Chapter 62 Rescue
Zhu Ci struggled in the water, crying out...
"Help…"
The icy lake water reached Zhu Ci's mouth and nose, and she clung tightly to Zhu Wan's clothes.
They used Zhu Wan as a floating platform.
She tried to get her head above water, but the more anxious she became, the less her limbs obeyed her commands.
The lake water kept choking Zhu Wan, and she tried to break free from Zhu Ci.
Fear and a feeling of suffocation overwhelmed her.
She was forced to drink more lake water by having her head pushed down.
The old lady looked up and saw her granddaughters falling into the lake. She lost her grip on her teacup and spilled hot tea all over herself.
Ji Shu quickly helped Grandma Zhu up.
Wenhe reacted immediately.
Grandpa Wen followed behind, leaning on his cane, his eyes filled with anxiety and worry.
Zhu Wan and Zhu Ci were carried further and further away from the boardwalk by the lake water.
Zhu Fan jumped into the lake, ignoring the chilling water.
Zhu Ci pressed down on Zhu Wan, struggling and calling out to Zhu Fan, "Sister... Sister..."
"Help, gurgle...I..."
Zhu Fan was terrified by Zhu Ci's actions of constantly pushing Zhu Wan into the water.
Wenhe's leap into the water helped Zhu Fan regain his composure.
Zhu Ci and Zhu Wan were separated by Wen He in the water.
Wenhe alone cannot save two people.
Zhu Fan swam behind Zhu Wan and gestured for Wen He to let go.
Zhu Wan has lost consciousness due to choking on water.
Looking at the girl's wet face, Wenhe asked, "Can you swim across with someone in tow?"
Zhu Fan wiped the water off her face and nodded to him.
The lake water was not turbulent. She swam with all her might with one hand, while holding the other hand to A-Yuan's chest.
Zhu Ci's constant splashing slowed Wen He's swimming forward.
Pulled onto the boardwalk, Zhu Fan felt completely exhausted.
Seeing Aunt Shu giving A-Yuan artificial respiration, she wiped the water off her face and reached out to Wenhe, who was swimming towards her in the lake.
Grandpa Wen tried to pull him over, but Grandma Zhu persuaded him to stay behind her.
Zhu Ci was pulled ashore by her sister and grandmother, and burst into tears.
She thought she was going to die.
Zhu Fan pulled Wenhe up, his hands trembling slightly.
She supported herself on her knees, panting heavily.
A-Yuan is still asleep.
The girl was soaked to the bone, and her hands, which were supporting her knees, trembled and dripped water uncontrollably.
Wenhe recalled the girl's back as she jumped into the water without hesitation when he rushed over.
It turns out, she was afraid too.
Saving lives is simply a matter of overcoming fear.
Zhu Wan coughed up the water that had been choked into her lungs.
Zhu Fan's anxious heart finally settled down.
Wenhe picked up his trench coat, which he had taken off on the boardwalk, and draped it over Zhu Fan's shoulders.
Zhu Fan looked up.
The man was soaked to the bone, but he didn't look disheveled.
Wenhe spoke slowly, his tone carrying a gentle quality unique to his voice, "Don't be afraid, it's alright now."
Zhu Ci pinched her flesh with her palm, suppressing the jealousy in her eyes.
Grandma only had eyes for Zhu Wan
Brother Wenhe is concerned about Zhu Fan.
Only she was forgotten.
Zhu Fan pulled his coat tighter and gave Wen He a grateful look.
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The afternoon's hiking plan was cancelled because of the drowning incident.
Grandpa Wen hurriedly led the children who had fallen into the water back to his guesthouse in Qingxi Mountain.
Zhu Fan wrapped himself in the blanket, curled up on the bed, feeling cold all over.
Her teeth chattered from the sharp pain in her abdomen.
The old lady tenderly wiped the sweat from her granddaughter's forehead.
Zhu Fan took the painkiller that her grandmother fed her, and then drank most of a cup of hot water from her grandmother's hand.
"How is A-Yuan?"
Zhu Fan's voice was weak and soft.
Grandma Zhu tucked the blanket around her granddaughter, her brow furrowed with tenderness.
Hearing that her grandmother was alright, Zhu Fan felt relieved.
The medicine gradually took effect.
Grandma Zhu stared at the little girl, whose face was deathly pale and whose brows were furrowed even in her sleep, and wiped the corner of her eye.
She wished she could have suffered this pain in place of her granddaughter.
Grandma Zhu gently closed the door and went to Zhu Wan's room.
Hearing the little girl say that falling into the water was an accident.
Grandma Zhu knew the little girl was terrified today, so she comforted her for a while and let her rest in her room.
Zhu Wan wants to visit her older sister.
"My sister is asleep. We'll go over when she wakes up."
Zhu Wan nodded obediently.
Zhu Ci felt guilty when she opened the door and saw her grandmother's serious expression.
When her grandmother asked why she had fallen into the water, she hurriedly explained, "Grandma, A-Yuan accidentally slipped and lost her footing. I tried to pull her up, but I couldn't..."
Zhu Ci lowered her voice as she lied.
Grandpa Wen had someone retrieve her phone from the lake.
But it's no longer usable.
Thinking of those selfies with Wenhe, her heart was bleeding.
It's all Zhu Wan's fault for standing by the plank road.
If it weren't for Zhu Wan, her phone wouldn't have fallen into the water, and she wouldn't have fallen in.
The old lady's expression softened.
Zhu Ci mustered her courage and hugged her grandmother's arm, pleading, "Grandma, can you stay in the room with me? I was so scared today."
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When Zhu Fan woke up, it was already dark.
His clothes were soaked with sweat.
Her soaking wet clothes had been washed, dried, and placed in the room.
Zhu Fan threw off the covers, grabbed her clothes, and went to the bathroom to take a hot shower.
Hearing the knock on the door, she put her windbreaker over her bath towel.
She paused slightly when she saw Wenhe.
Wenhe carried a thermos in one hand and a thermos cup in the other.
His brown eyes looked away when he saw the little girl come out of the shower and open the door.
Are you feeling better?
"Thank you, Brother Wenhe, I feel much better now."
Wenhe handed her what he was holding.
"The thermos contains brown sugar ginger tea, and the thermos contains dinner."
Zhu Fan took the thermos and insulated container from Wen He and thanked him again.
Wenhe smiled faintly. "You're welcome."
Does your stomach still hurt?
Zhu Fan shook his head.
Wenhe closed the door for her, saying, "Get some rest."
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The next day, after lunch, Grandma Zhu said goodbye to Grandpa Wen.
Grandpa Wen invited us to stay for dinner.
“Ahe, you finally had some free time to bring your granddaughters over to play, but the children didn’t have a good time and were even frightened.”
"It's my fault for not being a good host."
The old lady glanced at him and said, "Old Wen, if you're going to be so polite, I won't come next time."
“The children have to go to school tomorrow, and A-Yuan and A-Ci still have homework to finish.”
Grandpa Wen begged Grandma Zhu to have another cup of tea.
Grandma Zhu couldn't persuade Grandpa Wen otherwise.
I went to the tea room.
Grandma Zhu held out her teacup and said, "Old Wen, I know what you want to say."
Grandpa Wen smiled like an old fox, "You've watched He grow up, and you know his character and temperament well."
Grandma Zhu put down her teacup. "Afan and Crane Boy look quite well-matched standing together."
"Let the children decide their own affairs; we shouldn't interfere."
Grandpa Wen assured him, "I won't get involved, absolutely not. I'll just let the two children exchange contact information."
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