Chapter 1958: So He Had Known All Along

Li Xingyan tilted his head slightly and glanced behind him.

Then, he quickened his pace.

Because they had to climb a slope, Li Xingyan's upper body would involuntarily straighten up.

Wei Yangyang did not want to fall off, so she had to wrap her arms around Li Xingyan's shoulders.

And the undulating slope made Wei Yangyang very afraid.

She did not even dare to look up, instead burying her head into Li Xingyan's shoulder.

"Don't be afraid, we will definitely make it up."

In the pouring rain, Li Xingyan's voice came through steadily.

After hearing this, Wei Yangyang nodded gently.

Then, the next second...

She felt as if Li Xingyan's entire upper body had straightened up!

Wei Yangyang tried hard not to cry out, instead clutching his neck tightly.

Li Xingyan was climbing with great difficulty.

Moreover, every time he climbed up a section, he would slide back down a little.

Fortunately, after a great deal of effort, the two of them finally climbed up!

Li Xingyan immediately lay on the ground, his whole body breathing heavily.

Wei Yangyang used her body to shield him from the rain, so that the raindrops would not hit his face.

Li Xingyan closed his eyes for a moment, then slowly opened them.

Afterward, what he saw was Wei Yangyang hovering over him.

In that instant, Li Xingyan really wanted to raise his hand, press the back of this woman's head, and let her lean in...

He thought this in his heart, and his arm intended to do so as well.

But just as his arm moved, Li Xingyan's expression changed.

The injury on his arm had not yet healed.

He had climbed up with such strain, it was likely his old injury had flared up...

Wei Yangyang was looking around to see if there was a place to take shelter from the rain, so she missed the change in Li Xingyan's expression.

And after looking around, Wei Yangyang pointed ahead and said, "That big rock can shelter us from the rain, let's go there!"

Li Xingyan also looked forward, then prepared to stand up.

But he discovered that he actually could not stand up!

Li Xingyan frowned, then gritted his teeth and struggled to sit up.

Just from sitting up like this, Li Xingyan's body was about to fall backward helplessly.

Fortunately, Wei Yangyang supported him and let him lean into her embrace.

And as they got this close...

"Li Xingyan, why are you so hot?"

Li Xingyan closed his eyes and said, "I'm fine, get up, let's keep going."

"Stop joking, you have a fever!"

Li Xingyan still kept his eyes closed, but he seemed not to hear what Wei Yangyang was saying.

He was just relying on sheer willpower, murmuring, "Don't be afraid, someone will find us..."

Just at this moment, a burst of footsteps came from afar.

Wei Yangyang was very afraid that it was those kidnappers.

She even grabbed a stone nearby and stared at the heavy shadows in the distance with a guarded expression.

However, when those shadows drew near...

"Tiantian!"

Jiang Motian had already encountered the villagers and learned from them that Wei Yangyang and Li Xingyan were trapped at the bottom of the pit.

But walking along the road, everyone had not seen any sign of them.

This made Jiang Motian extremely anxious.

Suddenly, she heard a familiar voice!

This made Jiang Motian overjoyed, and she stepped forward and ran toward the sound.

However, when she saw the two people huddled together in the curtain of rain, her heart tightened fiercely again!

Jiang Motian held an umbrella over Wei Yangyang and Li Xingyan and asked in a panic, "What happened to my brother?"

"He got caught in the rain, his body is very hot!"

Jiang Motian hurriedly touched him.

The next second, she shouted to the people behind her, "Quick, take my brother to the Hospital!"

In the Hospital, Li Xingyan lay on the hospital bed with his eyes tightly shut.

At this moment, he looked a bit miserable.

Not only was he nearly burned into pneumonia by a severe cold, but the injury on his arm was even worse.

Having taken medicine, he was drowsy and confused.

From time to time, he would murmur Wei Yangyang's name.

Originally, Li Xingyan could still be stubborn and refuse to admit his feelings for Wei Yangyang.

But now, even the nurses knew that this handsome man's "white moonlight" was named Wei Yangyang.

As for this "white moonlight," her luck was much better.

Although she had some abrasions on her body and her ankle was sprained, it was treated in time and there was nothing serious, not even affecting her ability to walk.

Wei Yangyang also heard Li Xingyan calling her name.

Hearing those calls made her feel very self-reproachful.

She kept feeling that Li Xingyan becoming like this was all because of her.

Because of this self-reproach, Wei Yangyang stayed by Li Xingyan's side.

She wanted him to see her the moment he woke up.

This could also be considered a form of compensation from her to him...

Being able to see Wei Yangyang waiting eagerly by her brother's side, Jiang Motian should have been gratified.

But the moment she thought about how Wei Yangyang had also been caught in the rain and was badly frightened...

She said with heartache, "Go back and rest quickly, I'll take care of my brother."

"But I want to wait for him to wake up."

"It will be the same if I notify you after he wakes up."

As soon as Jiang Motian's words fell, she heard Li Xingyan calling Wei Yangyang's name again.

Sigh, he wasn't playing mute anymore at this moment.

If her brother could have spoken up in time on ordinary days, perhaps he would have already moved Wei Yangyang's heart.

Jiang Motian was silently melancholy, then muttered, "I really hope my brother can make up for his regrets."

"He definitely will!"

Wei Yangyang did not know that the "regret" her friend spoke of was herself.

So she agreed readily.

Afterwards, Wei Yangyang lowered her eyes and sighed, "If it weren't for helping me, he wouldn't have ended up in such a miserable state."

Jiang Motian heard the taste of self-reproach in these words.

But Wei Yangyang did not need to reproach herself!

Jiang Motian explained, "The kidnappers' target was me; strictly speaking, you were the one who suffered an unprovoked disaster."

"But being able to block the disaster for you, I didn't suffer in vain. It's fortunate that those kidnappers didn't deliberately make things difficult for people."

"Hmph, that's because they didn't find money. Once money is involved, human nature cannot withstand scrutiny; who knows what would have happened."

As Jiang Motian spoke, she took a deep breath.

She felt a lingering fear now.

And some things could not bear to be pondered; the more she thought, the colder her body felt.

Seeing her friend knitting her brows with a worried look on her face, Wei Yangyang guessed what she was thinking.

To soothe her friend, Wei Yangyang said, "It's a good thing your brother arrived in time and turned the tide, and the bad guys were caught too. He is truly amazing!"

It was rare for Wei Yangyang to praise Li Xingyan.

Jiang Motian wanted to shake her brother awake on the hospital bed so he could hear his sweetheart's praise together with her.

Unfortunately...

This thought could only be kept in her heart.

All Jiang Motian could do was follow Wei Yangyang and say nice things: "My brother is indeed amazing. From the moment he received the call, he pretended not to know they had grabbed the wrong person, buying time for the subsequent operation."

Who knew that this very sentence would leave Wei Yangyang stunned.

She turned her head, stared straight at Jiang Motian, and asked, "Your brother... knew the kidnappers had grabbed the wrong person long ago?"

"Yeah, I was right next to him when my brother received the kidnappers' threatening call. You tell me if that's funny or not."

Wei Yangyang didn't laugh; instead, she asked with a serious face, "Then why did he still go?"

"Because he knew the person who had been kidnapped was you."

Li Beijue's expression darkened instantly, his deep eyes seemingly able to pierce through everything as he stared coldly at Jiang Baobao, his voice low and dangerous: "What did you just say? Say it again."

【102】 Li Beijue's expression sank in an instant, those deep eyes of his seemingly able to pierce through everything, staring coldly at Jiang Baobao, his voice low and dangerous: "What did you just say? Say it again."