Chapter 18 Escape

“N-nothing,” I suddenly felt I was acting inappropriately for someone who had once been a special forces soldier, so I explained to her:

“Mainly because our company leadership has already approved my leave. I can take advantage of this rare holiday to accompany you back to Shibantian Village, but I’m worried that if we’re late to the long-distance bus station, we might miss today’s bus to our small county town. That’s why I’m acting so flustered!”

“Oh, I see,” Su Xue didn’t suspect anything else, but still asked with some concern: “Did your ex-wife cause trouble at your company?”

“No,” I shook my head and gave her an evasive answer: “It was mainly our security guards who had some conflict with two troublemakers at the company entrance. By the time I rushed to the company, they had already driven those two away, making my trip completely unnecessary!”

I didn’t want Su Xue to know the truth and become frightened or worried – that I had gone to the company entrance, not only injured Ma Yaowu, the son of Skysea Group Company’s chairman Ma Tianhai, and the bodyguard he brought along, but also smashed his Lamborghini worth over a million yuan. Now the police were hunting for me everywhere.

“Hehe,” Su Xue smiled, her brows relaxing, and said: “Didn’t you go to the company to request leave from your leaders so you could accompany me back to Shibantian Village? How could that be a wasted trip?”

“Hehe,” I chuckled foolishly and patted my head, saying: “Look at my brain, why couldn’t I figure that out!”

“In that case, let’s quickly pack our things and go to the long-distance bus station!” After saying this, Su Xue turned around and quickly entered my bedroom.

Watching her graceful figure, I felt a pang of heartache.

Last night, I had rescued her from Scarface at the massage parlor and brought her home, originally intending to let her hide from Scarface and his men here while she recovered from her injuries.

I never expected that my ex-wife Liu Lu would bring her family to my home to humiliate and beat Su Xue, causing her body and mind to suffer torment once again.

After driving Liu Lu and her family away, I had finally managed to settle Su Xue down. But now, because I injured Ma Yaowu and the tattooed man at the company entrance, I was wanted by the police. Like a clay Bodhisattva crossing a river who can’t even save himself, I could no longer protect her properly. The only option was to take her away from Jiangcheng and hide in my hometown for a while.

Su Xue quickly packed her belongings into the suitcase, then carried it out of the bedroom. Seeing me standing dazed in the living room, she asked:

“Yang Yu, what’s wrong with you?”

“N-nothing,” I snapped out of it and asked: “Have you packed all your things?”

“Yes,” Su Xue nodded and said: “Except for the clothes I washed and hung on the balcony to dry that aren’t put away yet, everything else is packed!”

I suggested: “Since those clothes aren’t dry yet, just leave them here!”

“No,” Su Xue’s fair face flushed red as she shook her head: “I’d better pack them and take them home. I don’t know if I’ll have another chance to come back to the city after returning to Shibantian Village this time.”

After saying this, she took a plastic bag and walked toward the balcony.

I didn’t try to stop her, because I didn’t know when I’d be able to return either after accompanying her back to her hometown.

Besides, those were Su Xue’s intimate garments. The sight of them would make me picture her wearing them, causing my face to flush.

Soon after, Su Xue took down the damp clothes, placed them in a plastic bag, and brought them to the living room before packing them into her suitcase.

She then asked me, “Yang Yu, what do you need to prepare for your return to Shibantian Village? Should I help you pack?”

“No need,” I shook my head. “I’m mainly accompanying you home, so there’s not much to prepare. I’ll just grab a few changes of clothes.”

After saying that, I entered the bedroom.

I took several sets of clothes from the wardrobe and put them in a travel satchel, then fetched a set of toiletries from the bathroom. Carrying Su Xue’s suitcase and my satchel, I left with her.

When we reached the residential compound’s entrance, the gatekeeper, Uncle Sun, greeted me warmly:

“Xiao Yang, where are you two off to?”

“Uncle Sun, thank you for your concern,” I replied with a grateful smile. “Su Xue was frightened after being harassed by my ex-wife and her family at my place, so I’m taking her out to relax.”

Earlier, when Liu Lu had brought her relatives to cause trouble, this old man and Aunt Wang had stood up for us and helped resolve the situation.

Thus, I held a favorable impression of him and spoke politely. However, fearing the police might track us through him, I avoided telling the truth.

“That’s the right thing to do,” Uncle Sun said, turning his gaze to Su Xue. “This young lady has suffered so much injusticeit’s truly pitiful. You should keep her company properly!”

“Absolutely!” I patted my chest, eager to end the conversation. I hurried out of the compound and hailed a taxi at the entrance.

Just as I loaded the luggage into the trunk and slid into the back seat with Su Xue, two police cars sped down the street and pulled up at the compound’s gate.

Through the taxi window, I spotted Ma Yaowu jumping out of one police car with several officers and heading toward the guard post.

“Oh no, that bastard Ma Yaowu brought the police to arrest me!” I inwardly panicked.

“So close! If we’d been any later, I’d have been caught!” Worried the police might trace us, I quickly thought of a diversion and told the driver, “Master, please take us to Donghu Mountain Park.”

“Sure!” The driver nodded and drove off.

Su Xue whispered, “Aren’t we going to the bus terminal? Why…”

I shot her a warning look.

Mistaking it as a sign that Scarface and his men were after her, she fell silent.

Only after the taxi had traveled several blocks without any police cars in pursuit did I finally relax a little.

It seemed Uncle Sun hadn’t betrayed me.

He clearly hadn’t revealed our whereabouts to the police, and I felt deeply grateful to this kind old man.

I thought to myself that if the opportunity arose, I must properly thank him someday.

My heart remained unsettled the entire journey.

When the taxi dropped us off at East Lake Mountain Park, I paid the fare according to the meter and got out, then immediately hailed another taxi to the passenger transport center.

After purchasing two long-distance bus tickets at the ticket window, I led Su Xue aboard a coach departing from Jiangcheng to Fojiang County.

As the bus left Jiangcheng City and traveled along the highway, I gazed through the window at the gradually disappearing cityscape, finally releasing a long sigh of relief.

“Yang Yu, tell me, what exactly happened?” At that moment, Su Xue’s gentle voice softly reached my ear.

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