That day, Lin Jingchen still arrived too late.
Boom. An enormous explosion suddenly rang out.
It swallowed Bai Chen and Gu Cheng in an instant.
Lin Jingchen had only just reached the area when the deafening explosion stopped him in his tracks.
His mind went blank as he stared at everything before him, unable to say a word, his lips trembling without him even realizing it.
"No!!" Lin Jingchen screamed, his voice hoarse and torn.
"Mr. Lin!! Don't go in!! It's too dangerous!" Assistant Wang grabbed Lin Jingchen before he could rush forward.
"Get away!! Get away!! The man I love is in there!" Lin Jingchen roared, his eyes dark and grim.
Ignoring everyone who tried to stop him, he charged straight into the warehouse engulfed in flames.
Lin Jingchen searched everywhere inside the warehouse for any sign of Bai Chen, but no matter how long he called his name, there was no response.
Endless terror seemed to bury him.
There was nothing but the sound of the raging fire and goods breaking apart.
Lin Jingchen could only search frantically for Bai Chen, stumbling around without direction, with thick smoke and sparks everywhere.
It was terribly dangerous, but Lin Jingchen had no room in his mind to fear any of it.
Three minutes later, Lin Jingchen spotted Bai Chen lying motionless beside a massive collapsed storage rack.
At his feet lay Gu Cheng, burned beyond recognition.
"Bai Chen!!" Lin Jingchen rushed toward him without a second thought.
He gathered him into his arms and held a finger beneath Bai Chen's nose to check for breath.
His pupils abruptly contracted. He cast aside his pride as a man, seemingly abandoning his once unshakable composure as well.
Unable to control himself, Lin Jingchen cried out in heart-wrenching anguish. He sat