Witnessing Yao Zhixia's heroic deeds, Xue Rin also mustered up the courage and held his breath and chewed on rabbit meat in large gulps.

Yao Zhixia rinsed his mouth, still feeling sick to his stomach, so he ran to the beach, held some seawater in his hand and continued to rinse his mouth, but fortunately, the seawater was salty, but barely overshadowed some fishy smell.

Before Xue Rin could finish swallowing, he strode to the beach, leaning his waist and waiting for the last bite to be finished.

Yao Zhixia bent over, gasping for air, and when she turned around, she accidentally caught a glimpse of something on the beach in the distance, a black object half-buried by sand.

Yao Zhixia squinted curiously, raised his feet and walked over there, leaving Xue Rin behind him to wail and rinse his mouth with seawater in a big gulp.

When she approached the object, she realized that it was actually a black suitcase, and she hurriedly knelt on the ground, and her hands vigorously turned over the sand covering it.

When the full picture of the box was displayed in front of her, Xue Rin's voice came from behind her: "Yao Zhixia, what are you doing here? Are you vomiting?"

"Damn! There's a suitcase here!" Xue Rin's eyes widened.

The newly unearthed box was an old-fashioned leather suitcase, badly worn on the outside, with many half-dried aquatic plants wrapped around it, and it was estimated that it had been in the sea for a long time, and it had only been brought to the beach by the waves and high tides of the past few days.

Yao Zhixia dragged all the aquatic plants on it and tried to open the box, but there was a copper lock that had turned green on the box.

"Come, you get out of the way, I'll get out of the way. ”

After Xue Rin finished speaking, he picked a stone from the woods, knelt on the ground and began to smash the lock.

"You said it wouldn't be a murderous corpse, right?" Xue Rin speculated wildly, gangster movies all acted like this.

"I pushed this box just now, it's not heavy, if it's a murderous corpse, it probably won't be so light. Yao Zhixia analyzed rigorously.

"Smack!"

The lock of the box was smashed open, and Xue Rin threw the stone aside and opened the suitcase tremblingly.

There was nothing scary inside, only a stack of soaked and yellowed clothes, some daily necessities, an old iron lunch box, and a few poetry books under the thick plastic sheeting.

"Hey, that's it, I thought there was something strange. Xue Rin said as he pulled out.

The sharp-eyed Yao Zhixia suddenly found that there was a delicate wooden black lacquer box at the bottom of the suitcase, she took it out and looked at it, when the delicate buckle was flicked open, a pair of gold rings and a pocket watch that had dimmed the color lay on the black velvet lining.

Yao Zhixia lifted the cover of the pocket watch, and saw that one side of it was a dial, and the other side was an old black and white photo, in which there was a teenage girl, her face was like a peach blossom, combing two twisted braids, and she was smiling at the camera.

There was also an oil-paper envelope in the box, there was no writing outside, Yao Zhixia tore open the envelope and saw a yellowed letter paper inside, she paused, carefully opened the folded letterhead, and what caught her eye was a dense handwriting:

"Dear Xianglan, you and I have been separated for sixty years, I wonder if you are good at living on that side of the world?

Since you and I got married for more than a month, I went north with the army, we began to love each other, at that time no one knows when we can reunite, before parting you gave me the pocket watch is the proof between you and me, but who would have thought that this pocket watch has become the only token you left me.

When I returned to my hometown, my home had been destroyed by the defeated and retreating enemy army, and I had not heard from you who had been taken away by my family to flee, and I had been looking for ten years without finding you, please forgive me for my despair, please forgive me for my dead heart, and in the end I could only hold on to the luck mentality, hoping that you would remarry someone in a place without me, and the house would be full of children and grandchildren.

In this life, I have never married again, just because you and I said when we made the marriage contract, holding the hand of the son, and growing old with the son, even if fate separates you and me, I have never believed that our hearts are firmly linked.

