Chapter 219 Going South (1)

"Pack light and keep it simple. It's not like we've never traveled far before!"

"Poor at home, but rich on the road. This is your first time going to such a far place, so bring everything you can with you. It will give me peace of mind on the journey!"

Li Aiying gave Tian Xin instructions while helping her pack her luggage.

This trip to Yiwu would take at least a week, and at most 10 days. Li Aiying was always worried about her going alone, nagging her constantly, even though Tian Xin had repeatedly assured her that someone would meet her there and accompany her throughout the trip.

The mother and daughter went back and forth for nearly an hour before they finally packed their luggage.

Looking at the box next to the luggage, Tian Xin hesitated for a long time before hurriedly picking it up and walking out the door with the suitcase in one hand.

The train to Yiwu departs the next morning, so we need to go to the ancient city in advance to stay overnight.

Tian Xin had already planned her itinerary in advance.

She planned to stay overnight near the ancient city train station, take in the night view of the ancient city, and then take a train to Yiwu early the next morning.

Li Aiying continued her instructions until they reached the alley entrance. When Tian Xin turned around, she was still standing at the door looking out.

"I'm so old, but I still have so many worries!" Tian Xin muttered as she walked, her mind still on the excitement of traveling alone.

She didn't notice Lin Zhou walking towards her.

"Where are you going?"

Lin Zhou walked over and took the suitcase from her, then turned around and put it in the trunk. "How many days are you going? Is it far?"

"Why are you still here? Didn't you send my mom to the theater? Why are you back again?"

"You haven't answered my question yet!"

Lin Zhou took the box from her hand, took off her backpack, put it in the trunk, closed the door, and pulled her to the passenger seat.

"Hey, hey, hey, wait a minute!" Tian Xin watched Lin Zhou open the car door and was about to push her in, and quickly grabbed his wrist: "I really have something to do today. If you have anything to say, let's talk on the phone."

"Where are you going?"

"Ancient city!" Tian Xin blurted out.

"Let's talk about it on the way!"

Lin Zhou had a calm expression on his face. He pushed her into the car again, closed the door, and turned to get in.

It was sunset, and Xiaowan Village seemed to be bathed in a golden glow. The car sped along the main road towards the village entrance.

"How did you..."

"What are you doing in the ancient city?"

As if anticipating what Tian Xin was going to ask, Lin Zhou interrupted her.

Tian Xin noticed that he appeared calm but was actually a little irritated, so she didn't ask any more questions and simply replied, "Looking for someone!"

Lin Zhou said nothing after hearing this.

"Just drop me off at the bus station later, I..."

"Sit quietly and don't make any noise!" Lin Zhou interrupted her in a deep voice, his eyes fixed forward, not looking at her, and without any expression.

Tian Xin turned her head and took a look: "Hey, when you took my mother to the theater just now, she didn't ask you anything, right?"

"What do you mean?"

"that is……"

Tian Xin hesitated for a moment, feeling stumped by the question: "Uh...did she..."

"Yes!" Lin Zhou said, "Auntie asked me...why did I give you a gift?"

"So what did you say?"

"What else can I say? Just tell the truth! Do you want me to lie to my aunt?" Lin Zhou said with a smile.

After saying this, Tian Xin felt that he seemed to relax. Although his expression was still the same, his tone was no longer as stiff as before.

She smiled and said, "That can't be done, and you won't be able to do it!"

"How do you know I can't? What if I really lied?" Lin Zhou said with a smile.

"Then tell me, what lie did you tell? Was it to me or to my mother?"

“…”

"Why don't you say anything again? Is it towards me?"

Tian Xin turned her head and leaned slightly towards Lin Zhou, looking at him and smiling: "Lin Zhou, do you know that you often do a little action when you are nervous?"

As she spoke, she lowered her gaze to the hand that Lin Zhou had placed on the gear shift. Just now, when answering Tian Xin's question, this hand had unconsciously rubbed a few times.

Lin Zhou suddenly withdrew his hand and placed it on his leg, and said calmly: "What?"

"Hands, you've noticed it too, right? But you just can't control it, right?"

Tian Xin reached out and held his hand: "Lin Zhou, tell me the truth, what did you two talk about?"

"Nothing!" Lin Zhou freed his hand and put it back on the gear: "Sit tight!"

The car drove steadily forward. Lin Zhou had no idea how many times he had driven back and forth on this road to the county town. He was already very familiar with it.

At this point, we have crossed the first ditch and after passing the village ahead, there is a relatively flat section of road.

But for some reason, he always felt a little uneasy today.

"Sit down!" He reminded Tian Xin again, reaching out and holding one of her hands: "Don't worry, I won't lie to you, let alone your family. I just had a chat with my aunt..."

“Be careful—Ah!”

"Screech--" With a sharp sound of emergency brakes, the car stopped steadily on the side of the road.

Lin Zhou and Tian Xin were swayed forward by the powerful inertia in the car and almost hit their heads.

"How are you? Did you hit anything?" As soon as the car stopped, Lin Zhou quickly turned around to check on Tian Xin's condition.

Tian Xin was lying on the car, gasping for breath in fear: "I'm fine! Go down and take a look!"

The scene just now was truly thrilling. The two were chatting when a child suddenly jumped out from the road ahead, crossing the road in the opposite direction. The child was less than 5 meters away from the car when he jumped out, and there was no time to dodge.

After this stop, I still don’t know what will happen next?

Lin Zhou quickly got out of the car to check, but there was no one there.

The child had already crossed the road and ran into the field opposite. When he saw Lin Zhou chasing him out of the car, he turned around and made a face at him.

“…”

"How is it? Is the child okay?" Tian Xin also got out of the car and walked to Lin Zhou to take a look.

"No, he ran away!" Lin Zhou pointed at the child in the field: "Over there!"

"What a naughty boy! I was almost scared to death just now! If it weren't for you..."

Tian Xin stopped talking as she was speaking, her eyes fixed on the alley where the child had just run out.

Lin Zhou saw that her face looked strange, so he followed her gaze and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Did you see that person over there just now?" Tian Xin pointed into the alley.

"Who?"

"A woman! Dressed all in black and wearing a hat!"

"No!"

"No?" Tian Xin was stunned: "She was staring at me just now, and as soon as I walked forward, she disappeared again!"

"You must have seen it wrong! You must have been scared just now! Fortunately, it was a false alarm! Nothing happened! Let's go!" Lin Zhou pulled her and turned to get in the car.

Tian Xin turned her head and looked into the alley again, and there was indeed no one there.

Maybe I really saw it wrong!

The car restarted and sped towards the county town.

In the alley where Tian Xin had just pointed, a figure slowly emerged...