“I truly have no such feelings for you,” Gu Qingtong knew she must draw a clear line with Hua Jianwei and kept stepping back. Ji Chen wanted to stand between them, but the boat was swaying, and he fell onto the deck. Lü Guo and Mang Xiang hurried to help him.
“Qingtong, come with me,” Hua Jianwei’s eyes were only on Gu Qingtong, who was stepping back.
Hua Jianwei was getting closer to her. Gu Qingtong was almost at the boat’s bow, feeling utterly helpless. A large boat was approaching in the distance, and someone in an indigo robe at the bow seemed to be Han Yue’an. The surrounding pleasure boats immediately retreated slightly.
Hua Jianwei also saw Han Yue’an and became anxious, reaching out to grab her. Gu Qingtong dodged backward, but her foot slipped, and she fell into the lake.
“Tong’er!”
“Qingtong!”
The surrounding boats caused significant waves. Gu Qingtong felt wave after wave hitting her, with water filling her mouth and ears.
“Qingtong!” Hua Jianwei called out, wanting to jump in but was held back by his servant.
“Young Master, you cannot go down!”
“Then you go rescue her!”
“Young Master, I cannot swim either!”
Gu Qingtong’s wet clothes were heavy, and after struggling a few times, she began to sink, thinking she was about to drown. Finally, a strong hand lifted her up.
“Miss?”
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Gu Qingtong could hear the voice but couldn’t open her eyes, her throat blocked. After a while, a warm breath touched her lips.
“Cough cough…” Gu Qingtong coughed as her nose was pinched, and her throat cleared.
“Awake?” The voice was slightly familiar, his hand still supporting her waist and neck, with a noticeable warmth that felt comfortable.
Jiang Shangheng was momentarily speechless, and she was lying on top of him. Gu Qingtong only realized she was exposed when she lowered her chin and hurriedly covered herself with her hand: “Young Master Jiang?”
Jiang Shangheng lowered his voice to make her get up and crawled out from underneath her. He helped her sit down and caught her small foot: “Let me take a look.”
Although Gu Qingtong was a carefree modern person, having her ankle gripped by a young man made her blush deeply.
