Lin Qing noticed his movements and took a half step back cautiously: "Don't move, just stand there."
Chen Qudong's eyes pierced: "I promise..."
Lin Qing immediately interrupted him: "No need to promise, it's impossible anyway."
Chen Qudong had no choice but to stand still, his eyes sweeping across the plate: "You haven't eaten yet? Why not?"
"I'm not hungry." Lin Qing didn't want to talk too much with him, "What are you doing here?"
"I just want to see you." Chen Qudong told the truth. Ever since he lost control in the afternoon and almost forced himself on Lin Qing, his desire and longing for her became more and more intense.
Lin Qing had no expression, holding the spoon behind him: "You are the one who led this whole thing!"
Chen Qudong was startled and shook his head to explain: "No, Qingqing, how could I send someone to arrest you? I have no idea about this matter, and Liang Ruoyi has even sent someone to watch me."
Lin Qing didn't believe it. When she heard a certain word, her face darkened: "Don't call me Qingqing."
"Okay, I won't shout. I can just call you Lin Qing, right?" Chen Qudong made a concession.
Lin Qing narrowed her eyes. She had noticed that Chen Qudong's clothes were disheveled, and his collar buttons were unbuttoned. She knew what was going on without having to think: "If you are also controlled by her, why can you come here now?"
Chen Qudong realized at this moment that some things were impossible to explain clearly. He stood still, staring at Lin Qing for a long time: "Lin Qing, you just have to endure for a few more days and you can go back."
"Endure?" Lin Qing's wrists trembled behind her back. She thought of what happened in the afternoon and felt chilled. "What should I endure? Endure you forcing me or locking me up here?"
"I was wrong about what happened this afternoon. I swear I won't touch you again. Can you listen to me now?" Chen Qudong slowed down his voice and turned back into the gentle man he was, but he could never go back to who he was in Lin Qing's heart.
"Just say whatever you want to say. Do I have the right to refuse to listen?" Lin Qing curled his lips coldly. This action vaguely recalled the shadow of Mu Li.
Chen Qudong was stunned, and his heart ached slightly. He lowered his eyes and then looked at Lin Qing: "Listen to me, as long as you don't try to escape within three days, you can go back safely."
"How do you know?" Lin Qing asked, his eyes passing over Chen Qudong's clothes, "Did Liang Ruoyi tell you in bed?"
Chen Qudong was shocked when he heard this, as if he had been hit in a sore spot.
"If you don't say anything, it means you agree." Lin Qing really couldn't understand. Since he and Liang Ruoyi were going to get back together, why did he involve her again
Chen Qudong was speechless. He wanted to get closer but didn't dare. He could only stand at the door and stare at Lin Qing, his eyes revealing sorrow.
"There are some things I can't explain now, but if you can just trust me this time, I won't lie to you."
"Even if you lied to me, there's nothing I can do." Lin Qing curled the corners of his lips helplessly and sneered.
"Lin Qing, don't say that!" Chen Qudong's chest heaved a few times. He couldn't bear the words he had just said to Liang Ruoyi.
But in order to allow Lin Qing to leave here safely, what does that mean
"How can I say it otherwise? Thank you for lying to me?" Lin Qing's petite body cast a shadow in front of the window. The cold wind blew in from outside, and she hunched her shoulders due to the cold.
The wind in the middle of the night made people feel like they were falling into an ice cellar, but it was not as cold as the coldness she felt in her heart at the moment.
At this moment, she could no longer trust the man in front of her. Every word he said was full of deception, and every move he made was full of danger.
"Lin Qing, what should I do to make you believe me?" Chen Qudong almost begged. He wanted to take a step forward countless times, but forced himself to take it back.
He saw the suspicion in Lin Qing's eyes and could no longer look her in the eye, so he turned his head away.
Lin Qing shook his head stiffly, with only a sense of alienation in his voice: "I want to see Mu Li, I want to see him, let him pick me up!"
Chen Qudong suddenly looked up and was silent for a while: "Impossible."
"Why?!"
"Just stay here for three days and I promise you can leave safely."
"Can I still believe your promise? I want to see Mu Li! I only want him!" Lin Qing suddenly became excited, and her snow-white shawl made her cheeks flush.
Behind her was an old wall, and at this moment half of her body was leaning against it. The back of her hand holding the spoon was pressed against the cold wall, sending waves of chills through her.
"Lin Qing!"
Chen Qudong roared angrily, shocking the bodyguards outside the door. What was going on inside
However, Liang Ruoyi had previously instructed that no matter what happened inside, no one was allowed to go in.
The two bodyguards looked at each other with meaningful expressions.
Lin Qing stopped talking, just staring at Chen Qudong with cold eyes. Was he stalling for time? Or was he paralyzing her
How is she supposed to leave here if this continues
Lin Qing's mind was in a mess, and the inexplicable emotions rising made her heart beat violently.
Seeing that her expression was not right, Chen Qudong walked over without caring about anything else.
"Don't move!" Lin Qing took out a spoon from behind. In order to facilitate opening the lunch box, the top of the handle of this spoon was made into a sharp shape.
Lin Qing's eyes were determined. He raised his hand and aimed the tip at her fair neck. The sharp blade scratched her delicate skin, leaving red marks even without breaking it.
