Chapter 45 Darkness enveloped everything! Rage surged! The Xia family was finished!
“Mianmian… these invitations are usually printed, but your handwriting is too beautiful, isn’t it?” Zhao Baoqi’s big eyes blinked as he looked at Xia Mian’s hand holding the pen.
She wants to show off her best friend every day!
So without hesitation, she took out her phone, snapped photos of the invitations Xia Mian had just written, and sent them to the family group chat.
"Come and see! My best friend has such beautiful calligraphy! It's so lovely!"
"The characters look like they're printed."
Everyone was busy. Zhao Liangyuan and Fu Yanshen were taking care of the twins and carrying out disaster relief work in the disaster area.
I heard that several more shopping malls have had their first floors and basements flooded. The floodwaters were so strong that they made people's legs tremble.
They don't have time to look at their phones.
The first person to reply was Fu Yanshen's uncle, Fu Lichen.
"These characters clearly show someone who has practiced calligraphy with a pen; they're very good."
"Uncle! You have such good taste!" Zhao Baoqi replied with a grin. "When are you coming back from abroad? Is your leg feeling better?"
Fu Lichen, the uncle, became disabled in both legs due to an accident. The once sunny and handsome man turned into a taciturn, sinister, and obsessive man.
He's been abroad for so long, and it's all to focus on treating his leg.
Zhao Baoqi was quite surprised that he, who usually lurked in the group, would take the initiative to reply.
"It's only a little better. I'll go back in a while," Fu Lichen replied calmly.
Although only her uncle praised her best friend, at least it was a compliment!
Zhao Baoqi was secretly delighted.
"Uncle, my best friend is staying with us right now. I'll introduce her to you when you get back!"
After waiting for more than ten minutes, Fu Lichen still did not reply to her.
She looked at Xia Mian with a hint of disappointment, and then she was shocked to discover!
Such thick, such thick invitations!
Xia Mian actually finished writing!
She had already put away the pen and was instructing the housekeeper to send it out as soon as possible so as not to delay.
Because of the severe rain and bad weather, people generally won't go out.
So these invitations are always accepted.
"Mianmian, you're so organized and methodical, it's really impressive!" Zhao Baoqi leaned closer to Xia Mian again. "Also, what are you planning to do about Lu Lian'er's slander against you?"
"I don't need to prove the rumors circulating online. If I do, I'll fall into the trap of proving myself countless times." Xia Mian sneered, a sharp glint in her eyes. "I have a way to expose Lu Lian'er's true colors."
"What method?" Zhao Baoqi's eyes lit up. "Tell me quickly!"
"You'll find out soon enough." Xia Mian glanced at the torrential rain outside the window, which made her feel uneasy.
Short video platforms are filled with videos of flood damage, showing supermarkets submerged and impacted by floods, cars floating and being swept away in parking lots, and elderly people accidentally swept into the floodwaters...
"I wonder how they are doing in the disaster area..."
"I'm also very worried about my dad and my older brother..." Zhao Baoqi said, holding his face in frustration.
At this very moment, amidst a raging storm.
Fu Yanshen was dressed in camouflage, his tall figure was particularly eye-catching, his cold face was expressionless, and his mood seemed to be colder than the rainstorm.
He and his men were standing in floodwaters more than half a person deep, using lifeboats and other rescue equipment to evacuate the victims.
In addition, they also need to promptly unclog important roads and sewers throughout the city.
They waded through floodwaters and filth to clean up large pieces of trash, and to prevent congestion or other accidents caused by the lack of timely cleaning.
Furthermore, due to the torrential rain, the water levels of the moat and surrounding rivers were rising rapidly, surging into the city from the city's edge.
Many main streets have been affected by floods to varying degrees.
The situation is even more urgent than yesterday.
The sky was pitch black; it felt as if night had fallen even though it was broad daylight.
Fu Yanshen looked up at the sky above, a hint of anxiety showing in his handsome eyes.
"Everyone is divided into sections and areas for a thorough investigation to see if there are any disaster victims still stranded here."
"yes!"
So everyone split up and quickly began a house-to-house search. When they found any survivors, they immediately climbed onto the balconies, put life jackets on the survivors, and safely transferred them all.
A young woman was holding a crying baby in her arms.
Upon seeing the tall, imposing soldiers in camouflage uniforms, she was so moved that tears streamed down her face. "That's wonderful! My child, we're saved!"
From yesterday to today, under Fu Yanshen's leadership, we have successfully rescued more than 3,266 disaster victims and transported dozens of truckloads of instant noodles, bread, water and other supplies!
Everyone was exhausted, but the thought that there might still be disaster victims waiting for rescue kept them going.
No one dared to relax even a little.
The twin brothers Fu Yanhao and Fu Yanchen are young, but because they exercise regularly, their physical fitness is much stronger than that of ordinary people.
Even so, they were both exhausted.
When he got home that night, he took off his shoes and was covered in a foul odor and was soaking wet. His feet and legs were white from being soaked in water, and blisters had formed on both of his feet, staining his white socks red with blood.
"Ouch! Yan Chen, that must hurt so much!" Madam Fu immediately told the servants to bring over hot water. "Quickly soak your feet, disinfect and apply medicine. Butler, bring the medicine box over."
Xia Mian stopped Madam Fu, "Grandma, the most important thing right now is to let him take a hot bath. I'll treat his foot injury after he's done."
"Yes, yes, you're right, my mind is completely confused." Old Madam Fu slapped her head. "Yan Chen, go take a bath, hurry up!"
Xia Mian glanced casually at the living room doorway, only to see the heavy rain pouring down outside.
Fu Yanshen was nowhere to be seen.
Is he still not coming back tonight?
I lowered my eyes, feeling inexplicably a little lost.
I can't quite describe the feeling, but it was definitely uncomfortable.
...
Xia Family Villa.
As soon as Xia Qinglin entered the house, he angrily smashed a cup on the coffee table.
"Xia Qingfeng, what's wrong with you?"
Xia Qingfeng came out of the room and was startled to see Xia Qinglin, who was enraged. "Big brother, what's wrong?"
"You're asking me what's wrong?" Xia Qinglin almost fainted from anger.
"Did I give you a million dollars to buy expired products? Where does that leave the Xia family's reputation now?"
"Netizens are relentlessly criticizing and mocking us, and even our stock is falling!"
"Have you lost your mind? You've made a mess of things over a mere million!"
Xia Qingfeng stayed in his room playing games all day, completely ignoring the online discussions.
Seeing his angry older brother, he had no idea what had happened.
When he heard his older brother scolding him, his mind went blank.
"What did you say? The supplies I transported were expired products? How is that possible?"
Xia Qingfeng thought it was unlikely. "I bought it with Lian'er! Whatever she bought, I bought the same thing. What about Lian'er?"
As Xia Qinglin watched the plummeting stocks and the trending online discussions about boycotting Xia family products, he felt a wave of dizziness wash over him.
"Very good, you two siblings are really good! Our Xia family's reputation is now worse than bedbugs!"
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