The room was dark and of course, he did not switch on the lights. Staying hidden was of utmost priority.
Zhang Ye had considered the layout and he knew that there wasn’t anyone in this room. It was a storeroom. He led Zhang Yuanqi with familiarity inside, then, he closed the door gently.
Zhang Yuanqi looked at him, “That was pretty nifty.”
Zhang Ye said nervously, “I’m not that good.”
Zhang Yuanqi said, “I don’t think that this is your first time doing such things.”
“Hur Hur, I’m a man of many talents, you know that.” Zhang Ye changed the subject and walked to the bed and pulled the curtainsaside, “Let’s go.”
Zhang Yuanqi narrowed her eyes and asked, “How?”
Only at this moment did Zhang Ye inform her of the plan, “We will not go to the first floor. There are many reporters waiting by the stairway. The entrance is out of the question too. There will be people at the elevator too. If we want to leave this place, we will have to jump out of the window. This is the second floor, it’s not that high up. We are at the staff room and this side of the windows goes out to the back of the motel. That side is blocked by a metal fence, so no reporter can get in. If we go out from here, it would be the safest option. Moreover, no one has thought of going to the back to keep watch, because no one would be expecting that the famous Heavenly Queen to escape from the windows. In their minds, this is something that would never happen.”
Zhang Yuanqi frowned, “Jump through the window?”
Zhang Ye assured her, “Don’t worry, it won’t be dangerous. I will go down first and catch you. You can slowly climb down, I will take care of your safety.”
Zhang Yuanqi shook her head without saying anything.
“Quickly, if we don’t leave now, there won’t be another chance. Who cares about face now!?” Zhang Ye encouraged her, “I will definitely catch you!”
Zhang Yuanqi gave him a skeptical look.
Actually, Zhang Ye did not have any confidence too. The Heavenly Queen was not plump, but neither was she very light. She was rather tall so her weight couldn’t be that light. Zhang Ye thought about his arm strength which was rather lousy. But in this situation, this was the only way.
Zhang Ye tugged at the windows, and did not wait for the Heavenly Queen’s agreement. Jumping onto the window sill, he stood there. Looking at the ground that wasn’t that far off, he flipped around and squatted down. With his hands against the window sill, he lowered himself bit by bit, before letting his body extend fully. He then let go.
Smash!
He landed on the ground!
Zhang Ye did not manage to balance himself and fell down. His legs were hurting. He only managed to stand up after a long while, looking embarrassed with a red face.
Seeing Zhang Ye in this pathetic state, Zhang Yuanqi froze at the side of the window. She could only muster a cold laugh and muttered something along the lines of — A guy like you already took so much effort just to jump down, what do you expect from a female comrade like me?
Zhang Ye whispered and signaled, “Hurry! I will catch you!”
The Heavenly Queen said, “Think of another way.”
Zhang Ye pondered a little. To ask a woman to jump like this was indeed asking too much of her. She did not have the strength nor courage to do it. She was the Heavenly Queen after all, not a brute like Zhang Ye who could take a fall. After some thinking, Zhang Ye had an idea. He looked at the staff room on the first floor and with a lift, he stood on the window of the first floor. The window was not locked, so it allowed Zhang Ye to grab onto it. Then he looked up and faced the Heavenly Queen, saying, “Sister Zhang, you come down bit by bit. I’ll hold you, so there certainly won’t be any problems.”
There was a few seconds of hesitation from the top.
Finally, Zhang Yuanqi’s figure appeared. Clearly, she had made up her mind. Her hand stretched out from the second floor’s window and handed her pair of high heels to Zhang Ye.
Zhang Ye tiptoed and after trying very hard, he grabbed the high heels. He then lowered his head and kept them properly.
Zhang Yuanqi was already on the window sill. Her motions were not as smooth as Zhang Ye, but as a woman, it was already pretty fast. Without any hesitation, Zhang Yuanqi did the same motions Zhang Ye did.
……
Behind the motel was the perimeter of a small district. It was also an out-of-the-way garden, filled with grass.
Zhang Ye did not need to pick the lock. A glance was enough to tell that the lock had rusted due to years of disuse. With a hard push, the rusty lock fell apart.
“You go first. I’ll circle around the district and drive the car to pick you up.”
After saying that, he wore his sunglasses. After he circled around and entered the small district, he noticed that there were still many people waiting by the motel’s entrance. They did not notice that someone had come in from behind. They clearly didn’t realize that the Heavenly Queen wou