World-saving Plan: The Only Savior
Chapter 358 - 242 Sudden Incident

Chapter 358: Chapter 242 Sudden Incident

However, a reversal occurred once again later on.

Just as the crowd below the stage had regained their quiet, someone suddenly shouted out loud, immediately drawing everyone’s attention.

"Ah! I remember now! I know this young lady! Isn’t she the senior from our school who dropped out because of a car accident?"

Zhang Xiaoman also looked toward the voice and saw several young people, who looked like students, standing in front of the stage.

The speaker was a plump male student who was clearly a junior at the same university as Lin Sisi.

At that moment, not only the onlookers but also the students around the speaker looked at him with questioning eyes, causing him a moment of anxiety.

"Hey! Why are you all looking at me like that? She is Lin Sisi! The study ace of our school, who even rejected Huang Haijun. Wasn’t it said that she went blind from a car accident? Don’t you remember?"

Reminded by his words, the others started to recall that there indeed had been such an incident, and two more of his companions chimed in to confirm.

"Right right right, I remember now, that senior who dropped out, I have an impression of her. I heard she rejected Young Master Huang for three consecutive months; it was almost a frenzy at our school at the time!"

"Exactly, I heard that she lost her sight after that and had to drop out; otherwise, with our national exchange competition this year, how could it be Meihua University’s turn to participate? It surely would have been our spot!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaoman couldn’t help but look at the young girl beside him, curiously asking, "You used to reject rich second generations, huh? This is news to me."

Lin Sisi blushed slightly and lowered her head, murmuring a faint "Hmm," then softly added, "Back then, I was entirely focused on my studies; I didn’t consider anything else..."

Zhang Xiaoman nodded unconsciously, alright, that was very much in line with the young girl’s past persona; after all, managing to end up friendless from childhood was not something just anyone could achieve.

Down in the crowd, the discussion among the students quickly sparked a wave of gossip from others. The upside was that the voices of doubt had almost entirely disappeared.

The downside, however, was that although the young girl’s mental fortitude was high, she was obviously not a celebrity, and thus appeared very uneasy about the public discussion about her, gripping Zhang Xiaoman’s hand tightly, her entire body tense.

In the face of this, he immediately led Lin Sisi away from the scene. He originally wanted to go back to the milk tea shop to sit for a while and watch the rest of the show.

But now it seemed that staying any longer would only make the young girl more uncomfortable.

Thus, they walked against the flow of the crowd and out of the core area of the filming site. Fortunately, most people didn’t recognize them, so they did not encounter the situation of being surrounded by onlookers.

The two found a bench by a lawn to sit down; Lin Sisi was still holding the prize she had won earlier – a box containing a pair of couple’s edition mobile phones.

The young girl seldom went out and, because she couldn’t see, she didn’t carry a large handbag like other women; any personal items she had were either in her pockets or clutched in her hand.

Zhang Xiaoman found her careful demeanor with the mobile phone box somewhat amusing yet also felt a pang of pity.

At that moment, a figure approached them, and upon seeing them, immediately broke into a smile, saying:

"Brother Man, so you’re here. You left so quickly just now, I almost couldn’t find you."

Zhang Xiaoman looked up at the newcomer; it was none other than Chu Liang.

"How come you are here? Is the show over?"

"It’s over. The next segment isn’t happening here, it’s at Crystal Plaza. It’s that same old boring scramble for designer labels; can’t they come up with something more creative."

Zhang Xiaoman expressed neither agreement nor disagreement with his words; he personally felt indifferent to such programs, and the idea of scrambling for designer brands was even less appealing to him.

Chu Liang was also participating in a running reality show for the first time, and the reason he was able to come along smoothly was all thanks to his not-so-high popularity.

If it was a star like Hu the King, he’d probably have been blocked by fans the moment he started running.

And this kid was able to participate, largely thanks to his sister, Chu Xiaoxiao.

Otherwise, with his status as an internet celebrity and the level of fame from a few minor TV roles, the show’s producers would never have invited him.

But there are benefits to not being well-known; for example, right now, Chu Liang was sitting here chatting with someone, and basically no one could recognize him.

At most, they might find him somewhat familiar but wouldn’t approach him for an autograph.

Zhang Xiaoman knew what this kid was thinking; he was treating himself as some sort of Magic Master and wanted to seek advice or even become an apprentice.

But Zhang Xiaoman didn’t know any magic tricks; what he used was genuine "magic".

Moreover, he didn’t have time to discuss magic tricks with this kid, as there were a lot of things to deal with at Star Alliance.

"Brother Man, can we add each other as friends? We’ve ’fought side by side’ today, after all. We could keep in touch if there’s a chance in the future..."

Zhang Xiaoman felt somewhat helpless at his request; the other person just wanted to add him as a friend and didn’t say anything else. It wouldn’t be appropriate to outright reject him.

But if he did add him, he could imagine that this kid would definitely come to him later with questions about magic tricks, which would be troublesome.

Just as he was feeling a headache coming on, a series of alarm sounds suddenly went off nearby.

Zhang Xiaoman looked up and saw a group of uniformed police officers rushing over, evacuating the crowd around them.

"Huh? What’s going on? Why are there so many police officers all of a sudden?"

Chu Liang asked subconsciously.

Seeing this, Zhang Xiaoman immediately had a bad feeling.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the Third Police Squad of Qionghua City. Jiangnan Road needs emergency gas pipeline maintenance. Please evacuate in an orderly manner and cooperate with our work, thank you!"

On the other side, a black police car drove in, and an announcement about the reason for the action was playing from a loudspeaker on top.

"Gas pipeline maintenance? What’s going on here?"

Chu Liang looked at the surrounding police officers with a puzzled face, clearly not understanding the reason.

"The gas pipeline needs emergency maintenance as it contains flammable gas, so evacuation is necessary first. Please maintain order and retreat."

A police officer walked by, heard Chu Liang’s question, and immediately explained it before signaling the three of them to get up and leave, then headed towards another crowd.

Zhang Xiaoman frowned, for how could he not know that an accident had occurred by now?

There was likely an Alien Species appearance nearby.

Next to him, Lin Sisi was gripping his hand and tensing up a bit, too. The girl clearly understood what might be happening and instantly became nervous as well.