Chen Lin froze for a moment.
Qin Chuxia was a lively, impulsive girl who usually preferred texts or voice messages whenever something came up. She rarely called directly.
Such an urgent call could only mean something serious had happened.
The smile faded from his face.
He calmly answered and raised the phone to his ear.
"Hello? Chuxia." His voice was calm, with a reassuring strength as he tried to offer the person on the other end something to lean on.
Instead, Qin Chuxia's voice came through choked with tears, on the verge of breaking down.
"Brother Chen! The Drug Administration Bureau sealed off the company! Qiu Ya-jie... they took her away for questioning! W-wah..."
Qin Chuxia spoke in broken bursts, her voice filled with helplessness and panic.
"What?!"
Qin Churan heard everything beside him, her beautiful eyes suddenly widening.
Shock and anger appeared on her usually cool face, a rare sight.
Chen Lin's already grim face froze over like frost.
His deep eyes turned as sharp as blades in an instant.
An invisible chill spread from him.
Even Qin Churan beside him could not help shivering.
He took a deep breath.
He forced down the anger and worry rising in his chest.
"Chuxia, don't panic. Stay at the company for now. I'll be right there!" he told her in a low voice.
He ended the call.
Chen Lin turned to Qin Churan and Li Xiaoyue.
Li Xiaoyue and Chen Muyao also looked worried after hearing fragments of the conversation.
"Xiao Lin, did something happen to Qiu Ya?"
Chen Lin nodded.
He signaled with his eyes for Friday to stop cleaning for now.
Looking at the three equally worried women before him, he kept his tone as steady as possible and reassured them, "Auntie, Sister Xiaoyue, Chu Ran, Jiaojiao, don't worry.