Chapter 10 Get In

After about ten-odd minutes of walking, I turned into a relatively quiet side road.

The streetlights were darker here. Almost no pedestrians.

Only cars roaring past.

Just as I was wondering whether I should sit on the edge of a roadside flower bed to rest, a luxury car slowly stopped beside me.

I thought I was blocking someone, so I instinctively moved inward.

But the car didn't leave. It followed me, creeping forward.

While I was still confused, the rear window lowered without a sound.

Ji Yanli's face appeared, almost expressionless, his features sharp in the dark.

Across that short distance, our eyes collided.

Then I heard him speak, his voice low.

"Get in."

Two words, short and stiff.

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