Chen Liyuan took a train for the first time, and she was excited and curious.
This time, we were lucky. The train was not delayed. After the three of them got on the train and found their seats, Gu Xingdong put the luggage on the overhead luggage rack one by one.
There were three seats, two next to each other and one on the opposite side. Chen Liyuan took the initiative to sit on the opposite side with the other two people.
Because it is a small station, the stop time is not long, and soon the train slowly starts to move.
"Is this my daughter's first time taking a train?"
A woman in her fifties next to Chen Liyuan saw her constantly looking outside and took the initiative to strike up a conversation.
Chen Liyuan turned around and showed a shy smile: "Yes."
Although Chen Mandun and his wife are average-looking, all the daughters of the Chen family are good-looking. Except for Chen Lishu, who is more outstanding, the others also have their own advantages.
The woman's eyes flashed when she looked at her, and then her eyes fell on Chen Lishu and Gu Xingdong opposite.
For the convenience of traveling, Gu Xingdong did not wear a military uniform, but he had a sharp temperament from being in the army for many years, and he did not look like someone to get along with at first glance.
However, Chen Lishu's appearance is so outstanding that people can't even take their eyes away.
As early as when the woman looked at the two of them, Gu Xingdong and Chen Lishu were already keenly aware of it. They looked at each other and said nothing.
"Who are you, the two people opposite? I saw you got into the car together." The woman asked with a smile.
"My eldest sister and brother-in-law."
"Oh." The woman nodded. It turned out that they were still a pair of sisters, and she couldn't help but feel even more happy.
I'm lucky this time. Sisters with looks like this are not easy to deal with. If they are sold to someone in need, they will definitely make a lot of money.
"Where are you going to get off? I have melon seeds and peanuts I brought from home."
As the woman spoke, she took out a packet of melon seeds and peanuts wrapped in newspaper from her bag, opened it, placed it on the table in front of her, and warmly invited the three of them to eat.
"It was fate that we met on the train. I also have two daughters. As soon as I saw you two, I felt very close to you."
"Thank you, we just had something to eat before we got in the car." Chen Lishu refused with a smile.
The woman didn't expect that she would refuse. After reacting, she quickly grabbed a handful and put it into Chen Liyuan's hand: "It's not worth a few dollars. It's so boring on the train. With you as my daughter, I can still talk to my aunt."
Chen Liyuan was grabbed by her hand and looked at Chen Lishu at a loss.
For the sake of safety, Chen Lishu specifically told her before getting on the bus not to talk to strangers, and not to touch things given by them.
Chen Lishu looked at the woman's actions, and her originally smiling eyes became colder unconsciously: "Auntie, my sister is young and has a thin skin. If she doesn't want to eat it, you should keep it for yourself."
When the woman heard what she said, she knew that she was cautious. She was afraid that if she exposed her flaws and aroused the other party's suspicion, the next thing would not go well, so she had to give up.
With the rhythmic "clang" of the train, time passed little by little. Chen Lishu leaned on Gu Xingdong's shoulder and gradually fell asleep. Gu Xingdong also began to close his eyes and rest.
Chen Liyuan looked out the window for a long time, and soon lost interest in the similar scenery. She took out a book from her schoolbag and began to read quietly.
During this period, the woman got up and went out, and soon sat back down. Everyone thought she had gone to the toilet and didn't pay attention at all. However, they didn't know that not long after she sat down, two strange men also sat down.
Not far from her.
Unconsciously, the sky outside gradually darkened. Gu Xingdong patted Chen Lishu's arm to wake her up: "Eat something before going to sleep?"
Chen Lishu opened her eyes, raised her hand to check the time and found that it was already around six o'clock in the afternoon, almost seven o'clock. She didn't expect that she slept so deeply this time, so she straightened up and moved her somewhat stiff body.
"I'm going to get some hot water." Gu Xingdong said and stood up.
Chen Lishu took out the water bottle from her bag and handed it to him, along with the steamed buns and tea eggs that Li Xiulan had brought.
The three of them had a simple bite of hot water. After eating, Chen Lishu couldn't sleep anymore because she had slept all afternoon, so she took a book and leaned on her seat to read.
The woman looked at the two sisters who had been reading, and her eyes fell on Gu Xingdong opposite, who was sitting upright and didn't look sleepy at all, and she felt secretly anxious.
She had already confirmed with Chen Liyuan before that the three of them were going to get off the bus in the provincial capital, but they could never find a chance to do it. If they waited until tomorrow when the three of them got off the bus, it would be too late. They had to get the person tonight.
As the night progressed, people who had been sitting around all day began to feel sleepy, and the whole carriage gradually became quiet.
Chen Liyuan put away her books and glanced at Chen Lishu and Gu Xingdong, who were leaning against each other with their eyes closed. She stood up silently, walked around the sleeping woman beside her, and walked all the way to the toilet.
Not long after she left, the woman who had been pretending to be asleep suddenly opened her eyes and glanced at her companion next to her. The other party nodded to her, got up and followed Chen Liyuan.
Chen Lishu slept a lot in the afternoon, so she was not too sleepy at night. When Chen Liyuan got up, she opened her eyes and took a look. Maybe she saw that the woman was still there, so she didn't think about other things. She quickly returned to her.
Closed his eyes.
I don't know how much time passed, but I opened my eyes again and found that Chen Liyuan hadn't returned to her seat yet, and she sat up straighter.
"What's wrong?"
Gu Xingdong did not sleep soundly. As soon as she moved, she opened her eyes instantly.
"Liyuan went to the toilet and hasn't come back yet." Chen Lishu said and stood up: "No, it's her first time riding in a car. I'd better go and have a look."
Gu Xingdong nodded and watched the person walking towards the end of the carriage. Just as he was about to look back, he suddenly saw a man not far from their seat getting up. First he glanced in his direction as if nothing had happened, and then followed Chen Lishu forward.
Go.
Gu Xingdong was keenly aware that something was not right. He stood up and was about to follow him when the woman opposite who had been pretending to be asleep suddenly grabbed him: "Come and catch me..."
Gu Xingdong's dark eyes were instantly filled with frost. He raised his hand and grabbed the woman's neck. He choked her shouts from behind and said in a condensed voice: "Get out of the way."
The woman was startled, and she felt that the fingers on her neck were tightening like iron pliers, as if she could break her neck at any time.
In order to save her life, the woman could only let go of her hand holding his clothes.
Gu Xingdong unceremoniously pushed the person to the ground and quickly chased in the direction where Chen Lishu left.
Chen Lishu reached the toilet door all the way, reached out and pushed it and found that the door was locked. She raised her hand and knocked twice: "Liyuan?"
When she found no one responded, she knocked harder twice more, and her voice became two times louder unconsciously: "Liyuan?"
Just when she was about to knock for the third time, she glanced at someone approaching from the corner of her eye. She thought it was someone passing by, so she subconsciously stepped aside.