Qiu Mang suddenly turned her head to dodge, her fear reaching its peak.
Upon seeing this, the man's face showed a hint of displeasure. He suddenly reached out and grabbed Qiu Mang's collar, pulling hard.
Qiu Mang gasped in surprise, struggling desperately, tears welling up in her eyes.
At this critical moment, the door to the room was kicked open with such force that the entire room seemed to shake.
The three of them looked over at the doorway. A tall and slender figure stood there, Lu Yanting’s eyes filled with coldness, and a low-pressure atmosphere surrounded him.
The moment Qiu Mang saw Lu Yanting, she felt a strong sense of security for some reason.
"Boss, what should we do?" the woman beside him asked warily.
The man shrugged it off, "What's there to be afraid of? It's just an act! You go first, I'll take this girl with me..."
Before the man could finish speaking, Lu Yanting rushed forward. The woman beside him was about to retaliate when Lu Yanting picked her up like a chicken and tossed her aside effortlessly.
The woman's stomach slammed hard against the corner of the table, and a scream echoed throughout the room.
Lu Yanting didn't stop there; he grabbed the man's wrist again and twisted it hard. The man winced in pain and released Qiu Mang's collar.
Lu Yanting pulled Qiu Mang behind him and stood protectively in front of her.
"You dare touch her?" Lu Yanting's voice was as cold as ice.
The man looked at Lu Yanting in terror and stammered, "Who...who are you? Mind your own business!"
Lu Yanting glared at the man, "She's mine. If you dare touch a hair on her head, I'll make you regret it."
After saying that, Lu Yanting pulled Qiu Mang and turned to leave.
Qiu Mang followed closely behind Lu Yanting, and finally couldn't hold back her tears.
As they stepped out of the room, Qiu Mang's body was still trembling slightly. Lu Yanting tenderly embraced her and gently comforted her, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
After a while, still not hearing Qiu Mang speak, Lu Yanting gently pushed her away, looked into her eyes, and asked, "What's wrong?"
"I...I can't walk anymore!" Qiu Mang was wearing high heels today and had been standing for a long time. She also walked in a hurry when she came out just now, and her calf cramped up.
"Are you injured?" The man looked anxious and was about to check her.
"No, it's just a leg cramp!" Qiu Mang lowered her eyes, somewhat embarrassed.
Lu Yanting pursed his lips, took off his coat and draped it over her shoulders, then picked her up and carried her into the elevator.
Qiu Mang looked up and saw the man's strong jawline. She had rejected Lu Yanting and had been giving him the cold shoulder for several days. She thought this man would never speak to her again, but she never expected that Lu Yanting would come to her rescue today.
The elevator stopped in the underground parking lot. The man placed her in the passenger seat, thoughtfully fastened her seatbelt, and then started the car.
As soon as the car drove off, several police cars sped toward the Morning Light Hotel.
Qiu Mang gazed at the cars speeding past the window, pursed her lips, and asked, "How did you know I'd be there today?"
Lu Yanting rested his hands on the steering wheel, feeling inexplicably irritated as he thought about how she had almost been violated by that old man earlier that day. His words were barbed: "Don't worry, I didn't follow you. We were just having dinner over there and happened to run into each other. I just didn't expect you to be so stupid as to not even see through this kind of trick! And you still walked right into it!"
Qiu Mang wanted to say that she wasn't a fool, but the words were already on her lips when she realized that what had happened was already done, and the facts were right in front of her. She had indeed been deceived by that old man, and there was no way to refute it. She said calmly, "You're right, I'm a fool!"
Looking at her in the rearview mirror, Lu Yanting saw the girl's expression change from resentment to annoyance, and finally to dejection. In the end, he did not say anything to comfort her.
He knew he couldn't downplay this matter; she had to remember this lesson so she could be more cautious in the future.
Neither of them spoke the rest of the way. When they arrived at Shuiyue Huating, Lu Yanting parked the car downstairs: "You can go up now!"
Qiu Mang returned the clothes to him: "Thank you!"
That evening, Qiu Mang was scrolling through his phone when a local news article popped up.
The gist of the story is that, following a tip-off from an informant, police this afternoon cracked a case at the Chenfeng Hotel involving a recruitment scam that lured young women. The suspect has been arrested, and the police are urging the public to be vigilant when looking for work to avoid being scammed.
Qiu Mang placed her phone face down on her lap. It turned out that Lu Yanting had not only saved her, but also called the police to have that person arrested.
Recalling today's experience, Qiu Mang still felt a lingering fear. It seems that in the future, if the interview location is not right, she really shouldn't go there again.
She held her phone, lost in thought. Although today's attempt hadn't gone well, she still needed to find a job.
She took out her phone to check her work messages again when a WeChat message suddenly popped up.
When I opened it, it was a message from my cousin, Shi Nan: "[Amang, I heard you came to Guangcheng, is that right?]"
Qiu Mang hadn't seen her for a long time. Shi Nan and Qiu Mang's older sister, Qiu Dao, were the same age and were classmates.
After graduating from high school, their families arranged blind dates for them.
Qiu Dao followed her family's arrangements and got married early, and later had a son.
Shinan, however, was strong-willed and refused to marry, so she went to work in a big city. Because people would come to propose marriage as soon as she returned home, Shinan hadn't been back for several years.
Qiu Mang tapped her fingers quickly on her phone screen and replied: 【Sister Nan, I'm in Guangcheng.】
The other party called directly.
"Amang, I'm also in Guangcheng. If you have time, let's meet up! We sisters haven't seen each other in ages!"
A familiar voice came from the other end of the phone, and Qiu Mang felt a pang of sadness. It was the first time she had experienced the feeling of meeting an old friend in a foreign land.
"Sister Nan, I just arrived in Guangcheng and haven't found a job yet, so I'm free whenever I have time. If it's convenient for you, let's find a chance to meet!"
Shi Nan sighed, "I only found out today from your sister's WeChat Moments that you were released before the Lunar New Year. I heard about your situation from your sister, you..."
"Sister Nan, do you think I'm being too immature and unconventional?" Qiu Mang asked, biting her lip.
Shi Nan, with her cheerful personality, said, "Have you forgotten that when it comes to being immature and rebellious, I'm the pioneer? I know that when I insisted on going out to work, many people in the village used me as a negative example. So, as someone who's been there, I completely understand your choice. You know, with my personality, I can't stand living a predictable life in the countryside. Tell me, we've come into this world with great difficulty; wouldn't it be a waste to be trapped in that small world our whole lives instead of exploring it?"
Qiu Mang's hand holding the phone trembled slightly. Shi Nan was the first person in a long time to understand her and the first person to affirm her.
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