Before long, the door opened again with a creak.
Then came the sound of something heavy being thrown inside.
Song Ning heard someone breathing heavily beside her.
A faint smell of blood reached her nose.
She hurriedly asked, "Zhou Yuanhang? Is that you?"
She heard him suck in a breath through the pain. It took a long while before he answered:
"Y-yes... it's me!"
"Are you all right? Are... are you badly hurt?" Song Ning asked.
Zhou Yuanhang was clearly doing his best to steady his breathing.
Only after a long while did he reply, "I... I won't die!"
"What... are they trying to get from you?"
Zhou Yuanhang panted for some time before answering:
"I... I'm not sure either! It should be... something my paternal cousin left behind! They kidnapped Xiaotang before... but didn't get what they wanted... now they've kidnapped me... to try the same trick again!"
Song Ning frowned and asked no more questions.
Zhou Yuanhang rested for a little longer before his breathing finally eased considerably.
He said, "I-I'm sorry! This time... I dragged you into this!"
Song Ning did not answer.
All she could say was that it had been a terrible coincidence.
If she had not left early and had waited to go with Chen Liang instead...
These people might not have been so bold.
But they had probably been watching Zhou Yuanhang for quite some time.
It had only been a matter of time before they kidnapped him.
She really was an innocent bystander caught up in this.
Her "koi" luck was truly something else.
Even an ordinary walk could land her in trouble.
"What... will they do with us?" Song Ning asked.
Zhou Yuanhang sighed. "...I don't know!"
"Song Ning!"
Zhou Yuanhang suddenly called her name, then said quietly:
"I... in a