Chapter 414 Wanwan, Don't Hate Me Anymore

She instinctively touched it and was startled.

He's a person!

Before she could recover from her shock, the man suddenly leaped up and attacked her in the darkness.

Nan Wan tried her best to defend herself, but felt that the move and the scent emanating from her opponent were strangely familiar.

"Wanwan."

A voice so familiar it was ingrained in the darkness rang out.

Nanwan paused, unable to believe it.

"Lu Qinglin?"

Her voice was trembling with sobs.

The next second, Lu Qinglin pulled her into a tight embrace, showering her forehead and cheeks with passionate kisses.

"Why are you here? Didn't I tell you to wait for me in Rongcheng?"

Nan Wan pushed him away, stubbornly saying, "My people have also disappeared. I didn't come here specifically to look for you."

Lu Qinglin curled his lips into a smile, his voice carrying a hint of husky laughter.

This is a classic case of trying to hide something obvious!

Nan Wan's voice was laced with sarcasm, "Weren't you so amazing? How come you fell down?"

"If I hadn't been waiting here beforehand, you would have fallen and gotten hurt, wouldn't you?" Lu Qinglin's voice was teasing.

"What should we do? We need to find a way out quickly." Nan Wan was a little anxious. It was pitch black, with only a sliver of light coming from the small hole above where people could fall in.

She looked up and saw that it was more than three meters high, with no foothold to climb.

"We've searched, but we can't get out. We even tried to sneak out, but there was no way out." Lu Qinglin's voice was somewhat low.

Nan Wan was momentarily speechless, then asked, "What happened on the island? There's no one there, and the main house was burned down."

Lu Qinglin told her that as soon as they arrived on the island, they discovered that all communication devices had been blocked.

Then they were ambushed by heavy firepower, the team was scattered and could only fight separately.

Finally, they discovered an underground palace on the island, like a huge vault, surrounded by traps.

"We underestimated Lei Bao, that mad dog."

He accidentally ended up here during a fight while chasing one of the leaders.

He searched around but found no exit; all he could see was the floodwaters rushing in. Then ten people attacked him, trying to finish him off. After a fierce battle that lasted half an hour, he finally managed to defeat them, but then he was so exhausted that he passed out.

The bodies were still piled up in the other corner.

"When I woke up, I found that you had fallen down too."

The South China Evening News is utterly speechless.

The temperature inside the cave was extremely low, and the icy water was already above their knees.

Nan Wan couldn't help but shudder.

"What should we do? Call for help?"

Lu Qinglin shook his head. "It's no use, we're underground. We can wait until it gets dark, then light a fire, or wait for the people outside to come looking for us."

“Clatter.”

Lu Qinglin suddenly lit a lighter, and a faint light instantly illuminated the cave.

Nan Wan finally saw the entire cave clearly; it was indeed just water and that pile in the distance, nothing else.

He saw Nan Wan's pale and trembling face and reached out to stroke it.

The fire went out.

He reached out and scooped her up in his arms. "The water's too cold. Hang on me, hold me tight."

Nan Wan didn't stand on ceremony with him. She wrapped her legs around him and her arms around his neck, getting away from the icy water so it wasn't so cold anymore.

"Fang Zheng went back to find reinforcements. They should arrive in about two hours and will come up the mountain to search for us."

Lu Qinglin buried his face in the crook of her neck and whispered, "You shouldn't have come."

Lu Qinglin held her buttocks tightly, smelling the sweet fragrance of her chest, and his body tensed up uncontrollably.

He lowered his head and slowly, with restraint, inhaled.

"Lu Qinglin!" Nan Wan's voice carried a warning, "Do you want me to teach you a lesson?"

"Don't move, I'll just lean against you for a bit."

Lu Qinglin behaved himself a bit.

He didn't tell her the truth.

He had already fainted twice here. The cave would rise in water every two hours, each time reaching up to his waist, the icy water freezing him until he was almost unconscious.

He just hoped the rescuers would arrive quickly.

Otherwise, the South China Evening News will freeze.

Outside the island, there are three shadow team members.

They searched everywhere but couldn't find Lu Qinglin; the island was simply too big.

But they left a mark and knew the location of the underground vault.

Lei Bao's entire family is hiding inside.

Soon they arrived at the helipad and saw the two men left behind by Nan Wan, only to discover that Nan Wan had also disappeared.

After waiting for ten minutes, Nan Wan did not return.

One of them made a quick decision: "We must find the young lady as soon as possible. It's getting dark, and there's danger!"

The five of them rushed into the mountains once again.

By this time, more than an hour had passed.

The water level rose quite high this time, quickly reaching Lu Qinglin's waist, so he lifted Nan Wan's body up a little higher.

Try to keep her away from water.

The icy water had numbed his lower body, as the cave was connected to an icy lake.

Therefore, the water is unusually cold.

Nan Wan felt his body trembling, and his temperature was rising. She knew he had a fever.

