CHAPTER 1502: CHAPTER 1503: WAITING FOR RESCUE

Wei Yingyue didn’t eat anything but lay on the table, quietly watching you with her bright eyes, carrying a kind of emotion that you couldn’t quite understand.

"Why are you looking at me?"

"Thank you. Without you, I would probably be dead by now."

At this moment, the cold, aloof aura that used to keep strangers at bay was no longer present on Wei Yingyue. Her face showed the concern typical of ordinary girls, along with a subtle hint of melancholy.

"You should eat something first; don’t worry, as long as I’m here, you won’t die." Saying this, you specifically peeled a banana and handed it to Wei Yingyue, "In a confined environment, you need to maintain a cheerful mindset. Banana is the ’happy’ fruit; eating it can cheer you up a bit."

Wei Yingyue found your explanation to be refreshing, especially when you said that bananas are happy fruits. Although she wasn’t particularly hungry, since you had already handed the food to her, she didn’t refuse and took a couple of bites. The familiar texture and sweet yet not greasy taste indeed made Wei Yingyue feel a bit relaxed.

You also sat down quietly and said to Wei Yingyue, "Even though we can’t find water here, there are some pears in another room. Given the current situation, we won’t starve in three days. People outside know we are trapped underneath, typically it takes about eight to ten hours to dig us out. So, no matter what, you’ll be fine."

Wei Yingyue curled her delicate body and lay on the table, continuously watching you.

Wei Yingyue is a very astute girl. To be honest, she reminds you more and more of Wu Qiyi; their images almost overlap, making you feel very strange.

She became the company’s president at a young age. Although her father helped her, regardless, she is no pushover.

However, the person before you now seems like a different person. From your current angle, Wei Yingyue looks utterly helpless. She was blinking her bright eyes, pouting her red lips slightly, looking at you as if she were a little sister next door.

No matter where you stand, she keeps staring, as if fearing that you’ll disappear with a blink of an eye.

Helplessly, you had to sit in front of Wei Yingyue, resting your chin in your hand, looking down at this beautiful CEO who has stirred up desires among innumerable business elites.

"You have something on your mind."

Wei Yingyue suddenly came out with this seemingly irrelevant statement, and you, hearing it, were taken aback, flatly denying it: "No."

"Your eyes tell me that there are at least three things in your heart that you can’t shake off."

Being exposed like this by Wei Yingyue, you hurriedly turned your head, avoiding her gaze.

"No matter how one outwardly disguises themselves, their concerns will always be conveyed through their eyes. I’m a psychology Ph.D., and I’d say I’ve researched this field quite thoroughly."

Since she already pointed it out, you stopped pretending, snorting quietly without saying anything.

"Actually, I’m not particularly curious about your past. Everyone has their own memories, and many are incommunicable with others." Wei Yingyue looked up at you, hesitated for a moment, then spoke, "Speaking of which, I’ve discovered something quite interesting recently..."

Just as Wei Yingyue was speaking, the surrounding enclosed space shook violently again!

Another aftershock!

In the strong tremor, the previously cracked ceiling above your heads suddenly broke apart!

You reached out and pulled Wei Yingyue towards you, quickly retreating with her.

As the space collapsed upon them, the space they had shrunk, retreating into a corner, yet the shaking didn’t cease, with objects still falling relentlessly!

"Watch out!"

You punched away a piece of debris, and at a critical moment, hurriedly pushed Wei Yingyue into a corner, your arms supporting above her shoulders, using your broad back and body to shield her from the falling debris.

"No!"

Witnessing you making such a sacrifice, her tears flow uncontrollably; at this moment, Wei Yingyue was utterly panicked, losing all her usual calmness and composure. Just shaking her head at you, heartbroken.

"I’ve already told you, you’ll be fine."

In such circumstances, you actually smiled, that even though blood was already oozing from the corners of your mouth, you still managed a faint smile, a smile that became deeply etched in Wei Yingyue’s heart, impossible to erase.

When the aftershocks slowly stopped, you and Wei Yingyue were left with less than two cubic meters of space.

This two-cubic-meter space was something you carved out for Wei Yingyue with your own body!

The aftershock may have stopped, but you couldn’t relax, you had to support a space substantial enough for Wei Yingyue to breathe, otherwise with Wei Yingyue’s condition, she probably wouldn’t last an hour.

Your back was piled with many jumbled items, unable to move, any slight movement would send debris falling, burying this less than two cubic meters of space.

"How... how are you?"

Despite a myriad of thoughts, a thousand words, so what?

Even with your skill of eloquence, countless debates, now her choked state rendered her speechless. Tears soaking her clothes, she could only gently caress your blood-dampened face with her trembling hands.

"It’s okay, I won’t die."

You forced a smile.

However, the more you acted like this, the more pained Wei Yingyue’s heart felt.

"What do we... what do we do now?" Wei Yingyue stared blankly at you, appearing more helpless.

You strained out an unsightly smile, telling Wei Yingyue, "Now, don’t do anything, just sit quietly here."

"Bu-but... your body won’t be able to take it."

"Don’t worry, no matter what, I won’t let you get hurt."

Hearing this, Wei Yingyue desperately shook her head, her tears flung outward with her head shaking.

Seeing Wei Yingyue like this, a sigh involuntarily escaped from your heart.

To be honest, you hadn’t anticipated things unfolding this way.

Moreover, the most critical thing now is, honestly, you’re uncertain too, but there’s no other solution, the only thing left to do is to hold out until the people outside find you.

Seeing Wei Yingyue still somewhat emotionally agitated, you told her, "Save your energy now, we can’t afford to exhaust any more energy. Calm down and wait for rescue."

Your speech was slow, somewhat laboring, after all, there were heavy objects bearing on your back. Though these heavy objects intertwined, creating a mutual force with each other, achieving a delicate balance. In simpler terms, the gravity on your back was equivalent to that of two grown adults, which is about six hundred pounds. This weight normally wouldn’t be an issue, but during the fall earlier, both your head and back were injured, causing quite a bit of blood loss, resulting in a slightly pale complexion.

After your assurances, Wei Yingyue finally calmed down.

She curled up, looking up at you, her beautiful eyes glistening.

To uplift Wei Yingyue, you asked, "You seemed to have something to say earlier; you can tell me now."