After Agreeing to Divorce, I Lost My Memory

"We're not compatible, let's divorce." Third-rate celebrity Wen Han presents a divorce agreement to his wealthy husband, Si Mingzhen, hoping to end their lifeless marriage. Si Mingz...

Chapter 50 Si Mingchen had an accident

Compared to before, Si Mingchen was more proactive this time, but he was always distant. Whenever Wen Zhi breathed fresh air, he would catch him again, teasing and joking, and bully him again.

Wen Zhi's face flushed, feeling strange that it was just an ordinary kiss, but now it was particularly unbearable.

Zhou Chongen stood behind Wen Zhi with the things in his hand, and for a long time he was still staring at the two of them.

He couldn't accept the fact that the two were having an ambiguous relationship. He couldn't believe that Wen Zhi was actually dating Si Mingchen because of this dating show and they became lovers.

Zhou Chongen took a step back gently, stepping on the stones, making a loud noise.

He raised his head quickly, thinking that it would attract the attention of Si Mingchen and Wen Zhi, but the two of them were still absorbed in each other's company, hugging each other tightly and rubbing their ears together.

Wen Zhi's shy movements and expressions were all before his eyes, and he regretted it for a moment. If he fights for the opportunity with the company and joins this variety show in advance, will he be able to get Wen Zhi?

He sighed slightly, hating himself for backing off. Although he has liked Wen Zhi for such a long time, he never dared to express his feelings and only dared to say hello to her when they met in public.

He still has the gift that Wen Zhi gave him when the filming was completed, which was a laptop computer, which was very suitable for him as he was still a college student at the time.

He still has that notebook in good condition.

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Perhaps it was the extravagant hope in his heart that made him willing to believe that Wen Zhi treated him differently, so he was reluctant to let Wen Zhi go in the past few years.

The spring breeze blew, and Wen Zhi acted coquettishly on Si Mingchen's legs: "Si Si, I'm so cold."

Si Ming said in a deep voice with a smile: "I'll hug you."

Zhou Chongen put the chair down, looked at Wen Zhi again, and slowly left.

Lu Haoxing was sorting out their supplies. Seeing Zhou Chongen coming back in a daze, he said softly, "The director said there are wild mushrooms on the mountain. Although we don't have much, we can go up the mountain to pick them."

Zhou Chongen nodded: "Okay."

Half an hour later, the program team led all the guests to evacuate. Sheng Bai and Xie Jing, who had just challenged the task, asked the program team: "Is there a place to take a shower here?"

Program team: “No.”

Sheng Bai complained: "My shoes are full of mud. How can I sleep at night if I don't take a shower?"

Xie Jing was sharp-eyed and noticed that the production team had an RV: "Can you lend us the RV for a while?"

Program crew: "There is no hot water in the RV."

Sheng Bai and Xie Jing were speechless.

Listening to the conversation between several people, Wen Zhi felt a sense of happiness. He has Si Mingchen, so he doesn't have to be afraid of anything. Now each of his toes was very clean and warm, and he didn't have to worry like Xie Jing and the others.

Back at the camp, everyone started setting up tents and preparing dinner. Wen Zhi and Si Mingchen had a lot of supplies, enough to feed themselves with just the Wagyu beef. Hearing that Lu Haoxing was going to pick mushrooms with Zhou Chongen, Wen Zhi also wanted to go with them.

Simingchen was setting up a tent and learned that there were five people going together, so he said, "Go ahead, and be careful."

Wen Zhi was very happy. He put on his bag and set off with everyone.

Sheng Bo complained: "You just acted like you were asking for leave from your boyfriend."

Wen Zhi said in a relaxed tone: "Really? Are you okay?"

Xie Jing smiled but said nothing. He Jones beside him said, "You have so many supplies, why do you still want to pick mushrooms?"

Wen Zhi: "There's only meat but no vegetables."

Lu Haoxing smiled and said, "Brother Wen is quite particular."

Wen Zhi said: "Even in the wild, I want to be a sophisticated cool boy."

Looking at Wen Zhi and everyone laughing, Zhou Chongen had a complicated look in his eyes, and he remained silent as he followed behind them.

"You also have to check whether the mushrooms are poisonous or not, otherwise you'll be dead."

Wen Zhi carefully reminded everyone and checked resources to avoid picking poisonous mushrooms.

