Song Xiwei felt the river water was about to flood her head, and she was about to suffocate when suddenly she was supported by a strong hand.
When she woke up, she was wearing a dress.
There was a firelight nearby, and it took her a while to adjust before she could see clearly.
"Aoqian? You're still alive?"
Aoqian looked at Song Xiwei staring at him with a surprised expression, and he tugged at the corner of his lips, "You thought I was dead? So, since you left, why did you come back, and why did you jump into the river? What were you planning to do?"
"I……"
Song Xiwei couldn't answer. She didn't know why, but when it happened, when Wu said Aoqian was thrown into the river, her heart felt like it had never settled down for a moment.
Until this moment, seeing Aoqian safe and sound in front of her.
"Am I really not dreaming? Are you really Aoqian? Wu said you were dead, so I... I came to try my luck..."
“I did die once, but you appeared and rescued me. I had indeed been trapped in this river for months, and it was you who jumped into the river and woke me up.” Aoqian said, extending his hand to shake hands with Song Xiwei.
Song Xiwei noticed that the red string that had been on their fingers had disappeared.
Previously, whenever the two shook hands like this, the red string would appear on their ring fingers.
"The red thread broke my calamity; you saved me. You truly are my destined one." Aoqian looked at Song Xiwei and smiled as he gave his answer.
Song Xiwei never expected that, by a twist of fate, she had actually saved Aoqian...
"So, I came to the right place. I was wondering why I've been so restless and preoccupied these past few days. I still don't understand why I wanted to jump into the river to die for you. Now I understand. Maybe we knew each other in a past life, and it was destined that I would come to find you and redeem you."
Aoqian nodded in agreement, "I think that's true too. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it either. It turns out there really is such a thing as destiny."
"It's so good that you're alright. By the way, Wu Lai... I don't know why, he suddenly became so paranoid. He wasn't like this before. I apologize to you on his behalf for causing you to sleep in the river for so long..."
Although I still can't understand how a mortal could sleep in the river for months, and how she just happened to appear and wake him up, these things are too bizarre.
But perhaps, like that destined red thread, she and Aoqian are not ordinary people.
“Wu Lai also has a red string.” Ao Qian suddenly spoke up. “Although I don’t know what’s going on with his red string, he, you, and I all have a feeling that something big is about to happen.”
Song Xiwei felt a headache coming on when she thought of Wu Lai. Her best brother from before had become someone who made her feel uneasy just thinking about him.
"Can a person really suddenly grow that big? Or was it that I never truly knew him...?"
The thought that Wu Lai actually knew some magic made Song Xiwei realize that this was no small matter, but she didn't tell Ao Qian about it.
"What are your plans next?" Ao Qian asked Song Xiwei.
Song Xiwei countered, "What about you? Are you going back to Bibo Bay? You've been missing for months, your grandfather must be worried sick..."
"I'm afraid we can't go back." Aoqian shook his head.
"Why can't you get back? Is there no boat? You can wait, or, if you're a good swimmer..."
Aoqian was amused by Song Xiwei's naivety. "Silly, what I meant by not being able to go back is that something terrible has probably happened in Bibo Bay. Going back would only be like walking into a trap."
Song Xi was slightly taken aback, then realized what he meant, "You mean, Wu Lai?"
Yes, how could she forget? She ran away on her own, and Wu Lai will definitely know that she came back to find Ao Qian. Bi Bo Bay is the old lair of Ao Qian's family. If Wu Lai can't come to Bi Bo Bay, where else can he wait for her to come to him?
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