Chapter 124: Chapter 124: What did you say his name was?!

At this moment,

the only sound that filled their ears was the rainstorm beating against the windows outside.

After helping the bodyguards move the huge rocks that had fallen onto the road from the mountain and spending an hour clearing the muddy debris, Ji Muye, the road now passable, had immediately rushed to Tianshui Village.

His thoughts centered on Lu Xining’s safety; he hadn’t even had time to treat the wounds on his hands, just quickly disinfected them.

Ji Muye had just washed up with hot water, and the wound that had gotten wet was now starting to ache.

Lu Xining was quietly drinking ginger tea.

Mainly, she didn’t even know what to say to Ji Muye, her ex-husband.

Suddenly, Ji Muye purposefully placed his most severely wounded hand on the table, making it immediately visible to Lu Xining should she look over.

Indeed, the very next second,

Lu Xining’s sharp eyes caught sight of the startling wounds on the back and palm of the man’s hand.

She didn’t want to meddle, but thinking that he had gotten injured while coming to find her, her conscience made her feel uncomfortable.

Lu Xining said, “What happened to your hand?”

Ji Muye’s eyes flickered, “There was a road collapse on the way; it had to be cleared to make it passable.”

His casual mention of “cleared it a bit” actually involved him and the bodyguards busily working for two to three hours just to reluctantly clear a passable path.

“I was in a hurry to get here, didn’t have time to treat it.”

Ji Muye’s demeanor revealed an elusive, dark gleam as he spoke indifferently, “It hurts a bit now, do you have a first-aid kit here?”

His composure was so calm, Lu Xining had someone fetch the first-aid kit.

The bodyguard who brought the first-aid kit knew a bit about bandaging, and seeing the many small stones in the wound, found it a bit troublesome to deal with.

Ji Muye stayed silent, letting the bodyguard tend to his wounds.

Half an hour passed.

Lu Xining looked at the small gravel cleared from the wounds on the table, her eyes also filled with complex emotions.

This was just one of his hands; the other had yet to be treated.

She couldn’t fathom Ji Muye’s thoughts nor did she want to be swayed by emotions anymore.

Back when they were still married, he hadn’t been good to her, but now, after two years apart, he was making an effort to be kind to her.

It seemed like she had never truly understood this man.

Feelings once cherished, over time and under the trials of life, would slowly fade.

When they first reunited, Lu Xining still held some lingering affection; now, there was truly none left.

As Ji Muye was having his wounds treated, his gaze continually rested on her face, and he naturally saw the complex emotions in her eyes.

He himself didn’t know how to explain or prove his change.

He couldn’t very well admit that he had only realized his feelings and regrets about his ex-wife after the fact.

Lu Xining stopped looking at Ji Muye’s hand and took out her phone, only to find there was no signal.

She simply opened her photo album and began looking at the pictures of her three children together.

Finally, Ji Muye had both of his injured hands properly treated and wrapped in white bandages, looking quite serious.

Ji Muye had brought quite a few bodyguards, but luckily, with a little refurbishing, the three courtyards could still accommodate everyone if they squeezed in.

What surprised Lu Xining was that he was actually willing to stay in the same room as Monkey and the others.

The drinking water in Tianshui Village depended on groundwater.

The heavy rain had increased the surface runoff and caused a short-term rise in the groundwater level.

The water collected by the villagers was all for drinking; having a comfortable bath like in the city was impossible.

Lu Xining cleaned herself up with some hot water and changed into dry, warm clothes.

She sat on the bamboo rocking chair by the door, gently swaying and watching the rain fall straight down outside, her mind filled with scattered thoughts.

When she returned just now, the rain had lessened considerably, but now it was pouring again.

Lu Xining was anxious that if the rain continued like this, there could very well be a flash flood.

Given the geographical location of Tianshui Village, the villagers wouldn’t even have time to run.

She had heard from Chu Chunshan that all the young people in Tianshui Village had gone out to work, leaving only the elderly and children behind; if something really happened, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Tomorrow, she would have to urge Chu Chunshan to take the villagers to the county town for shelter, just in case.

The room where Ji Muye stayed was right across from hers; through the courtyard’s hazy curtain of rain, the far-off Lu Xining looked like a delicate ink painting through a layer of sheer silk.

A lightning bolt tore through the sky, snapping Lu Xining’s scattered thoughts back to reality, and as she raised her eyes, she saw the tall figure leaning halfway against the door frame across from her.

Lu Xining got up and closed the door of her room.

That night, without the howling windows, she managed to sleep a bit more peacefully.

The next morning, it was still dark.

Lu Xining was woken by a loud banging on her door, and Ji Muye’s voice came from outside, “We need to leave the village quickly.”

She, who had slept in her coat, immediately pushed open the door and asked, “What happened?”

“The rainfall is still increasing, and there’s a high chance it’ll trigger flash floods and landslides.”

“I’ve already arranged for vehicles to come here. Let’s leave Tianshui Village quickly while the rain isn’t too heavy!”

It was too dark to drive safely yesterday.

The buses Ji Muye had arranged for the villagers were quite a few; they could transport everyone out.

Monkey had already gone to contact Chu Chunshan, leaving the negotiations with the villagers to him.

But when Lu Xining and Ji Muye were all packed up, there were hardly any villagers on the buses.

Chu Chunshan, wearing his straw raincoat, hurried over.

She frowned and asked, “What’s happening, the villagers don’t want to leave?”

“Most in the village are elderly and children; they can’t bear to leave their belongings behind and insist on staying.”

Not far away, Zhouzhou was helping his grandmother walk over slowly.

The teenager Zhouzhou, wearing a straw raincoat, waved and called out, “Sister—”

The raincoat Lu Xining had given him was on the old lady; she nodded at him and urged him to help his grandmother get on the bus first.

Guided by the bodyguard, Zhouzhou helped his grandmother onto the front bus.

Ji Muye ordered the first bus, which was two-thirds full, to leave first. He had already booked a hotel in the county, and these people could go straight there to stay; he would cover all costs.

Chu Chunshan, beside him, checked off the names of Zhouzhou and his grandmother on a list that was wet from the rain.

Lu Xining glanced at the list; more than half of the people hadn’t been checked off yet.

“There are still over a hundred who refuse to leave the village, saying they would rather die than leave.”

Chu Chunshan, frustrated and agitated, exclaimed, “Ah, what is this! We offer them a free hotel stay, meals included, and they are still not happy; what more do they want?”

Complain as he might, and annoyed as he was,

He finished counting the people on the first bus and hurried back into the village to persuade more to leave.

“Let’s go, to persuade people.” Lu Xining, along with Monkey and the others, headed into the village too.

The rain was clearly heavier than yesterday, and if it continued at this rate, by nightfall, it was uncertain if a flash flood wouldn’t wash everything away by midnight.

Ma Sai, who went out to check the situation, sped past the bridge in his car.

“President Ji, the water level has risen.”

“The satellite map shows that not far from the mountain, there is a large dam; if they release water from it later, one of the tributaries will flow right into the river outside Tianshui Village.”

Ji Muye’s expression turned stern; Tianshui Village was downstream, and once the dam released water, combined with the heavy rain…

“Get people, ropes, those who refuse to leave tie them up!”

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