Every word she said back then, even her tone, Bo Yunshen rembers it vividly.
After all, it hasn’t been that long.
Bo Yunshen froze in his movents.
A fire breaking out at Bai Le n during the celebration banquet—it’s such a perfect opportunity. With her experience from last ti, Qin Yan might have already prepared for it, hiding sowhere...
Just to watch him risk his life, almost lose half of it, to save her!
As Bo Yunshen thought of this, the notions in his mind burned like wild weeds that even flas couldn’t extinguish, growing uncontrollably.
In the private room he was in, there was almost no air left. Every breath he took felt like the dense smoke was a steel blade slicing through his organs, making him cough incessantly in pain.
He pulled open the door of the private room and stepped out; Bo Yunshen’s hand was already beyond recognition.
The fire was spreading fast, and Bo Yunshen had stayed here long enough. Hesitating for a mont, he still rose amidst the flas and descended the stairs.
anwhile, Lu Yi went directly to the restroom.
As the alarm on the first floor indicated, the firefighters had prepared thoroughly for the rescue. The window in the second-floor restroom was not large, but it wasn’t secured by burglar bars. The firefighters had set up a ladder at the window and were even coming inside to organize the evacuation sequence.
Won descend first, followed by children.
When Lu Yi entered the restroom, he imdiately saw Qin Yan being supported to her feet by a firefighter.
She was unconscious, and there was blood where she had just been lying. Though not a lot, it clearly showed she was injured.
Lu Yi was startled and hurried forward, reaching out to support Qin Yan from the other side.
The firefighter glanced at him, squinting briefly at the fireproof suit Lu Yi was wearing, furrowing his brows and asking, "You ca up the stairs?"
Lu Yi nodded. Inside the second-floor restroom, people continued descending the ladder one after another, and only a few remained. The firefighter asked again:
"Looking for soone?"
Lu Yi bent down and lifted Qin Yan into his arms, ignoring the question and instead asked, "Why is she unconscious? Was it caused by smoke inhalation?"
The firefighter shook his head and said quietly, "I just checked her condition earlier. She was likely pushed and hit the sink, which caused her to pass out!"
"Your wife? Young man, you really dote on her! Even in such danger, you’re bold enough to co up here. It’s only in tis of crisis that true feelings erge!"
Lu Yi remained silent.
The firefighter didn’t mind and pulled a rope out of his ergency kit, securely fastening Qin Yan onto Lu Yi’s back:
"Carrying extra weight down the ladder—will you manage it?"
Lu Yi shook his head. With few people left in the restroom, the firefighter instructed him to descend first. Without refusing, Lu Yi climbed onto the window ledge, using both hands and feet. Carrying soone hindered his movents, but fortunately, Lu Yi was agile enough.
Just as he climbed onto the window ledge, the firefighter called out to him, "Hey, young man."
"You ca up the stairs—did you see anyone else in the hallway just now?"
"Is anyone still behind?"
Lu Yi’s expression remained steady as he replied in a low voice, "I didn’t see anyone in the hallway, but I’m not certain. Still..."
"At this point, there shouldn’t be anyone left in the hallway or private rooms!"
The firefighter nodded in agreent.
After finishing his sentence, Lu Yi began his descent with Qin Yan strapped to his back.
There was a sharp coldness in the corner of his eyes.
He didn’t believe a single word Lin Man had said at Bai Le n’s entrance.
If Bo Yunshen really intended for Qin Yan to die, he wouldn’t have needed to stage such a dangerous act for him to witness!
Only won would delude themselves like that.
At the bottom of the restroom, there was an ambulance waiting. As soon as Lu Yi stepped down, doctors and nurses approached, helping to untie the rope from his body before moving Qin Yan into the ambulance.
Lu Yi followed them, but the doctor stopped him: "Sir, there are many injured people, but you’re not hurt. Please don’t get into the ambulance!"
"If you’re worried about your family, please follow in your own car!"
Through the closed ambulance door, Lu Yi saw Qin Yan being settled inside. As he turned around, he spotted Bo Yunshen running out of Bai Le n’s entrance.
The distance between them was still significant, but that didn’t stop Lu Yi from noticing Bo Yunshen bending over, coughing violently.
Beside Lu Yi, the ambulance doors closed, driving away imdiately.
Over there, Bo Yunshen hadn’t noticed anything unusual about Lu Yi.
Lin Man had been waiting at Bai Le n’s entrance the whole ti. When she saw Bo Yunshen, she ran over, her gaze falling on his right hand, which was almost completely shredded. Tears stread down her face.
"Did Qin Yan make it out?"
A stabbing pain hit Lin Man’s heart. Even if Bo Yunshen had forgotten everything, he still instinctively cared about Qin Yan’s safety?
She blinked her long eyelashes, her lips pressed tight.
"Yunshen, you’re hurt!"
Bo Yunshen pushed Lin Man aside. "Manman, I’m asking you—did Qin Yan make it out?"
Lin Man suddenly burst into tears. "I don’t know. I’ve been waiting here for you the entire ti."
"But this entrance—aside from the firefighters coming and going—only you ca out from inside."
Bo Yunshen froze at her words. That couldn’t be right—there had to be people trapped on the second floor. It didn’t make sense for no one to co out!
"Where did the people from the restroom exit?"
Lin Man was clueless. Faced with the situation, all she knew to do was cry, utterly dazed and helpless.
Bo Yunshen didn’t press her further. Straightening his back, he scanned his surroundings and locked eyes with Lu Yi.
The latter was still wearing the fireproof suit, standing motionless at a distance. The space between them was too far for Bo Yunshen to discern his facial expression.
Narrowing his eyes, Bo Yunshen strode up to Lu Yi and asked in a low voice, "Did you find Qin Yan?"
"You care so much about Qin Yan, Yunshen. Have you fallen for her?"
Lu Yi sized up Bo Yunshen. His voice, deep and low, contrasted with Bo Yunshen’s raspy tone, which sounded as though it had been worn down in the thick smoke.
Bo Yunshen’s eyelids twitched sharply.
Falling for Qin Yan?
Did they think everyone in the world shared his poor eyesight?
He, Bo Yunshen, didn’t have a masochistic streak. How could he possibly fall for Qin Yan?
Let alone the fact that he and Qin Yan shared no common worldview, no compatibility, no similar tastes in life.
Different circles, different character traits—why force it?
Bo Yunshen didn’t rush to refute: "Whether I love Qin Yan or not, she’s still my wife!"
"My cousin and her are destined to have no fate together!"
Lu Yi’s lips twitched but remained silent.
Bo Yunshen flicked the ash off his clothes, his gaze piercing as he fixated on Lu Yi, his voice resolute: "Where’s Qin Yan? Did you find her or not?!"
Lu Yi shook his head. "I didn’t find Qin Yan."
There was a hint of probing in his expression: "Yunshen, Xiao Shen said that before the fire broke out, you were together with her the whole ti."
"Are you sure you didn’t see her?"
"Think carefully—after getting out, did you co across her again?"
Of all the questions Lu Yi asked, Bo Yunshen only caught one: Qin Yan had not been found.
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