Eternal Love: The Billionaire's Relentless Pursuit-Chapter 687 - 680: The Other Side of the Mountain

Leng Yichen and Wang Hai had no umbrella, and as they walked, they asked every household along the way, exhausting all leads, but found no clues.

In desperation, they could only take shelter from the rain under the eaves in front of a family’s courtyard gate. By now, both of them were drenched, looking somewhat disheveled.

At this moment, the daughter of the household returned from outside, and upon seeing two strange men standing at her gate, she was startled.

"What do you want?"

Seeing someone come to inquire, Leng Yichen looked up and saw a plain-dressed girl holding an umbrella, looking at them with some trepidation.

Leng Yichen remained silent, as Wang Hai spoke first, "Sorry for scaring you. We’re just looking for someone and happened to pass by here. The rain is so heavy that we just wanted to take shelter here until it eases up a bit, then we’ll leave."

Noticing the politeness and good manners, the girl relaxed and nodded. When her eyes fell on Leng Yichen, she couldn’t help but be stunned. She had never seen such a handsome man, like a star from TV!

The girl snapped out of her momentary daze under Leng Yichen’s displeased frown, "Well, it doesn’t seem like the rain will stop anytime soon. Why not come inside and take a seat?"

As she spoke, the girl took out a key from her bag intending to open the door.

Wang Hai looked at the sky and nodded to Leng Yichen, recognizing that the rain was indeed not going to stop anytime soon, and it was not feasible to keep standing there.

So the two followed the girl inside. Her hands trembled slightly; bringing two strange men into her home was a bold move.

Leng Yichen and Wang Hai followed the girl inside, and she brought them towels and hot water.

"These towels are new, my mom got them from the hotel where she works. Please, use them," the girl handed a white towel to Leng Yichen.

Leng Yichen looked at the towel, found it reasonably clean, and took it to wipe his face and hair.

Wang Hai glanced around the environment and asked, "Is it just you at home?"

"Yes." The girl nodded, "My mom works shifts at a hotel in town, so she finds it troublesome to commute, and usually stays there unless she’s on a break."

"What about your dad?" Wang Hai asked casually.

The girl’s expression darkened, "My dad passed away two years ago."

Wang Hai immediately felt he had misspoken and apologized repeatedly.

After some inquiry, they learned that the girl’s name was Xiao Qiao, 22 years old, and she was the only college student in the village.

With the necessary introductions out of the way and everyone well acquainted, Leng Yichen began to ask the important questions, "Have you seen any strange or unfamiliar people recently? Like someone carrying a lot of daily necessities, rice, oil, salt, those kinds of things?"

Xiao Qiao chuckled, "Unfamiliar people, would you two count?"

Leng Yichen stared at Xiao Qiao, his gaze startled her from her intended joke, and she quickly said, "Well, if you mean like that, I actually have seen such people."

"Where?" Leng Yichen’s eyes sparkled as he looked at Xiao Qiao, causing her face to turn red.

"On... on the mountain... I saw people like that a few days ago when I went up to pick mushrooms. But I saw two people, and each had two large bags, all filled with daily goods and food. Their bag even ripped at one point. They looked unfamiliar to me, so I didn’t dare go over to help."

Xiao Qiao’s words rekindled Leng Yichen’s hope, "Which direction did they go?"

"That I don’t know, the mountain is so big..."

Xiao Qiao blushed as she looked at Leng Yichen, not understanding why this man was so excited.