Chapter 580 Nighttime Escape
Zhou Qiao walked to the bedside and threw herself onto it.
The exhaustion from the whole night finally overwhelmed her, but although she was physically tired, she couldn't calm down. The little bit of grievance that she had suppressed on the way here was starting to resurface.
Although this place seemed better than she had imagined, she still didn't want to stay here at all.
The environment was unfamiliar, the people were unfamiliar, and she wasn't used to it.
And... from now on, she'll be living under the same roof as the great demon Qin Feng every day.
The thought of it sent a shiver down her spine.
No, no, she can't stay here any longer, she has to leave!
This person is unpredictable; who knows if she might offend him one day and he might kill her in a fit of anger?
She jumped up and quietly went to the window to listen to what was happening outside.
There was still some movement around, so Qin Feng probably hadn't gone far.
She thought for a moment, then climbed into bed and pretended to be asleep, but before closing her eyes, she set her phone alarm for half an hour later.
A buzzing vibration came, and in the darkness, Zhou Qiao suddenly opened her eyes.
Although she had only been lying down for half an hour, she felt completely recovered, and the surroundings seemed quieter than before, making it the perfect time to escape!
She had memorized the way in; she wouldn't make a mistake.
She got out of bed, quickly packed her luggage, and then quietly pushed the door open a crack.
There was no one outside.
Perfect!
She dragged her luggage and quickly made her way out of the corridor.
There was a small courtyard outside, and the gate was locked with an iron bolt. If she moved it rashly, the chain would make a loud noise, so she didn't dare to.
After thinking for a moment, she set her sights on the courtyard wall next to her.
The wall wasn't very high, and there were stones at the base of it. She could probably climb over it by stepping on the piled-up stones!
Without hesitation, she threw aside her suitcase and began stacking the stones one by one.
After stacking three layers, she felt it was about right, so she gave herself a fist bump, then stood on the rock, picked up her suitcase, and prepared to throw it up first.
However, she seemed to have underestimated the weight of the suitcase and overestimated her own strength.
I raised it once, but didn't do anything about it.
Undeterred, she tried again, but still nothing happened.
And just as she gritted her teeth and was about to lift it a third time—
"Do you need any help?"
A faint voice suddenly came from behind.
"ah--"
Zhou Qiao was so startled that she fell straight off the rock!
Fortunately, the person behind her reacted quickly and helped her up, saving her from the ordeal of kissing the ground.
She touched her heart, still shaken, and looked up to see Han Xu's icy face, which unusually wore a somewhat indescribable expression: "Are you alright?"
Zhou Qiao quickly steadied herself: "N-nothing, where did you come from? You walk so quietly!"
"I've been in the yard the whole time."
"What?!" Zhou Qiao exclaimed in horror, "Then why didn't I see you just now?"
"Perhaps... you were too focused?" Han Xu said calmly.
Zhou Qiao: "..."
She was indeed quite focused just now—focused on bypassing the firewall.
Han Xu glanced at her suitcase.
Zhou Qiao immediately realized what was happening and, as if her hair was standing on end, hid the box behind her: "Don't misunderstand, I... I can't sleep in a new bed, so I came out to exercise."
Han Xu nodded: "Very unique."
Zhou Qiao: "..."
Who said this person is a man of few words?
He's incredibly sarcastic!
She snorted and retorted, "What are you doing in my yard so late at night instead of sleeping?"
Han Xu was a man of few words: "Practice boxing."
"Practicing boxing?"
Han Xu nodded and pointed to the two plum blossom stakes on the left side of the courtyard wall.
Zhou Qiao: "..."
How come she didn't notice there was something like this in the yard before!
He should practice his boxing in his own yard, why did he come to her yard!
However, before she could speak, Han Xu spoke first: "Sister-in-law, you actually want to run away, don't you?"
Zhou Qiao was taken aback at first, but then she realized that it made sense. She had made it so obvious that only a fool would believe she was actually exercising.
She laid her cards on the table: "Yes, I wanted to run away. I didn't come here willingly in the first place. The big devil kidnapped me. And I'm not your sister-in-law, so don't call me that! I'm telling you, just pretend you didn't see what happened today, and shut up!"
As she spoke, she stepped onto the stone again and began to huff and puff as she climbed the wall.
Seeing her efforts, Han Xu said expressionlessly, "Don't waste your energy. Even if you can get out of this courtyard, you won't be able to get out of the main gate."
"Don't try to fool me!" Zhou Qiao refused to believe it and continued climbing.
Suddenly, three more heads popped up on the courtyard wall.
“Yes, sister-in-law, Han Xu is right, you can’t get out,” Hou Kai added.
"Sister-in-law, you should go back first. Climbing the wall at night is too dangerous!" Old Qi said earnestly.
Finally, only Ayan remained. In the darkness, she blinked her big eyes at Zhou Qiao a few times and nodded obediently in agreement: "Mm."
Zhou Qiao was completely dumbfounded: "You, how come you're all here?!"
Hou Kai chuckled: "Didn't expect that, did you, sister-in-law? Surprised?"
Zhou Qiao was completely speechless. She was actually surprised! She was terrified by them!
The next moment, the three boys jumped down the wall one after another and landed lightly next to Zhou Qiao.
In comparison, Zhou Qiao's movements just now were like those of a clumsy penguin.
She was utterly speechless: "Don't you guys sleep at night?!"
Hou grinned, revealing a set of white teeth: "We're just like Han Xu, we like to box at night!"
Old Qi nodded in agreement: "That's right, that's right, we're all boxing!"
Zhou Qiao gave them a look that said, "You'll see if I believe you or not."
Han Xu glanced at them and said calmly, "We don't need you here. I'm enough."
He glanced at Zhou Qiao with disdain as he spoke.
Actually, the boys weren't stupid; they knew that Zhou Qiao wasn't their sister-in-law.
But this was the first time their boss had brought a woman home, so of course they had a duty to keep an eye on her for him.
Zhou Qiao met Han Xu's gaze with a question mark on her face, as if she was being looked down upon.
She put her hands on her hips and said, "Fine, I got it! You all came to spy on me in the middle of the night! I knew that Qin Feng, that big devil, had no good intentions. He's only being nice to me on the surface; he actually wants to imprison me and keep me locked up for life!"
Upon hearing this, Hou Kai quickly pulled her aside: "No, no, no, sister-in-law, you can't say such things! You've wronged the eldest brother!"
“Yes, sister-in-law, we just wanted to keep you company. You said you’re new here and it’s really boring being alone. With more of us, we can keep you company and talk to you, right?” Old Qi added.
Zhou Qiao rolled her eyes: "It's so late, who wants to talk to you guys?"
The four young men pretended not to hear what he said.
Hou Kai looked around and said, "Hey, sister-in-law, how did your suitcase get out? Did we forget to put it inside? Quick, Lao Qi, help sister-in-law carry her suitcase back!"
"Alright!" Old Qi didn't wait for Zhou Qiao to object, and directly picked up her suitcase and ran into the house.
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