Chapter 5: The Strongest Anchor Officially Declares War 3
The days in winter are always very short. When school was over in the afternoon, it was already getting dark. I went to get my bicycle by myself, but as soon as I entered the parking lot, several boys wearing masks suddenly rushed in front of me.
Without saying a word, they pushed the bicycle out of my hands. One of the boys locked my neck with his arms and covered my mouth.
What's going on? We're in school now! Are we being robbed?
“Woo woo…”
I struggled desperately, but the strength gap was too great, and I couldn't get rid of the boys' grip at all. They dragged me out of the parking lot. At this moment, Zeng Chen, who was carrying a backpack, walked by not far away. I used all my strength to bite the boy who was covering my mouth.
"Zeng...Mmmmm!" I immediately screamed when he retracted his hand in pain.
Unfortunately, I didn’t even have a second to speak before my mouth was taped.
I saw Zeng Chen glance over here, and I didn’t know if he saw me. My hands were tied behind my back and I was pushed into a shabby van and my eyes were blindfolded.
It's over, the car started.
After about 20 minutes, I realized that the car had stopped. I was pulled out of the car by these people and taken to a place full of damp smell.
"Everyone, have you got the wrong person? My family runs a convenience store and we have no money!" I couldn't wait to ask as soon as they tore off the tape and the blindfold.
"Stay here quietly." The leading boy pushed me gently, and I fell heavily to the ground with my hands and feet tied up.
“Bang—”
They slammed the big iron door shut, and the sound of iron locks rubbing against each other could be heard from outside the door.
"Help! Help!"
I struggled to sit up from the ground, and then frantically shouted for help, but until my voice became hoarse, there was no response except for the "whoosh" sound of air flow. Looking around, relying on the weak light coming in from the small window, I saw some goods wrapped in cardboard boxes piled up in this huge space. This seemed to be a warehouse.
This place was eerily quiet. I could hear my rapid breathing, my irregular heartbeat, and the rustling sounds of mice crawling everywhere clearly.
As night fell, the temperature dropped several degrees, and cold air kept pouring in. I moved with difficulty, avoiding the vent and shrinking into a corner.
My hands and feet were completely unable to move. I could only stare at the light outside the small window that was gradually being swallowed up. For the first time in my life, I felt so desperate. If no one found me, I would either starve to death or freeze to death in a few days.
Who did I offend to make him torture me like this? At this moment, I miss my dad and Xiao Nuo so much...
Just as I started to have wild thoughts, the iron lock outside the door suddenly moved, and I heard the sound of someone prying the lock from outside.
"Help!" I shouted immediately.
I heard a loud bang, and a dazzling white light came in from the outside of the big iron gate that was kicked open. I subconsciously closed my eyes.
Behind the beam of light was a tall figure. After adjusting to the light, I saw a very familiar face in the spreading halo.
"Zeng Chen, is that you?" My nose felt sore and my eyes became moist.
Zeng Chen was breathing heavily, and he rushed to my side with a few big strides. He quickly untied the ropes that bound my hands and feet, and helped me up from the ground.
"Sorry, I am late."
Looking at the anxious look on his face, a warm feeling surged into my heart. I could no longer hold back the soreness in my eyes and shed warm tears.
"Don't be afraid, I found you now, didn't I?" He opened his arms with concern and held me in his warm embrace.
I gradually calmed down in his tight arms. The cold wind still blew past my ears, but I could no longer feel the chill. My face was pressed against Zeng Chen's chest, and my hands unconsciously circled his waist. His chin rested on the top of my head, stroking it gently. This was probably his way of comforting me.
"I'm so glad you found me..." I closed my eyes slightly, "But...how did you know I was here?"
"Didn't I install the location service on your phone?" Zeng Chen explained softly, "Just now when I passed the parking lot, I seemed to hear your voice, but I didn't see you. Then I found your bicycle lying on the ground, and the more I thought about it, the more I felt something was wrong, so I turned on the location service and found that you were moving to a strange place, so I followed you."
Zeng Chen's eyes flashed, and under the dim light, I saw two blushes on his cheeks.
"By the way, what is going on?" he asked, changing the subject.
"I'm also confused!" I covered my face and complained, "My family has no money, I'm not good-looking, and I haven't caused any trouble. Why was I suddenly kidnapped?"
