Wei Yumeng's expression showed surprise, and she felt a trace of inexplicable joy in her heart. She pressed her chest with a hint of confusion, but that feeling quickly vanished.
"What's wrong, is your heart uncomfortable?" Zhan Mohan's nervousness was evident. He immediately put down his phone and put his arm around Wei Yumeng's shoulders.
"It's nothing, just a little itchy..." Wei Yumeng was accustomed to Zhan Mohan's worried demeanor. She found it amusing and felt a sweetness in her heart.
"If anything feels uncomfortable, you must tell me." Zhan Mohan relaxed, and then carefully reminded Wei Yumeng.
Wei Yumeng nodded. Although her mother had passed away from a serious illness and her father treated her poorly, Zhan Mohan's presence had compensated for those deficiencies.
Fang Xun tactfully turned away, silently contemplating whether he should also find a girlfriend...
"However, it's a bit strange. The Feng couple is not on the passenger list, which means they didn't perish."
Wei Yumeng connected this to the recent power struggle within the Feng Group. She frowned, sensing something was amiss.
"The person in power is not dead, yet a power struggle has erupted internally. It's too absurd."
Zhan Mohan understood Wei Yumeng's point, and the matter was indeed strange.
"I guess they saw the news and concluded that the Feng couple was dead, so they stopped investigating?" Wei Yumeng lightly bit her pink lips, resting her hand on her chin as she began to deduce the entire sequence of events.
The Feng couple's travel plans were public. They were returning to the country, so naturally, people from the Feng Group would know.
When they saw the news report that flight Y1035 had crashed, and confirmed that it was the flight the Feng couple was on, they naturally assumed the Feng couple had perished.
"But as the Feng couple's only daughter, Catherine, she would surely send people to look for them and discover that they actually didn't board the plane."
Zhan Mohan considered a possibility, his dark eyes sharpening as he looked at Wei Yumeng.
"However, the Feng Group still doesn't know this, and has even initiated a power struggle."
This indicated that Catherine had not investigated.
"There's another point. The Feng Group's ignorance means that the one who released the news of the Feng couple's death is someone they wouldn't question – Catherine!"
Wei Yumeng instantly pieced together all the clues. Catherine, as the daughter of the Feng couple, would know which flight they were taking.
That night, she saw the news of flight Y1035's crash, convened a meeting to inform all senior management, which is why the Feng Group believed the Feng couple had truly died.
After all, as a child, one would absolutely search for their parents, even if only bones remained!
As long as Catherine sent people to search, she would discover that the Feng couple had not boarded the plane. Yet, all signs pointed to her not having searched, and the entire Feng Group remaining in the dark.
"Could someone else have informed Miss Catherine?" Fang Xun suggested.
What if Catherine was also deceived by villains? The world of influential families was so complex, one could never be sure.
"If we want to know, a phone call will clarify it."
Wei Yumeng smiled. This was what she most wanted to know. She extended her hand to Zhan Mohan.
"What do you want?" Zhan Mohan looked down at Wei Yumeng's delicate palm and, without realizing it, placed his own large hand on hers.
"Catherine's phone number. The Feng and Zhan families have a business partnership, you should have her contact information."
Wei Yumeng unceremoniously tapped the back of his hand, her delicate eyebrows slightly raised as she spoke indifferently.
"I don't. He does."
Zhan Mohan shook his head. He held Wei Yumeng's small hand and glanced sideways at Fang Xun.
His phone, after all, wouldn't be filled with so many miscellaneous numbers.
Fang Xun felt the scene before him was akin to being a third wheel. He took out his phone, found Catherine's number, and presented it to them.
Wei Yumeng dialed the string of numbers without hesitation. After the phone rang for a long time, it was finally answered.
"Hello, this is Catherine. Who is this?"
Catherine's professional tone lacked the enthusiastic demeanor she had shown to Wei Yumeng previously.
"Hello, Miss Catherine. I am Wei Yumeng."
Wei Yumeng paused, then directly stated her name.
Catherine's eyelids twitched. She frowned fiercely and glanced at her phone. She really didn't want to hear Wei Yumeng's voice at this critical juncture.
"Oh, it's Mrs. Zhan. What can I do for you?"
Hearing the slight surprise in the other party's voice, Wei Yumeng's dark eyes flickered. Her previous warmth was completely gone!
"Yes, I've been a bit bored lately and wanted to ask you to go shopping. But I heard you've been very busy, and I've also vaguely heard some unpleasant rumors... I'm a little worried about you, Miss Catherine."
Wei Yumeng fabricated a few casual sentences, feigning concern while actually probing for information.
Hearing Wei Yumeng's voice, Catherine recalled her fragile, delicate face, like a white lotus. Catherine sneered dismissively.
Since Wei Yumeng was so concerned, perhaps she should share the news with this Mrs. Zhan. After all, she had a right to know.
Her parents had traveled thousands of miles to Pengcheng, wanting Wei Yumeng to acknowledge her roots. Yet, the biological daughter could only hear about her parents' death from this fake daughter. What a tragic situation!
"Mrs. Zhan, to be frank, my parents were on their way back to the country a few days ago, and their plane crashed. They perished."
Catherine feigned a few crocodile tears and directly told Wei Yumeng the truth.
What if Wei Yumeng knew? Only she, the true daughter, would shed tears for her parents. Would the unknowing Wei Yumeng?
"Ah... could it be the news from the other night?"
Wei Yumeng feigned surprise, covering her pink lips and asking with a gasp.
"Yes, I saw the evening news that day and found out. If I hadn't been able to get the news immediately in Pengcheng, I might still..."
Catherine sighed helplessly. A secretary standing by her desk quietly reminded her that the meeting was about to begin.
Having to contend with those old foxes again, Catherine felt annoyed. Before Wei Yumeng could speak, she hurriedly said:
"Mrs. Zhan, my meeting is about to start. We can continue our chat next time. Goodbye."
Catherine's perfunctory voice came from the phone, followed by a beep as the call was hung up.
Wei Yumeng's expression returned to normal. She looked at Zhan Mohan and said with certainty:
"Catherine didn't sound sad at all."
Zhan Mohan agreed with Wei Yumeng. He rubbed his chin, his dark eyes as deep as a black pool.
"The Feng couple is dead, and their only daughter shows no grief, but is instead eager to seize power within the group. The situation here seems very complicated."