Tao Jing got into her business car. The car drove farther and farther away until it disappeared from sight.
It was obvious that Cheng Ruan was in a rather low mood. She asked, "Carefree Miaomiao, now that Tao Jing has left, aren't you even a bit sad? How can you manage to be so calm? I want to be like you. I don't want to be unhappy."
Miaomiao was utterly confused by Cheng Ruan's question.
"Why should I be sad? We're not never going to see each other again."
In Miaomiao's memory, there were many friends like Tao Jing, whom she had met on the way during her travels.
When her father took her around the world in his adventures, there were simply too many interesting friends with whom they had shared drinks and conversations.
But they all had their own destinations. After spending a few days together, they would eventually have to say goodbye.
At first, Miaomiao would feel a bit sad. But as time went by and she met more such people, she no longer felt so down.
Her father had a good saying.
Those who are fated will meet again in the vast world.
Moreover, nowadays, no matter where you want to go, you can take a car or a plane. If you miss someone, you can call or video - chat with them.
It's so much better than before, so there's really no reason to be sad.
"Okay, you're right." Cheng Ruan, of course, knew that they weren't never going to see each other again.
But she just couldn't suppress her feeling of loss!
"We should probably go back in a couple of days. We've been here for almost ten days, right?" Yao Mingxuan tapped Cheng Ruan on the head, interrupting her mood.
The next second, Cheng Ruan, who had been hit on the head, turned into a snarling tigress. She pounced on Yao Mingxuan's back to take revenge, and there was not a trace of sadness or loss left.
Sure enough, all it took to divert Cheng Ruan's attention was Yao Mingxuan.
"There's basically nothing left to do here. It's time to go back," Wei Ziqi ignored the two people who were playing around beside him, nodded slightly, and looked at Miaomiao.
"Then how about we go back tomorrow?" Miaomiao thought for a while and set a rather hasty time.
"What? We're going back tomorrow?" Hearing Miaomiao's words, Cheng Ruan didn't even care about taking revenge on Yao Mingxuan. She exclaimed in surprise.
"What about Liao Che's matter? We still have to deal with it," Miaomiao hadn't forgotten about Liao Che, who had been living and eating with them for the past few days. Since there was nothing left to do here, they should help their friend as soon as possible.
"I don't mind. I'm not in a hurry. If you want to play some more, it's okay to stay a few more days," Liao Che waved his hands repeatedly. He hadn't seen his biological parents for so many years, so he wasn't in a rush, especially since he was asking for others' help. Naturally, he put Miaomiao and the others first.
"Oh right, there's still that important thing. Anyway, we've had enough fun. Then let's go back tomorrow," reminded by Miaomiao, Cheng Ruan also remembered.
"Okay, then I'll call Dad. We'll go back at noon tomorrow. But I'm hungry now."
After finalizing the return trip, the food - loving Miaomiao immediately shifted her attention to her stomach.
"Miaomiao, I have to say, a beautiful girl should maintain her figure. It's already 10 p.m. If you eat now and then go to sleep when you get back, you'll gain so much weight," Cheng Ruan looked at her watch and frowned.
"Miaomiao, don't listen to her. If Cheng Ruan wants to be a beautiful girl, let her starve. Girls are cuter when they're a bit chubby. Besides, Miaomiao just has a round face. She's not fat at all," Yao Mingxuan firmly opposed Cheng Ruan.
The two friends started another round of play - fighting around the topic of whether a beautiful girl should lose weight.
Wei Ziqi and Miaomiao had already learned how to selectively ignore these two. They strode off decisively to find a nice restaurant.
Liao Che had also gotten used to the way Yao Mingxuan and Cheng Ruan got along in the past few days. Like a little follower, he ignored the two of them and followed Miaomiao.
After a couple of minutes, Yao Mingxuan and Cheng Ruan looked at the backs of the three people walking farther and farther away in front of them. They felt heart - broken!
Sure enough! They had been abandoned, right?
They had been abandoned, no doubt about it!
After happily finishing their midnight snack, the friends lined up and walked back to the hotel along the roadside.
In the coastal city at night, the air was fresh. Anyway, they had Miaomiao, a powerful protector, and there were also many bodyguards secretly protecting them. Safety was not a problem at all. Why not enjoy the night breeze on this last night?
As they walked, Miaomiao felt something was wrong. She kept looking back. But every time she turned around, there was nothing behind them.
"Miaomiao, what are you looking at?" Wei Ziqi noticed Miaomiao's strange behavior and asked.
"I always feel like someone is following us," Miaomiao answered seriously with a straight face.
"Come on, it should be the bodyguards," Cheng Ruan looked back.
It was so late, and there were only a few of them on the empty road.
"I don't know," Miaomiao just had a bad feeling. She hadn't heard any sound, so she wasn't sure.
"Come on, you must be overthinking. I know your ears are sensitive, but it must be the bodyguards making the noise. It's so late, and we're the only ones on the road. Even if there really is someone following us, the bodyguards will definitely notice," Yao Mingxuan patted Miaomiao on the shoulder to comfort her.
For this trip, not only did Lin Yao arrange many bodyguards for them, but the families of Yao Mingxuan and Cheng Ruan also secretly arranged a lot of people to protect them. If something still went wrong with so many people protecting them, it would really be a strange thing.
"It's still a bit unsafe at night. Let's go back quickly."
Among them, only Wei Ziqi didn't refute Miaomiao. In fact, he also felt something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what it was.
"Okay, okay, then let's go back quickly!"
The friends quickened their pace. Fortunately, the hotel wasn't far from the place where they ate. It was just two streets away, and they could get back in about ten minutes.
But something really went wrong during these ten minutes.
Miaomiao looked warily at several strangers who suddenly rushed out of nowhere and blocked their way. She protected her friends behind her.
Liao Che also involuntarily took a few steps forward and stood side by side with Miaomiao.
"We don't mean to offend. We just want to take the young man beside you away. Liao Che, be sensible and come with us quickly. Otherwise, it won't be good if your newly - made friends get hurt later."
Liao Che didn't recognize these people in front of him. But judging from their tone and purpose, he could easily guess that they were sent by his master.
"Okay, don't hurt them. I'll go with you," Liao Che said.
The people around his master were all martial - arts practitioners. Liao Che didn't think that they, a few kids, could beat them.
The legendary bodyguards protecting Miaomiao hadn't appeared yet. They must have been taken down by these people.
With that said, Liao Che was about to surrender and walk towards them.
Miaomiao firmly grabbed Liao Che and scolded in a soft but tough voice, "He's my friend. You'll never take him away!"