We went back in a hurry and didn't book tickets in advance, so there were no sleeper berths.

Yang Niannian had been sitting for most of the day and was so tired that her whole body ached. Fortunately, the road was peaceful, although she suffered a little.

When they arrived in Ancheng, it was already dark. It was not safe outside at night, so Yang Niannian found a small hotel to stay in. When she was paying the room fee, three tall and strong men walked in at the door.

As soon as we entered the door, the leading man said gruffly, "Boss, give us a room."

The hotel owner paused in his change and looked at the three people for confirmation, "Just one room? The bed in the room is not big enough for three people."

The leading man frowned impatiently, "I told you to open one, so just open one, why are you talking so much nonsense?"

Seeing that they were not easy to deal with, the hotel owner did not want to cause trouble, so he nodded quickly and said, "Okay, okay, I'll give the girl the change and I'll open it for you."

Hearing this, the leading man turned his attention to Yang Niannian.

Although Yang Niannian had her back to him and he couldn't see her face clearly, but looking at the fair and smooth neck of the girl in front of him, he knew that she was quite pretty.

The corners of his mouth gradually rose as if he had seen his prey.

Yang Niannian noticed the gaze behind her and couldn't help but frown. She had just seen someone coming in from the corner of her eye, so she deliberately turned her back to the door, but she didn't expect to be stared at anyway.

Having good looks can sometimes be a disaster.

She has been deliberately keeping a low profile, yet she is still so unlucky.

No wonder Lu Shishen was worried about her coming back alone.

The hotel owner also noticed the man's gaze, and quickly handed the room key and change to Yang Niannian, and also gave some special instructions.

"Keep your doors and windows closed at night."

Yang Niannian didn't say anything, took the key and walked away quickly. As soon as she reached the stairs, she heard the leading man ask the hotel owner.

"Which room does she live in?"

Yang Niannian's heart skipped a beat and she looked back. Her eyes met with the man behind the leading man. She panicked and hurried upstairs.

When I returned to the room, I couldn't help but think of the man's appearance. His facial features were somewhat similar to An An's.

Especially the lips and eyebrows, which look exactly the same at first glance.

This man may not even be able to give birth to a child who looks so much like him.

At the moment, Yang Niannian didn’t have the mood to think about these things. The leading man who had just asked about her room number obviously had no good intentions.

This hotel is no longer suitable for stay.

Yang Niannian sat on the bed and waited for a few minutes. Calculating the time, the three men should have returned to the room.

She gently opened the door with her luggage bag, but as soon as she opened the door a crack, a tall figure squeezed in, covered his mouth and closed the door in one go.

Yang Niannian was still in shock when she heard what the man said.

"Don't scream if you want to live. I'm here to help you and I won't make things difficult for you."

Yang Niannian had no choice at all. If the man wanted to do something to her, based on the series of actions he had just taken, she would have no room to resist at all.

Perhaps because this man looked similar to An An, she intuitively felt that this man might not be a bad person, so she nodded to show that she understood.

The man loosened his grip a little, and when he saw that she really had no intention of making a sound, he completely let go of her hand.

Seeing that she was still holding the luggage bag and was ready to leave, he said something meaningful.

"You're a clever one."

Yang Niannian tried her best to remain calm and asked timidly, "Brother, since you are not here to embarrass me, can I leave now?"

This man was obviously in cahoots with the two men just now, so she would not completely trust any man.

If she didn't leave quickly, she would be in real trouble when the other two arrived.

The man shook his head, "You can't leave through the door. Our room is at the top of the stairs. They won't let you leave."

Yang Niannian was slightly surprised. These people really had bad intentions. Although the man in front of her might not be a good person, she seemed to have no other choice.

Since the man has come to report the news, maybe there is some way.

"Then how do I leave?"

"You trust me quite a bit." The man teased, but he didn't say anything more. He walked to the window, opened the curtains and looked down, "Let's go from here!"

Yang Niannian walked over, leaned against the window and looked down, her eyelids twitching, "This is the second floor, there is no place to stand on the wall, if I jump down I will probably become a cripple, and I won't be able to walk away."

The man turned around and looked around the room. Without saying a word, he pulled down the bed sheet, split it in two with one force, and tied the two ends together.

Yang Niannian understood, took the bed sheet from him and quickly tied it around her waist.

There was a glimmer of appreciation in the man's eyes, "I didn't praise you in vain, you are a smart girl."