"Poisonous mushrooms have a sticky surface and bright colors with spots on them. Generally, brown mushrooms are fine and can be picked without worry."

Xie Jing nodded: "Ok, we will just pick the common mushrooms and leave the special ones alone."

The current climate is very suitable for the growth of wild vegetables and wood ear mushrooms. The climate in the mountains is humid and wood ear mushrooms can be found everywhere.

The bag Wen Zhi was holding was very big and could hold a lot of things. Mushrooms and black fungus go well with barbecued meat, so he planned to pick more.

Wen Zhi moved very quickly. In just a few minutes, he had picked all the mushrooms and fungus within a radius of thirty meters. Sheng Bai and the others could not catch up with his speed at all.

Soon he had a full bag, but found no green leafy vegetables, so he went to look somewhere farther away.

Xie Jing called out to him, "Aren't you finished picking yet?"

Wen Zhi: "Si Mingchen likes to eat vegetables, I will go find some wild vegetables."

Zhou Chongen said at this time: "I'll go with you. It just so happens that I also like to eat vegetables."

Wen Zhi nodded: "Okay."

There were only two photographers following them this time, so when the two of them walked up the mountain, there was no one following them.

Zhou Chongen warned: "Be careful, the road over there is unstable, you may fall down."

Wen Zhi smiled gently: "Thank you."

Wen Zhi is very strategic and goal-oriented in finding food, and is good at identifying wild vegetables. He is always focused on searching for them.

Zhou Chongen suddenly asked: "Don't you like eating vegetables?"

Wen Zhi: "I like to eat meat, Sisi likes to eat vegetables, which are healthier."

Zhou Chongen bent down to pick up wild vegetables, hesitated for a long time, squatted down and looked at Wen Zhi: "Actually, I have liked you for a long time, ever since I finished filming that TV series with you."

Wen Zhi, who was digging wild vegetables, paused and looked at Zhou Chongen in surprise.

Zhou Chongen smiled and said, "Are you surprised? I'm really sorry that I told you this suddenly and made you upset."

Wen Zhi said calmly: "You don't bother me. It's everyone's right to like someone."

Zhou Chongen gently picked the wild vegetables and looked at the wet grass in silence for a long time.

"I thought you would blame me for being so sentimental."

Wen Zhi shook his head and continued to pull hard: "I also had a secret crush on someone, so I can understand your feelings."

Zhou Chongen looked at him and said, "Have you ever liked someone for many years? In my impression, you are brave and cute, and everyone should like you very much."

Wen Zhi was not modest: "Although I was cute and perfect, I still had a crush on a senior in high school for nine years."

Zhou Chongen didn't expect that Wen Zhi had such a story. He put down what he was holding and sat on the stone to listen carefully.

"Later, we were not together for some reasons. He went abroad to study and did not come home for many years. Sometimes when I missed him, I would buy a plane ticket to see him. Seeing that he was doing well, I was very happy too."

Zhou Chongen knew that Wen Zhi was from Tsinghua University, so he asked, "Didn't you meet someone you liked when you were in college?"

Wen Zhi shook his head: "When I was in high school, I took a quick glance at him from the window, and he has been imprinted in my heart ever since, and he has never left."

Zhou Chongen was a little puzzled: "So you don't like him now? Or is he married?"

Wen Zhi smiled strangely: "Well, he is married."

In the face of Wen Zhi's secret love that lasted for □□ years, Zhou Chongen suddenly felt that his vague feelings were nothing.

"It's good now. You have someone you like, and you can feel relieved by forgetting him." Zhou Chongen sighed and said sincerely.

Wen Zhi picked up a bag full of wild vegetables and said, "You are right. I am very happy now."

Zhou Chongen looked at him quietly, then suddenly laughed.

"Let's go, let's go back and gather."

Half an hour later, the large force arrived at the garrison. Wen Zhi found that Si Mingchen had set up the tent neatly and in a standard manner. He unzipped it and found the electric blanket inside was very warm.

Si Mingchen took the wild vegetables from him and started to wash them, while Wen Zhi squatted beside him and whispered to him.

"I saw a very beautiful mushroom, but it might be poisonous." Wen Zhi took out a red mushroom from his pocket, "What do you think?"

Si Mingchen took a closer look and said, "Some red mushrooms are indeed edible, but some are highly poisonous."

