The garden lights were on, but not as brightly as those in the hall.
Not long after Bai Li ran over, she saw Duan Ningqi.
Duan Ningqi was wearing a thin dress, and when the wind blew, she raised her hand to rub her arms because she felt cold.
Perhaps it was because of the cold weather, there wasn't much of a person in the garden.
Bai Li didn't rush forward immediately. He shook his head; his head felt like mush, let alone rushing up to find Duan Ningqi.
He couldn't help but think about the argument he had just had with Xie Chen.
Why? To get angry.
Bai Li couldn't understand why the man was stopping him when he had only come to see Duan Ningqi.
After thinking about it for a long time, Bai Li still couldn't figure it out.
He frowned, but finally stopped hesitating as the cold wind hit him.
The garden has artificial hills and a pond, but the pond is bare and looks somewhat desolate.
Duan Ningqi stood by the pool, her eyes fixed on the water.
She knew the pool was deep.
More and more black mist swirled around her, yet Duan Ningqi's expression remained eerily calm within it.
So dirty.
She looked at her clothes; they were so dirty.
Everything belonging to the Duan family was filthy, including her.
Bai Li saw her standing by the pool, and the black mist around her was even thicker than before, so she hurriedly ran over.
"Duan Ningqi," he called out in a clear, crisp voice.
The boy's clear voice pierced the dim night and reached Duan Ningqi's ears.
She snapped out of her daze and subconsciously looked at Bai Li not far away.
Bai Li stared at her nervously, her words stammering, "You, you shouldn't jump."
He hasn't learned to swim yet!
Fortunately, Duan Ningqi didn't show any immediate signs of jumping. She tilted her head, without using sign language, but Bai Li could tell that she was asking what he wanted to do.
You seem unhappy.
Bai Li wasn't good at giving advice, but remembering how he had made Zhou Zhi happy last time, he tried to use the same method again: "How about I sing you a song?"
"Don't just stand there, come a little closer, I can sing for you."
"I sing very well, and I've even won awards."
Duan Ningqi listened quietly to what he said, and after a while, she smiled at him.
But Bai Li could understand the refusal in his smile.
His palms were sweating with anxiety as he stared intently at Duan Ningqi.
"I'm not listening anymore."
Duan Ningqi, who never spoke, suddenly opened her mouth in the dim night.
"I'm so dirty, I need to wash myself clean."
As soon as she finished speaking, she jumped into the pool without any struggle, letting herself sink.
Bai Li: "!!!"
Bai Li rushed forward, futilely trying to grab the person.
However, the pool was built in a remote location, and the lighting was dim. Bai Li originally intended to go to the pool to check the situation and call for help, but before she even reached the pool, her foot slipped as if she had stepped on something, and she fell into the water with a splash.
In the instant she fell into the water, Bai Li had only one thought—
We're doomed.
He's a landlubber; he's terrified of water.
Duan Ningqi didn't struggle in the water, but Bai Li thrashed about violently.
"gentlemen!!!"
Bai Li struggled desperately while shouting "Xie Chen!"
He stopped throwing tantrums.
He wants Mr.
Not far from them, Xie Chen, who had caught up, was also thinking about something related to Bai Li.
But the urgent cries for help made his expression change, and he strode towards the source of the sound.
"Lili?!"
Upon seeing Bai Li struggling motionless in the water, Xie Chen felt as if his heart had been gripped tightly, and he was almost overwhelmed by suffocation and panic.
Without any hesitation, he jumped into the water.
He jumped in, scooped the silent Bai Li into his arms, and was about to pull her up when Xie Chen's foot suddenly bumped into Duan Ningqi.
For a fleeting moment, he didn't want to care about this girl. This girl he thought Bai Li was risking her life to save.
But the person in his arms was soaking wet and clutching his clothes. Xie Chen gritted his teeth and still managed to pull the other one up as well.
Consider it as accumulating good fortune for him.
The commotion finally attracted attention. Duan Ningqi was being resuscitated, and Xie Chen was performing CPR and artificial respiration on Bai Li.
Bai Li was in the water for less time than Duan Ningqi, so his condition was better.
When Bai Li woke up coughing, the first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was Xie Chen's face.
He stared blankly at Xie Chen, as if he had been frightened into a daze.
Xie Chen's hands were trembling, his eyes were red, and all his composure and calmness vanished at this moment.
“Lili”.
