Chapter 27: The Warmth in the Accident

  It was already around 8 or 9 o'clock in the evening, and although it wasn't particularly cold at this time of day, being outside for a long time would still make people feel a chill.

  Gu Xixin didn't care about the cold at this time, she knew that every minute counted in a race against time, and for every extra minute the injured could be sent to an ambulance, there was an extra chance of survival.

  Twenty minutes have passed quickly, and reporters from other newspapers and TV stations have arrived one after another. However, colleagues from Gu Zhi Xin's newspaper still haven't shown up.

  At this time, Vice Mayor Qin, who was in charge of the municipal government's routine affairs, also arrived at the scene, bringing with him some heads of relevant departments, and formed an emergency response team to deal with sudden accidents, directing the still chaotic scene.

  Gu Xixin looked at her colleagues who had not arrived yet, and many reporters from newspapers and TV stations had already surrounded them for interviews. Gu Xixin gritted her teeth and also ran up to join them.

  Due to the urgent situation on site, Vice Mayor Qin only briefly introduced the situation and then turned around and joined in the rescue efforts.

  At this time, Gu Zhixin received a call from her colleague who rushed over. It turned out that their interview car was also blocked on a nearby street, and several people were trying to find a way to get here. After asking about the situation at the scene, they asked her to hold on for a while.

  Gu Xixin hung up the phone and looked around, finding that government departments had intervened, and the scene was now clearly in order, no longer as chaotic as it was at first. With a sigh of relief, Gu Xixin immediately slumped against the roadside railing.

  At this time, Gu Zhixin heard someone calling her name behind her. Turning back, it was Kang Yue wearing thick clothes running towards her, running to her front, frowning and asking: "How did you end up here? Were you sent by the newspaper office?"

  Gu Xixin also forgot the previous awkwardness, weakly saying: "I went to the suburbs below for an interview, and when I came back, I happened to pass by here just as the bridge collapsed."

  "Didn't your unit send anyone?"

  Gu Xixin nodded weakly, "Sent someone, hasn't arrived yet, stuck in traffic."

  Kang Yue looked at Gu Zixin, who was shivering with cold, and took off his own jacket to put it on her shoulders. He said in a slightly reproachful tone, "You're not even wearing enough clothes, what are you running around for? Get back in the car and sit down."

  "No way, I have to stay here and guard it. If something happens later, it'll be too late to get off the bus."

  Also don't know if it's because of the excessive exercise just now, Gu Xiangxin's face at this time was flushed with an unnatural red. Kang Yue looked at her complexion in confusion, and finally couldn't help but stretch out his hand to touch her forehead, only to find that the temperature there was unusually high.

  Kang Yue's face finally became more and more anxious: "You seem to have a fever."

  "It's nothing, I just ran too fast earlier, it'll be fine in a bit."

  Kang Yue glanced around, turned back to pull up the collar of her coat and reminded her, "Wait for me here." Then he turned and ran towards the opposite side.

  Gu Xixin watched him leave, a sigh in her heart. Kang Yue's running back was filled with anxiety and worry, in such an environment, in such a predicament, this calm anxiety and concern, Gu Xixin couldn't accept it calmly.

  However, at this time, it was not only Kang Yue who was worried and anxious about replacing Gu Xi.

  Hung up on Gu Zixin's phone, Yin Shu made a cup of coffee for himself and sat cross-legged on the sofa, switching TV channels listlessly.

  When he switched to the local comprehensive channel, Yin Shu's hand stopped. The news was broadcasting a collapse of an elevated road in a certain section of the city. The building of Hui Zhan Center appeared in the screen.

  Yin Shu was stunned, his mind repeatedly replaying the sentence Gu Zixin said before hanging up: At the exhibition center here, we're about to get on the elevated highway...

  Yin Shu's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and all sorts of thoughts flooded his mind. His hands began to shake uncontrollably, and he repeated one sentence over and over in his head: Don't, won't happen.

  He was stunned for half a day, and Yin Shu suddenly remembered to call Gu Zixin, but he spent half a day looking for his phone and couldn't find it anywhere. The more anxious Yin Shu became, the more he couldn't find it...

  Finally, after a few minutes, Yoon Soo found the phone buried under the couch cushion. With trembling hands, she dialed the number that was usually etched in her memory, but got it wrong several times due to her uncontrollable shaking.

  The phone rang, but no one answered. Yin Shu's heart became more and more anxious, and he finally couldn't bear it anymore, putting on his coat, grabbing his phone and car keys, and rushing out. The TV that hadn't been turned off yet showed a shot of Gu Zixin helping to rescue the injured after Yin Shu rushed out. Unfortunately, anxious Yin Shu didn't see it.

  On this side, Gu Xixin soon saw Kang Yue running towards her, holding two cans of heated canned coffee. He opened one of the cans and handed it to her, saying: "Drink it quickly, it can warm you up a bit." As he spoke, he also stuffed the other can into her hands.

  Gu Zixin's face had somewhat recovered, and Kang Yue finally let out a sigh of relief. Turning back to look at the scene, he said to Yin Shuo: "I'm busy now, if you need anything, go find me over there. You can head back to the car when your colleague arrives!" He turned and left.

  Yin Shu stepped on the accelerator, speeding through several red lights in a row, and finally arrived at the scene. The chaotic situation was beyond his imagination, and it was like looking for a needle in a haystack to find someone in such a crowded place. Gu Zixin's phone was still unreachable, so Yin Shu could only call while searching through the crowd.

  At this time, Gu Xixin had already waited for the replacement colleague and hid in the car. After sitting for a while, Gu Xixin suddenly remembered to take out her phone and take a look. Upon looking, she discovered that due to her nervousness, she hadn't noticed that there were over a dozen missed calls. Opening it up, they were all from Yin Shuo's number.

  Gu Xixin suddenly remembered something and grabbed the phone, rushing out of the car. Just as she was searching around, her mobile phone rang again, with Yin Shu's name flashing on the screen.

  Gu Xixin picked up the phone, and Yin Shu's anxious voice came out, "Xixin, where are you? Are you okay? Speak!" Gu Xixin heard the same voice coming from not far ahead, looked up to see Yin Shu with his back to her, holding the phone and looking around.

  Gu Xixin saw Yin Shu's back and suddenly tears burst out of her eyes, "Yin Shu..." but she couldn't say anything else.

  Yin Shu seemed to react to something, turned around, and when he saw Gu Zhi Xin for a moment, the anxiety in his eyes was quickly replaced by wild joy. His pale face rushed over and violently pressed Gu Zhi Xin into his arms.

  Gu Xixin leaned into Yin Shu's arms, feeling the slight tremble of his body and the tightening of his arms around her. She felt a sense of calm in her heart that she had never experienced before. Until this moment, the fear and anxiety brought on by the accident, the tension from rescuing the injured, and the discomfort of enduring the cold air all surged up to Gu Xixin's mind. Finally, at this moment, she let out her tears onto Yin Shu's expensive clothes.