Alice and I parked the car on the side of the road, walked through the gate, and crossed the gravel path overgrown with weeds on both sides. After seeing the dense smoky woods, the setting sun was reddening the pointed roof of the villa.
Before I came to the villa, the door was hidden, and there was no sound inside. I thought to myself: "Eagle City is like a vast primitive jungle, covering an area three times larger than Demon Capital. If Xia Ruoyun has already left, it would be terrible. I’m afraid I’ll never find it again.”
With a squeak, Alice opened the door and yelled "Ms. Xia Ruoyun" twice. The room was empty and ****, as expected, people had gone to the building a long time ago.
Alice seemed to see what I was thinking, and smiled and said, "My dear, wherever Ms. Xia goes, she will always go back to the courtyard."
I was relieved: "The courtyard where you and Zhou Zi first met?"
Alice nodded: "Yes." She said again, "The courtyard is in Tongmao'er Hutong of Dongcheng District. It's too late now. Let's rush over tomorrow."
I thought to myself, I might bump into the Night Demon when I drive on the road in dark, so it is better to leave tomorrow for safety.
I closed the doors and windows, the two sat on the sofa, letting the night swallow everything, and in the silence, Alice said softly, "Xiaoqiang, hold me tight."
There is no more breath in the surroundings, I just feel warm and happy in my heart, I wish this moment will last forever.
After spending a night in the villa, the two drove towards Dongcheng District the next morning and drove for more than two hours. When passing a pedestrian street, I suddenly stepped on the brake.
Just a moment ago, I caught a glimpse of a person sitting in the window of a roadside coffee shop facing the street.
I honked the horn and then reversed. Alice heard the horn sound and stopped the car.
The car backed a few meters, and I looked at the shop window facing the street. There was no one at the table. I suspected that when I was just looking at the dazzling eyes, I suddenly saw a glass cup on the table, which was warming up.
I got out of the car, pointed towards the coffee shop, and signaled that there was someone in Alice's house, but one person walked out of the door and said, "Meet again." It was Ms. Xia.
Alice was overjoyed: "Ms. Xia, why are you here? Xiaoqiang and I are looking for you."
Xia Ruoyun was a little confused: "What's the matter? Come in and talk."
Alice and I walked into the coffee shop, sat down, and Xia Ruoyun picked up the coffee pot: "The coffee in this shop tastes really good, you guys try it too."
I said, "Ms. Xia, I'm not busy drinking coffee. Look at this thing, do you know?" I took out the crystal earrings in the shape of a little mouse and placed it in my palm.
With a cry, the coffee pot in Xia Ruoyun's hand fell to the ground, and the glass slag splashed all over. Xia Ruoyun's eyes straightened, staring fixedly at the mouse-shaped earrings in my palm, and there was a sudden "click" in my throat, and he fell backward.
Alice yelled, and quickly supported Xia Ruoyun, slowly placed her on the deck, and unbuttoned her collar so that Xia Ruoyun could breathe smoothly.
Alice raised her head and looked at me. Both of them understood in their hearts that Xia Ruoyun fainted when she saw the earrings. It couldn't be better to understand that the rider girl was her daughter Ning'er.
After a while, Xia Ruoyun woke up leisurely, and once he recovered a little, he asked urgently: "Where is Ning'er?"
I handed the earrings and said, "Ms. Xia, are you sure that this earring belongs to Ning'er? Small gadgets like these kind of little girls must have been sold everywhere before."
Xia Ruoyun said: "You are wrong. You can't buy this earring if you have money. It was dug out from the ancient tomb by Ning'er's father. In addition to the weevil, there is also this pair of earrings."
I thought to myself: "Oh, it turns out that Xia Ruoyun didn't say everything that night, and even concealed this section. I think it was because the eardrops were not glamorous, so I didn't feel embarrassed to say it."
Xia Ruoyun said, "Quickly tell me, where did you get the earrings, where is Ning'er? Did you see her?"
I said, "I saw it. She was with a man..." I said the process of meeting Ning'er now.
Xia Ruoyun's lips trembled uncontrollably while listening. When I finished telling the story, she said, "Quickly, take me to prison. Ning'er will definitely go back."
Alice said, "Ms. Xia, are you so sure?"
Xia Ruoyun said, "Of course, she is my daughter. I know exactly what she thinks in her heart. If you take the prison, she will definitely not give up easily. Alas, Ning'er was spoiled for me and her father. "
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"You know a woman is like a mother. Since Xia Ruoyun said so, then Ning'er must come back for revenge." said, "Let's set off now."
"I have one more word..." Xia Ruoyun looked at Alice, "Alice, you promise me about this matter, please don't tell Professor Xiao first?"
Alice was taken aback: "Why?"
Xia Ruoyun said: "There are some things that I can't say for the time being. In short, you promise me not to tell Professor Xiao first."
Alice was a little embarrassed and said, "Professor Xiao is good to me. I want me to hide from him, this... this..."
Xia Ruoyun said: "Alice, you can think clearly, no matter how good Professor Xiao treats you, he is always different from us in the same world. Some things, you still have to think long-term."
I said, "Alice, Ms. Xia is right. You can listen to her."
Alice said, "You said the same."
I said: "No one can predict what will happen in the future. Maybe we and Professor Xiao will meet one day with swordsmen. Therefore, it is better not to talk about Ning'er."
Alice thought for a while and said, "Okay, Xiaoqiang, I will listen to you."
Xia Ruoyun asked me, "Who else knows about this?"
I said, "There are still a few friends of mine, they will not say anything, just a woman named Han Jie, I can not guarantee, because she is from Professor Xiao's side." I thought, "As for Lao Wu and Lin Shuang. Although they are not in the same world as us, I can trust them."
Xia Ruoyun asked, "Where is this woman named Han Jie now?"
I said, "Also on the side of the first prison."
Xia Ruoyun pondered: "Xiaoqiang and I rushed back to the prison..."
Alice was taken aback: "Just you and him, what about me?"
Xia Ruoyun said: "You go back to Professor Xiao, in the future...you try not to come to Xiaoqiang in the future, lest Professor Xiao will have suspicion in his heart."
Alice said: "In fact, Professor Xiao is upright, not what you think."
Xia Ruoyun said: "Oh, people's minds are unpredictable. I also know that Professor Xiao is very decent, but if we have any fundamental conflicts of interest in the future, it will be difficult to say, in short... in short, it is better not to say."
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