Chapter 16

Zeng Nuan is Chen Cong's college classmate and also her best friend.

After graduating from university, she returned to Beijing, and now she and her husband Liang Feihang both work at the National Institute of Architectural Design.

In her previous life, Zeng Nuan did not attend the school anniversary due to work reasons, so she did not encounter that disaster.

Why would this life change?

"Why did you suddenly go to Nan'an? Didn't you say you were too busy with work to attend?" Chen Cong really couldn't figure it out.

"It's all because of you!"

Zeng Nuan replied angrily: "Don't you remember what you posted on your Moments that day? I was busy at the time and didn't pay attention. I only saw it the day before yesterday. Since you are like this, I have to make time to meet you no matter how busy I am!"

Zeng Nuan paused for a moment and suddenly softened her voice: "Congcong, actually, you don't have to get a divorce to go abroad. As long as the relationship is there, it should be okay to separate for a few years. Can't you just treat it as a test? Why do you have to make yourself so uncomfortable?"

Chen Cong hasn’t posted on WeChat Moments since his rebirth.

Not to mention the circle of friends, she has almost lost contact with her old friends.

After all, for her, there are long years between her and everyone, and many things, including the feelings they once had, have gradually faded.

I had no recollection of the WeChat Moments post that Zeng Nuan mentioned.

But her words suddenly opened up her deep memories, making her recall the most sincere friendship between them.

"Don't worry, Gu Kai and I are fine. We've reconciled." Chen Cong answered softly, his voice a little hoarse because of being moved.

"Really?" Zeng Nuan obviously didn't believe it.

She thought about it, and suddenly came to her senses, raising her voice all of a sudden: "Seeing is believing, Chen Cong, come here! It's not like that, you tricked me into coming here, and then you're not coming?!

Do you know that I almost stayed up for two nights just to come and see you?

Come here right now and stop talking about your aunt. Believe it or not, I will call your aunt right now and tell her why I won't let you go out. Stop it!"

Zeng Nuan was obviously unhappy that she had made the trip in vain, and even through the silence of the phone, her yelling made his ears dizzy.

Moreover, he spoke like a machine gun, not giving people a chance to explain themselves.

Shen Cong had no choice but to interrupt her: "Hang up first, find a quiet place for us to video chat."

After saying that, he hung up the phone first.

Chen Cong looked around the warehouse where he was, thought about it and decided not to change his location. He took out some rice, flour, grain and oil stored in the space and piled them in a conspicuous place, and then sent a video invitation to Zeng Nuan.

The call was connected quickly.

Through the screen, Shencong could see that Zeng Nuan was standing at the driveway in front of the hotel, with a suitcase next to her.

"Don't try to fool me with those nonsense excuses. I'll go check in first and then send you the room number. You must come today." Zeng Nuan ordered with eyes wide open on the other end of the phone.

Looking at his friend's face that was exactly the same as in his memory, Chen Cong smiled happily, and then his expression became serious.

She said, "Zeng Nuan, what I said in the group today is all true. It's just that there are so many people there and it's hard to be too clear. It's true that something big is going to happen soon. Believe me."

Zeng Nuan raised her eyebrows: "What's the big deal?"

“I can’t say for sure, after all, it hasn’t happened yet and no one can be 100% sure.

You just have to know that this is true, and I have very authoritative sources saying that there will be a great disaster.

And there is a high probability that it will start from Nan'an.

So listen to me, book a ticket back to Beijing immediately, and don't stay there for even a day."

Zeng Nuan's face immediately turned pale.

She stared at Chen Cong blankly, obviously stunned by the news.

"Send me your ID number and I'll buy the plane ticket. You go to the airport now." Seeing her like this, Chen Cong said immediately.

"Hey, no, no, don't hang up! Congcong, explain it clearly. How can it be a natural disaster? You are making it sound so serious? No, explain it clearly! Where did you get the news? You make me weak in the knees."

