Just as Lu Fenglin reached the entrance of the villa, he spotted a familiar car. The license plate belonged to Xu Qingqing's Lamborghini.
Xu Qingqing had left!
Damn it! He was one step too late!
Lu Fenglin cursed under his breath. He hailed a taxi and pointed at the Lamborghini ahead. "Driver! Follow that car for me!"
The driver, seeing his disheveled appearance, was reluctant to let him in.
Watching the car drive farther and farther away, Lu Fenglin didn't care about anything else. "I'll pay you double the fare and the car cleaning fee when we reach the destination."
Hearing this, the driver agreed. "Alright. Sit tight."
The taxi followed all the way to Weishan Island. Xu Qingqing parked the car at the entrance of the construction site, got out of the car with an umbrella in hand.
Lu Fenglin wanted to get out and follow her, but the driver locked the car door. "Sir, you haven't paid yet."
"I know. Here you are." Lu Fenglin took off the only valuable thing on him, a limited - edition Omega watch on his wrist, and handed it to the driver.
The driver was stunned for a moment and immediately refused. "Who knows if your watch is real or fake? I only accept money here!"
"It's definitely real. If you don't believe it, you can go to the specialty store for appraisal!" Lu Fenglin was getting anxious as he watched Xu Qingqing walking farther away, and his tone became more and more irritable.
"If it's fake, where can I find you in the future!" The driver thought he was trying to escape and was even more reluctant to let him out.
"You look decent but can't even afford the taxi fare! If you have no money, don't take a taxi! Come with me to the police station!"
"Wait! I'll ask someone to send me the money!" Lu Fenglin stopped the driver from starting the car, rolled down the window, and stuck his head out.
The cold rain hit his face. Lu Fenglin wiped the rain off his face randomly and shouted, "Qingqing, Xu Qingqing!"
Hearing someone calling her, Xu Qingqing turned around and saw Lu Fenglin in the taxi.
Wasn't Lu Fenglin supposed to be abroad? Why was he here?
"Xu Qingqing! Come and help me!" Lu Fenglin waved at Xu Qingqing, afraid that she would ignore him and leave.
Xu Qingqing hesitated for a moment. It was the first time she had seen Lu Fenglin in such a mess.
"Lu Fenglin... Why are you here?" Xu Qingqing asked uncertainly.
Lu Fenglin closed his eyes tightly. Forget it. He might as well just throw his pride away.
"Qingqing, could you help me pay the taxi fare? I don't have my wallet or phone with me..."
After saying this, Lu Fenglin didn't even dare to look Xu Qingqing in the face.
"I'll pay you back."
It was so embarrassing! So embarrassing!
"It's okay. You don't need to pay me back." Xu Qingqing realized that Lu Fenglin must have run away secretly. She scanned the code and paid the fare for him.
Only then did the driver unlock the car door and let Lu Fenglin out.
Seeing that Lu Fenglin's clothes were all wet, Xu Qingqing held an umbrella over him and raised her eyebrows slightly.
"How did you get yourself into such a state?"
"I..." Lu Fenglin was about to explain to Xu Qingqing, but Xu Qingqing didn't want to waste time and told him to talk while walking.
The two walked on the narrow mountain path. Lu Fenglin briefly told Xu Qingqing the general cause and effect, and finally emphasized, "I really didn't want to escape."
Xu Qingqing's eyebrows relaxed, and she smiled. "I know. Your brother told me last night."
"My brother..." It took Lu Fenglin a while to realize that his brother was Lu Chuanbai. He couldn't believe it. "Lu Chuanbai would speak up for me?"
"Lu Chuanbai said that you used to be good brothers." Xu Qingqing said teasingly.
"Who's good brothers with him!"
Lu Fenglin turned his head to the side, not wanting to admit the fact.
Lu Chuanbai was outstanding in everything he did. He was a prodigy. So, little Lu Fenglin admired Lu Chuanbai very much and often followed him around like a shadow.
Lu Fenglin even said that he liked his brother the most!
Although Lu Chuanbai was initially reluctant to accept Lu Fenglin, slowly, under Lu Fenglin's persistent pestering, their relationship improved.
The two brothers were very happy together, and Lu Chuanbai would spoil Lu Fenglin.
However, as Lu Fenglin grew older, he also had to study and receive elite education.
But in every skill, he was outshone by Lu Chuanbai. Coupled with his mother's nagging, Lu Fenglin's admiration and respect for Lu Chuanbai faded, and jealousy and resentment gradually grew.
If Lu Chuanbai wasn't so excellent, he could also catch his father's attention.
If Lu Chuanbai wasn't so outstanding, his mother wouldn't compare him with Lu Chuanbai all the time, and he wouldn't have so much pressure!
Slowly, the two brothers drifted apart.
Lu Fenglin was lost in thought and didn't watch his step. He almost tripped and fell.
"Be careful!" Xu Qingqing quickly reached out and grabbed Lu Fenglin.
This mountain path was paved with mud. The heavy rain had turned the mud into muddy water, flowing down with a gurgling sound, making the road slippery and difficult to walk on.
"Thank you." Lu Fenglin held Xu Qingqing's hand and felt his heart pounding strongly.
The intense palpitation made Lu Fenglin's head go dizzy.
Shasha.
Muddy water was flowing down the steep slope on Lu Fenglin's side. Xu Qingqing and Lu Fenglin only stopped for a moment, and the muddy water had already submerged their soles.
As the rain got heavier, stones began to roll down from the steep slope.
"Damn it."
Xu Qingqing sensed something was wrong. She looked around. Because of the heavy rain, it was as if there was a hazy transparent film between the scenery, making it difficult for her to see clearly outside the umbrella.
"The rain is getting heavier. Let's wait until it gets a bit lighter before going up the mountain."
Xu Qingqing let go of Lu Fenglin's hand and watched the slope above Lu Fenglin's side warily.
"We have to go down quickly."
"Okay." Lu Fenglin grabbed Xu Qingqing's hand again, making an excuse. "I'm a bit dizzy. Could you please support me?"
"Sure."
Xu Qingqing pulled Lu Fenglin and turned around. Before they took a few steps, a huge boulder with a diameter of one meter rolled down from the mountain, blocking their way.
"Ah!"
Xu Qingqing and Lu Fenglin stepped back repeatedly, frightened by the suddenly falling boulder. Because of the shock, Xu Qingqing dropped the umbrella in her hand, and it was blown away and broken by the strong wind.
If they had taken one more step forward, they would probably have been crushed into a pulp by this big stone!
"This is a mudslide! We can't go down anymore. We have to climb up the slope!"
Saying that, Xu Qingqing pulled Lu Fenglin to climb up the slope on her side. On this side of the slope, only muddy water was flowing down, and no stones were rolling.
Just as Xu Qingqing and Lu Fenglin climbed up, the mudslide on the other side of the slope, carrying mud, rushed down the mountain and hit the path.
The situation was urgent. While running up, Xu Qingqing shouted at Lu Fenglin, who was getting more and more exhausted. "Lu Fenglin! Pull yourself together and run up quickly! Otherwise, we're doomed!"
The mudslide was flowing down too fast. Soon, it blocked the road, piling up large and small stones on the road, and big stones were still rolling down from the mountain continuously.
"Hurry up!"