Yang Niannian's face was tense, and she changed her timid look just now. Her face was full of the demeanor of a big sister in the martial arts world, "I don't need to thank you for your great kindness. I will remember it in my heart."

As she spoke, she bent down, picked up her luggage, climbed up to the window, and reminded him, "Hold on tight."

The man smiled evilly while holding the bed sheet in his arms, "I have a friend who is a good person. If he wasn't already engaged, I would really like to introduce you to him."

Yang Niannian's face was full of black lines. It's already this time, and you still want to introduce someone to her?

"I am married."

The man shrugged, "He has a girlfriend too."

After saying that, he grabbed the bed sheet and lowered Yang Niannian down little by little. When she was almost on the ground, he suddenly let go, and Yang Niannian's butt was numb from the fall.

Did this person do this on purpose?

She even saw that there was still a piece of the bed sheet in the man's hand.

When she stood up and looked up, the curtains had been drawn and the man was nowhere to be seen.

Afraid that the other two men would notice her and chase after her, Yang Niannian did not dare to delay any longer and found a hotel along the main road to stay in. Thinking back to what had just happened, she was still frightened and did not dare to sleep all night.

Things are so weird tonight.

She didn't know why the man wanted to help her, or whether he was playing some evil game and suddenly came to her again.

…

On this side, at ten o'clock in the evening, the leading man pried open the door of the room where Yang Niannian had previously stayed, and after entering the room, he jumped directly onto the bed.

After his failed attempt, he jumped up, turned on the light, and looked at the empty room. He immediately became furious.

"Fuck, where are the people?"

The other two men who were watching at the door came in. One of them, with a pointed face and monkey cheeks, guessed, "Did he go to the toilet?"

In this kind of hotel, there are no toilets in the rooms and all toilets are shared.

The man who looked similar to An An, with a cigarette in his mouth, glanced casually around the room and said.

"The luggage is not here. He must have run away."

The leading man was very angry. "Didn't I always ask you and Skinny Monkey to watch the stairs? How did she run away?"

Skinny Monkey looked puzzled. "Brother Fei and I have been paying attention to the stairs, but we didn't see her go out. We went to the bathroom but didn't dare to go together, for fear that she would run away."

Brother Fei threw the cigarette in his mouth to the ground and crushed it with the toe of his shoe until the spark on the cigarette butt was extinguished, then he looked up.

His eyes fell on the bed. "The sheets are gone. She must have heard you asking the hotel owner for the room number and guessed that we would look for her, so she ran away in fear."

The leading man cursed, "Damn it, what a bummer. I thought I could have a good time tonight."

Brother Fei put his hands in his trouser pockets and looked at the leading man.

"Brother Hu asked us to come here to do something, but it hasn't been done yet. We should avoid as much trouble as possible. If she runs away, she runs away. When the matter is successfully completed, Brother Hu will be happy and you can pick any girl he wants, right?"

Hearing this, the leading man's expression immediately brightened, and he no longer worried about the duck flying away again.

"If I had known she'd run away, I would have gone to bed a long time ago."

After saying that, he raised his foot and walked out.

Brother Fei took a step towards the bed, tilted his body, and fell directly on the bed, "You guys go over and sleep, I'll sleep here, the rooms are all open, it's a pity to leave them empty."

The leading man didn't object, but turned back and reminded, "If that woman comes back again, don't keep her to yourself."

…

Yang Niannian stayed in the hotel for one night and left at dawn with dark circles under her eyes.

I was worrying about where to catch a ride, but unexpectedly I ran into the village chief who came to the city to get Chinese medicine for his wife.

She narrowed her eyes and smiled slyly, "Village Chief, what a coincidence, I ran into you just after I came back."

The village chief felt a chill. Didn’t this ancestor go to the army with her husband?

Why are you back again?

Fearing that Yang Niannian would say something unkind when she returned to the village, he smiled evasively, "Didn't you go with the army? Why are you back? How long do you plan to stay this time?"

Yang Niannian knew what he was afraid of, and replied with a smile, "I'll be leaving after a few days. I'm coming back to visit my mother-in-law this time, and I don't plan to go back to my parents' home."

The village chief heaved a sigh of relief and was just about to find an excuse to leave when he heard Yang Niannian say, "Village chief, are you ready to go back? Give me a ride! There are no ox carts this early in the morning."

With her braid in someone else's hand, the village chief didn't dare to refuse, so he could only agree to Yang Niannian's request against his will, and rode his bicycle to take Niannian from the city to Dayu Village.