Yiran still isn’t here. Before Miss Qin got here, Xu Yiran even called me to report her progress. She had clearly already reached the outskirts of town, so how could she just vanish?"

Xu Jiali looked over at Qin Yun, puzzled. "Miss Qin, do you know Xu Yiran?"

’Judging by Qin Yun’s aura, she was clearly no ordinary person, while Xu Yiran was as ordinary as they come. How could they possibly know each other?’

’Their paths shouldn’t have crossed.’

"Is Miss Xu suspecting me?" Qin Yun laughed. "I’m joining this variety show; of course I’d research the other guests. The whole business with you all and Xu Yiran is still trending online."

"Sorry, that’s not what I meant." After saying that, Xu Jiali didn’t explain further.

’She didn’t feel like explaining anything.’

’She just felt that she and this Qin Yun were not cut from the same cloth.’

Qin Yun seemed a bit haughty. Even though she acted somewhat approachable, Xu Jiali felt she wasn’t wrong about that bone-deep sense of superiority.

"Jiali, the police are already investigating Xu Yiran’s disappearance. Our show is pretty high-profile, after all. The police told us to wait for news. I’ve also sent my own people out to look for her. I was planning on telling Doctor Wen about this, but I can’t get in touch with her."

As soon as Director Wen said this, Xu Jiali’s expression changed.

’What does he mean, he can’t get in touch with Doctor Wen?’

Xu Jiali took out her phone and immediately called Sister Wen Ying.

But a cold, mechanical voice informed her: "The subscriber you have dialed is not in a service area."

When they were in the woods, the calls went through, and they had an internet connection.

’How is it that they just got back, and suddenly they can’t reach her?’

Song Jiayan and Zhao Qi also started making calls.

But, without exception, they all failed to reach Doctor Wen.

"Everyone seems very concerned about this Doctor Wen?" Qin Yun asked with a smile.

This time, Xu Jiali ignored her. Song Jiayan also remained silent. Only Zhao Qi nodded. "Doctor Wen is our friend."

"Friend?" Qin Yun softly repeated the word.

She chuckled. "Are there really friends in this industry? You consider her a friend, but does she consider you friends?"

Director Wen felt awkward listening to this, but he knew Qin Yun’s background.

She was someone he couldn’t afford to offend.

"Miss Qin, perhaps everyone is just more genuine. This is their first time filming a show, so maybe they haven’t been ’tainted’ by the so-called industry."

"Director Wen, why are you explaining so much? And your attitude... Could it be that this Miss Qin has an extraordinary background?"

Xu Jiali said sarcastically.

"Jiali, this Miss Qin is from the Qin Family."

"The Qin Family? Never heard of them," Xu Jiali said, completely unconcerned.

Song Jiayan didn’t know either.

But Zhao Qi did.

But he didn’t say anything at that moment.

"It’s fine if you don’t know. Our Qin Family isn’t some major family anyway." Qin Yun seemed to be putting on a show of modesty, but unfortunately, her expression wasn’t the least bit modest.

"If you’re not some major family, then don’t put on such airs. You nearly scared me to death."

Xu Jiali grumbled in dissatisfaction.

"Director, how did you find Miss Qin to join our show? Based on her aura, Miss Qin doesn’t seem like the type to participate in a program like ours. It’s obvious from one look that she was born into nobility."

Director Wen: "..."

’Your squabble is your business. Why drag me into it?’

"You’re misunderstanding Director Wen on this matter. I was the one who wanted to come," Qin Yun said, still smiling.

"Miss Qin can join just because she wants to, and you still say you’re not from a major family? I don’t buy it."

Qin Yun was inwardly displeased, but she didn’t want to cause more trouble at the moment.

"I was a bit curious, so I came to participate. Our Qin Family did indeed invest some money into the production, which is why the director gave me this opportunity."

"Curious about what?" Xu Jiali felt this woman did not come with good intentions.

’She’s definitely not curious about me. We have no connection whatsoever; we’ve never even heard of each other.’

’As for Song Jiayan, it’s probably not him either.’

’We’ve been standing here this whole time, and she hasn’t looked at Song Jiayan, or at Zhao Qi for that matter.’

’So what on earth is she curious about?’

"Doctor Wen." Qin Yun answered easily, a smile fixed on her face, seemingly with no intention of hiding anything.

"Doctor Wen? You know Sister Wen Ying?"

"I don’t."

"You don’t know her, but you joined the show just out of curiosity?"

Xu Jiali didn’t believe this answer and planned to get to the bottom of it.

She didn’t care about most people, but since it concerned Sister Wen Ying, she had to find out the truth.

She had to be vigilant and keep a close eye on anything that could potentially harm Sister Wen Ying.

"You seem very concerned about Doctor Wen?"

"I am. So I have to get to the bottom of what your intentions are." Xu Jiali didn’t plan to beat around the bush.

"Can’t I just be curious?" Qin Yun laughed.

"Of course you can, but I hope you’re not planning on causing any trouble."

"And if I do cause trouble, what can you do about it?"

"I can’t do much to you, but you definitely won’t get what you’re after. You’ll end up losing more than you gain."

Qin Yun chuckled. "I’m finding that you young ladies are really quite interesting. No wonder the show is a hit. I don’t know Doctor Wen, but someone in my family does."

At that, Qin Yun dropped the subject.

"Director, if there’s nothing else, I’m going to go rest now."

"Go right ahead, Miss Qin."

After Qin Yun left, Director Wen looked at Xu Jiali. "You should ask Zhao Qi if he knows about the Qin Family."