The First People's Hospital of LJ City, Yunnan Province.

The pungent smell of disinfectant permeated the corridor outside the emergency operating room.

The "Operation in Progress" sign hanging at the entrance lit up.

Xu Xing sat on a row of blue plastic chairs in the corridor, clutching his head in pain, his ten fingers running through his already messy hair, muttering to himself.

Lin Zhixing sat next to him.

He didn't feel anything while driving, but once the adrenaline subsided, a wave of exhaustion washed over him, as if his very bones had been pulled out.

My eyelids are getting heavier and heavier.

Lin Zhixing tilted his head to the side. Although he was still worried about Tang Xiaoxiao, he couldn't hold on any longer and leaned against the hospital wall, falling into a deep sleep.

Time was ticking away, each second an eternity.

I don't know how much time has passed.

The red "Operating" indicator light above the operating room finally went out.

A "click" sound.

The tightly closed doors of the operating room were finally pushed open.

A surgeon wearing a green surgical gown and a mask emerged, sweating profusely. He took off his gloves and let out a long breath.

Upon seeing the doctor, Xu Xing suddenly jumped up from his chair, rushed forward, and grabbed the doctor's arm.

"Doctor! Doctor! How is he/she?!"

The doctor looked at the man with bloodshot eyes, took off his mask, and revealed a relieved smile.

"Don't worry, the surgery was a success. The patient is young, in good health, and is out of danger."

Upon hearing this, Xu Xing's tense body suddenly went limp, and if he hadn't been holding onto the wall, he would have almost knelt on the ground.

"Thank you... thank you doctor..." Xu Xing stammered incoherently.

The doctor wiped the sweat from his brow. "Don't just thank me. If you want to thank someone, thank the person who brought her down the mountain!"

The doctor pointed with lingering fear towards the operating room, "Acute suppurative appendicitis! It was so close! That membrane was as thin as paper!"

"I'm telling you, if you had arrived just ten minutes later! Even just ten minutes! If the perforation had caused pus to flow into the abdominal cavity, leading to acute diffuse peritonitis and sepsis, there would have been no chance of saving you!"

"How did you manage to drive all the way from that mountain to here? Even a helicopter wouldn't be this fast! Was the person who drove her here a god?"

Listen to what the doctor said.

Xu Xing turned his head and looked at the plastic chair next to him.

The young man, wearing a white shirt soaked in sweat and already wrinkled, was snoring softly and evenly with his eyes closed.

Yes.

If it weren't for this young man...

The fact that this play was ruined is a small matter; a precious life has truly been lost on that desolate mountain today.

He tiptoed to Lin Zhixing's side without waking him.

Instead, he took off his own coat and gently covered Lin Zhixing with it.

About half an hour later.

Lin Zhixing opened his eyes groggily.

A strong soreness came from my limbs, and my neck was stiff from leaning against the hard plastic.

"woke up?"

A gentle voice came from the side.

A steaming cup of milk was handed to Lin Zhixing.

Lin Zhixing paused for a moment, then took the milk. "Director Xu, Xiaoxiao..."

"Don't worry, the surgery was a success, and she's already been moved to a regular ward for observation. The doctor said if it had been ten minutes later, her life would have been in serious danger. Zhixing, you saved her life."

Lin Zhixing took a big gulp of hot milk. The warm liquid flowed down his esophagus into his stomach, finally dispelling the chill in his body.

"That's good."

Lin Zhixing breathed a long sigh of relief, finally able to relax completely.

The two sat in the corridor, drinking something.

After the crisis was over, the corridor was so quiet that the only sound was the ticking of the clock on the wall.

"Phew..." Xu Xing leaned back in his chair, looking at the white ceiling. "This day was more exciting than making a movie."

Lin Zhixing chuckled, "It was quite exciting. Next time, don't ask me to do something like this; I can't handle that kind of stress."

The two exchanged a smile, exuding a sense of relief, as if they had survived a calamity.

But, as we laughed...

Lin Zhixing frowned slightly.

Xu Xing's hand, which was holding the paper cup, also froze in mid-air.

The two exchanged a glance.

"Knowledge and action."

"Um?"

"Don't you think... we seem to have forgotten something?" Xu Xing scratched his head, feeling a sense of emptiness in his heart.

Lin Zhixing thought for a moment.

