CHAPTER 380: CHAPTER 380: ADD SOME FUEL

What is this?

"What do they call male virtue training?"

Wu Haipeng had never heard of it.

Gu Nanzhi went on a rant, truly shocking and intriguing Wu Haipeng, making him question life momentarily.

Had Father Gu not happened to hear and knocked on Gu Nanzhi’s head, scolding, "You girl, always causing trouble!"

Gu Nanzhi gave a dry laugh.

She was just teasing Wu Haipeng; she hadn’t expected him to actually fall for it.

It was somewhat amusing.

Wu Haipeng’s face turned red; he had been seriously listening and even found Gu Nanzhi’s teachings quite sensible, which was utterly baffling.

Fortunately, Father Gu sent Wu Haipeng ahead to check what needed to be added, thus directing him away.

Leaving the old house aside, let’s talk about Gu Beihuai and Qin Zhan, who headed straight to their comrade’s home.

There was a comrade’s house located in a low-lying area, where the rescue was relatively complicated. However, when the two arrived, they were shocked by the scene before them as the conditions were very bad, especially because it was in a low-lying area.

The entire house was submerged.

The flood was too fierce, and due to drainage issues, many old houses could not withstand and collapsed due to the water.

Gu Beihuai and Qin Zhan were full of anxiety; they were also worried about the comrade’s family.

Luckily, when they got there, they found out where everyone was, and when they rushed over, Gu Beihuai was pushed into the water while going ahead to help, which irritated Qin Zhan enough to curse a few times.

When Gu Beihuai emerged from the water, he knew he was doomed; he knew that if he didn’t change his clothes soon, he might catch a cold.

For the sake of his health, he didn’t feel the need to tough it out.

A local family had some spare clothes and lent Gu Beihuai a set. As he went to change, someone suddenly cried out in alarm. He looked through the window and saw that the floodwaters were increasing and that the boat had to leave first.

Gu Beihuai didn’t have time to think and told Qin Zhan to leave, promising to find him after the flood wave had passed.

Qin Zhan could not delay and immediately took the people with him.

After changing his clothes, Gu Beihuai watched the boat leave, and he was left alone in that area.

A sense of desolation immediately rose.

He wasn’t afraid of an incident—given his skills, he wasn’t likely to have an accident—but as he sat there watching the rising floodwaters, all he could think about was Tang Chuxia.

He felt that his current self was truly excessive; he had left Tang Chuxia behind to come here to save others, only to end up risking his own life.

It felt incredibly unworthy.

And yet there was nothing she could do.

All he could do was think, "Forget it, let’s wait!"

He could endure a few days if necessary.

After Qin Zhan brought the people to a safe area, he realized that the flood had submerged the area, making it difficult to find the way back; they had to search slowly.

Their comrade, concerned that Gu Beihuai might have an accident, insisted on accompanying Qin Zhan to search for him.

"We should have waited for him to change clothes and left together!"

The comrade was full of regret, but Qin Zhan understood the situation at the time—it was best for them to leave first; Gu Beihuai wasn’t overflowing with a hero complex, but rather it was a calculated decision.

"I just worry that he won’t last, and if he gets a fever, it will be very troublesome!"

While the comrade was still muttering, Qin Zhan was worried but had more faith in Gu Beihuai’s capabilities. However, before he could find Gu Beihuai, he saw two people hanging from a big tree.

The two men maneuvered the boat closer and saw that it was Gu Beihuai holding a child in the big tree.

Both of them were soaked through, their lips tinged blue with cold.

"Go to the hospital!"

Gu Beihuai signaled for the two of them to stop talking nonsense; rescuing people was crucial.

At that moment, Qin Zhan and his comrade realized the severity of the situation.

Fortunately, the direction to the hospital was familiar and easy to recognize.

By the time they had brought the people over, Tang Chuxia and Round-faced were still talking, just about to head to the emergency department to help, when they unexpectedly saw Gu Beihuai and the child.

"What happened?"

Tang Chuxia immediately recognized Gu Beihuai and seeing his trembling body, she pulled him to Mrs. Gu’s dormitory.

He needed to change clothes and take a hot bath first.

The hospital had a staff bathhouse that supplied hot water all day long; one just needed a ticket to use it.

"You go shower first, I’ll go to the canteen and ask the master chef to help stew some ginger black tea!"

Tang Chuxia directly arranged for Gu Beihuai to go take a shower, and Qin Zhan went with him.

As for clothes, fortunately, it was winter, Mrs. Gu’s military coat was there, and they just needed to find a set of inner clothes to change into.

Tang Chuxia had a way to get clothes, and Gu Beihuai knew it. Moreover, Mrs. Gu, to be safe, always kept Father Gu’s clothes in the dormitory.

They were just right for Gu Beihuai to use.

Tang Chuxia ran to the large cafeteria and exchanged her own one-time massage for the ginger black tea stewed by the master chef’s help.

Gu Beihuai did not argue and obediently drank the ginger tea. Although it tasted bad, it was indeed effective; he felt his body heat up and believed with his physical fitness, there wouldn’t be a problem.

With only the two of them in the dormitory, Gu Beihuai didn’t care much and directly embraced Tang Chuxia.

Tang Chuxia didn’t expect Gu Beihuai to do so and instead felt that his emotions were off.

"Did something happen?"

She didn’t think that Gu Beihuai suddenly became emotionally intense and developed deep feelings for her, she guessed something must have occurred.

Indeed, Gu Beihuai rubbed against Tang Chuxia’s neck, "I almost didn’t get to see you again!"

This was no joke; if Gu Beihuai hadn’t made it through at that time, he might really have disappeared in the flood.

Outside, many people were still suffering from the disaster and struggling.

The former Gu Beihuai would definitely have risked his life to participate in the rescue, but now, he found he couldn’t do it.

When he was nearly in danger, the image of Tang Chuxia appeared in his mind.

It turned out that having someone to care about felt so unique; he instantly had a strong desire to survive, although whether it included some thoughts of not wanting Tang Chuxia to remarry, it was unknown.

Fortunately, the emotions displayed by Gu Beihuai at this time somewhat overwhelmed Tang Chuxia.

"If it’s that dangerous, better not go yet!"

Tang Chuxia’s reminder didn’t comfort Gu Beihuai but made him hug her tightly, warming each other with their body heat.

"Replenish my energy for me; if I don’t participate in the rescue now, I’ll feel too guilty for my beliefs over these years."

Gu Beihuai’s words left Tang Chuxia unable to retort; she could only lean in and kiss his cheek.

"Cheering you on, take care of yourself!"

Her sudden intimacy stunned Gu Beihuai; although he was usually flirtatious, when Tang Chuxia took such initiative, he became somewhat shy.

Gu Beihuai leaned down for a deep French kiss but was stopped by Tang Chuxia covering his mouth, "Wait until you safely return, then we’ll continue!"

Gu Beihuai: ...