Lu Zhixia involuntarily stepped back, but fortunately she grabbed the railing in time and didn't fall.
"What happened?"
Gu Lingxiao came to her side, placed the lunchbox on the berth, and used his leg to block it. He put his right arm around her waist so that he could protect her tightly.
"There might be some accident on the train, so we'll stay where we are for now."
Hu Xianghui, who was sleeping on the upper bunk, gripped the handrail tightly. "This is really going to kill me. Is the train going to derail?"
"This is terrifying!" Yan Hong looked at the man on the opposite bunk and gripped the railing tightly as well.
Lu Zhixia leaned tightly against him. Although the situation was very dangerous, she felt at ease.
The train's swaying gradually decreased, and it slowly came to a stop.
"Dear passengers! There has been a landslide ahead, and several rocks have rolled onto the railway. We are currently dealing with the situation urgently, so please remain calm."
The train conductor repeated the announcement several times in each carriage, and as the train came to a stop, everyone's hearts calmed down.
In everyone's mind, as long as the train doesn't derail, everything will be fine.
Lu Zhixia and Gu Lingxiao had already sat down the moment the train stopped.
The people sleeping on the upper bunks got down, went outside to look, and found that the train had indeed stopped and was coming back.
Yan Hong kept nagging them, "That scared me to death just now, I almost got thrown out."
Hu Xianghui interrupted, "Don't even mention you, I almost did too. It was my first time experiencing something like this on a train, and I regretted buying an upper berth."
They felt a sense of shared misfortune, because they had both bought upper bunks. If they had known, they would have preferred to spend a few more dollars to sleep on the lower bunks.
At least they escaped in time, which is why they don't dare to go up now.
Hu Xianghui then shamelessly said, "Can I sit down here? I think you can sit on the side."
Yan Hong then added, "I also want to sit down there."
Gu Lingxiao said, "Please sit down!"
They sat down immediately after hearing this, afraid that the other party would regret it if they were even a second late.
Gu Lingxiao observed through the outside window that they had arrived in the mountains. The landslide had probably blocked the road ahead, and workers needed to clear it.
Considering the biggest risks of staying here for an extended period, such as food and water, he picked up the water bottle from the ground.
He said to Lu Zhixia, "I'm going out to fetch a pot of water." Then he turned to the two of them and said, "I suggest you two fetch a pot too!"
These words were both a reminder and a warning: whoever fetched the water should use it. After saying this, he turned and left.
Each sleeper car has two water bottles, enough for two people to share.
Hu Xianghui immediately realized, "That's right! I need to go get water too! What will we do if we run out of water!"
As he walked out, he thought he was being clever and reminded the people in the other carriages to take their water bottles and get some water.
Upon hearing this, the group grabbed their water bottles and rushed ahead of him. Hu Xianghui belatedly realized that he had been taken advantage of and quickly caught up with them.
They found that they had already joined the queue, and the person who reminded him was at the very front of the line and had already gotten water.
Hu Xianghui could only crane his neck and shout, "Comrade! Quickly, get me a bottle too!"
Gu Lingxiao had just turned around when he heard this. People behind him were already lining up to get water. As far as he knew, the water supply on the train was limited, from the place of departure until now.
The water supply is probably almost depleted. With so many people queuing up for water, I bet most of them won't be able to get any.
He didn't reply, but instead picked up the water bottle and walked back.
Hu Xianghui panicked and grabbed his sleeve as soon as the others approached.
"Brother, I haven't filled my water bottle yet."
"That's your problem." Gu Lingxiao forcefully shook off his hand. "I already told you before, I've already gotten the water, you're not trying to make me cut in line, are you?"
Hu Xianghui fell silent. That was indeed what he thought. He was thin-skinned and loved to show off, wanting to receive praise from everyone, which was why he reminded the people in those carriages to fetch water.
As a result, they ran faster than rabbits and rushed ahead of them, only to see more than a dozen people queuing up to get water, some of whom were carrying two water bottles.
What will he be able to beat when it's his turn?
He figured he wouldn't even be able to catch a hair, and watching the man's departing figure, he felt extremely uncomfortable.
What's wrong with helping each other out if we live in the same carriage?
Gu Lingxiao returned to the carriage, placed the water bottle under the table, deliberately putting it further in, and then sat down. Anyone who wanted to take the water bottle would have to walk past him.
Lu Zhixia: "How's it going? Are there many people fetching water?"
Gu Lingxiao said, "I think there's a lot of water. I reckon this car is almost out of water."
Upon hearing this, Yan Hong, who was sitting on the lower bunk opposite, quickly asked, "Did he manage to get water?"
"I don't know," Gu Lingxiao replied.
Yan Hong pursed her lips; this man was so tactless.
Hu Xianghui returned with his head drooping, carrying an empty water bottle, because the water ran out when he was halfway through the queue.
"How was it? Did you get any water?" Yan Hong asked as soon as she saw him return.
Hu Xianghui: "Why are you asking me? You didn't go get the water just now."
Yan Hong got angry just looking at him. "What do you mean by that? If you didn't want to go, you could have just asked me to go. Why make such a fuss!" She reached out and snatched the water bottle from his hand, only to find it empty. She opened it and saw that there was indeed no water inside.
So he immediately shouted, "What's going on? Why is there no water?"
Actually, there was still half a bottle of water in her water bottle, but not being able to get any made her want water even more.
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