Chapter 55 Rescue Day "But I will definitely be by your side."...
"Xiaoyi, if you received a belated reply, would you still choose to accept it?"
After a busy morning at work, Tao Shuran still hadn't figured out how to reply to this email.
She sighed, closed the computer, rubbed her eyes and looked out the window.
Fang Qingyi hasn't replied to the message she sent to her yet, but based on Tao Shuran's understanding of her over the years, her answer is likely to be affirmative.
Fang Qingyi's perseverance in liking someone is even stronger than hers.
Even though there has been no news, she still likes Fu Changpei all these years.
Seeing that it was almost time for dinner, Tao Shuran looked around the room but couldn't find an umbrella.
Just when I was in a dilemma, I caught a glimpse of a long black umbrella standing at the door.
There were still wet raindrops on the umbrella, as if they had been hastily delivered.
Is Liang Yuanjing back too?
Wouldn't her sudden departure make him back off?
Thinking of this, Tao Shuran sighed slowly and walked towards the cafeteria with an umbrella.
Right at the table at the entrance of the cafeteria, she met Liang Yuanjing again.
He was sitting in the middle of the crowd, having just finished training and not having time to change into his pilot uniform. He tilted his head and supported his chin.
He saw her almost as soon as she entered.
Tao Shuran gritted her teeth and walked past him, but she didn't expect Liang Yuanjing to call her name.
"Tao Shuran, my former classmate."
"Was it you who won first place in last year's Cultural Relics Restoration Competition? Oh my god, I saw you on TV."
Receiving the eye contact, Kang Bo immediately responded, "Yes, yes, we all admire you very much."
"Or add WeChat, so we can contact you if anything happens."
The people in the same group followed suit and displayed their mobile phone QR codes.
Tao Shuran pursed her lips, leaving no room for refusal.
She quickly took out her cell phone from her bag and scanned the code while greeting.
At the same time, Liang Yuanjing also stretched out his hand lazily.
When it was his turn, Tao Shuran quickly put away his phone, looked away guiltily, and even his voice floated upwards.
"Well, I'm going to eat first. If you have any questions about cultural relic restoration, you can ask me."
Liang Yuanjing made a "tsk" sound, looked at her back as she was leaving, raised his leg, and kicked Kang Bo lightly under the table.
Kang Bo immediately got the signal and shouted to the entire cafeteria, "Hey, why didn't you add our Brother Liang?"
"Our brother Liang's circle of friends is very interesting."
"Really? I didn't see it just now."
She originally wanted to get away with it, but she didn't expect everyone to notice her estrangement from Liang Yuanjing.
Tao Shuran smiled awkwardly. No matter how angry she was, she couldn't embarrass Liang Yuanjing in public.
She slowly extended her hand: "Can I sweep you?"
Liang Yuanjing raised his eyebrows, slowly handed the phone over, and jokingly said as he approached her -
"Student Tao Shuran, adding your contact information is so difficult and dangerous."
At a distance where only the two of them could hear, he whispered, "You're really hard to catch."
Tao Shuran was completely stunned.
Is he pursuing her now?
She looked over in disbelief, but saw Liang Yuanjing shrug calmly with a clear look in his eyes.
"Pineapple beef, boiled shrimp, and your favorite sweet and sour pork ribs."
Liang Yuanjing pushed the ordered dishes in front of her: "But I don't think it's as delicious as Uncle Tao's."
Tao Shuran lowered his eyes: "Sweet and sour pork ribs are not my favorite dish."
Liang Yuanjing was stunned for a moment.
In this gap of daze, the answer is about to emerge.
The next second, Tao Shuran's words confirmed his guess.
She said softly, "Because it's your favorite dish."
So every time it was her turn to order, she would choose this dish.
At this moment, Liang Yuanjing truly felt the turbulent emotions hidden beneath the word "secret love".
He deeply felt that he had not done enough.
Tao Shuran sat down with a smile and came to the rescue at the right time.
"But I also like to eat. I just saw that many dishes over there are gone. Thank you."
"I'll transfer the money to you later."
Kang Bo also quickly tried to smooth things over: "Let me tell you, you have to fight for food here. After midnight, there is basically no food left."
"I heard that the construction site didn't have time to prepare lunch boxes today. Brother Liang was thoughtful and came over to reserve a seat for you and ordered it in advance."
