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Chapter 274 Lu Ran Wakes Up

Meanwhile, in Shanghai.

Shen Yuege stared at her phone screen, frozen in place.

After the violent shaking, the screen went completely black. It wasn't the kind of stuttering caused by a bad signal; it was real, complete darkness.

The sound from the phone abruptly stopped, as if something had suddenly cut off all signals.

She paused for two seconds, then frantically dialed back.

beep - beep - beep -

No one heard.

Dial again.

beep - beep - beep -

Still no one answered.

Shen Yuege's hands began to tremble.

She stood up and paced back and forth in the living room, dialing Lu Ran's number again and again.

No one answered.

No one answered.

She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.

Maybe it's just a bad signal, maybe the phone is broken, maybe...

But she couldn't fool herself.

She heard that voice.

In the few seconds before the screen went black, she heard a loud, dull thud, as if something had crashed heavily onto something.

Then came the sounds of metal twisting, glass shattering, and something hitting the ground.

The sounds blended together like a nightmare.

Shen Yuege thought of the worst-case scenario, and her eyes instantly reddened, but she gritted her teeth and didn't cry.

She can't cry.

Now is not the time to cry.

She quickly scrolled through her contacts, found Zhou Mingzhe's number, and dialed it.

I answered the phone after it rang once.

"Yuege? What's wrong?" Zhou Mingzhe's voice was filled with doubt, probably because he didn't expect her to call at this time.

"Brother Zhou," Shen Yuege's voice trembled, but she tried her best to make her tone sound calm, "Lu Ran is in trouble."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, then Zhou Mingzhe's voice suddenly tightened: "What is it? Explain yourself."

"I was video chatting with him just now. He's still on his way back, driving through the mountains... and then... then the screen suddenly went black, and I heard a loud bang..." Shen Yuege took a deep breath, trying her best to explain the situation clearly in one breath. "I can't get through to him. I can't get through to Tan Yu either. I can't get through to the driver either. I can't get through to any of them."

After listening on the phone, Zhou Mingzhe quickly replied, "Don't worry, I'll check right away. Which route did they take? Was there any record?"

"Yes, there's a registration system at the distribution center. I'll send you my contact information right away."

"Okay. Don't do anything now, just wait for my news." Zhou Mingzhe paused, "Yuege, he'll be alright."

Shen Yuege hummed in agreement and hung up the phone.

But how could she do nothing?

She turned on her phone and began frantically searching for the latest news from the Sichuan region.

She searched for every keyword: earthquake zone, road traffic, landslide, aftershocks.

Then she saw the message.

A landslide has occurred in the mountainous region of western Sichuan, causing mudslides on some road sections. The exact number of casualties is currently unknown.

The mountain collapsed.

Landslide.

Shen Yuege felt as if something was gripping her heart tightly.

Without hesitation, she opened the booking app and searched for the earliest flight from Shanghai to the capital of Sichuan province.

4:20 a.m.

Six hours left.

She booked the ticket and then sent Zhou Mingzhe a message: "I booked a flight for the early morning to Sichuan."

Zhou Mingzhe replied instantly: 【Understood. I'll arrange things over there; someone will pick you up when you arrive.】

Shen Yuege did not reply.

She got up and went into the bedroom, took a travel bag from the closet, and started stuffing things into it: a change of clothes, a charger, a power bank, a pack of unopened cookies, and a bottle of water.

While tidying up, she suddenly stopped and stood in the middle of the bedroom, feeling completely drained.

The phone screen was still lit up, showing that number that could no longer be dialed.

She stared at the name on the screen, and finally couldn't hold back anymore; large tears streamed down her face.

...

Lu Ran felt like she had a very, very long dream.

In his dream, he was still in the disaster area, moving between the ruins and tents, carrying box after box of supplies.

Shen Yuege's voice came from afar, sometimes clear, sometimes indistinct, as if she were calling him, or as if she were talking to someone else.

He wanted to respond, but couldn't open his mouth.

I tried to open my eyes, but my eyelids felt like they were being held down by something, and I couldn't open them no matter what I did.

The sensation in my body gradually returned.

First came the pain.

The persistent pain coming from his leg felt like something was pounding against his bones.

Then came dizziness, the whole world seemed to be spinning, my stomach was churning, and waves of nausea were rising up.

He tried to move his finger, and succeeded.

He tried to move his toes again—he succeeded on the left, but a sharp pain shot through his right side, causing him to instinctively gasp.

Someone took his hand.

It was a warm hand, with slender fingers and a slightly cool palm, but it felt very familiar.

Lu Ran recognized this hand.

He used all his strength to slowly open his eyes.

The ceiling above was white, fluorescent lights emitted a soft glow, and there was a smell of disinfectant in the air.

Lu Ran instantly realized that this was a hospital.

And the one holding his hand was Shen Yuege.

Lu Ran turned his head with difficulty and saw Shen Yuege.

She lay down beside his bed, holding his hand tightly with one hand and using the other as a pillow under her head.

Her hair was a little messy, with a few strands sticking to her cheeks. Her clothes were a bit dirty, and there were some stains on her cuffs that she didn't know where they had gotten from.

Lu Ran remembered that Shen Yuege was a very clean person.

She was asleep, but her sleep was restless. Her brows were slightly furrowed, her breathing was uneven, and she would occasionally tremble slightly, as if she were chasing something in her dream.

He didn't call her, but just watched quietly, watching her eyelashes cast a faint shadow under the light, watching her slightly pursed lips, watching her red and swollen eyes.

It was clear she had been crying for a long time.

Lu Ran felt as if something had clenched his heart tightly.

He had indeed been a bit reckless this time, but he didn't regret it. He just suddenly felt that he had let Shen Yuege down and made her worry.

After assessing his physical condition, Lu Ran made a preliminary judgment that he was probably not seriously injured, but he likely had some fractures and a concussion.

He remembered that before he lost consciousness, the boulder had already rolled down the mountain, and he was just caught in the blast.

It's a pity I'm not a sports student, otherwise I would have caught the boulder directly.

Lu Ran tried to move the hand that she was holding, wanting to hold her hand in return.

But as soon as she moved her finger, Shen Yuege woke up.

She jerked her head up, her eyes not yet fully open, but her body reacted before her mind could process it—"Lu Ran?"

Then she saw those open eyes.

Shen Yuege froze for a second, then tears welled up like a burst dam.

"You're awake..." Her voice was so hoarse it was almost inaudible, and large tears fell onto the back of her hand. "You're finally awake..."

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