When my second uncle handed the key to the young man, I felt a surge of joy. I followed him closely from the yard toward the warehouse door. Even though we were almost there, I couldn't control my urge to break down the door.
If the door hadn't been made of iron, I would have kicked it open. Violence is the most effective way to shorten the distance between us, and then, the moment I saw her, I would become completely gentle...
This is how I feel right now. I hold my breath, waiting for the moment the door opens.
...
For some reason, the young man was a little nervous. Each key he had had a 50% chance of opening one of the locks, but he had already tried three times before finally opening one of the locks. Then, trembling, he opened the other one as well.
Just as he pulled the chain, his second uncle shouted at us again from the courtyard gate, saying that the village head Li Dalai's men were coming and that we needed to hurry up, even faster...
I looked back and saw a group of people with flashlights approaching the warehouse on the beach three or four hundred meters away. Time suddenly became urgent! ... I had finally managed to persuade the uncle and nephew to release Ye Zhi. If I got entangled with this large group of people again, it would be as difficult as climbing to the sky to leave!
I shoved the clumsy young man aside, then pulled the chain out of the latch and pushed the door open with all my might...
The warehouse had no windows, so the lighting was extremely poor. Before I could adjust, I couldn't see anything inside, which caused me to trip over something as soon as I entered. I instinctively reached out to find something to hold onto, and a sharp pain shot through my hand. My hand had been cut by an unseen sharp object.
Ignoring the pain, I shouted to Ye Zhi, "I can't see inside. If you're not asleep, run to the door quickly... There are more people outside, and they're coming for us."
Just as I was waiting for Ye Zhi's response, I suddenly felt a warm sensation on my hand. My hand was being held, and I was being led to run out of the warehouse... During the process, I could hear my own heartbeat and her breathing... I knew that the person holding my hand was Ye Zhi. I couldn't see her, but she, who was used to the darkness, could see me... For the first time, I liked being in this passive state, because it was enough that she could see me. At this moment, neither of us had lost the other. It was just that I was more transparent, while she held our fate in her hands. We were both trying to escape.
...
We rushed outside the warehouse, startling the dog, which barked wildly at us. Despite the young man's efforts to control it, the dog kept barking... The group that heard the commotion noticeably quickened their pace towards us. My heart was in my throat. If we went out the main gate, we would definitely run into them and be caught in their net.
I finally turned around and looked at Ye Zhi. Her hair was messy and dull, and her complexion was terrible, but her hand was tightly clutching the hem of my clothes. I had never seen such a vulnerable side of her before, as if she regarded me as her everything and was afraid of losing me...
I gently touched her hair and smiled at her... For the first time, she looked at me with tears in her eyes, a sight that usually so calm and wise. Although neither of us spoke, my heart was melting. This must be what it means to be on the run, sharing hardships and never abandoning each other!
I never imagined that I, a lost young man who was almost rotting away in a big city, would one day live such a dramatic life... Nor did I ever imagine that I would run myself ragged and talk myself hoarse, not for a living, but for the woman standing beside me right now... But I have no regrets.
I asked the young man urgently, "If we can't use the main gate, is there any other way out?"
The young man stammered to me, "There's a... courtyard wall behind us, we can climb over it."
Without uttering a single unnecessary word, I grabbed Ye Zhi and ran towards the back of the warehouse... But facing the courtyard wall the young man had mentioned, I felt despair. Although the wall was of varying heights, the lowest point was nearly three meters high. Not to mention Ye Zhi, even I would have to be in top form to climb it.
Despair, utter despair!
I grabbed my collar, then quickly squatted down and said to Ye Zhi, "Hurry up and get on, I'll lift you up."
What will you do?
"Go up there first, I have a plan."
Despite her panic, Ye Zhi remained calm. At that moment, she remembered to take off her high heels before stepping onto me. Feeling her weight, I immediately gritted my teeth, straightened my body, and waited for her to grab the top of the courtyard wall. Then, I supported her feet with my hands and finally lifted her onto the top of the wall.
I took a deep breath, took a few steps back, and tried to use the momentum of my sprint to climb over the hospital wall, but I failed because I was extremely exhausted. Before coming to Sanya, I had driven for a whole day and then took an overnight flight, so my physical strength was already completely depleted.
As the group of people drew closer, I desperately shouted at Ye Zhi, "I can't get up there! Jump down now... Don't waste time, hurry!"
Ye Zhi looked at me and replied with unwavering determination, "Let's go together. I'll pull you, and you can try again."
I could feel the veins bulging on my neck. I glanced back and said in a hoarse voice, "This is not the time to act rashly. You should leave now... I promise you, my safety is absolutely guaranteed."
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