Rebirth: Mr. Fu will not cancel the engagement this time

At an intersection on the way to Pingnan Town, Fu Huaiyuan stopped the car. He looked around, turned to Gu Jinhe and said, "Stay in the car first, don't get out for now. I'll go down and take a look at the situation."

Gu Jinhe looked around and nodded slightly. This intersection was the place they had agreed to meet yesterday.

They had agreed to meet at three o'clock in the afternoon, and now it was two o'clock, and they arrived an hour early.

This place is a crossroads, like a market. There are shops, supermarkets and snack stalls on the street. At present, it is quiet around and no other vehicles pass by or stop.

Maybe the other party hasn't arrived yet, or maybe they are observing their every move from a place they don't know.

Gu Jinhe was more inclined to the last one. She saw Fu Huaiyuan get off the car, look around, and then walk into a supermarket.

Not long after, he came out with a bag. Fu Huaiyuan opened the car door and handed the things to Gu Jinhe: "Let's find a place to wash up first."

Gu Jinhe opened the bag and found toiletries such as toothpaste, toothbrush and towel inside. There happened to be a small hotel nearby, so they used the bathroom inside and simply washed up.

When Gu Jinhe came out after washing up, she saw Fu Huaiyuan standing at the door, looking at something. She walked up to him and looked in the direction he was looking, and found that it was a snack bar selling candied haws.

She looked at Fu Huaiyuan in confusion and asked in a low voice, "What are you looking at?"

Fu Huaiyuan lowered his head slightly and looked at her: "Are you done washing?"

Gu Jinhe nodded and said, "What should we do next?"

Fu Huaiyuan glanced at the road they came from and said, "Wait."

Wait?

Gu Jinhe took out his cell phone and checked the time. It was now 2:20, and there were still 40 minutes until the scheduled time. Were they just going to wait here?

Fu Huaiyuan raised his foot and walked in one direction: "Follow me."

Gu Jinhe continued to follow silently, and finally the two of them walked into a small noodle restaurant. Fu Huaiyuan sat at an empty table, and she sat down opposite him.

It was already past dinner time, and there were four tables in the noodle shop, with only two customers, Fu Huaiyuan and Gu Jinhe.

The boss of the noodle shop was probably about to take a break. He didn't expect anyone to come. He tied his apron again and walked over to say, "What would you two like to eat?"

Fu Huaiyuan looked at Gu Jinhe and silently asked for her opinion.

Gu Jinhe turned his head and looked at the wall of the store, on which was a huge menu price list.

Gu Jinhe looked at it for a while and said, "A bowl of beef noodles."

Fu Huaiyuan said: "Two bowls of beef noodles, one less spicy and without eggs."

"Okay!" The boss brought a full kettle and placed it on their table, then went back to the kitchen to make noodles.

This is a freshly made hand-rolled ramen shop.

Gu Jinhe was stunned when she heard that, and suddenly looked up at Fu Huaiyuan. What she just said was what she wanted to say, but she didn't expect that he said it first.

Fu Huaiyuan lowered his head and scalded the bowl and chopsticks with boiling water, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Gu Jinhe asked: "You don't eat eggs either?"

Fu Huaiyuan glanced at her, then put the hot bowl and chopsticks in front of her, started to heat his own bowl and chopsticks again, and said, "Can you eat eggs now?"

Gu Jinhe asked curiously, "You can't eat it. How did you know this?"

Fu Huaiyuan looked at her deeply, then picked up the kettle and poured a cup of hot water for the two of them. After putting down the kettle, he said calmly, "I knew it a long time ago."

Gu Jinhe fell silent. She guessed that this should have happened when she was a child, but she had no memory of it at all. At that time, Fu Huaiyuan was a few years older than her, but now it seemed that he still had memories of his childhood.

After a few minutes of silence, Gu Jinhe said, "How are you going to deal with what happens next?"

What if they suddenly change their mind or use Tang Jiashuai to threaten them? They are unfamiliar with the place and there are only two of them. Can they really handle it?

Fu Huaiyuan did not answer this question. He picked up the white teacup in front of him and said, "After you finish eating the noodles, go back to the car. No matter what happens, don't get out."

Gu Jinhe widened her eyes slightly. She didn’t expect that Fu Huaiyuan wanted to face it alone.

She shook her head and said, "I'm afraid that won't work. The kidnappers have been in contact with me the whole time. If I'm not here, I'm afraid the exchange will be difficult to go on smoothly."

Hearing her words, Fu Huaiyuan lowered his eyes and thought for a long time, then said: "When the time comes, you stay with me, and let me handle everything. I will go and negotiate with them."

Knowing that Fu Huaiyuan was doing this for her own good, Gu Jinhe did not refuse this time.

Soon the boss brought two bowls of beef noodles. Fu Huaiyuan placed the bowl of beef noodles without egg in front of Gu Jinhe and whispered, "Eat the noodles first. We'll talk about everything else after the people arrive."

Gu Jinhe said softly: "Okay."

Gu Jinhe took two bites and found that the noodles in this seemingly small noodle shop tasted pretty good. The hand-rolled noodles were chewy and the pickles sprinkled on top were not very salty but rather fresh. Although there were only a few pieces of beef, a thin slice, but at fifteen yuan a bowl of beef noodles, the price was considered fair.

Finally, Gu Jinhe drank all the soup, and his stomach felt better. The bread and water he had eaten before were cold, but now he felt warm all over.

Gu Jinhe glanced at the time. There were still ten minutes to three o'clock. At this time, Fu Huaiyuan paid the bill and said, "Let's go out."

Gu Jinhe stood up and followed Fu Huaiyuan out of the noodle shop. There was only one car parked outside, which was the one they drove over.

It seemed that those people were really watching them nearby.

Fu Huaiyuan looked around and did not return to the car. Instead, he sat down on a stool at a roadside snack stand.

Gu Jinhe stood beside him and whispered, "Shouldn't we go back to the car and wait?"

If they surround us while we're sitting here, won't we have no place to hide?

Fu Huaiyuan said: "They must have arrived earlier than us. I'm afraid they will be watching us as soon as we get here. It doesn't make any difference whether we stay in the car or sit here."

You still need to get off the bus to exchange, so you might as well just sit here and wait for them to show up.

Gu Jinhe sat down next to him. Time passed by minute by minute. At exactly three o'clock, her cell phone rang.

Gu Jinhe looked up and exchanged glances with Fu Huaiyuan. She picked up the phone and heard the rough male voice coming from the other end.

"Miss Gu is indeed a punctual person. Have you prepared everything I need?"

Gu Jinhe: "I'm here, what are you still worried about?"

The man laughed and said, "That's right. How about this? You and the handsome guy next to you drive the car to the foot of the mountain ahead and we'll exchange there. There are too many people here, so it's not very convenient."