Lin Banxia took a deep breath, and placed her hands firmly on Teacher Xu's already cold abdomen, and gently felt the position of the fetus with her fingertips. She could feel that the little life was still beating tenaciously, as if silently fighting against fate.

"Scissors, gauze, and hot water!" She spoke in a calm voice and with a sharp gaze.

Tan Mengyuan quickly handed over a pair of sterilized scissors, while Liu Meiling wrapped Teacher Xu's body with a military coat to minimize the loss of body temperature.

Lin Banxia did not hesitate. She made a precise incision along the muscle of Teacher Xu's abdomen. Blood gushed out, but she moved very steadily, inserting her fingertips, carefully avoiding blood vessels, searching for the life that was about to come.

The people around held their breath, and even the wind seemed to stop.

Finally, her fingers touched the little baby's ankle. The baby was in a breech position, which made the situation even more dangerous.

Lin Banxia frowned slightly, but her hands did not move in a disorderly manner. She gently adjusted the fetal position, supported the baby's back with her other hand, and slowly applied external traction.

"Hold on a little longer..." She murmured softly, not knowing whether she was talking to the child or to herself.

The baby's body was separated from the mother's body little by little, and its skin was slightly blue, but its chest was still rising and falling slightly. Lin Banxia quickly cleared the airway and tapped the baby's soles with her fingers.

"Wow--!"

A loud cry broke the silence of the family.

It's daybreak.

The morning light shone on the ruins, illuminating Lin Banxia's sweaty face.

She carefully wrapped the baby in a clean military blanket and placed it on Teacher Xu's chest, letting the child rest gently against her chest.

The child's crying gradually calmed down, and his little fingers unconsciously grasped her clothes, as if grasping the hope of life.

"Teacher Xu..." Lin Banxia's eyes were hot, "Your child survived."

The people around were silent for a moment, and then burst into low sobbing.

Some raised their hands to wipe away tears, while others whispered "miracle".

Tan Mengyuan's eyes were red as she asked softly, "Can she... survive?"

Lin Banxia nodded, her voice firm: "Yes. She is stronger than we thought."

In the distance, the morning sun finally completely jumped out of the horizon, and the golden light enveloped this devastated land.

Among the wounded there was a breastfeeding woman who, knowing that her baby had survived, offered to breastfeed her baby.

Teacher Xu's husband was also rescued. He was working in a factory when he learned about the earthquake and was not able to evacuate to a safe place.

But thinking of his wife who was still in school, he went to the school to find her, but when he got up, it was too late.

In the past few days, he has been digging with his bare hands at the collapsed concrete and steel bars. He wants to save his wife, but to no avail.

Finally, he found out that his wife and other students in his class were rescued by the soldiers. He finally found them at the garrison, but he heard that his wife was dead...

Holding the soundly sleeping child in his arms, the man cried inconsolably.

…

"Xia Xia, it's okay, it's all over." Gu Shiqing hugged Lin Banxia from behind and wrapped her in his military uniform.

Lin Banxia turned around and looked up at Gu Shiqing. His face was still covered in dust and blood, his jaw was tight, and his eyes could not hide his worry.

"Gu Shiqing." She called his name, her voice was soft but unusually clear.

"Um?"

She reached out and touched his face, her fingertips gently brushing the abrasion on his brow bone, and whispered: "None of us knows which will come first, destiny or an accident."

Gu Shiqing's eyes flickered, as if he understood what she wanted to say, and his arms tightened unconsciously.

Lin Banxia suddenly smiled, with a smile that contained a hint of relief and determination.

"So..." She stood on tiptoe, rested her forehead against his, and whispered, "We must cherish every day we are together."

Gu Shiqing's breathing stagnated, and the next second, he suddenly hugged her into his arms with such force that she almost couldn't breathe.

The two of them didn't spend much time together. After a few tender moments, they returned to each other's posts.

As a doctor, Lin Banxia has to continue to treat the wounded, and Gu Shiqing has to continue to save people.