I have never moved out of my hometown, but I am afraid that one day you will come back to look for me, I can't find my way home, when I learned that I have terminal cancer, I have never had a trace of sadness, I only hope to get out of this life without you as soon as possible, and go to the next life to find you as soon as possible.

You said that you had never seen the sea before, so I decided to come here to walk the last part of my life, hoping to see you again in my dreams.

When you and I swore an oath, there was no decent jewelry for you, I used the money saved over the years to make a pair of rings, I hope that I can kiss your hands in the next life, and I hope that in the next life, I can love you again.

Eternity awaits you"

When Yao Zhixia finished reading aloud, the tears in her eyes had dripped down her cheeks into the sand, reflecting a little dark brown on the beach.

This fluttering letter paper seemed to have become a thousand pounds at the moment, and the deep meaning between the lines made her breathless, she never believed that this kind of undying love existed in this world, or rather, she never believed that it would happen to her Yao Zhixia, but at this moment, the silent sea in front of her gave her a silent answer.

Xue Rin, who was squatting aside and listening, also became silent at this time, his eyes staring at Yao Zhixia who was bowing his head and crying, and a trace of unknown emotions welled up in his heart.

When Fang was looking at the letter that Yao Zhixia was holding, he accidentally found that on the inside of her left wrist, there was a white scar that was not very obvious, the scar was slightly red, it seemed that it should be an old scar, but it appeared in this sensitive position, which really made Xue Rin's eyes couldn't help but stay for a while.

Xue Rin forced himself to look away and look at the sea, so that he no longer cared about this silent episode, but another slightly dull emotion hit him again.

The two of them are really pitiful people, not because they are on a desert island, nor because their life and death are uncertain, but because the two of them may not live as well as the old gentleman who has been sleeping in the sea, because neither of them has ever seen the appearance of love, or rather, neither has the courage to defend a city for a person.

"Let's take these things, tomorrow morning we will take all our belongings up the mountain, let the stupid dog receive us, after all, the seaside can't shelter from the wind and rain, and there is no water source, or the cave is safer. ”

Xue Rin was afraid that his strange emotions would spread, so he immediately put away his feelings and returned to reality.

Yao Zhixia quickly wiped her cheeks with the back of her hand, took a deep breath, and put everything back in the suitcase.

Picking up this suitcase was a treasure for Xue Rin, because he could finally take off his tight wetsuit and change into the cotton white shirt and brown trousers in the suitcase.

There is also a pair of black leather shoes in the suitcase, and when you look at the horizontal fine lines on the upper, you know that they have been worn for a long time, but the leather inside and outside of the shoes are well maintained, and you can see that the old gentleman cherished and cared for the objects before his death.

"Old man, I'm sorry, my feet really can't bear it now, borrow your shoes for use, if I can come home alive one day, I will definitely burn a better pair of shoes for you, thank you." ”

Xue Rin took the shoes, bowed to the sea, and then sat on the ground, ready to put on the shoes, but the shoes were a little too big for Xue Rin, he stood up and tried to walk, but like wearing slippers, he took a step and dropped the heel of the shoe once.

Yao Zhixia had an idea, cut a small section of the rope attached to the lifebuoy, divided it into several thin strands, and then walked to Xue Rin and squatted down.

"You lift a foot. ”

Xue Rin didn't know why, but he did it obediently.

Yao Zhixia threaded the rope through the sole of the shoe, wrapped the rope around the shoe like packing a gift, and finally tied a slipknot.

Xue Rin lifted his foot, and sure enough, his shoes stopped on his feet.

"Yao Zhixia, you are really an all-powerful female god of war, whoever marries you will not have to worry about it in this life. Xue Rin joked in a good mood.

Yao Zhixia, who was squatting on the ground, looked at Xue Rin but didn't respond, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and his eyes motioned for him to lift his other foot.

If he knew her family history and experience, would he still say such things?

