1. Introduction
2005.
The train station during the Spring Festival is overwhelmed with people.
The warm, stuffy air smells of everything, spicy and pungent.
The clock rang at zero o'clock, and Chen Xue took out her mobile phone from her pocket.
The black screen reflected a white light, and Chen Xue saw her face.
The hand holding the phone tightened, and she knew too well what it meant to open it.
Pursing her lips, she finally put the phone back on.
At 0:30, the middle-aged man with his feet crossed next to him finally put on his shoes, and the sour smell was slightly reduced.
Chen Xue exhaled.
The overhead radio rang out.
ββ¦β¦ Trains bound for Guangzhou are about to start ticket check-in, so passengers are requested to bring their own luggage ....... β
Chen Xue picked up her backpack and squeezed into the crowd.
The queue gradually stopped moving, and the ticket inspection had not yet begun. Chen Xue's backpack was hit several times, and it was no accident. She turned her bag to the front and looked back.
The man was in his forties and had a pair of lewd eyes. Facing Chen Xue's gaze, instead of avoiding it, he grinned, revealing a smoky burnt yellow.
Chen Xue was disgusted, took two steps forward, and the person in front of him turned around and scolded.
"What are you squeezing? Can you queue up properly? Is there a su zhΓ¬? β
"I'm sorry." Chen Xue's face was flushed, and she was caught in the middle of a dilemma, and suddenly her buttocks were pinched again.
She stared back at the man violently, blood gushing down her face.
"What do you do?"
The man turned his head to look away casually, but the few people in the queue behind him all looked at Chen Xue with different eyes.
Chen Xue bit her lip tightly, humiliation and embarrassment mixed.
She wanted to leave the team, but there were people in front and behind, and she couldn't advance or retreat.
The man suddenly hugged her from behind and rubbed Chen Xue's chest fiercely.
Chen Xue screamed, struggling desperately.
There were so many people at the train station that the assistant police were so far away that no one noticed what was going on here. The person next to him has nothing to do with himself. Chen Xue couldn't break free from the shackles of men, her despair was overwhelming, and her tears immediately turned into tears.
"Hey, brother?"
The man was about to stuff his hand into Chen Xue's pants, when his arm was suddenly grabbed, and he looked back fiercely, "Don't be nosy-ah!" Before he could finish speaking, he screamed miserably.
"Let go, do you hear me?" The young man stared at him, and his voice was not loud. The man's face turned blue and white, and he quickly let go of the hand that had imprisoned Chen Xue.
Chen Xue also took the opportunity to hide to the side, holding her bag tightly, and her whole person shook into a sieve.
"Are you alright?" The young man's voice is very good, gentle and polite.
Chen Xue looked confused, still immersed in horror.
The ticket check has begun, and the long queue is slowly moving forward. The old man was free, turned around and slipped into the crowd and soon disappeared.
Chen Xue didn't want to call the police, she just wanted to calm things down, and shook her head, "It's okay." β
"When you're out and about, pay attention." The man threw his bag over his shoulder and followed the flow of people to the ticket gate.
Chen Xue shook her hand and wiped the tears on her face, and the hand holding the bag tightened and tightened.
The people behind urged her to take a step, and her legs were still weak.
When I arrived at the platform, a whistle sounded in the distance, and the car was about to enter the station.
The cold wind was cold, and the bones were frozen, Chen Xue shrunk her neck and swept her eyes to see the young man who had just rescued her. He wears headphones, puts his hands in his pockets, and his slender figure is very conspicuous.
Chen Xue's heart beat faster, and she took a deep breath and walked over.
"Hello."
The young man looked back at Chen Xue, nodded, and took off his headphones.
"My name is Chen Xue, thank you for rescuing me just now, I don't know what to do without your help."
"You're welcome." The young man introduced himself politely, "My name is Zhou Li. β
The train came to a halt and the conductor got off. The crowd surged, scattered in a chaotic manner and walked in different directions.
Chen Xue left home after arguing with her parents three days ago, and experienced too much of the world. Zhou Li's appearance was like a warm current, warming Chen Xue's cold heart.
"What carriage are you in?" She asked cautiously, thoughtful.
Zhou Li handed her the ticket.
"You're going to Guangzhou too?" Chen Xue saw the word Guangzhou on it, and hurriedly took out his ticket and said, "I'm also going to Guangzhou, I'm 14 carriages, you are 11 carriages, we are not far away." β
"What a coincidence." Zhou Li's tone was very soft, almost with a smile. "It's time to get in the car, goodbye."
The whistle sounded, and Zhou Li strode away with his bag on his back.
Chen Xue looked at his back, and inexplicably had a charming thought. Zhou Li, a very good name.
