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Chapter 189 - 120: 18-Year-Old Legs, Absolute Collagen... (Seeking Monthly Votes)

Chapter 189: Chapter 120: 18-Year-Old Legs, Absolute Collagen... (Seeking Monthly Votes)

Ye Xiaowei quickly got a ride-share car.

The driver, looking at the somewhat long journey, curiously asked, "Young lady, you’re going to such a remote place."

"Yes," Ye Xiaowei replied briefly.

The driver glanced at the distance, about forty kilometers, and then stepped hard on the accelerator.

Ye Xiaowei sat in the backseat, listening to an English audio lesson.

About an hour later, the driver stopped.

He said to Ye Xiaowei, "Okay, young lady, we have arrived."

Ye Xiaowei then came back to her senses, thanked the driver, and got out of the car.

She looked at the country road, then followed the address to walk towards Madam Xu’s old house.

Upon reaching the exact address, Ye Xiaowei saw an old mansion.

The mansion’s outer walls were made of rough blue bricks, weathered by the years, their surfaces covered with moss and signs of age.

The roof was covered with dark tiles, some of which were broken, revealing the soil underneath.

The door of the old house was merely locked with a padlock.

Ye Xiaowei took out the key, unlocked the padlock.

She pushed open the door.

Entering the mansion, the yard was overgrown with weeds.

Inside the house, there was nothing but some old furniture.

Ye Xiaowei, remembering Madam Xu’s reminder, walked over to the bed and felt around underneath it.

Very soon.

She found the peace charm.

Ye Xiaowei then turned around and left.

But as soon as she stepped outside, she saw that it had started to rain heavily.

This was something she had not anticipated.

She felt her bag and realized she hadn’t brought an umbrella.

Having looked around the house for a while and not finding an umbrella, she could only sit at the doorway, planning to wait for the rain to stop before heading back.

But as time passed, the rain did not lessen at all.

This made Ye Xiaowei more and more anxious.

She picked up her mobile phone, wanting to book a ride-share car.

But in this remote and desolate place, how could there possibly be anyone to accept the booking right away?

Thinking about this,

Ye Xiaowei remembered her mother.

She wanted to call her mother.

But if she let her mother know that she hadn’t informed her of this trip beforehand, she would probably end up being severely reprimanded.

Thinking of her mother’s incessant scolding,

Ye Xiaowei hesitated again.

With no one to confide in, she could only wait desperately.

She even prepared for the worst scenario, which was to spend the night in this old house.

Meanwhile, Meiling was on her way to class, yet she remembered to send Ye Xiaowei a message: [Weiwei, have you come back yet? It’s already raining.]

Ye Xiaowei hesitated for a while and finally replied: [I... can’t find a car, I’m still at the old mansion in the countryside waiting.]

Upon seeing this, Zhou immediately called her: "Hello, Weiwei, are you still at that countryside mansion?"

"Yeah..." Ye Xiaowei, watching the skies darken, felt a bit frightened, "I can’t find a car, and I didn’t bring an umbrella. From Madam Xu’s old house to the place where I can get a cab at the village entrance, I still need to walk a few hundred meters."

"Really?" Meiling immediately asked, "Why don’t you ask your mom to come pick you up?"

"No, that’s not necessary," Ye Xiaowei’s mood darkened as she hastened to refuse, "I can figure something out on my own."

"Alright then, I’ll go to my classroom first, and we’ll talk later."

"Okay."

Ye Xiaowei, observing her phone’s battery at only 20%, and hearing the rustling of the wind around her, grew more frightened.

She now prayed for the rain to hurry and stop so she could head to the village entrance to catch a cab.

But ten minutes later, the rain still showed no signs of tapering off.

In a moment of urgency,

Ye Xiaowei decided to put her bag over her head and run for the village entrance to find a cab.

As she jogged along,

the rain drenched Ye Xiaowei’s clothes.

Soon, she was soaked through.

Ye Xiaowei reached a large tree.

Only then did she discover a small store near the village entrance, so she hurriedly bought an umbrella.

Wiping her hair and clothes with tissues, she kept refreshing the ride-share booking status on her phone.

Then the battery level got lower and lower,

making her increasingly anxious.

At the same time, Zhou Meiling reached the classroom.

No sooner had she sat down than she sent a message to Ye Xiaowei: [Weiwei, did you get a car?]

Ye Xiaowei: [No.]

Zhou Meiling: [Why don’t you just call your mom to pick you up? Isn’t your mom just in Modu’s city area? If she drives quickly, it’ll only take a bit over half an hour.]

Ye Xiaowei hesitated again, considering whether or not to have her mother come pick her up.

Just then,

Zhou Meiling suddenly asked another question: [By the way, why not let Jun come pick you up? You are helping Madam Xu, who is from the nursing home, and I presume if you explain the situation to him, he should be able to help you. A round trip would merit about 300 yuan for car fare, I think.]

Ye Xiaowei: [I don’t want to trouble anyone, I’ll think of something else.]

How could she possibly ask someone else to come pick her up from the remote countryside, dozens of kilometers away?

They were neither relatives nor close friends.

If it were his girlfriend, maybe that relationship might just qualify.

She and Gao Jun were not close, having only met twice.

And having previously asked him to pick up her student ID card, she already felt indebted to him.

Without a second thought, Ye Xiaowei outright refused.

But as her phone’s battery dwindled, she fell into desperation.

And although she had bought an umbrella, the wind was too strong, still letting rain hit her body.

Combined with her already wet clothes, Ye Xiaowei felt somewhat chilled.

In the classroom, Meiling was also worried about her friend’s safety.

Ten minutes later, she continued asking: [Weiwei, did you get a car yet?]

Ye Xiaowei: [Not yet, I see no cars nearby on the map on my phone.]