Farewell, Xiangzhi

Without getting into what happened later, Xu Jie was overjoyed to see Wang Yue and Lin Xiangzhi. After being bedridden for so long, she could only manage a little movement now. She would need a slow recovery before she could walk on her own.

Even so, the moment Xu Jie saw Lin Xiangzhi, she reached out to take her hand. Their sisterly bond hadn't changed at all.

Lin Xiangzhi looked at Xu Jie's thin, frail hand, and it was as if she had gone back to that day, when Xu Shu had pulled her up to the surface and she'd watched helplessly as Xu Jie sank beneath the water. Xu Jie had reached out the same way then.

Thinking of that, Lin Xiangzhi felt even more grateful to Wang Yue. Tears welled in her eyes as she hurried over to Xu Jie and wrapped her in a tight hug. The two girls held each other silently, their sobs quiet and subdued.

Seeing how emotional the two girls were, Xu Youshu awkwardly walked over to Wang Yue. Looking embarrassed, he said, "Wang Yue, I know you don't really care about this, but I still have to thank you. If you hadn't saved Xu Jie twice, I might never have been able to forgive myself."

Xu Youshu's words caught Wang Yue off guard. He hadn't expected Xu Youshu to say twice. Looking into his sincere eyes, Wang Yue tentatively asked, "You remember what happened when you two fell into the water?"

Xu Youshu looked a little ashamed. "It was only after Xu Jie reminded me that I vaguely remembered you."

It turned out that after Xu Jie woke up, she and Xu Youshu had talked for a long time. Naturally, they'd talked about Lin Xiangzhi, which had led to her boyfriend, Wang