The fourteenth carriage is a hard seat, Chen Xue did not buy a sleeper, the decision to leave was too sudden, and it was a blessing to be able to buy a seat.
Leaning against the rickety window, the car started and it was pitch black outside.
She was a little confused and flustered, leaving home for the first time when she was so old and traveling through most of China to a strange city.
Chen Xue took out the MP3 from her bag and put on her headphones.
She lay on the table, completely sleepy, leaving her parents and her familiar hometown. The sky is high and the sea is wide, and it is her world.
Sitting opposite was a middle-aged couple, the woman stepped on Chen Xue's seat, and she dared to pin her face to the other side in anger.
I stayed up like this until half past three, and I was just a little sleepy.
Suddenly hearing a familiar voice in her ears, Chen Xue looked back.
Zhou Liqing's thin figure appeared in sight, he also saw Chen Xue, nodded with a smile, and politely explained to the man sitting next to Chen Xue. "Can you do me a favor, this is my friend, I don't feel at ease when she sits here alone."
The man was woken up in his sleep and was full of irritability, and when he was about to have a seizure, he saw that he handed over a sleeper ticket, and he was angry.
Stood up and took out the box on the luggage rack and took out his ticket to Zhou Li.
Chen Xue took out the headphones and was dumbfounded, "Why are you?" β
"I couldn't sleep, so I just walked over." Zhou Li squeezed in and sat down, smiling, "Do you mind?" β
Chen Xue also laughed and hurriedly shook her head.
After Zhou Li came over, the woman opposite withdrew her foot.
From J city to Guangzhou, twenty-three hours by train.
In addition to sleeping, Chen Xue chatted with Zhou Li.
The lonely journey, coupled with the hero's rescue of beauty, Chen Xue quickly believed in Zhou Li.
Guangzhou is another world, but it is different in terms of temperature. Because of Zhou Li's reminder, Chen Xue didn't make jokes, otherwise it would be too embarrassing to get out of the car in a down jacket.
As the flow of people and the two walked outside, the warm air came to their faces, in this strange city. Zhou Li seems to have become her backbone, directing Chen Xue's footsteps.
"A friend came to pick you up?"
Chen Xue shook her head and smiled reluctantly, "I'll take a taxi myself." β
Chen Xue only has an address, she is too confident, blindly confident.
"In what place? Can you find it when you first come to Guangzhou? β
Chen Xue flipped out the address from her mobile phone, read it, and looked up at Zhou Li, "It's not too far from the train station, right?" β
"Not far." Zhou Li strode towards the exit, "My second uncle is here by car, let's send you over." β
"I'm bothering youβ"
Zhou Li turned his head and looked directly at Chen Xue, "When I'm a friend, don't say this kind of thing." β
Walking out of the train station, Zhou Li took Chen Xue and walked towards a van, the door opened, and two middle-aged men were sitting inside.
"This is my second uncle and third uncle."
"Hello." Chen Xue always felt that it was inappropriate, and hesitated when it came to the end, "Zhou Li? It's too much trouble to send me, orβ"
"If you're going to feel embarrassed to give money, I don't mind." After Zhou Li got in the car, his tone sank, "I'm doing it for your own good, there are many black cars here, and a little girl like you is the easiest to suffer." Let's get in the car, it's a big deal. β
If she continues to refuse, she will spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.
After getting into the car, Zhou Li and his two uncles were talking in Cantonese, and Chen Xue couldn't understand Cantonese and turned her head to look out the window.
After about 20 minutes of driving, the car stopped on the side of the road.
Chen Xue hurriedly asked, "Have you arrived?" β
"I've got to go do something, I'll look for you in a moment, and I'll call you if there's something to do. My second uncle will send you to the place, don't worry. Zhou Li reached out and rubbed Chen Xue's hair, and his tone was gentle. Good bye. He pulled open the door and waved his hand, and walked away briskly with his bag on his back.
Chen Xue's flushed face and pounding heart gradually sank after the car door "clanged" shut.
I always feel that the link is wrong, but I can't say it.
The car drove for another half an hour and entered a remote alley, how did Chen Xue think it was different from the address given by her friend.
"That's-uncle, you're not going the wrong way, are you?"
"That's right." The second uncle glanced back at the third uncle and said, "I'm home." β
Chen Xue stared at the building outside, and suddenly saw the advertising address on the wall, which was not the place she was going at all. suddenly woke up, raised his hand to pull the car door, and the 'third uncle' pulled her and fell on the seat, shaking his hand and slapping her twice.
"-, do you want to run? Toast without eating and eating penalty wine! β
Chen Xue shouted twice for help and was beaten with sparks, and the third uncle slapped her a few times, and she didn't have the strength to struggle, so she pulled Chen Xue's hair and tied Chen Xue's hand with a rope and dragged her out of the car.