After being reborn, the aloof female CEO became a paranoid.

The elevator suddenly lost weight, as if being pulled into an abyss by an invisible giant hand. Zhou Yu's heart skipped a beat, and he took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his panic and calming himself down quickly.

Mu Tianze, who was usually quite boisterous, was quiet for once. After all, in this life-or-death situation, calmness was the key.

The two quickly adjusted their positions, pressing themselves against the elevator wall, until the feeling of falling suddenly stopped, and the whole world seemed to stand still at that moment.

"Zhou Yu, how are you? Are you alright?"

Mu Tianze's voice came through, sounding a little nervous.

"You won't die, what about you?"

Zhou Yu replied, then quickly glanced around to make sure there was no other danger.

"I'm fine too, but it seems we're trapped here. We have to find a way out; we can't just wait to die here!" Mu Tianze's tone was anxious.

Zhou Yu was silent for a moment, then comforted him, "Don't worry, Gao Qiang probably noticed something was wrong with the elevator just now, and he'll definitely go find someone to rescue us."

"What we need to do now is stay calm and wait for rescue."

Zhou Yu's words reassured the two of them somewhat.

……

The elevator suddenly plummeted downwards, startling Gao Qiang so much that his legs went weak. He stood there stunned for a while before remembering that he needed to find the property management to rescue him.

He absolutely refused to take the elevator again and ran straight to the stairs. Before he even reached the building management office, he bumped into Zhou Ze in the lobby.

Zhou Ze was originally waiting for Xu Xinran, thinking that if they bumped into each other, he would have another chance to get to know Xu Xinran better.

Seeing Gao Qiang's panicked state only made him angrier, and he wanted to curse a few times to vent his anger. But when he heard Gao Qiang say that Zhou Yu and Mu Tianze were trapped in the elevator, he was stunned for a moment, and then he felt a little secretly pleased.

He pulled Gao Qiang to a corner and whispered, "Listen, you don't know anything, you didn't see anything. Now, get off work and leave immediately."

Gao Qiang immediately panicked: "How can this be? They're still in the elevator!"

Zhou Ze sneered: "You insist on being a good guy? Then think about your job. Do you still want to survive in the new generation?"

Upon hearing this, Gao Qiang turned pale. Coming from an ordinary family, he couldn't afford to offend someone with connections like Zhou Ze, so he had no choice but to leave obediently.

Zhou Ze watched Gao Qiang's retreating figure, feeling extremely smug.

Now that's great, no one will know that Zhou Yu and Mu Tianze are trapped in the elevator. Let them suffer in there a little longer!

It would be best if they used up all the oxygen and died inside; that would be truly satisfying!

Thinking of this, his mood improved considerably while waiting for Xu Xinran.

Meanwhile, inside the elevator, Zhou Yu and Mu Tianze were sweltering, as if in a sauna, their bodies covered in sweat. The air conditioning was no longer working, and the entire elevator space felt like an airtight steamer, making it suffocating.

"Zhou Yu...are we really going to be trapped here and die?"

Mu Tianze's voice was tinged with apprehension; he simply couldn't bear this feeling of despair.

Although Zhou Yu was equally anxious, he tried to remain calm and reassured them, "Don't overthink it, the rescuers will definitely come. Let's wait a little longer, they should be here soon..."

However, as time passed, there was still no movement outside.

Mu Tianze's worries gradually turned into fear: "What if Gao Qiang really didn't notify the property management?"

Zhou Yu's heart sank. So much time had passed; if Gao Qiang had really gone to look for people, the rescue should have arrived long ago.

But he and Mu Tianze didn't have any grudges against Gao Qiang, so this shouldn't be the case!

……

Meanwhile, Xu Xinran couldn't find Zhou Yu at the company, and her face was already extremely pale.

Watching from the side, Jiang Qi couldn't help but tease, "I say, the way you're doing this relationship, it feels like you're forcing someone into prostitution."

Xu Xinran glared at her and said irritably, "Say less, nobody will think you're mute."

After saying that, she stormed out of the company and headed straight for the parking lot.

When Xu Xinran got home and found that Zhou Yu was nowhere to be seen, her heart jumped into her throat.

An hour passed, and Zhou Yu still hadn't returned.

Xu Xinran could no longer sit still. With trembling hands, she picked up her phone and dialed Zhou Yu's number.

She tried to convince herself that she did need to give Zhou Yu some freedom, but whenever she thought about him possibly leaving her, her heart felt like it was being torn apart.

"Zhou Yu... answer the phone!"

Her voice was choked with sobs, and her fingers gripped her phone tightly, as if afraid of missing any glimmer of hope.

Inside the elevator, Zhou Yu and Mu Tianze were also trying to make a phone call, but the signal was unstable and they couldn't get through.

Just when the two were almost in despair, Zhou Yu's phone suddenly rang.

"Great, we have a signal!"

Zhou Yu was jolted awake. He didn't even bother to look at the caller ID before grabbing the phone and answering it.

"Zhou Yu, where did you go?"

On the other end of the line, Xu Xinran's voice was filled with suppressed anger and barely concealed anxiety, each word sounding as if it were being squeezed out from between her teeth.

"Xu Xinran?!"