"Where is this place? Why can't I see anything? Am I... blind?"
Seeing nothing but darkness, Xiaofan felt a bit uneasy.
"Blind, your big head! This is a cave. It's dark outside, and it's raining heavily, so it's no wonder you can't see anything."
Seeing Xiaofan awake, Leng Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief and felt enlightened...
"Oh, oh..."
"Does it hurt? Are you seriously injured? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"
"Hmm? Ouch..." Xiaofan tried to move but was t with intense pain from the right shoulder.
"How are you feeling?" Leng Yue asked worriedly.
"The right side is a bit immobile. Was it dislocated before? Did you fix it later?"
"Yes..."
"It's okay, it'll be fine in a few days. By the way, where are we now?"
"I don't know where this is, either. All I know is that we're on a deserted island... You've been unconscious for an entire week."
"What? A week?"
His thoughts flashed back to the explosion; he didn't expect a whole week to have passed.
No matter where they were now, Xiaofan felt extrely fortunate to have survived the explosion, especially since both of them were alive.
Surviving ans there's still hope. A week has passed, which ans the forty-nine days of the White Scorpion's poison have forty-two days left. If... an antidote is not found within this ti, then death is inevitable.
Having faced death so many tis, Xiaofan was taking it very lightly now. Sotis, these things aren't sothing you can force.
He just wondered how everyone at ho was doing...
Huaxia, Capital City...
Ye Aotian had never stopped searching for the Three-color Figs, but unfortunately, such a rare dicinal herb with such low odds of appearing was not easily found.
Moreover, not every country is like Japan, surrounded by sea on all sides...
However, as long as the ti limit hasn't passed... No, even if those forty-nine days really pass, Ye Aotian will not give up on researching an antidote for the White Scorpion. Absolutely not...
Ti was passing.
Nobody ntioned Xiaofan's forty-nine-day deadline. But everyone who cared for him was silently counting those days in their hearts...
Everyone created a group on WeChat. Usually, no one talked much in that group, but everyone stayed in it because as soon as anyone received news about Xiaofan, they would inform everyone imdiately...
But... one day, two days, three days... a week, half a month... a month... had passed.
He hadn't co back, there was no news, vanished from the world... or maybe he had really passed away.
People started to beco anxious, worried, even restless, and unable to enjoy their food.
Everyone was afraid, afraid that the last shred of hope would also dissipate with ti, and afraid that even if Xiaofan survived the explosion, he would still not escape the clutches of the White Scorpion.
Yet... all they could do was wait, wait...
"Li San, are you going to Japan again?"
This was the third flight Li San had taken to Japan this month. Each trip, he would co back three days later, and after another two or three days, he would go again.
He knew that doing this didn't give him much chance of finding Xiaofan, but it was the only thing he could do for now.
On the other side, at Qingbei University.
"ng Ying, I genuinely like you, please give a chance. Let love you properly and give you a ho."
There were indeed many suitors like this, and quite a few were upright and promising young n. However...
For example, in front of her was Liang Shaokai, a gentleman with a handso appearance, whose family ran three chain restaurants, a departnt store, and three supermarkets.
Especially since, despite his good family background, he didn't have any ulterior motives. Many girls at the school pursued him, but he didn't show any inclination.
One could say that a man like him is truly a rare find in this world.
Yet he had fallen in love at first sight with the graceful Chen ngying.
His pursuit wasn't forceful but as gentle as always, considering everything from Chen ngying's perspective.
For a girl, this in itself was already a kind of happiness.
If... she hadn't t Xiaofan. ng Ying, would surely have been moved.
But alas, when a girl gives her heart and soul to soone, no matter how exceptional another boy might be, she won't consider it. There won't even be a chance for comparison.
Truth be told, Chen ngying could also feel his sincerity towards her, but she wasn't moved in the least.
"I'm sorry, Classmate Liang, I already have soone in my heart." This was, she lost count, the umpteenth rejection.
"I don't believe you. You say you have soone in your heart, but over this past month or more, besides a few close girl friends, I haven't seen you interact with any male. Are you using this as an excuse to reject ?"
"No, I really already..."
"If you don't like now, you can just tell . I can wait for you. I believe that one day you'll try to accept . But please don't lie to . I don't know why, but ever since I saw you in the library for the first ti, I've been irresistibly drawn to you. I know that by doing this I'm being sowhat abrupt and reckless, but... but I've really fallen for you."
"I have soone in my heart; it's just that he isn't by my side right now. He's very good to . Thank you for your favor. I'm not lying to you, you're excellent, but I don't like you. I hope you find a better girl."
"ng Ying... who is he? Has he found soone new because he hasn't appeared for so long? Has he already forgotten you, or..."
"Don't you dare talk about him like that..." Chen ngying suddenly shouted at him. It was her first ti losing such a temper in public.
"I'm sorry."
"Please don't look for anymore. We're not a good match."
With those words, Chen ngying walked past him without hesitation, her gaze full of determination.
It's impossible, not even giving it a chance to consider.
"ng Ying, wait for ..."
anwhile, just as Chen ngying was clearly rejecting another suitor, Liu Siyan's voice called from behind.
"Hmm? What's up? Why are you in such a hurry?"
"Let's go, let's go, it's so annoying."
Grabbing Chen ngying, Liu Siyan hurried toward the parking lot.
And just around thirty ters behind, at the corner, seven n in neatly pressed suits, each holding flowers and gifts, were chasing after them.
"Siyan, wait for ..."
"Siyan, I'm the one who truly cares for you."
Helplessly, Liu Siyan pulled Chen ngying into the car. They started the engine and quickly drove away.
"This university is unbearable," Liu Siyan said, dismissing those guys as they drove off without caring.
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