Chapter 271
The four of them looked up and saw Rong Yu walking over from the other end of the corridor.
The light shone on her face, revealing a calm and composed expression. Without a trace of dishevelment or distress, she made them look like absolute clowns.
Tang Mi was the first to rush forward. Rong Yu, I know you have some say around here. Please, change my accommodation. Once we return to Haicheng, I will give you a blank check. You can fill in whatever amount you want.
Si Lin scratched his messy, bird's-nest hair. Miss Rong, as long as you nod, I will have a friend fly a helicopter over to pick us up, and you can leave with us.
Hai Chang'an said with a hoarse voice, The old man sent us here just to make us grow up. We have learned our lesson now, really. Let us go.
Zhou Shiyu's eyes were brimming with tears. Miss Rong, please have mercy and let me go home. Boohoo...
You think this place isn't worthy of your noble statuses? Rong Yu chuckled. The staff at the rocket launch base have lived here for decades, yet you can't even stand it for a few hours?
She had been busy all day and was genuinely exhausted.
She said coldly, If you don't want to stay here, you don't have to. The moonlight is quite nice tonight. Sleeping outside has a certain romantic charm to it. Go ahead.
She turned around and walked into the dormitory next door.
Wang Xiaoli added, The temperature difference in the desert is huge. It gets very cold at night, so don't freeze to death.
The door to the next dormitory closed.
No, what does she mean by that! Si Lin angrily kicked the wall. Does she think just because I am pursuing her, she can walk all over me? Damn it!
Since he was young, he got whatever he wanted. Women threw themselves at him with just a wave of his hand. But Rong Yu? She didn't even spare him a glance, called him trash, and made him suffer in a place like this!
Your love-struck brain has finally sobered up! Tang Mi gritted her teeth. She is only eighteen, younger than all of us. Why should we be bossed around by her? I refuse to accept this.
Zhou Shiyu cried, What can we do even if we don't accept it? We still have to obediently stay here. I didn't even have dinner tonight, I am so hungry... Boohoo.
All you know is how to cry, it is so annoying. Hai Chang'an looked outside. I can't stay in a place like this for even one night. How about we secretly run away?
He wasn't like Tang Jiaquan, who spent his time drinking and partying, nor was he like Si Lin, who had a different woman every day, and he certainly wasn't like that one guy who loved gambling and horse racing... His biggest flaw was being extravagant and loving top-tier luxury goods... Could it be that just because of this, the old man was going to kick him out of the family?
He didn't believe it.
Zhou Shiyu quickly raised her hand. I... I want to run away too.
Her family's old man had sent her here to suffer just to forcefully blend into the circle of the four major families.
Boohoo, what did she do wrong? Was it wrong for her to love live streaming? Was it wrong to love showing off her wealth? Was it wrong to expose the internal gossip of the Zhou family to satisfy netizens' curiosity?
Si Lin slammed the door shut. Chang'an, what is your plan? Tell me quickly, I will execute it.
Tang Mi hesitated. Is... is this a good idea?
She was a bit afraid of being expelled from the family, and she added, Do you have a car? Do you have a map? Do you know the right route?
There are cars at the base entrance. I saw the keys hanging on the wall in the duty room. Hai Chang'an waved his hand.
The four heads huddled together, whispering and plotting for over an hour.
At one o'clock in the morning, they quietly got up and packed their things by the moonlight, although there wasn't much to pack. Tang Mi and Zhou Shiyu carried their high heels in their hands, walking barefoot on the ground as they sneaked out.
Hai Chang'an peeked through the crack of the door. The corridor was pitch black, with only a faint light shining from the duty room at the end.
No one is there.
Like four ghosts, they hugged the walls and slipped out.
The base's parking lot was just behind the dormitories, where a few off-road vehicles were parked quietly. Si Lin sneaked into the duty room; the keys were indeed hanging on the wall. He grabbed them, his heart almost leaping out of his throat.
Hai Chang'an slid into the driver's seat and frantically started the ignition. The moment the engine roared, all four of them stiffened simultaneously, terrified of waking anyone up.
