At five or six in the morning, Lu Xuanyao opened her eyes, which were not very asleep.
Looking at the slightly bright sky, his curled up body trembled.
Lying on the iron plate, my body began to ache. It was the first time I slept in this situation.
Lu Xuanyao's discomfort reached a point that cannot be overestimated.
"Hiss...my neck is so sore."
Lu Xuanyao twisted her neck, picked up her backpack, and planned to continue walking forward.
Still avoiding the surveillance videos on the road, he continued walking forward in the woods.
She didn't know where she was going, but an address already appeared in her mind.
After hesitating again and again, he stood there for a long time, and finally took steps to walk in that direction.
The sky is all gray.
The air is also stuffy.
The feeling of dampness and heat made Lu Xuanyao, who was already weak in physical strength, begin to gasp for breath.
"call….."
A sticky feeling had already crawled onto Lu Xuanyao's body, and she took off her coat.
The sickly white skin was covered with cold sweat, connected to the clothes on her body.
The feeling made her regret wearing thick clothes today.
If you look for your sister yourself, will your sister come to see you...
Does she know she's out?
The woods have come to an end, and ahead is the city.
Lu Xuanyao lowered her hat and pressed it against the edge of the road. As long as there was a trail, she would walk in immediately.
Don't let yourself appear in the surveillance.
Lu Xuanyao's roads are becoming more and more remote, there are more and more alleys, and the buildings are getting older.
They are the residences of some grandparents, and there are some elderly people sitting at the door, fanning their cattail leaves.
Looking at Lu Xuanyao walking past them with her head lowered, her eyes were looking at her back.
"Why does this little girl look familiar?"
"Eh? That's what I thought too. I always feel like I've seen it somewhere. Is it the little girl near us?"
"It does not seem."
The grandparents who were fanning cattail fans outside looked at Lu Xuanyao's retreating figure and muttered something to each other.
"Grandpa! Grandma! I'm coming!"
Suddenly a young boy's voice came from the other end of the alley.
Then there was the sound of rapid running.
"Ouch! It's Dudu!"
The face of a little boy with a childlike face suddenly appeared in the eyes of these grandparents.
When they saw Dudu, they forgot about what happened to Lu Xuanyao just now.
This little boy is Dudu who filmed a variety show with Lu Yinghan more than ten years ago.
At the age of ten, he was just growing up.
Her soft curly hair and rosy face showed her vitality. She was covered in sweat and she was holding a basketball in her hand.
"Grandpa, grandma, what are you talking about?"
In the distance, Dudu saw his grandfather and grandmother whispering to other elderly people.
The desire was quite intense. Out of curiosity, he also liked to join in the fun and stepped forward to communicate with them.
"Oh, it's nothing. It's just that a little girl about your age walked past here just now. She looked familiar."
"Isn't it possible? But I really wish it wasn't nearby."
"And it's walking weird."
While several old people chatting were still discussing this issue, Dudu was already holding the basketball and running towards Lu Xuanyao's position.
Lu Xuanyao, who had not walked far, heard footsteps suddenly coming from behind.
The heart beats to the maximum one after another, and the deepest fear from the heart can be felt throughout the chest.
"Hey! Wait a minute!"
Dudu was behind, shouting hello to Lu Xuanyao, but the alert Lu Xuanyao did not turn around, but ran faster.
The sudden acceleration made Dudu feel strange. The little girl looked very thin, but she was carrying such a big backpack.
I always feel something is awkward.
He, who often exercised, caught up with Lu Xuanyao and grabbed her arm.
"Wait a minute, don't run!"
"Ah!! Don't touch me!"
After being grabbed by Dudu's arm, Lu Xuanyao screamed out of reflex.
Use all your strength to break free from Dudu's hand.
"You, don't be afraid!"
Dudu was also startled by Lu Xuanyao's sudden scream. He opened his eyes helplessly and looked at Lu Xuanyao who had her eyes closed tightly.
Sharp screams echoed in the alley, and someone had already opened the window and looked outside.
"What's wrong?! I think I heard the little girl screaming!"
"Who is downstairs! Go down and have a look!"
"Human traffickers have been very active recently! Check to see if anyone is stealing children!"
