Chapter 39
Time seemed to stretch out, blurred and endless, amidst the extreme fear and despair. Lin Xiaotang huddled behind the cold pillar, as if an eternity had passed. Her ears were ringing, blocking out most of the noise, yet she could still clearly grasp every fragmented word related to "GB6812".
Suddenly, "Plane crash!"—it's unclear who first shouted these four terrifying words, but like igniting a powder keg, it instantly triggered a devastating explosion among the already collapsing crowd!
A wave of immense grief and panic swept through the hall like a tsunami! Wailing, screams, and heart-wrenching cries were deafening, almost threatening to lift the airport roof! Some collapsed to the ground, some beat their chests in despair, and some frantically tried to storm the work areas…
Lin Xiaotang felt as if those four words were a red-hot branding iron, fiercely searing her soul. Her last shred of hope was utterly shattered; the world before her eyes lost all color, collapsing into a desolate wasteland.
She wanted to rush over, to grab someone and demand an explanation, but her legs felt like lead, heavy and numb, completely unresponsive. Overwhelming grief and fear drained all her strength; she could only cover her ears tightly, curling up even more, as if that would shield her from this terrible reality. Her tears had long since dried, leaving only silent trembling and a heart-wrenching pain.
Just when she thought she was going to perish along with the vanished plane...
A voice pierced through layers of desperate cries and clamor, like a precise ray of light suddenly piercing into her pitch-black world—
"Xiaotang!"
The voice was urgent and uncertain, yet incredibly familiar, clearly penetrating her eardrums.
Lin Xiaotang shuddered, almost thinking she was hallucinating. She raised her head incredulously and extremely slowly, her tear-blurred vision struggling to focus—
A few dozen meters away, near the exit of the arrival passage, a tall figure was standing there!
He clutched his suit jacket in one hand and pushed a small suitcase in the other. He looked travel-worn, his face showing anxiety and searching, his gaze fixed precisely in her direction!
It's Perth!
He was standing there perfectly intact! Alive!
An immense, indescribable ecstasy and unbelievable shock, like a high-voltage current, instantly pierced through Lin Xiaotang's numbness and despair! Her brain didn't even have time to process this huge reversal; her body reacted before her consciousness could!
As if injected with a powerful force, she sprang up from the ground! Ignoring her numb legs and disheveled appearance, she used all her strength, like a cannonball, stumbling but with an unwavering goal, rushing towards that figure!
The crowds, cries, and clamor in the airport terminal... everything became a blurred backdrop. In her world, only the person standing there remained.
Persian had clearly seen her too, noticed the lingering tear stains on her pale face, and the almost burning light bursting from her eyes. He released his suitcase and opened his arms—
The next second, Lin Xiaotang crashed heavily into his arms!
The impact was so great that Persian staggered, but he immediately held her firmly in his arms, as if he wanted to completely meld her into his bones and blood, never to be separated from her again.
Lin Xiaotang buried her face in his chest, which was covered in the dust of his journey, her hands gripping his shirt tightly until her knuckles turned white. Her body trembled uncontrollably from the intense emotional shock and lingering fear, and suppressed sobs, a mixture of crying and ecstasy, escaped her throat.
"Thank goodness...you're alright...you're alright..." she repeated incoherently, her voice muffled in his arms, filled with a huge sob of relief after surviving a disaster.
Bai Sinian held her tightly, feeling her violent trembling and her real warmth. His heart, which had been hanging in suspense for days, finally settled, yet tightened again because of her current state. He lowered his head, his cheek pressed against her disheveled hair, his voice hoarse and filled with boundless relief: "I'm alright... I'm here... Xiaotang, I'm here..."
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