Chapter 35 A Cry for Help from He Qianqian
Chapter 35 A Cry for Help from He Qianqian
"Buzz~!" Inside the teacher's office, He Qianqian's cellphone lying on the desk started vibrating.
He Qianqian, who was grading assignments, glanced at her phone screen, slightly furrowed her brow, and ignored it!
It was Wang Feng's call!
She didn't want to answer!
The phone stopped ringing after a while but started vibrating again in just a few seconds.
He Qianqian furrowed her brow, turned off the vibration immediately.
After turning off the vibration, He Qianqian continued to grade assignments.
However, it wasn't long before the phone vibrated again. When she checked, it was still Wang Feng!
Feeling somewhat annoyed, He Qianqian picked up the phone and walked out to the office corridor. She answered the phone with an impatient tone, "I've told you, it's over between us. Please, stop bothering me in the future!"
"Qianqian, Qianqian, just hear me out, listen to me!" Fearing that He Qianqian would hang up, Wang Feng hurriedly said, "I'm not asking to reconcile with you; I need your help with something!"
Hearing this, He Qianqian furrowed her brow, thought for a moment, then spoke up, "What is it?"
"I'd like you to join me for a meal." Worried that He Qianqian might misunderstand, Wang Feng quickly added, "It's not me inviting, it's Principal Zhu. You know I'm up for election as the Deputy Director of Academic Affairs, and Principal Zhu would like to have dinner with you."
Upon hearing this, images of the bald Zhu Jiang instantly flashed through He Qianqian's mind, followed by the memory of Zhu Jiang's leering gaze at her.
Thinking of this, He Qianqian's frown deepened, and she said with some dissatisfaction, "You know what he intends; why are you asking me to dine with him?"
"Qianqian, listen to my explanation, it's just a meal. We will leave right after eating. I guarantee nothing else will happen. Plus, I'll be there too, and I promise, after you help me this time, I won't pester you ever again!" On the other end, Wang Feng hurriedly made his promise.
Hearing this, He Qianqian appeared somewhat hesitant.
To be honest, He Qianqian was very reluctant to go. But lately, she had been quite annoyed by Wang Feng's pestering. If just having a meal could make Wang Feng stop bothering her, perhaps it was acceptable.
If she didn't go, knowing Wang Feng as she did, he would only pester her more intensely.
After thinking it over, feeling a meal wouldn't be too troublesome, He Qianqian reluctantly nodded, "Alright then, this is the last time, after this we're done for good!"
This time Wang Feng asking He Qianqian to accompany Zhu Jiang for dinner eradicated the last shred of goodwill she had for Wang Feng.
Wang Feng didn't notice the change in He Qianqian's tone and upon hearing her agreement, nodded happily, "Great, no problem."
After hanging up, Wang Feng's smile vanished, his face turned grim, "You bitch, you'll see what happens tonight." After saying so, Wang Feng walked towards the principal's office.
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At nine o'clock in the evening, He Qianqian arrived at the Jinjiang Grand Hotel with Wang Feng.
Upon arriving at the hotel, a waiter immediately led He Qianqian and Wang Feng to the Lotus Hall. Zhu Jiang had already arrived by then.
Seeing He Qianqian enter, Zhu Jiang, who was seated, quickly stood up with a smile, "Ms. He, you've arrived, come, please take a seat."
After speaking, Zhu Jiang turned to the waiter on standby and ordered, "Serve the dishes."
Though He Qianqian was not in high spirits, she managed a forced smile and sat down, not wanting to be rude.
A few minutes later, the waiter began serving the dishes.
Initially, everything seemed normal. He Qianqian noticed that aside from Zhu Jiang occasionally leering at her, he didn't do anything too inappropriate, which slightly relieved her.
However, more than an hour later, He Qianqian felt something was slightly off. She was feeling a bit dizzy, as if she was about to fall asleep.
At first, He Qianqian didn't mind, thinking she was just tired, but then she noticed Zhu Jiang occasionally showing a sly smile.
This made He Qianqian suspicious. She turned to Wang Feng beside her, only to find that the previously enthusiastic Wang Feng was now coldly watching the scene unfold.
He Qianqian was taken aback and instantly understood what was happening!
Her drink had definitely been drugged!
