Chapter 5: Empathy

"I heard that Lu Dan is going to leave H City the day after tomorrow...... He and I may not necessarily see each other in the future. Actually, that's pretty good...... Uncle Wei, Aunt Zhong, you must think I'm selfish, don't you? I obviously want to protect Lu Dan for you...... I didn't expect people to be greedy, and the longer I watched that person, the more I liked it...... Such greed is really too selfish......"

"So, Lu Dan said that he wants to leave, it's okay to leave, he is liked by a selfish person like me, and he is not ......happy," Wang Mengmeng sniffed, trying to make herself laugh, "Don't worry, I will inherit your legacy, continue to help those in need, and continue to protect Lu Dan." No matter where he is, whenever he needs it, I'll be the first to show up. I will protect him for you, even if he forgets to like me in the future, I will ...... I wouldn't care......"

Wang Mengmeng, who was incoherent, became more and more unable to speak, tears flowed down in clusters, Wang Mengmeng, who had always been heartless, Wang Mengmeng, who had always had a bright smile on her face, cried bitterly in front of Wei Anyang and Zhong Chuyun.

Lu Dan, who was hiding behind the tombstone, listened silently, and his heart was annihilated by emotion, so he restrained the feeling of almost suffocation and slowly closed his eyes.

knew that love was so heavy, why did he let it eat away at his heart little by little?

Wang Mengmeng, who didn't know that Lu Dan was behind him, cried all the reluctance and sadness in his heart in front of the young couple who exchanged their lives for the opportunity to live for themselves.

Lu Dan, like a statue, listened to all the pain and reluctance of Wang Mengmeng, until Wang Mengmeng finally wiped away her tears and said goodbye to her parents' tombstones.

Lu Dan doesn't like to say goodbye, doesn't like sensationalism, and hates leaving sorrow.

And Wang Mengmeng, the culprit who brought about a series of chain reactions, made him violate all principles again and again.

Looking at the back of her leaving, Lu Dan's eyes were as deep as thick ink that could not be dissolved.

He stood there for a moment, and finally walked to his parents' tombstone.

Lu Dan has never told anyone, and whenever he looks at his aging adoptive parents, he will be puzzled. Life is forever fixed at the moment when the biological parents are young, what will they look like when they are old? In every moment when he grows up, every moment when Lu Dan is noticed because of his excellence, will they be as proud of him and happy for him as their adoptive parents?

"Do you regret it?" Lu Dan looked at his parents in the photo and asked, "Save her, and lose your life, leaving me alone in this world...... Have you never regretted it?"

The two people in the photo, they looked at him with loving eyes, and they couldn't give him any answer except smiles.

Lu Dan took a deep breath, turned around, and walked away from the cemetery.

Not every question in this world has an answer. No matter how unwilling and sad you are.

Lu Dan, who drove away from the cemetery, didn't know why, Wang Mengmeng's face always appeared in front of him.

The more he wanted to expel him from his world, Wang Mengmeng's ghost was still lingering, dominating all his hearts and senses.

Her tears, her eyes, her smiles, tears, sorrows, joys, kept appearing before his eyes.

The words she said in a slightly trembling voice lingered in his ears.

"I don't blame him for blaming me at all, and I can understand his unforgiveness for me...... Actually, even I can't forgive myself, I ...... I was so stupid, so stupid that I didn't realize what he liked about me, and I didn't know that I was ...... I also fell in love with him......"

β€œ...... He and I may not necessarily see each other in the future......"

β€œ...... I obviously want to protect Lu Dan's ...... for you I didn't expect people to be greedy, and the longer I watched that person, the more I liked it...... Such greed is really too selfish......"

β€œ...... I will continue to protect Lu Dan. No matter where he is, whenever he needs it, I'll be the first to show up. I will protect him for you, even if he forgets to like me in the future, I will ...... I wouldn't care...... I found out too late...... It's my bad ......."

The surging emotions in his heart hit the cage of his heart, and it took Lu Dan a few minutes to restrain it.

There was only one day, and then he would leave here forever, away from it all.

Time will heal the wounds in his heart, just like it did back then.

When the car passed by a transportation hub, there was a sudden commotion ahead.

Lu Dan frowned slightly, looked up, and saw several cars parked on the side of the road, and many people gathered at the junction of the two intersections, talking about something with horror on their faces.

It seems that it was a traffic accident.

As the car approached, Lu Dan saw that it was a large truck parked at the intersection, and what overturned next to the truck was a kindergarten school bus.

