Since making things clear with Si Yanli that night, Tang Wu hadn't seen him for nearly half a month.
After giving up all hope for this marriage, she actually felt much more relaxed both physically and mentally.
She was only twenty-four; her life was still very long.
Let that eight-year-long secret crush be buried deep in the bottom of her heart!
Perhaps when she thought of it years later, she would only smile breezily, no longer feeling that unforgettable pain and bitterness.
After all, from beginning to end, it had always been her one-woman show.
During this time, significant changes occurred in Tang Wu's work.
Han Feifei, a female anchor who usually competed with her at work, hooked up with the director and successfully pushed her out, even getting the director to assign Tang Wu the task of shooting a documentary in Seville.
The security in Seville was extremely chaotic. The last reporter sent there was besieged by thugs, disfigured, and left hanging by a thread; he was still in the intensive care unit.
"Sister Wuwu, your broadcast ratings are always higher than Han Feifei's, and you're also number one in our department for securing sponsorships. Did the director get kicked in the head by a donkey? Is he trying to send you to your death?" Tang Wu's little assistant was filled with righteous indignation.
A few days ago, Tang Wu was working overtime at night. Not long after leaving, she realized she had left her phone in the office and went back, only to witness an eye-burning scene.
The director and Han Feifei were having an affair in the office.
Although she immediately ran away at the time, she was probably still discovered by them.
Aside from being influenced by Han Feifei's pillow talk, the director was also afraid she would expose their illicit affair.
Therefore, he wanted to send her to her death.
But Tang Wu was not afraid; she had been highly adventurous since she was a child.
She did not refuse the task assigned by the director.
After all the passport and visa procedures were completed, Tang Wu and two colleagues set off together.
They transferred flights twice on the way. When they arrived at the Seville airport, a sense of desolation and dilapidation greeted their eyes.
Before they came, they had already contacted a driver.
Just as the three of them walked out of the airport, a tall, burly man with a face full of stubble suddenly snatched the bag from the photographer's hands.
The photographer was stunned for a few seconds.
He knew Seville was chaotic, but he didn't expect it to be this chaotic.
To be robbed of his bag right after arriving.
His ID and wallet were in the bag; if they were taken, he would be in a lot of trouble.
But the burly man was holding a gun, and the photographer simply didn't dare to chase after him.
Just as the photographer was at a loss, he saw a tall, slender figure quickly chasing after the man.
The slender figure quickly caught up with the man. Then, with a shoulder throw, she neatly slammed the man to the ground.
The man tried to fire his gun, but the next second, his wrist was forcefully stepped on by the woman's high-top leather boot.
"Ow!"
A cry of pain escaped the man's throat.
Tang Wu snatched the photographer's bag back. She took the gun from the man's hand and weighed it in hers.
"A toy gun, and you dare to rob in public?" She raised her long leg and kicked the man in the chest again.
The tall and burly man had no strength to fight back the entire time.
The photographer and the other colleague were completely dumbfounded.
They had worked with Tang Wu for two years, thinking that aside from being proud, beautiful, and highly professional, she had no other advantages.
They never expected her combat skills to be so formidable.
From the airport's VIP channel, two tall, handsome figures walked out.
One of them, a devilishly handsome and charming man, saw the scene of Tang Wu subduing the burly man and clicked his tongue. "Damn! That woman is beautiful and badass. She must be our compatriot!"
"Lao Yan, that woman is exactly my type. Do you think she'll give me her contact info if I go up and ask for it now?"
Si Yanli's long, dark eyebrows furrowed.
All along the way, Huo Zhixu had been chattering endlessly in his ear, annoying him to no end.
He spoke coldly, "Don't forget, you came to Seville to save your sister."
Huo Zhixu's sister, Huo Qingqing, was a travel and adventure blogger. A few days ago, she and some friends had come to Seville.
As a result, they accidentally wandered into the primeval forest of Seville and were captured by the local indigenous people.
Huo Qingqing's group couldn't understand the indigenous language. Later, Huo Zhixu found Si Yanli and learned that the natives wanted him to use gold leaves to ransom his sister's group.
Afraid of the language barrier upon arrival, Huo Zhixu begged Si Yanli to come with him.
"Saving my sister doesn't stop me from flirting with girls." Huo Zhixu smiled wickedly, fully displaying his unrestrained charm.
Si Yanli and Huo Zhixu were high school classmates, so he naturally knew this guy had incredibly high standards.
Ordinary beauties could hardly catch his eye.
He followed Huo Zhixu's gaze and glanced ahead.
He only saw a tall, slender woman dressed in a black leather jacket and pants kick a burly man several meters away.
The woman picked up the bag from the ground and turned to walk toward the two men.
Seeing the woman's face clearly, Si Yanli's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly behind his glasses.
It was actually Tang Wu?
Was she here in Seville for work?
Seeing Si Yanli staring at the beauty, a playful smile appeared on Huo Zhixu's handsome face. "What, you've taken a fancy to her too?"
Si Yanli ignored Huo Zhixu.
...
Tang Wu and her two companions walked to the parking lot, but after waiting for quite a while, the driver didn't bring the car over.
The photographer made a phone call. After finishing the call, his expression changed.
"On the way here, the driver's car was stolen by thugs, and he was killed."
The expressions of Tang Wu and the other colleague couldn't help but turn heavy.
The level of danger here was even more severe than they had imagined.
Beep—
Right at that moment, a dark off-road vehicle drove up to the three of them.
The rear window rolled down, revealing a handsome and devilish face. "Beauty, we're compatriots. Where are you going? We'll give you a ride!"
Tang Wu was just about to refuse when, out of the corner of her eye, she suddenly saw the other man sitting next to the handsome man.
A fair and elegant face, a noble and unworldly aura, and gold-rimmed glasses resting on a high nose bridge. The indifference and aloofness radiating from his bones seemed innate.
So unique and eye-catching—if not Si Yanli, who else could it be?
Tang Wu didn't expect it to be so coincidental to run into Si Yanli here.
Perhaps remembering what she had said that night—that even if they met, they should act like strangers—he didn't show excessive warmth. He just said faintly, "It's very dangerous here without a car. Get in first; we aren't bad people."
The hell he wasn't a bad person!
After communicating with her colleagues for a few words, Tang Wu opened the passenger door and got in first.
A trace of regret flashed in Huo Zhixu's peach blossom eyes. He lowered his voice and said to Si Yanli, "I wanted the beauty to sit next to me!"
Si Yanli's handsome facial contours turned slightly cold.
The other two male colleagues sat in the back row.
The off-road vehicle was spacious, so it wasn't too crowded even with four grown men sitting in the back.
After Tang Wu gave the address, Si Yanli asked the driver to drop the three of them off first.
However, not long after the car drove out of the airport, an accident occurred—
