After a long while, Fu Jingyu leaned close to her ear and said softly, "Shushu, you can open your eyes now."

Only then did Qiao Shu open his eyes.

Looking at the darkness around him, Qiao Shu frowned: "What is this place?"

Fu Jingyu explained, "Because I'm not sure where we'll run into them, we can only stay here for a while. When it gets dark, we'll go out. It's broad daylight now, and we'll be too conspicuous."

Fu Jingyu planned to wait until it was dark before taking Qiao Shu out. They would hide in the cave first, and then he would take Qiao Shu out at night, so that they would be less conspicuous.

Qiao Shu nodded: "That's the only way."

After saying that, Qiao Shu fumbled for a flashlight from his body and started lighting.

This was something she placed in the space. She shouldn't have taken it out in front of Fu Jingyu, but she trusted him.

Fu Jingyu saw that Qiao Shu suddenly had a flashlight in his hand, but didn't ask anything.

The moment Qiao Shu turned on the flashlight, the two men could see each other's faces clearly.

Fu Jingyu looked at Qiao Shu's fair and tender face, which was covered with dirt, and her delicate facial features were all obscured.

Fu Jingyu wanted to reach out and help her wipe her face clean, but was afraid of hurting her, so in the end he just reached out and rubbed her cheek. The warm touch made Qiao Shu feel a strange feeling in her heart.

"Why did you insist on following me when I told you not to? You knew you would be in danger if you followed me."

Qiao Shu couldn't help but speak. She didn't expect that even though she had clearly told Fu Jingyu not to follow her, he still insisted on coming. Now both of them were in the same situation.

Originally, he would never have encountered such a dangerous thing.

Fu Jingyu smiled and said, "Shushu, do you think I would let you face such danger alone?"

He also knew that the road ahead was dangerous and that he might never come back.

But how could he let Qiao Shu face such a dangerous thing alone? And if he had not agreed at that time, the third brother might have attacked Qiao Shu directly.

How could he possibly bear to see Qiao Shu get into trouble in front of him?

Qiao Shu remained silent.

If Fu Jingyu encountered this situation, she might make the same choice as Fu Jingyu, so she didn't know what to say.

"Don't worry about me, I will protect you. Besides, this place is quite secretive now. They probably won't be able to find you for a while. I will definitely get you out safely."

Fu Jingyu once again assured Qiao Shu that he would get her out safely.

Qiao Shu shook his head: "That's not what I meant. If I can get out safely, I hope you can get out safely too. I hope both of us can be safe."

What she hoped was that both of them could return safely, rather than sacrificing Fu Jingyu and letting her go out alone.

"Yeah." Fu Jingyu nodded slightly. He understood what Qiao Shu meant.

"So... where are we going now?"

Qiao Shu asked her most critical question, and she didn't know which direction she should go.

Fu Jingyu pondered for a moment: "Let's rest here for now, and then go out at night. Don't act rashly now, just stay here, none of us knows what the situation is outside."