The embrace was warm, that was Jiang Yu's first impression. She then felt as if she had broken through the endless darkness and the whole world had become brighter.

"Puwa!"

Jiang Yu opened her eyes, spat out a mouthful of seawater, and her wet long hair hung down, making her nose a little itchy. She couldn't help but sneeze.

"Xia...Xia Che?"

Jiang Yu opened her eyes and discovered that the warm embrace that made her unable to resist falling into it was actually from him.

So all of this wasn't just a fantasy after all?

Jiang Yu's eyes widened, her heart filled with a mixture of joy and disappointment at failing to commit suicide. A complex mix of emotions overwhelmed her, making it difficult for her to describe what she was feeling.

"Shut up, I'm not in the mood to greet you right now. I'll settle the score with you when we get back to shore."

Xia Che's face was ashen. He held Jiang Yu tightly in his arms, and with one hand, he swam towards the shore, paddling on the sea.

He was really angry.

Jiang Yu's act of giving up her own life has enraged Xia Che.

If I hadn't acted decisively and jumped down, only to find that Jiang Yu was already unconscious, this girl would probably be dead!

"Why did you save me? I had already made up my mind!"

Jiang Yu shook her head. In just a few minutes, it felt like a whole year had passed. She shook off this strange feeling of being in another world.

"Make up your mind? Giving up your life is considered making up your mind? Is your determination so cheap?"

Xia Che was disappointed in him.

"Stop lecturing me. What do you know? We've only known each other for a few days!"

These words ignited Jiang Yu, who stubbornly pushed against Xia Che's chest with both hands, trying to get him to put her down.

Snap!

Suddenly, Xia Che used his free hand to slap Jiang Yu hard, leaving a clear red handprint on her face.

Jiang Yu was stunned, her eyes filled with disbelief: "You..."

"Why did your mother and grandmother protect you so well when they were alive? Was it so that you would die with them after they died?"

"Who is the one who understands the least?"

"Now that your wish has been fulfilled, then live on with their share of the good life! You idiot!"

Xia Che was truly angry this time.

He did care about Jiang Yu and had been helping her, but on that basis, Jiang Yu should at least have the will to live.

Xia Che always believed that any groaning without the will to live was just panting.

If she hadn't discovered the list Jiang Yu left behind in time, she would have died here if she had arrived even a little later.

This girl used to be completely extreme.

"You hit me?"

Jiang Yu finally came to her senses, feeling that her face was swollen. Xia Che hadn't held back in that slap; he'd hit her with all his might. Now, realizing what was happening, a sharp pain shot through her cheek, like it was on fire. Slightly swollen, Jiang Yu's eyes immediately welled up with tears. "It hurts..."

"Of course! I wouldn't hit you if it didn't hurt!"

Xia Che was still furious when he noticed Jiang Yu's pitiful appearance. He always liked to let his values ​​follow his appearance, so his anger subsided a little. But he quickly realized that now was not the time to be soft-hearted and quickly looked away.

Feeling wronged after being slapped, Jiang Yu stopped struggling. Xia Che carried her and swam towards the shore. Fortunately, the shore wasn't far away, and Jiang Yu was light enough that they soon returned to shore.

"What a pity, the wheelchair seems to be damaged in the accident and can't be used..."

Xia Che settled Jiang Yu on the shore and carried the wheelchair out, but the wheels were stuck again, perhaps because it had hit some gravel and broken something.

"Then what should we do?"

Jiang Yu sat pitifully on the shore and asked timidly.

"What else can I do? I'll carry you back, what else can I do? You ride on my shoulders back?"

Xia Che rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"How...how could you be so fierce? You just hit me..."

Jiang Yu's eyes were already large, but now they widened even more in disbelief: "You, were you just pretending to be gentle before?"

"Let's stick to the facts. Don't you know how outrageous you went this time?"

"But what's the point of me living? I can't live like those able-bodied people. Just surviving this long has exhausted me. Now that Grandma is gone, my world is completely dark, you know?"

"Why do you think I came to this school? I'm here to make up for the light you've lost!"

"You can't be with me forever..."

Why is there no way?

Xia Che strode over, his gloomy face causing Jiang Yu to instinctively move back. Was this guy going to get angry and hit her again?

"Could you... give me a chance?"

Xia Che let out a deep breath and made no extra movements. He looked into Jiang Yu's eyes, feeling a little nervous.

He knew that this girl must have seen through all the possibilities and couldn't see even a glimmer of hope before choosing to say goodbye to this world.

He's gambling.

He was betting that he could win Jiang Yu back.

"What opportunity?"

Jiang Yu guessed something, and her eyes brightened slightly.

“I know you’ve had a tough time all this time, but I can be your hands and feet. Your mother was the first hero in your world, and I can be the second, taking care of you just like she did.”

Xia Che said seriously.

"Don't pity me..."

Jiang Yu looked away.

"I'm not sympathizing with you, it's just that I want to do it, is that okay?"

Xia Che interrupted Jiang Yu's next words.

"And then what? Take care of me for a while, and then be dragged down to your death by me? It's all a lie..."

Jiang Yu slowly shook her head. She narrowed her eyes and looked at Xia Che intently. The fragments of images from just now were now silent, as if she had completely forgotten them, or as if they had... been integrated into her body.

For no apparent reason, she suddenly felt a strong urge to see Xia Che's attitude. This feeling came suddenly and inexplicably, yet it was incredibly real.

"But I found you, this is true."

Xia Che suddenly said, "Your plan is perfect, so perfect that, in theory, no one should be able to find you, but I still found you."

"That alone proves that I'm the one who came to pull you out of this mess!"

This time, Jiang Yu did not refute, but quietly looked at Xia Che, as if trying to see through his skin to his heart.

Xia Che did not choose to avoid it, and looked Jiang Yu in the eye seriously.

After a long silence, Jiang Yu suddenly sighed and said dejectedly, "I'm defeated by you... You really are a hot-blooded idiot."

"I've been so cold to you, and you still won't let me go. I think... if I'm still being ungrateful, I'll probably get slapped again, right?"

Jiang Yu touched her slightly swollen face, clearly indignant that Xia Che had hit her.