Nian Ueno

As the car entered the mountain road, it was pitch black outside the window. Within the range of the headlights, mountain walls rushed past.

Even if you call the police, it will be too late in this desolate wilderness.

Jiang Weixi racked her brains, thinking of coping strategies for various situations.

She glanced up and saw the man giving her an evil smile in the rearview mirror.

With a "screech" sound, the tires locked up on the ground, and the car stalled halfway through the journey, the cause of which was unknown.

Jiang Weixi reacted quickly, made a decisive decision, opened the car door, jumped out of the car, and started running.

The man with the scar on his eyebrow didn't expect her to react so quickly and took off after her.

Jiang Weixi was glad that she had eaten several rice balls for dinner, so she wasn't hungry and had the energy to run. It was just that her skirt was too cumbersome, as the hem reached around her ankles.

She took off her clothes as she ran, which caused her skirt to fly up.

She was wearing safety shorts and a white tank top underneath.

To survive, one can't care about anything else.

Shedding the cumbersome long skirt makes running much faster.

Running is her forte.

Starting in high school, she was the champion in the 5,000-meter long-distance race and the 100-meter sprint.

The road ahead was pitch black. She didn't know if it was a road or a cliff, and just kept rushing forward.

The crescent moon hangs high in the starry sky.

The night was quiet.

All I could hear were footsteps and the sound of the wind; my heart was pounding.

She didn't know how long she had been running, but the man behind her was still chasing relentlessly. Jiang Weixi's legs were aching, and she was almost exhausted.

A bright light appeared in the distance, and a car was approaching.

She glanced back at the man who was catching up.

There was no other choice.

Jiang Weixi gritted her teeth and decided to take a gamble, rushing to the middle of the road to stop the car.

The understated yet luxurious black sedan came to an abrupt stop.

She rushed over without a second thought, opened the back door, and sat down directly inside.

"A man is pursuing me, please help me, I can give you money."

Jiang Weixi's voice was flustered. When she looked up, she met the man's deep, inquisitive eyes.

I paused for a moment.

It is Ji Dongxun.

That tense heart suddenly relaxed.

saved.

Ji Dongxun would never abandon her.

He is a righteous and responsible person.

Ji Dongxun lowered his eyes and sized up the girl who had stopped the car and rushed in.

Her cheeks and the corners of her eyes were flushed from running, her chest heaved with panting, and her hair, damp with sweat, clung softly to her temples.

She wasn't wearing an outer garment; her vest and safety shorts only covered her vital areas.

Her beautiful body curves are on full display.

The waves are surging...

Slender waist.

Her skin was as white as bone china.

Ji Dongxun glanced at her indifferently, not looking closely, then looked away, frowned, tossed her a coat, and said coldly, "Put this on."

Jiang Weixi took Ji Dongxun's suit jacket, draped it over her shoulders, and wrapped the jacket tightly around her.

She glanced out the car window; the man with the scar on his eyebrow hadn't chased after her onto the road, but was wandering on the grass.

Jiang Weixi turned to Ji Dongxun, her eyes pleading, "Brother-in-law, please help me."

Calling him "brother-in-law" was just a way to get closer to him and hope he would help.

Ji Dongxun's cold gaze swept across her face, giving her a meaningful look before instructing the driver to go down and check what was going on.

His driver, who also served as his bodyguard, was a veteran of the special forces.

The scarred man, who was loitering in the distance, saw a muscular man get out of the car and decided to back off. He turned and ran away.

The bodyguard didn't give chase. He returned to the driver's seat and respectfully said to the back seat, "Sir, he's escaped."

Ji Dongxun turned slightly to glance at Jiang Weixi, his voice indifferent: "The person is already gone."

Jiang Weixi understood the unspoken message: they were telling her to get off the bus.

In this desolate wilderness, it would be truly foolish for her to choose to get off here. Who knows if that man might turn back?

"Mr. Ji, could you give me a ride? It's too dark, I'm scared."

