The air in Myanmar was filled with scorching heat, making people dizzy. The locals applied a layer of sunscreen "skin cream" on their bodies. Du Ruo couldn't understand what it was.
From the moment she entered northern Myanmar, Du Ruo felt like she had entered a barbaric world. The man around her adapted quickly and his temperament changed drastically, which left Du Ruo quite dumbfounded.
When she first met Yuan Tingchuan, she felt that he was a sharp-eyed boss. Although he was a bit strong and arrogant, his dress sense and aura were all gentlemanly.
Du Ruo's gaze couldn't help but fall on Yuan Tingchuan in front of him again.
He was wearing an army field overalls with a gun pouch on the back and an army green vest on his upper body. The muscles on his exposed shoulders and arms were as undulating and powerful as mountains.
In just a few days, his skin became tanned and his angular facial lines looked even more resolute.
Du Ruo was wearing jeans, with the hem of her shirt tucked in at her waist and her hair tied into a neat ponytail. She looked around.
Ahead is a winding, bumpy dirt road, with mountains on both sides rising and falling as far as the eye can see.
Didn't we agree to only come here to participate in the Burmese Jade Public Auction? Du Ruo glared fiercely at the big man in front of her. Ever since entering Burma, Yuan Tingchuan had shown an unusually strong attitude. He had brought her here rudely, with an attitude that would not tolerate any refusal or resistance.
Du Ruo hummed softly in his heart and lowered his eyes.
Yuan Tingchuan and his men were communicating with the locals. Due to the heavy rain for several days, a landslide occurred ahead and the road was completely blocked. It would definitely not be possible to clean it up with only the twenty or so people he brought. He planned to find some local people to help with the cleanup and was discussing the price.
After some bargaining, the locals agreed to take them to a nearby village for temporary resettlement until the road was cleared, but of course they had to pay.
Yuan Tingchuan walked over to Du Ruo and told her about staying in the village temporarily. "It will take at least a day and a night to clean up. It's not a good idea for us to wait here. It's the rainy season here. There's no telling when a heavy rain will come. It's better to stay in the village temporarily."
Du Ruo frowned and glanced at him: "I heard that there are private armed forces everywhere here. Is it safe?"
Yuan Tingchuan comforted him, "It's safer to see them. I have a good relationship with them. Someone should be here to pick us up tomorrow at the latest.
The problem now is that we have to reunite with them as soon as possible so that we can be safer."
The bodyguard ran up and said, "Mr. Yuan, we've checked. There's nothing wrong with the village. The population isn't large, only about 20 to 30 people, including the elderly, the weak, women, and children. We've searched it, and it should be safe."
Yuan Tingchuan gestured backwards, indicating that everyone should get in the car. The car drove along the bumpy dirt road towards the mountain road on the other side.
After walking for about ten minutes, we saw more than a dozen houses scattered on the hillside. They were very dilapidated and could only provide shelter from the wind and rain.
The bodyguard found a relatively intact house for Yuan Tingchuan and Du Ruo and arranged them together. Yuan Tingchuan did not explain too much, and everyone who followed him tacitly agreed that this was his woman.
Du Ruo didn't say anything pretentious, trying to make others think that she was Yuan Tingchuan's woman, which could save a lot of trouble, both now and in the future.
There was only a mat on the kang, which was very tattered. The bodyguard quickly took out the mat from the car and spread it on the bed. Du Ruo finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She glanced out the window and saw colorful and gorgeous flowers planted in the yard, swaying gracefully in the heat wave, something she would never see in the mainland.
The yard was very large, covering several acres, and was planted with flowers. Yuan Tingchuan was standing next to the flower bed, talking to a few people.
He exuded a savage aura, and his natural wildness was fully stimulated in this atmosphere. The aura he exuded from his every move was as if he wanted to tear his prey into pieces. The civilized temperament on his body was completely evaporated by the heat wave.
After Yuan Tingchuan finished arranging his affairs, he bent down and walked into the house. He picked up the military water bottle on the table and drank heartily.
The man's Adam's apple rolled as he gulped down the water, and water droplets dripped from the corners of his mouth onto his well-defined chest. The muscles on his body glowed with a honey-colored luster. Du Ruo had to admit that this man was a bit tempting.
Putting down the kettle, Yuan Tingchuan winked at Du Ruo: "What's wrong? Since yesterday, you've been looking at me with strange eyes. Don't you recognize me?"
Du Ruo smiled: "I really feel quite unfamiliar with him." She had only met this big guy once in her previous life. Although she had not had much contact with him in this life, they had exchanged saliva several times. She couldn't be so shameless as to say that she was not familiar with him at all.
However, seeing Yuan Tingchuan like this really overturned her memory.
Yuan Tingchuan smiled and said, "I used to hang out here. A lot of the jade rough materials in the Yuan Group's warehouse were brought back from here. There's nothing special about this place. In fact, I quite like it."
What does "get by" mean? Du Ruo looked Yuan Tingchuan up and down. Was it what she thought it meant?
Looking at the big guy who looked like a tiger returning to the mountains and was not unfamiliar with the environment at all, Du Ruo suddenly remembered the first time he met Yuan Tingchuan. The dark and gloomy eyes seemed to be able to suppress people's souls.
Yuan Tingchuan just smiled and said nothing more.
The bodyguard outside knocked on the door with a map in his hand, and Yuan Tingchuan lowered his head and walked out again.
Du Ruo looked at the door thoughtfully, and she remembered what her stepbrother said before she left.
"Stay away from Yuan Tingchuan. That man is not a good person."
In fact, before she left, Ling Yun also called her: "Ruoruo, I originally thought that we should go together, but I really can't leave here. Yuan Tingchuan invited you to go, and it would be safer for you to go with him than with me.
He has considerable influence in northern Myanmar, but you have to be careful, Yuan Tingchuan is definitely not what you see on the surface."
Du Ruo was surprised at the time and said, "We are not going to northern Myanmar, we are just going to the jade auction. There shouldn't be much risk there."
Ling Yun smiled and said, "I'm afraid that by then you won't have any say in it. You should be aware of this."
Du Ruo's heart was pounding.
Ling Yun seemed to understand her hesitation through the phone line. He said, "There's a saying that goes 'nothing comes easy without profit.' Yuan must have his own motives for inviting you. You should be aware of this."
Du Ruo struggled for a few days, but finally went through the procedures to go abroad and planned to make the trip.
Before leaving, Du Ruo called Ling Yun and said, "When you're done with your work these past two days, come home and help me look after Xiaozhe. I'll be back as soon as possible."
Ling Yun agreed readily: "I will finish the work on hand in the next two days, so you can leave the house to me without worry."
Ling Yun's guess was correct. As soon as Du Ruo got off the plane, he was forcefully brought here.
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