Chapter 89 might also be intentional.

Yang Zeyan brought few people, and they were all dirty, clearly having swum across the river on their own.

Du Ruoxia was more worried about Yang Zeyan's back injury, and without caring about the location, she pulled Yang Zeyan to sit in front of Song Shifeng.

She pulled down Yang Zeyan's shirt in one swift motion, leaving Yang Zeyan stunned, not expecting her to be so direct.

Song Shifeng was speechless at Du Ruoxia's fierce behavior. Du Ruoxia had always been quiet and gentle, and he had thought she was a quiet girl.

Having witnessed her hitting people and stripping them of their clothes, Song Shifeng now feels that Yang Zeyan's wife doesn't match her appearance at all; she's a real wolf in sheep's clothing!

"Comrade Du, there are quite a lot of people here. Girls should be mindful of their image," Song Shifeng couldn't help but say, at least considering the others.

Du Ruoxia's hand was already on Yang Zeyan's back. Yang Zeyan also realized what Du Ruoxia was going to do. Hearing Song Shifeng's words, Yang Zeyan looked up.

"Minister Song, are you not comfortable in Kyoto? Why are you here to comfort the people?" Yang Zeyan paused for a moment before adding, "Then you don't need to be so concerned about other people's marital affairs."

Song Shifeng looked embarrassed, and his eyes grew increasingly displeased with Yang Zeyan.

"I'm reminding Comrade Du, not you. Anyway, you've never cared about a woman's reputation," Song Shifeng said with a grim expression.

Du Ruoxia raised her head in confusion. Yang Zeyan was not the kind of person Song Shifeng described, at least not to her.

"You've gone to the dogs after coming out here? If you can't speak properly, go back to your home!" Yang Zeyan retorted with a dark face.

Du Ruoxia was surprised. Yang Zeyan seemed to be speaking too rudely. Was the other party's identity something that could be offended so easily?

"Minister Song, you've misunderstood. I'm treating Yan-ge's wound." Du Ruoxia said, turning Yang Zeyan's back straight to reveal the injury on his back.

The scab had already formed, but now it's red and swollen again. If it's not treated soon, it'll get infected again!

Song Shifeng then realized that his thoughts were too filthy, and he covered his face and awkwardly turned away.

"I'm worried that Comrade Du's reputation might be misunderstood," he said awkwardly.

"What's it to you? Whatever my wife does to me is legal!" Yang Zeyan retorted with a dark face.

Song Shifeng's expression darkened at Yang Zeyan's attitude, and he looked at Du Ruoxia with disapproval.

"Comrade Du, you still need to open your eyes wide and take a good look when choosing a partner. Some people are two-faced and might be committing marriage fraud!" Song Shifeng seemed to be implying something.

Du Ruoxia's ears twitched as she looked at Yang Zeyan and pursed her lips. This guy really was a marriage swindler; she hadn't gotten over this yet.

"Minister Song is right, I will consider it carefully!" she replied solemnly.

“No need to be so polite. Calling me Minister Song is too formal. Just call me Brother Feng,” Song Shifeng said again.

Yang Zeyan's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he was now emanating a chilling aura. Wang Hu couldn't help but move two meters away.

Du Ruoxia touched her nose and observed Yang Zeyan discreetly, but she ultimately didn't call him "Brother Han."

Song Shifeng didn't press the matter, feeling that he had already annoyed Yang Zeyan enough.

Yang Zeyan's dark face was enough to show that he was not in a good mood at the moment, but it also showed that he cared about Du Ruoxia, which suited him perfectly.

"I'll go take a look over there!" Song Shifeng said, walking towards the other end.

"Did you all swim here? The water is so high." Du Ruoxia asked as she treated Yang Zeyan's wound.

Yang Zeyan nodded sullenly, clearly not in a good mood at the moment.

He followed the meteorological bureau's instructions and went north to carry out rescue operations, but the north was only experiencing heavy rain and there were no flooded areas at all; at most, the roads had been washed away and had a few holes.

He contacted the military when he found out that Du Ruoxia had also come to Xilan City. He was extremely anxious. He only found out that Du Ruoxia had gone to the south when he contacted them a second time!

He learned from his superiors that the south was so badly flooded!

