Eternal Love: The Billionaire's Relentless Pursuit-Chapter 688 - 681: Eerie Weather

As soon as Leng Yichen heard the news, he didn’t want to stay a moment longer and stood up directly, "Wang Hai, let’s go!"

Seeing the two of them getting up to leave, Xiao Qiao also stood up, "Where are you going?"

"Up the mountain!" Leng Yichen replied in a deep voice, his body already moving swiftly toward the door.

"You can’t go now!" Xiao Qiao quickly stopped them, pointing through the window at the big mountain, "It’s raining now, the mountain path is particularly difficult to traverse, accidents can easily happen! Moreover, look, the mountain is covered in fog, you won’t be able to see the path at all!"

Leng Yichen and Wang Hai glanced through the window at the mountain, indeed shrouded in a misty fog.

"Also, the mountain paths are twisting and turning, you must have a local guide to lead you, otherwise you can easily get lost."

What Xiao Qiao said was true, there were countless cases of people getting lost in the mountains.

Leng Yichen stared at the mountain with urgency, as if he would find Bai Yiran as soon as he climbed it.

Wang Hai could see Leng Yichen’s urgency; he too wished to find Bai Yiran as soon as possible. However, Leng Yichen’s safety was equally important; they couldn’t allow another incident before Bai Yiran was found.

"Boss, we should wait for the rain to stop before going."

Leng Yichen looked at the mountain. It was so close, yet he was prevented from advancing due to this damn weather.

"Boss, listen to Xiao Qiao. She’s a local and knows this place well; she wouldn’t deceive us." Wang Hai could empathize with Leng Yichen’s feelings, but going up the mountain now was really too risky.

"Boss?" Xiao Qiao looked at the handsome man, whose face was stern and urgent, addressed by the middle-aged uncle as Boss. Could he be a businessman? "Are you looking for someone?"

Wang Hai smiled and nodded towards Xiao Qiao, "Yes. Do you have any available accommodations at your home? Could we stay for the night? We’ll pay you."

It was getting late, and the rain showed no signs of stopping. This area was remote, without any inns. They had no reason to return to town, wasting time back and forth.

Xiao Qiao nodded but was hesitant about letting the two men stay at her home, appearing somewhat reluctant.

"Don’t worry, we’re not bad people, we won’t harm you." Leng Yichen looked at Xiao Qiao, took a thousand yuan from his wallet, and handed it to her, "This is for our accommodation. Also, I have a favor to ask: when the rain stops, could you guide us up the mountain?"

Xiao Qiao stared at the thousand yuan in a daze. She wasn’t unfamiliar with money, but she’d rarely encountered someone who casually handed out a thousand yuan.

Her family wasn’t well-off. As a recent college graduate, she didn’t have a proper job. Although it was called college, in fact, it was a vocational school in their town, not even in the city. Her mother worked as a cleaner in a town inn for just over two thousand yuan a month.

With Leng Yichen putting a thousand yuan in front of her, how could she not be tempted? This was a month’s living expenses for her family. With this money, she and her mother could have a bit more ease.

Xiao Qiao nodded swiftly, "Alright, no problem. You two can sleep in the main room; the sheets and covers are newly changed today and clean. Once the rain stops, I’ll take you up the mountain. But who are you looking for on the mountain? It’s quite large; it won’t be easy to find someone right away."

Leng Yichen sat back down on the chair, looking toward the mountain, "I’m looking for my wife."

"Your wife?" Xiao Qiao was a bit surprised, realizing this man was married.