To be on the safe side, Wen Zhi threw away the poisonous mushrooms.

Simingchen smiled: "So good."

Wen Zhi raised his eyebrows: "Don't call me that, I'm not a child."

Si Mingchen put the washed vegetables on a plate and whispered, "I wanted to give you more of the wagyu beef, but since you're not a child anymore, forget it."

Wen Zhi immediately grabbed Si Mingchen's sleeve and said, "I'm just joking with you."

Si Mingchen touched his head and said, "I was just kidding you too. I'll give you all the beef."

Wen Zhi bit her lip and deliberately turned her head away to prevent Si Mingchen from touching her.

[Oh my god, this is so sweet. ]

[I found that Wen Zhi is like a tsundere cat. ]

[It's easy for me to have fantasies when I see them dating every day. ]

[Let’s guess, will Chi-Chi eat all the Wagyu beef? ]

[Wen Zhi wouldn’t do that. How could he bear to let his Sisi not have any meat? ]

At eight o'clock in the evening, the barbecue plate was sizzling with steam. After Wen Zhi fried the Wagyu beef to release the oil, he started to roast the mushrooms.

The mushrooms were very delicious, so they cooked a pot of wild vegetable and mushroom soup and added two slices of Wagyu beef. Wen Zhi was so happy that he almost took off.

As Si Mingchen said, he did not touch the meat and put all the fried barbecue into Wen Zhi's bowl.

Wen Zhi's mouth was full of oil from eating so much that he didn't bother to talk and stuffed himself until he was full.

"Sisi, you eat meat too."

Si Mingchen's humility made Wen Zhi suddenly feel as if his old father, who came from a poor family, had given all the meat he cooked to him during the New Year.

Si Mingchen: "Eat more."

Wen Zhi knew that he couldn't persuade Simingchen, so he rolled the beef into some wild vegetables and fed it to Simingchen: "Saint monk, the journey to obtain the scriptures is long, how can you eat vegetarian food?"

Si Mingchen chuckled and opened his mouth to let Wen Zhi feed him.

Wen Zhi: "Shall I roll you another one?"

Simingchen: “Okay.”

Wen Zhi gave him a look that said "I understand you": "You've become addicted after starting to eat meat, right?"

Si Mingchen looked at Wen Zhi intently, with tenderness in his eyes: "Isn't it?"

Wen Zhi: "Sisi, ah~"

Si Mingchen opened his mouth and ate it obediently.

[Someone come here! Kill me to help them! ]

[The abstinent monk vs the beautiful white-boned demon? ]

[I almost fainted in front of the screen. ]

[Wow, this is so sweet. ]

"The mushroom soup is really delicious. Do you think the mushrooms are poisonous?"

Wen Zhi picked up the bowl, took a sip, and his face changed instantly.

Simingchen: "What's wrong?"

Wen Zhi covered her stomach and fell into Si Mingchen's arms: "Mushrooms... are poisonous..."

Si Mingchen looked at him, his expression slightly serious: "Is it poisonous? I ate it too, and there was no reaction."

Wen Zhi tugged at Si Mingchen's sleeve and said painfully, "Because there is a red mushroom in my bowl."

[Why don't you call an ambulance? ]

[For a moment, I couldn’t tell whether Wen Zhi was acting or was really poisoned. ]

[I think it’s a bit fake. ]

[Wen Zhi had the same expression as if he had encountered something real. ]

[Shit, I’m not really poisoned. ]

At this moment, Si Mingchen held Wen Zhi's heart and said in a calm voice: "The red mushroom you ate, is it the one you just threw away?"

Wen Zhi coughed twice: "Yes."

Si Mingchen raised his eyebrows: "Then there is no hope. You can leave a last word."

Wen Zhi frowned: "How do you know I'm hopeless without even trying?"

Si Mingchen patted his shoulder and smiled gently: "Okay, I'll take you to get treated."

After saying that, he picked up Wen Zhi, carried him on his back, and walked towards the tent.

Wen Zhi's face was covered in blood: "How can I cure the disease? You are not a doctor."

Si Mingchen: "Guess."

Wen Zhi: “…” Rogue.

There were already wails in the barrage, and netizens moved to Si Mingchen and Wen Zhi's tent to survey the enemy situation.

But they soon discovered that there was no light in the tent and they could only hear sounds.

