Being robbed

At that moment, Song Yu felt like someone had hit her on the back of the head. She was so dizzy that she could hardly understand what the message Xie Yunchao sent her meant.

After a long while, she replied with shaking hands, "Who is it? Where is it?"

Xie Yunchao said nothing, but just sent a PDF file over, her finger hovering over the phone screen.

"Clang!" A plate of freshly grilled meat, emitting a charred aroma, was placed in front of her. Someone said in a cold voice, "It's a little overcooked."

She looked up in a daze, only to see the man's departing back. After a long while, she retracted her shaky gaze and turned to stare at the file on the mobile phone screen. For some reason, she felt a little anxious, but she didn't know what she was anxious about. Her fingers were suspended high in the air, and she couldn't make up her mind to click.

Do you want to order? Of course you do. You've been looking for 305 for so long, and now you've finally found it. Why are you holding back? Just click it and end it all. Don't hesitate, Song Yu——

"Clang" the phone was locked by her and thrown on the table. She hadn't prepared herself mentally yet, but it was still not too late to wait and see. Anyway, 305 wouldn't run away.

"Song Yu, come eat! Aren't you hungry?" Lan Lin touched her arm and pointed at the plate of pork belly that had just been delivered. He sighed, "As expected, camping and barbecue go perfectly together."

She picked up the chopsticks, but finally put them down and said, "You eat it. I don't want to eat barbecue now."

Lan Lin didn't understand why, but he just felt a little strange. "You really don't want to eat? Are you secretly losing weight behind my back?"

"Okay, eat yours." Song Yu took a piece of lettuce and blocked her mouth.

The sky gradually darkened. After cleaning up the mess, the bonfire in the middle of the tent was lit. A group of people sat around the bonfire, chatting and daydreaming. For a moment, the scene was extremely cheerful.

Song Yu did not participate, but said that she was not feeling well and went into the tent early. The others knew that she had a cold before coming, but they didn't say much. They teased her a few times and told her to exercise more before letting her go.

When they entered the tent, they found a soft blanket and a thin air-conditioning quilt. They were not far from the city, and the temperature difference between day and night was not very large, so the air-conditioning quilt was enough.

She lay on her back on the blanket and pulled the air-conditioning quilt over her body. She was indeed a little tired and fell asleep soon.

When a cool breath invaded his nose, Song Yu's brain, which was sleeping slowly, took a long time to dig out the memory of this breath. It was the smell of mosquito repellent cologne.

She opened her eyes hazily, only to see a tall figure that almost obscured the light hanging from the top of the tent. The shadow cast by it almost embraced her entire body. In her hand, she was holding a bottle of green liquid and spraying it everywhere. She half-supported her tilted body with one elbow and asked hazily, "...What are you doing?"

"Spray the mosquito repellent." After Xu Qiao finished spraying, he put down the mosquito repellent and knelt beside her.

She closed her eyes sleepily, and was about to fall asleep again with her mind dazed. After a while, a hand touched her lips, which was cool and seemed to be stained with ointment.

The ointment felt a little uncomfortable when applied, so she subconsciously licked it, but was gently scolded, "Don't lick it."

The room was quiet. Just as she was about to fall asleep, she seemed to hear someone beside her sigh softly, "What on earth do you think of me, Song Yu?"

She pulled the quilt over her head and didn't dare to answer.

They didn't stay in the campsite for long. After all, it was not very convenient in the wild. They packed up and went back early the next morning. On the way back, Song Yu and Xu Qiao still rode in the same car. She sat in the front seat by the window, and Xu Qiao sat in the back seat by the window.

Through the reflection of the car window, she could see the figure reflected in the window. He was wearing a simple black headset that almost blended into his fluffy black hair. He was leaning back on the seat with his hands on his chest and his head tilted back with his eyes closed. A few strands of hair drooped unruly to his sharp and tall eyebrows. His lips were tightly closed, and the bite wound on them had not healed yet, with a thin layer of blood scab in the middle. He looked very calm.

Song Yu looked for a while and then didn't dare to look anymore. She turned her head away and remained silent all the way. What should she do?

-

"Have you read the PDF?" Xie Yunchao said jokingly while pouring coffee and talking on the phone with Song Yu. "How is it? Why don't you thank me?"

"Not him."

"What?" Xie Yunchao picked up the steaming coffee and took a sip nonchalantly. "How could it be?"

