"What the hell is going on?"
Torrential rain poured down from the sky, as if the Milky Way had overturned overhead. Raindrops the size of beans lashed down with the cold wind, blurring her vision.
Su Qiao couldn't help shivering.
Only then did she realize that she was already drenched from head to toe. Her long hair clung to her forehead and cheeks under the rain, leaving her looking utterly miserable.
"Ah-choo... Ah-choo..."
After sneezing several times in a row, she rubbed her nose, quickly gathered her wool coat around herself, and hugged her body tight.
However, the black mid-length coat had long since been soaked through. No matter how tightly she clutched it, it couldn't bring her the slightest warmth. Instead, it clung unpleasantly to her skin.
Su Qiao carelessly wiped the rain from her face and looked around.
A six-lane road stretched out before her, with streetlamps standing forlornly in the rain.
This was a city, not some mountain village or small town. At least that much was certain.
There were hardly any pedestrians on the road, and she barely saw any cars. The occasional vehicle sped past, as if unwilling to linger for even a second in the cold spring wind.
The rain was pouring too heavily, accompanied from time to time by thunder and lightning, so the shops on both sides of the road had closed early.
But that wasn't what Su Qiao was asking about. Her chest felt terribly uncomfortable, and her eyes were sore as well. She had probably cried until they were swollen.
Tears still clung to the corners of her eyes. It was just that, with the heavy rain rushing into her face, it was impossible to tell whether the wetness on her cheeks was rain or tears.
Clearly, before she arrived,