Chapter 459 Astounding
"If they don't leave the main road, they'll generally be fine. But it's raining now, so they're very likely to leave the main road and look for shelter."
"Huh? There are so many forks in the road, how are we supposed to find our way?"
"Let's look again."
Wen Ni held the umbrella in one hand and shone the flashlight back and forth, trying to find some clues through the rain!
Walk a little further ahead.
A faint light appeared at the end of the side path, and that light stood out particularly in the pouring rain of the night!
Wen Ni and Lin Yi exchanged a glance and quickened their pace together!
As you walk along the path, you realize that it is a small cave that can shelter you from the wind and rain. Inside the cave, two beams of light and shadow flicker.
"Chen Jing, can you please stop bothering me? I've said I don't like you, and I just don't like you!" Sang Rou's usually weak voice suddenly became loud and defiant.
"You don't like me? Then you like that red-haired brat? You're already in such a bad mood, and he's still making sarcastic remarks. Not only that, he's spreading rumors that you're the Sang family's adopted daughter! Now that you've run off to the mountains, he's not even coming to chase after you! In terms of sincerity, how can he compare to how I feel about you?"
"Shen Jing, I have no idea what you're talking about. I don't know that boy at all!"
"Don't he know you? Then how does he know you're an adopted daughter? How does he know? You're an adopted daughter of the Sang family? Tell me! Sang Rou, are you still going to lie to me now?"
"How should I know! I'm not lying to you. If you don't believe me, go ask him!"
Sang Rou was completely devastated. After saying that, she turned to leave.
"Where are you going?" Shen Jing grabbed Sang Rou's arm.
"I'm going back to the hotel, let me go!"
"Go back to the hotel? How are you going to get back in this heavy rain?" Shen Jing wouldn't let go no matter what, and he was also very agitated. "Sang Rou, you'd rather get soaked in the rain than stay with me, is that it?"
Let go of me.
"I won't let go!"
Shen Jing not only didn't let go, but also pulled Sang Rou back, hugging her tightly in his arms!
"Sang Rou, I won't tell anyone that you're the Sang family's adopted daughter! You know what? I'm actually very happy. I used to think I wasn't good enough for you, but now I feel like I still have hope..."
"What are you doing? Shen Jing! Let me go!" Sang Rou screamed in fear.
But this was in the mountains, and it was raining heavily. Even if she shouted herself hoarse, no one would hear her cries for help!
"Sang Rou, I really like you, I like you to the point of madness! I want to hold your hand, and hugging you like this is something I never even dared to imagine..." Shen Jing's arms were strong, holding Sang Rou's shoulders tightly, then he lowered his head, his lips brushing against Sang Rou's forehead, the bridge of her nose, and down...
"No! No!"
Sang Rou struggled in terror.
A figure suddenly appeared, accompanied by a beam of bright light. He kicked Shen Jing far away!
That head of fiery red hair, reflected in Sang Rou's eyes, left her stunned and unable to come back to her senses.
Until a black umbrella covered her head, blocking the water droplets dripping down the rock face.
Sang Rou looked up and saw Wen Ni's cool and delicate profile!
A fleeting glimpse, and I was awestruck.
"A despicable person who takes advantage of others' misfortunes."
Wen Ni ignored Sang Rou's blank stare and turned to glare at Shen Jing, coldly cursing him!
Before him, Shen Jing had been beaten black and blue by Lin Yi, looking completely bewildered and unable to get up.
"Shameless! Are you even a man?" Lin Yi grabbed Shen Jing's collar and tied his hands with a rope she had brought beforehand. "The girl said no, no, can't you understand human language?"
"Hiss... Ah."
Shen Jing stared wide-eyed, furious to the extreme.
Lin Yi didn't tolerate him. He kicked Chen Jing in the butt, making him stumble and fall straight into the rain!
"Why are you glaring at me like that? Wait till we get back, and I'll show everyone what you're really like!"
They walked one in front of the other.
Wen Ni turned around and was about to follow when she heard Sang Rou gasp very softly behind her.
"What's wrong?"
"I'm so sorry," Sang Rou said, her voice trembling with tears. "I twisted my ankle just now. You guys go ahead, I'll slowly make my way back, I..."
The sobs still lingered in the rain.
The next second, Sang Rou felt a dizzying sensation. She subconsciously raised her arms, and when she came to her senses, Wen Ni had already picked her up in her arms!
"You...you are..."
"How long are we going to wait for you to move it back?" Wen Ni said coldly, shoving the umbrella handle into Sang Rou's hand.
"I'm so sorry!"
Sang Rou buried her head even deeper, biting her lower lip tightly.
"When you were in the Hua family, singing in cahoots with Madam Sang, I didn't hear you say 'I'm sorry' so many times," Wen Ni said, raising an eyebrow with a sarcastic remark.
"...I made a mistake in that matter."
Sang Rou's hand on Wen Ni's neck tightened unconsciously.
“It was because I was too greedy, too eager to return to the Hua family, that I agreed to cooperate with Madam Sang… You may not know what my family was like before. My mother died early, my father was an alcoholic and later remarried and had his own children. No one in the family cared about my life or death, yet I still had to do their laundry and cook for them. Madam Sang said that if I couldn’t return to the Hua family, she would send me back to my hometown, but I really don’t want to go back to that kind of life. I don’t want to live such a miserable life!”
