Chapter 59: Otherwise, such a beautiful girlfriend will belong to someone else

"Huh, look at that person ahead, they seem a bit familiar." Su's mom suddenly pointed toward the front of the car and said to Su's dad beside her.

Su's dad furrowed his brows, thought a moment, then widened his eyes and said: "That's Jiang Cheng!"

When they investigated Jiang Cheng's identity, they had watched his videos, which were very clear, and later they also retrieved his file from the school—an ordinary family, but clean, with no record of him doing anything bad.

"How could he be here?" Su's mom asked curiously.

Su's dad widened his eyes at his wife: "Isn't it normal for him to be here? This road isn't ours!"

"Oh, that's true too."

"You just said you wanted to go see our newly purchased commercial building, right? Let's go later—I want to see Jiang Cheng!"

Su's dad showed a displeased expression and said nothing.

Su's mom gave him a sideways glance: "That's your daughter's boyfriend—why are you jealous?!"

…

It turned out that just now, when the traffic was jammed.

On their left sidewalk, something had happened, and passersby began to gather there.

On the other side of the sidewalk was a large artificial lake, surrounded by white marble railings.

Many people stood by the railing, leaning on it and pointing at the artificial lake.

Jiang Cheng sat in the car with his eyes closed, resting; Chu Siqi saw it and shouted: "Boss, something seems to have happened over there!"

Jiang Cheng opened his eyes and looked to the left.

He furrowed his brows, then quickly opened the car door and ran out, jogging toward the left-side railing.

"Boss, wait for me!" Chu Siqi also hurriedly got out of the car and followed him.

"How did this little girl fall into the middle?"

"How did she get over there? She looks like she can't swim."

"You can see she's about to sink any moment, and no one is going to rescue her!"

"You're saying that here, yet you're not going to rescue!"

"I—I can't swim!"

"Come on, someone come save her! I have elderly parents and young children—I really don't dare to go save her!"

"This... I also want to save; a drowning person will use all their strength to cling to anything they can, even if it's a little girl—the force in this water is terrifying, I..."

"Come on, someone come save her!"

"If no one saves her, she'll die soon!"

The people around were all anxious, yet no one went down to rescue.

Below the railing, a few five- or six-year-old kids were crying and shouting; they should be companions of the little girl in the water.

"Hold on." Jiang Cheng shoved his phone into the dehumidifier's hand, then directly let go as if letting you jump down.

A three-meter height, with no hesitation!

Chu Siqi shouted anxiously, reaching out to grab him, but missed Jiang Cheng: "Boss, wait a moment!"

Splash! Jiang Cheng had already jumped into the water.

Chu Siqi was frantic, with so many people watching but no one entering the water, while Jiang Cheng jumped in—this situation gave her a bad premonition.

"Hey, young man, hurry up!"

"Young man, hurry up a bit more, she can't hold on much longer!"

"Hold on, just hold on a little longer—help is coming soon!"

"You must save her—this is a young life!"

"With so many of you, nobody went to save, yet just that young man jumped in!"

Several old men and women up above shouted.

Someone saw Jiang Cheng jump in and also wanted to jump, after all most people have good intentions, but often they lack the ability. Two young men wanted to jump, but were held back by their female companions—likely their wives or girlfriends—who dragged them away desperately! In the end, spurred by Jiang Cheng, two people still jumped in and followed him swimming toward the little girl.

Jiang Cheng swam quickly, and after a few splashes he reached the little girl's side.

The little girl probably fell while playing in the water nearby; unable to swim, she flailed wildly, drifting farther out, now about ten meters from shore! "Ah—save—gurgle—save me!"

"Gurgle gurgle, save—"

The little girl tightly closed her eyes, her hands flailing like tiny motors.

Jiang Cheng grabbed her and lifted her up, then swam toward the shore.

The little girl seemed to also know someone had come to save her, she wrapped her arms around Jiang Cheng's neck, opened her eyes, and said: "Th-thank you, brother."

Jiang Cheng was somewhat surprised; the little girl could actually remain calm enough to thank him at this moment.

"It's fine, hold on tight."

"Mm!"

The two people who had swum over reached out to take her, but Jiang Cheng didn't need them; the little girl stayed calm, clinging to his neck without moving, and shortly Jiang Cheng brought her to the shore, first setting her down.

The little girl's three companions, wiping their tears, pulled her along.

The people on shore burst into cheers, applause ringing out.

Jiang Cheng climbed out of the water and walked toward the nearby stairs; this place has a small dock, with stairs next to it leading up to the road—this is where the little boy and girl came down to play.

Since the little girl has been called up, Jiang Cheng doesn't intend to worry about the rest.

Once up top, Jiang Cheng was surrounded by people.

"Young man, you're amazing—if it weren't for you today, this little girl would be gone!"

"Saving a life beats building a seven-story pagoda—young man, you've accrued great merit!"

"Young man, don't move—I'll take your photo!"

"You're still a student, right? Which university are you from?"

You got a girlfriend, kid!

My daughter is the same age as you; want me to introduce you?

A crowd surrounded Jiang Cheng, chattering away; Jiang Cheng lowered his head slightly, pushed the people apart, and squeezed out from the crowd, saying, "Make way, make way, I've got things to do."

Sorry, make way—I have a girlfriend, I have a wife!

Having squeezed out of the crowd, Jiang Cheng grabbed the anxious-looking Chu Siqi and ran toward the taxi.

Someone behind shouted, "Hey kid, is that your girlfriend? Your girlfriend is really lucky!"

Kind-hearted, no wonder you have such a beautiful girlfriend!

Jiang Cheng opened the car door and dove in, no longer bothering with the front passenger seat; he went straight to the back row, and Chu Siqi quickly climbed in after him, closing the door.

"Driver, go fast!" Jiang Cheng said.

Just then the road cleared, but the vehicles ahead were moving slowly as they slowed to look at the commotion.

The driver stepped on the accelerator, turned around, and said, "Kid, you're impressive— you're the one who saved that person, right?"

He saw that just moments ago a crowd had surrounded Jiang Cheng, and Jiang Cheng's clothes were wet; after a little thought, he could easily guess that Jiang Cheng had definitely jumped in to save someone.

Jiang Cheng didn't speak; the driver continued, "Nowadays there are too few people willing to help, especially when facing elders and children. Moreover, in news reports of water rescues, many rescuers end up drowning themselves, which makes everyone afraid to go into the water."

"Kid, you're young, you should also pay attention: saving lives is good, but your own life is most important; otherwise, with such a beautiful girlfriend, she'll end up belonging to someone else later."

Chu Siqi then spoke up: "Driver, you've got it wrong."

After saying that, she glanced at Jiang Cheng, saw he was completely unbothered, and lowered her head to wring the water out of her clothes.

The driver smiled and said nothing.

(End of chapter)