If You Could Hear My Heart

Chapter 270: Escape, Escape

Translator: 549690339

“Chick, I know you’re awake. Come on, talk to your uncle here,” the third man whistled at Xu Chaomu.

Xu Chaomu inwardly spat at him in contempt—her mouth was still covered, how could she speak?

It took the third man quite a while before he realized his mistake and untied the black cloth from her mouth.

“Chick, what grudge do you have against our Boss Zhou? He has had us watch you for quite some time, but there were always people secretly protecting you. Luckily, our Boss Zhou used a tactic today to lure away the ones watching you, giving us a chance to make our move.”

“Who’s your Boss Zhou?” Xu Chaomu asked.

“Can’t tell you that, but just know he’s someone very powerful.”

“Pah, kidnapping an innocent student, what’s so powerful about that?” Xu Chaomu retorted with disdain.

“If you dare to curse our Boss Zhou to his face, be careful or you’ll lose your life,” the third man warned her fiercely.

“So what if I do it to his face? Call him here, and I’ll curse him just the same! You’re all heartless beasts, I have no feud with you.”

“Chick, you do have quite a fiery temper. Who’s family are you from? Are you sure you have no history with our Boss Zhou?”

“I’m an orphan with neither father nor mother, you’ve definitely kidnapped the wrong person.”

“That’s not my problem.”

“Let me go, and I’ll give you money.”

“You have money? How much can you give me?”

“Five million, is that enough?” Xu Chaomu remembered that Shen Chi’s bank account had exactly five million.

“Little girl, you have so much money? You think I’m three years old? If I let you go, my life is over.”

“My brother has money, heh, just let me go and you can have as much as you want.”

The third man chuckled treacherously, scrutinizing Xu Chaomu in the flash of the flashlight.

“Chick, I’m not that interested in money, but I am quite interested in you.”

Having said that, he chuckled again and tossed away the cigarette butt he was holding.

“Didn’t you hear what your Boss Zhou said just now? If you dare to lay a hand on me, you won’t get away with it.”

Xu Chaomu’s heart was about to leap out of her throat, pounding fearfully.

She wasn’t fearlessness; she was very, very scared.

“In a place like this, if I really did something to you, nobody would know, right?”

“First untie the cloth over my eyes, then we can talk calmly.”

“Alright, I’m not afraid of your tricks.”

The third man went to remove the cloth from Xu Chaomu’s eyes. Thankfully, it was quite dark inside the warehouse, and it didn’t take long for Xu Chaomu to adjust to the light.

Her eyes hurt fiercely, and looking around, she realized this was an abandoned warehouse.

The warehouse reeked, Xu Chaomu coughing twice.

“Pretty lady, take a look, am I handsome?”

Xu Chaomu inwardly spat in disgust—this man sporting purple hair was all swagger and sloppiness, the epitome of a ruffian.

“Big Brother, could you get me something to eat? I haven’t had anything to eat all day.”

“Don’t pull any tricks.”

“Under your watch, what trick could I possibly pull? Are you that unconfident in yourself? I’m just an eighteen-year-old student, unarmed. I’m just hungry. Besides, if I starved to death, how would you explain to your Boss Zhou?”

The third man found Xu Chaomu’s words somewhat reasonable and warned, “I’ll get you something to eat, but don’t try anything, or you’ll regret it.”

Xu Chaomu nodded repeatedly.

Sure enough, he was still wary of this so-called Boss Zhou.

The man took the flashlight and left, and soon the warehouse was plunged into darkness.

A foul smell permeated the air, Xu Chaomu wrinkling her nose as she began feeling for the rope binding her body.

She bowed her head, attempting to bite the nearest rope.

But she couldn’t reach it at all.

She bent her knees, stretching the rope tight and straining to break free from the pillar.

It was futile, still futile, Xu Chaomu was feeling desperate.

For the first time, she experienced this sense of life-or-death desperation. Before, in her most helpless moments, Shen Chi would appear before her.

Back then, whether in wind or rain, she was fearless because he was with her.

But now, he had gone to South Africa and would not return. If she couldn’t save herself, death was the only thing left to wait for.

With this thought, Xu Chaomu tried hard to think of a way out.

Just then, her bound hands accidentally touched the cement wall behind the pillar.

She felt around the wall, finding nothing useful. But she realized she could rub the rope against the cement wall to break it.

This idea filled her with joy, and she arched her back as far as possible to reach the wall.

Unexpectedly, she could actually reach it!

Xu Chaomu’s heart pounded wildly as she rubbed against the rope, bit by bit…

Fortunately, the rope wasn’t very thick, but as she rubbed against it, her own hands were also wearing away.

It hurt at first, but she thought if she couldn’t endure this pain, then waiting for death was all she could do.

Gritting her teeth, she rubbed harder.

As time ticked away and the force on her hands grew, the pain intensified, but Xu Chaomu didn’t care anymore.

She didn’t want to die or be used by anyone.

Blood oozed from her chafed hands, trickling down. She had never felt such pain before.

In the pitch darkness, the entire warehouse echoed only with the slight sounds of her rubbing the rope.

As she continued, Xu Chaomu’s patience was nearly exhausted, and she began to cry.

“Big Brother… Shen Chi…” In every tough moment, he was always the first one she thought of.

The tears streamed down her cheeks as she clenched her teeth and kept rubbing the rope.

Finally, there was a loose spot that broke!

It was like seeing a glimmer of dawn in the darkness; she rubbed harder.

There was no light here, and Xu Chaomu knew that if there were, she would look utterly disheveled.

Suddenly, the ropes binding her wrists snapped!

With a hiss, the ropes fell to the ground, and Xu Chaomu’s sore arms drooped down.

But she dared not relax even slightly and went on to untie the ropes on her body.

She felt weak and achy all over!

She wished she could collapse and sleep right there, but she knew she couldn’t.

While the man was still away, she had to escape.

After freeing herself from all the ropes, she ran toward the warehouse door.

She pushed against the door with all her might, only to find it was chained shut!

Not wasting more energy, she quickly shifted her focus.

The door was locked, but there were windows!

Moonlight poured through cracks in the window, and she quickly located it. It was high, but not out of reach!

Using whatever she could find—wood, bricks—she piled them into a makeshift platform and climbed on top.

Blood was still streaming from the scratched back of her hand; she didn’t know how much longer her hands could hold on, and the pain was excruciating.

Standing on the debris, she reached up to the window, pushed with all her might, and the window swung open!

Now the only thing she had to do was to flee! To flee!