Ignoring the meteorological bureau's warnings, he led his men from the north to the south, where they saw a vast expanse of water. His intuition told him that Du Ruoxia was in this place.

When he came up, he indeed saw the person he had been thinking about day and night, but he also saw someone he didn't want to see: the eldest son of the Song family, the one he never got along with!

He hadn't expected that Du Ruoxia and Song Shifeng had become so close, and Song Shifeng's attitude towards Du Ruoxia made him feel threatened!

"How did you meet Song Shifeng? How did you end up here with him?" Yang Zeyan asked Du Ruoxia instead of answering her question.

Du Ruoxia recounted her ordeal, including the contact Wang Hu made with his superiors. Yang Zeyan immediately guessed the reason for Song Shifeng's arrival.

Although he was not happy about it, Song Shifeng's arrival would undoubtedly solve a lot of unnecessary troubles!

“The water is clearly flowing downhill. It rained first in the north, so the disaster must have been in the south. Why did you go to the north to provide relief?” Du Ruoxia asked, puzzled.

Yang Zeyan shook his head and pursed his lips in thought. He couldn't figure out the problem either. Section Chief Zhao had repeatedly stopped him from contacting outsiders.

"The meteorological bureau's forecast was probably wrong," Yang Zeyan sighed.

Du Ruoxia narrowed her eyes. "It might not be a misjudgment, it could be intentional."

Yang Zeyan suddenly raised his head. "What do you mean?"

Du Ruoxia took a deep breath and told Yang Zeyan about how she had offended Section Chief Zhao on the train. She also mentioned that she had taken Section Chief Zhao to the police station.

Yang Zeyan's expression grew increasingly grim as he listened. "How dare he! This involves the lives of countless people!"

Du Ruoxia also hated Section Chief Zhao. As a staff member of the Meteorological Bureau, he would not make such a low-level mistake.

"When I get back, I'll make him regret it!" Yang Zeyan hated this kind of person to the core, and he vowed not to let him off the hook.

"Has the water level dropped?" Du Ruoxia asked.

Yang Zeyan nodded, "The water level has decreased and is slowly receding; we can see the houses now."

Du Ruoxia looked around at the surroundings, which had already fallen into night. The visibility was not much, but the rain had subsided.

"By tomorrow morning, the water will probably have receded by more than half, and the villagers will likely be unable to resist going home," Du Ruoxia said worriedly, looking at the villagers.

"Others will arrive tomorrow, and they'll stop them. The current won't allow us to go back," Yang Zeyan nodded, comforting Du Ruoxia.

Du Ruoxia breathed a sigh of relief; she had already bandaged Yang Zeyan's wound.

"Don't wade through the water anymore!" she said irritably, slapping Yang Zeyan as he stood up.

Yang Zeyan pulled her to sit down beside him, and Du Ruoxia almost fell into his arms because she wasn't paying attention.

"Xiaxia, thank you!" Yang Zeyan said earnestly, looking directly at Du Ruoxia.

Du Ruoxia shook her head as if she wanted to say something, but Yang Zeyan raised his hand again and continued speaking.

"That bastard Song Shifeng isn't telling the truth. Don't take it to heart. I, Yang Zeyan, am an upright and honest man with a clean record. I am definitely not the despicable person he described!"

Du Ruoxia was taken aback. Yang Zeyan had taken Song Shifeng's words to heart and was afraid that she would mind.

Having figured this out, Du Ruoxia felt a mix of emotions. She didn't seem to care much, but rather seemed more gossipy.

"I didn't take it to heart, don't worry!" Du Ruoxia replied earnestly.

Yang Zeyan's tense face relaxed, but then his expression darkened again.

Du Ruoxia was even more confused. Did he want her to misunderstand or not?

"Don't think about it too much. There's still a lot to do tomorrow. Take a rest. You've been really tired these past two days!" Du Ruoxia hurriedly urged Yang Zeyan to rest.

Yang Zeyan stopped talking when he saw her lean against the pillar next to him and close her eyes. He then reached out and put his arm around Du Ruoxia and closed his eyes as well.

Du Ruoxia fell asleep as soon as she closed her eyes; she was exhausted and could finally close her eyes in peace.

That night, she fell into a deep sleep, leaving everything else to others.

Song Shifeng watched the two leaning against each other and sighed silently, ultimately realizing that Du Ruoxia's path was not easy.