The small body was lying on the ground, face down, one hand reaching towards the door. He must have wanted to escape, but his body was too weak to do so.
Ye Wan was heartbroken. She rushed in and picked up her brother. She quickly covered his nose and mouth with a wet cloth and called out, "Ye Cheng, wake up."
Ye Cheng forced his eyes open and called out when he saw her, "Sis, why are you here? Cough, cough..."
"Don't talk for now. Hold this tight, sis will take you out."
Ye Wan picked up her brother's emaciated body and ran out. In just this short while, the only escape route had been engulfed by flames. Ye Wan desperately tried to calm herself and not panic. The more dangerous it was, the calmer she needed to be. She knew she could only gamble now.
She gritted her teeth, holding her brother, and rushed out. The surrounding temperature rose steadily. Ye Wan dared not hesitate, her mind taut as she rushed out. She had only one thought: she had to get her brother out safely.
Her foot suddenly caught on something, and Ye Wan fell forward. As she fell, Ye Cheng was also thrown to the ground. The violent impact knocked Ye Cheng unconscious.
At the same time, a burnt-out pipe fell towards the siblings. Ye Wan, her heart filled with despair, embraced her brother and shielded him with her body, wanting to bear the brunt of the injury herself. At the critical moment, a figure suddenly rushed over, grabbed the burning pipe, and threw it away.
Ye Wan, staring at the man who seemed to have descended from the sky, was stunned. Fu Huaishen, disregarding his burnt hand, squatted down, picked up Ye Cheng, grabbed Ye Wan's hand, and said, "Come with me."
Fu Huaishen led Ye Wan through the escape route. Thick smoke billowed within. The man, carrying Ye Cheng in one arm and holding Ye Wan's hand with the other, ran down rapidly.
The firefighters also arrived and were fighting the fire. The three were brought to a safe place. Medical personnel quickly took over the unconscious Ye Cheng. Fu Huaishen roared, "Rescue him immediately!"
He turned to look at Ye Wan. Her face was completely blackened by the smoke, her original complexion un recognizable. Some of her hair was singed. Seeing her brother being rushed away by medical staff, her vision began to darken...
She saw Fu Huaishen's anxious expression, and then her world turned completely black as her body fell backward.
Fu Huaishen scooped up the unconscious Ye Wan and yelled for the doctors to save her quickly.
When Ye Wan woke up, it was as if she had had a dream. In the dream, she was locked in an oven, extremely hot, feeling as if she were being cooked, and finally woke up from the heat.
"Ye Cheng!" Ye Wan cried out her brother's name excitedly.
"You're awake." Fu Huaishen was by her side, relieved to see her awake.
"Where is my brother? Where is he?" Ye Wan asked anxiously.
"Don't worry, he's in another ward, being looked after by medical staff. He's alright now," Fu Huaishen explained.
"I want to see him!" Ye Wan was worried about her brother.
Fu Huaishen quickly held her back. He gasped in pain. Only then did Ye Wan remember that his hand was burned when he saved her and her brother. She looked at the man's hand and saw that his palm was red, covered in blisters from the burns, almost merging into one.
"You... why haven't you treated your wound?" Ye Wan frowned, staring at his severely injured hand, her heart also aching.