Terrifying Villa

Looking at the guests, Xia Yu showed an apologetic smile and walked out of the cafe.

He first returned home, calmly played games all night, and slept.

He could understand Ning Qiuer's panic, and it was normal for her to run away. He was also a bit flustered at first, but only after confirming that Ning Qiuer was not in danger did he relax.

Now, let Ning Qiuer calm down first.

When he woke up in the morning, washed up and had breakfast, it was eight in the morning. Xia Yu sent a message to Ning Qiuer:

I just want to know how you got that Moonlight Sonata. I have no ill intentions.

The message sank like a stone in the sea, getting no response.

By noon, Xia Yu called Ning Qiuer's phone, and the call was disconnected.

Once again, the voice prompt from the other side indicated that the phone was turned off.

Hadn't she recovered after such a long time?

Xia Yu felt that Ning Qiuer was even more immature than he had imagined.

A mature person would know that danger needs to be confronted, investigated, and resolved. Escaping would only lead to more serious consequences.

So he messaged Liu Manman, asking for Ning Qiuer's address.

What do you want Qiuer's address for? Liu Manman quickly replied.

Night attack, Xia Yu joked.

Do you think I believe that? Liu Manman had seen Xia Yu's attitude toward Ning Qiuer and knew that the night attack was just a joke.

I need to speak with her about a piece of music. Yesterday, we met at a cafe to talk about it, but she ran away halfway through the conversation. Xia Yu told the truth.

You wait, I'll ask. After sending this message, Liu Manman went silent.

After five minutes, her reply came: Her phone is off, her assistant says she's not home, but she did indeed come to the palace yesterday.

So can you tell me her address now? Xia Yu asked again.

Liu Manman asked again: What exactly did you do to her that she suddenly disappeared?

Didn't I just tell you the above?

Do you think I believe that? Qiuer wouldn't suddenly disappear over such a small matter! Liu Manman didn't believe him.

Xia Yu sighed, as the truth was always so untrustworthy.

After thinking for two seconds, he replied: It was half a month ago, on a dark and windy night. The moon outside the window was so round and red that it made people think of love, desire, and reproduction, so we let go of ourselves.

Wait, when did Qiuer ever be alone with you? Liu Manman questioned.

You were watching TV and didn't notice anything. By the time you finished watching, we were done. Xia Yu made up the story casually.

What happened then? Did it happen? Did Ning Qiuer ask you to take responsibility yesterday? Liu Manman's gossip fire was burning wildly in her heart.

Surprisingly, she really believed it? Xia Yu wondered.

Xia Yu thought about it, if he were Liu Manman, and suddenly a friend told him on the phone that he and another friend had let go of themselves under the influence of the moon, he would probably believe it too.

Never mind, getting the address now is the most important thing. If Ning Qiuer was really so immature as to run away, the later it gets, the harder it will be to find her.

He continued to send messages: Can you tell me Ning Qiuer's address now? Ning Qiuer was a bit emotional yesterday, and I'm worried there might be life-threatening consequences.

Liu Manman immediately sent the address.

After telling Yuxue, Xia Yu took a ride and headed for Nanming.

Then, he took a local taxi and gave the specific address.

The driver was a slightly chubby man who was very familiar with the roads and quickly drove the car to the community outside Ning Qiu'er's house.

This was a high-end villa community, and without a resident's invitation, there was no way in. While Xia Yu paid the fare, he wondered how to get in.

Stepping out of the car, Xia Yu looked at his phone and saw a message from Liu Manman.

I managed to contact Qiu'er, but she didn't say anything.

Seeing this message, Xia Yu knew something was wrong. He looked at the community gate and saw a white car driving out.

The white car was originally moving at a leisurely pace but suddenly accelerated, speeding away from Xia Yu's direction.

There was no need to say that the person in the car was Ning Qiu'er, who had learned about Xia Yu from Liu Manman and had taken the car to escape. The sudden acceleration was because she had seen Xia Yu.

In the taxi, the chubby driver, who had already clipped the money and put it in his bag, was about to leave, but saw that the passenger who had just got off the car had opened the door and got in again.

Just when he was wondering if the passenger had forgotten something, he heard the other person's voice:

"Master, follow that white car up ahead!"

Looking at the fast-moving white car, the chubby driver wanted to refuse as tracking was not part of a taxi's service. However, the thick stack of hundred-yuan bills the other party pulled out was too tempting.

Taking the money and stuffing it into his clothes, the chubby driver's expression became serious: "Hold on tight!"

His determined eyes and skilled movements gave Xia Yu a sense of relief.

Many films and television works have revealed that taxi drivers are skilled and experienced in various ways. Not only can they chase ordinary cars, but they can also chase criminals, robbers, and even aliens with ease.

The chubby driver smoothly turned the steering wheel with one hand, while the other hand swiftly shifted gears, and his two feet pressed the clutch, brake, and accelerator.

