Song Ning had never expected even a simple walk to be dangerous.
Her heart lurched as she watched the steel pipes come crashing down toward her head.
Just as she was about to run outward, someone lunged at her from behind, wrapped his arms around her, and rolled forward with the momentum.
Of course! Running outward would never have taken her beyond the falling pipes. Panic had sent her in the wrong direction.
The world spun around her. Held tightly in his protective embrace, Song Ning escaped the mountain of steel pipes crashing down.
When she looked up, all she could see was the sharply defined line of a man's jaw.
Then he lowered his head, bringing his strikingly handsome face into view.
"Song Ning! Are you hurt?"
A pair of anxious eyes met hers.
Gu Zheng?!
Song Ning's eyes widened in surprise.
What was Gu Zheng doing here?
Gu Zheng carefully looked her over from head to toe.
"I'm fine! I'm not hurt!" Song Ning replied.
Then she hurriedly asked, "What about you? Did any of them hit you?"
Gu Zheng said he was fine, stood up, brushed the dust off himself, and helped Song Ning to her feet.
Someone had already restrained the workers on the truck. Steel pipes lay scattered all over the ground, some having rolled a considerable distance.
Gu Zheng helped Song Ning well away from the truck and quickly surveyed their surroundings.
Seeing his serious expression, Song Ning realized his presence here probably wasn't a coincidence.
Just then, Zhou Yuanhang came running over from a distance.
He had just brought the car around when he saw the steel pipes tumble off the truck, breaking out in a cold sweat.
Sure enough, Gu Zheng showed no surprise at seeing Zhou Yuanhang.
He told him and