After understanding animal language, the villainous girl is guaranteed to become a heartthrob.

Chapter 153 Locking her in the dark room

When He Yingying entered the women's restroom, Li He'an lit a cigarette and waited for her outside.

If he wasn't afraid she would run away, he wouldn't have bothered getting out of the car and following her.

Li He'an, growing increasingly impatient, threw his cigarette butt on the ground and ground it into the ground with the tip of his shoe.

Seeing He Yingying come out, he frowned and asked, "Why did you take so long to go in?"

"I just went to the restroom, was that long?" A hint of dissatisfaction appeared in He Yingying's eyes.

Li He'an sighed inwardly. To avoid any mishaps, he could only force himself to endure it a little longer.

After all, they've already come this far.

Li He'an stepped forward and pulled her into his arms, gently coaxing, "Yingying, don't misunderstand. It's not that I'm upset that you've been inside for too long. I just don't want to be apart from you for even a second..."

These words cheered He Yingying up again.

Jiang Yuan sat in the back seat of the car, watching He Yingying being led into the car by Li He'an with a cold gaze.

Chen Ziqi took a picture of the two of them.

Si Heng arranged for vehicles to wait at the service area exit. As soon as Li He'an's car started moving, he notified He Lewei in the car to set off ahead of time.

"Acheng, how much longer?" He Yingying's back ached from sitting for so long, from dusk till dawn, and now the sun was about to set. "My phone is almost out of battery."

Li He'an was driving, and he was also a little tired. He frowned and said, "Don't worry, it'll be quick."

"It's so far, why don't we take the high-speed rail or a plane?" He Yingying asked, puzzled.

Li He'an casually replied, "It's more convenient if you're driving."

He Yingying: "..."

Is this convenient? She really couldn't agree with it at all.

He Yingying got upset and said loudly, "We've been driving for a whole day and night, and I don't think this is convenient at all! It's so tiring and a waste of time!"

Li He'an said coldly, "I'm driving right now, and I don't want to argue with you."

“You…” He Yingying never expected that the anticipation she had when she came would turn out like this.

Her eyes were red-rimmed, and she sobbed softly.

The burly, dark-skinned man sitting in the passenger seat opened his eyes, turned his head, and gave Li He'an a warning look.

Li He'an frowned, but softened his voice and coaxed, "Yingying, don't cry. I just feel so guilty for making you feel so bad. I just wanted you to see the scenery along the way... I should have taken you on a plane instead. I'm sorry."

Hearing these words, He Yingying began to reflect on whether she had been being too unreasonable.

As darkness fell, at midnight, Li He'an's car entered the territory of Tiannan Province.

Si Heng immediately called the local police station, explained the situation, and asked for their cooperation in the arrest operation.

He Yingying's phone battery was completely dead, and her power bank was also out of power.

"Acheng, my phone is dead, I want to charge it." He Yingying handed the phone to Li He'an.

"We're almost home." Li He'an took her phone and put it in his pocket. "You can charge it when we get home."

"Are we almost at your house?" He Yingying asked with a delighted expression.

Li He'an: "Yes."

The sky was turning a pale white as the first rays of dawn pierced through the clouds, illuminating the darkness.

He Yingying opened her eyes groggily and saw mountains shrouded in clouds flashing past the car window.

"Why does it look so much like a mountainous area?" she asked, frowning. "Acheng, is your home in the countryside?"

"What's wrong?" Li He'an asked indifferently. "Do you look down on rural areas?"

He Yingying felt a growing unease. "Didn't you say your home wasn't far from Yunjing?"

Li He'an: "It's not far."

“Where is it not far?” He Yingying’s eyes widened. “It’s obviously very far!” Li He’an ignored her.

The rising sun dispelled the morning mist, and the scenery outside the window became clear.

Towering mountains rise abruptly from the ground, with layers of trees rooted in the steep slopes, and sharp rocks that seem to pierce the sky.

Jiang Yuan turned her head to look at the receding mountains outside the car window, her brows furrowed, and murmured, "No wonder those trafficked people can't escape from such remote mountainous areas..."

“Yes,” Xiao Xu nodded in agreement. “It’s terrifying. Let alone trying to escape, even if we tried to walk around normally, we probably wouldn’t be able to get out of this place.”

"Indeed." Jiang Yuan pursed her lips, feeling an indescribable sadness.

As the car drove deeper into the mountains, the road became bumpy, making He Yingying's heart pound.

She recalled a post she had seen online about someone getting trapped in the mountains and never being able to get out.

He Yingying tentatively asked, "Acheng, when are we going back to Yunjing?"

"You're already thinking about this kind of thing before we've even arrived at my house?" Li He'an turned to look at her, his expression displeased. "I'm from the countryside, have I disappointed you?"

"No," He Yingying quickly shook her head and explained, "I want to book my flight back first, because I don't want to take a bus back."

Li He'an casually replied, "Okay, I'll buy the plane tickets later."

He Yingying secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The car finally came to a stop.

Li He'an opened the car door and let her out.

He Yingying was excited to meet Li He'an's parents, but she didn't expect to see a group of sleazy middle-aged men wearing yellowish T-shirts and grinning with big yellow teeth when she got off the bus.

Their gazes clung to her like rotten egg yolk, making her feel very uncomfortable.

He Yingying's heart tightened, and she instinctively hid in Li He'an's arms.

He was her only source of security here.

To her surprise, Li He'an pushed her away forcefully.

He Yingying twisted her foot, lost her balance, and fell to the ground.

She looked up at him in disbelief, "Acheng, why did you push me?"

Li He'an looked at her with disgust, then turned to one of the bald middle-aged men and said, "I've brought the person."

He Yingying trembled uncontrollably, realizing something was wrong.

She quickly got up from the ground, turned around and started running.

She was caught and brought back after running only a short distance, and those people locked her in a small, dark room that smelled terrible.

Little Moyan landed on the small window of the dark room and heard heart-wrenching cries coming from inside.

It wanted to tell the other person that Yuan Yuan had come to save her, and that she didn't need to cry so bitterly.

Unfortunately, she couldn't understand it.

Little Ink Swallow gave He Yingying one last sympathetic look before flapping its wings and flying away.

The road was difficult to travel when they entered the deep mountains, and Si Heng and his group dared not get too close for fear of alerting the enemy.

Jiang Yuan then had Xiao Moyan, who had eaten and drunk her fill, follow Li He'an's car to prepare road signs for them at the fork in the road and to learn about the situation in the village.

Little Black Swallow flew around the village, made a few friends, asked some questions, and then flew back to find Jiang Yuan with one of the gray magpies.

Si Heng told everyone to stop two kilometers away from the entrance of Yongshan Village.

"My back is about to break from sitting so long." Meng Xiaokai got out of the car to stretch his muscles.

“You’re right.” He Lewei walked to his side, rubbing his neck as he spoke. “I’m exhausted.”

(End of this chapter)