Mated at First Sight
Chapter 859 - 569 We Are Not Interested in Women (First Update)_2

Chapter 859: Chapter 569 We Are Not Interested in Women (First Update)_2

"We still can’t tell," the people gave them a bit of an odd feeling; in fact, in the beginning, they had indeed suspected the identities of these people, wondering if they were sent by Ying Sun to assess them, so that they wouldn’t reach their destination so easily since the skills of these people were too good. Although their techniques were different from theirs.

However, now, listening to them speak and feeling their presence, they suddenly thought that maybe, it wasn’t the case.

If they were initially fifty percent certain, now, at most, only ten percent remained.

Everything that unfolded before their eyes was too real, and the feeling the other party gave them was too morally ambiguous.

They quietly waited, thinking that after the negotiations with that family were over, they would negotiate with them, but after waiting for a long time, nobody came to deal with them. They just arranged a few people to take turns keeping watch, while the rest slept.

The sounds around them grew fainter, and Ji Shubai quietly stepped back and nudged everyone, "What should we do?" Regardless, they had to come up with a plan; they couldn’t untie the ropes no matter what, and most importantly, their eyes were still covered. Even if they wanted to look around for something to use, they couldn’t see anything and had no idea what the situation was.

All their backpacks had been taken away, and now they really felt helpless, as if neither heaven nor earth would respond to them. If they were ordinary people, they probably would have already despaired, just like that family of three and the driver.

"Let things take their course, since we can’t do anything right now, let’s rest." Perhaps their opportunity would come with the light of day.

Everyone was silent, but it seemed they had only this choice for now.

To conserve energy and build up strength, since they were being ignored, they might as well use this time to rest and build strength. Tomorrow they would probably find an opportunity.

They hoped that by then, their blindfolds would be removed.

...

Early morning.

Jing Youlan and his companions were woken up by a basin of water.

They opened their eyes suddenly and found that the coverings from their eyes were gone, and they could finally see everything clearly.

For Jing Youlan and his group, this was a pleasant surprise.

The family of three and the driver were tied up not far from them in an open area, while they were indeed in a warehouse, and not just any warehouse, but an abandoned one.

The road during the last hour of the journey last night was bumpy, likely to reach this hidden place.

They were sure that they must be in a secluded area with few people around, even without looking, they had already confirmed it.

Asking for help was impossible, and their only option now was to help themselves.

"You’re awake." Just then, a figure appeared in front of them, having found a small stool from somewhere, and sat down calmly in front of them, a hint of... malicious glee in his eyes.

"How did you sleep?" it looked like they had slept very soundly indeed.

"Thanks for your concern, not too bad," Jing Youlan replied.

Although they slept sitting up, leaning on each other, the energy they had lost over the past few days had fully returned (they were just a bit hungry); if possible, they would like to consider this a ’blessing in disguise’, as this thought would be more comforting.

And then there were their eyes, which was also a stroke of luck; perhaps today, fortune would start to favor them too.

Upon hearing Jing Youlan’s reply, the other side laughed with a "hehe," "As long as you slept well," he said with good humor, eager for the coming conversation. "But now that you’ve had a good sleep, we should have a proper chat, a negotiation."

"What kind of deal could we possibly have to discuss with you?" A cold scoff rippled through the group, as they couldn’t fathom that there would be any sort of deal to discuss with their captors—was this not an insult to their intelligence?

"Of course, there is." How could there not be? The smile in the corner of the other’s eyes never faded, "Now that you’re awake, we should indeed have a proper talk. How much money are you willing to... ransom yourselves with?"

"Let me tell you, I really dislike taking lives, just throw money hard at me, it’d be best if you could knock me out with it, and I’ll let you all go." Look, how reasonable he was.

"What do you say, not a bad deal, is it?" It seemed like a win-win no matter how you looked at it.

The group exchanged glances, and Xue Jianbing suddenly said, "Didn’t you hear clearly yesterday? None of us are rich people." It seemed like he was fixated on money to the extent that it had deafened him—really, he should spend a good sum to get proper treatment at a hospital.

"Hahaha..." Yet, hearing this, the other party laughed heartily, not angry but amused. "Do you young lads really take us old Jianghu for three-year-old children? You don’t take us seriously at all, lacking even the least bit of discernment; how could we operate in the kidnapping and robbery business?" This was embarrassing.

"I advise you to stop pretending; admitting you’re the Young Masters of wealthy families isn’t something to be ashamed of."

Jing Youlan and his companions let out a cold snort.

Indeed, it wasn’t such a shameful thing, but they would be losing face for their families.

"Brother Qian, it seems like they don’t want to cooperate with us," someone from the side, also wearing a mask, with a voice full of provocation and a mocking gaze, chimed in.

"If they don’t want to cooperate, then we have no choice but to give them... a taste of severe punishment." It’s regrettable, they resisted the toast, and now they must drink the forfeit—a pity, they had no choice.