"I can only keep one. I want to keep this yellow one," Jiang Yan picked up the fattest yellow puppy and kissed it. The little fellow yelped in response, as if hoping to be adopted.
"I'll ask Gu Yunting to take the remaining three to the Gu residence." Ye Wan took off her wet clothes and wrapped herself in a blanket for warmth.
"I envy you being able to keep three. I can only keep one now... I used to love dogs so much, I wanted to have one, but my mom said my sister is allergic to dog fur, so my mom wouldn't let me! My mom has always seemed to love my older sister and brother more since I was little, always letting them have their way." Jiang Yan felt upset thinking about her mother's favoritism.
In fact, she had later seen her sister petting other people's dogs without any problems. When she told her mother, her mother not only didn't believe her but also scolded her for not caring for her sister.
Now that her sister was gone, and she rented her own apartment, she could finally have a little cutie.
"Don't think about those unhappy things. You have a little cutie now," Ye Wan comforted her.
Jiang Yan twirled around, hugging her own little dog. The little fellow got dizzy and lay on its back in its new owner's arms, looking at her askew.
Because of the heavy rain, the students had barely eaten dinner, waiting for the rain to subside the next day so they could return to the city.
"No signal on my phone." Ye Wan wanted to send Gu Yunting a message, but her phone had no signal at all and couldn't send anything.
"Why does this rain feel so strange? What if something happens?" Jiang Yan shivered, shrinking further into the covers, feeling scared.
"Don't scare yourself. Nothing will happen." Ye Wan put down her phone and pulled the blanket tighter around herself.
They chatted for a while longer and then fell asleep. Ye Wan was woken by a loud rumbling sound. She opened her eyes and felt the ground shaking violently. "Jiang Yan, Jiang Yan!"
"It's an earthquake! Let's go!" Jiang Yan jumped up and pulled Ye Wan towards the exit.
Just as they were about to run out of the door, Jiang Yan heard the whimpering of the puppy. Ye Wan, pulling her along, was still trying to get outside when Jiang Yan suddenly pushed Ye Wan. "You go out first! I'm getting the puppy!"
Ye Wan was caught off guard and pushed out of the door. She stumbled a few steps and fell to the ground. Then, she watched in horror as the house behind her collapsed, turning into a pile of ruins...
"Jiang Yan, Jiang Yan!" Ye Wan rushed back like a madwoman, wanting to rescue Jiang Yan. But in front of her was only rubble, nothing else. She desperately clawed at the pile of broken walls, her fingers cutting open without her feeling it as she continued to dig.
The nursing home was in chaos. The heavy rain had caused landslides and floods, and an earthquake had caused most of the nursing home buildings to collapse.
Some students had escaped, while others might not have. Cries of grief filled the air.
...
In Jing City.
Gu Yunting had been trying to contact Ye Wan. Her phone remained unreachable. He looked worriedly out at the heavy rain, his heart suddenly beating erratically. For a moment, he felt a sharp pain in his chest.
Jin Lan, who had come to help him, was also somewhat distracted. For some reason, he felt a sense of unease.
He impatiently took out his phone to check the news. When he saw the news about landslides, floods, and an earthquake caused by heavy rain in the suburban mountains, he suddenly stood up.
"Brother, something's happened." Jin Lan showed his phone to Gu Yunting.
Gu Yunting's expression changed slightly as he read the news on the phone. He immediately ordered Gu Ye to prepare a helicopter. He had to go to the love nursing home where Ye Wan was.