"Don't ask me who told me this. What's our relationship like? I definitely won't cheat you on such a big thing. Also, stock up on supplies when you get back... This disaster may not be small, so be prepared for a long battle."

Shen Cong said as he turned the camera to face the warehouse.

She panned the camera over the piled items. "These are the supplies my family has stockpiled. We even rented a warehouse specifically for them. Nuannuan, I won't joke with you about this kind of thing. If you believe me, go back early and start preparing right away."

When the camera was turned around again, Zeng Nuan's expression had changed from initial surprise to shock.

There is also a deep sense of confusion.

Obviously, she was shocked by Chen Cong's words.

Seeing her like this, Chen Cong sighed: "I will send you a package in the next two days. It is all common medicines. There are some prescription drugs in it that may not be easy for you to buy. You keep the things well, they will be of great use at a critical moment."

"Congcong, I won't ask you where you got the news from. Just tell me what preparations to make."

Zeng Nuan had recovered by now.

In just a few minutes her sanity was shattered and then put back together.

In a flash, she had already sorted out all the social relationships she knew about Chen Cong's family.

She thought of her cousin-in-law Chen Cong again, and remembered that she said she had not been home for a long time since the troops assembled.

Although she was busy with work, Zeng Nuan was not completely unaware of the situation outside. Rumors began to spread in the unit that earthquakes and floods were imminent in certain places.

She didn't care about it before, but seeing Chen Cong's attitude, she realized that things might be much more serious than she thought!

After Chen Cong returned home in her previous life, her mother told her that Zeng Nuan had called home after the accident in Nan'an and had used various connections to help find her.

But later the communication was interrupted and we could never get in touch again.

That means that in the coming major earthquake, as long as Zeng Nuan stays in the capital, at least her life will be safe.

"Go home first, and then take you and Xiao Liang's parents to live with us. Prepare as many daily necessities as possible. Prepare more food and water. Also, if the house can be reinforced, it's best to do so. Be careful of earthquakes when you wake up during sleep."

Zeng Nuan agreed to all of their requests, and immediately took a taxi to the airport obediently. Zeng Nuan finally felt relieved.

After saying so much to Zeng Nuan and showing her the inventory in the warehouse, Shen Cong knew that this was risky.

But - she doesn't regret it.

On the contrary, if you ignore your best friend's safety just to protect yourself, and she dies because of you, you will never feel at peace for the rest of your life.

As soon as I hung up the phone with Zeng Nuan, my mother called.

As soon as the call was connected, Cheng Ru couldn't wait to say, "Congcong, your sister is back!"

"My sister is back?! Where is she? Is she home?" Chen Cong jumped up from the bench and asked excitedly.

"Not yet. Your sister said she didn't buy a direct ticket to Bac Ninh, so she could only buy one to Qingzhou. They just got off the plane, and they called to let us know they were safe in case we were worried."

She said she wanted to take the high-speed train back, but your dad wouldn't let her, so he drove to Qingzhou to pick up your sister and the others."

"Yes, yes, yes, don't change trains. My sister is with the kids, and it's too much trouble to go from the airport to the high-speed rail station. Has Dad gone yet? How about I go?"

"He has already gone. I called to reassure you. If everything goes well, they will probably be back this afternoon. You can also go home early after you finish your work."

"good."

Knowing that his sister was coming back, Chen Cong could no longer calm down and stay here to fetch water.

She turned off the water and prepared to leave immediately, going to the supermarket to buy some delicious food for her sister and two little nephews.

But maybe it was because he was too excited knowing that his sister had escaped danger, but when Chen Cong stood up, his body tilted.

Then an indescribable drowsiness came over her.

She just felt her mind was confused and her eyelids seemed to be stuck together and she couldn't open them.

Chen Cong didn't know what was going on?

But she knew that she would never be able to go back.

Taking advantage of the last bit of clarity, she took out a sleeping bag from the space and threw it on the ground. She only had time to lie down on it before she fell into a deep sleep.

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