Chapter 101: Chapter 101: Elevator HorrorToday, Xu Yingying didn’t take a ride with Li Yifei as Logistics had a lot on their plate, keeping Michelle extremely busy. Li Yifei was grateful for Michelle’s past assistance, so he started helping her out as well.

    The two of them were busy the whole day, and by the time they left work, they still had some things unfinished. Michelle was a girl extremely serious about her work, showing no intention of leaving, still diligently at it.

    Inspired by Michelle, Li Yifei also lost track of time after work.

    The phone rang at this point, and only when Li Yifei glanced at the time did he realize work was over, as it was Su Mengxin calling. He answered right away and heard Su Mengxin say, "Li Yifei, are you coming home tonight?"

    "I have to work overtime tonight, so I’ll be back late. You guys eat without me."

    "Hey, is that okay? You already came back late yesterday, and now you’re late again."

    "Can’t help it, I have a lot of work on my end."

    "Alright, alright, then you get busy."

    Michelle and Li Yifei were working at the same desk, and although she couldn’t hear the conversation clearly, she faintly overheard a woman’s voice and looked at Li Yifei with some surprise, saying, "Brother Li, have you got yourself a girlfriend?"

    "No, it’s my two neighbors. They found out I can cook, so they started coming over for meals."

    "Are they beauties?" Michelle asked Li Yifei with a wink.

    Li Yifei chuckled and replied, "Not bad, I guess." However, he felt this was a hypocritical thing to say—if Su Mengxin was just ’not bad,’ then what about other women?

    "Real beauties, huh? Then Brother Li, you might have a chance," Michelle said with excitement on her face.

    Li Yifei cracked a smile and joked, "Even if they are beautiful, it doesn’t concern me. Speaking of beauty, you’re not bad either, Michelle, and you’re gentle and lovely. I might as well pursue you."

    Michelle’s face flushed red, and she coyly said, "Brother Li... don’t make fun of me."

    Li Yifei quickly apologized, "Sorry, I sometimes speak without thinking, don’t take it to heart."

    Michelle hurriedly replied, "I didn’t mind, Brother Li. You can actually cook. I’d love to try your cooking sometime."

    Li Yifei laughed heartily and said, "Is it so rare nowadays for a man to cook?"

    Michelle smiled shyly, "I can’t cook either. Young people nowadays often don’t know how, right?"

    "Then I’ll invite you over to my place sometime, and I’ll cook for you."

    "Okay, okay, let’s make it a date then."

    After a cheerful chat, they both dove back into their work, not finishing until past seven o’clock.

    Once they had packed up, Michelle stood up to stretch and said, "Brother Li, I’m so grateful for your help. Without you, I would have had two days’ worth of work ahead of me. To show my appreciation, let me treat you to dinner tonight."

    Li Yifei grinned and said, "Being treated to a meal by a beauty, that’s a real treat indeed."

    Michelle’s face turned red, and she chided, "Brother Li, you’re teasing me again."

    Li Yifei replied earnestly, "I’m telling the truth."

    "Brother Li, you’ve gone naughty," Michelle pouted cutely, picking up her bag. That timid, adorable look was truly endearing.

    The two entered the elevator, pressed the button for the first floor, and as soon as the elevator doors closed, it began to descend, but with constant "creaking" noises that made Michelle nervously say, "What’s with that sound? The elevator isn’t going to break down and trap us, is it?"

    With a "crack!" Michelle’s words had barely ended when the elevator suddenly plummeted downwards at high speed.

    Li Yifei and Michelle were instantly in a state of weightlessness. Michelle was so terrified that she let out a piercing scream.

    Being stuck in an elevator isn’t the scary part; the truly terrifying experience is a free-falling drop like a slide. It’s like free fall motion, where inside you fall along with the elevator, hardly different from plummeting directly. Especially starting from the eighth floor, if they were to fall to the first floor in this manner, the two of them would most likely perish.

    Li Yifei had never imagined he’d be this unlucky to encounter such an event. The chances of an elevator slipping were incredibly low, with only a few incidents occurring per year, almost on the scale of one in a billion. He didn’t expect that they would face such a situation.

    But when Li Yifei encountered such a situation, he didn’t panic. In the state of weightlessness, he still managed to reach the door, his hands frantically pressing each floor’s button rapidly one after another. Then, he violently pulled Michelle toward him, lifting her up and crouching slightly with his back pressed tight against the elevator wall.

    This was the best method of self-protection in the event of a free fall; if Li Yifei were alone, he had absolute confidence that he would be fine. But holding Michelle, he didn’t have as much confidence in himself. His muscles instantly tensed up, and his spirit was highly concentrated. The bigger the danger, the more Li Yifei could tap into his body’s potential.