After listening for ten minutes without any results, everyone packed up and prepared to go to bed.

Although the temperature in the wild was very low, it was relatively warm inside everyone's tents, especially for wealthy people like Wen Zhi who had electric blankets and down sleeping bags. The sleeping bags were warm until they woke up in the morning.

When Wen Zhi opened his eyes, he found that the sunlight outside was very dazzling and it was no longer morning.

He jumped up suddenly, picked up his cell phone, and found that it was already half past nine in the morning.

While calling Si Mingchen's name, he put on his clothes and looked around.

It's so late today, is no one up yet?

Little did he know that while Wen Zhi was hurriedly putting on his clothes, all the audience were staring at him.

Walking out of the tent, Wen Zhi found that the staff were gathered at the forest entrance a hundred meters away.

He called Si Mingchen's name but still got no response. He simply brushed his teeth with mouthwash and trotted over. When he walked to the entrance of the forest, he was completely stunned by the scene before him.

Across the street was a lifeless stream. A layer of green vegetation debris floating on the surface of the stream completely obscured the water, making it look bottomless and very scary.

On the other side of the stream, Si Mingchen and the others were tied to tree trunks, looking at themselves helplessly.

Wen Zhi panicked: "What's going on?"

The director said quietly, "Can't you see? They need to be rescued."

Wen Zhi looked at the rope around Si Mingchen's waist with distress: "Are you really tying me up?"

The director ignored him and began to explain the rules of the game: "Thank you for waiting. Our last member finally woke up and came to rescue his CP."

Wen Zhi didn't feel embarrassed at all when being suddenly called out, and all her attention was focused on Si Mingchen.

"In front of you, there are fourteen wooden boards that can guide you to the other side. But half of these fourteen boards have no support underneath. If you make the wrong choice when answering the question, you will fall into the stream and lose the qualification to rescue the CP."

Wen Zhi frowned: "Will there be punishment for the CPs that were not rescued?"

Director: "You need to go to the mountains to do hard labor."

Wen Zhi put his hands behind his back, his face serious. He decided that when he became rich in the future, he would produce a variety show and invite directors and other planners to participate in order to return today's blessings to them.

The game has begun, and all guests walk to the first wooden board in front of them, ready to answer questions. Everyone’s questions are given at the same time, so all the questions are the same.

"Please note that your partners will answer these questions wearing a lie detector, so they must be true and valid. There is no need to choose nice answers for the sake of show effect."

"First question, your partner hates the color green. The left side represents yes, and the right side represents no."

Wen Zhi and Si Mingchen looked at each other, closed their eyes, and slowly walked to the left. The wooden board did not move at all.

All four groups of guests passed.

Wen Zhi made a little heart shape towards Si Mingchen, signaling him not to worry.

Although Si Mingchen couldn't move, he could communicate with Wen Zhi using lip language. Wen Zhimiao understood his lip language, which roughly meant: I'm fine, be careful.

Question 2: Your partner prefers drinking red wine rather than coffee. The left side is yes and the right side is no.

Wen Zhi hesitated for a moment, then walked firmly to the left.

The board swayed twice to remain stable.

Question 3: If your partner has a book and a video game in front of them, they would be more likely to choose the book. Yes is on the left and no is on the right.

This question was not difficult at all for Wen Zhi. He walked to the left confidently with his body steady.

The other two groups of guests also gave correct answers.

Question 4: Your partner prefers you to take the initiative.

Wen Zhi touched his chin and thought for a while, Si Mingchen should be the type of person who is reserved and likes passionate boys.

So he walked to the left side representing yes.

Everyone still answered this question correctly.

Question 5: If you have time on the weekend, your partner would rather chat with you than hang out with friends.

Wen Zhi chose yes and walked to the left.

At this moment, there was a "plop" sound from the far right. Wen Zhi looked back and found that Lu Haoxing had fallen into the water.

Lu Haoxing chose yes, but Zhou Chongen chose no. Soon, the staff helped Lu Haoxing up and brought him clean clothes to put on.

Question 6: When your partner encounters difficulties, your presence can immediately adjust his mood, relieve his stress and give him motivation.

This time, Wen Zhi stopped at the fifth wooden board, hesitating. The problems Si Mingchen encountered were all difficult. Even if he appeared, he might not be able to relieve Si Mingchen's pressure.

