C2

Within the foggy forest, she kept running forward, while shadows and shadows of people were chasing after her from behind. She ran and ran, but she could never get rid of the people behind her.

Seeing that they were getting closer and closer, she became even more nervous. She tripped on something beneath her feet and fell to the ground. In just a split-second, that group of people had already caught up.

The people around her smiled coyly, cursed, and threatened with iron rods. She was terrified. She curled up, trying to keep her presence down.

At this moment, the leader of the group said something, but she was too scared to hear clearly.

The man seemed angry. He swung the iron rod at her, and she screamed and closed her eyes.

However, after a while, the iron rod did not land on her body. She opened her eyes and saw a young man standing in front of her. Against the light, she couldn't clearly see the youth's appearance. She could only remember his thin figure.

And then, she looked at the second, the third … Even after landing, she was not spared.

"No, no, no …" Qin Xiaotao woke up from her nightmare, only to realize that her forehead was covered in sweat.

She had been dreaming this dream for ten years. Ever since she experienced it ten years ago, she had begun dreaming this dream.

Every time, she would experience extreme fear, not diminishing in the slightest. Every time she tried to see the boy's face, there would always be a blurry shadow in front of her.

She had asked her mother, but her mother had only told her that she had been lost and had been found by the police at the edge of the woods. Nothing had happened.

She kept feeling that something wasn't right, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what it was. Over time, she had gotten used to it and no longer forced it.

She got off the bed and saw that her bag was at the end. She quickly opened it and saw that the jade pendant her mother had given her was still in her bag. Only then did she feel at ease.

She had worn this jade pendant for ten years.

She looked around the room. It was a very simple bedroom. Other than a bed and a wardrobe, there was no other furniture. On the wall, there were only oil paintings.

She went out of the bedroom. The outer room was set up like an art studio, with lots of paint and easels of various sizes.

There seemed to be someone lying on the sofa with his back facing her. When she walked over, the first thing she saw were his two long legs. She couldn't help but think of that person from last night.

"Hey, hey, wake up …"

Ye Chimu did not open his eyes. He subconsciously waved his hand, as if he was trying to chase away the sound that would disturb her.

After a while, Ye Chimu, who was about to enter his dreams again, suddenly remembered what happened the night before. As he thought about the voice again, he opened his eyes.

The sun outside the window was shining down on the girl, and the maroon waves seemed to be giving off a warm yellow glow. She had a thin figure, fair skin, small lips that shone naturally, a delicate nose, pure black pupils, and a pair of eyes that could speak.

The girl stood in front of him as if waiting for him to wake up.

At this moment, Ye Chimu's phone rang. He sat up and took out his phone, it was a message from Shen Ming, "My parents are coming over. I'll go find them. The car is parked at the street corner, call the trailer over."

He looked in the direction of the study and muttered, "He left without saying hello."

Qin Xiaotao looked down at the jade pendant before her and said with some hesitation, "About that, thank you for last night." As he spoke, he touched the wound on his forehead. It has already been dealt with.

Ye Cheng raised his hand, "No …" He was about to say that it was none of my business, but seeing her distant expression, he changed the subject. "You don't know me anymore?"

Qin Xiaohai frowned, eyeing the man in front of him suspiciously.

Her residence was near here, and she knew that there were a lot of foreign students in this area, including a lot of Chinese students. She had attended a few gatherings of Chinese students, and judging from the appearance of the person in front of her, he also looked like a student.

Seeing her puzzled expression, Ye Cheng raised his eyebrows and pretended to be dissatisfied, "I say, Qin Xiaotao, don't be like this. You've been following me around since you were a kid, and it's only been a few years, yet you can't remember me."

Ye Chenmu's fake appearance of being wronged gradually overlapped with the image of a youth who was in her mind.

"Admire your brother?" Qin Xiaotao said with a hint of surprise.

Ye Chen lightly patted her head before saying in satisfaction, "That's more like it. If little seep really forgets about me, I'll die from sadness."

Qin Xiaojing came to London to study alone, busy with lessons, and the unaccustomed foreign places made her suffer physically and mentally. At this moment, when she saw Ye Chonglou, it was as if she had seen her family, and her small eyes were filled with light.

"Brother Zunmu, I haven't seen you for a few years. Are you in London for the past few years?"

"Of course not. My brother went to a lot of places. He only came to London two years ago. "What about you? You came to study abroad?"

Qin Xiaohai nodded. "Yes, I've only been here for two months."

"Heh heh, this world is really small. To be able to meet someone like this."

"Un, what a coincidence. It's all thanks to you last night …" The two men had looked strong last night. She had wanted to ask if they were hurt, but his phone had rung.

Ye Cheng waved at her and answered the phone, "Hello …" Young master, can I call the trailer right away... Alright, alright, I've got it. I'll take her there immediately … Aiya, young master, when did you become so long-winded … "

Qin Xiaotao stood aside, quietly waiting for him to finish answering the call. She was about to say something when he turned around and entered the washroom. "Please wait for me for a moment."

After a while, he came out of the washroom and pulled her outside. "Come, let's go eat breakfast first and then take you to the hospital."

"Hospital?" She touched her forehead. "There's no need. I'm already fine."

"That won't do. I'm afraid there might be side effects, so it's better to check."

Qin Xiaotao's heart warmed. It had been a long time since someone had cared about her in this foreign land.

Ye Chenmu fastened her seat belt, starting the car while asking, "Oh right, why did you go to the industrial district last night?"

Remembering what happened last night, she still had lingering fear in her heart. "Oh, I only finished teacher's homework very late yesterday. I walk that road every day, I don't know if I'll finish it at night …"

"You haven't been in that industrial area for long, so you might not know about it. That industrial area looks normal during the day, but at night, it's the area with high crime rates. Try not to go that way in the future, just take a detour after class."

"Alright, I understand." She was afraid that she wouldn't dare to walk that path in the day.

Ye Chenmu saw that her palm seemed to be grabbing onto something, so he asked, "You were so nervous last night, what treasure were you protecting?"

Qin Xiaotao handed the jade pendant to him. "Hey, this, my mom asked for it. I've been wearing it for ten years."

"Hehe, you still believe this? This is in the west. I'm afraid that the Empress Guanyin can't control it that far." Ye Chimu teased.

"I've never had any accidents since I took this with me. My mom said that it was very clever."

Ye Chimu thought to himself, since it's so efficient, how could he have encountered a robbery last night? However, when the words reached the tip of his tongue, he did not say it. Instead, he said, "Hey, that's right. Where do you live?"

Qin Xiaotao turned to look outside the window. Not far ahead was the alley where she lived.

She pointed to the front. "It's that alley."

Ye Chimu nodded, "Oh, it should be here."

He was familiar with the alleys here. There were almost every girl he had met in the alleys.