Mr.President, Let's Get a Divorce
Chapter 395: Night 393 of Caesar, the curtain of terror was drawn
CHAPTER 395: NIGHT 393 OF CAESAR, THE CURTAIN OF TERROR WAS DRAWN
At seven in the evening, street lights illuminated the downtown streets of Caesar City, except for a few places that suffered from a terrorist attack.
The ruins of Angus Church were similarly dark.
Several rescue teams and firefighters on rotation brought temporary light sources.
Buried under the rubble, Lu Xiaoer was the only known survivor of this catastrophe at the time.
Word spread quickly—
Song Lili sat on an excavator, operating it while clearly seeing more and more rescuers and volunteers converging towards their location.
"I know her! The day before yesterday, she and her colleagues went to treat sick children at the orphanage and visited the poverty-stricken area to provide free treatment to the needy patients! Everyone calls her Doctor Little Ear!"
This citizen of M country seemed to have connections with the international rescue organization Xiaoer belonged to, and the moment they heard a G country female doctor surnamed Lu was buried, they immediately shouted out!
With each passing moment, more helping hands and resources gathered...
Song Lili’s eyes slightly darkened.
Everyone knows war is terrible, but not everyone knows that human hearts can be warm.
Xiaoer, I am not at your level, and I probably never will reach such heights in my life, but... I truly am grateful to you for always showing me the warmth and beauty in this world.
Beneath the broken ruins of Angus Church, countless souls hovered restlessly.
How can someone wage wars in this era meant for peace and even move the battlefield to civilian areas? Do they have demons in their hearts?
She never fancifully thought that her rebirth could change the global scene or alleviate wars; she only wanted to safely bring Lu Xiaoer back home.
In her memory, M country’s civil war had persisted for a full seven years, slowly evolving into a smaller scale conflict and then...
When Song Lili was accused of treason, seven countries were involved in the war, including G country.
She didn’t know if the war among these seven countries had escalated into a third world war after her death.
She felt it was unlikely; in the era of nuclear weapons, a new worldwide conflict almost guaranteed... the extinction of the human race.
Zhongli Wuzhi never expected the people of M country to be so enthusiastic; among them, some also had relatives buried underneath, yet without a single clue.
At this moment, Lu Xiaoer was not just Lu Xiaoer, but also the hope of these grieving families...
Rescuing one Lu Xiaoer could perhaps lead to saving more.
The power of faith was strong, and the passageway was being made accessible at a remarkable pace!
Zhongli Wuzhi sat on a rock,
"Xiaoer, can you hear... everyone helping you?"
"...Yeah..."
"Xiaoer!"
"Zhongli... I feel... can’t breathe... so uncomfortable..." Lu Xiaoer gasped.
"Xiaoer, relax, relax, it’s almost over..."
Zhongli Wuzhi pressed his phone tightly against his chest, curling up and enduring the fear of the moment, constantly communicating with Xiaoer...
So he could feel that Xiaoer was truly reaching her limit...
"Please... Little Ear... I, Zhongli Wuzhi, have never pleaded with anyone in my life, but I’m begging you... hold on..."
He was a mess, his hair full of dust, and his hands were scarred and bruised from moving bricks and stones.
"Zhongli... my head hurts so badly..."
Everything was pitch black before her eyes, yet she seemed to have hallucinations, seeing dots of dazzling images that made it hard to keep her eyes open...
"Think of me, Little Ear, can you think of me? Wait till I take you home..."
"..."
"You want to be a doctor, I’ll be your strongest support, backing you up. If your old man at home opposes, I’ll protect you!"
"..."
"Xiaoer?"
"..."
"Xiaoer!"
Zhongli Wuzhi urgently stood up and shouted loudly, causing Song Lili to glance over and loudly ask, "What happened?"
"Xiaoer! Xiaoer!"
"Lower your voice..."
Lu Xiaoer frowned, feeling that Zhongli Wuzhi’s few shouts were excessively piercing.
Hearing her voice, Zhongli’s nose tingled with emotion.
He was almost unable to speak for a moment, only waving his hand at Song Lili, signaling... it’s okay.
Zhongli Wuzhi’s legs had gone weak, and he could only support himself on his knees as he slowly squatted down and sat back down.
"Zhongli..."
Lu Xiaoer closed her eyes, taking deep breaths, gasping,
"I want some milk tea."
"..."
"When I get out... you treat me..."
Zhongli Wuzhi’s lips were pursed white, devoid of any color, he covered his mouth and after a long time managed to calm his emotions and forcefully responded, "Okay!"
"What’s wrong with you...?"
Zhongli Wuzhi sniffed...
"Are you... crying?"
"No!"
Zhongli Wuzhi quickly retorted!
Lu Xiaoer softly chuckled... feeling groggy...
"Zhongli... our Lu Family is very strange..."
"What?"
"The people of our Lu Family never have good marital fate. It’s either divorce or widowhood, not estrangement then enemies, it’s mutual utilization... Hah... my dad looks honest but is extremely heartless..."
"..."
Zhongli Wuzhi didn’t care about the Lu Family’s domestic affairs, but he had heard of them, the entire family seemed cursed, from the great-grandfather to the great-grandchildren, all four generations had failed marriages.
This might also be the reason why the Lu Family was increasingly declining.
The family is incomplete; how can it flourish and prosper.
"I’m a singleton, I never thought about getting married, or having kids..."
Lu Xiaoer said faintly...
So it’s not that Zhongli Wuzhi’s charm had issues, but she herself really did have problems.
Zhongli Wuzhi couldn’t bear to hear her talk so pessimistically and mustered his energy and told her,
"Lu Xiaoer, if you are gay, I will make you straight, you talk about singleton, I will make you taste the sweetness of marriage, if you didn’t die today, I swear I Zhongli Wuzhi will marry you!"
He swore solemnly.
A long silence on the other end of the phone, then Lu Xiaoer said,
"... Then maybe I should just die..."
Stunned as he was, Zhongli Wuzhi, no matter how thick-skinned, couldn’t take such a comment, joking or not! His face and confidence were gone...
"Zhongli Wuzhi..."
"Um?"
"My phone... is running out of battery..."
"..."
Zhongli Wuzhi’s heart lurched.
"... I’ll wait for you." With a "beep," the screen went dark, and the voice call ended.
Zhongli Wuzhi sat there stunned, feeling cold all over, just feeling like someone had gouged something out of his chest, an empty pain...
"It’s through!"
Just then, a voice came from the underground passage.
Zhongli Wuzhi didn’t understand, but Song Lili heard it clearly.
"It’s through! It’s through!"
"Through?!"
The tunnel was still being dug, needing to be wide enough for a person.
Excess people slowly crawled out from inside, each face filled with excitement and joy.
Zhongli Wuzhi and Song Lili were no exception, Song Lili’s tears, which she had managed to hold back until now, finally fell in two drops.
"Whoosh—boom—bang!"
And just then, a missile flew overhead from above their heads and landed on a location two streets away from them.
A huge explosion followed, and the night in Caesar... began with a curtain of terror.