Fleeing Beneath the Sea

*High-Stakes Road Trip / Cross-Cultural Romance / Suspension Bridge Effect / Groveling Arc / SCHE *New novel, Multi-Day Boyfriend, coming soon. Follow the author on Weibo: @AuthorTieKnot During the summer break of her third year of college, Lu Jia, a geography major, made plans with a classmate to travel around the United States. But at the last minute, her classmate stood her up, so Lu Jia packed her bags and set off on a fourteen-day trip alone. Once she arrived in the United States, Lu Jia found herself in unfamiliar territory, and her car broke down on a long, empty stretch of highway. She sat despairingly beside the car, waiting for help. No rescue came, but a tall, handsome American man in an utterly disheveled state suddenly appeared from the roadside. The man had blond hair and blue eyes, and was powerfully built. Yet he was wary and taciturn, moving with urgent efficiency. He fixed Lu Jia's car in no time, so she decided to do him a kind turn and give him a ride. However, as she drove and tried to make conversation, Lu Jia noticed in the rearview mirror that he had pulled the newly purchased American SIM card out of her phone. His movements also revealed the black, handle-shaped outline concealed beneath his jacket. No matter how naive Lu Jia was, she couldn't help feeling a jolt of alarm. Things seemed to have taken a sudden turn for the worse. [Please Note] 1. This is a road-trip story. The male lead was falsely accused, and the groveling arc comes later. 2. There is an eight-year age gap. The male lead once suffered from severe germophobia, so this is a single-couple story. 3. The male lead is deeply calculating, and his attitude toward the female lead changes drastically over the course of the story. 4. The female lead grows over time. She is innocent and naive at first, but becomes strong-minded later on. 5. The characters are flawed. Please don't blame the innocent author for them. 6. This story is entirely fictional, and its timeline is a mess. Please don't apply it to real life or romanticize other countries, and don't imitate the female lead by picking up men on the roadside. 7. This blurb was captured on March 5, 2023. Recommended completed works: Mandarin Duck Jasmine: After going bankrupt, the ex-boyfriend she once treated badly became a billionaire. Miss Butterfly: A student extra in Broadway productions x a Wall Street mogul of mixed heritage. Medusa's Offering [Greek Mythology]: An ant seeks revenge on the gods. Cthulhu Aftereffects: An ordinary person x the evil god Nyarlathotep. His Blessing: A female scientist x Yog-Sothoth. Theme: Never go against your conscience.