The head guard glared at her with hatred evident in her eyes and Li Fei decided to leave hurriedly before something happens. Shi Ming looked at the girl who had just left. Just last week, she was informed that Mr Jin Liwei had ordered her release. Although she had gotten her heavy payment, she still wanted to torture the girl but unfortunately, she had left.
Liling who had waited for so long outside became exhausted and she sat down on the floor. Did that man perhaps change his mind? She only hoped not. Everytime the large doors opened, she would think it was her but ended up being disappointed the moment she saw that it wasn't her. Caihong had been kind enough to give her food and drinks or else she would have died of hunger. She was seeing families waiting for their loved ones and her heart ached.
A long while later, she caught sight of her coming with slow steps and she immediately stood up. She was finally here! Running, Liling hugged her so tightly. "I'm finally free," Li Fei mumbled as tears flowed from her eyes.
"We are free," Liling said before saying," You gave me a scare. For a moment I thought you were no longer coming." When they parted, she said," I also thought that. I didn't think you would be still here waiting. You waited for almost the whole day, you must be hungry." "Don't worry Caihong has been kind enough to give me food. Where are we going to now?" asked Liling.
Before Li Fei could say anything, Caihong came to where they were and he hugged her.
"Congratulations. You are finally free." "Thank you so much for everything Caihong," she said the moment they parted. "You shouldn't thank me for anything. I did it because I wanted to." "Please let me thank you. I am so grateful for everything you have done for me. I would have gone insane if not for you and Liling," she said with a small smile. "Okay then. Where are we heading to?" Caihong asked. Li Fei thought for a while before asking," Uhm... do you know where she was burried? I would like to get some flowers and convey a few words to her."
By this, she meant Jin Shan the woman she had killed. She still felt the guilt swirling in her heart.
"Unfortunately, I heard that she was cremated," said Caihong and Li Fei nodded in understanding before saying," I think I should meet Mr Jin Liwei and apologize as well as thank him for reducing my sentence." "I think you should stay far away from that man, Li Fei," advised Caihong.
"I think so too," Liling supported. "Yes, I know he hates me so much but it's because I wronged him. And we shouldn't forget that I'm free today, thanks to him. I will have to thank him although not today. I would like to see my parents first," she said. "Okay. I will bring the car then," said Caihong before leaving.
Li Fei stared back at the large grey buildings where she had spent four years of her life. She remembered the very first time she came here. She was so scared thinking that she won't survive but here she was, leaving this place.
A lot of terrible things have happened to her but she chose to focus on the positive side of life. Perhaps they were lessons, that she had to change from the arrogant girl she was to a mature twenty two year old woman she is.
Suddenly, a black car stopped in front of them and two men in black suits came out and grabbed Li Fei then threw her inside and the car immediately drove away leaving Liling screaming on top of her lungs. Just then, Caihong's car immediately reached and Liling blurted," Caihong! Li Fei has been taken in that black car!!" "Get in quickly!!" he exclaimed. When she did, he drove chasing the car as he informed the police.
Suddenly, he lost them and frustratedly Caihong hit the steering wheel. Just when he was close to getting her. He was even thinking of proposing to her that they go far away from that man but she had slipped from his fingers. "I know it's him," he mumbled. "Who?" asked Liling. "Jin Liwei. He was the only one who knew that she was going to be released today," he said and Liling's eyes widened in realisation. It might be true. "I thought he left her alone. He might hurt her," said Liling with a deep frown settling on her face.
They went to a nearby police station and reported the case as well as stating the possible suspect but Caihong knew better than anyone that they were wasting their own time reporting a person like Jin Liwei. After, Liling suggested that she gets a cab to Hong Kong but Caihong offered to drop her there.
On reaching, he asked if she would be okay and whether she wanted anything but she told him that would be alright.
Li Fei didn't know for how long she had slept but on waking up, she found herself in a strange room. She remembered that she was kidnapped in front of the prison in broad daylight. Who could have done that?!! She wondered how Liling and Caihong were doing. Sitting up, she scanned the room and realized that it was rather luxurious. The bed was soft and comfortable.
Getting up, she went to use the bathroom and on coming back, she approached the window and glanced outside only to notice that it was dark. Her stomach loudly growled due to hunger. She hadn't eaten anything the whole day. Just then, the door was opened revealing a girl dressed in the maid's uniform and on seeing that she had woken up, the girl left closing the door behind her. Li Fei wondered if she had gone to inform her kidnapper that she was awake.
A while later, she heard the door open and the same girl came carrying a tray of food and drinks then placed it at the table. She looked at her and said," Please have your dinner." With that, she left the room making Li Fei wonder if kidnapped people were treated like this.