Chapter 793: Chapter 790
The person beside him carried a scent he couldn’t quite identify, a mixture of faint fragrance and a hint of medicinal herbs. Read complete versıon only at noᴠelfire.net
It made him sleep more soundly than usual, a rarity in an unfamiliar environment.
The vehicle started and stopped intermittently. Before he knew it, four hours had passed, and the car pulled into a service station. It was the sound of activity that finally roused him.
However, just as he slightly opened his eyes, the sunlight happened to stream in. He instinctively reached out to block it, averting his gaze, and just then, he caught a glimpse of the person beside him.
She donned a bucket hat, likely due to the strong ultraviolet rays around here. She also wrapped a plain silk scarf around herself, half-covering her cheeks.
She, too, had awakened by this time, and got up to leave the car, not sparing him a glance.
What Cheng Dongyuan managed to observe when he looked over were her pert nose and eyes clear as spring water, calm, indifferent, and unflustered.
She wasn’t very tall, but quite slender.
She wore all black, with hair neither long nor short, just touching her shoulders.
Suddenly, Cheng Dongyuan’s movement to stand still halted.
Why does she look familiar?
Images involuntarily floated into his mind of the girl from the night before who tripped the thief.
Her moves were crisp and decisive. Although she was just a young girl, she lacked the timidity often found in girls her age. Instead, she exuded a bold and valiant air.
Indeed, she was a bit out of the ordinary.
Thinking back to the figure he’d just seen, he hesitated before finally deciding to alight. He couldn’t have mistaken the identity, could he?
The person who had been sitting next to him was the girl from last night.
With some skepticism, he disembarked, scanning the surroundings, yet unable to find that familiar figure.
It wasn’t until after he returned from a trip to the restroom that he abruptly caught sight of a figure.
She stood with a group of men, some young and some older, all chattering and laughing with her.
While listening, she responded with a slight smile and tilted her head to drink from a water bottle.
A wrist guard adorned her wrist.
While she drank, her side profile was fully revealed, the first time he took in her features properly.
She wasn’t breathtaking, but she was very delicate-looking, a pleasant face with fine features and a clear complexion.
However, that wasn’t his focus. The real question was…
She didn’t seem like one, and even when she spoke to him earlier, her Mandarin was standard, her appearance tending more towards the delicacy of southern women.
It seemed his steady gaze in her direction eventually drew her attention.
When her eyes swept over him, Dongyuan didn’t shy away. Instead, he stood tall and gave a slight nod.
It was his way of acknowledging recognition and a greeting.
To put it plainly, Cheng Dongyuan standing here did seem somewhat out of place.
Although he was in his thirties, he had spent many years living abroad and in Shanghai. He was well-maintained in both physique and appearance, broad-shouldered and slim-waisted, and the coffee-colored overcoat he wore suited him perfectly, like a clothes hanger model.
He exuded a noble elegance. Mature and composed, wherever he went, he was indeed someone who couldn’t help but draw additional glances.
But the girl showed no reaction, as if she hadn’t seen him, and turned her head away, continuing her conversation with the others.
His eyes flickered slightly, then he slowly turned and walked back to the coach bus to board it.