"Lu Qinglin, put me down, it's too tiring to carry me."

He has been holding her for an hour.

"Not tired," he managed to squeeze out the two words.

"Put me down, I can hold on for a while." Nan Wan let go of her hand and prepared to jump down.

"Don't move around." Lu Qinglin supported her buttocks and wrapped his arms around her waist, not letting go. "You just had surgery. You can't touch this ice water."

After he finished speaking, he lifted her up a little more.

Nan Wan hugged his head tightly, feeling the air around her getting colder and colder, especially since his body was still submerged in water.

Nan Wan suddenly shouted at the cave entrance.

"Is anyone there? Help! Is anyone there?"

I shouted a few times, but it was no use at all.

Is anyone there?

Lu Qinglin suddenly asked a question.

"Why...come to the island? Are you worried about me?"

She did not answer.

Lu Qinglin asked again.

"Wanwan, can you... forgive me?"

Nanwan still did not respond.

Lu Qinglin continued, his teeth chattering, as if he were using all his life to repent.

"Wanwan... I'm sorry... I don't want to... lose... you again."

"If...I can't go back..."

Nan Wan finally spoke, her voice urgent and hoarse.

"Stop talking, give me the lighter."

Nan Wan lowered one hand, and her fingertips suddenly touched something icy cold, which startled her.

The icy seawater was almost up to his chest.

He held her up with all his might, making sure she didn't touch any cold water.

"Lu Qinglin, put me down! I'm not afraid of water!"

He refused, but used his last bit of strength to hold her even tighter.

Nan Wan took a lighter out of his pocket, lit it with trembling hands, and held it close to the light to examine it.

Lu Qinglin's lips were already frozen purple. He lowered his eyes and stood silently in the icy water like a statue.

"Lu Qinglin, are you alright? Open your eyes and look at me."

He slowly opened his eyes and looked up at her.

Heaven has been kind to him; at least, at this moment, she is still by his side.

Nan Wan held up her lighter and looked around, then asked.

"Do you still have the strength? Can you lift me up? I want to stand on your shoulders."

"good."

He struggled to squeeze out a single word.

Using all his might, he lifted her up a little. Relying on her sense of balance, Nan Wan slowly stood up. At this moment, she was only a little over a meter away from the cave entrance. She couldn't reach it even if she stretched out her hand.

Suddenly, a loud bang came from the sky, followed by the sound of a helicopter: "They're here. They'll be able to take us out soon."

"Hmm," Lu Qinglin hummed in response.

"Wanwan...don't...hate me anymore..." After saying this, Lu Qinglin's body went limp.

Nan Wan's body crashed directly onto the water's surface.

"Lu Qinglin!" Nan Wan shouted, but there was no response.

Nan Wan quickly dived into the water and reached out to pull Lu Qinglin out.

Above the beach, the rotors of three helicopters churned the sea breeze, producing a tremendous roar.

A dozen dark figures descended from the sky, sliding swiftly down the ropes with clean, decisive movements.

The man at the head of the group was dressed in a black combat uniform, with a tall and straight figure and a cold and stern look in his eyes. He was none other than Fu Beichen, who had come in person.

As soon as news of the Shadow Team member and Lu Qinglin's disappearance reached him, he used his highest authority to organize a rescue operation immediately.

Fu Beichen pulled an ultra-thin laptop out of his pocket, his well-defined fingers rapidly typing on the keyboard.

With just a few moves, he swiftly and decisively destroyed all the signal-blocking devices.

He then entered a new string of code.

Hundreds of tiny red dots lit up instantly on the computer screen.

It is everyone's cell phone signal.

In one area, the red dots were clustered together unusually densely, almost forming a color block.

That place is Lei Bao's underground palace.

Fu Beichen's gaze swept quickly across the screen, precisely locking onto one of the signals.

It's from the South China Evening News.

There was no signal from Lu Qinglin.

However, the signal from Nanwan only lit up for a moment before going out completely.

Fu Beichen's gaze suddenly darkened.

"Team One, target: the underground palace."

"Second team, follow me to rescue them."

He succinctly assigned the tasks, his sharp eyes locking onto the last known location where the Southern Evening News signal disappeared, and led his men on a swift departure.

...

In the dark cave, Nan Wan heard a faint rumbling coming from above.

It's a helicopter.

Immediately afterwards, a bright light swept across the cave entrance, accompanied by anxious shouts.

"Miss Nan!"

"Miss Nan, can you hear me?"

"I'm here!" Nan Wan shouted with her last bit of strength towards the cave entrance.

"I'm here... underground..."

But her voice was too faint; it was blown away by the sea breeze as soon as it left the cave entrance, and the people above could not hear it at all.

A wave of despair washed over Nan Wan. She fumbled around and found the windproof lighter in her pocket.

“Clatter.”

A faint flame appeared.

She took off the diamond-studded belt from her waist and threw it forcefully out of the hole.

