Chapter 92 Lu Xubai has arrived.
The surrounding environment was dark, with dense forests and overgrown weeds, and thick fog. Even with a strong flashlight, visibility was still very low.
Inside the cave, Chu Ruofu and Li Yichen nestled together. Li Yichen's face was pale, and he leaned weakly against her. The flashlight beam was dim, and the damp cave was eerie.
The route planned by the production team went wrong. The two took the wrong path at the fork in the road. When they realized something was wrong and tried to turn back, the dense forest was slippery and Chu Ruofu lost her footing. Li Yichen rushed over and grabbed her.
With nothing around to grab onto, Li Yichen clung to weeds and branches, his hands bleeding from cuts, but he didn't let go. The two slid downwards, with Li Yichen shielding Chu Ruofu in his arms, injuring his leg in the fall.
The path leads down into a basin, and there's a mountain stream not far away. To leave, you have to climb back up from where you fell.
They fell from a height of three or four meters. Li Yichen had a broken leg and couldn't stand up, so he couldn't lift Chu Ruofu up first.
It was getting late, and Li Yichen was worried about Chu Ruofu going alone. Luckily, the two found a naturally formed cave and waited for the production crew to come to their rescue.
The production team prepared food for the guests, but they had already run out of things like compressed biscuits and chocolate to replenish their energy. There were no dry branches around to start a fire, so the two of them could only huddle together for warmth.
In the darkness, the two were each other's only support.
The two were stuck in the cave, and could only pass the long hours by chatting.
Chu Ruofu was very worried about Li Yichen's injury. He refused to let her see it, saying it wasn't a big deal. He used to get injured often while filming, and fractures were commonplace for him.
"Don't you need a stunt double?" Chu Ruofu asked.
Ninety-nine percent of filming in the entertainment industry uses stunt doubles, and celebrities have insurance for everything, for fear of getting injured.
Li Yichen: "Of course I use them. Professional things should be left to professionals. However, I do most of my own action scenes. Due to various reasons, it's normal to get injured."
Chu Ruofu felt a little uneasy and said, "I wonder when the production team will be able to find us."
Knowing she was scared, Li Yichen endured the constant pain in his body and comforted her, saying, "The director said that if a guest has an accident, they will use drones for search and rescue, and there will also be a professional rescue team. I believe they will find us soon."
Chu Ruofu gave a soft "hmm".
With a large temperature difference between day and night and no heating tools, she felt icy cold all over and wanted to shiver. Li Yichen, who was like a furnace yesterday, could not feel any warmth from him now.
A drop in a person's body temperature indicates that their health condition is not good.
Chu Ruofu touched his forehead with her hand; although his forehead was burning hot, his body temperature was not high.
“You have a fever,” she said.
Li Yichen felt the coolness of her soft hand and couldn't help but rub it against her, a satisfied expression on his face, his voice hoarse: "Hmm, so kissing really is contagious."
His casual, slightly teasing tone broke the serious atmosphere.
Chu Ruofu couldn't help but glare at him, "I already told you, getting too close can be contagious, but you still insisted..."
“I couldn’t help it.” Li Yichen looked at her, tracing her features, and said, “Anyone who is alone with someone they like wants to kiss them; it’s a way of expressing love.”
Chu Ruofu muttered, "That's just sophistry."
The flashlight suddenly ran out of power, the light source went out abruptly, Li Yichen's vision went dark, and he lost his sense of direction.
Chu Ruofu rubbed the flashlight, switching it on and off several times, her voice slightly panicked: "It's out of power."
"I'll tell you a secret," Li Yichen said.
Chu Ruofu: "What?"
Li Yichen said, "I have never told anyone this secret, and no one knows about it."
Chu Ruofu quickly said, "Then don't tell me that I'm not interested in other people's secrets."
The more secrets a person knows about others, the more dangerous their situation becomes.
Li Yichen: "I have claustrophobia."
"Ah?" Chu Ruofu quickly touched his face and asked anxiously, "How are you now? Is your heart racing or your breathing tense?"
Li Yichen: "Yes, come a little closer to me."
Chu Ruofu approached Li Yichen, only to be kissed by him. She instinctively slapped him across the face and scolded, "Even at a time like this, you're still acting like this."
Li Yichen sensed her vibrant emotions and stared into the darkness: "I'm sorry."
Chu Ruofu's fingers curled slightly as she changed the subject: "Stop talking, let's rest and wait for the production team to come and rescue us."
