Entertainment: I really don’t want to be a thief!

Chapter 682 Deliberately Hiding
"Auntie, I'm really not a bad person. If you're worried, you can tell Meng Ming and tell him my name is Lin Ke. He will definitely know who I am." Lin Ke said helplessly.

The old lady was still a little hesitant, but seeing Lin Ke's sincere look, she finally nodded: "Okay, you wait here, I'll go ask Meng Ming."

After saying that, the old lady turned and went into the house, leaving Lin Ke standing alone at the door.

Lin Ke sighed helplessly. This old lady was really too cautious. But it was no wonder. After all, they were in the mountains and rarely saw strangers. It was normal for her to be a little more vigilant.

He waited for a while, but the old lady still didn't come out, and he couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

Could it be that Meng Ming is deliberately avoiding me?
Lin Ke's heart suddenly skipped a beat. It seemed that things were not as simple as he had imagined.

Something seemed to have happened in Meng Ming's family, causing the old lady to be full of hostility towards the city people.

He was just thinking about whether to go in and take a look when he saw the old lady walking out of the house angrily with a broom in her hand.

"Get out of here! Wang Xinxin has already gone back!" The old lady pointed at Lin Ke's nose and shouted loudly.

Lin Ke was startled by the old lady's sudden action, and quickly stepped back a few steps, explaining: "Auntie, don't be angry, I just came to see my friend Wang Xinxin, I have no ill intentions."

"What did you say?" Lin Ke suspected that he had misheard. He stepped forward and asked anxiously, "Auntie, you just said that Xinxin has gone back? How is that possible?"

The old lady waved her broom and repeated firmly, "I am telling the truth. The girl is gone. She just went down the mountain by herself. She said she wanted to find someone to fix her phone."

Lin Ke looked at the old lady's serious expression, and doubts filled his heart. It was impossible. He had clearly driven all the way up and had not seen Wang Xinxin along the way. How could a girl like her walk alone in the mountains?
"Auntie, did you see it wrong? Xinxin she..." Lin Ke wanted to explain further, but was interrupted impatiently by the old lady.

"How can you talk like that, young man? Although my eyesight is blurry, I can still recognize a person!" The old lady said with a hint of dissatisfaction in her tone, "I saw the girl walking down the mountain with my own eyes, how could it be false?"

Lin Ke was extremely anxious. He knew Wang Xinxin's character. She would never leave him alone. What's more, she was a girl, in the mountains where she was unfamiliar with the place, and her cell phone was broken. How could she contact someone to pick her up?

"Auntie, are you sure it was Xinxin? Did she say anything? For example, where she was going or who she was looking for?" Lin Ke kept asking, hoping to get more clues from the old lady.

The old lady was a little impatient with Lin Ke's series of questions. She waved the broom in her hand vigorously and said unhappily: "Why do you ask so many questions, young man? I told you that the girl went down the mountain by herself. I don't know anything else!"

Lin Ke was extremely anxious as he saw the old lady's stubborn attitude. He realized that he would not get any results if he continued to pester her.

He decided to calm down and analyze the situation carefully.

It is impossible for Wang Xinxin to leave for no reason. She must have encountered some difficulties or been coerced.

Inside the room, Wang Xinxin paced back and forth, anxiety written all over her delicate features.

"Meng Ming, have you found your cell phone?" she couldn't help but ask, with a barely perceptible tremor in her tone.

Meng Ming sat on a chair and slowly poured himself a glass of water. He said perfunctorily, "Don't worry, Sister Xinxin. I'm looking for it. I don't know where my phone fell. It's really strange."

Wang Xinxin sneered in her heart, but remained calm on her face: "Then you take your time to look for it, I'll help you look, maybe I can remember where I put it." Meng Ming's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he pretended to be surprised and said: "How can I be so embarrassed, Sister Xinxin, how can I let you help me find something?"

Wang Xinxin walked up to him, her tone gentle but with unquestionable firmness: "It's okay, I have nothing to do right now anyway, I'll help you look for it, the sooner you find it, the sooner I can contact my family and tell them not to worry."

Meng Ming raised his lips in an imperceptible arc and pointed to the bedside: "Then Sister Xinxin, you go look over there by the bed. I'll go look in the cabinet over there."

Wang Xinxin nodded, walked to the bed, bent down, and pretended to search seriously.

She brushed the sheets lightly with her slender fingers, feeling the rough texture, while her mind was racing with thoughts of countermeasures.

This Meng Ming definitely has bad intentions!
From the greedy look in his eyes when he saw her, to the way he deliberately hid his phone, to now letting her stay here, everything about it made her feel uneasy.

She must find a way to escape and contact Lin Ke as soon as possible while ensuring her own safety.

While pretending to look for her cell phone, Wang Xinxin calmly observed the environment in the room.

This is a simple rural room. Apart from a bed and a cabinet, there is only a table and a few chairs. There are a few faded New Year pictures on the wall and newspapers on the windows, making it a little dim.

On the bed, Wang Xinxin's slender fingers ran across the rough sheets, searching continuously.

"No, Meng Ming, are you sure the phone fell here?" Wang Xinxin sat up straight, frowning, with a hint of anxiety and doubt in her tone.

Meng Ming put down the clothes in his hands, put on a hypocritical smile on his face, walked to Wang Xinxin, and said frivolously: "Sister Xinxin, don't worry, maybe the phone fell under the bed?"

As he said that, he actually bent down and reached out to lift the bed sheet in front of Wang Xinxin.

Wang Xinxin's heart was filled with alarm. She subconsciously took a step back to avoid Meng Ming's dirty hands, and said in a cold tone: "No need, I can find it myself."

A hint of viciousness flashed across Meng Ming's eyes, but he quickly concealed it. He pretended to be wronged and said, "Sister Xinxin, how could you doubt me? I'm just worried that you can't find your phone."

Wang Xinxin sneered in her heart, this Meng Ming’s acting skills are really poor.

She kept her distance from Meng Ming calmly, scanning the room, looking for a route to escape.

But in this simple room, apart from the windows sealed with wooden boards, the only exit was the rickety wooden door.

Wang Xinxin felt increasingly uneasy, and she had to find a way to escape as soon as possible.

"What do you want to do?" Wang Xinxin asked in a cold tone, trying to remain calm.

(End of this chapter)