Ming Yantang always said that his cerebellum was not fully developed, so he should be thankful that he was not tricked into counting money, and he could not rely on himself for anything else. In fact, this is true. Just like last time, when Si Mingchen’s company got into trouble, he could not help at all.

Before Wen Zhi moved, Sheng Bai had already walked firmly to the right wooden board and chose "no".

[Sheng Bai is honest, but everyone can see that he and Chen Zheng are a fake couple, so there is no need to pretend. ]

[What will Xie Jing choose? ]

[Wen Zhi was also hesitating. Is this question difficult? ]

[It is indeed difficult. When people encounter difficulties, their mood cannot be healed immediately. If your presence can bring him a sense of healing, then he must love you very much. ]

After a moment, Wen Zhi and Xie Jing chose the left side at the same time.

Both of them passed through the customs safely.

At this moment, Xie Jing was shocked and relieved.

Wen Zhize looked at Si Mingchen through the sunlight and did not look away until the seventh question was asked.

Question 7: If you encounter danger, your CP will not hesitate to protect you with his life. Special reminder: your partner has been tested with a polygraph when answering this question. The answers are true and valid, so please do not falsify them.

[Good fellow, what this means is that your partner may not be able to protect you with his life. He has already admitted it. Think about it carefully. ]

[This tacit understanding question is amazing. ]

[It would be so embarrassing if I chose no. ]

[Wrong, the most embarrassing thing is that you chose yes and your significant other chose no. ]

Wen Zhi still did not move on this question. And Xie Jing next to him had already walked towards yes.

The wood under Xie Jing's feet shook violently twice, then broke in the water, and Xie Jing fell into the cold stream.

At this moment, He Jones lowered his eyes guiltily, not daring to meet Xie Jing's gaze.

Sheng Bai is still free and easy and moves towards "no". As expected, he successfully reached the other side and rescued Chen Zheng.

[Is this considered a failure for Xie Jing and He Jones? ]

[Not really? Although I love you, I love myself more. ]

[That’s right, it depends on Wen Zhi. ]

[Wen Zhi hasn’t made a choice yet. Does he have no confidence in President Si? ]

Wen Zhi never took this step.

He was not afraid that Si Mingchen would not choose "yes", but he was worried that Si Mingchen would choose "yes" and he was not ready to accept this love.

In the past, he always felt that Si Mingchen didn't love him, and that those doting behaviors were just routine. But later, through amnesia, he realized how deep Si Mingchen's feelings for him were.

After he recovered his memory, there was a period of time when he was not quite used to it. Whenever he saw Si Mingchen, he would feel shy and want to escape.

The reason was probably related to his lack of self-confidence during those four years. He was surprised but a little inferior when he suddenly accepted this love.

Now, he can fully face up to his relationship with Si Mingchen. He knows that Si Mingchen likes him as a person, not the code name "Wen Zhi" or his personality.

Compared with love and life as mentioned in the question, he felt it was somewhat pretentious.

He also believed that Si Mingchen would definitely choose the former.

After all, Si Mingchen has a bit of a love brain.

Of course, his love problem is even more serious.

He thought that if it were him, he would also unswervingly choose the former.

After all, two love-brains came together.

Three minutes later, Wen Zhi walked firmly to the left. When the wood swayed, he almost thought he was going to fall down, but the accident did not happen. The wood was very stable and stood firm in the stream.

At this moment, Wen Zhi and Si Ming looked at each other in silence.

Si Mingchen's eyes were clear and he smiled at him.

When Zhou Chongen saw this scene, he did not feel jealous as he had imagined. Instead, he was genuinely happy for Wen Zhi. Perhaps he was unable to give a satisfactory answer to this question, but Si Mingchen was able to give it.

Xie Jing was freezing cold. He looked weakly at Wen Zhi who was untying Si Mingchen on the other side of the river. He stood up with difficulty and turned to leave.

[Ahh, that’s what I said! Sven CP must be real! ]

[Xie Jing and He Jones are completely finished. ]

[By the way, they are a real couple, will they break up after the variety show ends? ]

[I guess so... He Jones doesn't seem to have such deep feelings for Xie Jing. ]

[Wen Zhi and Mr. Si are so sweet, I am so envious! ]

In a place where no one was around, Xie Jing sat on a rock, daydreaming alone. Looking at the dry weeds in front of him, he lowered his eyes slightly.

