Chapter 700 - I’m Still Alive (1/2)

The man looked up, with tears in his eyes. They said that real men would not cry easily. Chu Lui was no exception to the rule. He could not even remember the last time he cried.

Women had the right to cry, but men didn’t.

At this point, a hand landed on his shoulder. There was a familiar palpitation, a familiar sensation.

He suddenly put down his hand and saw a pale woman, who looked messy but alive.

“Ruoxin…” The man opened his mouth, and it was clear from the shape of his mouth what he was saying.

He was saying Ruoxin; he was calling her name.

He was shaking all over, and his teeth were gritted tightly together.

What was the woman trying to say? However, her throat was burning. Every word she uttered seemed to be cutting her throat, forcing her to remain silent.

“I’m still alive.”

She broke into a smile, but the man was crying.

Xia Ruoxin, “Do you know what moves a woman the most in this world?

“If a man cries for you, please hold his hand.”

Chu Lui, “Do you know what moves a man the most in this world?

“It was knowing that she was gone forever, but seeing her before you the next moment. It was knowing that she was still alive.

“It was knowing that she was still alive.”

He raised his hand and placed it on Xia Ruoxin’s hand. His pupils dilated slightly, and he finally collapsed.

Xia Ruoxin stood there as she watched the doctors put the man on the stretcher. He gripped onto her hand tightly the whole time, refusing to let go.

It was only after he was taken away, and the door had closed that Xia Ruoxin walked over and picked up her daughter from the firefighter’s arms. Rainy had fallen asleep from her crying.

She opened her mouth, but she still could not speak.

In the ambulance, her hand was put on the drip as she carried her daughter in her arms. The small child subconsciously tightened her arm, her lashes still wet.

They were all sent to a hospital for review. Rainy was fine, just tired from the crying. However, she had inhaled a large amount of smoke so she was kept in the hospital for observation. As for Xia Ruoxin, her throat had been hurt badly so she could not say anything. It would be a while before she could speak.

The incident at the mall caused quite some damage.

Twenty-seven people were hurt while two were dead. The others were just lightly hurt while the majority suffered from injuries like fractures from the stampede in the stairwell.

Xia Ruoxin was the only one who suffered from severe smoke inhalation. She had gotten lucky. The last batch of firefighters only managed to save her. The other two people were dead by the time they were rescued.

Life was so fragile in the face of nature. There were so many accidents that could take away human life so easily.

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Chu Lui walked in with Rainy in his arms. Rainy clung to Dolly, struggling to run to her mother when she saw her.

“Mommy…” She kicked off her shoes and climbed onto the bed.