Feeling Yao Zhixia's silence, Xue Rin immediately changed the topic, "I just searched the suitcase inside and out, this is a treasure chest for us, there is a lunch box for water, a few clothes we can change with each other, as well as towels and razors or something, do you know what the most important thing is?"

Yao Zhixia raised her head with a puzzled expression.

"There's an unopened toothbrush in there!" Xue Rin said with a serious face.

As soon as Yao Zhixia tied the rope, Xue Rin hurriedly ran to the suitcase and brought the toothbrush with plastic on the outside to show her.

"So now the question is, who are we going to use a toothbrush?"

Yao Zhixia looked at Xue Rin with an embarrassed look, and wanted to open his mouth to let him use it, but just as he was about to speak, Xue Rin took the lead.

"That's it, I'll be wronged, let's use it together!" he was righteous.

"No, you use ......," she said sincerely.

"Don't say it again, it's an extraordinary time, I, Xue Rin, am a man no matter how I say it, and the husband is not informal, so it's decided. Xue Rin blocked Yao Zhixia with one hand, with a heroic and righteous look.

This matter is a trivial matter for Yao Zhixia, but for Xue Rin, who usually lives a delicate life and does not allow a single hair to appear on the sink and bed, it is as important as whether there is food to eat.

In this regard, he really thought about it seriously for a while, if only one party uses it, then the other party's long-term non-brushing tone will also affect the other party, if both are not used, they will disgust each other, so the most win-win result is that both parties uphold the principle of mutual benefit and use together.

Yao Zhixia knew Xue Rin's obsession with this toothbrush, when they were still guests and waiters before, she had already deeply felt the exquisiteness of people like him, there were requirements for bed brands, washing brands, and even the aromatherapy brands in the house, Yao Zhixia had taken a lot of effort to prepare, so at this moment, Xue Rin was willing to use the same toothbrush with her, which really surprised her, this is a small step for ordinary humans, but for Xue Rin, it is a big step to retreat.

The new equipment was allocated, the old equipment was packed up, and the two of them took turns to add firewood to the campfire, and they spent another night in this way.

The two people on the island are safe and sound, but the people on land are as anxious as ants on a hot pot.

When Gong Yan rushed to the temporarily established maritime search and rescue center with Liu Piaopiao, the entire command hall was in chaos, and people hugging and crying could be seen everywhere, and the atmosphere here was as depressing as the Yama Palace.

The personnel wearing the eye-catching search and rescue team uniforms were walking back and forth rapidly, and when Gong Yan was searching for the figure of a person like a commander, he suddenly saw Xue Huaiyuan in the distance, he was sitting on the sofa in grief, covering his forehead with his hands, and his body was shaking badly.

Qi Hang was standing beside Xue Huaiyuan at this time, holding his shoulders with both hands, and when the personnel of the search and rescue team passed by them, they said a few words to her and left.

Seeing this, Gong Yan hurriedly ran forward to meet them, and Liu Piaopiao also chased after them.

"Aunt Qi, how is the situation?" Gong Yan asked anxiously.

"Gong Yan, you're here! Just now the people of the search and rescue team told me about the situation, it was the crustal changes in the southeastern seas that caused the tsunami, although the ship where Xue Rin was at the time of the incident was on the main channel, but the turbulence caused by the tsunami will cause a lot of uncertainty, that is to say, they can only speculate on a large range of water flow through the range, search and rescue within this range, and there were too many cruise ships going to sea at that time, many people were missing, we can only plan for the worst, and wait with a glimmer of hope. ”

When Qi Hang said the last sentence, he lowered his head and looked at Xue Huaiyuan distressedly, and couldn't help but have red eyes.

"I'm sorry, Uncle Xue, it's all my fault, I suggested that Xue Rin take Lin Qingyu to Xingtu Island to play, really, I'm sorry for you. Gong Yan knelt on his knees as he spoke, bowing to Xue Huaiyuan.