Xie Chen pulled the person into a tight embrace, his voice hoarse: "Did you scare me?"
The familiar voice finally brought Bai Li back to her senses.
He reached out and hugged Xie Chen, tears streaming down his face.
"gentlemen."
He sobbed, "I'm scared." He was terrified in the icy water.
He was afraid he was useless and wouldn't be able to save Duan Ningqi. He was also afraid he would drown.
What will happen if I die, sir?
He hasn't yet had the gentleman acknowledge their childhood betrothal.
Xie Chen rested his chin on his head, soothingly saying, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
The birthday party ended with Duan Ningqi drowning herself.
Amidst the chaos of war, the Duan family didn't forget to quickly thank Xie Chen.
The garden was large, and the pond was in a secluded spot.
Duan Ningqi didn't even struggle or call for help after falling into the water.
Tonight, if Bai Li hadn't been with Duan Ningqi, there's a high probability that no one would have discovered Duan Ningqi's incident.
It was already past midnight.
Xie Chen carried Bai Li, and also took Yu Yin, who had come along, to the hospital.
Bai Li choked on water. Even if she wakes up, she will have to stay in the hospital to prevent any accidents.
On the way to the hospital, Bai Li was in a daze, waking up and then falling asleep again.
The cold-sensitive dry cat had been soaking in the icy water for too long. It might have inhaled water into its lungs, or it might have caught a chill. In any case, it had a fever when it arrived at the hospital.
"I've notified that person, he'll be here soon."
After Bai Li lay down in the ward and was put on an IV drip, Yu Yin finally spoke to Xie Chen.
He said he was going to report it, but at this moment, he didn't tell Bai Xiaoliu.
He knew Bai Xiaoliu's personality; if he saw Lili in the hospital, he probably wouldn't ask why and would start fighting with Xie Chen right away.
There are also spare clean clothes in the VIP wards.
After changing into dry clothes, Xie Chen sat on Bai Li's bedside, watching over him without moving.
He didn't even react to Yu Yin's words.
Seeing this, Yu Yin sighed, left the ward, and went to the corridor to wait for Bai, that person.
Inside the ward.
Bai Li was delirious with fever, calling out for Duan Ningqi one moment and for Mr. the next.
Xie Chen clenched the hand that wasn't being used for the injection, looking down at him with an unreadable expression in his eyes.
Duan Ningqi.
It's just Duan Ningqi.
Xie Chen looked at the suffering child and thought to himself, "Did you even give up your fear of water to save him?"
“Lili”.
Xie Chen closed his eyes briefly, then placed Bai Li's hand to his lips: "I cannot tolerate..."
Whether it's a kitten or a teenager, he can't tolerate Lili valuing others so much.
Bai Li, still in a daze, was completely unaware that his slip had triggered his husband's descent into darkness.
In the corridor.
Bai Lin hurried over.
"Yinyin."
His voice sounded unusually calm: "How is Lili?"
"The doctor examined me and there was nothing seriously wrong. I was just frightened, and the water was cold, so my body couldn't handle it and I developed a fever."
Yu Yin relayed what she knew to him, but didn't say a single extra word.
Seeing him like this, Bai Lin felt a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
"Yinyin..."
"Stop trying to call back the soul. Go inside and check on Lili. I'm not staying here."
Bai Lin grabbed him and said, "Wait—"
"No, we won't wait."
Yu Yin slapped his hand away, her attitude showing no sign of softening.
Bai Lin looked anxiously at Li Li, but had no choice but to let him leave.
He rubbed his temples and gave a wry smile.
never mind.
He'll go find Yu Yin after he's dealt with Lili's matter.
On the hospital bed.
Wearing a hospital gown, Bai Li, exuding a pitiful aura, was calling out incoherently with her eyes closed, "Sir, sir..."
Xie Chen replied softly, "I'm here."
Bai Li seemed not to hear him, but kept calling out to him.
Xie Chen frowned upon seeing this.
Bai Li couldn't reach anyone, and her voice was trembling with tears. She looked incredibly aggrieved.
Xie Chen had no choice but to move closer and closer to him, until they were almost touching.
“Lili”.
"Sweetie, I'm right here."
Just as the two of them were calling out to each other, the door was pushed open.
Bai Lin walked in and looked at the "ambiguous" scene in the room, her eyes filled with unspeakable emotions.
Author's Note: Lili: I just slipped!
Big shot: Thanks for the invitation, I've already turned evil.
——
Kiss.
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