The car was parked downstairs, the person was taken to the ward, and the medical bills were paid.

No, I don't think so.

Just then.

Xu Xing's cell phone suddenly vibrated violently in his pocket.

Xu Xing took out his phone and glanced at the caller ID: [Assistant Director Lao Li].

Holy crap!!!

Xu Xing pressed the answer button.

The call had just been connected.

The assistant director, Lao Li, immediately answered with a shivering voice: "Director Xu...where are you...?"

"Little one...how is she?"

Xu Xing slapped his thigh: "The surgery was a success! The person is out of danger!"

"That's great...that's great..."

The assistant director choked up on the other end of the phone, then his voice became incredibly mournful, "Then... Director Xu..."

"Shouldn't you and Zhixing come back to pick us up?"

"The wind is so strong on the mountain..."

"Our entire crew of over fifty people... are still standing on the edge of a cliff, braving the cold wind..."

"The lighting technician's snot is frozen solid... Achoo! Achoo!"

Xu Xing: "..."

Lin Zhixing: "..."

The two stared at each other, wide-eyed.

They forgot about the main crew!

"Wait...wait! We're going up right away!"

hang up the phone.

Xu Xing and Lin Zhixing looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Um... Zhixing."

Director Xu rubbed his hands together, revealing an embarrassed smile, "The capable should do more... Look at this..."

Lin Zhixing looked at the pitch-black night outside.

Recalling the scene of descending the mountain, Lin Zhixing's legs trembled involuntarily. However, remembering that the film crew was still in the cold wind, he stood up.

then.

After half an hour.

The bus drove onto the winding mountain road again.

Lin Zhixing kept the car speed steadily below 30 mph, as steady as a rock, never stepping on the gas pedal too hard.

Just kidding, it's the middle of the night, and the visibility is so poor. Do you really think I'm a fugitive?

11 o'clock.

The film crew, freezing like frostbite, finally boarded the bus.

One by one, with runny noses, they looked at Lin Zhixing sitting in the driver's seat with eyes full of awe and resentment.

It wasn't until 1:30 a.m. that the bus finally came to a smooth stop in front of the hotel in downtown LJ.

......

the next day.

10:00 AM.

LJ City First People's Hospital, Inpatient Department.

Lin Zhixing and Xu Xing, carrying fruit baskets, pushed open the door to the ward.

On the hospital bed, Tang Xiaoxiao was wearing a blue and white striped hospital gown. Although her face was still a little pale, her mental state had improved a lot.

She leaned against the pillow, holding a cup of hot water in her hands.

Tang Xiaoxiao's eyes instantly reddened when she saw Lin Zhixing enter.

Tears streamed down her face like beads from a broken string.

"Brother Zhixing..."

Tang Xiaoxiao's voice choked as she struggled to sit up.

"Don't move, don't move. You just had surgery. Lie down." Lin Zhixing quickly stepped forward and pressed her down.

"Director Xu told me everything..." Tang Xiaoxiao looked at Lin Zhixing, her eyes filled with admiration and an indescribable gratitude. "If you hadn't risked your life to drive the bus down here, I might have died on that mountain."

"Brother Zhixing, thank you... thank you so much."

In the entertainment industry, everyone is just putting on an act for profit.

In such a perilous situation where the bus could fall off a cliff at any moment, how many people would dare to step forward and drive a bus weighing tens of tons off the cliff?

"What nonsense are you talking about? You're the second female lead. If you're gone, I'll have to find someone else to act with, which is such a hassle." Lin Zhixing joked, trying to ease the heavy atmosphere in the ward.

Xu Xing smiled as well.

"Xiaoxiao, just focus on getting better. Your scenes will be postponed; the crew will wait for you to recover."

"Thank you, Director Xu." Tang Xiaoxiao nodded.

Xu Xing turned to Lin Zhixing, waving his hand, "Zhixing, yesterday you not only saved Xiaoxiao, but also our entire crew. I'll remember this great kindness!"

"You've worked hard these past few days, so I've decided to give you two days off! Enjoy your rest in Lijiang and explore the Old Town! The production crew will reimburse you!"

"We'll film the rest of the scenes after you've rested!"

"Okay, thank you, Director Xu."

Lin Zhixing did not refuse; he did need to catch up on his sleep.

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