Ji Yuzhi chuckled and gently patted her head twice with his hand wrapped in gauze.
"This time it's really over, don't worry."
"Fool."
Zhen Tian's hand injuries were not serious; they were all superficial.
On the contrary, Ji Yuzhi, wrapped in gauze, moved clumsily.
Zhen Tian took the bowl from his hand: "I can do it myself."
She scooped up a mouthful and put it in her mouth, then scooped up another mouthful and put it in Ji Yuzhi's mouth.
"Does it smell good?" Zhen Tian looked at him with a smile.
"Um."
Yang Tao and the others also consciously looked for food in the bag that Huo Qingming had brought back.
It was all steamed buns and rolls, but everyone ate with gusto. If everything hadn't been going in the right direction, they would have even forgotten about their hunger.
For two days, they haven't eaten anything except water.
Ji Yuzhi and Zhen Tian were alright, as they had both ingested glucose. So now we see Ye Qingyan and Yang Tao eating simple steamed buns and pickled vegetables like hungry wolves, and they're even enjoying it.
"I've never thought steamed buns tasted so good. They're even better than the creative dishes I ate at the Michelin-starred restaurant." Ye Qingyan felt like crying.
Yang Tao nodded vigorously in agreement.
"You two should have some porridge too, it's too dry." Zhen Tian was amused by the two of them.
"Mmm, drink, drink, drink."
The two girls ate two large steamed buns and a bowl of porridge before they stopped. After they stopped, they were so full that they collapsed on the bed, too full to move.
Zhen Tian finished eating slowly and deliberately, and then continued to feed Ji Yuzhi for a while.
"Brother Ji is like a beast now, letting someone lying in a hospital bed, so seriously ill, feed him." Ye Qingyan, having eaten and drunk her fill, wanted to start gossiping again.
"Shh." Yang Tao felt guilty and was afraid of being overheard. After a long while, she nodded.
Why are you nodding?
I agree with you.
"..."
Ji Yuzhi ate very quickly. After he finished eating, the two men took it upon themselves to clean up the mess.
They looked at each other in silence.
"Is my leg injury serious?"
After finishing her meal, Zhen Tian looked at herself closely. Her legs were wrapped tightly, and she could feel it. Because she didn't feel pain, she couldn't tell where she was injured without seeing it for herself.
"It will be alright." Ji Yuzhi didn't want to describe it to her, afraid of scaring her.
Zhen Tian, on the contrary, remained calm and composed: "It's alright, have you forgotten? I moved my leg out from under the pillar myself. I've seen how terrible it looked, so I can accept whatever you say."
She paused and then added, "Is he disabled? Will he have to use a wheelchair from now on?"
"No, don't overthink it," Ye Qingyan quickly said.
Zhen Tian's gaze fell on Ji Yuzhi. His gentle eyes were filled with heartache. Zhen Tian moved her lips, but still didn't say anything, waiting for his answer.
"It's serious, a comminuted fracture. But it will heal and won't affect your ability to walk in the future."
Only after Ji Yuzhi spoke did Zhen Tian feel relieved. She only believed what he said; if he said things would get better, then they would definitely get better.
"My legs have really suffered because of me." Zhen Tian even had the heart to joke about herself: "What about the other injuries?"
"There is one penetrating wound in the shoulder, and the rest are superficial wounds."
"Shoulder?"
Zhen Tian then laboriously lowered her head, revealing her double chin, and only then did she see the wound on her shoulder.
It's probably not serious, otherwise she would have bled long ago after moving around for so long.
Zhen Tian glanced at it and then looked away indifferently.
She was injured as a child, so she felt nothing when she saw her injuries. Besides, she didn't feel anything.
Seeing that Zhen Tian really didn't care, everyone's hearts were raised and then quickly dropped.
"The signal station has been restored. You should all let your families know you're safe," Ji Yuzhi suddenly announced.
"Oh, I need to make a call." Yang Tao jumped up. The photographer and lighting technician from her unit should have arrived at the theater setup first, and they still didn't know if the other had gotten into trouble.
Although they hadn't worked in the media for very long, they had collaborated a few times, so if the other person got injured...
The more Yang Tao thought about it, the more anxious she became. She quickly borrowed Ji Yuzhi's phone to call back.
In this day and age, nobody remembers phone numbers anymore.
Yang Tao couldn't contact her colleagues directly, so she had to call the media's public number, which was the same number the public had used to report the incident.
It took her a lot of effort to finally get in touch with her boss.
Upon learning that Yang Tao was alright, the leader was initially excited that she was okay, but then scolded her for not informing her sooner, causing her to worry.
Yang Tao offered a few guilty-sounding explanations.
Normally, her boss would have scolded her even more harshly, but today, he just sighed and said, "Don't worry about me. I'm so worried about you that I can't sleep and I'm in a bad mood. I'm just glad you're okay."
"I'm sorry, boss."
"Don't apologize to me. Take care of yourself. Those two are fine, so don't worry. Come back when things are better there and follow instructions. Don't embarrass the media."
"Don't worry, sir. There's something else..."
Yang Tao made a long phone call before finally coming in, and once inside, the atmosphere was a bit strange.
She waited for a long time, while Ye Qingyan, who was on the phone by the window, silently shed many tears.
Yang Tao wisely kept quiet. She didn't know what had happened, and since no one else was speaking, she didn't need to either.
"Um."
"Uh-huh."
Ye Qingyan nodded several times, her voice muffled.
After a while, she exclaimed in surprise again, "No need, Dad, really no need. You don't need to come pick me up."
"I'm with my friends, we're going back together."
"Really, there's no need. Why send a plane? All flights can't land right now!"
"A helicopter? No need, no need. I can't cause trouble for others."
"Mmm, I'll take good care of myself, mmm. Okay, okay."
Ye Qingyan persuaded her father and quickly hung up the phone.
The tears also disappeared in shock.
She stood by the window for a while, then wiped away the tears on her face.
When Yang Tao went out to make a phone call, Huo Qingming asked her if she wanted to call her family as well, but she didn't want to.
She only has her father as a family member, and she had a falling out with him because of her plans to go abroad and marry into another family.
After moving out, she never contacted her father again.
Anyway, he doesn't love me; all he thinks about every day is work and arranged marriage.
What's the point of contacting him?
But when a long string of phone numbers spontaneously appeared in her mind, she realized that she remembered her father's phone number perfectly.
No matter what, he's a father. If he knew he was in the earthquake zone, he would be worried too.
After convincing herself to stop, Ye Qingyan hesitantly picked up her phone and dialed her father's number.
Once she clearly identified herself, she was certain that she wouldn't mistake the man's immediate surprise and choked-up voice.
The man, who had always lived a life on the edge, hadn't shed a tear in years.
Ye Qingyan understood.
It is precisely because I understand that I shed tears.
Her father loved her, and only because she was convinced of this could Ye Qingyan silently shed tears.
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