"Ah..."
"Oh...!"
"That's great, I caught her."
As the child fell, the people below screamed in terror. In that instant, a nimble figure swooped down, grabbing the little girl's feet. The two, large and small, dangled upside down from the protruding waterproof platform.
Mu Jiuchen looked down and saw Jiang Nuan hanging by her feet, slowly slipping. She was losing her grip.
Mu Jiuchen glanced below, and a dizzying sensation washed over him. Damn it, he was afraid of heights.
"Jiang Nuan, are you trying to die?" he roared, but his heart was filled with frantic worry.
Hearing this, Jiang Nuan's heart leaped with joy. "Uncle, are you coming? Hurry and grab my feet." She had caught the little girl, but she had nothing to brace herself with to climb up.
Mu Jiuchen spoke with great difficulty, "I... I'm afraid of heights." His voice trembled uncontrollably.
Jiang Nuan: "..." Damn it, was she going to fall into the netherworld like this today?
"Uncle, look around for a rope, or something you can reach me with. As long as I can grab it, I can save myself," Jiang Nuan said quickly. Her body was slowly sliding down, but she was trying her best to remain calm.
Mu Jiuchen suddenly turned, his eyes falling on the electrical wires left by the engineering department on the ground. He quickly untangled them, only to see Jiang Nuan's feet already at the edge.
"Jiang Nuan, catch!" at the critical moment, Mu Jiuchen doubled the wire and threw it down.
Jiang Nuan had excellent reflexes and accurately grabbed the wire with her other hand.
Although Mu Jiuchen had prepared himself, he was still pulled to the edge. A sharp pain shot through his hands. The moment Jiang Nuan grabbed the wire, the rapid downward pull almost severed his hands.
Feeling the weight from below, he also let out a sigh of relief. This meant Jiang Nuan had secured her grip.
"Ah..." the crowd below also shifted from terror to relief.
Seeing Jiang Nuan pulling the little girl upwards, everyone burst into enthusiastic applause.
"That's great, they're saved."
"This girl is so brave, but if she hadn't been, this little girl would truly be in trouble."
"Her skills are truly amazing."
Some of the onlookers below whistled excitedly.
Three security guards came to help. Together with Mu Jiuchen, the four of them managed to rescue Jiang Nuan and the little girl.
The little girl had already fainted from fright. Not far away, the child's mother had also fainted.
Jiang Nuan sat on the ground, panting.
Mu Jiuchen suddenly hugged her tightly. "Damn it, you scared me to death, Jiang Nuan, you little rascal, how could you scare me like this?" Mu Jiuchen chattered on, hugging her tighter and tighter.
Jiang Nuan froze, her eyes wide. A warm current seemed to flow through her heart.
In that moment, she felt Mu Jiuchen's heart, a joy of having found something precious that was almost lost.
She felt as if she were someone he had cherished in his heart for a long time, and that profound joy and reluctance to lose her deeply infected her.
This feeling had never been so strong as it was now.
She had often been on the brink of life and death over the years, and she quickly regained her composure.
"Mu Jiuchen, thank you for saving me!" she said with a smile.
Mu Jiuchen suddenly let go of her. Seeing her smile, he felt like he was about to cry.
"You brat, you're so ugly. If you had fallen and been smashed to pieces, wouldn't you have been even uglier?"
He was terrified!
He was truly afraid of her disappearing from his world again.
Jiang Nuan looked at his eyes, which were red with worry, and knew that he genuinely cared about her.
"Uncle, I'm fine, aren't I? You're the one who saved me."
"Yes, aren't I amazing? I'm afraid of heights, yet I managed to save you. Heh..."
Mu Jiuchen suddenly stood up and looked down at Jiang Nuan. "Jiang Nuan, not only do you owe me money, but you also owe me your life."
Jiang Nuan: "..."
This uncle was indeed a businessman, never one to suffer a loss.
Jiang Nuan glanced at the little girl on the ground. Seeing her pale face and colorless lips, she gently pressed a few points on the girl. The little girl slowly regained consciousness.
"Little one, are you alright?" Jiang Nuan hoped she would cry; only then would she truly recover.
"Wuwuwuwu... Auntie, are we dead? Where are we now?"
Jiang Nuan was stunned, then smiled. She hadn't expected this little girl to be so cute.
"Your name is Yingying, right? I heard your mother call you Yingying just now. We're fine, we're safe now."
The little girl immediately felt relieved. She sat up abruptly. "I was so scared! I was thinking how ugly it would be to die falling from here."
Mu Jiuchen chuckled coldly. "See, even this little girl understands the principle, and you don't. You insisted on jumping down, and no one could stop you."
Mu Jiuchen was still angry, very angry. How could she be so irresponsible with her own life?
Did her life belong only to herself?
"Uncle, why are you scolding the pretty sister? Are you saying the pretty sister shouldn't have saved me?"
Xia Yingying glared at him angrily.
Mu Jiuchen: "Why is she a sister, and I'm an uncle?"
Xia Yingying pouted her little face. "Because you look like an uncle."
Mu Jiuchen: "..." Sorry, I'm introverted!
"J, the police are coming up."
Jiang Nuan: "Mhm!"
Mu Jiuchen looked at them, wanting to tear the person opposite him to pieces.
Jiang Nuan got up. Mr. Zhong had already collapsed on the ground in fright, trembling, drool trickling from his mouth.
Jiang Nuan shot him a fierce glare and, pulling Xia Yingying along, walked to her mother.
"Mom, what's wrong? Wake up." Xia Yingying shook her mother's body. The little girl had remarkable fortitude.
Jiang Nuan pressed a few points on her again, then helped Mrs. Xia up and gave her back a firm pat.
"Cough... cough..." Mrs. Xia coughed heavily and slowly opened her eyes. Seeing her daughter sitting in front of her, she immediately hugged her tightly. "Yingying, my Yingying, is it really you?"
Xia Yingying could barely breathe from her mother's embrace.
"Mom, relax a little. I'm fine. Big sister saved me with all her might. If you don't let go, I'll be suffocated by you."
Mrs. Xia suddenly released her, cupped her little face with both hands, and felt the real warmth. Only then did she truly believe that her precious daughter was alive.
"Yingying, really? Your face is warm. Amitabha, Yingying, you're alive. You're really alive..." Mrs. Xia stammered incoherently.
Xia Yingying: "..."
She pinched her mother's arm hard.
"Ow... that hurts."
"Yingying, why did you pinch me?"
Xia Yingying: "To help you calm down."
Mrs. Xia gave a faint smile. "Heh, your method is quite special. You were too rough; it's broken and bleeding."
Mrs. Xia shook her arm, but it was indeed effective. Her heart had indeed calmed down a lot.
She looked at Jiang Nuan, recalling the scene and her selfless leap. She was filled with gratitude for her courage.
Without her, she and her daughter would have been separated forever.
"Thank you, Miss! Our Xia family owes you a life," she said with sincere gratitude.