novelraw Chapter 534: Reversing Again and Again
Chapter 534: Reversing Again and Again
Chapter 534: Chapter 534: Reversing Again and Again
Totally unaware that she had become the center of attention, Gu Tiantian felt a bit dizzy after various transfers and didn’t even know where she was.
She had just gotten off a farm tractor, carrying a small travel bag with only two sets of changeable clothes inside.
"Young lady, are you here for tourism?"
The tractor driver, a simple and honest man in his fifties, looked at Gu Tiantian’s bewildered expression and couldn’t help asking more.
Gu Tiantian blinked, hesitated for a moment, then smiled and nodded.
"Yes, yes."
Seeing her, the driver also smiled, showing his white teeth.
"It’s quite a distance from here to Kunshan. If you plan on walking, it’ll take at least most of the day. It’s already past three in the afternoon."
Worried that Bai Chenyao might have installed a tracker, Gu Tiantian had turned off her phone as soon as she left the train station.
She calculated the time; it’s been a week since she left the train station.
A week is enough to drain the battery of even the longest-lasting phone, she figured.
But she was still worried, afraid to power it on. To check the time, she used a fifty-yuan electronic watch bought from a roadside stall.
She looked down; it was indeed 3:20.
Gu Tiantian was a bit troubled. In this place, far from villages or stores, she only knew she was avoiding Bai Chenyao, intentionally diverging to head south after refusing to go north.
But halfway south, she thought the most dangerous place is the safest, so she went back to Shengjing, though not into the city center, instead reaching the outskirts, almost at the boundary with Lish City.
"Is that so, Uncle? Are there any small hotels around here?"
The driver nodded and pointed into the distance.
"Circumvent that way, walk another two miles forward, and you’ll reach the town. There are hotels."
Yet he looked more closely at Gu Tiantian, seeing such a young girl setting out alone with a backpack, constantly bowing her head deep in thought, seeming not too well mentally. He felt worried.
"But, young lady, you’re so young venturing alone. There are many bad people outside. You need to be careful."
Images of narrowly escaping danger and videos Bai Chenyao showed of female students being assaulted flashed through her mind, causing cold sweat to break out on her back.
The driver, seeing this, grew more concerned.
"Young lady, when you went traveling, did your family know?"
"Oh right, young lady, school has started. Judging by your age, you might still be studying. Did you skip classes to come out?"
Gu Tiantian: "..."
Seeing her bow her head in silence, and her expression not looking good, the driver felt even more sure of his guess.
Sighing silently, he furrowed his brow.
The news frequently reports missing female students, not just college students but high school, middle school, and even elementary school girls. Most of them are young girls. The younger ones are kidnapped by traffickers; the older ones often face tragedies, many raped before murdered.
Thinking of those infuriating news stories, the driver’s gaze toward Gu Tiantian was filled with anxiety and worry.
"Young lady, how about you come home with Uncle? There’s an empty room at my house, and my wife can tidy it up for you to stay first, alright?"
Gu Tiantian suddenly looked up, surprised at the driver’s offer.