Chen Lin was only halfway there when his hearing, far sharper than any ordinary person's, suddenly picked up an incredibly familiar sound.
A heartbeat!
Thump-thump... thump-thump...
Steady and strong.
After spending so much time with Song Qiuya, he knew that rhythm in his bones!
The heart that had been lodged in Chen Lin's throat finally settled! Relief swept through him in an instant, replacing his fury and fear with overwhelming gratitude.
It seemed the Flowing Light Jade Bracelet he had given Qiu Ya really had worked!
Inside the police car, he could hear only Song Qiuya's heartbeat. It seemed everyone else inside had already...
Before long, Chen Lin appeared beside the police car.
What lay before him was not a car, but a mass of steel wreckage crushed by tremendous force. Every inch of its body was twisted, bearing witness to the violence of the fall.
His gaze was ice-cold.
Chen Lin hooked one hand into the gap around the warped door. His arm muscles tensed, and strength far beyond human limits erupted!
Screeech!
The piercing shriek of metal shattered the deathly silence at the foot of the cliff.
Using nothing but brute strength, he ripped the heavy steel door clean off the car and tossed it aside. It struck the ground with a dull thud.
"Qiu Ya! Are you all right?"
He leaned inside, his gaze piercing the dim interior.
Song Qiuya hung upside down in her seat, suspended by her seat belt. She looked dazed, but apart from her pale face, she was completely unharmed.
When that familiar face, etched with anxiety, burst into her field of vision after tearing through steel, all her strength, composure, and cool reserve crumbled.
"Chen Lin..."
Her voice was thick and tearful, each word draining what little strength she had left.
"I...