“Xuan Zhao......”
“Please stop talking.” Xuan interrupted. She looked away from Venus and said: “I think I need to be
alone for a while.”
Venus heaved a sigh and answered: “Fine. The servants are right outside your room. If you need
anything, just tell them.”
“Thank you.”
Venus then left Xuan alone in the room. Xuan could finally stop pretending to be a nice lady and just be
who she truly is. She grabbed her phone and sent a message to a person.
“Jingyan, don’t blame me for doing this! This is what you deserve! And Yiyao, I am not letting you get
away with it this time!”
Yiyao was at that time in the military hospital. She looked at the pouring rain outside the window, and
her expression was grim. She wasn’t worried about Jingyan. Instead, she was thinking about her father
who had gone abroad for many days. She hadn’t got a single message from him since he left. And she
wondered how did everything go with their mission. Have they wiped out the terrorist groups?
At that time, someone called her and her train of thoughts was interrupted. She looked at her phone,
and found it was Madam. She picked it up and said: “Hello, Madam.”
“Yiyao, are you feeling better?” the madam said in a gentle voice.
“I’m much better. Thank you for asking.”
“I’m so glad to hear that. What about that young man? I heard he is also severely injured.”
“He is out of danger.” Yiyao said.
“That’s good.” The madam said. Her voice was cheerful. “I know someone who is very suitable for you,
and I wanted to introduce him to you. But then your father told me that you are dating someone and
your boyfriend is an amazing person. Anyway, don’t forget to tell me when will you get married. I can’t
attend your wedding ceremony but I have to send my gifts to you.”
Yiyao bit her lips and said in a soft voice: “Thank you, Madam. It’s my honor.” Although she wasn’t even
sure whether she would actually get married.
“Okay, take care of yourself. Goodbye.”
“Goodbye.” Yiyao hung up the phone. She looked outside the window again with a heavy heart.
The rain kept on pouring down and Sky City was almost flooded. There was no costumer the whole
day, so Chuxue closed her sweet shop and wanted to drive home.
On the way back, Yulin Xiao called her and they shared their thoughts with each other about what had
been going on between Jingyan and Xuan.
“Will Jingyan really marry that woman? I don’t like her. She is a total bitch!” Chuxue complained.
Yulin laughed and said: “He is not that stupid. He likes that woman in the military.”
“I know. But Xuan is in the middle of their relationship. Now the baby is gone, and the matter is even
more complicated. I’m really worried about them...Damn....Oh...no.”
Yulin heard something was wrong and asked nervously: “What happened? Are you alright?”
Chuxue’s car bumped against something and stopped suddenly. Chuxue looked ahead and said
angrily: “I’m okay. I think a wheel just got stuck in a drain.”
“Where are you? I’ll pick you up.”
“No, you don’t need to come. The rain is too heavy. Besides, you are too far away from me. I’ll get a
taxi.”
“Okay. Be careful.”
“I know.” Chuxue then hung up the phone and threw her Bluetooth headphones on the passenger seat.
The moment she opened the door and got off, a car zoomed past her at full speed and she was
splashed with water and mud. The rain was still pouring, so within a few seconds, she was totally
drenched.
She wiped her face and shouted at that car: “Damn you! Are you trying to kill yourself?”
She then walked to the front of the car and checked. A wheel was indeed stuck in a drain because the
grate was missing. The water on the ground was ankle-deep, and it was flowing to the drain.
“Damn! Why is there no one to find the grate back? It is so dangerous!” Chuxue complained. She
looked up, and found there was no one around and she couldn’t find one taxi. She wished she had
asked Yulin to come and pike her up.
She was about to get back into the car, but suddenly, she noticed another car was running towards her
at a very fast speed. She didn’t want to get splashed again so she took a step backward. However, she
accidentally stepped into a hole on the ground and her foot got stuck. Chuxue felt so hopeless. It was
must one of her worst days. She thought. “Did I do anything wrong? Am I punished by the lord? I knew
I shouldn’t go to work this morning!”
The rain was too heavy. Chuxue’s foot was stuck in the hole that was full of mud so she couldn’t see
how was her foot stuck. She tried to pull her leg out by force but she failed. She stood in the pouring
rain helplessly and she felt she was abandoned by the whole world. If one man could appear at that
moment and save her, she would be willing to marry him. She thought to herself. As long as that man is
not way too ugly.
Ten minutes passed. Chuxue felt her legs were getting weak and she was in despair. Suddenly, she felt
the rain stopped. She looked up, and found there was an umbrella above her head.
“What are you doing here?” A man said from behind.
Chuxue froze when she heard this voice. Because it couldn’t be more familiar. It was Zhao Nangong.
“Is your foot stuck?”Zhao asked.
Chuxue looked back at him, and she felt disappointed. “Why does it have to be this guy!” She thought
to herself.
“You look pale. How long have you been standing here?” Zhao quickly took off his coat and put it on
Chuxue. He touched her hand and frowned. He said: “Your hand is so cold.”
Chuxue didn’t know what to say. After standing in the rain for so long, her mind was no longer working
properly.
Zhao took her hands into his and rubbed them. When Chuxue’s hands were warm enough, he passed
the umbrella to her and said: “Take it. I will get your foot out.”
Chuxue took the umbrella. Zhao crouched down. His back was soon drenched by the rain and Chuxue
moved the umbrella to his side. But he only said: “Don’t worry about me. Put the umbrella above your
head.”
Chuxue did what he said.
She could feel his hands on her foot, which would soon lose feeling. He then grabbed her foot and tried
to pull it out, but Chuxue gasped with pain. Zhao stopped immediately and said: “You sprained your
foot. It’s gonna hurt. Hold it.”
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