If it were a sunny day, getting lost wouldn't be such a serious problem.
But on such a rainy day, the visibility was less than ten meters. Lu Xue could hardly see anything beyond that distance.
In this situation, losing one's way could be fatal. No matter which direction she took, there was no shelter. Chances were that the farther she walked, the farther she'd get from her original destination.
After walking for a while, Lu Xue was almost in despair. She was the only solitary figure between heaven and earth, with no one to turn to.
She crouched in the rain, hugging her suitcase, and wiped the rainwater off her face and hair with difficulty.
Just then, a horn sounded in the distance.
Two beams of warm - yellow headlights pierced through the thick curtain of rain and landed precisely on the ground in front of Lu Xue.
The water on the ground reflected the light. Lu Xue looked up at the source of the light and saw the familiar car making its way through the rain.
It was actually Mu Yuze's car.
At that moment, Lu Xue felt as if she'd grabbed a life - saving floating log in the drowning sea. Without hesitation, she stood up and waved at Mu Yuze's car.
"I'm here! I'm here! Here!"
In fact, Mu Yuze had noticed Lu Xue long ago. But the rain was so heavy that although the windshield wipers were constantly sweeping, a continuous stream of waterfall - like water still flowed down the glass.
He parked the car with difficulty, opened a large black umbrella, and got out of the car.
As soon as he got out, the umbrella was blown inside - out by the wind, and the umbrella handle broke.
Mu Yuze was drenched from head to toe as if a large basin of water had been poured over him.
He didn't care about the umbrella in his hand and just threw it into the rain. Then he rushed directly into the heavy rain and protected Lu Xue with his body.
Lu Xue could see that Mu Yuze's face was a bit pale from the rain. She opened her mouth, wanting to ask him why he was here and when he'd arrived.
But the rain was too heavy at this moment, and no one had the time to say so much.
They got up in perfect tacit understanding. Mu Yuze walked in front, shielding Lu Xue from the rain with his body and guiding her to the car.
Lu Xue dragged her suitcase and followed behind, then dived into the back seat of the car.
When they finally got into the car and closed the door, the rain from the outside was finally blocked out.
They seemed to have found an isolated island, temporarily shielding out all the outside noises and returning to a warm little haven.
Both of them were drenched and extremely embarrassed. They looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
After laughing for a long time, Lu Xue said weakly, "I find that we're always friends in adversity. The more embarrassed we are, the more likely the other will see our embarrassing side."
Mu Yuze gave a soft laugh and didn't refute. He handed Lu Xue a bottle of water and took a towel to wipe her hair.
Lu Xue's wet hair stuck to her neck and dripped water. A large pool of water soon accumulated on the leather back seat.
Lu Xue felt a bit embarrassed, but Mu Yuze didn't seem to care at all. He just gently wiped Lu Xue's hair strand by strand with the towel.
Driving was neither easy nor safe on such a rainy day with bad road conditions, so they chose to wait in the car for the heavy rain to pass.
Fortunately, they didn't have to wait long. Half an hour later, the rain stopped, and the sun shone through the clouds.
Mu Yuze turned to look at the girl beside him. Seeing that Lu Xue had recovered, he asked, "Shall we go to find Mr. Chen now?"
Lu Xue nodded, so Mu Yuze started the car and drove off.
On the way, Lu Xue thought of something and asked Mu Yuze, "By the way, why are you here? Shouldn't you be at the company today?"
Mu Yuze evaded the key point of the question and just said, "Yan Hua is taking care of the company's affairs. I'm not very busy today."
Lu Xue didn't say a word. Mu Yuze had said he wasn't very busy these two days. Yesterday he took a whole day off to accompany her and Mu Ziyue in the zoo, and today he came a long way to escort her to Mr. Chen's house.
Lu Xue had also worked in Mu Yuze's company before and naturally knew his daily workload.
His actions made Lu Xue feel a bit guilty.
It wasn't until evening that they finally arrived at Mr. Chen's house. Mr. Chen had been waiting for them for a long time. Seeing them coming, he immediately came down warmly to greet them.
However, Mr. Chen was a bit surprised to see them so embarrassed.
"Sorry, sir. We encountered heavy rain on the way, so we look a bit messy," Lu Xue apologized shyly.
Mr. Chen laughed heartily and said nothing. He just pointed to an empty room in the yard.
"You'll stay here for the night! I've already cleared the room for you. I'll cook for you myself tonight to welcome you. If you're free these days, stay here. We can have a good chat."
Lu Xue was naturally willing to stay in this yard for a few more days, but she was afraid that Mu Yuze would be wronged.