For half a mile, she didn’t see a single "living thing," and this eerie feeling plunged her once again into hell.
She turned to look at the Yin Family’s resort. Was there really not a single person in such a large house? Could it be a haunted mansion...
Su Xiaong sniffed, helplessly looking around, not knowing which way to go.
But she absolutely refused to stand there waiting to starve!
With her heart pounding, she chose a small path and tentatively walked forward...
The pain she could endure, but hunger she couldn’t...
Su Xiaong clutched her stomach, feeling light-headed.
Looking at the wild grass and dry tree trunks around...
If she didn’t have two babies inside her belly, she would have surely plucked the grass and stuffed it in her mouth.
Being poisoned is better than starving to death.
Though it was already late March, Beijing’s winter was always long, and the temperature hadn’t really risen, while the mountains were a few degrees colder than the city.
Su Xiaong was shivering with cold, truly feeling her eyelids drooping...
Her head was dizzy, and her body felt terrible.
If she fell down in the next second and died in the mountains, when would she be discovered?
Even if she were discovered, would they know those two bad guys were the culprits?
Step by step, she walked down the uneven stairs, holding onto the belief of "wanting to find those two bad guys for revenge!"
But...
When would she reach the end?
Su Xiaong looked ahead, sniffing, and pressed her lips tightly.
Maybe one more step and she’ll et soone, one more step and there’ll be food, one more step and she’ll reach the foot of the mountain...
She silently chanted in her heart, encouraging herself almost like hypnosis.
She walked for nearly forty minutes, reaching her limit, her legs too weak to support her fra...
Tears dropped again from her eyes.
It would be great if there was a public phone nearby...
No, she really couldn’t walk any further, didn’t want to walk anymore...
Her stomach was cramping from hunger, contracting painfully, causing sweat to break out on her forehead, just as she felt she could move no more, her blurry vision suddenly saw a person.
She quickly focused and confird that there was an elderly man with white hair fishing by the stream.
Su Xiaong summoned her strength, biting her lip, not knowing where the energy ca from, and quickened her pace towards him.
"Grandpa... Grandpa..."
Su Xiaong started shouting while still twenty steps away from the elder.
The elderly man turned at the sound and, seeing Su Xiaong, a look of surprise flashed across his face, and he quickly stood up, "Little girl, what is this..."
The white-haired grandpa had kind eyes and a handso appearance! Even more handso than Yin Shixiu!
Upon hearing a human voice, Su Xiaong couldn’t hold back, crying as she spoke, "Gra- Grandpa... Do you know where this is... Where can I go d-down the mountain?"
She wiped tears as her little shoulders shuddered.
Her clothes were filthy, and traces of bloodstains were faintly visible on her little hands.
A dirty little face with red-rimd eyes, looking terribly pale, as pitiful as could be.
Seeing her like this made the old man’s heart ache terribly.
"This is Jiuling Mountain, little girl, are you lost? How did you end up like this? What happened to your hand? It’s all scratched, does it hurt?"
The elderly man furrowed his brow in concern.
Su Xiaong, hearing his care for her, broke down emotionally.
The stranger before her was her lifeline, she sobbed and spoke intermittently, "Grandpa... Uh uh... Soone, soone wants to starve to death here... Uh uh! Grandpa..."
Upon hearing this, the elderly man’s white eyebrows furrowed again.
Oh dear, his old heart was further pained by the cries of this poor little girl.
"Alright alright, it’s okay now... Co, let’s first go to Grandpa’s house, I’ll drive you down the mountain."
"I’m hungry... The babies are hungry too..."
Su Xiaong pointed at her stomach.
"Babies...?"
Su Xiaong sniffed and nodded, "Twins."
Even at this point, Su Xiaong couldn’t forget to boast about being pregnant with twins.
The white-haired grandpa paused in surprise, then suddenly laughed, affectionately patting her head, before turning to pack up his fishing gear and small stool.
"Let’s go."
"Grandpa... Let help you carry them..."
"It’s alright, you don’t have to."
The white-haired grandpa shook his head, seeing how weak she was, yet still wanting to help carry things...
If he were ten years younger, he’d have to carry this girl back himself.
"Grandpa... Thank you... I almost thought I’d die here..."
"My surna is Bai, what about yours?"
"Grandpa Bai, my na is Su Xiaong, Xiaong as in ’Xiao,’ and ng as in ’ng dada...’"
"Xiao ng..."
Mr. Bai quietly recited the na, revealing a kindly smile, "Cute na."
"...Uh! My dad gave it to ."
Su Xiaong walked beside Grandpa Bai, perhaps clinging to her lifeline, her spirits lifted a bit.
Mr. Bai lived in another villa on Jiuling Mountain.
The garden was large, but the house was a three-story villa.
As she followed Mr. Bai inside, a large dog suddenly bounded out, startling Su Xiaong. Upon closer inspection, it was a beige Labrador.
"Ah Bu, this is a new friend grandpa just t, no biting, okay?"
Mr. Bai patted Ah Bu’s head and then said to Xiao ng, "Don’t be afraid, he’ll just sniff you, so next ti he won’t bark at you."
Su Xiaong stood still while the dog called Ah Bu sniffed her.
Though she wasn’t afraid of dogs, survival instincts kept her cautious, making sure it wasn’t aggressive before she reached out to pet its head.
Who knew that her touch would excite Ah Bu!
The dog’s eyes shone as it suddenly jumped at her!
Luckily, Mr. Bai was quick-witted and shouted, and Ah Bu paused, no longer jumping at Su Xiaong.
Su Xiaong held her large belly, truly frightened.
Still, she gave Ah Bu a smile; now even Ah Bu looked more handso than Yin Shixiu in Su Xiaong’s eyes!
Entering the living room with Mr. Bai, she saw the fruits on the coffee table, and her stomach grumbled loudly...
"Go wash your hands and face in the washroom, I’ll heat up the leftover porridge from lunch."
Mr. Bai said.
Su Xiaong nodded in agreent, and after cleaning up, she sat down briefly before Mr. Bai brought her steaming porridge.
"Eat, be careful not to burn yourself, take it slow."
"Uh-huh!"
Su Xiaong imdiately lowered her head and started eating!
"It’s really good!"
Su Xiaong quickly said!
Mr. Bai sighed, it was just plain porridge... But.
Seeing this little girl, she truly had suffered a lot.
Apart from his place, there was only the Yin Family’s resort on Jiuling Mountain...
But could the Yin Family have mistreated a little girl like this? Unlikely, right?
Su Xiaong swallowed a few warm spoonfuls of porridge, her eyes reddening again, and tears falling into her bowl...
"Little girl, who wants to starve you?"
Su Xiaong sniffed and wiped her tears, "Two bad guys I don’t even know..."
"...Why would they do this to you?"
"They don’t like ..."
"Don’t like you?"
"Uh-huh," Su Xiaong pulled a tissue to wipe her mouth, then looked at Mr. Bai, "Grandpa, could you...lend your phone? I want to call my mom."
"Oh, okay."
Mr. Bai handed her his mobile phone.
Su Xiaong swiped open the phone and said, "I’ll make a long-distance call, mind?"
"No problem, where are you from?"
"Chengdu."
Su Xiaong grabbed a tissue again to wipe her tears and nose.
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