Chapter 206: Going Back
The couple embraced, comforting each other for a long while before Si Chen noticed Gu Hongwei asleep inside the tent. Gu Hongwei had taken a fall earlier, so Si Chen bent down to check on him. Tong Yao quietly commented from the side.
"The guy fell and then didn’t move. I thought he had passed out. I carried him for quite a distance. It turned out that he was so tired that he had fainted. He hasn’t slept much over the past few days. We’ve saved a large number of people together."
Remembering carrying him, Tong Yao couldn’t help but grit her teeth.
"Indeed, he did faint." After conducting a brief examination of Gu Hongwei, Si Chen stood up, ascertaining that he was alright.
Observing severe dark circles under Tong Yao’s eyes, he led her to another tent. Because most people had left, there were plenty of vacant tents. Si Chen found a clean wooden board to place on the ground, then had Tong Yao rest leaning on his shoulder.
The couple clung to each other like children after being apart for so long, with her lying in his arms, resting her head on his shoulder.
Everyone had been exhausted for close to ten days. By nightfall, everyone fell into deep sleep, dreamless, and woke up at dawn.
When she woke up the next day, still partially asleep, she found that it was already broad daylight outside. Si Chen had maintained the same posture all night. His complexion was slightly better than the day before, suggesting that he had a good night’s sleep.