I don't know if it's the medicine or something else, but this medicine hurts terribly when it touches the wound.

She broke out in a cold sweat after wiping for only a few seconds.

Ji Fenghe couldn't bear to watch any longer, and despite Song Mai's attempts to stop him, he took the medicine bottle and cotton swabs and started applying the medicine for her.

Song Mai is still persisting.

"Really, you don't need to."

Ji Feng glared at her.

"How long are you planning to keep applying this medicine like this? Are you planning to kill yourself with the pain?"

As he spoke, he squatted down and rolled up Song Mai's trouser legs even higher, fully exposing the wound.

On the woman's slender, snow-white legs, the bright red wound stood out starkly, making one feel pain just by looking at it.

When Song Mai fell, she only felt unbearable pain and really didn't expect to fall like this.

No wonder she couldn't get up from the ground even after several attempts.

As his name suggests, Ji Feng was much colder towards Song Mai than towards others, but he was a very gentle person. He always gave people a comfortable feeling of being able to handle things with a good sense of balance and knowing when to advance and retreat.

Even when he was applying medicine to Song Mai, he didn't touch her skin at all, and even deliberately kept a distance so that Song Mai wouldn't feel uncomfortable.

His movements were so gentle that Song Mai didn't know how he did it, yet she could barely feel any pain.

She had tried her best to be gentle, but she was still in pain, while he made her feel much better.

The man stared intently at her wound. When Song Mai lowered her eyes, she could even see the man's downcast eyebrows, long eyelashes, and delicate nose.

He is indeed very handsome, even on par with Chu Xing, both being ruggedly handsome, just with different styles.

She looked away from the wound on her leg, and when she looked up again, Ji Fenghe had just finished treating her wound. In an instant, their eyes met.

There's nowhere to hide, nowhere to avoid.

The woman's eyelashes trembled slightly, and her brown pupils trembled for a moment when her gaze met Ji Feng's. The man's breath hitched, and then the two of them looked away.

Song Mai's expression was a little stiff, and her cheeks were a little hot.

She pulled down her trouser leg and thanked him somewhat awkwardly.

"Thanks."

"You're welcome."

After the man got up, he went straight to the shop owner to return the medicine. Song Mai breathed a sigh of relief when she saw him leave.

When Ji Feng returned, both of them had returned to normal.

Twenty minutes later, Lu Xun appeared in front of the two wearing black and white zebra-striped pants and a fluorescent green suit jacket.

Song Mai couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Lu Xun's face was extremely sour. He had just been mocking Ji Fenghe, but now it was his turn.

As night fell, the sky grew dark and heavy, like an inkstone overturned, with thick clouds churning and rolling across the black expanse.

The flash of lightning ripped through the darkness, illuminating the torrential rain.

It was as if a hole had been torn open in the sky, and floodwaters rushed out through it.

The three sat on the sofa, silently gazing out the window.

Without electricity, the room was pitch black. Many guests who hadn't been able to find rooms were taking refuge in the lobby on the second floor of the hotel, whispering among themselves. Some even wondered if the seawater would surge up or if there would be a tsunami. Panic gripped the room.

The elderly couple had already returned to their room. Ji Feng and Lu Xun's phones were almost out of battery. Song Mai rummaged through her bag and found a power bank, but unfortunately, it was also soaked in water and couldn't be used at all.

Not daring to look at their phones, the three of them could only sit there awkwardly.

Sitting like this is even more frightening and anxiety-inducing, like in a disaster movie, where in the face of extreme disaster, humanity knows what is about to happen but is helpless, powerless, insignificant and desperate, and can only sit and wait for death to come.

"Ring ring—"

Because Ji Feng and Lu Xun's phones were low on battery, they couldn't keep their phones on to check messages, but they were afraid of missing calls and important messages, so they turned the volume up to the maximum.

Just then, a bell rang, breaking the silence.

Lu Xun quickly answered the phone, only to find that it was his assistant calling.

"Team Leader Lu, the group is aware of what you've been through. Don't worry, try to stay in a safe place and don't move around unnecessarily. We've already contacted the branch office and asked them to find a way to rescue you. Stay calm and hold on for a while longer."

At this time, when everyone felt helpless and desperate, Lu Xun received a call from his assistant, which gave him a sense of hope.

He was deeply moved and repeatedly said that he would wait patiently with everyone.

Considering the low battery level, the call didn't last long and ended in less than two minutes.

But Lu Xun's condition was clearly different compared to two minutes ago.

He put his arm around Ji Fenghe's shoulder.

"If we hold on a little longer, we will definitely be able to get back safely."

Song Mai leaned over curiously and asked:

"Is Assistant Lu the capable assistant by Master Yun's side?"

Lu Xun nodded, his eyes sparkling with hope.

"Yes, he is Master Yun's right-hand man. He represents Master Yun on many occasions. This phone call must be Master Yun's intention. Master Yun will always do what he says. We are saved."

As night approached, the rain had already reached the sixth step.

After discussing it, the three decided to let Song Mai go back to her room to sleep, while Lu Xun would make do with sleeping on the sofa. They would switch shifts after three hours, ensuring that someone would be awake at all times to receive calls and messages, and to wake up the two in case of emergencies.

Song Mai closed the bedroom door, which was pitch black. She pulled the covers over herself and wrapped herself up. It took her a while before she felt some warmth on the bed.

The air was very humid, and the blankets felt damp to the touch.

So much had happened in one day, including a once-in-a-century torrential rain. Song Mai lay in bed, unable to fall asleep for a long time.

Recalling the scene in the sky, Song Mai still feels terrified. It was the closest she had ever come to disaster, and the terrifying image still echoes in her mind, making it impossible for her to feel at ease.

She didn't know how much time had passed until Song Mai finally fell asleep when she felt she couldn't hold on any longer.

Meanwhile, the lights in Chu Xing's office were still on late into the night.

"How are the preparations going? When can we go pick them up?"

Assistant Lu was examining a topographic map.

"Everything is ready, and we can set off immediately."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's set off immediately for the rescue."

"yes."

At this moment, Lu Xun was fast asleep when Ji Feng woke him up.