kissing sparrow

Chapter 53 First Meeting

The emergency power was exhausted quickly, and as the Oasis searchlights suddenly went out, the sea surface returned to suffocating darkness, and the shadows of the reef and the cruise ship in the field of vision almost blended together, making them indistinguishable from each other, like a shadowy and undulating giant mountain.

The rain becomes thinner and then dies down.The air is still humid, and the cold wind blows through the wet clothes, taking away the heat, and the skin is gouged again and again like ice skates.

Tiny lifeboats floated on the sea, and the waves scattered and gathered them like duckweed.

Everyone is speechless, only the silence that has lingering fear after experiencing life hanging by a thread.

A little girl poked her head out of her mother's arms, wiped away the wet short hair sticking to her cheeks, her bright black pupils were full of panic: "Mom, are we going to die?"

The child's clear voice pierced everyone's ears instantly.Mother immediately covered her mouth with her hand.

The sound of the ups and downs of the waves swept across, and it was unknown where it would take them, whether it was light or the abyss.

The entire lifeboat once again fell into a more desperate and profound silence.

Until the edge of the sea level gradually lit up with dots of ship lights, the nearby ships that received the rescue signal approached, the whistle of the rescue ship got closer and closer, and finally there were excited cries and loud cheers around.

A rescue ship came into view first, and the beams of the searchlights adjusted their angles and then slowly gathered.Amid the thunderous applause, Xu Lingyu turned her head calmly and saw Lu Heyang shrouded in orange light, her pale face was as stagnant as water, her fingers holding the ring were tightly clenched, and her nails were unconsciously embedded in her flesh.

"He'll be fine." Xu Lingyu comforted, and divided half of the thermal blanket from his body, but Lu Heyang shook his head and handed it back again.

In fact, Lu Heyang's reason is very clear, Fu Xun can swim, even if the rescue is delayed, even if he falls into the water, he should be able to survive for a while, and the chance of being rescued is very high.But now that the water temperature is so low, the most terrifying thing is the loss of temperature, and when the ship sinks, a huge vortex will be formed around it. If it does not leave enough distance, it will also be sucked in and brought into the endless deep sea.

His fingertips were as cold as ice, and he raised his hands again to cover his lips and exhaled hot air, looking back in the opposite direction of the boundless, hoping to see Fu Xun's shadow.

But no, nothing.

Xu Lingyu looked at the rescue ship that was getting closer and closer, and recognized the national flag flying on it. She turned her head and said to Lu Heyang, "I heard that you have been separated for ten years?"

Lu Heyang withdrew his gaze and nodded slightly.Seeing her lowering her head, she took off the ring on her middle finger and threw it into the water with her backhand, creating a tiny wave.

"It's been ten years." She raised her eyes again, "Everyone praises the power of nature. But I think the power of nature is far less than time."

It takes a long time for water to drip through stones, big waves to wash away sand, and vicissitudes of life.

"So, it is destined that you will not miss it."

She paused for two seconds, pinned the wet hair behind her ears, rubbed the tip of her nose that was red from the cold, and smiled helplessly and relieved: "Sometimes, people really have to believe in fate."

"Look, it's as if I tried my best to escape, but I still have to go back and face it in the end."

Lu Heyang's eyelids twitched, and he immediately raised his eyes.A twilight pale golden glow is outlined at the intersection of sea and sky, and the rising sun jumps out from the sea level to form a blood-colored outline on the top. A Chinese rescue ship is coming to welcome the faint dawn.

It was almost dusk when we arrived at the port of Jinhai City.

They were the first to be rescued and returned home.At the time of the accident, the cruise ship was far away on the high seas, and the lifeboats rescued by ships from other countries will be more tossed back home, and those with injuries will be sent to other countries or regions for emergency treatment first.

When docking, the port has surrounded a large number of media and medical personnel.Lu Heyang squeezed through the crowd as soon as he got off the boat, and found a man in a suit and leather shoes who looked like a person in charge to ask if there was a list of rescued persons. The other party advised him to leave first because the statistics had not yet been compiled.When he found out that he was not a family member but a rescued passenger, the person in charge immediately contacted a doctor.

Lu Heyang was anxious at this moment, and just wanted to stay here and wait for the latest news, but he was surrounded by the ambulance and drove to the hospital.