She then took off the bracelet with tiny diamonds from her wrist and threw it out as well.

As long as it emits a little light, as long as it gets noticed by them.

Finally, the footsteps and shouts overhead grew closer and closer.

"Miss Nan!"

"I'm here! Lu Qinglin is here too! He's passed out!" Nan Wan shouted again.

A deep, steady male voice came from the cave entrance, carrying an unquestionable sense of command.

"Go down and rescue them! Bring the stretcher over!"

It's Fu Beichen.

Before long, the two were successfully rescued.

Nan Wan and the unconscious Lu Qinglin were immediately put on a helicopter.

The accompanying doctor immediately stepped forward to examine Lu Qinglin. As soon as he took Lu Qinglin's pulse, his expression became extremely serious.

"Doctor, how is he? Please save him!" Nan Wan grabbed the doctor's arm, her voice trembling.

The doctor said in a deep voice, "He has been hypothermic for too long. I will give him emergency treatment first."

He quickly cut open Lu Qinglin's soaked clothes, wrapped him in layers of blankets, and brought hot water.

The doctor handed Nan Wan a hot water bottle.

"Put this on his abdomen. He's been in ice water for too long, I don't know if it will..."

The doctor didn't say what came next.

Nan Wan shuddered in fright, snatched the hot water bottle, and pressed it tightly against Lu Qinglin's spot as instructed by the doctor, not daring to let go for even a moment.

The helicopter flew to the nearest hospital at top speed.

Lu Qinglin was immediately taken to the emergency room and then transferred to the ICU.

The doctor's final diagnosis is in.

Severe hypothermia and multiple organ failure pose a significant risk; the situation is extremely dangerous.

Severe frostbite on both toes may require surgery.

Whether he can wake up or not depends entirely on his physical condition and will to live.

Nan Wan sat alone on a bench outside the ICU, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.

Lu Qinglin...

He will definitely pull through.

As long as he can pull through, she will stop hating him and wipe the slate clean of everything from the past.

That's what she thought.

Upon receiving the news, Fu Beichen immediately called Huo Shenyuan.

In less than ten minutes, Huo Shenyuan arrived with Qingning.

"Sister Nan!"

Qingning ran over quickly and gently put her arm around Nanwan's trembling shoulders from behind.

As if grasping at the last straw, Nan Wan turned around abruptly and gripped Qing Ning's hand tightly.

"Qingning, save him! Please, save him!"

For six years now, the South China Evening News has never uttered a single word of "begging" to anyone.

In her world, she was always the one being asked for favors.

"Sister Nan, don't worry, I'll go in and take a look." Qingning patted her hand reassuringly.

Soon, Qingning changed into sterile clothing and was taken to the ICU by the doctor.

She stood in front of the hospital bed, activated her holographic imaging ability, and carefully examined Lu Qinglin's physical condition.

The situation is more serious than we imagined.

Severe hypothermia has led to cardiopulmonary failure; his heartbeat and pulse are extremely weak, and he is now practically a dying man.

Qingning frowned and tried to mobilize the energy in her body, wanting to send some of it over to protect his heart meridian.

However, the energy simply cannot be transferred out.

It was as if I was locked up by an invisible wall.

She tried again, but it still didn't work.

How could that be? We clearly didn't have sex.

She subconsciously looked down and examined her own body, and instantly understood.

Her fetus was enveloped in a soft halo, greedily absorbing all her energy, leaving her completely unable to mobilize any of it.

After a long while, Qingning walked out of the ICU with a heavy expression.

Nan Wan immediately rushed over, "Qingning, how is he? When will he wake up?"

Qingning shook her head with difficulty.

“Brother Lu’s cardiopulmonary failure is very serious. I can’t use my current energy. Sister Nan, don’t worry, I’ll think of another way.”

"Qingning, please save him! You must save him!" Nan Wan's voice was filled with a desperate plea.

In the small garden downstairs from the hospital.

Huo Shenyuan, Fu Beichen, and Qing Ning gathered together, the atmosphere heavy with tension.

Qingning remained silent for a long time before finally speaking.

"The baby absorbed all my energy, and I can't use it now. If I want to save Brother Lu, I must..."

"Can't."

Without a second thought, Huo Shenyuan interrupted her directly, his tone cold and hard, leaving no room for negotiation.

Fu Beichen said, "I have contacted the best experts in the world. They are on their way. Perhaps there are other solutions."

Qingning looked at Huo Shenyuan, her voice filled with struggle: "But, there are only 48 hours. If he doesn't wake up within 48 hours, he might really..."

"How about..." She looked at Huo Shenyuan again, her eyes filled with a pleading look.

"no."

Huo Shenyuan's brows furrowed into a deep frown, and the air around him was frighteningly heavy.

From behind a pillar not far away, Nan Wan heard their conversation clearly.

She leaned against the cold pillar, her gaze unfocused.

Is he going to die?