"I am sorry, I won't do it again." Jiang Yao nodded. "I was so worried about you! Did you know how frightened I was after hearing the news on the radio? I called Brother Liang immediately after that but I didn't think he'd be a liar! He lied to me and said that the soldier wasn't from the Jin City platoon! Hmph!"
"It was for your own good, he didn't want you to worry!" explained Lu Xingzhi. "He took the first flight here just to find out who the soldier was. He was also worried, but as a man, he had to put on a strong front for all."
"I know and I am not angry," Jiang Yao replied in a gentle voice. "After arranging for the hospital and Changkang Group's relief efforts, I couldn't stay put in Nanjiang City. I went off, driving along one of the West River distributaries to see if I could stumble upon the soldier. Thank the lucky stars that I actually found him! I didn't know it was Chen Feibai until then."
She made sure to explain that she went looking after the soldier not because he was Chen Feibai, lest Lu Xingzhi felt jealous.
"Whoever the victim maybe, I wanted to help. I really didn't expect the soldier to be Chen Feibai." Now, Jiang Yao saw Chen Feibai differently. "I used to think he was a good-for-nothing brat, an entitled rascal in the platoon. However, I'm thinking he's not that bad now."
Lu Xingzhi agreed. "I have known him for a long time and this was my first time seeing the character of a true soldier in him, self-sacrifice and courage!"
When the incident happened, Lu Xingzhi was actually nearby. Chen Feibai, holding a child in his arms, stood right next to a tree in danger of falling over. Lu Xingzhi saw the collapse of the tree and called out to Chen Feibai, who managed only to hurl the child at his comrade before getting struck by the falling tree into the rapids of the flood.
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