Thinking of this, tears welled up in Gu Anran's eyes and fell to the ground like scattered golden beans.
When Ye Lichuan came to his senses, he heard crying and turned his head. He saw Gu Anran crying uncontrollably with tears in her eyes. Seeing her tears, Ye Lichuan's heart ached.
He didn't like people crying, especially women, because he thought women were troublesome. But when Gu Anran cried, he didn't feel annoyed; instead, he felt a pang of heartache.
He, who was not good at comforting people, spoke softly, softening his tone.
"Don't cry, Xiaotian will be fine. Look how far away he is from us, and no one told him we were kidnapped. How would he know we were kidnapped?"
As it turned out, Ye Lichuan was right. Gu Xiaotian was at home, so no one saw what happened to them. Even if someone did see it, they wouldn't tell him, because they were afraid of scaring the child.
"Really?"
Hearing Ye Lichuan's words of comfort, Gu Anran blinked her big, wet eyes and stared at him blankly before speaking.
"Well, what we need to think about now is how to escape. We still don't know who kidnapped us, and we don't have much information about the surrounding area. Let's observe for a while longer."
Ye Lichuan nodded, and then carefully analyzed their current situation for Gu Anran. Gu Anran listened patiently, occasionally offering her opinion.
Time passed by, and soon it was evening. Both of their stomachs started rumbling at the same time.
"Li Chuan, I'm hungry."
Gu Anran spoke weakly, saying that since they were kidnapped, they had not drunk a drop of water or eaten a grain of rice.
I'm so hungry, why isn't anyone bringing them food?
Ye Lichuan's usually expressionless face now showed a hint of helplessness. He had no choice; there was nothing in the warehouse, and they had no food. All they could do now was wait for the person who had kidnapped them to appear.
"Just bear with it, it's been so long. Lean on my shoulder and sleep for a while. You won't be hungry when you fall asleep."
Ye Lichuan coaxed her into speaking, and Gu Anran immediately moved closer to him, rested her head on his broad and sturdy shoulder, closed her eyes, and fell asleep.
Hearing the breathing sounds beside him, Ye Lichuan's lips curled up slightly, and he slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep as well.
The two slept until the next day. When Gu Anran opened her eyes, Ye Lichuan had already woken up and the ropes binding him had been untied.
He was holding a note in his hand, and there were two bottles of water and two boxed lunches on the ground next to him.
The kidnapper didn't give them much food, just enough for each person.
Noticing that Gu Anran had woken up, Ye Lichuan stuffed the note into his pocket, walked over to her, went around behind her, and untied the ropes binding her hands.
Having had her hands tied for a day and a night, they were already numb. Gu Anran rubbed her numb arms and muttered something to Ye Lichuan.
What were you looking at just now?
Hearing her question, Ye Lichuan raised his eyebrows slightly, took out the note he had just put in his pocket, and handed it to Gu Anran.
Gu Anran reached out and took the note. She opened it and saw a sentence written on it: "Only one of you can leave alive. You decide what to do."
Does this mean they should kill each other? But are they that stupid? Even if they kill each other, there's no guarantee the other person will get out safely.
Gu Anran angrily tore the note to shreds and said indignantly, "What does this person mean? Does he want us to kill each other? Doesn't he even consider whether we are those kinds of people? What a pipe dream."
Ye Lichuan was amused by her words, reached out and patted her head, and said with a smile, "Alright, we don't need to pay attention to it. Aren't you hungry? Come on, let's eat."
He took Gu Anran's small hand and led her to the water dispenser. Gu Anran, who was starving, didn't care about anything else and sat down on the ground.
Faced with her actions, Ye Lichuan shook his head but said nothing and sat down as well.
Gu Anran reached for a bottle of water, unscrewed the cap, and prepared to drink, but Ye Lichuan snatched it away with lightning speed. Gu Anran was puzzled by his actions.
"What's wrong?"
"I'll try it first, you wait a moment."
Better safe than sorry. They were afraid that their kidnappers might do something underhanded, and if they ended up losing everything, it would be a huge loss for the two of them.
He put the water in his mouth, screwed the cap on and put it aside. Then he picked up the boxed lunch next to him, opened it and tasted a few mouthfuls of each one. After confirming that there was no problem, he nodded slightly to Gu Anran.
After seeing Ye Lichuan nod to her to indicate that she could eat, Gu Anran could no longer hold back. She reached for another lunchbox, opened it, and began to wolf down her food as if someone was trying to steal it from her.
"Slow down, eating too fast is bad for your stomach. No one's going to take it from you."
Ye Lichuan gave a suitable reminder, and Gu Anran nodded. Then she slowed down her movements and the two of them slowly finished their meal and drank some water.
After dinner, fearing something might go wrong, Ye Lichuan tied himself and Gu Anran up again, and just like yesterday, Gu Anran leaned on Ye Lichuan's shoulder to sleep.
Not long after, Gu Anran developed a high fever due to worry about her children at home and her own wounds.
He fell asleep leaning on Ye Lichuan's shoulder. He sensed that something was wrong with Gu Anran, and just as he was about to take a closer look, the door opened.
A burly man with a full beard appeared before them.
Seeing Gu Anran leaning on Ye Lichuan's shoulder, I couldn't help but find the scene before me somewhat jarring.
"Young Master Ye and your girlfriend are so affectionate. Even though they're tied up, they can still be all lovey-dovey. I'm so envious. But soon you'll be able to be lovey-dovey underground."
The man stepped forward, pulled Gu Anran away from Ye Lichuan's shoulder, and kicked Ye Lichuan, who was caught off guard and fell to the ground.
What do you want to do?
Ye Lichuan stared at the man in front of him with a sinister look in his eyes. The man seemed to shrink back slightly when Ye Lichuan looked at him, but only for a second before he regained his composure.
What's he afraid of? No matter how powerful Ye Lichuan is, he's still tied up. If he's so capable, he can break free of the ropes. But he probably can't break free; the ropes are tied in a tight knot.
The man turned his head with a grin, turned Gu Anran's head around, and the next second, he was stunned by Gu Anran's beauty.
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