Recognized by My Ex After Being Reborn-Chapter 489: You only found out today that I deleted you?

Huo Zhao was ordered to locate the whereabouts of a few troublemakers, but they were also professionals, who kept a tight hold over surveillance, controlling it firmly in their own hands.

The only clue he had now was a photo of a silhouette taken by an employee of Yunlian Studio.

After leaving Yunlian Studio, this group vanished into the streets and alleys, and Huo Zhao had to resort to unusual methods to find any clues. Clearly, they were seasoned criminals, audacious yet cautious and experienced.

But, sorry to say, they had come up against Huo Zhao.

Based on the approximate time those gangsters had left, Huo Zhao then visited nearby malls and supermarkets to access their surveillance, and identified the vehicles that had been parked nearby at the time. He also analyzed the most probable routes the individuals would have taken to avoid cameras and surveillance, reaching out to the owners of the vehicles in the vicinity, asking for their help to retrieve data from their dashcams.

After multiple hurdles, Huo Zhao finally obtained a brief video clip before evening.

Although it was only a few seconds long, the man leading the group had been exposed.

Once one was found, the rest would follow, with everything falling into place like a domino effect.

After a busy afternoon, Huo Zhao went straight to Peak, still wearing his leather jacket, as if neither the biting cold nor the sweltering heat had any effect on him.

Shi Lan and the little rascal had just finished dance practice and were resting.

When Huo Zhao entered, the little rascal deliberately avoided him, escaping to the bathroom to shower.

"I just knew you’d find it," Shi Lan said with full admiration after watching the video, "Next, you’ll have to go to the trouble of clarifying their identities and origins, and if necessary, gather evidence in a timely manner."

"Hmm," Huo Zhao replied with exceptional calmness.

"However, you could have just told me over the phone, no need to make the trip."

"I have other matters," Huo Zhao said.

Shi Lan nodded and picked up her thick down jacket from the chair, continuing, "Have you spent any time with your family? Do you need some time off?"

"I don’t really have much to do," Huo Zhao said.

Shi Lan and Yan Shixiu would call upon him only when they had matters to attend to; he was essentially quite free.

"Alright then, I know you like being alone. Go on and get busy," she said.

Huo Zhao nodded and turned to leave.

Everyone at Peak knew that An Lan’s bodyguard was cold and cool, and although his appearance resembled Yan Shixiu’s, their personalities were totally different.

Yan Shixiu was refined but aloof, a complex kind of cold.

But Huo Zhao was simply a solitary figure.

Clearly, both types were popular among girls.

Not long after Huo Zhao left, the little rascal came out of the Peak’s shower room trying to act nonchalant, "Did the big lug leave already?"

"If you’ve done nothing wrong, why hide?" Shi Lan asked with a half-smile.

"I didn’t want to make him feel awkward, sis. Do you need me to take you home?"

Shi Lan shook her head, "Just take care of yourself. After all, you’re somewhat of an idol now. Boys also need to protect themselves when they’re out."

With that, Shi Lan put on her clothes and left Peak.

Meanwhile, the little rascal headed straight to Peak’s underground parking lot, ready to ride his little pony back to the dormitory.

But as he had just walked a short distance from the elevator, he saw Huo Zhao leaning against a nearby pillar.

"You... haven’t left yet?" The little rascal asked awkwardly, scratching the back of his head, "Is there something you need?"

"Did you delete me?" Huo Zhao, not one for beating around the bush, asked him directly.

The little rascal, already enough embarrassed, became even more nervous and started fiddling with his toes, "Yeah, I deleted you."

"Okay," Huo Zhao said, receiving the answer with a single word before turning away.

He rarely responded to the little rascal’s WeChat messages, but he was used to the other’s incessant chatter. Suddenly one day, all the chatter was gone, his messages were met with a notification that he had not been added, Huo Zhao knew he had been deleted, which is why he was here today, to ask why.

"Hey, big lug, you just found out today that I deleted you?"

Huo Zhao was called back, turned around, and looked at the little brat, "No, it’s just that I haven’t found the opportunity to ask."

"Now you have the chance, why don’t you ask me why?"

"It’s already deleted, is there a need to ask?" Huo Zhao retorted.

"You..." The little brat was directly laughed at in frustration and waved his hand, deciding not to say anymore.

Everyone says his sister has a hard heart, but isn’t this thing a piece of indestructible steel?

"I deleted you because I was afraid I’d keep sending you messages endlessly and annoy you," the little brat muttered under his breath, but just as he turned around, he nearly bumped into Huo Zhao, "You scared me to death, can’t you make some noise when you walk?"

"I wasn’t annoyed," Huo Zhao said, looking at him.

"Ah... you said you weren’t annoyed."

Then, Huo Zhao left.

This time he really left.

If you weren’t annoyed, you could just add me back on WeChat before you leave.

The little brat had to admit defeat.

How is this thing ever going to find a girlfriend in the future?

With extremely mixed emotions, the little brat rode his little electric scooter out of Peak’s parking lot. The problem was, his fans were still waiting at the door, but upon a closer look, when a strangely dressed zombie rode out of the parking lot on a small electric scooter, everyone thought it was an employee of Peak, so nobody paid attention.

An Yang just brushed past them.

His own mood was still very complicated.

He had clearly made things clear with Huo Zhao, so why does it feel increasingly ambiguous now?

...

On the other hand, Shi Lan and Yan Shixiu’s car had just left the entrance of Peak.

Because Huo Zhao had visited, Shi Lan hadn’t had the chance to shower at Peak, and at this moment, she was stifling a body full of sweat.

"It probably won’t take until tomorrow for Huo Zhao to find the person," Shi Lan said, looking at the video in her hand, speaking to Yan Shixiu, "Uncle Yan, you know my habits, I absolutely won’t tolerate someone stabbing me in the back."

"Once we find the person, we’ll send him a big gift," Yan Shixiu said, taking out a tissue to wipe Shi Lan’s sweat, "The studio won’t have any more issues. Next month, I’ll accompany you on a trip overseas for a speech."

"You said so."

"Yes, I said so."

No matter how busy, he would make time for her.

"Then... in a few days, when I go on the show, will you also come to support me?"

Arranging her own program was absolutely no problem.

"What do you think?"

The young miss was going on a talent show for the first time, and moreover, she was to showcase her dance skills. President Yan would also be looking forward to it.

"It’s just a pity I wasn’t the first one to see you dance."

"How weren’t you?" Shi Lan glared at him, "Who did I dance my very first dance with when we first met?"

"That was social dancing, it’s different."

Miss Shi took the opportunity to squeeze Yan Shixiu’s chin, leaning in and said, "How about we review it tonight?"

But in the end, the two of them didn’t get to review, as they were called over by Grandma Chen for dinner.

Even Grandma Chen found out about what happened in the studio, and with a gloomy face, she stewed in her own frustration, "I really don’t understand why I ended up having such a son. He didn’t know Little Anlan was the behind-the-scenes boss of the studio, so he was targeting me. I truly didn’t expect a son to take revenge on his own mother."

"Madam, don’t take it to heart, luckily we have Little Anlan with us..."