lerbook Chapter 336 - 338: Escape
Chapter 336 - 338: Escape
The moment Su Nian spoke, the viewers in the livestream and the girl named "Not-Losing-Weight-Until-I’m-Under-90-Jin" were terrified.
[Waaah, how can the streamer say something like that? I’m so scared!]
[Did I hear that right?! It’s a person? Isn’t that even scarier than a ghost?!]
[I live alone too. I couldn’t help but check under my bed just now. Thank god there’s nothing there.]
The girl had never imagined she would hear such a heart-stopping answer.
She had been thinking of asking about her love life or financial luck, but she never expected something this major to be suddenly dropped on her.
She froze, instantly consumed by terror.
When a person is under extreme stress and fear, they can become paralyzed, sometimes even losing consciousness.
This was exactly what was happening to the girl. Her hand, holding the phone, was frozen in mid-air as if flash-frozen.
Her lips trembled and her face turned ashen white. All she could do was shiver as she stared at Su Nian on the screen.
She was on the verge of bursting into tears from anxiety.
Su Nian lifted her chin slightly, her own expression growing grim.
"Type out your address. We’ll call the police for you!"
The girl was too scared to speak and subconsciously did as Su Nian said, but her trembling fingers made typing a difficult task.
She made typos, deleted them, and retyped, her eyes already welling up with tears of fear and tension.
She didn’t doubt the truth of Su Nian’s words for a second.
Su Nian didn’t rush her. After several minutes, she finally managed to type out her full address.
Instantly, any viewers in the livestream who could do so began calling the police.
[Run! Get out of there! What if he hurts you?!]
[No, she can’t just run! If he finds out she knows, it’s over!]
[So she can’t do this and she can’t do that, then what the hell is she supposed to do?!]
The girl’s jaw quivered, her face trembling uncontrollably with fear.
Murder, dismemberment, rape...
All sorts of horrific news stories suddenly flooded her mind.
Su Nian’s expression was also grave. This was the first time she had encountered such a difficult situation.
Su Nian’s own fighting prowess was extremely high. Against a man like this, she could have beaten him until he screamed for his daddy.
She could even kill a ghost with her bare hands.
But in this specific situation, separated by a screen, even Su Nian was helpless.
Her usual aloof, almost aristocratic face was now grim as stone, her eyes filled with an icy chill.
"Calm down. Don’t let him realize you know. I can save you!"
The girl just kept trembling, clutching her phone, and it was unclear if she had even heard.
"In five minutes, he’s going to make his move."
Su Nian’s voice was soft, but the tens of thousands of people in the livestream and the girl on the screen all turned deathly pale at the same time.
Make his move...
What he intended to do was terrifyingly obvious.
[Is he after money?! Can’t you just give him the money?!]
[Ahhhhhh, this is so scary, I can’t watch.]
[I have a feeling he’s after her looks!]
[What if he’s just a psycho killer?! What then?!]
Su Nian ignored the live comments, her gaze fixed on the girl.
"You have a key. Find an excuse to leave the room right now, then quickly lock the door from the outside!"
"Then, open your front door to create the illusion that you’ve escaped. After that, be very quiet, and hide in the bathroom. There’s a window in there. Climb up to the window, and he shouldn’t be able to find you!"
The girl’s mind was a complete blank, her heart about to leap out of her throat.
Her face grew even paler, her eyebrows knitted together. She stared intently at Su Nian as countless thoughts raced through her mind. Fear made her want to scream, but she forced herself to remain silent.
The apartment she was renting was in a newly built complex with a very low occupancy rate. Calling for help from neighbors was impossible.
Right now, her only hope was to try Su Nian’s method.
Su Nian said no more. She had provided the plan; now it was up to the girl to execute it.
The girl took a deep breath, then pretended to casually clear her throat.
"Gonna go get a drink of water~"
She forced her voice into a cheerful tone, trying her best to sound as normal as she usually did.
As she spoke, she made a show of getting out of bed, her hand trembling as it reached for the key on the nightstand.
’I’m so nervous. What if he sees me? What if he tries to stop me?’
A chill shot up her spine, making her hair stand on end as an uncontrollable shiver ran through her body.
[Oh god, be so, so careful! Don’t let him see you!]
[AHHHH!! I’m not religious, but I swear I’ll eat my veggies for the rest of my life if the gods let her get out of this okay.]
[Everyone stay calm. As long as she locks the door, it won’t be easy for him to get in. I’ve already called the police; they’ll be there soon.]
The girl had managed to shuffle to the edge of the bed, phone in her left hand, an earbud in her ear.
Her right hand clutched the key tightly, terrified that its sound might alert the man.
She didn’t even dare to look around randomly, afraid she might spot him and give herself away.
She moved with extreme caution, yet hummed a little song as she walked, just like she normally would.
Easy and natural, completely unguarded.
But Su Nian’s voice suddenly rose in pitch.
"Go now! He’s starting to crawl out!"
A person’s fate-bearing features are constantly changing, and in Su Nian’s eyes, the aura of misfortune around the girl was growing darker by the second. The man couldn’t wait any longer. He was about to make his move.
For now, however, the would-be killer was still moving cautiously.
He was afraid of making any noise that might alert his target.
[I’m a little confused. Why go back inside to hide? Wouldn’t it be better to just lock the door and run out?]
[The streamer must have her reasons for suggesting this!]
[Exactly! The streamer never gives bad advice!]
But when the girl heard Su Nian’s warning, she completely freaked out.
She had only just reached the foot of her bed. The moment she heard the shout, her head whipped toward the bedroom door.
The door was less than two meters away. She bolted, shooting forward like a stone from a slingshot.
SLAM!
She shut the door, whipped out the key, and locked it from the outside—all in one smooth motion!
Her actions were incredibly fast, as if fear had unleashed an unprecedented burst of strength.
She was moving quickly. After locking the door, she instantly remembered what Su Nian had taught her.
She then rushed to the apartment’s main entrance and deliberately slammed the front door, making a huge bang.
To make it more convincing, she even took a few running steps away from the door.
The moment she sprinted out, the man under the bed was momentarily stunned.
But his reaction was just as fast.
A short, thin man in a dusty gray work uniform crawled out from under the bed.
The bedroom door wasn’t sturdy. Even locked, it wouldn’t hold for long against a grown man.
But in the same instant she ran out, the girl understood why Su Nian had told her to go back and hide.
Because right there in the hallway, a sign was starkly displayed: ELEVATOR UNDER MAINTENANCE!
She was on the top floor. Her only option was to run down the stairs.
And how could she, a single girl, possibly outrun a man?
[See, the streamer’s method was better after all!]
[If she had actually tried to run down the stairs, it would’ve been over!]
[The streamer is a genius!]