Ch 60: Kidnapped
The originally planned seven-day vacation was cut short when Zhuang Lingyun received a call from his company on the third day, forcing him to end his trip early.
Xiao Yao wasn’t too disappointed; she had a lot of fun during those three days. Returning now would allow her to attend her uncle’s son’s wedding, and her mother wouldn’t suspect anything. It was perfect.
However, the thought of being separated from him again made Xiao Yao feel reluctant. She clung to him, unwilling to let go, until the car arrived at the airport. Remembering Luo Li and Zhao Fangyuan’s instructions to buy some things from the duty-free shop, Xiao Yao reluctantly separated, taking Zhuang Lingyun’s hand and entering the duty-free shop.
On the plane, Xiao Yao reached into the gift bag from the duty-free shop and took out two black and white fluffy rabbit pendants.
“Pick one,” he held them out to Zhuang Lingyun, asking with a smile, “Black or white?”
He naturally picked a black one, only palm-sized, fluffy, and with a nice feel. “Did you buy this for me?”
Earlier, she used it to Check Out, and he thought she was giving them to her roommate. Unexpectedly, they were for him, a pair of couple’s pendants.
He really liked them and didn’t think they were childish. In fact, he was happy to do anything related to her. For example, couple’s shirts, couple’s backpacks, or even couple’s phone straps.
Xiao Yao hung her rabbit pendant on her backpack; her phone was a small keypad phone, and such a large pendant wouldn’t look good on it. Zhuang Lingyun was using the latest iPhone 5, which he had bought last month. The thin, all-touchscreen, keyless phone looked very high-end and classy.
Zhuang Lingyun had bought a pair, offering one to her, but Xiao Yao refused. She didn’t want to give her boyfriend of only a few days the impression that she was materialistic.
Besides, her current phone was fairly new.
The October 1st holiday passed quickly. Zhuang Lingyun was still busy, but he would always find time to date her, and even when he couldn’t, the phone calls never stopped.
He felt a sense of urgency. After all, his girlfriend was so beautiful, surrounded by wolves, eyeing her covetously. If he was negligent and someone snatched her away, it would be a huge loss.
As for Xiao Yao, as a member of the Student Union, she sometimes participated in event preparations and wasn’t at all stage-frightened when performing.
Since confirming her relationship with Zhuang Lingyun, she clearly rejected many boys who tried to court her, saying she had a boyfriend, to save them time.
However, everyone unanimously thought this was just an excuse. After all, nobody had ever seen the goddess’s boyfriend, so they continued to pursue her, showing their attentions as usual. Life continued smoothly.
October 23rd was the Double Ninth Festival, a Tuesday.
Xiao Yao hadn’t seen her Parents since seeing them at her uncle’s house at the beginning of the month, and she missed them.
After class in the afternoon, she packed up some summer clothes she wouldn’t wear anymore, put them in a shoulder bag, left the School Gate, and took the subway home.
She planned to buy some small dishes, have a family reunion dinner, and call Xiao Wenxing to make it lively.
While making plans, a speeding van suddenly stopped beside her. Before Xiao Yao could react, the car door swung open, and two men with buzz cuts, wearing masks and sunglasses, grabbed her arm and pulled her into the car.
Xiao Yao was startled and struggled, shouting. The car door slammed shut.
Passersby cast surprised glances. Some immediately called the Police, others took out their phones to take photos as evidence, but the car had no license plate, and the Kidnappers were all masked, making it extremely difficult to find them even if they did investigate.
“Who are you? Why are you kidnapping me? Did you get the wrong person? I’m just a poor student, I don’t have any money!”
Xiao Yao was pushed into a corner of the car seat, asking three panicked questions. However, these people were like wooden posts, ignoring her as long as she didn’t move.
The car windows were covered with dark film; even if she screamed for help, people outside wouldn’t notice.
Xiao Yao was at a loss. She didn’t know where they were taking her. She secretly reached into her pocket, fumbled for her keypad phone, and pressed the number 1 emergency Phone Call – Zhuang Lingyun.
However, the phone had terrible sound leakage. Even if she pressed the buttons silently, the “doo” sound of the dialing tone was clearly audible in the quiet car.
Swish swish swish——
Everyone’s eyes turned to her. A man immediately rushed forward to grab her phone. Seeing her plan fail, Xiao Yao fought back desperately. Her phone was in her shirt pocket; she kept her hand in her pocket, bending over and refusing to stand up.
Two more men came to subdue her. But no matter how they pulled and tugged, Xiao Yao maintained a defensive posture.
Her arms were burning with pain, and she didn’t know how much hair had been pulled out. Xiao Yao cried out in pain, her tears flowing from fear and pain.
Seeing her desperate resistance, the man became angry and frustrated, cursing as he slapped Xiao Yao’s head more than a dozen times, making her dizzy and her head buzzing, feeling like she was about to faint.
Someone touched her phone and was about to grab it.
At that moment, the phone connected.
“Hello?”
Xiao Yao’s heart leaped with joy. She cried out, fighting back tears: “Help…”
Before she could finish, the Kidnapper hastily hung up, wiping the sweat from his brow and cursing, before kicking Xiao Yao hard in the stomach.
The force of the kick sent Xiao Yao reeling back, collapsing into her seat, clutching her aching stomach and unable to straighten up. Tears streamed down her face, almost forming lines on her shoes.
“Fourth Brother? What do we do? They might suspect something, right?” A smaller Kidnapper looked at Xiao Yao several times, looking troubled. “If they trace it back to us, it’ll be bad.”
Qian Si, having just kicked Xiao Yao, stood with his hands on his hips, panting, “Don’t talk nonsense. Call the boss and ask if we should still take her.”
This was asking for a scolding; he had messed this up. How could he do anything big in the future? He was probably going to get a whipping with cold water. The more Qian Si thought about it, the angrier he got. Looking at Xiao Yao, hunched over and shrinking, he wanted to slap her again to vent his anger, when suddenly his phone rang again.
Caller ID – Zhuang Lingyun.
Qian Si immediately felt this was a hot potato. He quickly hung up, removed the battery, and threw it out the window.
As for the phone, he threw it to the ground and stomped on it repeatedly, crushing it before letting out his anger.
After the pain subsided, Xiao Yao looked at her destroyed phone, hoping Zhuang Lingyun would call the Police quickly, bring them to rescue her, and punish these Criminals!
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