Chapter 20 Chapter 20
When Qiao Yanrou woke up, the curtains were blown up by the wind and the sunlight from outside came in. She got up comfortably, stretched, and went to wash up.
The people in this base are very peaceful and treat her very friendly. People passing by on the street will greet her, and most of them are strangers she has never seen before.
Qiao Yanrou still wore a hat and bulky glasses to cover her appearance.
The area for producing nourishing ingredients is quite spacious. Like many other psychics, she was lowering her head to pick out spoiled ingredients.
The people next to her were discussing something, and she didn't listen carefully at first until someone said that someone had returned and wanted to come here to take a look.
Qiao Yanrou didn't hear the name they said clearly. When she listened carefully again, they didn't mention it anymore.
Her curiosity was not satisfied, so she continued to pick carefully.
About an hour later, she heard Fang Li's voice. She looked in the direction of the voice and saw Fang Li seemed to be talking to someone next to her. The figure next to her was very tall and a little far away, so she couldn't see clearly.
Qiao Yanrou didn't care. She picked carefully and didn't miss any rotten ingredients. She was really lucky to be able to enter such a good base.
Fang Li's voice came from far away. The person she was talking to didn't seem to say much, and would occasionally respond to her with a sentence or two.
Hearing Fang Li's tone that indicated she attached great importance to the other party, Qiao Yanrou didn't look up. She guessed that it was the leader of this base.
As they got closer and closer to her, the man's voice became clearer and clearer. To Qiao Yanrou's ears, it was as powerful as a bomb.
She felt her whole body stiffen almost in an instant, her eyes gradually widened as she looked at the ingredients, and her fingers trembled slightly as she pinched the ingredients.
Qiao Yanrou sat slumped in the chair. Two figures passed by her. She lowered her head as low as possible, fearing that the people in front of her would recognize her.
But things did not go as she wished, and the straight figure stopped in front of her.
Qiao Yanrou forced herself to calm down. She couldn't be taken back to Shen Luohan's base, so she continued to pick ingredients with somewhat stiff movements.
"Who's new here?" Ji Yuanchen's voice sounded almost above her head.
Fortunately, Fang Li didn't introduce her: "Yes, I came here two days ago."
She heard Ji Yuanchen say "hmm" and then... left.
Qiao Yanrou even forgot to breathe a sigh of relief. Her heart was beating so fast that it almost jumped out of her throat. She was afraid that Ji Yuanchen would recognize her.
I hoped that since she was wearing a hat, black-framed glasses and had her head lowered, I wouldn't be able to recognize her.
Qiao Yanrou was busy until lunch time with a nervous mood. She took out her coat from the storage space and zipped it up to the top, partially covering her face.
Fortunately, I didn’t see Ji Yuanchen again until it got dark.
She walked back to where she lived, and just when she thought that Ji Yuanchen might not have recognized her, she looked up and saw a figure leaning against the stairs, with a soft dim light covering him.
When Qiao Yanrou saw the figure clearly, she suppressed her instinct to turn around and run away. No matter how hard she ran, she could not escape from this base.
Besides, wouldn't it be even more obvious if he ran away?
So she turned around and walked to the right at a moderate pace, determined to avoid him at all costs.
"Qiao Yanrou." The man's voice was lazy, and to her it sounded as terrifying as a bewitching ghost in the dark night.
She quickened her pace and ran forward, but before she had run far, Ji Yuanchen, who was chasing her, grabbed her wrist.
"You...let me go." Qiao Yanrou felt numb all over at the thought of returning to Shen Luohan's base. She didn't dare to think about...if she was caught...how would Shen Luohan treat her.
She tried to break free from Ji Yuanchen's restraints in a panic, but she heard him say in a deep voice, "I won't tell anyone that you are here."
Qiao Yanrou stopped struggling and looked up at him, wanting to know whether what he said was true or false?
Ji Yuanchen met her eyes, which were dark and watery, and his heart softened for her.
"I'm not lying to you," he said.
Qiao Yanrou knew that no matter whether she believed him or not, she could only trust him in the current situation.
He had indeed helped her before, and thinking of this, she felt a little more at ease.
Ji Yuanchen released her wrist and saw that she had calmed down.
"You can trust me."
After a long moment, Qiao Yanrou nodded gently at him, still looking somewhat uneasy: "I'll go upstairs and rest first."
In the dim light, Ji Yuanchen's eyes followed her slender figure. He stood there for a long time without moving.
Qiao Yanrou returned to the room. Even though the situation was not dangerous, she was still frightened and dazed for a long time before she slowly took off her hat and glasses.
How did Ji Yuanchen end up in this base? Fang Li seemed to respect him during the day. Could he really be the leader of this base?
She thought about it over and over again, even taking a shower, but she still couldn't think of any other relationship between Ji Yuanchen and this base.
I was tense almost the entire day today, and as soon as I relaxed, I was so sleepy that I could hardly open my eyes.
The next day, during lunch, Qiao Yanrou did not stay with the crowd to eat. This place was so close to Shen Luohan's base. If someone really knew her, it would be bad. It was better to be cautious.
She sat in the pavilion outside, eating her meal slowly. After she had taken a few bites, someone sat down next to her.
Qiao Yanrou stopped picking up the food and glanced sideways as a roast goose leg was placed in her bowl.
Ji Yuanchen placed the paper bag in his hand on the stone table. His handsome features were delicate and beautiful. He turned his head to look at her.
"Are you used to staying here?" he asked.
Qiao Yanrou looked at the roast goose legs in the bowl. She hadn't eaten them for a long time.
"It's great here, like a paradise." After saying that, she picked up the roast goose leg without any hesitation and started eating it in small bites.
Hearing her description, Ji Yuanchen was slightly touched: "A paradise on earth..."
"Well, how come you have time to be here?" Shouldn't he be leading a team to search for supplies in Shen Luohan's base at this time?
"I'll stay here in the afternoons from now on," he said casually.
Qiao Yanrou nodded, didn't ask him any more questions, and continued eating.
After they finished eating, Ji Yuanchen was still sitting next to her. She thought about it and asked.
"Is this your base?"
Ji Yuanchen's gaze slid down to her lips: "I guess so."
After hearing the answer, Qiao Yanrou couldn't help but be surprised. He really was a hidden talent.
She was just about to stand up to wash her hands and dishes.
"Wait." He called her in a deep voice.
Qiao Yanrou stopped standing up and looked at him in confusion. He reached out and gently wiped her lips with a soft tissue.
She was stunned, her bright and clear eyes met his gaze, and her face and ears gradually turned red under his gaze.
"Thank you...thank you." Qiao Yanrou stood up and quickly left the pavilion.
At Shen Luohan's base, Sister Lan and Qiu Te stood outside the door of a suite on the second floor, both of them with worried looks on their faces.
"Still haven't eaten much?"
“I didn’t eat much.”
Sister Lan sighed deeply. How could she have known that Qiao Yanrou was so stubborn? When the breakup didn't work out... she escaped from the base. Some time ago, she thought Yanrou had accepted reality, but she didn't expect...
"He refuses to listen to anyone." Qiu Te was very distressed.
Sister Lan sighed again: "Where can Yanrou run to?" She is a beginner psychic, so she shouldn't be able to run far.
"We've looked not only around here, but also in places farther away." Qiu Te was also very surprised. It was as if she had disappeared out of thin air.
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