Xu Qian glanced at the back seat, where the man was secured by the seatbelt.
His short brown hair drooped over his forehead, his eyes were closed, and he was unresponsive.
The water had already reached his waist.
Song Xiaoan??
Was Xiao Ping related to him?
Xu Qian narrowed her eyes, pulling hard on the door handle, but it wouldn't budge.
She surfaced to take a deep breath and dived back down.
Xu Qian tapped the car window with her super hammer, and large pieces of glass shattered.
Water instantly flooded the cabin.
Xu Qian pulled open the cabin door, dragged him out, grabbed his shoulders, and began to ascend.
Suddenly, the man opened his eyes and struggled with all his might, water pouring into his mouth, nose, and ears.
Xu Qian, caught off guard, was pulled away by his struggle. The current was already strong, and their distance widened as soon as she let go.
He clutched his own neck with both hands, his eyes wide, his legs kicking desperately, yet his body sank.
A classic sign of drowning.
Xu Qian gritted her teeth and swam towards him with all her might, forcing his neck upwards.
Song Xiaoan thrashed for a while before losing consciousness.
Xu Qian secured him to a prepared ladder, tugged on the rope, signaling Xiao Ping to pull him up, while she slowly climbed up along the rock face.
Xiao Ping, after being pulled up, was stunned. The man looked familiar, but he didn't recognize him.
Xu Qian climbed up and checked his breathing. There were no major issues, except for a large gash on his forehead. He likely wouldn't wake up anytime soon.
She glanced at Xiao Ping, who remained rooted to the spot, and asked, "Do you know him?"
Xiao Ping shook his head, "I think I should know him, but I can't remember."
Xu Qian: "..."
For a moment, Xu Qian considered killing him.
He insisted on being saved, and now that he was, he didn't recognize him. Wasn't that just being a nuisance?
It was all for nothing.
Suddenly, the man's body convulsed, and he mumbled, "Gege, Gege..."
Xiao Ping was startled and quickly stuffed a nearby blanket into his mouth for him to bite down on. After a while, the convulsions stopped.
Epileptic seizure?
Xu Qian looked at the two of them and asked, "Xiao Ping, how did you know that would help?"
Xiao Ping's face was pale. He shook his head, "I don't know. I just instinctively put it in his mouth."
Xu Qian narrowed her eyes slightly but said nothing.
She bandaged Song Xiaoan's wound. Xiao Ping hadn't transformed into Xu Lü yet and remained in a dazed state, sitting beside Song Xiaoan.
The rain had fallen for a day and a night, and the water began to recede. Xu Qian also decided it was time to leave.
"Xiao Ping, we're leaving."
Xiao Ping snapped back to attention, hesitating, "But he..."
Xu Qian's expression turned cold. She said faintly, "Xiao Ping, I've done all I can to save him. If you don't leave, you can stay here with him."
With that, Xu Qian turned and began to climb down the mountain, giving him no room for negotiation.
Xu Qian hadn't wanted to save him in the first place. If they hadn't caused trouble, she wouldn't have bothered with this mess.
Xiao Ping quickly straightened up. He bent down to adjust Song Xiaoan's blanket and said softly,
"Although I don't know who you are, I hope you live well."
"May we meet again."
Xu Qian slowly climbed down the rocky mountain, soon hearing familiar footsteps behind her.
"Xu Qian, you're really leaving me behind?"
He hadn't expected Xu Qian to actually leave, and to have gone so far.
He thought Xu Qian was just saying it and wouldn't really abandon him...
Xu Qian said exasperatedly, "You seem to like him a lot. Why don't you go with him?"
Xiao Ping grabbed her wrist and asked cautiously, "Xu Qian, you're not that petty, are you? He's a man."
Xu Qian: What does that have to do with him being a man or a woman?