Tao Shuran lowered his head and took a bite of the pineapple.
With its sweet and sour taste, he guessed correctly that pineapple was her favorite fruit.
After finishing his meal, Tao Shuran took a deep breath.
She could now sit at the same table with him to eat without avoiding him.
Everything is moving in a good direction.
*
It rained all night, and colleagues who went to the construction site to observe came back and reported that there were many puddles in the tunnel, and the river water next to it was at risk of backflow at any time.
Seeing that the rain had subsided a little at noon, several important leaders immediately decided to return to the scene for a second rescue operation.
Before leaving, Tao Shuran received a call from home.
It was Zhao Yanyun who called. She had probably seen the news about heavy rain in North City on TV and was a little worried.
As soon as the phone was connected, Zhao Yanyun started to scold him.
"You went to North City?"
"If I hadn't gone to school to find you, would I still not know this news?"
"Do you realize how dangerous it is for a girl like you to go to such a remote area? Is there no one in your school to let you go alone?"
Amidst her machine-cannon-like output, Tao Shuran interrupted to reply, "Mom, I applied to come here on my own initiative."
"Then you have a mental problem. I don't understand why you can't do scientific research in an office and become a university professor after graduation."
Zhao Yanyun's chest heaved with anger. "I've already found you an internship in Fuqing. Why are you so rebellious? Why don't you discuss everything with your family?"
"That's not a discussion, that's a notification."
Tao Shuran lowered her eyelashes and whispered, "It's just like when they pried open the lock of my locker and flipped through my diary that year."
"How can I know what you do in college if I don't look it up?"
Zhao Yanyun sneered repeatedly: "How would I know you were so bold if I didn't see you? You've been in a premature love relationship since high school? No wonder your grades were so bad before your senior year."
"I won't bother talking to you about the past. You should come back soon and find a job. When you are old enough, you can start a family."
Hearing this, Tao Shuran sneered.
She thought of the day when Zhao Yanyun found the diary and she hysterically scolded her for being rebellious and actually running to Jingbei for a boy.
By then they had broken up, and her secret crush became known to the world.
The pain of that time seemed to resurface before my eyes.
"I'm not going back."
Her tone was depressed, with a hint of mockery in it.
"I won't like anyone again."
This is the price of liking Liang Yuanjing.
She would never find a boy more pure and shining than him in heaven or on earth.
It was a passionate first love, and even though they broke up in the end, he maintained her face to the greatest extent possible.
With such love in front of her, who else could she fall in love with?
The alarm on the mobile phone rang again, and Tao Shuran chose to end this unpleasant conversation.
Over the years, she and Zhao Yanyun had only a handful of phone calls, and the scenes were basically like this. After answering the calls so many times, she became immune to the emotions.
When she arrived at the scene, Tao Shuran found that the situation was worse than she had imagined.
The ditch was completely flooded with water, and the tarpaulin had long been blown away by the wind. What made Tao Shuran even more devastated was that all the walls of the ditch she had just built had collapsed.
She took a deep breath and resigned herself to her fate, picking up the shovel and pump.
"Number 2 collapsed. I looked around and there are no adjacent squares. Brother, do you think I can expand it again?"
Jin Boyu rushed over from a distance. He was stuck in a deep mud pit, one foot deep and one foot shallow. He tried to dig and nodded.
"I think so."
With Jin Boyu's guarantee, Tao Shuran felt much more at ease. She turned her head to look at the situation of other colleagues, and the degree of damage they suffered varied.
The most serious problem is the accumulation of water. Due to the low terrain, the only road leading to the burial area was washed away and turned into a river. The embankments on both sides are at risk of collapse at any time.
Lin Tingzhou thought about it and decided to wade across the river manually and bring drainage machinery and equipment to pump out the water.
Because the number of wellies is limited, only a small number of people can go.
Jin Boyu immediately stepped forward and said, "Teacher, you are older, so you can just stay behind and guide me. I will go."
Tao Shuran quickly raised his hand as well: "I'm going too."
Jin Boyu turned his head and looked at her helplessly: "Junior sister, you stay and take care of the teacher. I will contact you by phone if there is any situation."
The wind was so strong that no sound could be heard. In the howling wind, Tao Shuran even had to speak louder.
