for generations and have a strong sense of belonging there. Due to their age, they also prefer to "return to their roots" and it's not simply a matter that can be resolved with money.Before bidding f...Suddenly, Lin Jinran froze, standing stiffly in place.

We've been discovered!

"Girl" The voice sounded again, along with the sound of footsteps coming towards her.

Lin Jinran's heart tightened, he disregarded everything else and gritted his teeth, running forward desperately, trying to create distance and shake off the man behind him.

"Grab her!" A voice roared from behind, and two burly men suddenly surged forward from the darkness, blocking her path.

"Where do you want to go" one man with a face full of flesh and a raspy voice sneered.

Lin Jinran heard it, it was the one she just overheard in the conversation!

She stopped short, staring in horror at the two people before her, instinctively taking a few steps back.

"Young lady, why are you running I'm not going to eat you." The ghostly voice behind her came again.

Lin Jinran was forced to turn around and look at the man who was talking to her. He was extremely thin, his face unnaturally pale, and he looked sickly all over. However, his eyes held an inexplicable malice.

"I was just passing by." Lin Jinran restrained his pounding heart and answered him as calmly as possible.

"Passing by" he jeered, his sinister gaze flitting from Lin Jinran to the other two. His tone shifted, becoming sharp and accusatory, "You two idiots, there's someone eavesdropping outside, and you don't even know it!"

Both of them were rather embarrassed. One spoke up, "Boss, she heard us. We can't let her go!"

Lin Jinran's heart skipped a beat!

"I was just passing by, I didn't hear what you were saying" she explained nervously, raising her finger in the direction of the villa, "My house is over there, I swear. Take me there if you don't believe me."

The gaunt man sneered, "Want to find someone Just grab her!"

Hearing this, Lin Jinyan rushed towards the narrow alleyway beside the thin man without hesitation. She ran so fast that her slippers got stuck in the mud. She didn't even bother to pick them up and continued running barefoot.

"Chase!" The three people behind her chased after her.

She was already injured and weak, and after only a few meters, a large hand clamped down on her wounded shoulder with great force.

A sharp pain came, Lin Jinyan's face turned pale, and he cried out in agony, "Ah, let go of me." He was forced to stop.

He didn't let go of her, instead pushing Lin Jinran to the ground with force.

Lin Jin was thrown to the ground, landing face-first in a muddy puddle. The impact sent a spray of filth flying.

The filthy water soaked her entire body, and even her fair cheeks were smeared with mud.

Compared to the pain of falling down, the excruciating pain from his shoulder was the most fatal.

The wound was most likely torn by the recent scratching, pain making her sweat profusely. She didn't even have the strength to get up.

The thin man walked up to her, seeming to see that Lin Jinran had a wounded shoulder. He sneered, "Thinking you could run away from me Too naive. Come with me."

Lin Jinran, with a pale face, lay on the ground, his lips trembling slightly from the pain as he gasped, "Let me go, I can give you money."

She procrastinated as much as possible, hoping the maid and security guard would come out looking for her, giving her a glimmer of hope!

The thin man inquired curiously, "How much"

"How much do you want"

"Don't waste your time with her, let her go or we're all exposed." A raspy voice impatiently said, walking towards Lin Jinran and preparing to take him back.

At that moment, another voice rang out from afar, “Brother, this woman is ours.”, as well as his ever-lasting, faintly minty scent, warming her slightly cold body.I have to say, the taste that I used to hate, now doesn't seem so bad.He wore a fitted trench coat on Lin Jinran's bo...