As the temperature dropped, the two huddled together to keep warm.
Time passed by second by second, and the wait seemed especially long; the darkness could breed feelings of despair.
Chu Ruofu even felt like she was hallucinating: "Is someone calling me?"
Li Yichen did not respond.
She reached out and nudged him: "Li Yichen?"
Li Yichen seemed to be dead. She fearfully reached out to check his nose. He was breathing, but very weakly. He must have passed out.
The voice calling her seemed to be getting closer and closer.
Chu Ruofu held her breath and listened carefully.
She wasn't hallucinating!
Someone is really calling her!
Chu Ruofu struggled to her feet, then squatted down and touched Li Yichen's face, thinking to herself, "Wait here, I'll bring people back right away."
She was terrified of the dark and had a very small heart. Faced with the danger, she mustered her courage and carefully made her way out of the cave step by step. The cave was not blocked by trees, and the cool moonlight shone down, making her vision a little clearer.
"Chu Ruofu!" Lu Xubai's cold, hard voice rang out.
Chu Ruofu immediately replied, "I'm here."
As soon as she spoke, she realized her voice was hoarse and very soft. She was anxious and waved frantically, afraid that Lu Xubai would miss her and she would lose her chance to be saved.
Lu Xubai keenly noticed her figure, and his tense emotions relaxed slightly. He said in a deep voice, "Don't move, I'll come down and save you."
Chu Ruofu said worriedly, "Lu Xubai, be careful, it's slippery there."
Lu Xubai took out a rope from his backpack, tied it to a tree, made a tight knot, estimated a safe landing spot, and nimbly jumped down in a few steps.
Seeing his tall figure, Chu Ruofu felt as if she had found her pillar of support, and said incoherently, "We accidentally went the wrong way... Li Yichen fell and hurt his leg... He also has a fever... Please save him..."
Lu Xubai reached out and pulled her into his arms, holding her tightly. A wave of heat emanated from the man's burning body. His voice was steady and strong: "He'll be fine. The production team's reinforcements will be here soon."
Chu Ruofu's tears, which she had been holding back for so long, welled up and her body trembled slightly as she leaned tightly against him: "That's great, I was so scared."
Lu Xubai looked down at her tear-streaked face and felt a pang of pain in his heart. He reached out and wiped the tears from her cheeks: "Don't be afraid. No matter where you get into trouble, I will find you and bring you back safely."
Chu Ruofu nodded tearfully and pulled him toward the cave: "Let's go see Li Yichen quickly."
Lu Xubai lifted his long leg and followed her into the cave. The flashlight illuminated the damp and gloomy cave. Li Yichen lay silently on the ground, his legs stained red with blood.
He frowned and handed the flashlight to Chu Ruofu: "You take it, I'll carry him on my back."
Chu Ruofu took the flashlight and shone it on.
Lu Xubai carried the pale-faced Li Yichen on his back, and the three of them left the cave together. Lu Xubai first put Li Yichen on the ground, then went up to get tools and ropes and came down.
"Wait here for me a moment, I'll take him upstairs first."
Chu Ruofu nodded obediently.
Lu Xubai rubbed her face with his fingers and said, "Don't be afraid, I'll be quick and come down to get you right away."
Chu Ruofu met his gaze and said, "I'm not afraid."
With her help, Lu Xubai locked Li Yichen behind him, carried him on his back, and climbed up the rope. Chu Ruofu looked at Lu Xubai with concern and watched him carry the man up.
He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the two had arrived safely.
Lu Xubai untied the rope, lowered Li Yichen down, took off his coat and covered him with it, then went down the rope.
"I'll carry you up now." He knelt down in front of Chu Ruofu.
Chu Ruofu leaned against his broad back and wrapped her arms around his neck.
Lu Xubai easily carried her up, then carried Li Yichen on his back, took her hand, and said, "Let's find a place where helicopters can land."
As Chu Ruofu gazed at his handsome and resolute face, a strange warmth welled up in her heart.
Upon reaching an open area suitable for helicopter landing, Lu Xubai put Li Yichen down, took Chu Ruofu's hand, and pulled her back into his arms.
At this moment, Lu Xubai's tense emotions, which had lasted all night, finally dissipated.
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A note from the author: Sorry, everyone, I've been in pain all over these past few days and forgot to ask for leave.
I sent red envelopes to the babies and will start catching up on updates today. I only wrote this much this morning because I have to go out and do some things, so I'll update again tonight.
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