Chapter 104: Save the woman and child first

Rescue personnel said: "Sir, you must stay calm, don't panic during the rescue, hold on tight..."

After the rescue instructions were given, they prepared to carry out the rescue.

"Hmm." After his daughter was rescued, Xiao Ming had already adjusted his mindset; he had already been through this before, so there was nothing to panic about.

He had just reached out his hand to the rescue personnel when a woman behind him suddenly cried out, "Please save my daughter first—can you save my daughter first? She has asthma, she's already severely oxygen-deprived; if we don't save her now, she'll die, please!"

The rescue personnel glanced back, and their faces changed.

At that moment, the girl's face had lost all color, looking severely oxygen-deprived, though her asthma had not yet flared up.

"But..." the rescue personnel had already grabbed Xiao Ming and were about to strap him in; putting someone back now would inevitably cause dissatisfaction and affect the later rescue work.

It had been agreed beforehand that we would rescue in order of arrival.

If it were another tourist, when they were about to be rescued and someone made such a request, they might indeed be dissatisfied.

But Xiao Ming didn't; he turned his head with difficulty and glanced at the woman crying bitterly, her eyes full of worry for her child, exhaled, then stepped back and released the rescue personnel's hand.

"Save the woman and child first."

"Save the woman and child first?"

The several rescue personnel carrying out the rescue all looked at Xiao Ming in surprise.

At such a life-and-death juncture, people are selfish, first thinking of their own safety; yet this person gave away the rescue opportunity that was already within reach?

There was no time to think too much; the rescue personnel rescued the little girl while asking other tourists whether they agreed to save the woman and child first.

After everyone had no objections, the rescue operation promptly began in an orderly manner.

"Sir, hold on; we'll speed up the rescue and get everyone out as soon as possible." The rescue personnel encouraged Xiao Ming, and they sincerely admired his actions.

Xiao Ming replied: "Hmm, okay, thank you for your hard work."

Actually, Xiao Ming was also barely holding on at this point, but he couldn't just save himself and ignore others' lives; after the girl was rescued, he saw her mother visibly exhale in relief.

He, too, was a parent and could understand that woman's feelings.

An Jin!

At the Yipin International Fashion Show.

Xie Lingyu wore a light-blue long dress that made her look ethereal like a fairy; she was already a rare beauty, and with the exquisite attire and accessories, she appeared even more stunning.

Meanwhile, Xiao Jingrou wore a champagne-colored long dress, her beautiful hair flowing behind her, giving her a gentle and tranquil appearance that made it hard to look away.

Seeing many gazes directed at her, assuming they were from media reporters pointing their cameras at her, she blushed unnaturally.

"Jingrou, what's wrong?" Xie Lingyu noticed her unnaturalness and came over to ask concernedly.

"Lingyu sister, I'm fine; I'm just new to this occasion and a bit nervous."

Xiao Jingrou smiled embarrassedly and replied.

"It's fine if you're okay; it's normal to be nervous the first time at such an event—I'll bring you more often, and after a few times you'll get used to it." Xie Lingyu patted her shoulder and said.

"Your father's status means you three siblings are destined not to be ordinary children; moreover, if you want to realize your dreams and make a difference, participating in such occasions is unavoidable."

"What you'll face ahead may be many times harder than this, so you need to strive to grow quickly." Xie Lingyu encouraged.

Xiao Jingrou naturally understood this reasoning; she nodded and said, "Hmm-hmm, Lingyu sister, I understand."

At that moment, she heard the people nearby discussing: "Have you heard? An amusement park had an accident—when a big swing rose into the air, it malfunctioned, leaving seventeen tourists stranded above."

With a bang, Xiao Jingrou's wine glass slipped from her hand and fell to the floor, splashing wine everywhere.

Her face instantly turned pale as a sheet, trembling as she picked up her phone, preparing to call Xiao Ming and Xiao Yuchun.

"What's wrong?" Xie Lingyu saw her abnormal reaction and asked, puzzled.

"Lingyu sister, my father and Yuchun said they were going to the amusement park, and I just heard someone say that the amusement park had an accident."

Upon hearing this, Xie Lingyu also panicked, quickly grabbed her phone, and called Xiao Ming and Xiao Yuchun separately.

Xiao Ming's phone wouldn't connect, but Xiao Yuchun's side answered; after hanging up, Xiao Jingrou nearly collapsed in despair, she held back tears and trembled as she said, "My father and Yuchun are on the very amusement ride that had the accident—the, the big swing..."

Xiao Jingrou and Xie Lingyu instantly became extremely worried, and without a word they each grabbed the other's arm and rushed out together.

Running too fast, they both nearly fell several times, but each was caught by the other.

"I'll get the car, you wait here for me." Xie Lingyu shouted, hurried to the parking spot to fetch the car, then, after getting it, she sped to pick up Xiao Jingrou and rushed toward the amusement park.

In the car, Xiao Jingrou called Xiao Yunzhe.

At that moment, Xiao Yunzhe and his newly acquainted friend Chu Zhuluo were going to attend a gathering.

Upon hearing Xiao Jingrou say that Xiao Yuchun had met with an accident, he didn't even have time to greet Zhu Luo and the others before rushing off in his car straight to the amusement park.

While rushing to the amusement park, he called his girlfriend Geng Jing Shu and briefly explained the situation.

Upon learning that Xiao Ming and Xiao Yuchun were involved in an incident, Geng Jing Shu was so anxious she dashed out without even grabbing her bag.

"Jing Shu, why are you rushing off like that?" Geng Tianhua asked casually.

"My father-in-law has encountered a major incident; I need to go over."

"What? What happened?" Geng Tianhua sprang up from the sofa the instant he heard.

"I heard Yuchun wanted to go to the amusement park, so my father-in-law insisted she go; I never expected that while operating the big swing, the equipment would malfunction."

Geng Jing Shu looked toward the TV and said, "That's exactly the accident being reported just now—it's the very incident involving my father-in-law." On the TV, a live broadcast of the amusement park accident was underway.

"How could this happen? Come on, let's go together." Upon hearing this, Geng Tianhua felt a sudden chill and rushed out with her.

As a PR professional with some foresight, now that his daughter is carrying the Xiao family's child, the future of the Geng family entirely depends on the Xiao family; Xiao Yunzhe had finally found this wealthy father, and if something were to happen to him now, no one could say what the future would hold.