After the betrothal gift negotiation collapsed, I turned around and married a wealthy man.

Qiao Xing tried hard to hug herself into a ball to resist the cold wind of the night.

It was dark, and there was not a single star in the sky. She squatted on the ground and shivered, her fingers and feet frozen.

It can't be said that I was frozen, but that I was numb from the cold, and my toes and fingers were cold to the bone.

This was the first time she felt the idiom of bone-chilling coldness, as if there were ice edges cracking her bones.

Listening to the chirping of insects in the grass around her, the sound of the wind blowing the weeds in the dark night, everything around her was constantly impacting her psychological defense line.

She didn't know where this place was or where to go. She was really desperate at this moment.

There is nothing left to do.

When the wind blew, her dry eyes became sore, and the tears swirling in her eyes finally fell down under the load.

Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one here, she vented her emotions freely and burst into tears.

It seems that the louder you cry, the more courage you can give yourself and drive away invisible ghosts and monsters around you.

After she vented her anger, she couldn't cry anymore.

She touched pebbles from the ground again and began to write and draw on the cement road. She was writing her last words.

The temperature is only two to three degrees now. If she can't bear it and freezes to death here tonight, and wait for someone to find her tomorrow, she can at least leave something to the world.

Because her fingers were numb from the cold, she was a little unsteady in holding the stone. Every time she drew, her fingers were sore from the stone.

She held her hands in her mouth and blew, then continued writing tremblingly when it got warmer.

As a result, after a long time of hard work, she couldn't write a complete word, and it was dark, so she couldn't see clearly what she wrote.

Finally she gave up, threw the pebbles away, stood up, and walked slowly in the direction the bus had left.

When I reached the corner, there was a faint white light in the distance.

Qiao Xing thought it was an illusion. She rubbed her eyes and looked carefully towards the end of the curve. Sure enough, the white light was projected on the half-person-high grass on her left.

The light continued to amplify, and kept amplifying, until she heard the sound of a car.

Qiao Xing stood there blankly, staring at the bend.

In less than a minute, the white light shone on her eyes. It was so dazzling that Qiao Xing couldn't open her eyes. She subconsciously raised her hand to block it.

The car sped over, kicking up dust all over the ground, then braked suddenly and stopped firmly beside her.

Qiao Xing then put down his hand and slowly turned his head to look.

She saw a man getting out of the car. He strode around the car and came to her.

"Qiao Xing."

Qiao Xing stared blankly at the figure in front of her. She had never heard such a beautiful voice.

The surroundings were eerily quiet, and even the chirping of insects was much denser than before.

But Qiao Xing didn't feel scared anymore, as if the two headlights on the front of the car had dispersed the invisible ghosts around her, and even the wind around her became gentle.

Qin Ce saw her staring at him in a daze. He stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her eyes, "Are you okay?"

Qiao Xing didn't dare to blink, fearing that what he saw was just an illusion.

The wind blew, curling up her hair and flying in the air.

Qiao Xing slowly stretched out her hand to touch the man's face. Before she could touch him, she was caught by a big warm hand.

The warm touch also made Qiao Xing wake up from a dream. She threw herself into Qin Ce's arms and hugged his waist tightly.

Qin Ce was startled, and his slender hand fell on her back, "Okay, it's okay."

As he said that, he hugged her too and rubbed her hair with his fingers.

Qiao Xing pressed her cheek against his chest, hearing his heartbeat, and closed her eyes in peace.

There was a dense sound of insects all around, and Qiao Xing found it particularly pleasant.

After a long time, Qin Ce pulled away from her. He took off his coat and put it on her body, "Get in the car first, it's cold outside."

Qiao Xing nodded and followed him into the car. The heater in the car hit her face, making Qiao Xing feel dizzy.

She still felt like she was in a dream, not just now, but everything that happened today felt unreal.

She lowered her head slightly and smelled the fragrance on her suit jacket, which was a scent she was familiar with.

Qiao Xing turned to look at her. He was looking at how to turn around. The road here was too narrow and could only barely allow two cars to pass. There were mountains on the right and grass on the left, making it difficult to turn around.

Probably sensing her gaze, Qin Ce turned his head to look at her.

The lights in the car were dim, but you could still see that the tip of her nose and cheeks were red, and her eyes were swollen.

Her hand holding the coat was also red, and was undoubtedly shaking.

Qin Ce suddenly let go of the steering wheel, turned sideways and held her hands: "Is it still cold?"

Qiao Xing nodded, "Cold."

She spoke with a trembling voice. She had been freezing for at least two or three hours just now, how could she not be cold.

He freed one hand to hold her coat tighter, leaving him with only a black shirt.

Then he turned the air conditioner to maximum, "It won't be cold after a while."

Qiao Xing nodded and asked, "How did you find me?"

"I went to the police station to check the surveillance, and I looked in this direction. It seemed like I was lucky."

He didn't ask Lin Yu what he had done to her, as if she just got lost and he found her.

"Then...how did you know I was missing?"

"The real estate agent called me. You have to thank that girl Lin Xi this time."

If Lin Xi hadn't found the property in time, Qin Ce wouldn't have been able to find it in such a timely manner.

After all, with the weather and the wilderness, there was no telling what would happen if we were delayed for more than two hours.

Qiao Xing pursed her lips and said no more.

"Is it warmer?"

"Um……"

Qin Ce then let go of her hand, started the car and drove out. There was a fork in the road ahead where he could turn around. He turned around and drove back.

It was a long way back, Qiao Xing leaned on the passenger seat and stared at him.

Unfortunately, it was too dark to see Qin Ce's face, only his outline.

Qiao Xing was also tired from all the hard work that day. She covered Qin Ce's coat and fell asleep in a daze.

Qin Ce took out his mobile phone and sent a message to Yang Han, telling him to stop looking.

Yang Han was still leading people everywhere to look for Qiao Xing. After receiving his news, Yang Han was relieved. He quickly informed everyone to stop looking.

When I got home, it was already four o'clock in the morning.

Qin Ce got out of the car and prepared to carry Qiao Xing up, but Qiao Xing woke up just as he unfastened her seat belt.

She opened her eyes sleepily and saw the man's face very close to her. For a moment, she lost all sleep.

Qin Ce was also stunned for a moment, "Are you awake?"

His breath hit Qiao Xing's face, their breaths intertwined, and Qiao Xing swallowed.

She twitched the corners of her lips and whispered, "Thank you, Qin Ce."

Qin Ce paused, put his arms through the crooks of her legs, and picked her up.

Qiao Xing immediately hugged his neck, her cheeks feeling a little hot, "I can walk by myself."

"Not many steps."

He said as he took her out, put her feet in the car door, turned around and walked into the building.

Qiao Xing stared at his raised Adam's apple, hearing the sound of his heartbeat in her ears, and her heart beat faster.

"Press the elevator."

Qiao Xing came to her senses, she quickly looked away and reached out to press the elevator button.