Accommodation
The Lake Bridge, located above the Lake Dam, is a long, narrow arch bridge built over jagged cliffs on both sides of Arizona and Nevada.
Red sunset, orange light reflected on Lake Mead like a mirror, the breeze blowing on all visitors 'faces, to this time the scenery added a gentle and quiet beauty.
Luka had not fully recovered from the scalded chickpeas and tuna she had eaten during her overnight stay with Phoenix in the Colorado West Canyon. However, oddly enough, the small bumps on the surface of her tongue that were insensitive to taste were extremely sensitive to other touches.
It's hot.
It's so numb.
Lu Jia felt that her breathing carried a scorching heat.
For Lu Jia, it was hard to know whether it was because of his hard muscles or because of his tight lips and tongue, but it was almost difficult for her to breathe.
She wanted to run away, but Phoenix's palm was firmly pressed against her waist, and his other hand was right where he shouldn't have placed it. Lu Jia was tightly pressed into his broad and firm embrace, and she had completely lost her ability to speak. There was no way to escape. Not only that, she felt as if something was gradually touching her lower abdomen, but it was getting hotter and sharper at the same time. Phoenix seemed to wake up all of a sudden and suddenly stopped moving. He panted to maintain a distance from her, touching her gently.
"Sorry…"
His eyes were dark and deep, and his voice was deeper and hoarse than ever, even his chest was shaking slightly.
"Now, slowly face Lake Mead with me, and be careful not to get your face photographed."
Lu Jia struggled to lift her pair of hazy and moist eyes. Her pitch-black and pure eyes were now wrapped in a thin layer of desire. She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but when she saw his restrained and expressionless expression, she instantly calmed down.
... yeah, they're just acting.
Luca pursed her wet, full lips, her wildly beating heart gradually calmed down, and under Phoenix's control, she slowly turned in the direction of Hoover Dam and Lake Mead, pretending that they were silently watching the scenery.
But no one knew if they were really watching.
However, Phoenix's hand didn't leave completely. He put it into Lu Jia's pants pocket with familiarity. This time, he didn't do anything unnecessary, but Lu Jia, who was looking at the scenery, couldn't take her attention away from his hand.
There was clearly a cloth between them, but the place he touched was so hot that it felt like it was on fire. It was impossible to ignore it.
Lu Jia's lips and the tip of her tongue were still tingling slightly at this moment. She took two deep breaths. If the previous two times could barely be regarded as being bitten by mosquitoes, then this time, she really couldn't let this matter pass so easily.
- Dog man.
Dog man dog man dog man!
They were just kissing someone on a bridge after all the thrills they had experienced.
The reason why his heart was beating so fast was because the situation just now perfectly met the definition of the suspension bridge effect.
So, don't think too much, let alone be sentimental.
Lu Jia twitched the corners of her mouth and repeated to herself repeatedly in her heart.
……
Not far away, Sid and Sandy looked at each other as they listened to the sparse applause and cheers in their ears.
"Just say that you think too badly of them. They seem to be quite passionate. One look and you can tell that they are a couple in love."
Sid raised his eyebrows and helplessly stretched out his strong arms to hug Sandy. He kissed her head and said," Alright, alright…It's my fault. I thought too badly of them."
Sandy took out her phone and subconsciously wanted to take a short video of this quarrelling and reconciling couple. kissing under such a beautiful scenery would be romantic no matter how she thought about it. She could share it with them when the time came.
However, for some reason, she adjusted several angles but couldn't get a picture of their faces. Seeing that the two of them were no longer kissing and were quietly looking at the scenery in the distance, Sandy had no choice but to give up.
More than ten minutes later, Phoenix pulled Lu Jia's hand. Her slender fingers slowly slipped into her fingers. As she gradually rubbed the soft flesh that was connected to her knuckles, she quickly and firmly clenched her fingers.
He pulled Luca toward Sid and Sandy." Guys, Clara isn't feeling well. I want to take her back to the car to rest first."
Actually, Lu Jia didn't feel uncomfortable. She just felt weak and weak.
Sandy was very understanding. She pulled Rasheed's sleeve." We've seen enough. Let's go together."
Lu Jianeng could feel Phoenix's thumb caressing the thenar of her palm casually. He said nonchalantly," Thank you."
After a quick tour of Hoover Dam, the four returned to their car and headed for Las Vegas, their destination.
Perhaps after seeing Lu Jia and Phoenix reconcile after quarreling, they let down their guard and gave them more trust. Therefore, this time, it was Sid driving while Sandy sat in the passenger seat and frequently turned around to chat with them.
"So what are you going to do when you get to Las Vegas?"
In fact, it was already getting late. The multicolored light had completely disappeared, and the sky gradually dimmed.
Phoenix held Lu Jia in his arms and sat in the back of the car like a real couple.
To be honest, Lu Jia really felt a little hot and irritated. She turned around and secretly glared at Phoenix a few times. However, perhaps she was exhausted from the dangerous experiences of the past two days, so she leaned into his arms and fell asleep.
Since she couldn't break free, she might as well use this scumbag as a cushion.
Phoenix lowered her head slightly and saw that Lu Jia's eyelids were heavy and her long eyelashes were trembling non-stop. She lowered her voice and said," We want to find a place to stay for the night first. It seems that we have to bid farewell to you guys first."
Who knew that Sid would suddenly glance back enthusiastically through the rearview mirror." Don't. We haven't booked a hotel yet. Let's go together."
