Stealing Your Heart

Su Zhan immediately took the water and uncapped it before giving it to Qin Ya. He urged her in a low voice, “Qin Ya, wake up. Have some water.”

Qin Ya didn’t respond at all. No matter how many times Su Zhan shook her or called her name, she didn’t utter a word.

The man in camouflage uniform reminded him. “Pinch her philtrum.”

Su Zhan shifted the water bottle before pinching that exact body part.

Soon, Qin Ya stirred awake. She still seemed weak, as if she would faint anytime. Su Zhan handed her the water and whispered, “Have some water.”

Qin Ya’s lips were so wrinkly and dry that blood started trickling down the corner of her lips when she parted her mouth. She felt so thirsty – her throat was literally burning and sucking up all the liquid in her body. The moment her lips touched the water bottle, she immediately gulped down the water greedily.

The half-filled water bottle couldn’t satisfy her need, but at least she felt better now.

“We searched in pairs, so my partner was right beside me when I fell. He must be calling for help now. Don’t worry,” the man explained.

Upon hearing a stranger’s voice, Qin Ya swiveled her head around before realizing someone else had arrived. Oh, so he was the one who gave us the water.

“We will be saved. Hang on,” Su Zhan declared happily.

Qin Ya blinked, her long lashes fluttering slightly. She could see how excited Su Zhan was through the dim sunlight that filtered through the opening above the pit.

Upon recalling what he had just revealed to her, she lowered her gaze.

Right then, someone shouted above them, “Is there anyone in the pit?”

The newcomer stood up promptly and gave an affirmative yell. A rope was then flung down the opening, and instructions were given to them. They were told to give the rope a slight tug when it reached the ground. That was how the people above them would know when to stop.

The man waited at the opening for the rope to reach them. When everything was ready, he looked at Su Zhan and said, “You can leave now.”

Su Zhan took off his shirt and wrapped it around Qin Ya. He tidied her up before striding to the opening with the woman in his arms. The man grabbed the end of the rope and headed to Su Zhan. He glanced at Qin Ya before suggesting, “She seems alright, but I don’t think she can take care of herself when she’s pulled up. Why don’t both of you head up together?”

Su Zhan nodded.

The man tied the rope to his waist and informed him, “Press your body to the wall and place her in front of you so she won’t get hurt.”

and calves – she was frail and weak. Su Zhan had to pay extra attention to her lest her condition

Hence, the man tugged at the rope to inform the people above that they

tugging on the rope, but they soon realized there was more than one person tied to the rope, so they hurriedly asked two more people to

so his skin scraped against the rock wall. It was bearable at first, but he soon felt as if his

only wish was to escort Qin Ya up safely and send her

people above the pit saw them and pulled the rope to the middle of the opening so Su Zhan’s skin wouldn’t be scraping against the rocks. Shen Peichuan stood there and watched as they got pulled up. He then bent down and reached out.

Zhan looked up and passed the woman in

Su Zhan was rescued. Once his feet touched the ground, he immediately tried to untie the knot around his waist. The leader told him,

be able to untie specialized knots like this

urged, “Please

fingers picked up the pace. Soon, the knot was untied. Su Zhan walked over to Shen Peichuan and stretched out his

wasn’t in a good state, so Shen Peichuan was afraid he’d collapse

do it,”

his concern. When he was about to hand Qin Ya to Su Zhan, she parted her lips and whispered, “Can you bring me

looking at Shen

from Su Zhan because there was no stretcher here. Besides, someone had to carry Qin

other men touch her, so

to let Su Zhan hold her, he was

pursed his

that alright?” Qin Ya looked at

woods alone, so she had

must’ve gotten hurt when they were pulled up from the pit. She didn’t want to owe him anything. Even

stay in the

Besides, my body…

I can

take her out,” Su Zhan cut in

glanced at Su Zhan. He knew the man was worried about Qin Ya. As they both were hurt, he didn’t want to delay any longer. Turning to the leader, he ordered,

around and left with Qin

the branches would slow Shen Peichuan down and scrape Qin Ya, so he

Shen Peichuan’s shoulders, her eyes half-closed. As Su Zhan was ahead of them, she could see the wounds on his back, either bleeding

but it wasn’t enough