My Hubby Can’t Stop Pampering Me
Chapter 1517 - 1510: Epilogue (1)

Chapter 1517: Chapter 1510: Epilogue (1)

She struggled to use her hands to prop herself against the wall until she could finally stand up straight. As soon as she felt a bit better, she immediately rushed outside. However, having not eaten for three days and after that collision, it seemed like the child in her belly also felt uneasy, constantly moving. She had no choice but to grit her teeth and, using the paths she had previously scouted, ran in the opposite direction of her kidnapper.

The moonlight was bleak, and the weather had cooled slightly over the last few days. There was a mist in the mountains and the mountain roads were already complex. Although the fog made it difficult for the kidnappers to pursue, it also slowed her down. She especially could not afford to fall, fearing it might affect her child!

Lu Weixi pressed forward, but she was too hungry; she even grabbed leaves off trees as she ran, chewing them desperately before swallowing them down.

The human body can only survive for a maximum of seven days without food, but she knew she definitely couldn’t last that long. She knew she couldn’t hope for the kidnapper to be slower than her, nor could she rely on Qin Zhiyou to save her. She had to extend her own life, to preserve herself and ensure her child’s safety!

However, running forward blindly like a headless fly was not going to work. After a while, she was horrified to see that there was a cliff ahead. This was a reservoir, with complex terrain. Although it was a man-made reservoir, it originally was a natural barrier lake, hence it was not neatly structured. She couldn’t run forward anymore; besides turning back, there were only two other paths—one leading upward, and one downward.

If she went downwards, she could reach the roadside quickly. This way, even if Qin Zhiyou didn’t arrive, she could still find some food at someone else’s house and then go to the hospital.

But, going downwards was likely everyone’s choice, right?

Especially the kidnappers.

They would think, a woman who is also a pregnant lady, 7 or 8 months along, belly so big, and who hadn’t eaten for three days. Everyone would think that she’d definitely take the fastest route downwards towards populated areas. Even she initially thought so herself.

But because of this, she had to ascend the mountain, go farther away. She was hungry, barely able to go on, but if found by the kidnapper, she was sure to be a goner! She would rather die by her own hand than leave her fate to the kidnapper!

So instead, she went upwards, although climbing upwards required more physical strength, she couldn’t care less. She kept climbing and rolling, feeling faint from hunger, but still continued to tear off leaves to chew. Although she didn’t know if these leaves were edible or if they were poisonous, at this moment, they were her only source of food!

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At the same time, on the other side of the mountain.

Qin Zhiyou wasn’t alone in entering the mountain, the police had already installed search teams, keeping quiet to avoid alerting the kidnappers. After finding out one of the kidnappers was a ranger, they quickly found out where rangers might rest and take refuge in the mountains—information that was now proving very useful.

But still, Qin Zhiyou had previously followed the kidnappers’ instructions, circling around the mountain. It wasn’t until the final instruction that he was told to ditch the suitcase, only carry the check and to shake off any plainclothes companions. Qin Zhiyou complied, but his only demand was: "Money for person, hand to hand. If my wife is dead, I’d tear up this check and you’ll get nothing."