Heart Pounding

The conditions of the hotel Xia Yanran was staying were worse than those hostels in China. The sound insulation was not good and in the corridor, the sounds in the next room could be heard clearly if it was loud.

Xia Yanran did not sleep well at night as she was afraid that someone would break into her room in the middle of the night.

She woke up at dawn, changing into the locals' clothes, before the painted her face dark and put on the veil.

She went on a shabby bus and went on a bumpy ride towards the suburb Xiao Yi was at. The roads in the suburbs were bumpy and Xia Yanran almost threw up the food she ate in the morning.

Before coming here, she had checked the situation on the internet, but the reality was harsher than she had ever imagined.