After traveling through time, the four best friends were all targeted by the boss

The rain was getting heavier. Tao Tao ran for an hour without stopping until his legs began to tremble and his eyes became blurry.

She wiped the rain off her face. The raindrops falling in front of her eyes were like pearls from a broken string, hitting her body. The wind blew over her again, and she felt so cold. But this was actually a good thing, as it kept her awake.

Tao Tao looked back and saw that Yi An had not caught up with her, or perhaps he had not yet realized that she had already run away.

Looking into the distance again, it was all foggy and unclear. Tao Tao took a breath and continued walking forward, but at a slower pace.

Perhaps it was because of her period running in the rain, she felt pain in her abdomen from time to time. Tao Tao thought to herself that this was not good. After this, she would probably get sick.

"It's better to be sick than to stay with him." Tao Tao murmured, holding the bag tightly and continued walking.

If you don't look carefully, you can't see the petite figure moving in the middle of the mountain road.

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On the official road, a row of merchants' cars moved forward slowly.

Not wanting to waste time, they traveled all night, estimating that they could reach Tongqiu County during the day.

Xia Nian lifted the blanket on Meng Yin's body, and suddenly heard a crackling sound coming from the roof of the car.

Xunyan carefully lifted the curtain and looked inside, then whispered, "It's raining."

Xia Nian nodded slightly. They were not far from Tongqiu County now. If it was raining there, it should be raining in Tongqiu County as well.

She sat sideways on the cushion so that Meng Yin could lean against her more comfortably. Listening to the sound of rain outside, she opened a corner of the window and looked out through the crack.

It was raining heavily, there was no lightning, just rain, as if the sky had cried without any warning.

The official road went down all the way. Xia Nian looked at the fire that was disappearing little by little in the distance, and felt extremely uneasy.

She didn't know why she felt uneasy. Was it because Taozi was not in Tongqiu County? Or was it because something happened to Taozi?

The wind blew onto her face through the gap in the window. Xia Nian shivered and closed the window.

-

After tinkering with it all night, Yian finally made a decent bowl of red dates, brown sugar and ginger soup.

He wiped his face which had become dusty from making the fire, washed his hands, and glanced at the ginger soup on the table.

There were a few large and round red dates, with a few slices of ginger floating next to them, and several bowls of food lying nearby, all of which were failures or things he was not satisfied with.

Yian supported himself on the table with both hands and smiled helplessly.

He had never made these before, but after trying today, he realized that he had no talent in cooking.

He looked back outside. The rain was still falling with no sign of stopping. Tao Tao's door was closed. He wondered if she was sleeping well.

Yi An thought about it and thought, maybe after drinking this, his stomach would be warmer and he would sleep better?

He picked it up on a plate, walked to Tao Tao's door, and knocked on it.

No one responded. Yi An gently pushed the door open. With a creak, a scent of pears came out from inside. It was the calming incense he had lit for Tao Tao.

The room was dark and he could not see clearly, so he put the ginger soup on the table and turned on the light.

With a roar, the lamp was lit, and the wind blew in from the half-open window, causing the candle flame to shake continuously.

Yi An served the ginger soup and said before turning around: "A Tao, get up and drink this first. You are still in good health..."

Before he could finish his words, he saw the empty bed.

On the warm white wall, Yi An's slender shadow was as crooked as the candlelight, but he never moved. His expression and breathing seemed frozen. After a while, with a clang, the ginger soup in his hand fell to the ground, splashing everywhere.

He ran forward in disbelief and pulled back the quilt, but there was no one there. He probed the quilt again, but it was cold, and the person had already left.

Yi An took two steps back, the veins on his hands throbbing and his face turned quite pale.

He wanted to laugh, but he couldn't raise the corners of his mouth. The anger in his heart swallowed him up, like thousands of ants gnawing at his internal organs. He had to face the facts.

She ran away, and everything she said was a lie to him.

She never thought about staying with me, she just wanted to leave.

Her smile, her tenderness, the things she gave him, and her active hugs to him were all acts to escape.

Yian retreated to the table, staggered to hold on to it, and laughed with his face covered.

Is it because you are getting married in two days that you choose to escape tonight? Yi An thought to himself, and he was furious.

He quickly walked to the corridor and blew the whistle. After a while, Zifei brought two people to him.