She was forced to move closer to Jin Boyu and shouted at him, "Brother, didn't we agree that once we entered the construction site, it would be full of oxen and horses? I'll go with you. One more person means more strength."
"You can't always try to protect me just because I'm younger than you."
Jin Boyu sighed helplessly.
At this moment, he saw the stubbornness and tenacity in her eyes. In the harsh weather of the desert with wind and rain and mud, she had a willow-like strength that was very suitable for this place.
He compromised and took the thick waterproof gloves and put them on her himself.
The river water was even more bitingly cold than she had imagined. Although it was still summer, the temperature around was so cold that it made her shiver.
Tao Shuran was shivering from the cold, and her fingers were not very nimble. She tried to untie the tangled pipes several times but failed.
Liang Yuanjing came over and helped her untie it quickly and efficiently, then moved the machine and connected all the equipment.
Tao Shuran asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"
He pointed to the nameplate on his chest and said, "I'm from the rescue team. I was called over to help you."
Tao Shuran said "Oh" and looked back at other colleagues.
She said gently, "I can do it myself. See if there's anyone else who needs your help."
He only showed up for a second and you're already chasing people away?
Liang Yuanjing didn't move. His tall figure hung down and covered her. Even the surging water slowed down a lot because of this obstruction.
Tao Shuran's heartbeat quickened slightly, his breathing became rapid, and his hypothermic hands gradually regained their temperature.
She looked up at Liang Yuanjing, expecting to see a confrontation.
But she didn't expect that he just sighed faintly, and his clinging gaze never left her for a moment.
It seemed as if he was always concerned about her safety.
"You don't need me."
Liang Yuanjing promised: "But I will definitely be by your side."
The word eternity was too tempting for her.
For a moment, Tao Shuran heard a voice in his heart shouting.
"It's worth the risk of being lost forever just to have this feeling again."
She asked softly, "Liang Yuanjing, what do you think of me now?"
Liang Yuanjing lowered his head and looked at her.
Tao Shuran forced a smile and looked down at himself, he was covered in mud, his rain boots were deeply stuck in the mud, and he couldn't tell whether it was sweat or rain, it was all stuck together on his face.
She knew that she was in an extremely awkward situation at this moment, but she didn't know why she suddenly asked him this question.
Liang Yuanjing looked at her seriously.
He suddenly took off his gloves, and his slightly cool fingertips brushed her cheek, washing away the splashed mud.
Then he said very gently: "Bright, shining, shining among the crowd."
"Really? Actually, most people in my major have switched to academic research."
“Even my family doesn’t understand my choice.”
"Because you like it." Liang Yuanjing understood. "You are brave and persistent. That's the kind of person you are."
Tao Shuran smiled slightly.
She knew that she and Liang Yuanjing were the same kind of people - people who would give everything for their dreams.
The water was gradually drained away, and the continuous rain finally stopped.
The nearly four-hour work came to an end.
Tao Shuran packed up his tools and breathed a sigh of relief.
A feeling of exhaustion surged from head to toe. She didn't care about her image and slumped to the ground, feeling dizzy.
"I'm so tired." She sighed.
It's not just the physical fatigue, but also the fatigue of not being understood and walking alone in the dark.
"Liang Yuanjing."
Tao Shuran called him softly, "Can you give me your shoulder for a second?"
Liang Yuanjing was helpless against her.
He immediately half-knelt down, adjusted his shoulders to be level with hers, and narrowed his narrow eyes slightly.
He said jokingly, "Tao Shuran, are you really good at playing hard to get with me?"
Tao Shuran didn't say anything.
She leaned quietly on his shoulder, closing her eyes and falling asleep due to fatigue.
Liang Yuanjing was stunned for a moment, then lowered his eyes and looked at her lovingly.
He couldn't help but reach out his hand, stroking every wrinkle between her eyebrows with his fingertips, feeling the amplitude of her eyelashes trembling gently in his palm.
During these years of separation, her gentle and quiet face often appeared in his dreams.
And this time, the dream came true, but the dream still seemed like a dream.
Liang Yuanjing's Adam's apple rolled, and desire sprang up like a new seedling that had been waiting for a long rain.
He finally couldn't help it.
He lowered his head and kissed her between the eyebrows solemnly and reverently.
It was also the moment he came closer.
Tao Shuran suddenly opened his eyes——
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