The Tender Beauty is Sweetly Doted in the 20th Century Novel!-Chapter 192 - 191: Lin Zhishu

Listening to their conversation, the husband of the woman in the lower bunk was not present just now, and she might have seen something.

Qin Yan suddenly felt very nervous.

She wasn’t actually afraid of someone secretly touching her; she was afraid her man would find out about this.

Although Guo Zhengde was very good to her, almost fulfilling every request she made, it was because she only accompanied Guo Zhengde and had given him her first time.

This man seemed easygoing and pleasant in daily life, but after spending a year with him, Qin Yan knew him very well.

The thing Guo Zhengde hated the most was his woman getting touched by others.

He only liked young girls who were virgins.

The woman before Qin Yan had crossed that line, secretly getting involved with another man after breaking up with Guo Zhengde, and he found out.

Guo Zhengde was quite faithful; he only looked for one lover at a time, only looking for a new one after dumping the first one. If the woman before hadn’t done what she did, Qin Yan wouldn’t have had her chance.

Qin Yan was very clever, knew how to coddle and throw little tantrums to coax money and gifts, and was very vigilant to keep the line, so she and Guo Zhengde had been good for over a year, and he continued to pamper her, giving her money and buying her gifts like always.

But today, this incident was happening, and if he found out, Qin Yan didn’t even dare to imagine the consequences.

She was supposed to follow Guo Zhengde to Jing City to enjoy a good life; he had just bought her a house!

Listening to the conversation between He Chen and Ye Manman on the lower bunk, Qin Yan felt like there were ten thousand ants crawling in her heart, itching to ask clearly but also very anxious.

But she couldn’t ask, knowing Ye Manman would surely spill everything she saw if she did. She could only pray Ye Manman wouldn’t tell Guo Zhengde about this when he woke up.

Because Guo Zhengde not only trusted only what he saw but was also very suspicious; if he doubted her, she figured she would soon be replaced.

"Let’s sit together, I want to be close to you, it feels safer."

Ye Manman didn’t intend to blab; she was just still quite scared and didn’t want to be apart from He Chen.

So, even if the small bed was cramped, she wanted to be close to He Chen, even if she could only lean on him to sleep.

He Chen didn’t know what had happened, seeing Ye Manman suddenly so tense, but he was glad to be next to her.

"You can’t sit there all the time; when it’s time to sleep, sleep well. I’ll watch over you, don’t worry, nothing will happen."

His voice was steady, and his shoulders and embrace were wide and secure, gently patting Ye Manman’s back in reassurance, and she quickly fell asleep again.

This time, to avoid disturbing her when the train stopped at stations, He Chen specifically closed the window, as all the other windows in the compartment were open, letting in a strong breeze.

Once Ye Manman lay back down and fell asleep, He Chen returned to sit on the opposite lower bunk.

Qin Yan, thinking they might discuss her matters after getting off the train, didn’t dare look at him anymore, quickly turning to face the partition, trying to lower her presence.

Anyway, what they discussed after getting off wouldn’t affect her; she just had to ensure they didn’t pay her any attention while they were on the train.

Qin Yan had it all planned out, but in the afternoon when everyone was hungry and about to eat, Guo Zhengde got up and enthusiastically bought four meals, offering two of them as an apology for something she had previously mentioned.

Qin Yan didn’t dare utter a word, silently eating her boxed meal.

She was so nervous she practically wanted to smack the former self who had provoked Ye Manman.

If she hadn’t offended them, she could have gone and pleaded with Ye Manman earlier, or even bribed her not to say anything.

But now, watching Guo Zhengde occasionally chat with He Chen, with Ye Manman chiming in now and then, she was truly worried Ye Manman would suddenly bring up that incident.

The meal was nerve-wracking; Qin Yan was on the verge of biting her chopsticks in half.

Luckily, Ye Manman didn’t mention anything.

And Guo Zhengde didn’t suspect anything, nor did he continue the conversation with them.

Qin Yan finally felt relieved.

By the time the train reached the station, it was already dark, about eight or nine o’clock.

He Chen grabbed the luggage, and Ye Manman followed beside him, and just as they were about to leave, Qin Yan suddenly slipped a few notes into Ye Manman’s hand.

Ye Manman quickly turned her head, only to catch Qin Yan’s back, hurriedly running towards another train door.

He Chen gave her a sidelong glance, "What happened?"

Ye Manman held up the money in her hand with a slightly amused and helpless expression.

"That girl probably feared I’d talk about what I saw earlier. She’d been nervously peeking at me the whole time on the train, guessing I didn’t bring it up, and secretly slipped me money out of gratitude."

"So what did you see before?"

He Chen had been curious the entire time; Ye Manman was unwilling to say, and he refrained from asking.

Ye Manman sighed, "Actually, when you went to the bathroom, a man secretly groped her. It seemed particularly... indecent..."

Recalling the scene, she felt somewhat embarrassed, "I thought he was a thief at first, stealing something; I didn’t expect it was harassment..."

He Chen was rather shocked, "This kind of thing happens on trains? Didn’t anyone speak up? There are so many people walking by in the aisle."

"No one said anything; I only noticed because of some strange sounds coming from the upper bunk."

Thinking back, Ye Manman still felt a bit anxious about it.

"I really don’t get it. You’d think someone would’ve shouted if they saw it. If I hadn’t noticed and scared him off, who knows how arrogant that guy could’ve gotten."

"That girl didn’t resist at all, didn’t mention going after the guy, so I didn’t know whether to report it or not, sigh."

Even though their relationship was inherently improper, when faced with Guo Zhengde’s enthusiasm and smiling face, Ye Manman felt quite awkward inside.

But this incident seemed to have passed.

Ye Manman was more concerned with how to get to the university; she was very tired, drowsy, and hungry, wanting desperately to sleep.

She had told Mr. Nie she’d arrive in Jing City about three days after receiving her acceptance letter, but now it was so late she wasn’t sure if anyone would come to meet her.

He Chen was loaded down with bags, and their ensemble attracted many eager cabbies as soon as they stepped out of the station, though all of them were on bicycles.

"Where to, boss?"

"Need a ride, boss? I’m a human GPS of Jing City; wherever you need to go, I can take you."

"Boss..."

The gang of cabbies was so eagerly enthusiastic, they’d nearly reached out to help with the luggage, a scene that slightly startled Ye Manman.

She stepped back half a step, gripping He Chen’s clothes tightly.

He Chen was a bit reluctant to have her ride on these bicycle taxis; without a seat on the back, she’d be uncomfortable sitting.

But there was no other transportation option available; the station only had these bicycle-riding cabs.

Just as they were hesitating, two slim young men approached on bicycles from a short distance away.

One of them, wearing glasses and looking scholarly and fair, held a photo and stopped his bike about two meters away, eyeing Ye Manman to confirm he hadn’t recognized the wrong person, then politely dismounted and approached.

He nodded to He Chen in a very courteous manner, then turned to Ye Manman, "Hello, are you Comrade Ye Manman?"

"I’m Lin Zhishu, a junior in Qing University’s medical school. You can call me Senior Lin. He’s my junior student, recently helping with my experiments, so he came along. Since the Foreign Language Department students aren’t on campus right now, Mr. Nie arranged for me to pick you up."

Concerned that Ye Manman might not trust him, Lin Zhishu also took out his student ID, "This is my student ID."