Rebirth: Inheriting Millions In The Eighties
Chapter 346 - 344: Found Someone 1_1

Chapter 346: Chapter 344: Found Someone 1_1

He didn’t care about the dirt and disorder, he knelt right on the ground and took the watch out of the bushes; the strap was already worn through.

Lu Tingli gripped the watch tightly, his thin lips forming a straight line, his eyes reddening even more, his whole body exuding a terrifying aura as if he wanted to destroy everything around him.

Baby Xing!

Where on earth is she?

What’s happened to her!

"Bao’er’s watch is here, which means she must have been here, maybe she’s nearby—let’s all hurry and look for her!" Finally, there was some hope, and Mrs. Xia’s swollen eyes started to weep again.

"Quick, quick, quick! Search!" Xia Jiehao and the others were also uncontrollably excited, quickly splitting into groups to search in different directions for Xia Ningxing.

The rescue teams did the same.

Lu Tingli, however, searched alone. He followed the river for who knows how long, until he lifted his eyes and saw markings made on the trees around him.

They were scratch marks made with stones, some awkwardly bearing the character "Xing."

These were the signs Xia Ningxing left after she left the mud house. Thinking she must have been missing long enough for someone to come looking for her, including her family, she didn’t want them to worry, so she left these marks to assure them of her safety.

Lu Tingli approached the tree with long strides, his fingers tracing the rough characters etched into the roots. The fear and panic that had gripped his heart finally found a trace of solace, like someone walking in darkness who had at last glimpsed a ray of light.

Every pore and cell in his body was clamoring—

Baby Xing was still alive!

She was alive!

Alive!

It’s good that she’s alive, it’s good!

A few glimmers of moisture flickered uncontrollably in Lu Tingli’s narrow black eyes. He clenched his fingers and, following the markings, hurried to find her.

The sky started to darken again.

Xia Ningxing walked on while using a stone to mark the trees.

Looking up at the sky, without the guidance of the sun, it was easy to lose her way, and she guessed that a heavy rain was coming soon.

Xia Ningxing couldn’t help but sigh; she had to stop and find a place to take shelter from the rain.

Fortunately, there was a cave up ahead.

Just as Xia Ningxing reached the cave, the rain poured down, a torrential downpour that seemed intent on flooding everything.

There was nothing in the cave that could be used for light; the cold evening breeze, sharp as a knife, stung her skin. Xia Ningxing sat in the deepest part of the cave, warming herself only by rubbing her hands together.

The day grew darker.

Having hiked the mountain the entire day, Xia Ningxing’s eyelids began to droop in protest. But at that moment, her ears caught hasty and disordered footsteps.

Who?

Wu Wenwen?

Impossible, she’s already dead as dead can be.

The sleepiness vanished from Xia Ningxing’s eyes, which now flashed with caution. She grasped a sharp stone in her palm, pressing her body against the cave wall, ready to strike a lethal blow the moment the person or animal entered.

The footsteps grew closer and closer!

Xia Ningxing slowed her breathing. But she was neither nervous nor afraid.

In this world, there was nothing that could make her, Xia Ningxing, afraid.

Soon, a figure appeared at the entrance of the cave.

It was too dark outside, with a heavy downpour and no stars or moon, so Xia Ningxing could only make out through this blurry shadow that it was a tall man...

And also the man she had been yearning for day and night!

"Lu!" Xia Ningxing finally recognized him and immediately dropped the sharp stone in her hand, running tearfully into his arms.

The cold wind was piercing, but his embrace was as warm as spring.

Xia Ningxing’s arms tightly wrapped around his sturdy waist, her head buried in his chest, tears flowing like water from a faucet, quickly soaking the cotton clothes on his chest.

"I’m sorry, Baby Xing, I’ve come late!" Lu Tingli extended his arms, equally holding her tightly in his embrace.

Her body was cold as ice, her complexion pale, her lips colorless, her hair and clothes in disarray—it was clear that she had suffered much these past two days.

The thought made Lu Tingli’s heart feel as if it were being cut by knives.

It was all because he hadn’t protected her enough.

"Not late at all, as long as you’re here, that’s good..." Xia Ningxing lifted her teary eyes from his embrace, gazing earnestly at him.

Dark circles tinted his eyes, his black irises filled with startling red veins, his chin scruffy with whiskers, his handsome face unable to hide his fatigue—as if he hadn’t slept for several days and nights.

In fact, since hearing of Xia Ningxing’s disappearance, Lu Tingli hadn’t slept, searching for her day and night.

Xia Ningxing’s throat tightened with emotion: "Lu, I made you worry. I’m sorry."

If it wasn’t for her greed in wanting to pick the Lingzhi mushroom at the edge of the cliff, Wu Wenwen wouldn’t have taken advantage of the situation and pushed her down.

"Silly girl, I’m the one who should be saying sorry, why are you apologizing?" Lu Tingli lowered his head, raised the soft pads of his fingers to wipe away the tears on her cheeks and, after doing so, continued to hold her hand as he led her deeper into the cave.

It was too cold here; inside would be a bit warmer.

Lu Tingli then said, "The rain outside is too heavy. We’ll go back when it lessens or maybe tomorrow."

"I’ll listen to Lu," Xia Ningxing replied like a good little rabbit, following him.

Lu Tingli sat down on the ground and then patted his lap: "Come here, we’ll be warmer together."

Xia Ningxing felt a bit embarrassed as she sat on him, and the moment she settled down, Lu Tingli immediately wrapped his arms tightly around her.

Indeed, the warmth was real when they were close together.

However...

That is...

Xia Ningxing could clearly feel him...

"I can’t control this." Seeing her hesitance, Lu Tingli quickly realized what she meant and lightly coughed, a trace of embarrassment on his handsome face.

Xia Ningxing chuckled secretly, whispering in his ear: "It’s okay, I understand."

Lu Tingli ruffled her hair and then, seeming to think of something, a shadow appeared in his eyes: "Baby Xing, tell me what exactly happened, why are you here, did you run into any danger?"

As he spoke, the temperature around them dropped, and his deep voice carried an angry tone.

"Yes, I encountered danger," Xia Ningxing nodded, recounting everything that had happened: "...Ever since going to the countryside, I had many conflicts with Wu Wenwen. Then, I discovered a Lingzhi mushroom and was about to pick it when, I never would have expected that Wu Wenwen would push me down the cliff..."

"That woman deserves to die!" Lu Tingli clenched his fists, veins bulging on the backs of his hands, his voice filled with towering rage.

If Wu Wenwen were here, he would without a doubt tear her to pieces alive, as easily as shredding a piece of paper, making her suffer pain to the fullest.

Wu Wenwen: I’m so relieved, I’ve already died first!