15 Acting Pitiful (1/2)

There was sharp blaring sound piercing Qiu Yue's eardrums, blinding her. But even so she knew she had to get Meng Hui to safety, that stupid person had gotten hurt trying to protect her!

Why had he done that? For someone like her he was putting himself in danger. He may not die but for a programmer his hands were very important, but even then, he could injure himself beyond repair, just how stupid could he be!

Yuan ZeXi felt like the world around him was disorienting and slow upon seeing the familiar blond fluffy haired boy being propped up by his boss. He was bleeding profusely from a tear in his sweater around his upper arm, and from the way his head was hanging, the fall had knocked him out.

Yuan ZeXi was left in a frantic daze, he didn't understand what to do in this situation. He reached out for Meng Hui instinctively, and gently held him up against his chest.

The fire's heat was hitting them all hard and the rest of the electronics, which still had power coursing through them were starting to spark dangerously.

Qiu Yue quickly shook her head at Yao Yan, assuring Yao Yan that she was fine and called the ambulance. They rushed downstairs with Yuan ZeXi who was holding Meng Hui. The latter was unconscious and still, and Qiu Yue was very worried about the extent of the injury caused by the blast.

”Put him down flat on the ground on his stomach, don't move him much. Don't touch anything in his wound.”

Qiu Yue said quickly taking the bandages and gloves out of medical kit they kept on each floor. Qiu Yue had no experience with medicine but she had taken a course on first aid although mostly to help herself, she hadn't ever used it on anyone else.

As Qiu Yue was the only one who was calm she first put on the gloves to minimize contact with the gauze and then ripped apart the packaging to take out the gauze bandage. She then placed it on his lower back where there was huge laceration to apply pressure to reduce the bleeding.

But the bleeding wasn't getting as slow as needed, while it had reduced it was still not to the point of being okay. They couldn't wash the wound as there could still be shards or projectiles in it and it had to be kept as it was.

It had been less five minutes to the explosion when Huo Zi Feng burst into the lobby and rushed towards Qiu Yue immediately checking her for wounds or cuts and asking her if she felt okay. When he heard about the explosion his heart had stopped, for a moment he felt so shaken he lost his senses, even after that all he could do was run to her. Fear, fear had engulfed him, keeping him from being able to think of anything other than Qiu Yue and all the blood.

Zhou Jia evacuated everyone else while they waited for the fire truck and the ambulance. The fire had spread violently, there was no doubt that this incident was major news. But none of them had the opportunity to think about that, seeing Meng Hui scared a lot of them to death, seeing Qiu Yue keep calm and handle it was even scarier. Wasn't it normal for a person to panic in these circumstances? Qiu Yue knew panic once but after that time she hadn't been allowed to experience it.

”Too irresponsible.”

Wasn't that what she'd hear?

But something was different this time. There was someone next to her, and the way he made her feel was different. So why couldn't she completely open up to him?

Yuan ZeXi rode on the ambulance with Meng Hui while Huo Zi Feng drove Qiu Yue to the hospital to get her checked, he wanted to make sure she didn't have any serious injuries.

Meng Hui was taken in for surgery while Qiu Yue underwent the required tests. Huo Zi Feng was told to his relief that she was physically fine and other than the cuts on her body there was no real damage. She was then given a tetanus shot in order to prevent any infection.

But this wasn't good news to Qiu Yue. She should have been the one protecting Meng Hui, it was her responsibility, her fault!

Instead, Meng Hui was hurt and she didn't know the extent of that either, and yet she was unhurt. If she had gotten hurt too then maybe she wouldn't have to deal with the restlessness and guilt she felt. Worry was eating her up, this had always been her proficient point - running scenarios with bad endings, each worse than the other.

Qiu Yue's eyes were shut tight as she went through the storm of thoughts in her head. Her hands clenched tightly as her nails dug into her skin such that she could feel the thin vessels pump her blood against them.

Even after Huo Zi Feng had called out her name more than ten times Qiu Yue didn't respond. His eyebrows furrowed and eyes narrowed a bit. He reached out to place a hand on her shoulder and only then did she open her eyes. Her expression was calm, too calm- cold almost, it was as though she was suppressing all her emotions.

”Ah Yue... don't blame yourself... you did all that you could...”

Huo Zi Feng didn't know what to say, to him honestly he didn't want her to ever get hurt.

Qiu Yue stayed silent, what was the point of saying it wasn't her fault? It was!

Yuan ZeXi came up to Qiu Yue and Huo Zi Feng stiffened in alert.

”What happened was not your fault.”

His voice was cold and he meant what he had said, for some reason he knew Qiu Yue would blame herself. His words were nice, but useless, nothing would change the fact that Meng Hui had been trying to protect her.

”But if you know who it was, I need to know.”

'If I know...?'

ʘ ͜ʖ ʘ

Suddenly Qiu Yue started to cackle, and everyone in the corridor flinched. Even Huo Zi Feng felt a tremor originate from his heart.

┬──┬╯︵ /(.□. ）

'This girl flipped!!'

Of course she knew!

”I know ah... but after I finish no one else will ever know her.”

Her mouth curved up into a brilliant and frightening smile, turning her eyes into half moons.

Was she so easy to bully? Sure she cried a lot, was very nice, super kind, so amazing! The best person ever!!

But once you crossed her, she loved to personally destroy that person. Qiu Yue had enough confidence— no, arrogance to say that if she wanted to make someone disappear no one would question it. Where this confidence came from was really within herself… and her current wealth.

If you have it, flaunt it no?

When Qiu Yue hugged him back Huo Zi Feng felt that whatever his wife said was right if she said it, he would do it, and some things even if she didn't say, he would still do it.

While Huo Zi Feng was away from her, Qiu Yue pulled out her phone and read the message that lit up her phone. Her eyes became sharp and cold, and she smiled without an ounce of happiness, she had been expecting this.

Qiu Yue looked at Huo Zi Feng who was walking towards her and with a blink, her eyes softened and her smile turned fatigued.

”I'll go home and get some clothes for all of you, is that okay?”

Yuan ZeXi wasn't going to leave and Qiu Yue and Huo Zi Feng were there to support him. Zhou Jia couldn't stay as she had to deal with all the work resulting from the explosion but Yao Yan had nothing to do.

'I'll grab those clothes after I go see our beloved~ female lead.'

In her mood, Qiu Yue had forgotten something. Seeing a young girl staring at a car in the basement with an intense amount of hatred, everyone scurried away, worried that they'd get hurt.

Why was this coming generation so violent ah?