Arranged marriage, love blossoms; a fiercely devoted soldier dotes on her alone.

The night sky is silent, responding with utter silence.

The bright moon hangs in the sky, and I remain silent.

The cold stars twinkled, and we remained silent.

As night fell,

Qin Huanhuan and Hua Ying walked out of Luo Feng's upscale residential area. Qin Huanhuan had just finished tutoring Luo Feng's daughter.

Unfortunately, Luo Feng and his wife both had to work overtime, so Qin Huanhuan didn't receive the tutoring fee.

At this moment, Hua Ying said, "Huanhuan, Director Luo Feng is so good to you. He gives you five hundred yuan for one hour of tutoring, and you can easily make a thousand yuan for two hours. Why don't I have such good luck to meet such a good employer?"

"These days, college students like us who tutor are considered lucky if we can earn 200 yuan an hour."

Qin Huanhuan looked at the roadside stalls in the night ahead, her delicate brows furrowed slightly. Suppressing the waves of hunger in her stomach, she said weakly, "Hua Ying, don't be discouraged. You've always been luckier than me. Director Luo wanted to help me because he saw that my family was in a difficult situation. Otherwise, how could he have given me such a high tutoring fee?"

"Director Luo is a good man. He was afraid that giving me money directly would hurt my self-esteem, so he helped me by tutoring his daughter. He helped me while also considering my dignity and that damn face."

Hua Ying suddenly realized and said, "Oh, I see!"

"Gurgle!"

Suddenly, Qin Huanhuan's stomach made a rumbling sound...

It seems she was really hungry.

Just then, Hua Ying heard Qin Huanhuan's stomach rumbling, so she asked, "Huanhuan, there's so much delicious food and drinks at the banquet tonight, aren't you full?"

Qin Huanhuan shook her head and said, "Back then, Lin Ruoxi caused me trouble. She not only provoked me verbally, but also slapped me. I immediately slapped her back, and then I left with you. Where are we going to eat and drink?"

"Hua Ying, my stomach hurts so much from hunger."

Hua Ying pointed to the roadside food stalls and said, "Huanhuan, why don't you go and get something to eat?"

Qin Huanhuan swallowed hard and said apologetically, "Hua Ying, can you lend me some money? I just took a taxi to get here for class and I ran out of money. I thought I could get the money back after the tutoring class, but unfortunately, Director Luo and his wife are both working overtime. I only have a few cents left in my pocket."

Hua Ying generously said, "Huanhuan, you should have said so earlier! I would have treated you to a late-night snack. You've helped me a lot lately. Besides, we're classmates and best friends, we share joys and sorrows."

Qin Huanhuan said gratefully, "Thank you, Hua Ying."

So the two of them went to the food stall across the street and each ordered a plate of fried rice with eggs.

Qin Huanhuan was really hungry. Luo Feng had said he would provide dinner for her during her tutoring sessions, but Qin Huanhuan was late. Luo Feng's daughter had already eaten, and the nanny had already cleaned the table.

Qin Huanhuan was too shy to say anything, and she endured the hunger until now. In addition, the previous strenuous exercise had been too physically demanding, causing her to expend a lot of energy.

Hua Ying watched as Qin Huanhuan wolfed down a plate of fried rice, leaving not a single grain.

Looking at the plates in front of Qin Huanhuan, which were even cleaner than if they had been washed, Hua Ying felt a pang of sadness, her nose tingled, and her eyes welled up with tears.

Although her family lived in a small county town in the south, she was their only daughter, and their life was neither rich nor poor. She had never suffered much hardship growing up.

Hua Ying gently pushed her uneaten plate of fried rice in front of Qin Huanhuan, saying with great concern, "Huanhuan, eat slowly. I'll order you another plate if you're not full."

Qin Huanhuan didn't stand on ceremony and just ate the rice...

Hua Ying felt heartbroken and said to the food stall owner, "Boss, a bowl of tomato and egg soup, please."

"Huanhuan, eat slowly, don't choke."

The boss replied, "Okay, it'll be ready soon!"

As Hua Ying spoke, she noticed a black SUV parked on the side of the road not far away. Two suspicious-looking young men were standing by the car door smoking, but they kept glancing in her direction.

Hua Ying was always very vigilant. She clearly remembered seeing this SUV parked at the entrance of the community when she walked out of the community gate. Now she saw it here at the food stall. Could it be such a coincidence so late at night?

The crucial point is that these two men didn't eat at the street food stall either!

Hua Ying immediately became alert and whispered, "Huanhuan, something's not right. It seems like we're being watched."

"Do you think it could be someone sent by Huang Pengfei?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Huanhuan's hand trembled, and a spoonful of fried rice spilled on the ground. She had been worried about Huang Pengfei.

Just as she was about to look up, Hua Ying whispered, "Don't look! Those two are watching us!"

Qin Huanhuan quickly pretended to continue eating...

But by then she had lost her appetite; the once fragrant fried rice tasted bland and tasteless in her mouth, like chewing wax.

Hua Ying whispered again, "Huanhuan, hurry up and eat. I'll call a Didi (ride-hailing service) so we can get back to school quickly. It's not safe outside."

Qin Huanhuan lowered her head and said, "I don't have money for a taxi."

Hua Ying: "I have money, Huanhuan. Why do you still care about money at a time like this? Staying alive is more important."

As Hua Ying spoke, she picked up her phone and immediately ordered a Didi ride.

Orders placed at this time will be accepted immediately.

Hua Ying said to Qin Huanhuan, "The Didi car will be there in two minutes."

"The boss will pay the bill."

The food stall owner was a little confused and said, "Young lady, your tomato and egg soup hasn't been made yet?"

Hua Ying said, "It's okay, I'll pay you as usual. We have to go urgently."

The owner didn't say anything when he heard that it was time to pay, and came over to collect the money for two servings of fried rice and one serving of tomato and egg soup.

Hua Ying had just paid when she saw a white electric car speed up and stop on the side of the road.

Hua Ying spotted the license plate of the Didi car she had hailed, and pulled Qin Huanhuan along as they ran towards the white car…

The two men clearly hadn't expected Qin Huanhuan and Hua Ying to take a taxi, especially since they hadn't finished their meal and the tomato and egg soup hadn't even been served yet.

By the time the two tried to stop him, it was too late; the Didi driver had already started the car.

The two quickly jumped into the car and followed.

in the car.

Qin Huanhuan and Hua Ying looked like they were still in shock, and they kept looking back.

The Didi driver noticed something amiss with the two women and asked, "Ladies, what are you looking at so suspiciously?"

Qin Huanhuan admitted, "We were being followed."

The Didi driver was immediately startled and hurriedly asked, "You guys aren't joking, are you? You can't just say things like that."

Hua Ying: "We're not joking. Look, that black SUV behind us has been following our car the whole time."

The Didi driver looked in the rearview mirror and saw that there was indeed a black SUV following his car.

Just then, there was a traffic light ahead. The Didi driver had a sudden idea and turned right, and the black SUV followed suit.

The Didi driver sped up, and the black SUV sped up as well.

At the intersection ahead, the Didi driver suddenly turned left, and the black SUV followed suit without hesitation.

The Didi driver, sweating profusely, asked nervously, "Ladies, who have you offended?"