Recalling what Ye Han had just ntioned about a live broadcast from the disaster zone, stating that a Major had been missing for three days, Lu Zhiyuan could no longer keep his composure.
"He’s been missing for three days, right?!"
"...Yes."
Ye Han collapsed onto the sofa upon hearing this, and Lu Zhiyuan was not in a better state; his voice trembling, he said: "No matter what, you must find him!"
"Uncle and auntie, please rest assured, we will not give up."
...
After hanging up the phone, Leng Yixing clenched his mobile phone tightly in his hand; three days had almost passed, three days and three nights, but where was the person?
In the cold wind, Leng Yixing stood alone for a long ti, only collecting his thoughts when Zhuang Shuqing ca back from the distance.
"Yixing, I want to go to the foot of the mountain and take a look," Zhuang Shuqing said as she approached him.
"No!"
Leng Yixing refused without even thinking. Wu City primarily relied on breeding, and the foothills were lined with ponds of various sizes and grain storage caverns; tools of all sorts were piled up near the ponds. If an aftershock were to strike again, the danger would be several tis greater than usual.
Zhuang Shuqing was persistent, staring into his eyes, "Then tell , has anyone gone there to search and rescue?"
"..."Indeed, that area had not yet been explored. Firstly, because no one would venture there in the middle of the night, and secondly, because during the early hours, everyone was concentrated in the residential areas, with rescue efforts focused here.
"Listen to , after dawn, I’ll go with you to look for him. But right now, you can’t act alone." He pointed to the firefighters and military personnel who were tirelessly saving people, "They need to rest. Tonight, it’s our turn to stay up."
"I can take care of myself and won’t hold you back."
"Nonsense!"
A stern shout made Zhuang Shuqing shudder all over.
Leng Yixing knew he had spoken too harshly, but he couldn’t just stand by and watch her take risks and do nothing.
He took a deep breath, trying to make his tone sound calr, "Listen, Lu Jinyang will definitely co back. Right now, you have to take care of yourself. Otherwise, what will we do if he returns and you’re gone?"
Zhuang Shuqing was well aware of all this.
But how could she just wait like this? She couldn’t do it!
Having finally understood her feelings, she had to strive for them, or else she wouldn’t be true to herself.
So, she confidently said to Leng Yixing: "Comrade Yixing, I won’t listen to you this ti. He is my lawful husband, the only person in the world I have a legal bond with. I won’t give up just like that."
"Are you sure you want to go?"
Zhuang Shuqing: "You don’t understand . I’ve been orphaned since childhood, never knowing what it feels like to be pampered and loved, nor have I ever been loved by soone. That’s why I was desperate to escape. But now, I feel like I’m about to lose my life, and the so-called escape is just my fear of facing my own heart."
"So, no matter what, I must find him, no matter..." she sniffled, "whether he’s dead or alive, I must find him."
The surrounding silence, like death, lingered for how long nobody knew, until finally Leng Yixing relented.
"Forget it, I can’t leave here. I’ll find soone to go with you."
When Leng Yixing found soone to co over, Zhuang Shuqing was already waiting with her backpack ready. He just glanced at her backpack and said nothing.
"Sister-in-law, hello, I’m Xiao Peng." The young comrade following Leng Yixing greeted her.
She nodded, "Let’s go."
The situation at the foot of the mountain was worse than the central area; it had truly beco a field of ruins, and it was no longer possible to see the ponds by moonlight.
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