After someone mentions it, there will be a response, and the "good tradition" of loving to watch the excitement and not taking things too seriously is also in good use.
People quickly came to the source of the sound.
The grandparents who were chatting just now also stopped holding cattail fans in their hands, stood up and looked over there.
"What happened! Did Dudu run over there just now!"
"You said it was looking at a little girl. Does this voice belong to a little girl?!"
"Where's Dudu?! Nothing will happen, right?"
The old people dropped their cattail fans first and ran towards the source of the sound as fast as they could.
Seeing more and more people coming over, Dudu suddenly became at a loss.
He grabbed Lu Xuanyao's hand and suddenly ran to another alley.
Lu Xuanyao also calmed down a little and ran together in Dudu's direction.
The adults had gathered where they were just now, and everyone was discussing with serious faces.
"It seems to be coming from here."
"Where have you gone?"
"To be honest, have you seen anyone suspicious?"
People were talking a lot.
Dudu took Lu Xuanyao and ran deeper into the alley.
"Huh...huh, please stop shouting."
Dudu turned to look at Lu Xuanyao, who was also panting.
Lu Xuanyao, who was still vigilant, shook off Dudu's hand.
"What are you doing? Why did you call me."
Lu Xuanyao, who was not used to contacting people and didn't communicate much with her peers, distanced herself from Dudu.
"Ah I……"
Dudu was stunned.
Yes, what are you going to do if you stop her?
I just heard from my grandparents that there was a strange girl, so I came up to have a look out of curiosity.
But what about after watching it? What do you want to do?
Looking at her like that, it seemed like he couldn't ask the question.
"If nothing happens, I'll leave."
Lu Xuanyao glanced at the strange person in front of her.
"Well, where are you going? It's dangerous for you to walk like this alone. It's not peaceful recently."
Although Lu Xuanyao has a weak character, it does not mean that she can accept everything.
"You grabbed me and ran away for no reason. I'm meeting you for the first time today, right? Why are you doing this? There's so much noise over there, how do you plan to solve it?
Wherever I go is my own freedom. If you decided to come with me, didn't you think it would cause trouble to me? "
The education of the Lu family was finally demonstrated when faced with this kind of thing.
Dudu was so stunned by Lu Xuanyao's long list of words that he couldn't say a word.
The basketball held between one hand turned into two hands at some point.
He is obviously one year younger than Lu Xuanyao, but he is half a head taller than her.
I can only blame Lu Xuanyao for not eating very much.
At this moment, he lowered his head and accepted Lu Xuanyao's questioning.
Seeing that Dudu couldn't say a word, Lu Xuanyao ignored him, rearranged her clothes, and prepared to leave.
"That! I'm sorry! It was my fault just now, I'm sorry! My mother said that if you do something wrong, you have to do something to make the other person forgive you. This alley is really not very safe.
So let me take you to a crowded road, okay? Could you please give me this chance? "
Her big sincere eyes stared at Lu Xuanyao.
This kind of righteous character has never changed since childhood.
Seeing that the other party was so serious, Lu Xuanyao took a few seconds to think.
"Okay, just send me to a place with many people. I'm really not familiar with this place."
Dudu, who was still depressed, saw Lu Xuanyao agreeing, his eyes instantly brightened, and his mood visibly improved.
"Yeah! Come with me!"
The two of them left the alley quietly.
Leave the adults in the alley to search there.
"Um...can I ask your name?"
Dudu walked in front, holding a basketball, turning his head from time to time to look at Lu Xuanyao behind him.
The volume of questions asked was also lowered, carefully taking care of Lu Xuanyao's emotions.
"...You don't need to know."
"Oh, okay..."
There was another period of silence, and Dudu, who couldn't stand the quiet atmosphere, asked Lu Xuanyao again.
"Um, are you going for a walk by yourself? Or are you going somewhere to play?"
This time, Lu Xuanyao finally raised her head.
She carefully observed the little boy in front of her. She ran too fast just now and didn't even observe carefully.
Healthy, white and tender skin, her face is flushed at the moment, and her body exudes vitality.
The heat wave hit Lu Xuanyao, and you could still see the sweat on his arms.
