Yunqi ate the bread in big mouthfuls and finished one in a short while. Seeing this, Lin Jiaojiao gave him another one. He hesitated for a moment but still took it and started eating it with the cold water he had drunk in the village.
After a while, he suddenly said, "The ID card says 18."
"Ah!" Lin Jiaojiao was a little slow to react, and then she realized that he was talking about age.
"So what's your real age?" Lin Jiaojiao asked.
Yunqi lowered his head and said nothing.
Because he doesn't know either.
After a short rest, the three of them continued their journey. The night was long and silent.
Lin Jiaojiao couldn't stand the silence and asked, "Yunqi, how did you find this road?"
Yunqi acted as the pioneer. He realized that the two men's pace had slowed down and their breathing had become heavy. He silently stepped on the weeds on both sides to clear the roadblocks.
He said, “Because I’ve been there before.”
Lin Jiaojiao was curious, "A lot of times? It's so winding here, it's hard to remember, right?"
Yunqi paused for a moment while stepping on the grass, and then continued stepping on it, as if he didn't know how to get tired.
"Just once."
Even Wang Xiaoshi couldn't help but be surprised, and then a little worried, "You've only walked here once, you won't get lost, right?"
Yunqi didn't say anything. Lin Jiaojiao touched Wang Xiaoshi's arm, signaling her to say less.
They all depend on Yunqi now, so why are they still making sarcastic remarks?
She laughed and said, "Yunqi, you are amazing. You can remember the way after walking it once."
Yunqi hummed softly.
It was really boring, and chatting could help pass the time. Lin Jiaojiao talked a little more than usual.
"Yunqi, how did you find this road before? It's so hidden."
It was quiet ahead, Yunqi just focused on clearing the way without saying a word.
Lin Jiaojiao thought he didn't hear it and didn't care.
The three of them hurried on their way. At four o'clock in the morning, when the sky was slightly brighter, they finally reached the intersection of the dirt road.
Lin Jiaojiao stood on a high place and looked around. There was no trace of the village at all. She could only vaguely see twinkling lights in the distant west.
The village is still blocking them?
But they are already out!
Lin Jiaojiao held up her cell phone, but there was still no signal.
"Yunqi, you don't have a signal here, so how did you broadcast live before?"
Yunqi said, "My classmate's home has internet."
After walking for another two hours, we could see a wide road in the distance.
Lin Jiaojiao and Wang Xiaoshi were anxious and had already walked ahead of Yunqi.
Yunqi looked at Lin Jiaojiao's back and said softly, "Sister Jiaojiao."
Lin Jiaojiao stopped and turned around, "What's wrong?"
He stared at Lin Jiaojiao and said, "This is the road I took when I sent my mother out of the mountains. She was also trafficked here."
Lin Jiaojiao was stunned. She knew Yunqi was answering her question.
She pursed her lips, her heart rippled, and she felt a little guilty, "Yunqi, I'm sorry."
Yunqi smiled, the first smile since they met.
There is a sense of relief.
He said: "Don't be sorry, she is no longer my mother, and I already have a grandfather..."
From Yunqi's mouth, Lin Jiaojiao learned about his life experience.
His mother was a trafficked college student who always wanted to escape from here, but she had no chance.
When Yunqi was a child, she went up the mountain to collect herbs and accidentally discovered this road.
Then when the whole family let down their guard, Yunqi helped his mother escape.
And his mother never came back.
Yunqi's father later remarried and no longer cared about Yunqi, so he was adopted by his grandfather. So his grandfather is not Yunqi's biological grandfather, but he is his only relative.
"Yunqi, are you in school?" Lin Jiaojiao asked.
Yunqi shook his head and said, "No."
Lin Jiaojiao: "I am willing to support you, are you willing to..."
Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Yunqi, "Sister Jiaojiao, I don't want to. I still have to take care of Grandpa."
The two chatted for a long time, but Yunqi was still unwilling, so Lin Jiaojiao gave up.
Wang Xiaoshi looked at the two of them strangely, wanting to say something but holding back and not saying it out loud.
——
The early morning sun rises from the east, and the morning glow paints half of the sky, connecting with the green mountain tops.
The three finally reached the intersection
A jeep stopped there, and Yunqi cautiously grabbed the wrists of the two people.
"Wait a moment!"
The three of them hid in the grass and watched for a long time. The car windows were dark and they couldn't see what was going on inside clearly.
Fearing that it was a car found by the village, they did not dare to go out.
Half an hour later, a tall and upright man got out of the car.
The bright sunshine shone on his handsome profile, making him look like a god who saved the world.
I saw him frowning and looking around anxiously.
It’s Lu Chen!
Lin Jiaojiao was stunned, her nose felt sore, and her eyes slowly turned red.
Wang Xiaoshi widened her eyes and looked at the man in surprise. She turned around and shook Lin Jiaojiao's arm with an excited expression. When she was about to say something, she saw Lin Jiaojiao's red eyes.
In an instant, she was overwhelmed with grief and couldn't help crying.
Yunqi sat on the grass nearby, quietly watching the two people's strange expressions.
After a while, Lin Jiaojiao calmed down, stood up and walked towards Lu Chen.
“Jiaojiao!”
Lu Chen was standing by the car, packing his things, when he saw the girl he had been thinking about. He dropped his things, ran up to her, and checked her body with an anxious look. Seeing that there were no scars on her body, he hugged her tightly in his arms.
"Jiaojiao, are you hurt?"
Lin Jiaojiao shook her head.
Lu Chen's caring words were right in her ears, and she finally couldn't help crying. At this moment, all her fear and terror turned into tears.
Lu Chen stroked Lin Jiaojiao's back and coaxed her softly, "Jiaojiao, be good, it's okay. I'll take you back, okay?"
"...good."
Lin Jiaojiao lay on Lu Chen's chest, her voice muffled.
Lu Chen put one hand through the girl's legs, picked her up sideways and put her on the passenger seat.
He helped Lin Jiaojiao fasten her seat belt and gently wiped the corners of the girl's eyes with his thumb.
"Be good, don't cry. Are you hungry? I'll take you to have breakfast, okay?"
Lin Jiaojiao held Lu Chen's big hand tightly, staring at him with eyes full of dependence.
Lu Chen lowered his head and kissed the girl's forehead lightly. Lin Jiaojiao subconsciously closed her eyes.
"Be good, I'm going to drive."
Lu Chen shook his right hand, which was tightly held by Lin Jiaojiao. Lin Jiaojiao looked dazed, but still let go obediently.
Lu Chen walked around the front of the car, went to the driver's seat, and started the car.
Seeing that no one cared about her, Wang Xiaoshi hurried forward and opened the door on Lin Jiaojiao's side.
She shook Lin Jiaojiao and said, "Jiaojiao, take me with you!"
Lin Jiaojiao came back to her senses and blushed.
She said to Lu Chen: "Lu Chen, this is my classmate, and that is my friend..."
Lu Chen rubbed Lin Jiaojiao's hair and said softly: "Since you are our Jiaojiao's friend, let's go together."
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