Chapter 122: We Can Take It Slow

He Huanhuan's words were like a magic needle that instantly soothed all the uneasiness in her heart.

Yes, no matter what happened, she had Huanhuan by her side.

With that thought in mind, she picked up her phone and sent a message to the other person: "I'm at the Gu family's place. Come and find me here."

The reply came quickly: "Wait for me."

Half an hour later, a SUV stopped outside the Gu family's gate.

Through the car window, seeing that chiseled side - profile, Qi Meili's heart fluttered as she got into the car.

She explained guiltily, "Well, I didn't mean to delete you just now. It was just a slip of the hand, really."

Liang Zheng looked at her and nodded, "Just don't let your hand slip next time."

...

"I won't."

She had already figured it out. She wouldn't do such a stupid thing again.

"Why aren't you even looking at me? Am I not good - looking anymore?"

Liang Zheng's soft question rang in her ear, and her heart skipped a beat. She immediately looked over bravely.

Her eyes were instantly dazzled. Oh my goodness! He was truly perfect!

Her gaze swept from his cold and deep eyes, over his high - bridged nose, and then across his petal - like lips...

Damn it! Memories came flooding back into her mind like a tide.

"Where are you looking?"

Suddenly, his handsome face magnified several times in front of her eyes, and her heart started pounding wildly.

Thump, thump...

It was like the excited pounding of her heart when her dad was about to take the whole family out for a trip.

She tried hard to pull her senses back. "Well... actually, I'm still young... I'm not planning to be in a relationship for now..."

She was more than two years older than He Huanhuan and hadn't even turned twenty - one this year.

When she was a child, she heard too many of her mother's cries, complaining about getting married too young and being dragged down by a scumbag man.

That scumbag man was her dad.

She didn't have any strong feelings about her parents' separation. Instead of forcing a miserable marriage, it was better to part ways cleanly.

But her mother's tears had planted many seeds in her young heart, which had grown into numerous branches over time.

One shouldn't lose their head in love when they're young. Getting married too early would ruin one's life...

She thought Liang Zheng was very handsome, and it was a pleasure to look at him.

But when it came to taking the relationship further, she couldn't help but feel a bit panicked.

If they could just keep the relationship of kissing each other, that would be great...

Liang Zheng's gaze was firmly fixed on her. "Then let's take it slow and get to know each other gradually. But there's one thing you have to promise me."

"What?"

"Don't kiss anyone else."

You can look at handsome guys all you want, but no kissing.

Meili licked her lips. "I don't just kiss anyone..."

His handsome face magnified in front of her again. "I know. You only kiss good - looking people."

Meili nodded. "Yes..."

"What if you meet someone better - looking than me in the future?"

Meili couldn't help but fantasize. "How good - looking would that person have to be..."

An even better - looking version of Liang Zheng? Oh my god! Her mind involuntarily started to conjure up the image.

"Um..."

Suddenly, his lips pressed against hers, disrupting her train of thought.

After a long kiss, Liang Zheng reached out and wiped her lips. "Don't think so much. We have plenty of time to get to know each other."

Meili nodded with a blushing face. Her hands didn't know where to put themselves. Her fingertips accidentally brushed against her fanny pack, and she suddenly remembered. "By the way, how did you know I like this Labubu?"

Before going to the store during the day, she didn't even know that Labubu had a collaboration with Hello Kitty. How did he buy it for her right after she found out?

Did he and Han Mo install surveillance cameras in the store?

But Liang Zheng only asked her, "Do you like it?"

She nodded. "Yes, I do."

Then she frowned and shook her head. "But it's too expensive. A small doll costs hundreds of dollars. It's really too much."

Liang Zheng smiled and reached out to touch her pink hair. "If you like it, it's not expensive."

He didn't explain how he knew she liked it. Some things were too dangerous for her to know.

Thinking about the armed kidnapper who had escaped from the scene, his eyes darkened instantly.

He had to catch the person as soon as possible and make sure that neither she nor He Huanhuan was in any danger.

In fact, the person in danger now was not He Huanhuan or Qi Meili, but the disheveled Xiao Qian.

He really thought that Brother Bao would send him back to Sava, so he went to the location Brother Bao had given him without any precautions.

It was an abandoned factory building, located in a remote and sparsely populated area.

As soon as he approached the factory, he felt something was off. His heart was pounding wildly.

He hesitated for a moment and didn't go straight in. Instead, he crouched down and carefully circled around it, but he didn't find any problems.

But his heart was beating faster and faster.

He thought for a while and called Brother Bao again. "Beep, beep, beep... Sorry, the number you dialed is busy..."

His face turned black immediately. Something was wrong!

Then he turned around without hesitation and started running. Immediately, there came a noisy sound from behind: "The criminal is on the run!"

"Southeast direction! Chase quickly!"

Then came the persistent shouts: "Stop! Don't run!"

"Stop right now!"

It was the police!

The voices were getting closer and closer. Panic welled up in his heart instantly. Then he took out his gun without hesitation and fired at the people behind him. "Bang, bang, bang!!!"

"The criminal is armed! Be careful!"

"Put down your gun! Don't resist!"

"..."

It was so dark that he couldn't see anything. He could only fire crazily at the back to stop the police from chasing him.

He ran in the wild and then jumped into the river beside the road without hesitation!

He grew up by the river and was an excellent swimmer. After holding his breath and sinking to the bottom of the river, he swam away quickly like a fish.

The darkness was his best cover. By the time the police caught up, there was no sign of him in the river.

An hour later, he was lying in a haystack by the river, gasping for breath.

He shouldn't have called Brother Bao. He should have taken a taxi to the airport right away. Maybe he could have caught the earliest flight then.

Brother Bao had informed the police. He definitely couldn't go back to Sava now.

Thinking of this, a glint of cruelty flashed in his eyes.

He couldn't be caught. He had to go back to Sava. He had to make Brother Bao send him away. He had to...

Suddenly, a delicate face flashed through his mind. Yes! He still had a way!

He immediately took out his phone and searched online for the time of Gu Chacha's concert.

The next concert would start at 6:30 p.m. and end at 9 p.m. tomorrow.

After confirming the time and location, he quickly took out the phone card, broke it, and then threw the phone into the river.

He must leave safely tomorrow night.

In the hotel suite, Gu Chacha had no idea that she had been targeted. With red eyes, she cried to Chen Jiarong, "Eldest brother's heart has completely turned towards He Huanhuan. I'm sorry. I couldn't help you..."

Tears streamed down her cheeks like strings, making her look so pitiful and endearing.

Chen Jiarong reached out and pulled her into his arms, wiping away her tears. "Why are you crying? There are so many projects in this big Jiangcheng. Don't cry. When you cry, my heart breaks..."