Seeing this, Xue Huaiyuan hurriedly stood up and helped Gong Yan up, "Yan Yan! What do you say! How can Uncle blame you! What does this have to do with you! Natural disaster, Lin Qingyu was lucky and survived, only blame my son for not having such a good life......

Xue Huaiyuan couldn't suppress his emotions when he said that his son, his voice was so choked that he couldn't speak anymore, and Gong Yan hugged Xue Huaiyuan.

"Huaiyuan, Yanyan, until the last moment, none of us should give up, now that the search and rescue has just begun, we will not be able to form an army, so how will we survive in the future?"

Qi Hang said, and patted the two big men who are usually strategizing in the business world but hugging each other and crying at this time.

"Yes, Mr. Gong, Uncle Xue, we must believe, faith will have miracles, God loves to help those who believe in him. Liu Piaopiao couldn't help but say on the side.

As soon as Qi Hang saw Gong Yan just now, he noticed the girl behind him, she was dressed very plainly, her eyes and demeanor were not like the upper-class celebrities she occasionally saw when she accompanied Xue Huaiyuan to socialize, her eyes were pure and innocent, although Qi Hang had retired from the mall for many years, her ability to see people was still sharp.

"Yanyan, who is this young lady?" Qi Hang said gently.

"Aunt Qi, her name is Liu Piaopiao, the boat rented by Xue Rin, there was a waiter named Yao Zhixia, when the shipwreck happened, she also fell into the sea and disappeared, Liu Piaopiao is her roommate and a very close good friend. Gong Yan introduced.

"Uncle Xue, Aunt Qi, hello, my name is Liu Piaopiao, you can call me Piaopiao. When Liu Piaopiao saw Gong Yan introduce her, she immediately lowered her head slightly and respectfully greeted the two elders.

"Hello, Piao Piao, I didn't expect your friend to suffer this kind of thing, as a girl, you are really strong, let's support each other, I hope they both can come back safely!"

Although it was only a few words, the girl in front of her left an excellent impression on Qi Hang.

"Huaiyuan! Qi Hang! We're coming!"

A familiar voice came from behind Gong Yan, and he turned around and saw that it was his parents.

Gong Bowen didn't say anything, he just opened his arms and hugged Xue Huaiyuan, patting his back heavily.

Yin Simiao looked at the two of them, and he couldn't say anything, so he turned his head and said to Qi Hang: "Bowen called a friend just now, and they will help send more professional search and rescue team members, no matter what, it can improve the chance of finding Rin." ”

"Sister Si Miao, I'm sorry for you, it's good that you're here, otherwise Huaiyuan really won't be able to hold on. ”

Qi Hang said this for a reason, Xue Huaiyuan lost his beloved wife ten years ago, didn't think about tea and dinner, and had a stomach attack during a meeting in the company, and it was Qi Hang, who was the group's financial director at the time, who sent him to the hospital and helped him hide his son who was in adolescence and couldn't eat oil and salt.

During the day, she has to take on big responsibilities and solve various thorny problems caused by the company's internal struggles, and at night she has to report to Xue Huaiyuan one by one to help take care of him.

At that time, Qi Hang was only 30 years old, but on the one hand, she had to be ordered to keep Xue Huaiyuan's position in the group, and on the other hand, she had to follow Xue Huaiyuan's instructions to complete Xue Rin's exit procedures as soon as possible, so that he could stay away from domestic disputes.

Xue Rin held a grudge because he was sent abroad by his father, but only Qi Hang knew that Xue Huaiyuan was not only to keep Xue Rin away from this sad place and heal himself in a new environment, but also to prevent himself from losing in the group struggle and affecting Xue Rin's academic future.

But fortunately, Xue Huaiyuan also has a brother who started a business with the two of them, Gong Bowen, and there is indestructible trust and loyalty between the two of them, so with the joint assistance of Qi Hang and Gong Bowen, Xue Huaiyuan finally held the country that the three of them fought together until now.