Chen Qudong paused.
"Lin Qing, do you really want to hurt yourself?"
"I don't want to, but if I can't see Mu Li, I might as well die." Lin Qing's words were sonorous, and his expression was more resolute than he had ever seen before.
Chen Qudong suddenly realized that she was no longer the Lin Qing who would blush when she saw him and always kept her head down and dared not speak.
Only he remained where he was.
When did everything start to change
Chen Qudong knew deep down that she had changed not because of him, but for another man.
"Put the thing down. I won't go over there." Chen Qudong said as he stepped back a few steps and stretched out his hand to stop her. He tried to calm Lin Qing down while taking something out of his arms.
Lin Qingqing narrowed her eyes and stared at Chen Qudong's every move. She couldn't relax for a moment.
Looking again, there was a cold object in Chen Qudong's hand.
It was the cell phone that Lin Qing had asked him for earlier.
Chen Qudong didn't move, but handed over the phone. He put his other hand behind his back, his eyes dim, "You can't leave, but if you don't alarm the people outside again, I'll give you the phone."
"Why should I believe you?" Lin Qing was not moved. Her hands and feet were cold at this moment. The cold wind blew in through the window that was not closed tightly, making her scalp hurt.
"You have no choice." Chen Qudong curled the corners of his mouth in a bitter smile.
Lin Qing did not let go of the hand that was against her neck. She pointed with her other hand at the big bed in the middle of the room. The light from the ceiling shone down, creating a dim and chaotic scene.
“Put your phone there.”
Chen Qudong raised both his hands to the side of his head and moved to the side: "Just let me put them there and walk over."
"No, just throw it up."
"If you throw it over, it might fall to the ground. How will you use it if it breaks?" Chen Qudong didn't know why he was so worried. Maybe he just wanted to say a few more words to Lin Qing.
"I won't use it if it's broken." Lin Qing looked at him coldly.
Chen Qudong was silent for a moment, and finally compromised. He raised his hand and threw the phone in an arc, and it fell on the bed with a thud.
Lin Qing glanced at his phone and suddenly remembered something: "Isn't the phone out of battery? Do you still have time to charge it?"
Chen Qudong's eyes dodged: "It's not out of power, it's turned off."
When he used his cell phone to deceive Lin Qing in the afternoon, he pressed the power off button the moment he took it out. When Lin Qing got it, the screen was black no matter what he pressed.
Lin Qing raised a mocking arc, his eyes turned cold: "Go away."
"Lin Qing, I..."
"Go away!" Lin Qing pointed at the door behind him, "Didn't you tell me not to make any noise? If you leave now, I won't make any noise."
“I can’t let them find my phone…”
"go out!"
Chen Qudong's pupils darkened and he didn't say anything else. He turned around, opened the door, and the bodyguard took him back to the room.
Liang Ruoyi has already left. She won't let Chen Qudong touch her until this matter is over.
Inside the room, Lin Qing watched the empty room return to silence and almost fell to the bed.
After not eating for the entire day and having been anesthetized twice before, she felt exhausted to the limit.
She sat on the edge of the bed, pressing her stomach which was aching from tension, and bent over for a long time. When she straightened up again, she had a cell phone in her hand.
Lin Qing pressed the power button for a long time, and the screen lit up after a few seconds.
Chen Qudong did not lie to her.
Lin Qing couldn't describe his feelings at the moment, and he didn't have the energy to think, so he entered the number that he had memorized long ago.
She checked the battery level on her phone. It was down to one bar. She didn't know how long it would last. After making sure that there was nothing unusual going on outside, Lin Qing gathered her shawl, wrapped herself tightly in a thin sheet, and walked to the balcony.
The phone was dialed and the sound of dialing came to my ears.
Beep-beep-beep-
Lin Qing was extremely nervous. Her hand holding the phone was shaking. After a few rings, no one answered. Her inner expectations and hopes began to shatter bit by bit.
What is he doing
Why didn't you answer the phone
She has been missing for so long, has he been looking for her
A series of doubts made Lin Qing unable to concentrate, and the light in her eyes gradually dimmed.
Maybe, in his heart, she is not as important as he imagined.
"Hello?" The phone was connected, and the man's voice on the other end was low and cold.
For a moment, Lin Qing choked up in his throat and couldn't utter a word.
"Who are you?" The man's voice was alert, as if he was asking his men to track down the phone. "Speak!"
"Mu Li... it's me." Lin Qing almost tried to hold back tears, her voice trembling.
It seemed as if every word was uttered after extreme despair, and the joy that seemed to explode in her heart made her speechless.
Mu Li paused.
There was a sudden silence on the other end of the line. Lin Qing was inexplicably nervous and couldn't help but raise his voice: "Mu Li? Mu Li, are you listening?"
Is the signal bad
This place looks quite remote, maybe it's in the middle of nowhere.
Did he not hear her voice
Lin Qing suddenly became anxious, not caring about the possibility of being discovered by people outside: "Mu Li? Mu Li!"
"I'm here." Mu Li pursed his lips tightly, his voice low and hoarse. He asked his men to stop tracking the source of the signal because he had already found that place.