Chapter 170: Chapter 170: The towering figure guards her tightly
The weather in June changes on a di.
Just ten minutes later, a fierce wind arose, and dark clouds tumbled in from the horizon.
A storm seed imminent.
Suddenly, lightning slashed across the sky, followed by thunder echoing through the mountains and forests.
Gu Qiaoqiao was jolted awake by the thunder.
She opened her sowhat groggy eyes and looked ahead, wondering if a heavy rain was about to fall.
Qin Yize sternly ordered Luh Fei to drive to a more open area,
to avoid the sudden storm.
Accelerating, the car shot forward like an arrow released from its bow.
Seeing that Gu Qiaoqiao had awakened, Qin Yize whispered, “It might rain soon; we’ll find a place to take cover.”
Gu Qiaoqiao humd softly in response.
Looking at the trees outside bending in the wind, she realized that this wouldn’t be a light rainfall.
The mountain road was treacherous, and Gu Qiaoqiao gripped the car door handle tightly.
But they were still beneath the mountain, a distance away from the adow ahead.
Although the section of the mountain road was flat, the mountain to the right was very tall, while to the left lay a swath of low-lying shrubbery.
The wind grew stronger.
Suddenly, the sound of raindrops pattered against the windshield.
The downpour had begun.
Luh Fei gripped the steering wheel tightly and glanced at the unfazed Qin Yize beside him, which sowhat cald his nerves.
Ever since he had started driving for Qin Yize, this was the first ti they had ventured this far.
But at that mont, a rumbling sound seed to co from above them.
At first, one might have thought it was thunder again, but Qin Yize’s face turned stern, and he bellowed, “Stop the car!”
But it was too late.
Due to inertia, even though the brakes were slamd, the car still moved forward more than two ters.
Suddenly, with a loud crash, countless large and small rocks mixed with mud cascaded down from the mountain.
In an instant, they struck the military jeep’s body.
Clang, clang, clang—the impacts all hit the roof of the car.
Qin Yize, in the blink of an eye, pressed down on the stunned Luh Fei, shouting, “Cover your head and duck down!”
Then, he pressed down on the seat, hurled himself over to Gu Qiaoqiao, and, in one swift motion, held the dazed Gu Qiaoqiao in his arms.
His large fra firmly protected her.
Then there was darkness in the car, followed by a whirlwind motion as the car tumbled down the mountain road and crashed into the bushes.
And all this transpired in the span of three seconds.
Gu Qiaoqiao’s mind was a blank slate; all she heard was a muffled groan from above, and being held in Qin Yize’s large, warm embrace, she felt no pain.
Danger and disaster always strike when least expected.
One mont, they were driving on a mountain road; the next, the car had tumbled into the bushes.
After rolling several tis, the car finally ca to a stop.
Gu Qiaoqiao was completely dazed.
Before she could recover, she heard Qin Yize’s hoarse voice above her, “Luh Fei.”
“Doctor Qin, I’m okay,” Luh Fei replied from the front, breathing heavily.
Knowing that Gu Qiaoqiao in his arms was also unhard, Qin Yize kicked at the car door; it was probably warped from the impact. He asked Luh Fei, “Can you get out?”
“I’m trapped in the seat; I’m trying to move.”
“Be careful.”
“Yes, I know.”
Then Luh Fei finally managed to squeeze out from under the seat with great difficulty, and with a forceful push, he actually opened the car door and climbed out.
The rain was still pouring outside.
He felt relieved inside, thankful that after flipping over several tis, the car had landed upright. Otherwise, if it had been wheels up, they would have been in real danger.
Qin Yize loosened his grip on Gu Qiaoqiao’s hand a bit, “Gu Qiaoqiao, climb out from the steering wheel side, quickly…”
As he spoke, he let go of her body and carefully but swiftly helped Gu Qiaoqiao out of the car.
Luh Fei caught Gu Qiaoqiao.
After that, Qin Yize squeezed out of the car himself.
Luh Fei, still shaken, wiped the rainwater off his face, thinking how lucky he was.
Such a serious accident, and yet all three of them could still stand on the ground with limbs intact.
It was truly a miracle!
As soon as Qin Yize had steadied himself, he took off his coat and wrapped it around a pale-looking Gu Qiaoqiao, covering her head and upper body.
And the rain imdiately soaked his white shirt.
Soon the shirt was drenched.
But it also outlined his muscular physique.
Filled with strength and a sense of security.
He looked around, pondered for a mont, and the map of the Northern Mountain Area involuntarily ca to mind.
He carefully recalled the details, confirming their current position.
And the surrounding circumstances.
A mont later, his brows furrowed, and after a bit of contemplation, he looked at Luh Fei and commanded, “About twenty kiloters from here, there’s a forestry station, and about ten kiloters from the forestry station is a testing site affiliated with our base. You go make a call to report this incident to the base, and then drive a car over here. This one’s a write-off.”
“Yes, Doctor Qin, I’ll make sure the task is completed.” With that, Luh Fei quickly ran off towards a fork in the road up ahead.
It was three o’clock in the afternoon.
It should have been bright and sunny, but dark clouds were still rapidly rolling in the sky, like a stormy sea.
“Wait,” Qin Yize called out to Luh Fei, taking a pistol from behind his waist and instructing him, “The mountain roads are even harder to navigate after the heavy rain. Be careful on your own.”
Luh Fei hesitated, “Doctor Qin, I’m fine, you keep the gun.”
This was a desolate mountain range and seed very unsafe.
“I’ll be fine here.” Qin Yize then glanced at Gu Qiaoqiao, who was clearly still dazed.
Luh Fei didn’t argue, aware of Doctor Qin’s combat skills capable of taking down big ga.
He nodded firmly, “Yes, Doctor Qin, then I’ll be going. You and sister-in-law, take care here too.”
After that, he set off at a brisk pace.
The rain was slowly easing.
Wrapped in Qin Yize’s coat, Gu Qiaoqiao only then started to feel surrounded by his crisp scent.
Looking at Qin Yize, who was completely soaked yet heedless as he went to check the car, a sour feeling welled up in Gu Qiaoqiao’s heart.
The mont he had thrown himself over in the nick of ti kept replaying before her eyes.
The three of them were unhard, perhaps due to the amulets, but more so because of Qin Yize’s composure in the face of danger.
Otherwise, it was possible they could have suffered scraped faces, and injured arms and legs.
But none of that happened.
One had to say, they were truly lucky!
Breathing in, the scent she noticed was uniquely Qin Yize’s, as if she was surrounded by bamboo.
Crisp, refreshing, yet with a gentle warmth.
Gu Qiaoqiao’s curly lashes fluttered like butterfly wings as she stealthily watched that tall and upright figure.
A heart that she had tried to freeze was silently thawing.
She thought that if they couldn’t be husband and wife, perhaps they could still be good friends.
Suddenly, Gu Qiaoqiao rembered sothing and exclaid, “Ah!” She hurried toward the twisted wreckage of the jeep.
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