Even in the water near the shore, my feet couldn't touch the bottom. I couldn't find a place to hold on, so I couldn't exert much force. I kicked in the water while grabbing the car's rearview mirror, trying to find a rock where I could firmly place my feet.

This electric four-wheeler wasn't big, and with the buoyancy of the water, I was actually able to turn it around in the water… During the process, I witnessed an extremely heart-wrenching scene. Inside the vehicle was not only a woman, but also a little boy of about three or four years old. The woman was tightly gripping the little boy's hand, her face drained of all color from fear. The water was almost up to the little boy's neck… I saw despair on the woman's face, and that moment of despair was true despair!

I kicked the water with all my might, and finally, after a slight change in angle, I stepped on a dark rock at the bottom of the water. With that leverage, I raised my hand and smashed the four corners of the car window with the safety hammer.

After the car window was smashed and chipped, I yelled at the terrified woman, "Unbuckle your seatbelt right now, I'm going to drag you out..."

I called the woman back to her senses, and the next moment she cried out again, "Save the child first...save the child first..."

I glanced into the car again; the water was almost up to the child's mouth and nose. The situation was extremely urgent. I yelled at the crowd on the shore, "There's another child in the car! A few of you who can swim, get down here! The water's already rising over the child's side. I'm going to save the child! You guys drag this woman out! ... Hurry, those who can swim, get down here immediately! Saving lives... don't hesitate..."

After saying that, I didn't care whether there was a response or not, and swam to the other side of the car... I was extremely nervous, and this nervousness increased my physical exertion. I choked on a mouthful of water because of a momentary lack of strength.

I was in extreme distress; my vision was blurred by the seawater. In this brief yet long blur, I saw a figure pacing anxiously on the shore, seemingly pleading with someone…

I didn't have time to figure out whether the blurry figure was Yang Sisi or Ye Zhi. After taking a deep breath, I raised the safety hammer again and smashed it against the car window on the child's side. However, because there was no support and the car window was already flooded, which increased the resistance when I smashed it, I tried several times but failed to break the window.

My heart was burning with anxiety, as if I were watching two vibrant lives wither away right before my eyes. I hated the selfishness of humanity, yet my own strength seemed so weak...

I held my temper and smashed the car window even more frantically with the safety hammer... Just then, I heard another "plop" as someone jumped into the water, followed by two or three more...

I finally smashed a hole in the car window on the child's side. After that, the window became much more vulnerable. Ignoring the pain from my cuts on my hands, I pulled the little boy, who had already swallowed several mouthfuls of water, out of the car as fast as I could and swam desperately towards the shore...

On the other side, the men who had just jumped down had already dragged the woman out of the car... It was neither too early nor too late!

By then, many people were already standing in the shallow water on the shore, waiting to help us... Exhausted, I handed the child over to them.

...

The road gradually cleared, and then the police and ambulance arrived. After briefly explaining the situation to them, I got into the ambulance under everyone's watchful eyes, and we drove back to the inn where Ye Zhi was staying. At that moment, I didn't need praise or reward; I just wanted to take a nice hot shower and then drink some hot water.

As soon as I got to my room, I went into the bathroom and took a nice hot shower. I handed my clothes to the innkeeper so she could wash them in the washing machine with the dryer.

When I came out after changing my clothes, Ye Zhi had already prepared a cup of ginger tea for me. She handed it to me and said, "You looked so cool when you jumped into the water!"

I looked at her in surprise, because I never expected a woman of her "personality" to use the word "very handsome" to describe a man. I wanted to respond, but in the end, I, who am good at making jokes, just smiled shyly.

Yang Sisi saw all of this and yelled at me, "Look at you, you shameless, shameless thing! Have you never been praised before?"

If you praise me too, I'll become even more shameless!

Yang Sisi scoffed, but took the cup of ginger tea from my hand. Then she sighed and said to me, "With all this commotion, we can't have hot pot. How about we order takeout? What do you want? It's on me."

"You're so stingy, how can you possibly treat me to a meal?"

Yang Sisi glanced at Ye Zhi and replied, "My kindness to people is all about actions, not just words."

Ye Zhi was a smart woman, so of course she knew that Yang Sisi was putting her down, but she just smiled and didn't say anything more.

...

In Ye Zhi's room, I ate the most extravagant and luxurious takeout meal of my life. Yang Sisi truly meant what she said; she ordered seven or eight dishes at the most upscale restaurant in the ancient city. But when it came time to pay, she discovered she didn't have enough money in her account, so she shamelessly handed the payment QR code to Ye Zhi, claiming: "I'm treating the hero to dinner!"

Her shamelessness left me completely bewildered, because I didn't know who was supposed to pay for the meal, nor did I know which of them was more sincere to me!

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