Because Chen Lai was depressed, even though it was eight or nine o'clock after his hot pot appointment with Han Mu and Xue Yaya, he still went to sit in a small bar near his home for a while and listened to the artistic resident singer sing some original ballads. The saddest thing was,

Because there was something in her stomach, she could only drink sparkling water one cup after another, which made her feel uncomfortable in her stomach.

At around ten o'clock in the evening, she decided to get up and leave. Listening to the resident singer singing softly about how love is an elusive thing, she sneered disdainfully, what kind of bullshit love? Women these days don't need love, just love.

Need a career.

Although she didn't drink, she walked unsteadily when she came out of the bar, as if she was still tipsy.

Fortunately, it is less than 200 meters away from the community where she lives. Under the bright street lights, there are basically no security problems. At least, she has lived here for more than a year and has never encountered such problems.

But today is a little different.

An upward road leading to the community was actually under construction and had been completely dug. It seemed that it was carried out during the day. She had no choice but to take a detour and pass through a dim alley with no street lights.

She looked at the yellow sign asking for a detour due to construction ahead. In desperation, she had no choice but to turn around and accept it. There was no way that the alley she had always been afraid of had now become the only way for her to go home, and she could not help it at all.

There is no choice.

She sighed, slowly turned around, and walked in the other direction. Gradually, the scenery on both sides of the road she was walking on, from the spacious and bright main street to the narrow and nameless alley, became increasingly visible.

Low. People are getting rarer and rarer.

Chen Lai couldn't help but hold on to the strap of his shoulder bag. His nervous nerves began to tighten, and his pace gradually increased.

There were so many unknown things in the darkness, but the thing that made Chen Lai's heart beat faster the most was: on this rarely visited road, at this time, except for her own footsteps, she could clearly hear

, and another person’s.

This person's footsteps seemed to be in sync with hers.

If she is fast, she will be fast, and if she is slow, she will be slow.

When the night wind blew, Chen Lai's mind was clearer than ever before.

Someone is following her.

After realizing this possibility, she calmed down, pretended that she had not noticed it at all, and continued walking forward at a steady speed, not daring to look back.

One of her hands had already reached into her bag and held her cell phone tightly.

After walking for a while, she pretended not to care and took out her mobile phone from her bag. She pretended to browse the news while walking, but she was actually sending a message to Yaya and sending her location on the spot.

Finally, she heard a banging sound in front of her, and her eyes lit up. She looked up and saw a dilapidated waste collection tricycle in front of her, parked next to a huge trash can. Under the dim street light, a lean old man,

He was deftly using the tongs in his hand to pick out the plastic bottle inside so that he could put it into the woven bag he carried with him.

At this moment, Chen Lai seemed to have seen his savior and ran over quickly.

Out of breath, he asked the old man for help.

"Well, Grandpa, someone has been following me. Can you send me to the community in front?"

The old man raised his head, still holding the poker in his hand. His originally listless eyes immediately brightened up like a leopard after hearing what happened to Chen Lai.

Without saying a word, he put away the woven bag in his hand and threw it on his old tricycle.

"Walk."

"thanks, thanks!"

One word was enough to thank Chen Lai a thousand times. He pushed the cart and accompanied Chen Lai all the way. Although he was not good at words, Chen Lai felt very at ease.

After the two people finished walking this uphill road, the old man's hand pushing the tricycle suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong? Grandpa?"

Chen Laizheng was curious and saw that the old man's face was as dark as water and his expression was very serious.

"Daughter, please stay here and don't move."

The old man was very calm, picked up the fire tongs in the car and walked down. Before Chen Lai had time to ask more questions, he soon heard a scream belonging to a man.

She hurriedly ran down to check the situation and saw that the uncle was very brave and subdued the stalker. Although the uncle was lean but had a bad temper, he used the poker in his hand as a small wooden stick and beat the stalker two times and three times.

He was beaten and cursed at the same time.

"I despise people like you the most. I know that bullying other girls and stinky bastards is not a thing~"

"Uncle, you misunderstood, I am not!"

The one who was caught on the ground could only be beaten. He used his arms to protect his face as much as possible. Not being slapped in the face was the last line he could hold.

"Hey, Chen Lai!"

In the gap, Gu Yan saw Chen Lai's face, which he thought about day and night, and shouted excitedly.

"Uncle, please stop fighting, I really know her!"

He defended and looked at Chen Lai with pleading eyes, pitifully like a little puppy who had made a mistake and begged to be let go.

Chen Lai couldn't bear it and took the initiative to confess to the uncle: "It's someone I know."

"Let's go."

Although it was pitiful to be pushed to the ground and beaten violently, she deserved it after all. Who allowed him to follow her without any problem.

Chen Lai didn't sympathize with him when he thought about it.

The only milk tea shop on the street that is open until late. The owner is a night owl who is writing an original script. He opened his shop by the way to facilitate some young people in the city who sleep late and socialize.

Gu Yan and Chen Lai were sitting opposite each other. He was dejected and had no energy at all after being tortured. There were many unknown marks left on his body from being beaten by a kind-hearted old man with a poker that he had been using to pick up trash.

He was late at night and managed to escape while Peng Yu was sleeping.

During the day, Chen Lai told him on the phone that he didn't want to have dinner with him because he didn't want to have a relationship with him anymore. At that time, he didn't feel that strong. Unexpectedly, at night, he tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. This was always echoing in his mind.

sentence.

After trying every possible means to come out to see her, now that she was in front of him, all kinds of emotions were intertwined, and he began to feel aggrieved again. For a moment, he didn't know what to say, and he was afraid of saying anything casually.

This angered Chen Lai, after all, this kind of thing happened between them not once or twice.

In Chen Lai's eyes, Gu Yan was hunched over, slightly hunched over, sticking out his head and chin like a turtle, his hands hanging weakly under the table, his lips pouted, pressed against the straw inserted into the glass of milk tea,

After drinking it mechanically for a while, he began to unconsciously exhale through the straw and blow bubbles like a child.

There’s even a bit of cuteness in the childishness??!

Chen Lai was startled by the idea that suddenly appeared in his mind.

What's wrong with me? Why do you suddenly start to appreciate his childish behavior?

Snoring, his cup finally bottomed out. The sound of gas passing through the plastic straw was loud due to sucking, which startled Chen Lai, who had been in a trance just now and had a change of heart towards him.

Even the shop owner, who was concentrating on his work, couldn't help but look up at them.

Chen Lai raised his forehead and felt a little embarrassed.
Chapter completed!