When He Qianqian thought about that scene, she felt a surge of panic. After a while, she forced herself to calm down, repeatedly telling herself, "Don't panic, stay calm. The main thing now is to escape before the drug takes full effect."
With that thought, He Qianqian clenched her teeth, picked up her bag, and got up with a forced smile, "Principal Zhu, I need to use the restroom. I'll be right back."
As she said this, He Qianqian supported herself with the table and stood up.
Upon standing, He Qianqian felt even dizzier, but despite this, she still tried her best to hide that the drug's effects had started to kick in.
Seeing that He Qianqian wanted to go out, Zhu Jiang quickly got up and grabbed her arm, smiling, "Ms. He, why go outside for a restroom when there's one here in the box? Come, I'll take you there."
Saying this, Zhu Jiang led He Qianqian towards the restroom.
He Qianqian felt helpless, knowing that struggling was futile as she had no strength left and had to follow Zhu Jiang to the restroom in the box.
When they arrived at the restroom door, He Qianqian gave Zhu Jiang a strained smile, "Principal, I can go in by myself now."
"Sure, sure!" Zhu Jiang continued to smile and nodded his head, letting go of He Qianqian. He did not think that He Qianqian could escape from his grasp and still believed that He Qianqian had not noticed anything.
Inside the restroom, He Qianqian forced herself to calm down again, thought for a moment, and quickly took out her phone. She started to rapidly scroll through her contact list.
As she scrolled through the names, He Qianqian shook her head at each. Calling a girl over would not be a good idea; if the girl got into trouble too, it would be problematic.
But calling a man, if he wasn't trustworthy, could be dangerous as well, and she would not be able to resist if he had any ill intentions.
Quickly scanning the contact list, He Qianqian suddenly paused, her gaze stopping on one name—Lin Tian!
Seeing Lin Tian's name brought a surge of relief to He Qianqian. It had to be him!
Lin Tian was younger and relatively naive; she believed from their interactions over time that Lin Tian was not the type to take advantage of others in danger.
Moreover, his combat skills were formidable; He Qianqian still remembered how Lin Tian had once single-handedly fought off five or six knife-wielding assailants.
Lin Tian was clearly the best choice. With that thought, He Qianqian hurriedly dialed Lin Tian's number.
"Dialing…" As the phone rang, Lin Tian was lying in bed looking at a novel, just about to sleep.
Hearing the ring, Lin Tian turned his head and was surprised to find it was He Qianqian calling.
Seeing it was He Qianqian's call, Lin Tian was surprised, as it was almost eleven o'clock and He Qianqian usually wouldn't call him at this time.
Despite the confusion, Lin Tian still picked up the phone.
As soon as he answered, He Qianqian's voice came through, somewhat hurried, "Lin Tian, please come and save me, I'm at the Jinjiang Hotel Lotus Hall. I think I've been drugged."
"What?" Lin Tian was stunned upon hearing this.
"Ms. He, are you ready yet?" At that moment, Lin Tian heard a vague male voice.
"Oh, I'll be right out," He Qianqian quickly responded, then whispered, "Lin Tian, did you hear me clearly?"
"Heard clearly, I'm on my way!" After saying this, Lin Tian hung up the phone in a rush, threw on some clothes, and rushed out of his house.
Fortunately, everyone at Lin Tian's house was asleep by then; otherwise, they would certainly have stopped him to ask what was going on.
Once outside, Lin Tian, with a grim expression, flagged down a taxi and directed the driver to head directly to Jinjiang Hotel.
Staring coldly out the window at the rapidly retreating buildings, rage boiled inside Lin Tian, "Nothing better happen, or I will make you wish you were never born!"
Noticing the sporadic fierce expression on Lin Tian's face, the driver wisely kept quiet and drove as quickly as possible towards the Jinjiang Hotel.
"Mission: Rescue He Qianqian. Reward: Two Supernatural Points."
Suddenly a synthetic voice echoed in his head.
But at that moment, Lin Tian was in no mood to pay attention to this mission; he just wanted to arrive at the hotel quickly.
Ten minutes later, with a screech, the taxi stopped at the entrance of Jinjiang Hotel.
After the car stopped, Lin Tian handed the taxi driver a hundred yuan, flung open the car door, and dashed towards Jinjiang Hotel.