Chapter 78 That Ambiguous Embrace in the Dead of Night
Zhou looked around and saw that countless rooftops were covered with people. The woman's timely notification had saved almost everyone.
But she was the only one... swept away by the flood!
The village chief was on a rooftop not far away, but Su Yunzhou was nowhere to be seen!
"Xie Jianshe, was Su Yunzhou swept away?"
Zhou Ye felt heavy-hearted, unsure of what to feel, only a sense of loss, or perhaps... sadness.
She didn't know how to accurately describe this feeling.
Xie Jianshe grabbed Zhou Ye's arm, watching the raging floodwaters warily. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly saw a large tree swaying in the distance.
He thought the tree was about to fall, but then he heard Zhou Ye's question and didn't know how to answer it.
Actually, he rushed over because he saw there was no ladder here, and in the instant he came over, he caught a glimpse of Su Yunzhou.
The father said that Su Yunzhou was a relative from Kyoto, and in that instant, he chose Zhou Ye over Su Yunzhou!
He didn't know if he would regret it later, but at that moment, he couldn't just abandon Zhou!
But……
Was Su Yunzhou really swept away?
Just as she was about to say something, she noticed that Zhou Ye's eyes suddenly lit up.
She excitedly grabbed Xie Jianshe's arm and shouted, "Xie Jianshe, quick, look there! There's a person over there!"
He's a person!
Still alive!
He's climbing the tree!
Xie Jianshe was probably like this by nature; as soon as he heard someone, his gaze instantly shifted to the direction of the big tree.
This big tree is at least twenty years old; it's the only jujube tree in the educated youth settlement. It's very tall and very big!
The man was clinging desperately to the tree trunk, struggling to climb upwards. He seemed unable to climb trees, but with his life at stake, everything else was secondary.
You must learn it now, even if you don't already!
"Su Yunzhou!"
Xie Jianshe suddenly shouted!
The figure paused for a moment, did not respond, and continued climbing!
Under the expectant gazes of the two, the figure finally climbed to a tree branch, plopped down on it, and hugged the trunk to rest.
The figure brushed aside their hair, looked down, and leaned over to look at the rooftop.
"Ha...it's Su Yunzhou!"
Zhou also breathed a sigh of relief!
Su Yunzhou finally caught his breath and hugged the tree trunk, panting heavily. Just now, he was only one step away from the roof of the male educated youth dormitory.
However, seeing that Zhou Ye was quite far away, he immediately ran towards Zhou Ye, only to be beaten to it by Xie Jianshe.
Fortunately, he wasn't sure he could save her. For the first time, Su Yunzhou hated his body very, very much.
Why are you so fragile? Why are you so sickly?
"How are you?"
Zhou shouted!
Su Yunzhou waved his hand and said, "He's not dead yet! He shouldn't be dying anytime soon!"
Zhou smiled wryly. That's just how people are. What kind of time is this to be joking around!
Xie Jianshe was speechless, looking around at the direction of the flood.
This flood was more intense than the first one, but it lasted much shorter!
In less than four hours, the water flow became much gentler, but it continued...
But then it got dark!
On the rooftops and in the trees, people waited helplessly for the sun to shine again; all they could do was wait!
Waiting for the water level to recede, waiting for someone to rescue us!
"Gurgle..."
Someone's stomach rumbled, and Zhou Ye touched his head, asking, "Xie Jianshe, are you hungry?"
Xie Jianshe shook his head: "It wasn't me!"
Su Yunzhou relayed from a distance: "It wasn't me either!"
Zhou also pursed her lips and didn't say anything more. She missed Bai Xue!
I wonder how Bai Xue is doing?
Is Bai Xue also lucky to have been rescued by kind people? I hope Bai Xue can survive.
"Zhou Ye, why did you come to Hongqi Village as part of the rural work program?"
Xie Jianshe asked this question.
Even though Zhou Ye couldn't see Su Yunzhou in the darkness, he could still vaguely sense Su Yunzhou's gaze.
Zhou paused for a moment: "I... came to answer the call of the nation!"
Xie Jianshe seemed to chuckle slightly: "Heh... what do you like to eat?"
Zhou didn't know why Xie Jianshe would suddenly ask such a pointless question, but since he had nothing else to do, he just treated it as casual conversation...
"I like to eat fish!"
"That's great, no wonder you're so smart!"
Xie Jianshe's praise always makes people feel awkward; in other words, it might be because he's too straightforward.
What's your favorite color?
Xie Jianshe asked again.
What kind of shoes do you like?
What kind of fish do you like to eat?
Do you prefer sweet or savory?
Xie Jianshe kept asking questions, which didn't seem like his usual style.
Zhou Ye suddenly sensed something was wrong: "Xie Jianshe, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing! I just wanted to ask you something!"
As Zhou Ye approached Xie Jianshe, he suddenly caught a faint, almost imperceptible whiff of blood!
"Xie Jianshe, are you injured? Are you bleeding anywhere?"
Zhou asked somewhat anxiously.
Xie Jianshe was right beside her. She grabbed him and started groping around...
In the darkness, Xie Jianshe blushed slightly...
However, Zhou Ye noticed his weakness in time and, after searching around, finally found him when Xie Jianshe could no longer bear it!
Xie Jianshe had a large wound on his abdomen. Zhou Ye only saw the less important parts during the day, while Xie Jianshe hid the real injury.
He couldn't let Zhou Ye worry.
The chill of the night... the reopening of the wound... the onslaught of inflammation finally made Xie Jianshe unable to withstand it any longer!
"Xie Jianshe, you have a fever!"
When Zhou Ye touched Xie Jianshe's body, he found that it was a little hot. When he touched his forehead, the burning temperature almost burned away one's reason.
so……
Xie Jianshe was afraid that he would lose consciousness due to the high fever, so he kept asking himself questions to keep himself awake.
Zhou Ye felt a great deal of guilt at this moment!
If it weren't to save himself, why would he need to suffer like this?
"I'm fine, don't worry!"
Xie Jianshe replied in a hoarse voice.
Seeing that Zhou Ye didn't say anything, Xie Jianshe shivered and said, "Zhou Ye, we will definitely be alright."
I just caught a chill, someone will come to rescue us tomorrow!
We'll all be alright!
Zhou looked at the sky, made a decision, and suddenly moved closer to Xie Jianshe, hugging him.
"Zhou Ye...you..."
Xie Jianshe suddenly panicked...
"Don't talk! It's getting cold at night, and our clothes are all wet. We need to conserve our energy for tomorrow's rescue!"
Zhou Ye's words turned cold, seemingly making no one notice the ambiguous embrace between the two at that moment!
Xie Jianshe opened his mouth, but dared not move an inch...
Zhou also embraced him.
Su Yunzhou, who was not far away, looked over and could vaguely see the figures huddled together. He clenched his fists and pursed his lips.
I couldn't sleep all night...
The sky gradually brightened...
Zhou woke up groggily, noticing that he and Xie Jianshe hadn't changed their positions, while everyone else was awake!
Village chief Xie Youfu, who was standing not far away, was even more astonished!
this……
But this atmosphere was quickly broken...
"Look, isn't there a small boat over there?"
Someone shouted excitedly... and everyone followed the directions and looked in that direction.
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