It was school dismissal time, and the wide roads were bustling with traffic.
Bicycles and motorcycles took up almost all the space, and Rong Ruoshi had a lot of effort to park her car under the shade of the trees by the roadside.
"How about it? Wait here for a bit, I'll go buy a few bottles of water."
Rong Ruoshi was very worried when she saw Ji Xia's pale face and weak appearance.
Ji Xia nodded, signaling her to lower the car window to let the wind outside dispel the stuffiness inside the car.
She gently stroked her belly and couldn't help but gag a little. She didn't know if it was because of the changes in her body due to pregnancy, but the journey back to her hometown was very tiring.
She, who never gets carsick, felt dizzy and lightheaded the whole way. The smell of gasoline in the car also made her feel nauseous. Fortunately, Rong Ruoshi was with her.
They were almost at their hometown when they got stuck in traffic for hours at noon. They had run out of water in the car. Seeing that she seemed to be suffering from heatstroke, Rong Ruoshi managed to park the car in the shade and got out to buy some water.
She looked back out the car window and saw a school not far away. It was dismissal time, and elementary school students in school uniforms, still looking very young, were skipping and hopping out with their books on their backs.
Rong Ruoshi bought two large bottles of mineral water at a small shop near the primary school, carried the water through the crowded students, and walked towards the car.
Just then, a beggar-like man with a gloomy face suddenly sprang up from under a banyan tree a few steps away. He pulled out a watermelon knife from his pocket and slashed wildly at two elementary school students walking by.
Seeing this from inside the car, Ji Xia screamed in fright, "Ruo Shi, watch out—"
When Rong Ruoshi saw the cold glint of the blade a few steps away, her eyes widened in terror and confusion. The two elementary school students under the watermelon knife were even more terrified, their expressions blank, and they stood there frozen, unable to move.
A chorus of terrified screams erupted around them, accompanied by the beggar man's angry and desperate voice. Suddenly, a bottle of mineral water was thrown, knocking the watermelon knife off course.
Rong Ruoshi, like a little lion, grabbed the last bottle of mineral water and threw it at the man, while shouting at the two boys, "Run away! What are you standing there for?"
"You're asking for it, you nosy bitch!"
The watermelon knife abandoned its attempt to kill the two boys and instead slashed fiercely towards Rong Ruoshi.
Rong Ruoshi flailed her mineral water bottle wildly, missing the watermelon knife several times, before the beggar man grabbed it and brought the knife down on her head.
Terrified screams and gasps filled the air, as if blood would spill outside the school in the next second. Students scattered in terror, and chaos erupted outside the school gate.
Rong Ruoshi also closed her eyes in despair, releasing the water bottle with both hands and using them to block the watermelon knife.
The excruciating pain stimulated her brain, and the blood blurred her vision. Just as she was tightly gripping the watermelon knife that was slashing downwards with both hands, she kicked the madman away in mid-air.
Rong Ruoshi only saw a tall and heroic young man descend before her like a god.
He kicked the crazed man to the ground, then grabbed Rong Ruoshi's waist and spun around, carrying her to safety.
Rong Ruoshi stared blankly at his back, watching as he swiftly subdued the madman in a few movements, her heart pounding like a drum.
In less than two minutes, the situation was brought under control. The valiant young man handed the criminal over to his subordinates, instructing them to quell the panic, and then returned to Rong Ruoshi's side.
Seeing her covered in blood, he asked with concern, "Young lady, how are you? Shall I take you to the hospital?"
Rong Ruoshi nodded blankly. As soon as she moved, she felt a piercing pain in her ankle. She swayed and fell forward.
The young man instinctively reached out and wrapped his arms around her slender waist. His arms tightened, and Rong Ruoshi was pressed against his chest.
His strong, muscular arms, firm chest, and body heat seeped through the thin shirt and into her heart, like an electric current electrifying her until she felt dizzy.
The young man bent down and looked at her ankle: "You twisted your ankle too. Excuse me, shall I carry you to the hospital?"
He bent down and reached out, and Rong Ruoshi was picked up by him, lying obediently in his arms like a docile kitten.
The young man carried her a few steps, and Ji Xia finally pushed open the car door, waving vigorously at them: "Here? There's a car here, drive her there!"
Rong Ruoshi's shattered reason and spirit finally returned, her face filled with panic: "Oh no, my friend, she's not pregnant anymore, she gets carsick, I was just buying her water."
Two minutes later, the young man carried Rong Ruoshi to the back seat of the car, found a police car to lead the way, and then drove the two girls' car quickly to the People's Hospital.
Ji Xia sat in the passenger seat, staring in shock at the young man's familiar features, making the young man feel extremely uncomfortable.
Ji Xia looked for a long time, then hesitantly called out, "Third Brother? Ji Yuanjun?"
The car suddenly veered, and Ji Yuanjun was so frightened that he immediately regained control of the vehicle, turning around in astonishment to look at the sickly-looking girl in the passenger seat.
"I'm Ji Xia. Let's go to the People's Hospital first. My friend is a painter, and her hand must not be injured!"
"good."
Ji Yuanjun drove steadily, following the police motorcycles leading the way, and said with a surprised smile, "Xia, I really didn't expect it to be you, Third Brother. I heard from Uncle that you were in Panyu. Why are you back? Where is Chen Jing?"
"Chen Jing is away on a business trip to Beijing. I heard you're with your uncle in the southwest?"
"I've been transferred back to civilian life. I applied to return to Jiang City and am now working at the police station. What happened today? How did you get into a conflict with that man?"
"What do you mean we had a conflict with him? I wasn't feeling well, so Ruoshi went to buy me some water. Suddenly, a madman jumped out and started attacking the students. Ruoshi was injured while trying to save those two students."
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