Jiang Weixi clasped her hands together in front of her chest, blinked, pouted, and pleaded pitifully, "Please don't leave me here, please."

She deliberately adopted a vulnerable and endearing demeanor that would most easily evoke a man's protective instincts.

Ji Dongxun was unmoved by her feigned pitifulness, but he didn't chase her away. He simply told the driver to drive off without any expression.

The car started.

Jiang Weixi breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back in her chair. Her tense nerves completely relaxed.

As we emerged from the mountain road, the view became increasingly bright, with the city's neon lights flashing and the vibrant night scene reflected in the river.

"Where are you going?"

A deep male voice echoed in the quiet car.

Jiang Weixi paused for a moment, realizing he was talking to her, and shook her head blankly, "I don't know, I have nowhere to go."

She nodded slightly, cautiously lifting her eyelids to glance at him, biting her lip, her posture fragile.

"Stop with that coy act; your tricks won't work on me."

Jiang Weixi was taken aback and immediately felt embarrassed.

This man is a real rock, he doesn't know how to cherish women at all.

Jiang Weixi's straight back softened, and she stopped posing. Her tone returned to normal: "Mr. Ji, it's so late, I really have nowhere to go. The dormitory is already locked."

Ji Dongxun: "I'll take you to the Gu family."

"It's so late, we'll be troubling others."

"Mr. Ji, could you please do me a favor and let me stay for the night? Please, I beg you."

She meant it sincerely, without any ulterior motives. She genuinely had nowhere to go and couldn't possibly sleep on the street for the night.

Ji Dongxun hadn't forgotten the last time he got drunk, when this girl took the opportunity to climb into his bed and try to seduce him.

He now even has some doubts about whether she directed and acted in today's play herself.

Jiang Weixi had already left him with a bad impression of being scheming and manipulative.

Ji Dongxun didn't look at her, coldly refusing, "No, where do I get off?"

Jiang Weixi paused, muttering to herself, cursing him for being cold and heartless.

Since he was unwilling to take her in, she had to think of other ways.

Fortunately, the car had already entered the city center, greatly improving the safety level.

"Park at the intersection of that commercial street ahead."

Jiang Weixi hung her head, looking a little dejected and unhappy.

The driver parked the car at the spot she indicated.

"Mr. Ji, may I wear your coat for now?"

The other person didn't speak.

Surely they're not that heartless to not even lend you a coat?

Fine, if you don't want to lend it, then don't.

Just as Jiang Weixi was about to take off her clothes, she heard the other person say "hmm".

"Wear it."

"Thank you, I'll return it to you another day."

"No need, just throw it away."

Jiang Weixi didn't say anything and got out of the car.

She walked along the street, intending to find a 24-hour chain store to spend the night in; she remembered there was a KFC ahead.

The wind carried a chill, and the temperature was very low at night.

Jiang Weixi tightened her coat. Fortunately, the coat was big, long, and thick enough to cover her entire body, almost reaching her thighs.

After finally getting there, I found that the store was under renovation.

Jiang Weixi was too tired to walk any further, so she wrapped herself in her coat and squatted down by the roadside.

There were many stars tonight, and the night sky was vast and mysterious. She looked up at the twinkling stars in a daze, a faint sadness enveloping her.

Such a dense array of stars is rarely seen in the night sky of City A.

The starry sky tonight reminded her of the nights in her hometown, and of the threshing ground behind the village.

She often climbed onto the haystacks and lay on them to look at the stars.

Spring nights are filled with the sweet fragrance of apricot blossoms, summer evenings are mingled with the chirping of cicadas, autumn air is crisp and pleasant after a rain, and winter snow is cold and lonely.

After coming to City A to study, she never returned to the small village where she had lived for decades. The little girl, attracted by the bustling city life, would only suddenly feel homesick in moments like this when things weren't going so well.

A sense of weariness washed over me.

Jiang Weixi hugged her knees with both arms, buried her face in them, and curled up there in a small ball.

The black sedan stopped in front of her, the back window rolled down, revealing half of the man's cold, handsome face. "Get in."