It was almost evening when Mu Jingpei and Aixi finished shopping. People from nearby villages had already gone back from the market, and the vendors had also closed down the stalls. There were only a few people left on the bustling street..

After dinner, they went back to the small hotel.

The middle-aged woman was still sitting at the front desk of the small hotel. She didn't even raise her head, which made people suspect that even if a thief sneaked in, he wouldn't be discovered.

After going upstairs, they stood at the door of their rooms. Mu Jingpei told her, "Remember to lock the door. Call me if something happens using the phone in the room."

Aixi nodded.

After entering the room and closing the door, Aixi sat down on the bed and turned on the TV happily.

Her family used to have a TV, which was the only one in the village. Many people came to her house to watch TV after dinner. Her parents would also prepare melon seeds and tea for everyone.

Later, the TV was moved to her uncle and aunt's house. There were still many people who went to watch it at night, but she didn't have a chance to watch it. Every time her aunt asked her to go to work.

After watching TV for a while, Aixi went to take a shower.

After the shower, she came out of the bathroom with wet hair. She wore another T-shirt given to her by Mu Jingpei. The T-shirt reached half the length of her thigh, so she could wear it as a dress.

She took out the notepad and pen she bought in the supermarket.

There was no table in the room, so she had to lie prone on the bed and carefully wrote down every expenses since she left Hongfeng Village with Mu Jingpei. She would pay him back in the future.

Some of them couldn't be remembered clearly and still needed to be recalled. She held her chin with one hand and frowned slightly. Her legs were crossed unconsciously, and a strand of wet hair was stuck to her neck. The red mist spread out from her wide collar, making the skin on her neck look very pink and tender.

When Aixi recalled how much the bowl of chicken drumstick noodles cost on the first day, she vaguely heard some sounds.

At first, she thought that she had misheard, but after listening carefully, she found that it seemed to be a woman's voice. She didn't know which room it came from.

After a few minutes, the voice was still there. The tone was a little strange, sometimes high and sometimes low, which made her upset for no reason and she couldn't go on.

She didn't know if Mu Jingpei could hear it.

Thinking of this, Aixi got up and called him with the landline in the room.

As soon as the phone was connected, a lazy voice came. "Hmm?"

Unexpectedly, the call went through. Aixi was a little excited and asked, "How did you know it was me?"

"Who else would call me other than you?"

The voice of Mu Jingpei became lower and lower, which made Aixi feel itchy in her ears.

He was right.

"Did you hear anything, Mu Jingpei?" she asked.

"What is that sound?"

"It seems to be a woman's voice. It's a little strange. I don't know what happened."

"It has nothing to do with you."

Aixi held the phone and frowned worriedly. "But it sounds like she's in pain."

As soon as she finished speaking, he heard the sound of something being knocked down on the phone.

"What's wrong, Mu Jingpei," Aixi asked with concern.

Mu Jingpei replied, "Nothing."

"That voice..."

"Maybe it's just a massage."

Aixi frowned and said disapprovingly, "I don't think so..."

On the phone, Mu Jingpei interrupted her in a serious tone. "What you think may be wrong. Why do you care so much? There are so many people in the hotel, and nothing will happen. You don't have to worry about it."

Although Aixi insisted that it was not a massage, she also felt that what Mu Jingpei said was right.

"Oh, okay."

Mu Jingpei reminded her, "Go to bed early and don't watch TV all the time."

Aixi was surprised. "How did you know I was watching TV?"

"I heard you. So don't think about peeking. I'll find out. Go to bed early and we will set off tomorrow morning."

"... Okay." Aixi felt a little guilty.

She had wanted to watch for a longer time at night.

Mu Jingpei chuckled again and said in a comforting tone, "Good night."

The low and soft "good night" was very pleasant. It was like a bell hitting Aixi in the heart, which made her heart melt.

After hurriedly replying with a "good night", she fell straight onto the bed and buried her face in the soft quilt a few times to ease the numbness in her heart.

How could his voice be so pleasant?

After hanging up the phone, Mu Jingpei leaned against the head of the bed in a different posture, with his slender legs crossed.

He could vaguely hear the "weird sound" that Aixi was talking about. It might have come from the opposite room.

It was common for young men and women to come to a small hotel, but the sound insulation in this room was too poor.

He recalled what Aixi had asked him just now.

She was so damn pure.

She was so pure that it made his heart tremble and made him want to separate mess things from her.

In the eyes of Mu Jingpei,such thing could be talked about. If it were someone else, he could make a joke. But when it came to Aixi, he had no intention of making a joke at all. She was like a transparent gem and he did not want her to be tainted with any dust.

For some reason, he suddenly felt hot and dry. He could ignore the voice before. But now, he couldn't. Mu Jingpei put on his headphones.

After rolling with quilt in her arms a few times, Aixi obediently stopped paying attention to the strange sound.

She carefully wrote down the account and then watched TV for a while.

Before she knew it, the strange voice had disappeared.

Seeing that it was about time, Aixi turned off the TV and went to sleep.

The night in the town was also very quiet.

It was a rare to see a full moon hanging in the night sky. The silver moonlight shone through the gaps of the curtains, looking very gentle.

In the middle of the night, Aixi was woken up by a rustling sound.

She opened her eyes in a daze and saw two black figures standing by the bed.

She was so scared that her hair stood on end and she cried out involuntarily, "You..."

Before she could finish her words, her mouth was covered.

"Shut up!" A man lowered his voice and said, "Give me the money!"

The other person was rummaging through the things in the room.

It was actually a robbery!

Aixi struggled desperately and wanted to call for help, but her mouth was covered and she could only make a "hmm" sound. Her body was also held down and she could not move at all.

At this time, the first person she thought of was Mu Jingpei.

Mu Jingpei was right next door, but he had no idea what had happened to her.

Aixi felt insecure being held down by a man. She tried her best to calm herself down and not struggle meaninglessly, but her body couldn't help trembling.

"There's nothing!" The person who was flipping through the things said.

"Impossible. These two are very rich."

"Is it possible that all the money is with that man?"

Aixi was so calm that the man who controlled her relaxed his vigilance when he spoke.

When the man was not paying attention, she bit the space between his thumb and index finger.

The man cried out in pain and withdrew his hand.

Aixi took the opportunity to break free one of her hands, waved it hard, and touched the cup at the head of the bed. At the same time, she shouted, "Mu Jingpei, save me!"

The cup fell to the ground and shattered, making a crisp and abrupt sound.

Before Aixi could say anything, her mouth was covered again.

She struggled desperately, trying to make more noise.

She hoped that Mu Jingpei, who was next door, could hear her.

Another man said, "Why can't you even control a little girl? Don't disturb others!"

The bitten man cursed and was so angry that he was about to slap Aixi.