It's like a form of venting.
Sang Rou never imagined that one day she would tell Wen Ni these things, these secrets she had kept hidden in her heart.
“They’re right, your and my backgrounds are very similar. Or rather, extremely similar.” Wen Ni looked ahead, carrying Sang Rou with a steady stride, her voice light and tinged with the coolness of rain. “It’s just that you were saved by the Hua family by some twist of fate, while I chose to escape my family of origin.”
"Escape?" Sang Rou was somewhat surprised by Wen Ni's choice of words.
“Yes, I’ve been away from home for three years, and I’ve worked my butt off to achieve everything I have now. If you dare, you can too,” Wen Ni said.
"Me too?"
Sang Rou stared blankly at Wen Ni.
No one has ever affirmed her.
Wen Ni is the first!
Under the dim moonlight, where raindrops mingled with the light, the beam of a flashlight flickered and illuminated Wen Ni's profile, dim and indistinct, yet it made Sang Rou's heart pound even harder!
Sang Rou seemed to understand, she understood exactly where she fell short of Wen Ni...
The streetlights are gradually coming on.
A cacophony of voices filled their ears!
A group of soldiers in uniform camouflage, carrying flashlights, came to greet them, along with hotel staff and the students, who followed behind.
"Chief Instructor Shi?"
"Comrade officer!"
The one leading the group was none other than Chief Instructor Shi Yuan. An Xi was right next to Shi Yuan. As soon as Shi Yuan saw Wen Ni, he immediately stopped and gave her a standard military salute!
When Pengze and the others saw the troop leader salute Wen Ni and heard him call out "Comrade Officer," they were all stunned.
"Military officer?"
"She's a soldier!?"
Sang Rou, who was put back on the ground to stand, and Shen Jing, who was being held down by Lin Yi, both looked equally astonished.
"Wen Ni, I was really worried about your safety going into the mountains. It just so happens that Shi Yuan's troops are on rotation and stationed here, so I asked them to come and help!" An Xi ran forward with an umbrella. "Are you all alright?"
"Everyone's alright." Wen Ni patted An Xi's arm. "I'm sorry to have worried you."
"This guy got caught bullying a little girl." Lin shoved Shen Jing forward. "What do you guys think we should do?"
"Leave this guy to us. We guarantee we'll teach him a lesson he won't forget." Baron, dressed in a black uniform jacket, appeared, and several bodyguards behind him stepped forward in response.
Wen Ni looked up.
The gaze froze instantly.
Among the bodyguards, a tall man in black hiking clothes strode forward. He was holding an umbrella and wearing a baseball cap, but it couldn't hide his exceptionally handsome appearance!
His appearance, even in the pouring rain, was exceptionally eye-catching.
"Look!"
"So tall, so handsome, and...he looks familiar?"
"Holy crap! Isn't that... Lu Jinye!?"
"Huh? You must be mistaken."
The young students stood on tiptoe, scrambling to get to the front.
"Lu Jinye? What brings you here?"
"surprise."
He stood in front of her as if no one else was around, took her hand, and looked down at her clothes, which were half-soaked by the rain.
"No wonder, I was wondering why Baron was only arriving now, turns out he was waiting for you to come together." Wen Ni suddenly realized, looking back at him, "Have you finished with everything at your company?"
"For now, I need to rush back tomorrow morning."
Lu Jinye lowered his eyes, took off his coat and draped it over her, then stretched out his arm and pulled her into his embrace. "Let's go back to the hotel, don't catch a cold."
"Um."
"Wen...Ni".
Sang Rou's voice came from behind.
Wen Ni turned her head and saw Sang Rou's teary eyes.
"I'm sorry, and thank you, Wen Ni!"
"……Um."
Wen Ni raised her lips slightly, nodded at Sang Rou, and then took Lu Jinye's hand and walked forward.
As she brushed past Peng Ze and his fake best friend, Wen Ni paused, her voice cold and clear, "You seemed to have said before that this was between you and Sang Rou, and that I, an outsider, shouldn't interfere."
"W-what? Is there a problem with what I said?" The fake best friend was taken aback and asked back.
"What if I were her cousin?"
"Wh-what?"
The fake best friend hadn't realized what was happening yet.
Sang Rou was also startled and looked up abruptly.
Cousin...cousin?
She... admitted that she was her cousin?
A joyful light shone in Sang Rou's eyes!
"Cousin, I will live my life like you!"
In sight, Wen Ni had already linked arms with Lu Jinye and slowly disappeared into the drizzling rain.
"As you all know, the Hua family and the Sang family are cousins." Baron's tone was somber, delivering a blow to everyone. "Our Miss Hua hopes that you can all get along harmoniously with her cousin."
After saying that, the group left in a grand procession.
The fake best friends were left looking completely bewildered!
"Miss Hua?"
Those familiar with the Sang family would certainly be familiar with the Hua family.
“Bao Xiangzhai…Miss Hua Er…military officer…a man who looks exactly like Lu Jinye…” A classmate murmured before arriving at an unbelievable conclusion: “So many elements overlap! So, she is the woman Lu Jinye can’t forget. Therefore, that man just now really was Lu Jinye!!!”
"What! Lu Jinye? Really?!"
"Oh my god! My autograph and photos are all ruined!!"
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