Part Two: The Great Sugar of the East, Chapter 114

arred by that mouth of his.Joining him in the office was Han Ya from the actuarial department. He had just pitched a new project at the meeting, one that required the actuarial department to assess it..."Excuse me, what year, month, and day is it now" she asked Zhao Tingxing, imitating the way people ask in time-travel dramas. 。"It took two days and two nights to drive from Senzhou to here." 。He answered truthfully. 。"Oh, then I guess you wouldn't want me to call home and let them know I'm okay, would you" 。I hope you won't ask such stupid questions again. 。"

"Just ask, you never know, maybe you'll be feeling generous." 。Two days later, her heart was suddenly yanked with a violent pain as if by an invisible hand. 。It wasn't about his own situation, but rather that he was worried about Gu Ruandong. 。However, despite the turmoil within her, she didn't show it at all. After all, she was an actress and could control her facial expressions and tone of voice very well. 。Ms. Lu, this time you broke your promise first, don't blame me. 。"Your people are still out there running around, do you know what kind of trouble you've caused me" Zhao Tingxing was truly a chameleon. He was just being friendly and polite a moment ago, but now he's completely changed. 。The county's affairs continued to cause a stir online. He was summoned to the provincial capital for a meeting, during which one person in attendance stood out—someone expected to be transferred to the central government this year. All eyes were on him at this crucial juncture. With the entire province pushed to the forefront of public attention due to the county's affairs, one couldn't help but suspect that someone was deliberately manipulating the situation, intentionally escalating the issue. 。Because of the transfer, everyone who can see and those who cannot see, all kinds of ghosts and goblins have come out. 。Zhaotingxing's main responsibility is to help these people solve their problems. As long as one of them is promoted, it means his protection will be more solid and deeper. 。Bringing Lu Yaoyao to this remote area was a poor choice, but it was the quickest way to solve the problem. 。"How can I cooperate with you" She was very rational, worried in her heart that if Gu Ruandong couldn't find her, he might do something extreme. She didn't want him to go astray because of her. 。Zhao Tingxing: "Ms. Lu, don't forget, you no longer have the right to negotiate." 。He finished speaking and walked away, offering her no outside information or updates, leaving her hanging there. 。Surprisingly, he didn't put any restrictions on her freedom of movement or place anyone under surveillance. In other words, she was free to go wherever she wanted. 。This is a two-story wooden house nestled amidst mountains and water, both inside and out meticulously cleaned. 。As she went down the stairs, the wooden steps creaked ominously. She suspected that with just a little more force, they would collapse entirely. So she descended carefully, almost tiptoeing. 。When they reached the first floor, Zhao Ting's figure was gone. There was only an old lady sitting on a wooden stool at the door, watching her with a smile, her face kind and amiable. 。She also smiled at the old woman, then went out of the courtyard enclosed by a wooden fence, wanting to explore. 。When she reached the front door, she realized why Zhao Tingxing had given her freedom. 。Outside the door is a mountain range, deserted and uninhabited. There isn't even a proper road, only patches of grass that have been flattened by wheels, not from a car, but something much smaller. 。She walked for a while along the wheel tracks, which led to a muddy patch of ground. The rain from last night had washed away the tracks quickly. 。She wanted to run but there was no way out. She stood there, lost and confused, feeling abandoned by the world. 。She turned around and saw the old woman following her, holding an umbrella for her. She realized that it had started to drizzle sometime ago. The distant mountains were gradually shrouded in mist and rain, like a watercolor painting. 。Even the most beautiful scenery couldn't capture my attention. 。。She was very depressed, "Auntie, do you have a phone Can I borrow it to make a call" 。Right now, I desperately want to call Gu Ruandong. I miss him so much. 。The old woman shook her head: “No, I’ve never contacted the outside world.” 。After that, he told her to go back inside the house and stay warm so she wouldn't catch a cold in the rain. 。Lu Yaoyao walked home with the old woman, her head bowed as she trod on the weeds. Seeing that two-story wooden house, she felt like she had traveled back in time to ancient China. 。Zhao Tingxing is so ruthless. 。

Although she was down in the dumps, at least her emotions were stable and hadn't completely shattered. She remained silent as she followed the old woman into the house. 。The house was two stories tall, entirely made of wood. There wasn't a single modern appliance in sight. In the innermost part of the first floor was a kitchen, if you could even call it that. It was the kind Lu YaoYao had only ever seen on TV—a wood-burning stove with billowing smoke and a tantalizing aroma of cooking food. 。The old lady had already prepared three dishes and one soup for her. She ate very simply, with three dishes and one soup, all vegetarian. Fortunately, Lu YaoYao was used to eating grass all year round, and she was also famished at this time, so she got used to it. She rarely managed to finish a bowl of rice. 。She was guessing, what was the relationship between Zhao Tingxing and the old lady in front of her Looking at this house, it didn't seem like a temporary place to imprison her, but rather that the old lady had lived here for a long time. 。After dinner, the old woman took her upstairs. There were three rooms up there, with two doors facing each other. 。"You sleep in this room tonight, this one has a window and good ventilation." 。Across the way is Atin's room, he occasionally comes back to stay. 。This is the room she just woke up in. 。"Is Atong Zhao Tingxing" she was a little shocked, he would come to live here 。It was him 。The old woman had always been kind to her, probably unaware of why she was there. Even the way she looked at her implied a misunderstanding of her relationship with Zhao Tingxing. 。"Auntie, can you take me to find him" All hope was pinned on her. As long as she could leave this mountain, or just get in touch with Gu Ruandong... 。The old woman shook her head: "I haven't been out in over ten years, I don't know the way." 。

Every day, it's A-Ting who comes to see me.

Thus, Lu Yaoyao was trapped in this nameless mountain, confined within this small wooden house that seemed on the verge of collapse at any moment. 。At night, the sound of rain, wind, and all sorts of nameless animal cries, sometimes loud and boisterous, sometimes eerily silent. Her heart was already small, she didn't dare to close her eyes at all. 。In the middle of the night, she vaguely heard someone stepping on the wooden stairs, step by step, up to her room. The footsteps stopped at her door, and she clutched the quilt tightly, her heart pounding in her chest. She held her breath, listening intently. After a while, the door across the room creaked open. It was Zhao Tingxing back. 。Compared to the wild beasts or ruthless bandits that might appear in these mountains, Zhao Tingxing was obviously safer. He, in a way, gave her a different kind of security. So, in the latter half of the night, she managed to doze off for a little while. 。After a night of light rain, the next day dawned bright and clear. The sky was vast and blue, and the leaves outside the window were lush and green, glistening with dewdrops. The sound of running water and birdsong created the unique ambience of a mountain morning. 。The reason for paying attention to these things was to try and figure out the general direction using only her limited geographical knowledge, at least knowing whether it was in the southeast, northwest direction. 。Such chapters, maybe you don't like

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