Chapter 31

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Brave Hero (2)

Chapter Courtesy: Wang Mei

Fang Yicheng had also heard the scream just then. He looked towards the area the sound had originated from and said to Wang Tingting and Qiu Ziqing, “You two stay in the hotel lobby. I’ll go take a look.”

The two girls were still frightened and unsure what to do. Seeing him leave, they hurriedly returned to the hotel.

Inside her room, Shen Wanying, who was watching the drama, raised her head and glanced out of the window, “Did you hear that?”

Zhao Yimeng was immersed in the plot and answered perfunctorily, “What sound?”

“It sounded like someone screamed.”

Zhao Yimeng replied, “You must have heard wrong. It’s probably just the sound coming from the TV.”

“Really?” Shen Wanying also thought that she had misheard. But, as she was about to turn her attention back to the show, a loud alarm echoed through the hotel.

This time Zhao Yimeng also heard it. She was so scared that she spilled the snacks in her hand, “What’s happening? Is there a fire?”

“I don’t know, but it sounds like a fire alarm. Let’s go out first.” Shen Wanying stood up, still looking calm.

Zhao Yimeng nodded heavily. “Okay!”

She helped support Shen Wanying as they joined the other students gathered in the corridor. Everyone seemed to be very confused.

The fire alarm was ringing non-stop. Amidst the state of confusion, a student shouted to everyone to not take the elevator.

Originally, they were on the third floor of the hotel. It couldn’t be regarded as high, but Shen Wanying’s foot was injured, which was another matter.

The two girls walked very slowly. The incessant blare of the alarm was really distressing. Shen Wanying let go of her friend and spoke seriously to her, “You should go down first.”

“How can I do that?!” Zhao Yimeng was also anxious. She didn’t know what the current situation was. Nevertheless, if she left Shen Wanying and ran away by herself, she would be uneasy. “This way, you should lean on the wall and walk slowly to the stairs. I will find the teacher to come pick you up.”

She couldn’t support her alone, but an adult could. The teachers were downstairs and right now they must be organizing the evacuation of the students.

Shen Wanying nodded. “Okay, then you should be careful.”

“I know. You should be careful too. Just hold on, I’ll be back soon,” Zhao Yimeng said, quickly running towards the emergency stairs.

Just as she reached the stairs, she ran face-first into someone. She raised her head and saw that it was Huo Cheng.

The boys were staying on the first and second floors, so he’d especially come up to the third floor in order to find Shen Wanying.

When Zhao Yimeng saw him, it was like seeing a savior. “Huo Cheng, quick, help me with Our Lady!”

She grabbed him and ran back.

Shen Wanying saw them coming from a distance. Her eyes flashed with a hint of surprise. “Didn’t you say you’re going to find the teacher? Why did you bring Huo Cheng here?”

“He came up by himself! The brave hero isn’t afraid of danger!”

Shen Wanying was silent for a while before she suddenly felt her feet lift off the ground. Huo Cheng had easily picked her up. “Let’s get going. Save the talk for later.”

Despite this potential life and death moment, Zhao Yimeng, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn’t help but feel her girlish heart overflowing.

This was even more so for Shen Wanying, who was being carried like a princess by Huo Cheng. Even though she knew it was a bit inappropriate to let her imagination run wild on this occasion, she still couldn’t control her wildly beating heart.

Huo Cheng was carrying Shen Wanying down to the second floor when they were spotted by the teacher, who immediately rushed over. He only said that there were students on the top floor who hadn’t been evacuated yet before rushing to the third floor.

Huo Cheng continued to hold her close as he made his way to the courtyard outside the hotel before putting her down.

Many students were gathered in the yard and everyone was discussing the fire alarm just now. They went all the way out to the yard but didn’t see a fire anywhere. They didn’t even see any smoke, which was really strange.

“Did someone touch the fire alarm by mistake?” Shen Wanying asked.

“It’s possible.” Huo Cheng was still holding her arm, fearing that someone would accidentally bump into her in this crowd. “Let’s wait here first. Did you get hurt anywhere?”

“No.” Shen Wanying shook her head then she heard someone calling her.

“My Lady! Have you seen Brother Chang?” Hong Hong called as he impatiently ran towards them.

Huo Cheng raised his hand and stopped him. Hong Hong didn’t have the time to bother about this at this moment, he just kept talking to Shen Wanying, “I can’t get a hold of him!”

Shen Wanying said, “Weren’t you together with him?”

“No, he went out for something tonight.” Hong Hong didn’t tell her that Fang Yichang had gone out to find Wang Tingting and Qiu Ziqing. “I think when he heard the alarm, he must have gone upstairs to find you.”

“We didn’t meet him on the way down.”

Hong Hong frowned. He was worried about what would happen to his good brother. When he saw Wang Tingting and Qiu Ziqing in the crowd, he immediately stopped them. “Where is Fang Yichang?”

Wang Tingting seemed to be frightened by the commotion as her complexion was a little pale. “Just a moment ago, we heard someone screaming outside. Fang Yichang went over to take a look.”

Hong Hong: “Where?”

“It seemed to be coming from the other side of the hotel.” Wang Tingting pointed to the west side.

Zhao Yimeng: “Could it be that haunted room?”

Hong Hong was taken aback. “A haunted room?”

Zhao Yimeng: “Yeah, it’s the western-most room on the first floor, I heard it from my senior sister.”

Upon those words, Hong Hong immediately turned and ran towards the direction she’d pointed.

Huo Cheng frowned and said to Shen Wanying, “I will follow him, you stay here. Don’t go anywhere.”

Shen Wanying nodded. “Okay, pay attention to your safety.”

Huo Cheng: “I know.”

Because the situation was still unclear, Huo Cheng called out to Hong Hong before they ran around. As soon as they walked past the window of the westernmost room, the fire alarm stopped.

The light in the room was on. Through the window, Huo Cheng saw an oil painting hanging on the wall.

The painting was of the orange orchard where he carried Shen Wanying on his back today. He could tell at a glance since this painting was his mother’s style.

He took two more steps forward and saw the inscription on the bottom right corner clearly.

Year 2X06, Fang Ke.

Huo Cheng was stumped for words. 2X06 was the year his mother died.

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