Xia Yu felt a sudden shake in the car, and the smell of burning rubber hit him.

However, the taxi did not shoot off like an arrow, but instead stalled with a loud noise.

After two seconds of silence, the chubby driver coughed, reignited the engine, and then slowly started the car according to the standard posture taught by his driving school instructor.

Just as the car started to accelerate, the chubby driver yielded to a pedestrian crossing the road. At this point, Ning Qiu'er had already disappeared.

Xia Yu touched his forehead, thinking that he should have driven by himself.

The chubby driver also realized that the situation was a bit awkward. He coughed and tried to reassure Xia Yu: "Don't panic, we just temporarily lost sight of the target, it's not a problem at all."

Xia Yu could not accept this kind of evasive and irresponsible behavior from the chubby driver, so he reached out his hand to get the money back.

"Really, just because we lost her now doesn't mean we can't catch up!" The chubby driver parked the car on the other side of the road and opened the door, "Based on my experience, that car is likely to head to the street opposite. As long as we pass through here, we can intercept it!"

What he was pointing at was a pedestrian street.

Feeling the chubby driver's lack of malice and even some kindness, Xia Yu believed his words.

Together with him, Xia Yu walked through the pedestrian street, crossed a park, crossed a river with a sightseeing boat, and successfully reached the road on the other side.

The fat driver was not lightly tired, he wiped his sweat and said to Xia Yu: "The road over there is very long, as long as the white car comes over here, it will definitely be behind us."

After waiting for half a minute, Xia Yu indeed saw the familiar white sedan.

From his wallet, Xia Yu gave the remaining money to the driver and thanked him.

"Do you want me to help stop it?" asked the fat driver.

"No need." Xia Yu rejected the other's suggestion and hid behind the roadside trees.

The trees blocked Ning Qiu'er's sight. She didn't notice Xia Yu, and when the car passed by, Xia Yu rushed out from behind the tree, opened the car door, and got in.

By the roadside, the fat driver who saw Xia Yu's operation was dumbfounded.

He had only seen such a scene in movies, and even the actions of the protagonists in the movies were not as natural and relaxed as Xia Yu's.

For a moment, many words about Xia Yu's identity flashed in the fat driver's mind: secret agent, assassin, robot, alien, superhero, martial arts master...

In the end, the word "tycoon" stayed in his mind.

Excitedly counting the money Xia Yu gave him, the fat driver happily walked back. Before entering the park, he glanced at the road again: the white sedan had disappeared.

The car had already driven to another road, and Ning Qiu'er had not yet found Xia Yu in the back seat.

Xia Yu didn't make a sound either, for if he spoke now, what if he scared Ning Qiu'er into having a car accident?

It would be better to wait until the car stops.

He thought Ning Qiu'er would stop soon, but he didn't expect that she would drive away from Nanming city and not stop.

Outside the window, the sky had completely darkened, Ning Qiu'er turned on the car's lights, but she didn't turn on the lights inside the car, which allowed Xia Yu to move around without worry.

Ning Qiu'er inserted the U disk and played music.

It was country music, suitable for enjoying while driving. The music was upbeat, and so was Ning Qiu'er's mood.

After seeing Xia Yu yesterday, she was scared and went straight home, refusing all conversation requests from Xia Yu, and tried hard to think about what to do.

She didn't expect Xia Yu to actually chase her home, and even went so far as to make up such despicable reasons in order to get information about her from Liu Manman!

Fortunately, she ran fast, otherwise, she might have been caught if she was a little slower!

After reaching the destination, she needed to send a message to Liu Manman to clarify her innocence.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Ning Qiu'er drove to the sparsely populated countryside, where she drove on a secluded path and arrived next to a lake.

There, she had a vacation villa. There were no other people within half an hour's drive from the villa, so living here would not be discovered.

But the security issue needed to be solved. She needed to call and hire two female bodyguards, a chef, and a maid at night.

Arriving at the villa, Ning Qiu'er stopped the car.

She pointed the car's head towards the door and did not turn off the headlights, thus using them for illumination.

Using the card to open the door, Ning Qiu'er then turned on the lights in the living room and comfortably lay down on the sofa.

Could it be that there was something else that frightened her?

He immediately turned the light back on and scanned the surroundings.

There was nothing unusual around, but Ning Qiu'er's scream just now made Xia Yu, who was not afraid, feel a little panicked.

He had never been to such a remote place before, and it was only him and Ning Qiu'er, which made it quite frightening.

Picking up his phone, he glanced at the contact list and locked onto An Siyao and Liu Manman who could come over. Considering the remoteness and scariness of this place, he ruled out An Siyao and phoned Liu Manman.

He told Liu Manman that Ning Qiu'er was in trouble and asked her to come quickly, bringing the female maid who knew boxing.

Afterward, he went upstairs and knocked on Ning Qiu'er's door, "It's me. I just wanted to know how the Moonlight Sonata came about!"