    "Bang!" With a muffled sound, the elevator finally stopped between the third and second floors. The lights inside the elevator also went out abruptly, shrouding the small space in darkness.

    Michelle kept screaming non-stop, a natural response. Even though the elevator had stopped, she continued screaming, utterly unaware that the danger had passed.

    "Thump!"

    At this moment, even though Li Yifei was still alive, he was in considerable pain. His knees had withstood the force, but they were incredibly sore as if the ligaments had been torn. He could no longer support himself and collapsed onto the floor, with Michelle sitting on his legs as she fell with him.

    "Ah!" This scream was Michelle finally realizing that she was still alive, but still terrified, her mind a complete blank, not even aware she was sitting on Li Yifei’s legs.

    "Michelle, could you... could you get off me first? You’re crushing me," Li Yifei said, enduring the pain and patting Michelle’s shoulder.

    Michelle seemed to come back to her senses and sprang up then, in a flurry, fumbled her phone out. Light immediately filled the elevator, revealing Li Yifei sitting on the ground, his expression one of severe pain.

    "Brother Li, what’s wrong?" Michelle squatted down, looking at Li Yifei with extreme concern.

    Li Yifei grimaced and said, "It’s nothing serious, just my legs hurt a bit. Rest for a while, and I should be fine."

    The elevator hadn’t fallen many floors, just about four or five, but since it was a commercial building with good frameworks, it was almost equivalent to seven or eight floors of a regular residential building. Moreover, he was holding Michelle, which was why Li Yifei was slightly injured; otherwise, with his skill, he could have avoided any harm.

    Michelle, holding her phone in one hand, reached out with the other, stammering, "Brother Li... where exactly are you hurt?" Sear?h the N?vel(F)ire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    Seeing Michelle’s concerned expression, Li Yifei shook his head and sighed, "My knee hurts so much."

    Michelle immediately reached toward Li Yifei’s knee, carefully touching it. Tears were already brimming in her eyes as she choked up, "Brother Li, could your leg be broken?"

    With a pained expression, Li Yifei responded, "Whether it’s broken or not, I can’t tell yet, but I’m afraid I might not be able to avoid a disability."

    Michelle became even more panicked, wiping her eyes and crying, "What should we do then?"

    "There’s not much to do; the worst-case scenario is I’ll spend my life in a wheelchair. I’m an open-minded person, so you don’t have to worry."

    Michelle didn’t respond immediately but stared blankly at Li Yifei. Then she bit her lip hard and, with a look of resolve, grabbed Li Yifei’s arm, "Brother Li, you were hurt so badly because you saved me. I believe that if it wasn’t for me, you wouldn’t have been so seriously injured. If your leg really is broken, then I will..."

    "Then what?" Li Yifei asked mischievously, his face now lacking any trace of pain.

    "I will... I will take care of you for life," Michelle declared, her face turning very red in the light of her phone’s screen, yet it showed a remarkable determination.

    Li Yifei’s eyes widened in surprise; he was just joking, but who would have thought Michelle would respond with such a statement.

    Meeting Li Yifei’s gaze, Michelle’s chest heaved, and she said, "Brother Li, I mean it. If you hadn’t picked me up, I would have been the one injured, not you. Believe me, I will take care of you for life."

    Li Yifei grinned wryly and chuckled, "Michelle, I was... I was just joking with you. I’m fine, really."

    Michelle shook her head vigorously, insisting, "Brother Li, don’t be afraid. Even if your leg is broken, I will be your legs. I’ll carry you, I’ll push you in a wheelchair."

    "I’m really okay; I can stand up," Li Yifei hurriedly tried to get up.

    But Michelle pressed him down firmly, exclaiming, "Don’t move, don’t move!" In her urgency, she even pounced on Li Yifei, clinging tightly to him.

    Li Yifei felt the play had gone too far and urgently said, "Michelle, don’t get so worked up. I’m fine."

    At that moment, Michelle didn’t believe Li Yifei at all. Suddenly, she embraced his neck, leaned in, and kissed Li Yifei on the lips, leaving him bewildered. What was this girl doing?

    With her arms around Li Yifei, Michelle forgot to press her phone, and the elevator was plunged into darkness once more. Michelle found it easier to speak without facing Li Yifei, "Brother Li, don’t you believe me? I’ve never had a boyfriend, nor have I been kissed before. By kissing you, I’m truly committed to taking care of you for life."

    Li Yifei was dumbfounded; a casual joke had led to Michelle’s first kiss, and it seemed she was serious. The joke had gone too far, and now, it was not easy to back out of it.