"Doesn't this person meet all your requirements?"

“…”

The first time Song Yu saw the photo, she knew that this person was definitely not 305. Although she had only seen 305's eyes, she could tell from just his eyes that 305 was very good-looking, while this person's appearance could only be described as ordinary. It would be a lie to say that she was not disappointed.

She sat by the window, stroking the thin slip of paper with powerful handwriting, her head lowered, her face expressionless. "Does that mean every person with a nose, eyes, and ears has the same face?"

"That's not impossible. Two people in the world with different life trajectories can have similar faces. I just saw a science program about that last week."

The voice on the other end of the phone sounded a bit careless, so Song Yu asked, "Will you help me look for it?"

"Of course, I have been working hard to help you find it." Xie Yunchao said confidently.

"...Then I'll trust you again."

Song Yu hung up the phone. In front of her lay a bank card with a slightly rusty chip. Buried underground for so many years, it had long been damaged beyond recognition. She looked at the phone number on the note and murmured, "Why did you cancel the number? I've been looking for you for so long, but there's no news at all. Where are you?"

She slumped weakly on the table, her long black hair falling down along the edge. Suddenly, her phone rang. She picked it up. It was a message from Lan Lin, with several chat logs. [Is there a part-time job available? Would you like to do it?]

What are you doing?

[I'm working with a brand that needed a model to shoot a promotional video. One day, they accidentally saw your photo on my phone and asked me if I would like to meet them first.]

[You're just sitting around doing nothing anyway, so you'd be a fool not to make money.]

Song Yu nodded after a brief thought. She really had nothing to do, so it would be fine to go and experience it.

The meeting with the brands went smoothly. They were very satisfied with Song Yu's temperament and appearance, and decided to cooperate on the spot, and the formal shooting would be carried out a week later.

Song Yu had never been involved in this line of work, and her body was a little stiff at the beginning of the shoot, but she quickly adjusted herself with the help of the staff. The shoot lasted a whole day, and she had never imagined that so much time would be required to shoot a film of just over ten seconds.

After finishing my last shot and hearing the director call "Cut", my tense body finally relaxed.

"Thank you all for your hard work today. I'm leaving first." Song Yu changed his clothes and came out, waving and saying with a smile to the staff who were collecting various equipment.

"Thank you for your hard work," the director, who was watching the sample reel nearby, said, "We've been shooting from morning till night today. We were all worried about whether you'd have the stamina to keep up since it's your first time filming."

Song Yu joked, "I'm so tired that I have to trouble you to take me to the hospital. If they want to deduct my salary because I delayed your filming progress, I can hold on."

"Hahahahaha." The director laughed twice. This was the first time she met this girl. Her first impression was that she was beautiful but a little cold. She never knew how to avoid people when looking at them. Her eyes were straight and rushing around as if she wanted to see through your heart.

I thought she would be very difficult to serve, and I was about to feel overwhelmed when thinking about the arduous shooting task today. I didn't expect that during such a long shooting, this girl didn't complain at all and maintained a good demeanor from beginning to end. She even made a few jokes to liven up the atmosphere when the staff were feeling very tired.

"May I have your name?"

"Song Yu."

"That's a name that suits you quite well." The director lowered his head and took out his phone. "Could you please add a contact number?"

Song Yu took out his phone with a bit of surprise, "Of course."

After adding it, the director raised his chin to indicate the dark scene outside the studio, which was obviously already late at night. "How are you going to get back? The subway should have stopped running at this time."

"I can just take a taxi back, it's no trouble." Song Yu also took a look, then turned around and said with a relaxed look.

"That's good. You'd better be careful on the road as a girl." After giving careful instructions, the director turned around and went back to work. Filming was only a small part, and her tasks were still heavy.

Song Yu took her bag from the lounge and walked out of the door leading to the outside. This was a large studio. Due to its large area, the location was a bit remote and it was still some distance away from the official highway. Song Yu walked on the road for more than ten minutes before she reached the roadside where she could take a taxi. She opened the taxi app but kept stopping at the page looking for nearby vehicles.

Even after trying several taxi apps, the results were the same. Song Yu let out a breath, her brows and eyes a little anxious. Today, from 9 am to now, almost 11 pm, she hadn't rested much except for a quick meal in the middle. She was really tired. At this moment, all she wanted was to go home immediately, take a hot shower, and then go to bed. She muttered, "What's going on? Is this place so remote?"

