Rebirth: Inheriting Millions In The Eighties
Chapter 347 - 345: Found Someone 2_1

Chapter 347: Chapter 345: Found Someone 2_1

The next moment, Lu Tingli’s expression changed as if he was a different person, gently and tensely asking as he looked down, "Are you hurt?"

As he spoke, he anxiously checked her body.

"No, it’s weird, but I didn’t get hurt at all. Lu, don’t worry," Xia Ningxing hastened to say as she shook her head while looking at his worrisome handsome face.

Lu Tingli could finally breathe a sigh of relief, and seeing her somewhat smug look, he couldn’t help but pinch her delicate nose, "What, were you hoping to get hurt?"

"Of course not! I’m not stupid, why would I want to get hurt?" Xia Ningxing pouted, retorting.

The rain continued to pour outside the cave, blurring every scene.

Lu Tingli’s lips warmed into a smile, his eyes filled with doting, "Mmm, not stupid."

He uttered a few words from his throat.

"Lu, it looks like we can’t leave tonight," Xia Ningxing said, looking at the rainwater and letting out a sigh.

Lu Tingli took her hand, intertwining their fingers, "It’s okay, I’m with you; we’ll leave after the rain stops tomorrow."

"Okay."

Xia Ningxing nodded, resting her head back against his chest, instantly feeling a sense of security.

It wasn’t long before Xia Ningxing’s sleepiness crept back up on her.

Soon, Lu Tingli heard the girl in his arms breathe evenly, as he watched her pale face with tender eyes.

The cold wind continuously blew into the cave from the entrance.

Lu Tingli took off his down jacket and placed it over her, then hugged Xia Ningxing closer, his back to the cave entrance, blocking the bone-chilling wind, lest she fell ill.

They passed the night peacefully, but early the next day, Xia Ningxing fell sick anyway.

Her body was burning hot, like flames.

Lu Tingli woke up to the high temperature, and upon opening his eyes, he saw the girl in his arms looking terribly ill.

Her face was almost as red as a monkey’s butt, her forehead drenched in sweat, her lips cracked open with a fissure, and her mouth uttered indistinct murmurs.

Lu Tingli, sweating with anxiety, called her name, "Baby Xing?"

"Hmm... Lu... I’m fine... don’t worry, it’s just a fever..." Xia Ningxing, still not completely delirious, raised her feverishly red eyes upon hearing his call and saw the concern on his handsome face, and spoke to comfort him.

Then, she looked outside, "Lu, the rain has stopped, let’s hurry up and go otherwise mom and dad must be really worried."

Saying this, Xia Ningxing tried to rise from his embrace, struggling with her dizzy head.

"Don’t move around." Lu Tingli immediately stopped her, half-kneeling in front of her, and patted his back, "Get on my back, I’ll carry you."

With her fever so high, how could she walk!

Xia Ningxing looked at him, "But the mountain road is tough to begin with, and it would be very hard for you if you carry me."

"Carrying my own girl, what does hardship matter!" As he spoke, Lu Tingli had already hoisted her onto his back without accepting any refusals.

His stature was tall and straight, his back broad, and lying on it was both warm and safe.

"Lu, you’re so good to me..." Xia Ningxing said, staring with her fever-bright eyes, naively gazing at his handsome face.

What to do, she felt that compared to a vast inheritance, she seemed to prefer the feeling of being in love with him!

This thought was indeed too dangerous!

The mob boss didn’t have many years left, and if she fell in love with him, she would only add to her own suffering when the time came.

Humans have the instinct to seek benefits and avoid harm; Xia Ningxing subconsciously wanted to push these thoughts away, but some things couldn’t be discarded just because she wished to discard them.

Lu Tingli looked back at her and said indulgently, "Lie down properly and hold on tight to my neck."

Xia Ningxing immediately "scrambled scrambled scrambled" to cling to his neck.

Her arms were still burning hot.

Lu Tingli quickened his pace, trying to get her back for treatment as soon as possible.

Halfway there, they encountered Mrs. Xia and the rescue team.

"Bao’er!" The moment she saw Xia Ningxing, Mrs. Xia let out a scream of overwhelming excitement and rushed over.

For a mother, her child is her life.

In the several days since Xia Ningxing had gone missing, Mrs. Xia had been in agony every day, her face washed with tears, wishing she could suffer in her daughter’s place.

Xia Ningxing, feverish and delirious, saw her mother’s worried and pained face and forced a weak smile, "Mom, I—I’m fine, just got a bit of a fever..."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Xia Ningxing couldn’t hold on any longer and passed out.

"Bao’er!" Mrs. Xia screamed in fright, and Xia Jiehao and the brothers all crowded around.

Seeing that she had fainted from the fever, Xia Jiehao shouted, "This fever is too severe, we need to get back for treatment immediately!"

"The stretcher is here!"

Just then, the rescue team had brought over the stretcher.

Considering that lying on the stretcher would be more comfortable than being carried on a stiff back, Lu Tingli was about to lay her on it without a second thought, but Xia Ningxing’s hand wouldn’t let go.

In the end, fearing he’d hurt her fingers, Lu Tingli gave up and said to the rescue team, "No need for the stretcher, I’ll carry her."

With that, he set off at the fastest pace possible.

Although Xia Ningxing wasn’t heavy, she still weighed over ninety pounds, and by the time they reached the clinic, Lu Tingli was soaked through, as if he had been fished out of water.

"Lu, you should change your clothes quickly so you don’t catch a cold. I’ll take care of Bao’er," Mrs. Xia said calmly after the doctor examined Xia Ningxing and said she’d be fine with an IV drip. Seeing Lu Tingli drenched in sweat, remembering how he had carried her daughter all the way, her heart was filled with guilt and distress, and she urged him immediately.

But Lu Tingli shook his head, stubbornly staying by Xia Ningxing’s side, "Thanks, Auntie, I’m fine."

Even though the doctor had said Baby Xing was not in serious danger, how could he leave without seeing her awaken with his own eyes?

Seeing this, Mrs. Xia, who had been through similar experiences, understood his feelings and no longer tried to persuade him.

Upon hearing that Xia Ningxing had been rescued, Tao Ruanru and Luo Xiaohua rushed to the medical room in a panic.

"Xiaxia..."

"Miss Xiaxia..."

As soon as they saw Xia Ningxing lying on the bed, seemingly lifeless, they immediately choked up, tears involuntarily falling from their eyes as they both rushed over.

Lu Tingli’s fierce and displeased gaze swept toward the two, and he reprimanded in a low voice, "Keep your voices down, Baby Xing needs to rest."

His voice was so harsh that Ruan Ruanruan and Luo Xiaohua were startled.

Ruan Ruanruan swallowed nervously, looked up at the man before her, and asked with curiosity, "Are you, by any chance, Xiaxia’s legendary boyfriend?"

"Hmm!" Lu Tingli nodded heavily, repeating, "I am Xia Ningxing’s boyfriend."