Watching the small black dot gradually become still, Song Xizhi swam vigorously towards the center of the lake.
Ever since she was pushed into the lake when she was a child, she has had a natural fear of lake water.
She was afraid of the cold, afraid of the ice on the lake, and afraid of the calm and still waters.
But she still learned to swim.
The more you fear something, the more you need to learn to overcome it.
Song Xizhi swam with all her might, only to find that the lake water was really cold in winter. The ice surface seemed to gradually hit her body with her movements, making her teeth crunch.
The limbs he was struggling to move felt incredibly heavy at that moment, and Song Xizhi even felt that he couldn't feel their existence at all.
But at that moment, she had only one thought in her mind: she swam forward with all her might until she touched that tiny thing.
When Song Xizhi touched the furry creature floating on the water, he was shocked to find that the raccoon was cold and stiff all over, like a block of ice without any feeling, bobbing up and down in the very center of the lake.
When Song Xizhi clearly realized this, his heart suddenly went blank, and his mind went completely blank.
Her movements became chaotic in an instant, and Song Xizhi choked on a mouthful of water, losing all strength in his body in an instant.
Cold water rushed into her nose, and she could hear no other sounds except the gurgling sound of the waves crashing around her ears, like her eardrums crackling.
Song Xizhi felt a chill creeping up his body, as if he had been transported back to that nightmare, where he could no longer see anything clearly.
She felt as if she had returned to that pitch-black moment.
She desperately pulled the dying raccoon into her arms, holding it tightly, and with trembling hands lifted it onto the water's surface, as if she were pushing her young self up.
It's not that nobody wants it.
Until a force rose upwards, lifting her entire body.
Using that force, Song Xizhi struggled to lift her head and surface. The next moment, a hard and hot chest embraced her.
The man's strength and warmth seemed to penetrate her veins and bones through their skin, gradually dispelling the darkness and gloom before her eyes.
"Zhizhi, Zhizhi, open your eyes, open your eyes and look at me."
Pei Yunyi embraced her tightly, his immense strength seemingly carrying a sense of security that could resolve everything, completely escaping her danger.
Following the source of heat with her own consciousness, Song Xizhi tightly embraced the man beside her, hearing his firm heartbeat echo with the sound of the waves.
"Knock knock knock, knock knock knock".
Song Xizhi murmured almost instinctively, "Don't abandon me, don't leave me behind..."
The man's voice was low and husky: "Zhizhi, open your eyes and look at me. I'll stay by your side and never abandon you."
Song Xizhi used all her strength to open her eyes and gazed deeply into the man's pupils.
Her body rose and fell with his in the icy lake; her heart pounded along with his.
They seemed to merge into one at that moment. Song Xizhi was lost in the moment, feeling the man's strong arms pull her into his embrace, and a hot tear rolled down her cheek.
Only now did she truly understand.
She was just like the raccoon in her arms.
Though weak, she is resilient; though she suffers hardship, she never gives up; though she drifts in and out of the darkness of life, there are those who steadfastly support her and live with her.
Song Xizhi felt that nothing was worth fearing anymore.
She leaned against the man's chest, almost murmuring, "Pei Yunyi, I love you..."
The man froze, choked on another mouthful of water, and then quickened his movements.
By the time the two of them finally got to the table, they were already soaking wet.
Song Xizhi's consciousness was somewhat scattered, which alarmed the divine physician Rihua. He quickly laid her flat on the ground and performed first aid on her.
When Song Xizhi opened his eyes, he saw many concerned faces.
The renowned doctor from Japan breathed a sigh of relief: "It's nothing, it's just that he choked on some water and has a slight hypothermia."
Song Xizhi then came to his senses and hurriedly touched the things beside him: "Where's the cat? Where's that cat?"
Upon hearing Song Xizhi's words, the smile in the eyes of the Divine Physician Rihua gradually faded. She shook her head and said, "If you can't stand the temperature, it naturally can't."
Granny Wu was almost in tears: "Miss! Although you learned to swim, you've been haunted by a demon ever since Song Ruoan pushed you in. How could you just jump in like that?"
"Do you know that you also had a brush with death?"
Song Xizhi's breath hitched, and his whole body turned ice-cold at that moment.
Pei Yunyi grasped her cold hand, simply shaking his head reassuringly: "I know that saving that cat is the same as saving yourself for you."
"Zhizhi, I support your choice. If it were me, I would have done the same."
Song Xizhi shook his head blankly, his body still soaking wet, and staggered to his feet.
When she saw the little raccoon's stiff corpse, her eyes narrowed sharply, and she looked at He Yunce's face.
He Yunze's heart was already clenched tightly, and after hearing what Granny Wu said, he could no longer contain himself and roared at Song Ruoan.
"Song Ruoan, you pushed Song Xizhi into the lake before? Are you even human?"
"Do you even have a conscience?"
Song Xizhi listened to his reprimands expressionlessly, and ignoring everyone's attempts to stop him, walked to He Yunce's side and slapped him hard across the face again.
There was a loud cracking sound.
He Yunze was caught off guard by her sudden strike, and his cheek turned to the side.
Song Xizhi's strength was immense, causing blood to trickle from the corner of He Yunze's mouth. He Yunze's face froze on the spot as he heard Song Xizhi's hoarse voice say, word by word:
“He Yunce, you are no different from Song Ruoan.”
He Yunze froze.
But then Song Xizhi continued, almost aggressively, "Do you know the biggest difference between you and a normal man?"
"Not only are you infertile, you also have no conscience."
"You and Song Ruoan are practically identical, you two are a match made in heaven!"
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