Chapter 353: A Mistake

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Late at night, in the swimming pool, a figure was leaning against the wall, trembling slightly.

Murong Qiao curled up into a ball, but even so, she could feel the energy in her body flowing away as the temperature dropped.

“Ha…” She exhaled slowly.

She was only wearing a swimsuit. Coupled with the power outage, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the current situation was blight.

Murong Qiao didn’t know how much time had pa.s.sed since she was locked in the swimming pool.

After sensing that someone had deliberately locked the door, she gave up on unlocking it and explored the entire s.p.a.ce she was in.

The front door and the changing room door were locked. Those were the only exits. Other than that, there was only a huge swimming pool and a toilet to solve physiological problems.

She had also considered the emergency distress signal equipment in the swimming pool, but the other party obviously didn’t want her to do so, so she cut off the backup power supply too. She just couldn’t give Murong Qiao the chance.

She didn’t know if it was her imagination, but Murong Qiao felt very cold and couldn’t exert any strength in her hands and feet.

“I can’t stay like this anymore,” she suddenly said, as if reminding herself.

Murong Qiao pinched herself hard on the arm to force herself to stay awake. Then, she stood up.

It was too pa.s.sive to stay here and wait for help. Moreover, if she waited like this till the next day, her physical condition would only worsen.

Patter. Patter.

Murong Qiao walked around the pool barefooted and made some sounds. In the empty and terrifying environment, it sounded a little scary.

There was no light source. Other than the area near the window, she could only rely on herself to explore.

Murong Qiao patiently searched the areas she had checked again. She didn’t want to let go of even the slightest possibility of getting out.

Probably due to Murong Qiao’s survival instinct, she finally found a vent in the toilet.

“Boing!” The sound of landing could be heard.

Murong Qiao tried to jump up to reach the vent.

The vent was about two meters high. It was not like a fan, but a small window that was open to form a ventilation channel with the outside world. However, it looked small and narrow, and it did not look like she could pa.s.s through it.

At this point, Murong Qiao had no other way. Her only hope was this small vent. She estimated the size of the vent and felt that she could try squeezing it a little.

But for now, she needed to reach the vent first.

“Da, da, da—”

The sound of water dripping.

It was very subtle, but Murong Qiao was attracted when she thought about it.

She turned to look in the direction of the sound. The sink faucet was dripping.

Murong Qiao’s eyes lit up.

She was not tall enough, but with the height of the sink, she might just be able to touch the vent.

Murong Qiao sized her up and climbed towards the sink.

She was considered light and her hands and feet were agile. She stood on the sink facing the vent and reached out.

“Hiss —” Murong Qiao cried out in pain.

She had hooked her hand on the edge of the ventilation shaft, wanting to use it as a leverage. However, she did not know what sharp object she pressed down on. It seemed to have pierced into her palm, and it hurt terribly.

Now that things had come to this, she could not let all her efforts go to waste.

Murong Qiao endured the pain and frowned. She leaned against the vent and tilted her body to find a suitable angle as she held her breath and squeezed herself into the shaft.

At this moment, she was extremely glad that her figure was slightly pet.i.te. Even though she was in pain, Murong Qiao barely squeezed out.

However, in the next second, before she could be happy, she fell to the ground.

It really hurt. Fortunately, after lying down for a while and feeling a little better, she got up and started to check her surroundings.

Outside the vent was an abandoned corridor. Because there was a lot of junk piled up here, most places were covered in dust that could be seen by the naked eye. It could be seen that no one had been here for a while.

Murong Qiao grinned. It was unknown if she was in pain, but she looked even worse. Her lips had lost their color, and the symptoms of her limbs losing strength began to become obvious.

The corridor was not big, and she could reach the end with just a look. The two doors were locked, and the rooms were used for storage.

However, there was one place that attracted Murong Qiao’s attention. It was the staircase at the end that led to the second floor.

She remembered that the structure of the second floor was simple. Other than the audience seats, there was nothing else. There must be an exit to the door.

Thinking of this, Murong Qiao perked up a little and headed for the second floor.

Indeed, Feng Xinyao was careless. She locked the first floor but not the second floor. She probably left because she was sure that Murong Qiao wouldn’t be able to get out of the pool area.

Her mistake gave Murong Qiao some hope.

Murong Qiao successfully reached the main entrance of the swimming pool complex this time. Looking at the dark night outside, she was only one step away from escaping.

However, the door that was locked by the staff cut off the possibility of leaving directly.

“Tsk.” Murong Qiao looked at the lock in dissatisfaction.

She tried to push the door open, trying to see if she could squeeze through, but she realized that it wouldn’t work.

Obviously, the ventilation situation wouldn’t happen a second time.

She sighed helplessly and sat on the chair beside the door to rest for a while. Then, she began to think of other escape routes.

But before she could think of anything, she heard footsteps approaching.

It was Huo Yichen.

After splitting direction with Murong Chuan, he hurried to the swimming pool to look for her.

However, before he reached the door, he saw a white figure at the entrance of the swimming pool. It looked like a person.

He sped up. When he walked over, his probing gaze met Murong Qiao’s.

“I’m fine,” Murong Qiao said.

Seeing the nervous look on Huo Yichen’s face, she quickly explained the situation.

At the same time, Murong Qiao calmed down when she saw Huo Yichen.

However, Huo Yichen was observant. With the light from his cell phone, he could see Murong Qiao’s current state clearly.

He frowned even more. Murong Qiao’s face was sickly pale, and she looked like she was having a fever, most likely because she was only wearing a swimsuit.

Huo Yichen took off his clothes and gave them to Murong Qiao without hesitation.

“Put it on first.” He regretted not wearing thicker clothes.

The windbreaker carried his body temperature. After it was put on Murong Qiao, it could at least be of some use.

“I stayed on duty at night and was trapped in the swimming pool…”

There was nothing to be vague about now. After quickly telling him what had happened, she told him about the blackout.

Hearing that someone had locked Murong Qiao in the swimming pool on purpose, killing intent rose in Huo Yichen’s heart. However, when he saw her sickly face, he shifted his thoughts to the important thing in front of him.

The most important thing now was to get her out first.

He took a deep breath and suppressed the urge to hack the person who locked the door into pieces. He kept reminding himself that the most important thing now was to take Murong Qiao to the hospital.

He stared at the door for a moment, then looked around and slowly fixed his gaze on the chair outside the door for people to rest..