Chapter 359 - 358: What Are You Doing Here?
Upon hearing Tao Cuizhu’s words, Yiyi responded directly, "Don’t worry, both of us will get out." She wouldn’t allow any mistakes; otherwise, they would truly be facing an irreparable disaster.
"Yes, we will definitely get out."
Tao Cuizhu seemed to be cheering herself on, as well as cheering on Yiyi.
"Alright, let’s go."
Yiyi scanned the surroundings and, seeing no one around, pulled Tao Cuizhu along. However, having one more person made things a bit inconvenient, and she could no longer sneak around as easily as before.
"Yiyi, I’m sorry, I’m dragging you down."
When the two of them hid in a storage room, Tao Cuizhu said with some guilt.
Hearing this, Yiyi quickly said, "The one who should apologize is me. If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have been captured. Those people couldn’t catch me, so they grabbed you instead. It’s really hateful."
Tao Cuizhu heard this but didn’t think the same.
"Since I started working at the pharmaceutical factory, I became part of it, so it’s incorrect to say that I’ve been dragged down by you. Ultimately, it’s those people who are wrong, and it has nothing to do with you."
But towards the end, Tao Cuizhu had a puzzled look in her eyes.
"They captured me and wanted to know the formulas of several medicines from the factory. Of course, I didn’t tell them, but I don’t know why it seems like they already knew the formula for the whitening pills. As for some of the other formulas, they seem to know them too. It’s really strange because I didn’t say a thing. So... has anyone else from the factory been captured?"
Yiyi shook her head and said, "No, only you were captured."
Hearing this, Tao Cuizhu quickly looked at Yiyi and said, "Yiyi, I really didn’t reveal those formulas, but I don’t know why they seem to know them."
Seeing that Cuizhu was still concerned about the formulas, Yiyi said directly, "I believe you, but our primary task now is to escape. Let’s not talk about anything else for now."
Seeing Yiyi’s earnest expression, Tao Cuizhu knew that she believed her, so she didn’t say any more.
The two of them sneaked around for a while before managing to evade two patrols.
"Yiyi, just go by yourself. I won’t be a burden to you anymore."
After spending two or three hours together, Tao Cuizhu could see she was a burden to Yiyi. If she continued to follow Yiyi, it would be difficult for either of them to get out.
"Cui Zhu, what do you mean by that? I came here specifically to find you. If I don’t take you out with me, wouldn’t I have made this trip for nothing? Don’t worry, I will find a way; we’ll both get out."
Upon hearing this, Tao Cuizhu’s eyes lit up, "What way?"
"I’ll show you a path in a while. When I say run, you just head in that direction quickly."
"What about you?"
Yiyi heard this and quickly smiled and said, "I’ll run in another direction then." However, her main plan was for Cuizhu to take the hidden path, while she would draw them away, allowing herself to escape in a different direction.
"Are you intending to use yourself as bait?"
Tao Cuizhu disapproved, "No, I disagree. If you do that, you’ll be in great danger."
Yiyi, however, replied calmly, "Cui Zhu, this is the most secure way now. Don’t worry; I won’t let anything happen to myself."
Tao Cuizhu still felt it was unsafe, "Let’s think of another way. Maybe there’s a road that leads directly outside." But before they could think of anything else, the guard outside intensified again. Originally, there were only two groups patrolling, but now there were four, with two more groups rushing in and out, seemingly searching for someone.
Through the crack in the door, Yiyi could roughly guess what had happened. The other side likely realized that time was running out and planned to take Tao Cuizhu to meet her, only to find that Cuizhu was no longer in her cell.
"Yiyi... do you think... they will find us?"
Tao Cuizhu was genuinely scared; only those who had experienced pain firsthand could truly appreciate the depth of that suffering.
Yiyi patted her hand soothingly, saying, "Don’t worry, we’ll be fine."
But despite saying that, Yiyi was also a bit anxious inside. If those people didn’t move, she and Tao Cuizhu wouldn’t be able to get out.
"Cui Zhu, let’s wait a bit longer, until there are fewer people before we move forward."
Hearing Yiyi’s words, Tao Cuizhu naturally nodded.
They waited another twenty minutes. When there were no more patrols outside, Yiyi led Tao Cuizhu forward; however, they hadn’t walked for two minutes before a group of people surrounded them.
Seeing Leng Yu standing at the forefront, Yiyi squinted her eyes.
"Ha... you guessed right; you really sneaked in, planning to take someone away. Tsk tsk... time is almost up, wouldn’t it be better to meet us and talk? Instead, you insisted on doing this thankless task."
Yiyi’s expression was cold, her gaze icy as she looked at Leng Yu in front of her.
However, Leng Yu also sneered at Yiyi and said, "Today, we must let you suffer a bit, you little b*tch. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t be stuck here now, finding it hard to move a step." She wanted to tear Yiyi apart as she spoke.
Originally, she had a good position with the Fang Family. Those people treated her almost better than their own parents. But because of Yiyi, she lost everything.
Yiyi heard this and just chuckled coldly, saying, "Leng Yu, only someone like you would think you did nothing wrong. You’re simply unforgivable."
Thinking of Yang Liu’s situation, Yiyi felt Leng Yu deserved to die; she cruelly robbed a woman of her right to be a mother.
Seeing Yiyi still so arrogant, Leng Yu waved to the people behind her and said, "Capture these two little b*tches for me. I want them to try the new drug Master made. Let’s see if they’ll keep talking tough after that."
Yiyi pulled Tao Cuizhu behind her and focused on dealing with the people in front of her. However, there were too many of them, and she gradually felt overwhelmed, not to mention that she had to constantly look out for Tao Cuizhu, who couldn’t help at all.
"Bang..."
With all her strength, Yiyi knocked down a man in front of her, but she felt her energy draining.
Tao Cuizhu watched with a face full of tension, turning anxiously when she noticed Yiyi’s struggle.
"Hmph... no matter how good you are, you can’t fight off so many people."
Leng Yu watched coldly, waiting for them to exhaust Yiyi’s strength.
Her plan was almost coming to fruition; Yiyi indeed didn’t have much strength left. Just as one of the men was about to hit Yiyi, a shadow suddenly dashed in from the side, shielding Yiyi and sending the man flying with a kick.
"Gu Tingyu, what are you doing here?"
Seeing her rescuer, Yiyi was full of surprise. She couldn’t have imagined meeting Gu Tingyu here, as the timing didn’t seem right.