"Let's go back and investigate further." He took off his coat and put it on me. "I heard on the radio in the car that there will be a snowstorm tonight. We should leave here as soon as possible."
"Um."
I nodded, smelling the fresh scent of his coat, and felt at peace.
On the way home, snowflakes started falling from the sky, but fortunately there was sufficient heating in the car to isolate us from the ice and snow.
"The snowstorm has arrived. Please take shelter in time if you have not yet returned home."
The radio that was originally playing music in the car suddenly stopped and turned into an emergency broadcast. I vaguely heard the sound of wind whirring outside the car.
The car also swayed in the strong wind . Zeng Chen slowed down, frowned, and his expression became nervous.
“Bang——”
Suddenly, a sturdy tree was snapped in half by the hurricane in front of me, and the snow on the branches flew towards the windshield. Zeng Chen quickly stepped on the emergency brake, and my back hit the chair heavily.
"It's over. We can't leave." He pounded the steering wheel and sighed, "We can only call a rescue vehicle to rescue us."
Can't leave? Please, I still have a race with Milu later!
I looked my watch. It was already 6:30, with only an hour and a half left... No, I had to crawl home! If I didn't show up, it would be considered a waiver, and my savings of the past few months would be completely wasted.
"No! I'll go first!" I didn't care about anything else, unbuckled my seat belt and got out of the car.
Although I wrapped myself tightly in my coat, every gust of wind blew at me like a blade. I found it difficult to walk and my blood was almost frozen.
"Where are you going?" Zeng Chen caught up with me and stood in front of me.
"I want to go home." I was trembling and couldn't speak clearly. "I have something very important to do tonight, so I have to go home now!"
"The rescue vehicle will be here soon!" There were fine pieces of ice on Zeng Chen's eyelashes, and his lips soon turned purple from the cold.
I rubbed my hands together and could only shout loudly into the wind: "I can't wait any longer!"
As I said this, I stepped on the snow that had already covered my feet, walked past him and continued forward.
"If something happens to you, how am I going to explain to Xiao Nuo?" Zeng Chen shouted behind me.
"I can't care about that anymore." I turned around, my nose suddenly felt sour, "I can't get back in time, and I can't explain to Xiao Nuo."
"Since you insist, I'll walk back with you!" Zeng Chen came to my side in two or three steps, "This way, if you encounter any danger, I can still save you."
"Zeng Chen, I..." Looking at his red nose tip that was frozen, besides gratitude to him, I felt more heartache.
He took my hand and said with a smile, "Aren't you in a hurry? Why do you still have time to dawdle here?"
With his support, I was able to avoid falling.
"Are you cold?" Perhaps he heard the sound of my teeth chattering, Zeng Chen suddenly asked as we walked.
"No...not cold." Not cold, of course it was fake.
"Come here, my coat is very thick." He unzipped his coat and pulled me into his arms. Suddenly, the warmth from his chest spread to my body. Under his "double protection", I was no longer cold.
Fortunately, we only walked a short distance in the cold wind before we saw a bus passing by.
"You've been blown by the wind all night. Remember to get a good rest after the live broadcast." After sending me to the door of my house, Zeng Chen said to me while blowing air into his palms.
There happened to be a gust of wind whistling by, and I didn't hear it very clearly, but I seemed to hear the word "live broadcast". How did he know that I wanted to broadcast live?
"What? You just said... live broadcast?" I asked tentatively.
"What live broadcast?" He rubbed the tip of his nose and looked away. "What I said is, remember to have a good rest after taking a shower."
"Okay, I get it." I was relieved. "You too, go home and take a hot bath ."
"Well, let's go."
When Zeng Chen turned around, I tugged at the corner of his clothes: "Um...thank you very much today."
"Come on!" He said this inexplicably, rubbed my hair, and slowly disappeared in the vast snow.
I returned home, and "ZC Big Devil" really kept his word and sent my piano back. Looking at my lovely white little piano, a little flower bloomed in my heart, and my mood became brighter at that moment.
"Long time no see, my little friend." I walked around it, sliding my fingertips along its graceful lines.
I opened the piano cover and found a blue note inside with the words "Come on" written on it. This must be the encouragement from the big devil.
But I seem to have seen this font somewhere.