He and He Jones are actually a real couple.

The two went to great lengths to participate in the show and play fake lovers, also for the five million reward.

The two had known each other for five years, but they didn't expect to end up with this issue.

Perhaps He Jones didn't love him as much as he thought.

Xie Jing decided that after receiving the reward from the program team, he would find a time to break up with He Jones.

On the other side, before Si Mingchen had time to warm his hands in Wen Zhi's palms, the program team issued a new task. Although Si Mingchen and Chen Zheng were successfully rescued, they still needed to go to the mountain with He Qiongs and Zhou Chongen as other tasks were waiting for them.

Before leaving, Wen Zhi's eyes were reluctant to leave, and he stayed on Si Mingchen for a long time without moving.

Si Mingchen noticed that something was wrong with Wen Zhi and stepped forward to comfort her: "I'm leaving first, you stay here."

Wen Zhi whispered, "Tonight, I want to talk to you and tell you a secret."

Simingchen smiled: "Okay."

Watching Si Mingchen leave, Wen Zhi felt that he had suddenly turned into a sentimental wife-waiting stone, as if Si Mingchen would not meet him again for a long time.

In this way, the remaining guests were responsible for cooking, while Si Mingchen and others went up the mountain to work with the program crew.

Wen Zhi discovered that Xie Jing was in low spirits in the afternoon, and looked distracted no matter what he did. He asked with concern: "Are you feeling unwell?"

Xie Jing looked pale and shook his head: "Thank you, I'm fine."

Wen Zhi didn't ask any more questions and continued to do his own thing.

By the evening, several guests who went up the mountain had not returned yet. Wen Zhi called Si Mingchen but he did not answer, and he was very anxious. When he walked to the machine and was about to ask the director for details, he overheard the conversation between the director and the staff.

"What? The mountain collapsed? They were all trapped underneath? Oh my God, hurry up and dig, or it will be completely destroyed. How much money will we have to pay? Have you called the police? Go get some more help. How can we move without you?"

The scene in front of Wen Zhi suddenly blurred. He took two steps at a time and walked to the director. The blood on his lips faded instantly. "Who did you say was pinned down there?"

The director was still looking down to repair the intercom urgently: "The group that went up the mountain——"

Before he could finish his words, Wen Zhi had already run up the mountain.

Xie Jing, Sheng Bai and others thought someone had gotten into trouble, so they all ran over to ask the director about the situation.

On the way through the mountains, Wen Zhi didn't feel tired at all, and he didn't even feel the pain brought by the rugged mountain road under his feet.

Facing the cool breeze of sunset, Wen Zhi ran towards the place where the mountain collapsed without shedding tears.

Some crew members had already come down from the mountain. He grabbed one of them at random and asked in a trembling voice, "Where is Si Mingchen?"

The staff member said anxiously: "It's on the left side above."

It seemed as if all the strength in Wen Zhi's body had been drained. He took the last few steps with difficulty and his body was shaky.

He didn't have time to tell Si Mingchen that he had recovered his memory.

He hasn't had the chance to say "I love you" to Si Mingchen in person.

Their love has just begun.

Wen Zhi finally reached the place where Si Mingchen was buried. He could no longer hold back his tears and wanted to dig the mountain madly.

Upon seeing this, the assistant director quickly pulled Wen Zhi away with several staff members: "Xiao Wen, what are you doing? We have sent someone over, don't worry."

Wen Zhi struggled and continued to crawl forward: "Sisi, don't be afraid, we are here to save you. You must stay awake and conserve your strength. I will dig you out soon."

The assistant director tentatively went over to help him up: "Xiao Wen, Xiao Wen, listen to me."

Wen Zhi reacted violently: "I won't listen. Si Ming is inside. I beg you not to give up. Let's keep digging."

Wen Zhi's crying attracted more and more people to gather around. Everyone held iron pins and tools and looked at each other.

"Si Mingchen, I haven't told you that I have recovered my memory. You can't get into trouble. It's my fault. I kept it a secret from you. I'm just a coward and I dare not say anything."

The last sentence was intermittent, Wen Zhi's voice was weak, and two lines of hot tears fell down her cheeks.

He continued to crawl forward and tried to dig the soil, when suddenly a pair of arms held his waist.