Yi An tried his best to suppress his anger and said, "You guys, go separately and find her back!"

The three of them responded and flew off in different directions.

Yi An took a deep breath, walked to the room in the corner of the corridor, and pushed open the door.

He lowered his eyes and said to himself: "A Tao, is this the only way you will stay here?"

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After running nearly half the distance, Tao Tao felt discomfort in her lower body. She leaned against the tree, took out a steamed bun from her bag and took a bite.

The rain was heavy, Tao Tao's hands were trembling, and she quickly swallowed the steamed bun, otherwise it would get wet.

When she took a break and was about to leave, she keenly felt someone behind her.

Tao Tao held his breath and suddenly rushed forward.

There was a downhill slope ahead. Tao Tao made a sharp turn and ran into the woods beside her, bending over and hiding behind a tree.

As she expected, the people who followed her ran down from above, didn't see her, looked around, and stood there at a loss.

Tao Tao's eyes suddenly widened. This person turned out to be Wen Xin!

She was wearing a green skirt and her body was already soaked. She didn't know when the man caught up with her. Maybe she was running too fast and her ears were filled with the sound of her heartbeat, so she didn't notice that there was someone following her.

She followed him all the way here, was she trying to escape? Tao Tao thought.

Wen Xin walked forward a few steps holding her clothes, obviously looking for her.

Tao Tao looked at her thin figure and thought of Xun Yan. Wen Xin had scolded her before because of Xun Yan. They should have a good relationship. Does she want to go find Xun Yan?

This is probably the reason, otherwise she would not have not told Yi An after discovering that she had escaped.

Tao Tao didn't have time to think about it. She walked out. Wen Xin was still looking forward. Tao Tao suddenly asked: "Wen Xin, do you want to leave too?"

Wen Xin was startled, turned around, lowered her head and said: "I..."

Tao Tao said succinctly: "Just follow me, and be quick."

After saying that, she continued to walk forward, and Wen Xin followed beside her.

After Tao Tao recovered some of her strength, she slowly started to jog. She could gradually see the official road below. If she walked for about another half an hour, she would reach the official road to Tongqiu County!

Thinking of this, Tao Tao suddenly felt much stronger. The pain in her abdomen and the coldness in her body were no longer a big deal. She would be able to see Aqing, Nian Nian and the others soon!

With a thud, Wen Xin fell into the mud. Tao Tao looked around and hurriedly helped her up.

She took out a steamed bun from her bag and said, "Eat it first to fill your stomach. We will be down there soon. I can find you a job by then."

Wen Xin didn't know what she was thinking, her eyes looked a little vague, she nodded and took the steamed roll.

Tao Tao didn't think much about it and pulled her arm and walked forward.

It was now the late night, the rain seemed to have subsided, and the wind was weaker. Tao Tao didn't care about these things. She only knew that she would succeed soon.

The words she said with disgust these days eventually became like smoke, and she never wanted to remember them again.

Finally, Tao Tao clearly saw the official road below. They were now on a hill, and as long as they ran down, they would reach the official road.

Tao Tao smiled, wiped the rain off her face, and her eyes brightened up again.

Suddenly, two horse-drawn carriages came from the corner of the official road, followed by several donkey-drawn carts that looked like they were loaded with some goods.

Tao Tao knew that this was most likely a convoy of vendors. She smiled and pointed down and said, "Let's go quickly. Down below is..."

Before she uttered the word "official road", she felt a sharp pain in the back of her head. Her eyes froze and she began to tinnitus. The convoy and the mountain in front of her became double images and her breathing became heavy.

She turned her head with great effort and saw Wen Xin with a sad face and a stick in her hand.

With a bang, Tao Tao fell to the ground, reluctantly digging at the dirt and weeds with his hands.

Wen Xin fell beside her, pulling her and crying, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so scared, I also want to go with you, but he poisoned me, and I have no choice... I'm afraid..."

She pulled Tao Tao behind her, fumbled out a whistle from her waist and blew it.

Tao Tao could not hear anything and could not speak. She could only let her body be pulled. The rain hit her face and her messy hair hung beside her cheeks. In a trance, she saw the convoy below getting farther and farther away.

She couldn't help closing her eyes, tears rolling down her eyes.

The rain was still falling, and her heart sank to the bottom of the pool along with the raindrops.