After boarding the high-speed train, Zhao Zijie quietly followed the crowd and found his seat.
It was a window seat in the corner.
After stowing his backpack, he took out his earphones, planning to pass the hours-long journey with music.
He had just taken them out and was about to put them on when he froze.
The "suspicious" woman from the breakfast shop had actually boarded the same train.
As he watched her approach the seat beside him, Zhao Zijie's heart gave a violent lurch.
This...
Was this a "coincidence"?
Before Zhao Zijie could think any further, the woman sat down beside him.
"Sorry, young man," the woman said apologetically. "The baby might get a little noisy later. Please bear with us."
Zhao Zijie said nothing and merely nodded.
His gaze swept over the woman's face again, then the face of the baby in her arms.
The woman's expression looked natural, but the baby...
He had no evidence, but something just felt strange.
He wasn't married, had no children, and had no experience looking after them, but his instincts told him that this was definitely not a normal sleeping position for a baby!
Zhao Zijie swallowed, countless thoughts racing through his mind.
Ever since he was little, he had never believed in coincidences.
In his view, most coincidences were the products of deliberate or unintentional actions.
Especially when several "coincidences" came together.
Though he had no evidence, a suspicion had begun to form in his mind.
The real assessment had probably begun the moment he entered the high-speed rail station.
The server at the breakfast shop and the woman beside him were probably both part of it.
But...
He didn't know the assessment criteria.
Normally, faced with a "human trafficker" like this, he should report her immediately and help the