Chapter 286: I Have to Take This Man with Me
Only after Du Peipei sat down beside him did Zhang Yi notice the pair of white gloves on the beautiful woman's hands.
For some reason, the instant he saw those gloves, his impression of her as a gentle beauty changed completely. It was as though the gloves had transformed all the colors surrounding her.
Those colors were still bright, but no longer soft and lovely. Instead, they carried a piercing chill.
Normally, customers had to order at the counter in this noodle shop, but this time a server came over with a menu. Du Peipei ordered a bowl of beef noodles, then scanned the QR code on the menu with her phone to pay.
"Hey, handsome. Is this SIM card yours?"
After entering, she had surveyed every possible exit in the shop, the positions of its windows, and the number and relative positions of the staff and customers. She had also calculated the distance between Zhang Yi and the people around him.
Naturally, she had also seen the SIM card beside Zhang Yi's noodle bowl.
That, too, was a sign of Zhang Yi's indecision.
Run? Then he certainly couldn't keep the card. In fact, he had only made that call after a fierce internal struggle, clinging to a little hope that he might get lucky. All he had wanted then was to hear his mother's voice, even if he only told her he was safe and said nothing else.
Turn himself in? Then he would have to keep the card.
When the beauty before him struck up a conversation, Zhang Yi, caught in a tangle of emotions, wanted someone to talk to, but had no idea where to begin.
All he could do was grunt an acknowledgment.
"Come with me