Although Du Yuhan was filled with bitterness and grievances, she tried to tell herself to pretend that she and Han Yixian had never started, to pretend that she had cured Han Yixian and he had returned to his original life, and that she had also returned to her own path, and that they would never cross paths again.
Let's just pretend that sweet romance before was just a dream.
Du Yuhan stored all her belongings from the courtyard in her spatial storage. She was prepared to leave at any time.
Before she could even leave, someone came looking for her.
Besides a driver, the visitors included a man in a Zhongshan suit who said he was sent by Han Yixian to pick her up.
Du Yuhan looked at the man in front of her. He was dressed in a neat Zhongshan suit and had an upright expression on his face. He didn't seem like a bad person. But bad people don't wear their names on their faces.
Du Yuhan decided to try and bluff this man, saying, "Comrade, are you really sent by Han Yixian? He didn't mention me to that. Besides, isn't he getting engaged to a rich young lady? How could he possibly have time for me?"
The man seemed to have anticipated that Du Yuhan might already know about Han Yixian's engagement, and said, "Young Master Han sent me to pick you up to explain things to you and, incidentally, to dissolve your engagement. He also wants to give you an explanation. He didn't have time to come here, so he had to take you to Kyoto."
Don't worry, once this is resolved, we'll escort you wherever you want to go.
Du Yuhan felt a pang of pain in her heart upon hearing this. Had Han Yixian really changed his mind? She didn't want to believe it, but the circumstances forced her to. She needed to hear it from his own ears.
If it's true, she'll also take this opportunity to settle everything between them.
Du Yuhan didn't bring much with her, only a small bag containing a few pieces of clothing. All her other belongings were in her spatial storage. The rest didn't belong to her and would remain in the courtyard.
She took off the sapphire necklace that Han Yixian had given her, which she always wore around her neck, and placed it together with the watch that Han Yixian had given her. She left these things here, as a way of making peace with this place.
If she were to hand it to Han Yixian herself, he probably wouldn't take it back; it would be best to leave it here for him to retrieve later.
She left a letter for the Yuan family on the table in the house, explaining her whereabouts.
Yuan Qiwen comes to the courtyard every day, and he will see this letter.
Then Du Yuhan followed the man onto the bus to Kyoto without hesitation.
Du Yuhan decided that whatever awaited her in Kyoto, she would face it bravely. The resilience and composure she had honed in the business world in her past life calmed her down.
The car never stopped along the way, with the driver and the man taking turns driving. They only stopped briefly when it was time to eat.
Because Yuan Qiwen visited the courtyard every day, the Yuan family learned that Du Yuhan had been taken to Kyoto on the very day she left.
That very night, Han Xiuqin called Han Yixian to ask what had happened.
Han Yixian was a little confused when he received the call from his aunt. "Aunt, I didn't send anyone to pick up Yuhan at all."
Han Xiuqin panicked upon hearing this, "What? It wasn't someone you sent? Then who could it be? Or is someone impersonating you? Will Yuhan be in danger?"
Qiwen just told me that he told Yuhan a few days ago that you were getting engaged to someone else. Qiwen said she's been waiting for your explanation, but you haven't explained it to Yuhan yet. I guess she's been waiting for your news. When someone came to pick her up under your name, she went with them.
Han Yixian panicked upon hearing this. "How could Qiwen tell Yuhan about this? He's just making things worse."
Han Yi first realized that Du Yuhan already knew about his engagement to someone else, but hadn't mentioned it at all in their correspondence. She must be waiting for his explanation, but he hadn't offered any, and had kept it from her. Yuhan must be very sad.
Now someone has impersonated her and taken Du Yuhan away; it's unclear what their purpose is.
Han Yixian was extremely anxious when he thought of this.
After hanging up with his aunt, he immediately sent people to keep an eye on people entering Beijing in the next two days, hoping to find Du Yuhan's whereabouts as soon as possible.
Du Yuhan was rushed to Kyoto by the two people.
When they arrived in Kyoto, the man took her to an inn, booked her a room, and told her to wait for Han Yi to come find her.
After drinking some water in her room, Du Yuhan felt very tired. This was normal after such a long journey, so she didn't pay much attention to it and lay down on the bed to rest. She fell asleep without realizing it.
When she woke up again, she found her hands were tied and her mouth was gagged. She knew she was in trouble.
She cursed herself for being a pig-brain; why wasn't she more careful after coming to Kyoto, and still fell into someone's trap.
Du Yuhan looked around and found herself in a very large, drafty, dilapidated house. It looked like an abandoned warehouse or factory, with lots of broken wood piled up inside.
Before she could even think of a way to escape, the door was opened.
A fierce-looking man holding a gun cursed, "Damn it, what bad luck! I've been targeted so quickly. Looks like I'll have to use you as a shield this time."
He roughly pulled Du Yuhan up, ripped the stuff out of her mouth, and said fiercely, "Behave yourself, or I'll shoot you with this gun."
"In a moment, you should plead with your good friend Han Yixian to save you and try to meet our demands. If that happens, I'll consider letting you go in the end."
As he spoke, he pulled Du Yuhan out of the house.
Only then did Du Yuhan realize that it was nighttime outside and that a lot of people were gathered outside the house.
Many people were carrying torches or flashlights, and there were cars with their headlights on in the distance. Many of them were also carrying guns.
Du Yuhan discovered that the person who had taken her hostage had an accomplice, who was negotiating something with the person facing off against them.
He said, "If you don't want this innocent man in our hands to lose his life, quickly prepare a car and enough gasoline for us. Also, prepare money and food. Hurry up, or I'll kill these little bastards."
Han Yixian, I heard these little devils are best under your command. You decide what to do.
Du Yuhan only realized that Han Yixian was among the people opposite her after hearing what that person said.
Because it was night, even with torches and flashlights, the light was still dim. In addition, the flashlights and car lights were shining in her direction, so Han Yixian was backlit and she couldn't see his expression.
All she knew was that Han Yixian had remained silent.
Du Yuhan looked at Han Yixian, who was not far away, and suppressed her emotions, asking directly, "Brother Han, I heard you're getting engaged?"
Although she was in danger and didn't understand what was going on, she wasn't afraid at all; all she wanted to know was whether the information she had received earlier was true.
She wanted to verify with Han Yixian herself; she wanted to hear Han Yixian give her the answer directly.
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