Chapter 378: He Doesn’t Like Her Anymore
"Ye Ningwan, you’ve watched too many soap operas!" Bai Qishu rolled his eyes.
However, in such a dark environment, Ye Ningwan couldn’t see his eye-rolling.
Another loud noise sounded, and the two were so scared that they shut up, not daring to speak again.
Afraid that even a deep breath could trigger aftershocks.
They didn’t know how much time had passed, but finally, when their surroundings quieted down, Bai Qishu said, "Let’s go out and check the situation!"
Ye Ningwan said, "Wait a bit more, there might be aftershocks."
"How long should we wait?" Bai Qishu asked.
He didn’t have any experience in this area either. When he was young, his hometown often had earthquakes, but the houses there were built with earthquake resistance from the start.
So as long as it wasn’t a major earthquake, smaller ones typically weren’t a problem.
The only major earthquake they experienced caused half the house to collapse.
His brother ran out holding him without even wearing shoes, making it outside in one breath.
Thinking about these things now, Bai Qishu suddenly felt a sense of guilt.
In this world, there’s probably no one who cares for him as much as his brother does.
"I’ve wronged my brother. He treats me so well, yet I let him down for someone else." Bai Qishu said suddenly out of nowhere.
Ye Ningwan frowned: "Why are you saying this all of a sudden? Anyway, these words should be said to your brother in person, they’re useless if you say them to me."
"He won’t see me anymore, he’s already severed ties with me, utterly heartbroken." Bai Qishu said sadly.
Ye Ningwan took a deep breath and said speechlessly, "Why can’t you see the big picture? If your brother were really mad at you, would he have asked me to protect you no matter what? He even cooperated with me in business for your sake."
"My brother asked you to protect me?" Bai Qishu grabbed Ye Ningwan’s arm excitedly.
Ye Ningwan forcefully slapped his hand away.
"Yes, he asked me to protect you, are you happy now? Your brother has never truly been mad at you, it’s you who are overthinking." Ye Ningwan rolled her eyes.
Bai Qishu was ecstatic and exclaimed, "That’s great, I knew my brother wouldn’t give up on me easily. I must apologize to him and obediently return to his side, no more messing around."
"What? You’re not planning to stay by Li Qingqing’s side anymore?" Ye Ningwan snorted and asked.
Bai Qishu surprisingly answered firmly, "Yes, I’m not staying with her anymore. I saw with my own eyes that she didn’t escape, and the house collapsed. She’s likely dead. So now I can finally get rid of her."
"Get rid of her? Didn’t you like her?" Ye Ningwan asked curiously.
Bai Qishu smirked bitterly: "That was before, I did like her. But... didn’t you see what she’s like now? How disgusting she’s become?"
"Scumbag, you don’t like her now that she’s gained weight? Aging, sickness, and death are natural human processes, she’s just gained weight now, what about when she gets old? You’d detest her even more by then? What a scumbag." Ye Ningwan said with disdain.
This time, she was willing to speak on behalf of Li Qingqing.
But Bai Qishu hurriedly explained: "It’s not just because she’s gained weight that I dislike her. You have no idea, she became increasingly disgusting. You don’t know how many men she sought after Zhan Hanjue, who resembled him. She made them undergo plastic surgery to resemble Zhan Hanjue, causing harm to so many people."
"What? She did such a thing?" Ye Ningwan was shocked.
Bai Qishu snorted coldly: "Otherwise, why would I be so disgusted by her?"
Ye Ningwan thought to herself, she wasn’t all that decent before either, but you didn’t find her this disgusting.
It all comes down to appearance in the end.
Indeed, it’s her youthful looks that he loved back then.
"There shouldn’t be more aftershocks, let’s go out! It’s not good to stay hiding here forever." Bai Qishu said again.
Ye Ningwan said, "Hmm, let’s go out and have a look."
The two emerged from the earthquake shelter, and when they saw the outside scene, they were dumbfounded.
The luxurious palace villa had turned into ruins.
The entire expanse of buildings had all become debris.
The surroundings were silent, not even the sound of birds chirping.
It seemed as if they were the only two living beings left in the entire world.
Both of them felt a surge of fear in their hearts.
Ye Ningwan didn’t know how many people the estate and villa accommodated, but Bai Qishu did.
Including field personnel, there were at least a hundred people in the entire estate and villa.
However, now it felt like only the two of them remained.
"When the buildings were constructed, didn’t you strengthen them for earthquake resistance?" After some time, Ye Ningwan slowly asked.
Bai Qishu said, "Li Qingqing was eager for quick success, wanting the villa completed early for her enjoyment. It was hastily built, flashy but impractical, without considering the possibility of an earthquake here."
"Stupid to death." Ye Ningwan cursed in anger.
It indeed was foolish. On this mountainside, besides earthquakes, there are also mudslides. Was Li Qingqing’s brain muddled? She didn’t even consider these factors.
"Let’s first see if there are any other survivors." Bai Qishu proposed.
Ye Ningwan nodded.
The two immediately set out to search everywhere.
They did find some alive, although injured.
Ye Ningwan and Bai Qishu joined in pulling people out from the ruins.
"I have some hemostatic medicine here, let’s stop the bleeding first. But the injury is quite severe, he needs anti-inflammatories too. You should have plenty of medicine here, find some." Ye Ningwan instructed.
Bai Qishu nodded.
After finding the medicine, Ye Ningwan instructed him to continue searching for people.
Fortunately, they found more than a dozen.
Some were injured, and some were not.
Ye Ningwan instructed Bai Qishu to take those uninjured to search for the injured, to save as many as possible.
Communication with the outside world was also cut off now.
Ye Ningwan worked hard for most of the day, bandaging everyone’s wounds, and then she remembered Xunyou.
"Go outside and see if you can find Xunyou." Ye Ningwan instructed.
Bai Qishu nodded, having seen Xunyou before, he went out to search.
Ye Ningwan wasn’t worried about Xunyou; she wasn’t inside the house, so her chances of survival should be higher.
She also knew martial arts, was quick on her feet, likely she’d be fine.
Sure enough, Bai Qishu soon returned with Xunyou.
Although unharmed, she was quite disheveled.
Seeing Ye Ningwan, she let out a breath of relief: "I’ve been looking for you for ages, not knowing which house you were in, thankfully you’re alright."
"Thankfully you’re alright too, come help me. We need to move the injured elsewhere. It’s still raining, staying like this is very dangerous, and with the hot weather, an epidemic could easily break out. We must quickly get down the mountain and bring people up to dig out those buried in the ruins, some might still be saved." Ye Ningwan said.
Xunyou shook her head with a furrowed brow, "We can’t. I’ve already checked around. The road down the mountain is damaged, we can’t leave anytime soon. But the earthquake affected a large area, hopefully someone will discover us in time and come to the rescue."
"This won’t do, we must find a way to contact the outside. Fetch Bai Qishu, I need to inquire about the surrounding situation." Ye Ningwan immediately asked someone to call for Bai Qishu.