Before getting into the car, he saw Xu Jianzhong, who usually behaved extremely noble and elegant, with a rare look of anxiety, leaning on a cane, not hesitating to expose his lameness, trying his best to pass through the crowd, and walked quickly to Xu Lingyu's side.The moment he met his gaze, he raised his arms high, Xu Lingyu looked at him coldly, and even slightly lifted his cheeks in disdain to greet him.

It wasn't until the nurse applied iodophor on the back of his hand with a cotton swab that he was stung by the pain that he realized that he was not safe and sound.There are quite a few small wounds on his skin, probably caused by others’ zippers or other sharp objects when he was moving on the boat during the chaos, and there were also large bruises on his elbows when he fell. Unconsciously.

In fact, it was nothing compared to what he had lost.

The unfamiliar scenery passed by the car window, and a brilliant yellow sunset fell at the end of the sky, so dazzling that it made people cry.

It's good to be alive, but the price is that Fu Xun took risks for him.

His eyes dimmed, like he was having a nightmare from which he could not wake up.

Everything is false, maybe when the nightmare is over, he will see Fu Xun poking his head out from the bedroom door, holding a frying pan and asking him if he wants fried eggs.And he would jump off the bed, run into his arms, and hug him hard.

"Does it hurt?" The nurse stopped her hands suspiciously when she saw Lu Heyang's eyes sparkling.

He lowered his eyes and wiped them with the back of his finger.

"No," he said, "the sunset is beautiful."

The blood was drawn, the film was taken, and I received the treatment of staying in the hospital for observation for one night.

Lu Heyang has no family to contact, and has nothing on his body. The only thing he can do is to turn on the TV in the ward and watch the news and live broadcasts related to the accident and rescue endlessly.

In the early morning of the next day, the sun suddenly broke, and the dazzling white light slipped into the room through the cracks in the curtains. Lu Heyang's eyelids trembled suddenly, and his consciousness came back. Then he remembered that he had fallen asleep on the back of the bed at some point, with his hands still clutching holding the remote.This feeling was extremely uneasy, he vaguely remembered that he had a nightmare, his whole body was wet and heavy, it seemed that there was Fu Xun in the picture, but it was very vague, and he didn't dare to think deeply, for fear that what he dreamed was a prophecy.

So he interrupted his memories, got out of bed, and stretched his sore neck.The TV hadn't been turned off yet, and it had been on the news channel since last night and rang all night.

While arguing with the nurses about whether to eat breakfast, the morning news report finally made progress.

He immediately silenced, compromisingly stuffing millet porridge into his mouth.After drinking a few sips, the preliminary list of those rescued last night appeared on the screen. Lu Heyang carefully identified it, reading line by line, without Fu Xun.

He went to the nurse's station and called the contact number announced by the TV on a landline. The other party confirmed repeatedly that there was no such person for the time being.His hands were shaking badly, and he forced himself to speak again, hoarsely asking for the death list.The answer is no.

He let out a breath, as if relieved, but he didn't know where to put it, so he could only hold it in his arms anxiously.Putting down the phone, the whole person seemed to be suffering from the disease of leaving the soul, and the feeling of nausea was intense. The porridge he just drank was like the waves that beat him the night before, stirring in his stomach.He even forgot to pay attention to the comforting voice on the other end of the phone, saying that if there is no news at this time, it is good news.

He walked towards the ward in a nonchalant manner. The results of yesterday's examination had already come out. He wanted to be discharged from the hospital immediately, and he had to think of a way.To ask Xu Jianzhong?He may still have a boat, so he can go to that sea area to have a look again, but engagement doesn't count, and I don't know if he will still be willing to help.

He thought so distraughtly, but when he pushed open the door of the ward, he froze.

A sad-faced Cheng Dongxu appeared in the room, and beside him stood a short-haired woman whom he had never met, carrying a briefcase in her hand.On the escort chair in front of the two of them sat a tall, thin and well-dressed man about 50 years old. He had black hair, a deep forehead line on his forehead, high cheekbones, long and narrow eyes, and a thin nose like a sharp knife. .When he saw Lu Heyang, he stood up Shi Shiran, raised the corners of his lips, and stretched out his palm with a string of red sandalwood beads hanging from the tiger's mouth.

"It's the first time we meet, I'm Fu Qiaoyu."

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I was reminded that today is 520, and there will be another chapter of reunion later today, I wish you all a good night's sleep