The tires rolled over the sandy ground, making a muffled grinding sound.
Zhou Shiyu clung to the car window and looked back. The outline of the base faded further away in the night. She finally let out a sigh of relief, a relaxed smile appearing on her lips.
As miserable as they were when they arrived, they were equally thrilled now. Even their motion sickness had vanished.
But soon...
They got lost.
Didn't you say we would hit the highway if we drove north?
My... my sense of direction is great! It must be a sandstorm interfering with the magnetic field!
What sandstorm? There isn't even a single cloud in the sky!
Stop arguing. Hai Chang'an yanked the steering wheel hard. The wheels slipped on the sand, the front of the car suddenly dipped, and the front right tire sank into a sand pit.
The arguing came to an abrupt halt.
Push the car! Push hard!
I will count to three, and we will push together.
It won't budge, it completely won't budge, boohoo...
The four collapsed on the sand, panting like four stranded fish.
Just then, they heard a howl.
Awooo—
The sound was long, eerie, and... getting closer.
Hai Chang'an's eyes widened. What was that sound?
Tang Mi's hair stood on end. Oh my god, it is a wolf! It is a wolf! That female doctor said there were wolf packs in the desert!
Zhou Shiyu gave Si Lin a shove. Aren't you good at fighting? Hurry up and get them!
Si Lin: ...I fight nightclub thugs, not wild wolves, okay?
Just as the four huddled together, trembling in fear, the roar of an engine suddenly came from the distance.
Two blinding headlights pierced the darkness. A military off-road vehicle sped toward them, a searchlight mounted on the roof shining so brightly that the four couldn't keep their eyes open.
Help! Help! Tang Mi waved her arms, so excited she was almost in tears. We are over here!
The car braked sharply, kicking up a cloud of dust. The doors opened, and two tall, upright figures walked over.
The desert moonlight was brilliant, illuminating the two men.
Zhou Shiyu was instantly dumbfounded. Holy crap, handsome guys, absolutely top-tier handsome guys. Wearing military uniforms... uniform temptation...
A gaze as sharp as a blade landed on her. It felt so tangible that her voice cut off abruptly, and she shrank behind Tang Mi in fear.
The two men who stepped out of the military vehicle were Sheng Yun and Sheng Qingyan.
Sheng Qingyan had graduated from the capital's military academy. For the past few years, his health hadn't allowed it, so he had been confined at home since graduation. Now, after passing a comprehensive physical examination by the military district, he was finally allowed to join the army.
To have Sheng Yun look after him, Old Madam Sheng had cast aside her pride and asked an old friend to assign Sheng Qingyan to Base Four, where Sheng Yun was stationed, to start from the very bottom.
Sheng Yun had specifically driven out to pick up his eldest nephew.
Who could have expected that they would encounter a group of suspicious-looking individuals halfway there?
Get down! Sheng Yun drew the weapon from his waist and turned to Sheng Qingyan behind him. There has been spy activity in this area recently. Qingyan, quickly take some photos and check who these people are.
The four were terrified and immediately started explaining over one another.
I... I am an influencer, Shiyu Feifei. You can find me if you search it. I have three million followers, I am not a spy.
I am the biological grandson of Hai Dadun from the four major families of Haicheng, my name is Hai Chang'an!
Seeing the expressions of the two soldiers in front of her grow increasingly grim, Tang Mi hurriedly explained, "W-we are logistics support personnel from the rocket launch base."
"ID?" Sheng Yun demanded coldly.
Tang Mi looked embarrassed. "I-I don't have it on me..."
Sheng Yun frowned. "Tell me then, which base number, which logistics unit, and what are your employee ID numbers?"
The four of them froze.
Which base was this again? Base Four, or Base Fourteen? They actually couldn't remember. As for the logistics unit, they had no idea either, let alone their employee ID numbers...
"Get down! Hands in the air!" Sheng Yun ordered coldly. "Tie up these suspicious individuals and hand them over for interrogation!"