After waiting for a few minutes, there was still no response from the taxi app. She raised her head and looked around. Not far away was a large piece of wasteland with only yellow earth. Even green plants were hard to see. It was pitch black all around, and only the street lights above her head were still emitting a bleak white light.

She searched for the route back to school on the map, and sure enough, many routes had stopped operating at this point. There was only one night bus, but it couldn't take her directly to school. It could only take her to a nearby area, and then she could take a taxi back.

The nearest bus stop was a little distance away, so Song Yu turned on the navigation and planned to walk directly there. Although the road was desolate, the street lights were bright and there was no movement around. Although Song Yu was an atheist, she couldn't help feeling a little uneasy at this moment. Fortunately, her mobile phone still had enough battery.

[Lan Lin: How do you feel? Is it over? Tell me about it.]

Song Yu's lips curled up when he saw the message. "Just finished filming. I was exhausted, but the director was pretty nice and even left my contact information. Filming went pretty smoothly."

[Lan Lin: You even left your contact information. Sister, are you going to be very successful? Remember to come back and treat me to a meal, hehe]

The bright white light was projected on Song Yu's face. She was walking and reading the message sent by Lan Lin. At this moment, there was a slight sound behind her.

Song Yu turned around cautiously, but found that there was no one behind her. She turned around hesitantly, perhaps because of the wind. Thinking so, in case of any more trouble, she quickened her pace towards the bus stop. The next bus showed that it would arrive in 10 minutes.

“Crack.”

Song Yu's hair was about to stand on end. Her pupils constricted and she quickly scanned the surroundings. There was still no sign of human habitation. But now she didn't dare to move forward. She held her shoulder bag tightly. It was so desolate, could there really be a ghost?

The cry of a baby instantly broke the silence of the night. Song Yu was so scared that he was about to scream. Just as he was about to run away, he found the grass in front of him shaking, and a fat orange cat walked out from it, swaggering and shouting.

The blood that had originally cooled down gradually returned to its original flow rate. She covered her face helplessly, thinking it was a ghost, but it turned out to be just a cat.

The orange cat might be in heat. It walked to Song Yu's feet and began to lie down on its belly, asking for someone to pet it. Song Yu's inner alarm subsided and his whole body relaxed. He squatted down and began to pet the cat.

She was looking at her phone while calculating how long it would take to get to the bus stop. Suddenly, her hands were empty. A swift black shadow flashed past her, bringing with it a gust of wind.

"Fuck, my phone!"

After seeing clearly that it was a person, Song Yu immediately stood up and chased after him. Without her cell phone, she would have to sleep on the street today. She was afraid of ghosts, but she had no fear of people.

"Stop! Stop running!" Thanks to her regular fitness habits, even in this situation where she was lagging behind, she used her school 100-meter sprint speed, her throat tingling with sweetness, and finally caught up with her. "Stop! Give me back my phone."

It was obvious that the robber did not expect that Song Yu could run faster than him. When he was about to be caught up, he braked and turned around, trying to use his strength to knock Song Yu to the ground.

Song Yu couldn't dodge in time, and she bent down and fell to the ground because her knees couldn't support her body. Instantly, the stinging pain in her knees spread throughout her body. She gritted her teeth, and the intense pain aroused her even greater anger. She must catch the robber. She touched the bag that fell beside her and threw it hard at the robber's feet.

As expected, the robber was caught off guard and tripped by the bag strap and fell to the ground. It seemed that he fell quite seriously and couldn't get up for a long time. Song Yu supported himself up with his hands, walked over the robber who was still lying on the ground groaning, picked up his mobile phone that had fallen to the side and checked it, then called the police neatly.

Song Yu turned around and looked at the person lying on the ground. He was very quiet and didn't move at all. Could he be dead? Song Yu was shocked by his own thoughts and squatted down to check if the person was still breathing, but he didn't notice that there was a hand touching the bricks on the roadside.

"Bang!" The brick fell to the ground. At that moment, Song Yu felt a biting cold all over his body.

"Song Yu!!!"

She turned around in a daze and saw Xu Qiao running towards her madly with bloodshot eyes not far away, and the sound of alarm bells ringing through the sky was in her ears.

Something dripped onto her face, and she reached out to touch it. It was blood.