Phoenix hesitated slightly. As she pressed Lu Jia's head on her shoulder like a chicken pecking at rice, she continued softly," We don't have much money on us, and we're not in the mood to go to a casino. Therefore, we plan to find a cheap hotel without a casino for the night, and then we'll think of a way to go home."
The main reason, of course, is not this, but because cheap hotels generally do not install cameras.
Sandy turned her head and was about to speak when she noticed that Lu Jia was about to fall asleep. Seeing Phoenix holding the petite Lu Jia in his arms, her impression of him became even better. She also lowered her voice thoughtfully.
" It's okay. Sid and I don't have much money. We're just going to travel to Las Vegas to gamble. We can save money by staying in cheap hotels."
Since there was no way to get rid of them for the time being, Phoenix was not angry. She nodded noncommittally." Okay."
He and Lu Jia had spent the night in the wilderness. At this time, they urgently needed to wash up and rest. No matter how cheap the place was, it was better than the wilderness.
So Sandy took out her phone and searched the Internet for cheap hotels near Las Vegas.
"How is this place?"
Noticing that the other party was pointing his phone at them, Phoenix immediately turned her head sharply. She held Lu Jia's face, which had been asleep for some time, and gently stroked her messy hair beside her ear. She said absentmindedly," You guys decide. Clara and I can do it."
Without Sandy's knowledge, the camera on her phone captured a picture of two heads together. She could not see their faces clearly.
" Oh, okay, then this one will do. It's quite close to the surrounding casinos."
More than half an hour later, the group arrived at the hotel they had decided to stay in Las Vegas and slowly stopped the car.
Phoenix woke up Lu Jia, who was in a daze. After vigilantly checking the surroundings, he pulled her out of the car and walked into the hotel.
The hotel was in a shabby condition, not inferior to the motel they had stayed in before.
Phoenix estimated that the person who captured him should have already found Lu Jia, and her passport should have been exhausted. Although cheap hotels like this weren't mandatory for ID checks, staying with Sid and the others would somewhat reduce their suspicion, so he accepted it.
"Two queen rooms."
Sid casually leaned against the front desk and casually chose a room for himself and Phoenix.
Couples would naturally stay in a king bed room. After all, they didn't have much money, and the price of a king bed room was cheaper.
Lu Jia's eyes were half-closed at first. She hadn't fully woken up yet. She just subconsciously followed Phoenix and waited for the arrangements.
When she heard Sid suddenly mention two big beds, Lu Jia suddenly woke up.
Lu Jia was about to find some excuses, such as her sleep quality was not good or he was very conservative and did not plan to sleep with his boyfriend, when he saw Phoenix looking at him and slowly shaking his head.
Then, his tall body hugged Lu Jia and leaned close to her ear. He whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear," I'll sleep on the sofa."
... The scumbag was still sensible.
Actually, Lu Jia also knew that it would be suspicious to suddenly raise an objection at this time. Since Phoenix had taken the initiative to back down, and they had slept in the same room before, in extreme cases, they had even slept in the same sleeping bag, she felt a little relieved.
Therefore, she raised her eyes and glared at Phoenix. She pretended to be mean and mouthed to him," Okay, if there's no sofa, you can sleep on the floor."
Seeing Phoenix nod, Lu Jia didn't raise any objections in front of everyone.
Because she was really too tired, Lu Jia would fall asleep in a second as long as she was given a bed.
However, she remembered that it had been two days since she last contacted Zhang Xiaoxi. She knew that she had finally found a place to stay. She decided to find a way to connect to WiFi and contact them and let them feel at ease.
Lu Jia felt that she should be able to return home smoothly from Los Angeles Airport.
- As long as the rest of the trip went as smoothly as before, she could get rid of Phoenix completely.
After all, Las Vegas was only three or four hours away from Los Angeles, where they had agreed to separate.
Thinking of this, Lu Jia couldn't help but feel happy at first, and then she inexplicably felt complicated.
That's weird.
……
The front desk of a small hotel was more efficient. They didn't wait long before they received their room cards. After the four of them walked to their respective rooms, Phoenix and Lu Jia opened the door and walked in. When they saw the small and compact room, their expressions immediately stiffened and they looked at each other.
Because, let alone the sofa, there was only one extremely narrow walkway-that was the way to the toilet. There was no room to sleep on the floor.
They'll have to make do in one bed tonight.
*
Langley, Virginia.
The edited video was quickly completed.
To make the video better, a tall, handsome man with unkempt blond hair, dressed casually, carries a petite asian girl on his shoulders and enters the elevator.
The girl struggled until the elevator closed.
The video is accompanied by anxious music and enlarged text-'The girl is currently missing.'
At the same time, the video ends with Phoenix's enlarged face looking into the camera, and these elements are so combined that their experience can easily trigger the fragile nerves of everyone on the network.
The video was quickly posted online, and under behind-the-scenes manipulation, it began to spread like a virus on major social media in the United States.
On the other side.
Staff at the Chinese Embassy in Washington and the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles also received reports from Shanghai, China.
A college student named Lucia lost contact with her family and friends for 48 hours while traveling alone in the western United States.
Before they lost contact, they left behind strange and vague words.
In fact, consular officials often encounter such things as tourists disappearing during travel, and even have become part of their work.
Although the search work often fails, and even the results may be unexpected, they will still dutifully inform the host country of relevant information, while always paying attention to the progress of the search event.
However, with the keen sense of smell of consular officials, they quickly noticed that this incident was unusual and paid special attention to it.
However, this time, they did not expect the feedback to come faster than usual.
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