The black sedan’s rear end was banged out of shape as it went down the mountain road at an even pace.
Amelia Bright hugged her knees and leaned against the back seat, originally wanting to sleep, but her legs and feet were so sore and numb that she couldn’t sleep, so she simply looked out the window and lost her mind.
Before driving she reminded Farren Austin that the cartridge pendant was still hanging on her car, and Farren Austin’s response was that he had already taken it off and put it away.
He had gone out of his way to drive to the mountains to find her for such a pendant, so it was obvious how important it was.
“In a few minutes we will go down the mountain, I will not join you after the mountain, two people are too flashy, Adjutant Xun will arrive with the car before dawn, this night you find a villager’s house to stay, take care of yourself.”
“Hmm?” Amelia Bright froze for a moment before coming back to her senses, “You want me to live alone in the middle of nowhere? You’re not afraid I’ll be trafficked?”
“That’s why I told you to keep yourself safe.”
“That’s all?”
“Yes.”
Amelia Bright was furious, what kind of person is this?
Farren Austin saw her puffed up in the rearview mirror, and even he didn’t notice the slight raise of his eyebrows in a few smiles when he saw it.
“There’s a saber under the seat, you take it with you for protection.”
“Where?”
“Under the seat.”
Amelia Bright fished out a palm-sized spring-loaded knife from under the seat, studied it for half a day, didn’t know what switch she had pressed, and the blade popped out with a “choking” sound, startling herself.
“I don’t know if it’s self-defense, but I think nine times out of ten I could hurt myself,” she said, patting her chest and putting the knife away in disgust.
“Farren Austin, you are really not afraid that something will happen to me, right? If something happens to me, you can get married for the second time, right?”
Farren Austin glanced at her in the mirror.
“If I didn’t care about you, I wouldn’t have to come to your rescue and let you drive up the cliff and die.”
“Then you did it for the bullet casing too, not for me.”
“What did you say?”
Amelia Bright muttered so quietly that Farren Austin didn’t seem to hear her.
“Nothing,” she said, picking her fingers with her head down, not bothering to explain, urging, “Then drive faster, it’s midnight at the foot of the mountain, it’s not appropriate for me to knock on people’s doors when the villagers are asleep.”
The mountain road is winding, and it was already late at night when I drove to the bottom of the mountain.
Cold Mountain is located in the remote area, often a long way to see a family.
“Here it is, near the main road, so that Adjutant Xun can find me early in the morning.”
Amelia Bright points to a house not far from the main road and tells Farren Austin to pull over.
Getting out of the car, still holding on to the last shred of hope, she turned back and asked
“You’re leaving here?”
“Well, go ahead, I’ll watch you go in.”
“No, you go ahead.”
Cold-blooded man!
Amelia Bright turned around with a sense of grief and anger and limped to the villager’s door and knocked.
“Who is it? It’s late at night.”
The person who opened the door was a 50-60 year old grandfather, wearing a washed Zhongshan suit that could not be seen in its original color, and when he opened the door and saw Amelia Bright, he showed a wary face.
“I’m going to the Hope Primary School in Cold Mountain and my car broke down on the way, so can I stay with you for the night, someone will come to lend me tomorrow morning.”
moncler outlet online The car was not far behind her and after seeing someone inside, she asked.
“How many of you are there?”
“I’m alone,” Amelia Bright glared in the distance, “I met the man who took me down the mountain halfway, and he had to leave, so he had to take me here.”
At that, the grandfather breathed a sigh of relief, but still did not open the door to let her in.
“There is no vacancy in my house, you’d better go to another house, girl.”
“Hey,” Amelia Bright hastily pressed the door, “Master, there is not a single family in sight in front and behind, it’s late, I heard there are wolves in the mountains, please let me stay one night, just find a place where I can sit, this, this is my accommodation fee. ”
Amelia Bright fished out a crumpled hundred from her bag and handed it over.
It is not that she is cheap, but in this poor place, she does not dare to give too much, afraid that others see the money.
The grandfather saw the red bill, then hesitated, half took the ticket, “Then you come in, I’ll see if I can spare a room for you.”
“Hey, thank you, grandpa.”
Amelia Bright followed and entered the courtyard.
There were two other houses facing east and west, a pigpen and a sheep pen in the west corner, and three or five chickens skulking around in the yard.
“Wife, people are coming to stay with us for one night.”
“What’s wrong with you, what are you doing letting outsiders in?”
“…”
The voices of the old couple discussing in the inner room, the voices gradually diminished, Amelia Bright could not hear clearly, her attention fell on the west room, the sound of crying children, and the sound of women coaxing children.
None of this was surprising, but there was a large lock on the door of the west room.
“Girl, you can stay in the east house.”
The old woman lifted the curtain and came out, speaking in a voice that interrupted Amelia Bright’s doubts, and she said calmly, “Yes, thank you, ma’am.”
“It’s okay, you’re welcome, there’s nothing to entertain in the countryside. If you haven’t eaten, I’ll heat up some buns for you and put down a bowl of noodles.”
“I’m really hungry when you say that, so I’ll trouble you.”
“You’re welcome, we’re embarrassed that you’re staying in our small place and paying us so much money.”
“Of course.”
Amelia Bright was placed in the east room, there was only a simple bed, bedding and other things are not very clean, through the window you can see the west room window, there is not even a light, but constantly came the sound of women coaxing children, can be heard singing a simple English song.
Not long after, the old woman carried a bowl of noodles took two buns over.
“Girl, don’t mind it.”
“How can I resent it? Thank you.”
“Girl, where are you from? Are you married?”
Amelia Bright was alerted by this question.
“From Hounslow. Married. My husband will be here before dawn to pick me up.”
“Hounslow,” the old woman’s eyes lit up, “my son works in Hounslow too, on a construction site, it’s a big city, life must be different from ours.”
“Yes, it is quite a big city, but life is actually the same everywhere, all have to get married and have children, right? I just heard the baby crying, is that your daughter-in-law coaxing the child?”
“Yes, my grandson, just a month old,” said the old woman was overjoyed about the baby.
“Is your daughter-in-law also from Cold Mountain?”
“Huh?” The old woman’s eyes dodged for a moment.
The door suddenly came the shout of the grandfather, “you send a noodle past so long, do not disturb the girl’s rest, hurry out.”
The old woman was busy answering, “Hey, here it is, take your time to eat, girl.”
“Well, thank you.”
When the old woman left, Amelia Bright immediately spit out the bite of the bun she had just bitten, and the noodles on the table were untouched, she stood at the window and looked across the street, feeling more and more suspicious of this family.