Chapter 107: Chapter 106 do you know what it's like for a poor person to want to save someone when they have no money?

Author: Purple Peony Machine Translation

Shocked by He Lanjin's action, Zhao Yuyi took off his backpack and hastily threw it to the ground. He pounced on He Lanjin and grabbed her arm tightly.

"Hold on tight." Zhao Yuyi lay on the edge where the ground gave way and used all his strength to pull He Lanjin up from the collapsed hole. His eyes filled with tears, but he could not tell whether the tears were for his dead father or for He Lanjin's sacrifice and bravery.

He Lanjin gritted her teeth as her body was lifted up in the air. But before Zhao Yuyi could successfully get her out of the hole, another earthquake started, trapping He Lanjin in one of the cracks the previous earthquake had caused.

He Lanjin's body was caught in one of the cracks, which were now slowly closing up.

As the earth shook, a piece of rubble fell and landed on Zhao Yuyi's back. He grunted and spat out a mouthful of blood, but he did not let go of He Lanjin.

"Zhao Yuyi, let go of me." He Lanjin looked up to see Zhao Yuyi's red eyes.

Zhao Yuyi felt like he had been run over by a car. He was in pain, but he was still smiling. "I grew up in the mountains. My family was poor and had no support from anyone, but I tried my best to get ahead by studying. Unfortunately, reality slapped me in the face. I had no money and no power, so I couldn't stand on my own two feet. All my efforts were ridiculed."

"My mother died from working too hard, raising money so I could get an education. My father fell seriously ill. I wanted to save him, but I didn't have money."

Zhao Yuyi laughed while tears streamed down his face. "He Lanjin, do you know what it's like for a poor person like me to want to save his sick father? I want to steal, I want to kill people and start fires. I want to stab all those corrupt officials to death because they took the funds that were originally allocated for poor families like ours."

He Lanjin was stunned. Looking at Zhao Yuyi intently, she saw his livid face. The corner of his mouth was bleeding; Zhao Yuyi looked as if he was about to die.

He Lanjin was admittedly a bit disgusted to see Zhao Yuyi and Lu Zifan having sex in the women's restroom back then. So she did not really expect Zhao Yuyi to be this tough; he was still holding her hand, unwilling to let go even after getting hit by a big rock.

"If those corrupt opportunists don't die, I can't die either," Zhao Yuyi said. "You shouldn't die either, He Lanjin."

He Lanjin's eyes started to water. She tried hard to climb up, but the earthquake was slowly closing up the cracks in the ground. She was going to die.

"Zhao Yuyi, if I die, please..." He Lanjin originally wanted to tell Zhao Yuyi something, but Qiao Hanye's image appeared in her mind.

Such a handsome man... it was a pity that she didn't have the chance to get her hands on him.

"Please go to Jing Garden and personally deliver my message to Qiao Hanye," He Lanjin said as she held on to Zhao Yuyi's arm. "Tell him that if there is a next life, I will definitely have sex with him there."

"F*ck, you shameless woman," Zhao Yuyi cursed in between breaths. "Tell him yourself. What does that have to do with me? Hold tight. You are not dying today. Not on my watch."

Blood oozed out from the corner of Zhao Yuyi's mouth and dripped onto He Lanjin's face. She looked up and saw that his hand was bleeding; a steel bar had pierced into it.

He Lanjin was still hoping to survive, so she tried to pull herself up. It was, however, too late; the earth collapsed with a boom.

He Lanjin felt impending doom as she saw the entire mountain turn into mud, rushing towards her.

The earthquake had impacted the nearby mountain, causing a giant landslide.

This added insult to injury. He Lanjin knew that the rescue team would not turn back for her. Did she rush to the scene of the disaster to die? What cruel fate!

"Zhao Yuyi, remember to give my message to the owner of Jing Garden. His surname is Qiao. Tell him that I'm happy I got the chance to meet him," He Lanjin said as she reconciled herself to her fate. She had made her decision; she had to let go of Zhao Yuyi, or both of them would die.

She had her principles; she would never drag anyone down. Besides, Zhao Yuyi had just lost his father. It would be selfish to let him risk his life for her.

It was a pity that He Lanjin did not have one last chance to see her aunt, uncle, elder brother, grandfather, and Qiao Hanye. Maybe in the next life...

"He Lanjin." Zhao Yuyi wanted to grab her but the steel bar pinning his arm had rendered him immobile. He watched helplessly as she struggled to free herself from his grasp.