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"It would be great if this were heaven. Don't move now; I will get you to the shore," Chen Haoxuan gasped, his strength severely depleted, relying solely on his willpower.
Zhou Kexin realized she was not dead when she saw the river. She had been saved by Chen Haoxuan. Although she did not turn to look at her rescuer, she was certain from his voice that it was him, the boy who had hurt her heart time and again.
"Why did you save me? Didn't you hate me?" Zhou Kexin asked lightly.
Chen Haoxuan struggled to swim toward the shore while panting, replying, "I never said I hated you; you just thought too much." After he spoke, a gust of wind swept the river water toward them again, and with a whoosh, Chen Haoxuan, who was almost at the shore, was swept away once more.
Chen Haoxuan really wanted to sleep well; he was exhausted and needed rest. But for Chen Yina and Zhou Kexin, he could not give up. He swam desperately toward the shore and shouted to the people on land, "Quick! Find a rope and throw something buoyant down!"
There were still kind-hearted people. A middle-aged man heard Chen Haoxuan's words and quickly turned to run toward a shop not far from the riverbank. He bought a large bundle of rope from a grocery store and then returned to the riverbank, picking up an empty bottle that had been washed ashore. The bottle was plastic and appeared to have been used for oil.
After tying the bottle with the rope, the middle-aged man shouted to Chen Haoxuan, "Hey! I've tied this bottle with rope. I'm throwing it over now; you must catch it!" With that, he threw the bottle with all his might, and it landed ten meters away from Chen Haoxuan.
At this point, Chen Haoxuan was nearly at his limit. His body had always been weak; since arriving in this century, he had been busy making money without time to exercise. Seeing the bottle floating ten meters away on the river's surface, Chen Haoxuan steeled himself for one last effort to grasp a glimmer of hope.
Since Chen Haoxuan was holding Zhou Kexin around her neck from behind, she could not see his expression but could feel his fatigue as his swimming speed slowed down.
"Chen Haoxuan, let me go! If you take me with you, neither of us will survive. If it's just you, you can definitely make it back to shore," Zhou Kexin cried with tears streaming down her face.
"Since I chose to save you, I won't abandon you; that's my principle. One must not give up halfway. You see that empty bottle floating on the river? You must grab it when the time comes, okay?" Chen Haoxuan urged breathlessly.
"Okay," Zhou Kexin replied emotionally. She felt guilty for how she had treated him before; he wasn't angry at all and was now risking his life to save her. She began to consider that if they could escape this danger together, she would think about becoming Chen Haoxuan's girlfriend.
When he was still two meters away, Chen Haoxuan could not move. He was exhausted, and his limbs felt powerless.
Since Chen Haoxuan had just stopped, he had not yet submerged. Zhou Kexin, seeing him suddenly halt, curiously asked, "Chen Haoxuan, what's wrong?"
Looking at the Empty Bottle tied with a rope two meters away, Chen Haoxuan sighed. He calmly told Zhou Kexin, "I saved you, so you must live well. Listen, I'm going to push you towards the Empty Bottle with all my strength, and you must grab it."
"Ah—!" Chen Haoxuan suddenly shouted, and his body was instantly filled with strength. He quickly pushed Zhou Kexin towards the Empty Bottle two meters away.
Then, Chen Haoxuan slowly submerged into the water. He had just used a special method to invigorate his body, which granted him a momentary surge of extraordinary strength—this was the last of his physical energy. Now, with no strength left in his body, Chen Haoxuan could only leave his fate to chance as he was swept away by the river.
Zhou Kexin successfully grabbed the Empty Bottle. After securing it, she immediately turned and shouted, "Chen Haoxuan, I got it! Come over!" But Chen Haoxuan had already been carried away by the river; there was no sign of him.
"Chen Haoxuan! Chen Haoxuan…." Zhou Kexin began to cry out his name in anguish.
Hua Lingwei, like Zhou Kexin, was shouting Chen Haoxuan's name. Zhou Kexin did not see how he disappeared, but Hua Lingwei stood on the high bank and witnessed Chen Haoxuan slowly submerge into the water and then be swept away. She had just seen Zhou Kexin get pulled into the river; now she watched as Chen Haoxuan sank beneath the surface. The impact of today was truly overwhelming for her.
Zhou Kexin was pulled ashore as the police arrived with a rescue boat. They began searching for Chen Haoxuan cautiously.
An hour later, the police left because a storm was approaching. Continuing the search could endanger the lives of the rescuers.
Zhou Kexin and Hua Lingwei were forcibly taken home by their families, while citizens who had gathered by the river to watch the waves blown up by the wind also departed.
In a luxurious villa, Zhou Kexin lay on her bed in despair, tears streaming down her face. She continuously cried out for her family to find a way to save Chen Haoxuan. "Dad, please! Save Chen Haoxuan! He was swept away by the river while trying to save me; you have to save him! If not, I won't live either!"
"Ah—, do you think I don't want to save him? I not only want to save him, but I also want him to be my son-in-law! But in this weather, no one dares to go out and rescue him! Just like how Chen Haoxuan saved you; he managed to bring you back, but now he himself... sigh—, we can only leave it to fate. I hope he is still alive." Zhou Xiang sighed as he sat by Zhou Kexin's bedside.
On the sofa in Zhou Kexin's room, Hua Lingwei was hunched over, covering her face with her hands and burying her head between her knees, quietly sobbing. Her frail shoulders shook continuously. Looking at the wet marks on the floor, it was clear that Hua Lingwei had been crying for a long time, feeling very sad. Beyond her sadness, she also felt guilty; she blamed herself for letting Chen Haoxuan go save Zhou Kexin, believing that if she hadn't, Chen Haoxuan wouldn't have gotten into trouble.
"Zhou Kexin, don't worry. Chen Haoxuan will be fine. As soon as the storm stops, I will immediately send a large team to search for him," Hua Tianyu comforted Zhou Kexin.
In a small village not far from New City University, a girl stood dazed at the entrance of a shabby tile house, gazing at the relentless rain outside. She worriedly said, "Brother Xuan, why hasn't he come back yet?"
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