Addicted: Book One - The Inquietude of Youth

Chapter 196 - The TWO YOUNGSTERS' INTERNAL STRIFE!

Translator: Sae

Editor: Alec

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On the road, Gu Hai swerved and turned the car several times. As he took quick and sharp turns at various corners, avoiding other cars along the way, he too was engendered with confusion that left him somewhat dazed. Meanwhile, the beautiful woman continued to remain calm and quiet in the back seat. Once Gu Hai felt that the surrounding areas were secure, he slowly turned the car back along the main road that he had previously driven from.

"Turn at the traffic light ahead." The woman suddenly opened her mouth to speak, her tone not the least bit perturbed.

Although Gu Hai felt grateful for this turn of events, it was only when she spoke did he remember that there was actually someone sitting back there.

"I was being surrounded by a group of men. If you didn't happen to be where you were, it would have been hard to escape." As he said this, there was a faint discernable smile smeared at the corner of Gu Hai's lips. Now fully aware of the other person, he glanced at her through the rearview mirror.

The woman's voice was gentle when she finally spoke again, "I could tell."

Seemingly surprised at the response, Gu Hai asked "You could tell?"

"I knew you were in trouble the moment you rudely harassed me."

This was the first time Gu Hai had ever heard a girl say the word 'harass' so many times. He thought to himself:

How can such a young and beautiful girl that drives a relatively fancy car like this also have such a bold and unconstrained behavior? She's not that kind of person, is she?

"Aren't you afraid I'll kidnap and sell you?" Gu Hai asked trying to probe for some answers.

As one of her brows slightly rose, the woman laughed, exposing what can be described as a simple yet contented set of dimples.

"You're not that kind of person."

"You could also tell something like that?" Gu Hai turned around and gave her another quick glance.

Slightly smiling, she nodded her head, "Intuition."

Feeling apathetic, Gu Hai had nothing else to say. At first, he wanted to find a gas station to fill the tank up in return for her kind gesture, but when he felt around in his pockets, he remembered that all his money were already gone. In the end, all he could do was give her an apology.

"You're a resident of Beijing?" She asked.

"Yeah."

"No wonder, your accent sounded so familiar! Are you here on a trip or visiting relatives?"

"Visiting relatives. You're a local here?"

"My parents are in Qingdao but I'm attending school in Beijing for now. Hey, you're also studying, right? From your appearance, you look no more than 20 years old."

Gu Hai laughed, "You're the first to say that I'm young. My wife always says that I'm old."

Taken aback by those words, said in such a natural manner, the woman's eyes burrowed into his face. In just seconds, her brows rose to match that of the incoming question, "You already have a wife?"

"Yeah, I got married early!!" Gu Hai said with a bright smile stretching from ear to ear.

"......" At a loss, the woman could find nothing else to say.