Chapter 1441 - I Only Want You (2/2)

It was only a matter of time before the sadness hidden deep beneath her heart fades.

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It had never crossed Mu Wansheng’s mind that she would regain her consciousness.

She thought that she had already died, because the explosion was the very testament of her impending death.

She was certain that she would die.

However, to her astonishment, she managed to survive.

She was both surprised yet agitated.

However, her joy vanished the instant she opened her eyes.

It was pitch black around her, and she could not see anything at all.

Quaking in pain, Mu Wansheng tried to bear with it and sit up straight. At this moment, a man tried to stop her. “Don’t move, you’re heavily injured and you suffered major burns. You’ve only recovered very slightly.”

“Please switch on the lights,” Mu Wansheng asked, trembling vigorously from head to toe. Her voice had become hoarse and deep. She did not sound like herself at all.

“Can you… see my hand? Can you?” he asked, waving his hand in front of her.

Shaking her head, she answered, “I… I can’t.”

“Did you… lose your vision?”

Quivering vigorously, Mu Wansheng asked, “Could you take me to the hospital?”

“You’ve sustained serious burns and we can’t send you to the hospital. Why don’t you give me your family’s contact number and I’ll get them to come pick you up?”

“No, don’t,” she refused.

She could sense that she had been badly burned and, hence, felt ashamed to see anyone.

“Why not? Your family will send you for treatment.”

Shaking her head profusely in agony, she asked, “No. Am I… disfigured?”

After a moment of silence, he answered, “Your features are still there, but you’ve sustained serious burns on your face. I was diving in the river when I happened to see you. You had already passed out so I decided to rescue you. If I hadn’t been there, you would have drowned to death even if the explosion didn’t kill you. However, you managed to fall into the water in time and so the burns on your legs are less severe than those on your upper body. I rescued you and was afraid that your family would accuse me of killing you if you died so I didn’t inform anyone about your presence. Fortunately, you survived. I think you’d better go home and get your family to pick you up. You won’t receive any treatment if you stay here. I can only provide for your meals. I’m too poor to take you to the hospital.”

Mu Wansheng lay motionlessly on the ground, feeling as if she was in a living hell.

She may have survived, but she would have to continue living with a different face.

She could already guess what she looked like, just from his description.

She must look ghastly.

Noticing that she was remaining silent, the man asked, “It was such a dangerous and critical situation. How did you manage to survive?”

“Thank you… for saving my life. Back then…” Mu Wansheng’s heart wrenched in pain at the thought of what happened. She seemed to be unable to walk out of the trauma. Her voice, shrieks, and bawling were of no use at that time.

The man remained silent and continued to listen to her speak.

“Back then, I had no idea how I managed to climb to the window, and the explosion seemed to have occurred the same moment I jumped out. I don’t know what happened afterward because I passed out,” she said, struggling to speak because of the excruciating pain in her throat.

The man said, “You’ve lost your voice. You should refrain from talking. However, I still think it’d be better for you to contact your family.”