Chapter 100: Human life is at stake, can’t you tell which is more important?
Gu Xiangsi was awakened by a burst of pain.
She hissed and touched her forehead, which seemed to be scratched, but the rain was so heavy that she couldn't see whether there was any blood.
Looking up, I saw that the rain was still falling heavily and I was already soaked.
She took out the cell phone from the sealed bag and pressed the power button hard, but there was no response. It was probably out of battery.
She moved her body and found that in addition to her forehead, her ankle was also twisted and the skin was rubbed off, and she gasped in pain.
"This foot is just..."
Gu Xiangsi, Gu Xiangsi, why are you so injured all day long?
She curled her lips at herself, slowly moved to sit up straight, and leaned against a big tree nearby.
She took out an umbrella from her bag, opened it, and looked around.
It must have rolled down the steep slope on the other side of the window and fell into this woods.
The trees grew very densely, with their branches intertwined, completely blocking the view.
The pain from her feet made her more awake.
She took a deep breath, leaned against a tree to calm herself down, and scanned her surroundings.
Finally, pick up two suitable branches and place them next to your legs.
She tore off a piece of cloth from her trouser leg and used it to tie the branch to her foot, temporarily securing it.
She felt her bag and found it was empty, not even a bite to eat.
Her stomach was already rumbling with hunger, and she didn't know if Fu Sinian could find this place.
Thinking of this, Gu Xiangsi smiled bitterly.
But what is even more uncomfortable is the sour feeling stuck in the throat.
She hated herself for still thinking about him at this time, and hated herself even more for shamefully looking forward to his coming.
If Fu Sinian really saw her like this.
She bit her trembling lips hard, but the old face of the old lady suddenly appeared before her eyes, instantly shattering her forced composure.
Hot liquid welled up in her eyes, and she tilted her head back abruptly, letting the tears that had not yet overflowed flow back into her heart.
No, grandma was still waiting for her. She and Fu Sinian came out this time to resolve the knot in their hearts, no matter what happened next.
She couldn't just sit there and wait for death.
The rain curtain was like an impenetrable net, suffocating the entire forest.
She dragged her broken ankle, and every inch she moved forward felt like broken glass was being stuffed into the gaps between her bones, causing her vision to go black in pain.
But she didn't dare to stop, and could only tightly hold the umbrella that had long been deformed by the wind, and slowly...
The grass leaves, sharp as rain, scratched her bare arms, leaving bloody cuts. The cuts mixed with mud stuck to her skin, feeling both cool and spicy.
The cracks between the nails, which were originally clean, were now filled with black and yellow mud.
The raindrops hit the umbrella with a crackling sound, as if countless hands were urging her to go faster and faster.
Her hair was soaked and stuck to her forehead, blocking her vision. She could only tilt her head, wipe the rain and tears off her face with her arms, and crawl forward with gritted teeth.
Suddenly, there was some other movement mixed in with the sound of rain.
It was not the whimpering of the wind through the branches, nor the rustling of grass leaves, but a female voice, light and vague, circling around her ears.
“…”
The vision turned into a vast expanse of white as the rain fell, and Gu Xiangsi finally couldn't hold on any longer and fell down.
Fu Sinian searched all the way down the steep slope.
The people in the factory also started to move. Most of them were foreigners speaking broken Chinese, calling out "Miss Gu" all the way, their voices washed away by the rain.
Fu Sinian just felt that his feet were empty, as if he couldn't step on solid ground.
Gu Xiangsi, you still owe me so much money, nothing can happen to you!
Li Xiaoyao came over holding an umbrella and said, "Master, I'll stay."
"Go back and take a hot bath. You still have to discuss cooperation with Miss Zhou this afternoon..."
"Cancel." Fu Sinian interrupted him, his tone firm, "Human lives are at stake, can't you tell what's more important?"
"Yes." Li Xiaoyao agreed, took out his cell phone and made a call.
The people in the factory searched almost every corner of the small hill, even carefully picking up the bushes at the bottom of the hill, but they still couldn't find the person they were looking for.
"Impossible!"
Someone muttered, "Falling down the hillside will definitely leave a mark, even if you get hurt..."
Li Xiaoyao commanded: "Everyone, be careful! Don't miss any blades of grass or trees! Expand to the side!"
——
"Baby, be careful!"
A man's voice penetrated the rain, speaking Chinese with a slight American accent, which sounded a bit strange.
He was wearing a bright yellow raincoat, holding an umbrella high in one hand to protect the people around him, and holding a pregnant woman tightly with the other hand, carefully pushing away the grass that blocked the way.
"How many times have I told you not to come to a place like this to look for inspiration in this heavy rain?"
The man frowned, his tone filled with resentment, but his hands subconsciously protected the woman's bulging belly. "If you bump into my baby, I'll show you how I'll deal with you!"
"Oh, I'm fine," the woman patted his hands, but her eyes were fixed on the figure lying on the ground not far away, and her voice suddenly rose.
"Look! There's someone there? Quick, call for help!"
The man looked in the direction she pointed, helped her walk over, and squatted down to check.
"It looks like it fell from a nearby hillside."
He sniffed the other person's breath, raised his head and shouted to the back, "Hey! There's someone over here, come over and give me a hand!"
The rain was pouring down, and the woman had already taken two steps forward in a hurry, the rain soaking the ends of her hair.
"How could it be Xiangsi... How did she become like this..."
The woman's voice was filled with disbelief.
Gu Xiangsi only felt that this sleep was exceptionally long, as if he was floating in the gap between water and fire, and could never break through that invisible barrier.
I wanted to shout, but my throat seemed to be blocked and no sound came out.
The man in front of me had his hands in his pockets, wearing a black suit vest over a white T-shirt. He looked very dandy and was smoking a cigarette.
In the smoke, she couldn't see the emotions on his face. She reached out to grab him, but her hands kept coming back empty.
All I heard was him scoffing softly: "Gu Xiangsi, from now on we will be separated by mountains and rivers and will never see each other again."
Never see you again.
She touched the chain around her neck and found it was gone.
How could that be? She had clearly been wearing that chain the entire time.
She shouted on the spot, but there was dead silence all around, no response.
The factory workers searched for half the afternoon but couldn't find anyone. Everyone was soaked.
"Master, I still haven't found it."
Li Xiaoyao walked out of the woods wearing a raincoat, with raindrops on his face, and shook his head.
"We've already conducted a dragnet search, gradually narrowing the area to the gathering point."
Fu Sinian looked up ahead and saw the rain pouring down, making crackling sounds as it hit the leaves.
His Adam's apple moved, his voice muffled by the sound of the rain. "Go check the road a few kilometers away to see if there are any vehicles passing by, or those that have recently left this area. If you find one, locate it immediately. No matter how much effort it takes, we must find it thoroughly."
Li Xiaoyao nodded heavily: "Yes."
Fu Sinian didn't say anything else. He just stood in the rain, looking at the gray sky. The raindrops wet his collar.
I hate rainy days more and more. It was the same five years ago, and it is even more so today.
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