About an hour later, Zhao Huanhuan got thirsty and bent down to look for something in the net bag.
Lin Yuan quickly looked down and asked, "What are you looking for?"
Zhao Huanhuan said, "I'm a little thirsty!"
Lin Yuan said, "Sit still, I'll look for it!"
"There's something wrong with the person next to you," Zhao Huanhuan whispered to Lin Yuan as he leaned in close to her.
Lin Yuan gave a soft "hmm".
He naturally noticed that this person had just been to other carriages, and not to the toilet, but probably to talk to someone, because when he returned, the pen in his jacket pocket seemed to have been used, and it looked like he had written something down with someone. Crucially, he went to the carriage before him once and the carriage after him once.
Zhao Huanhuan stood up and sat down, waiting for Lin Yuan to find the soda.
After finding another bottle of soda, Lin Yuan stood up, but did not sit down immediately. Instead, he opened the bottle cap for Zhao Huanhuan and handed it to her before saying, "I'm going to the restroom."
Zhao Huanhuan responded.
Lin Yuan bent down again, picked up the empty soda bottle, and left.
Zhao Huanhuan glanced at him curiously. Why did he take an empty soda bottle with him when he went to the bathroom?
A while after Lin Yuan left, the middle-aged man seemed to wake up. He looked around blankly and, seeing that Lin Yuan was not there and only Zhao Huanhuan was there, he seemed to pause for a few seconds, then chuckled at Zhao Huanhuan, "Miss, are you and that PLA comrade a couple?"
Li Mai glanced at him, smiled, and nodded, "Mm!"
"Oh, are you going to the military base?" the man asked after a pause.
“No, we’re visiting relatives!” Zhao Huanhuan said, then looked at him curiously and asked, “Uncle, are you a cadre going on a business trip? You look like a leader.”
The man glanced at her, then suddenly leaned closer and lowered his voice, saying, "Yes, but you mustn't say it out loud. Even we cadres need to keep a low profile when we go out."
Zhao Huanhuan pretended not to understand and said "oh" before turning to look out the window.
It was sunset, and the scenery outside was beautiful. Zhao Huanhuan watched quietly, but she could sense that the person was secretly watching her.
Zhao Huanhuan wondered to herself, could this person be a human trafficker? Was he trying to abduct and sell her?
Just then, Lin Yuan returned, carrying a bottle of hot water inside a soda bottle, and placed it on the table in front of Zhao Huanhuan.
Zhao Huanhuan looked at him in surprise.
Lin Yuan smiled sheepishly, "We forgot to take the water bottle when we left, so we can only use this bottle to fill it with some hot water for you. You should drink some hot water later, instead of cold soda."
Zhao Huanhuan said "Oh," indicating she understood, and handed over the remaining half-bottle of soda.
Lin Yuan smiled helplessly, took the bottle, and drank it down again.
After a brief interaction, Zhao Huanhuan lay down on the table to sleep. Lin Yuan reached out and scooped her up, letting her lean against him to sleep. "It'll be more comfortable leaning against me. You'll feel uncomfortable lying like that for a while."
Zhao Huanhuan responded, leaned on her shoulder, and closed her eyes to sleep.
She has a problem: she gets sleepy when she's in a car.
Lin Yuan turned his head slightly to look at Zhao Huanhuan, who was sleeping with her head resting on his shoulder, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly.
The person next to them, who had been watching their interaction, said at the opportune moment, "You two are newlyweds, aren't you? You seem to have a good relationship."
Lin Yuan gave a soft shush, nodded, and said nothing.
The person next to him then stood up and left.
However, before he left, he glanced once more at Zhao Huanhuan, who was sleeping on Lin Yuan's shoulder, with a deep look in his eyes.
Lin Yuan slowly turned his head to look in the direction the man had left. This man did look rather strange. He always felt that this man seemed to be secretly glancing at Huanhuan. Could it be that the human trafficker was disguised as a government official?
Huanhuan is so beautiful. If she's a human trafficker, she must have her eye on her. I can't leave Huanhuan's side anymore.
It's no wonder they thought that way. In the past two years, human traffickers have been rampant. I heard that many people have disappeared without a trace and can never be found again. Many of them are beautiful girls.
At this moment, Zhao Huanhuan, who was asleep, opened her eyes, glanced at the side, closed them again, and said in a low voice, "I suspect that person is a human trafficker. After you left just now, he kept talking to me and kept looking me up and down, as if he was assessing my price."
Lin Yuan gave a soft "Mmm," and said, "Let's be careful. Don't leave my side for the rest of the time."
Zhao Huanhuan hummed in agreement.
"Are you feeling unwell? Why don't you rest your head on my arm?" Lin Yuan reached out, wanting to put his arm around her so she could sleep more comfortably.
"No need, I just dozed off for a bit and I feel much better. I have a bad habit of getting sleepy whenever I'm in a car," Zhao Huanhuan said softly.
Lin Yuan gave a soft "oh," but in her heart she was somewhat relieved that she hadn't encountered any danger when she fell asleep while traveling alone last time.
It seems I absolutely cannot let Huanhuan go out alone in the future. Otherwise, if she gets knocked unconscious and sold while she's asleep, I won't be able to find her again.
About half an hour later, another person sat down in the seat next to me.
Lin Yuan didn't pay attention until he heard the other person sneeze, at which point he realized it was a woman's voice.
He turned his head and saw a young woman. When she saw him looking over, she also turned around to look at him and then at Zhao Huanhuan, who had fallen asleep again with her head on his shoulder.
Lin Yuan turned her head back with a calm expression and silently looked out the car window.
"Comrade, are you still serving in the army?" The young woman glanced at Zhao Huanhuan and asked Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan paused. These human traffickers were quite arrogant. Since they couldn't get anything out of Huanhuan, they decided to target him instead.
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