Chapter 19

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“I told you, she grew up on the mountains. Other girls might be afraid, but to Du Jiuyuan, going up the mountains is as natural as going home for dinner.”

Seeing how determined Ji Jingchen was, Gu Xingchen’s eyes lit up with curiosity. He really wanted to know if that girl really had the guts to spend the night alone in the mountains!

Ji Jingchen called over forty people and began to search the mountains before nightfall.

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The sky slowly darkened as Du Jiuyuan climbed over the mountains.

She still had a bottle of water and half a loaf of bread in her backpack. She had to drink the water sparingly, otherwise, it would be very difficult for her to endure. The higher she climbed up the mountains, the colder the temperature got. Du Jiuyuan took out the only piece of clothing from her backpack and put it on.

“Annoying man! He’s really haunting me.” If not for Ji Jingchen’s arrival, she would have been on her way to Shaoyang City by now. She was so angry that she cursed at Ji Jingchen.

Du Jiuyuan used the moonlight to climb the mountain carefully. Her steps became slower and slower. It took her more than two hours to climb halfway up the mountain.

Despite growing up on the mountain, Du Jiuyuan still felt tired at this moment. She found a place to sit down and rest for a while.

Not far away, a red flame flashed before her eyes. The sizzling sound made Du Jiuyuan alert.

The sky was dry, and she actually encountered a sudden mountain fire.

Du Jiuyuan reacted and ran down the mountain. A fire like this had caused many people to die under the thick smoke. Du Jiuyuan did not run far before she felt the thick smoke coming, making it difficult for her to breathe.

Driven by her desire to survive, Du Jiuyuan’s only thought was to run. The heatwave was behind her.

Finally, a figure appeared in front of her. She clearly saw that it was Ji Jingchen.

She wanted him to run quickly, but she could not make a sound.

Ji Jingchen also noticed her. He rushed to the front of the pack and ran toward her.

A burnt tree trunk fell over and hit Du Jiuyuan’s back hard. She fell to the ground, but still managed to scream at the top of her hoarse voice, “Run!”

Ji Jingchen’s face turned dark. He rushed forward to lift the tree trunk and carried her in his arms. The two of them were caught in the fire.

They had planned to seal off the mountain to look for someone, but the sudden mountain fire stopped them. The fireman asked Ji Jingchen and the others to wait at the foot of the mountain. He did not agree and insisted on coming up with the fireman.

Fortunately, the fireman quickly caught up and put out the fire for the two of them to escape.

At this moment, Gu Xingchen rushed over and found that Ji Jingchen’s hand was injured. Gu Xingchen wanted to carry Du Jiuyuan for him but was quickly rejected by Ji Jingchen.

Du Jiuyuan’s injury was not very serious. After the wood was charred, it was much lighter. There were some minor burns on her back and she fell into a coma.

Ji Jingchen hurriedly carried her away from the scene and got into the car to send her to the hospital.

Ji Jingchen’s hands and arms were all burned. He only bandaged his wounds carelessly and then stood guard in front of Du Jiuyuan’s hospital bed.

Du Jiuyuan slowly woke up. Before she fainted, she saw a mountain full of orange flames. Now that she has opened her eyes and saw Ji Jingchen, she did not know whether it was because of the mountain fire or Ji Jingchen, but she slowly shed tears.

“You’re awake?” The burned skin on Ji Jingchen’s hands had not been removed yet, but the doctor was already in the ward.

“CEO Ji, you should treat your wound again!” The doctor urged him from the side.

“Shut up. Let’s see how she is first.” Ji Jingchen didn’t care about such a small injury.

Du Jiuyuan pointed at Ji Jingchen’s arm, indicating that she would not have a doctor to see her if he did not treat his injuries first.

Only then did Ji Jingchen compromise. He let the doctor bandage his wound again and clean up the burned skin.

The doctor did not give him a large amount of anesthetic. When he removed the burned skin, Ji Jingchen would feel intense pain, but Ji Jingchen did not even let out a single cry, though he sweated profusely.

He looked at Du Jiuyuan the entire time. Du Jiuyuan’s eyes were filled with tears, and she could not speak for a moment.

“Apply the antibiotic three times a day. Don’t let the wound get wet. It’ll be fine once the new skin grows again,” the doctor reminded Ji Jingchen dutifully after he finished treating his wound.

“Her injuries are not serious. She needs to be hospitalized and be observed for the next two days. Her burns are very light. She just needs to change the bandage once a day,” the doctor said and left the ward in a hurry.

Ji Jingchen’s aura was really too frightening. If he weren’t a doctor who had to carry out his duty, he would have run away long ago.

Ji Jingchen sat on Du Jiuyuan’s bed and stared at the IV drip that was dripping cold liquid into her body. He glanced at her from time to time.

The two of them looked at each other speechlessly.

“Do you want to drink some water?” In the end, Ji Jingchen broke the silence.

Du Jiuyuan shook her head and remained silent

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