Chapter 510 - Matters of the Heart (1) (1/2)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
They had been underwater in the blue hole for nearly three hours. If Gu Nianzhi hadn’t arrived to bring them extra oxygen tanks and then also used her own strength to get Huo Shaoheng and Zhao Liangze out the shackles of the electric fence, Huo Shaoheng knew he would probably have been doomed.
He Zhichu sighed with great relief when he saw Huo Shaoheng and Gu Nianzhi finally break the surface. His long arms quickly rowed the boat towards them, then he helped Huo Shaoheng hoist Gu Nianzhi onto the lifeboat.
“How’s Little Ze?” Huo Shaoheng saw Zhao Liangze lying on a simple medical stretcher as soon as he boarded the lifeboat. Zhao Liangze’s diving mask had already been removed, and he wore an oxygen mask instead. Though he appeared somewhat pale, he didn’t look as bad as Huo Shaoheng had expected. Huo Shaoheng set Gu Nianzhi down and removed his own diving mask before striding over to Zhao Liangze without a second glance back. “Is Little Ze ok?” Huo Shaoheng asked the doctor and nurse with concern, “How is he? When will he wake up?”
The doctor glanced at Huo Shaoheng, then He Zhichu. He finally answered after He Zhichu gave a slight nod. “You came up just in time. He would’ve become comatose if he had remained pa.s.sed out any longer.” When the brain was deprived of oxygen for too long, intelligence could be fatally impacted.
Huo Shaoheng nodded gravely. “Thank you, doctor. Please treat him properly, no matter what the expense.”
“We will. We will do our best to help with anything Mr. He asks for.” The doctor a.s.sumed Huo Shaoheng was He Zhichu’s important guest, so he was very polite.
Huo Shaoheng smiled before continuing to ask after Zhao Liangze’s condition and taking out his phone to call Yin s.h.i.+xiong. Huo Shaoheng had actually cared about Zhao Liangze first as soon as they got into the lifeboat…
Gu Nianzhi curled up in the corner of the lifeboat, unable to move. She stared at Huo Shaoheng with wide eyes. As strong as she was, her heart still wrenched at the sight of Huo Shaoheng’s back. But she didn’t want Huo Shaoheng to notice that she was hurt, so she couldn’t blame anyone or even blame Huo Shaoheng. He must think she was alright, so it was only human of him to go ask about Zhao Liangze’s condition first. With conflicted emotions, Gu Nianzhi closed her eyes and decided to ignore the sore sight. She understood the principle and reasoning, but when it came to facing reality, she couldn’t stay indifferent. The matters of the heart were always like this–it wouldn’t really be love if there were no impulsive urges, selfless sacrifice, and thoughts that tossed around her mind a thousand times, would it?
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He Zhichu boarded the lifeboat, and his subordinates quickly handed him a large clean towel to dry off. He Zhichu used it to wipe his forehead, and his eyes flashed when he saw Gu Nianzhi curled up alone in the corner of the lifeboat. She still had the diving mask on, and her entire body was clad in gray, so she didn’t really stand out. He Zhichu walked over to her, half kneeling to gently help take off the diving mask as he said, “Why are you still wearing this? Why didn’t you take if off?”