A pair of surprisingly large hands are holding a basketball at the moment, asking themselves questions in an upright posture.
His face was full of seriousness and confusion, with no bad intentions.
At this time, Lu Xuanyao couldn't say what she wanted to say.
"It has nothing to do with you..."
The voice is weak.
Seeing that Lu Xuanyao was not angry, Dudu plucked up the courage and asked another question, thus closing the distance between himself and her.
"You look as old as me. I am 14 years old. Are you 14 too?"
"I'm 15 years old."
Replying to Dudu's words calmly, Lu Xuanyao widened the distance between her and him again without leaving a trace.
"Don't get so close to me. Just take me to a place with many people."
After knowing that Lu Xuanyao was one year older than him, the young man's eyes never became smaller.
This skinny girl, the female classmates in her class are all taller than her, and even have more flesh than her.
Some are not yet 14 years old, but she is actually 15?
Doesn't her family give her food?
Seeing Lu Xuanyao carrying a big bag and wearing a cap and mask, her face was almost invisible.
His actions are also sneaky.
An exciting thought came to his mind.
I was about to ask, but I recalled the way Lu Xuanyao looked when she questioned her confidant just now.
He shut his mouth obediently and led her out of the alley seriously.
During the following period, no one spoke between the two, and the awkward atmosphere gradually spread.
When she first walked out of the alley and saw the bustling but a bit old street outside, Lu Xuanyao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank you."
"No, you're welcome. This is what I should do. Can you forgive my rude behavior just now?"
"Um."
Lu Xuanyao picked up her backpack, replied Dudu lightly, and was about to leave this road.
Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw a familiar figure and turned around reflexively.
Lu Yinghan was wearing a simple casual suit and was walking to a canteen.
"elder sister?"
The distance is a little far, and Lu Xuanyao is not that big yet, so I am sure if this is Lu Yinghan.
But the soles of his feet were faster than his brain, and he had already started to walk quickly.
"Ah? What? Sister.?"
Seeing Lu Xuanyao rushing over, Dudu was a little doubtful about life.
Didn't you run away from home?
Could it be that I thought wrongly?
It seems that things are not as simple as I thought. I have already come here, so I should go up and see for myself.
Lu Yinghan, who was in front of the canteen, did not know that two people she had never expected were approaching her.
Now her whole attention was focused on observing her surroundings.
This is the old city, where many elderly people and children live.
After all, the parents at home go to work and leave their children to the grandparents. The older generation is not very powerful, so human traffickers like to lurk in this area.
Therefore, this also makes the elderly people in the old city worried and panicked all day long.
I am afraid that I will go out and take my grandchildren with me, and they will disappear without noticing.
The problem is that I still can’t catch up.
During this time, none of the old people in the old city came out with their children to relax.
There were only some young parents holding their children's hands or pushing strollers on the road. The rest are not visible at all.
Lu Xuanyao walked over curiously, followed by Dudu.
The sudden appearance of two vivid targets made the people in the dark start to take action.
"Today is good, there are three..."
Someone muttered something and finally disappeared into the darkness.
Waiting for the time to mature...
Ps: Thank you everyone for your waiting and support.
Please report your physical condition first
During the month when I calmed myself down and drank two packs of Chinese medicine a day, I slowly calmed myself down.
My health has begun to improve. Although the symptoms of insomnia still persist, they have improved.
Originally, I couldn't sleep until seven or eight in the morning, and it was difficult to fall asleep.
Now at least falling asleep won't be so painful, and it won't cause me heart palpitations.
This novel should be finished soon. I'm sorry that I didn't satisfy everyone, but this is the ending that I am satisfied with after thinking about it for a month. It may not be in line with the public, but I will still write it like this.
The two Lu sisters are based on a friend and her sister. Her family situation is even worse than in the novel.
I don’t know what your daily living environment is like, but I also hope that you will not define the impossible casually. This is really a heart-piercing knife for those who are in dire straits.
Maybe my anxiety disorder also stems from various pressures in life, and it has unknowingly become self-inflicted, but I have made myself face the situation and am willing to change and accept it.
I don’t know what to say, I can only wish you all the best
You must look down on those bad things and live a happy life.
Don't let your heart get sick.