The accident should have just happened, the traffic police and rescue team have not yet arrived, in the overturned school bus, the sound of children banging on the window and shouting for help came from afar, immature and eager, and worried.

There were people on the side of the road calling for help, and most of them wanted to get closer, but the front of the school bus had already caught fire due to oozing gasoline. The scene of urgency, the panicked crowd, everything, rushed to the front like a tide.

Lu Dan's brows furrowed even tighter. The hand holding the steering wheel was also a little tighter.

Since my parents left, I have decided that I will no longer be responsible for anyone's life, and I will not participate in anything irlevant. β€”β€”This is Lu Dan's principle of doing things.

Lu Dan finally cooled down and stepped on the accelerator. However, the moment the car drove away, from the rearview mirror, Lu Dan saw a familiar figure, the only figure rushing towards the school bus.

- It's Wang Mengmeng.

Lu Dan slammed his feet, and the car stopped on the side of the road like this. Almost subconsciously stepping out of the car, Lu Dan saw Wang Mengmeng who climbed onto the school bus.

Wang Mengmeng, who didn't have time to change her clothes, was still wearing the red dress she wore when she was dating Lu Dan, like a blooming sunflower.

She stood on the side of the overturned school bus, the driver and the teacher at the front of the bus lying in pools of blood, and several injured children appeared to have fainted. Now the only way is to take the children out.

Wang Mengmeng put her hand into the broken glass, removed the survival hammer hanging by the car window, quickly chiseled through the glass, and carried the children out one by one.

Under the leadership of Wang Mengmeng, some passers-by have joined the rescue, they rushed over, reached out to catch the children held out by Wang Mengmeng, there were two young people and an uncle, also climbed into the car, trying their best to hug the children.

During the whole process, there was no communication, and no one gave instructions, but at this emergency moment, everyone was like telepathy, tacitly and quickly doing the rescue work.

Lu Dan looked at these people and looked at Wang Mengmeng standing on the school bus, his shock and the firmness he felt in his heart from Wang Mengmeng mixed into a shock that was difficult for him to ignore.

"Oh no, the fire is bigger!"

Someone in the crowd exclaimed.

The sound of the horns of rescue vehicles and police cars could already be heard not far away, but the flames in front of the school bus were already bigger than just now. If the children are not rescued as soon as possible, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"Help!"

"Mom!"

"I'm going out!"

The children slapped the glass of the school bus vigorously, and their young faces were full of horror. Many of them have already been injured in the process of the school bus overturning, and even punctured by glass. There was blood on the little face, and even the car windows were printed with small handprints with blood, which was shocking.

Wang Mengmeng had already heard the news of the growing fire from people's exclamations, she was anxious and afraid, although the broken car window had pierced her arm and was drenched in blood, but she had no time to take care of it. Now, all she can think of is saving one more child and one more life. Other than that, nothing else.

The constant procrastination has made Wang Mengmeng's arms gradually lose strength, but in addition to persistence, there is also persistence.

"Sister, my legs!" When Wang Mengmeng hugged a little girl with a round face, the little girl suddenly burst into tears. Only then did she realize that the little girl's leg was stuck in the seat.

What to do?

Wang Mengmeng hugged the little girl's upper body hard, wanting to reach out to help her pull out her legs, but her center of gravity was completely unstable.

The little girl was scared, she kicked her legs desperately, but because of this, it hurt even more, and her little body was scratched by the glass because of the struggle, and the pain made her cry.

Wang Mengmeng was anxious and afraid, sweat dripped from her forehead and melted into her eyes, hot, but she didn't dare to let go of her hand.

At this moment, a pair of hands reached over and hugged the little girl.

Familiar atmosphere, with a hint of white pine. The smell of wood made Wang Mengmeng stunned, and when he looked up, he saw Lu Dan's familiar face

"Lu Dan?" Wang Mengmeng's eyes suddenly lit up.

Lu Dan, who had a calm face, snorted softly, he didn't look at Wang Mengmeng, but said indifferently: "I'll hold her, I'll help pull her legs out." ”

Wang Mengmeng nodded.

Two-thirds of the windows were occupied by the little girl, and only the slender Wang Mengmeng could poke in. Lu Dan hugged the little girl, feeling the feeling of the little girl hugging him tightly with her arms, the feeling of extreme trust and helpless dependence made Lu Dan tremble slightly in a dusty place in his heart.

"Little wind, pull her up!"

"Hold her hand!"

In his ears, somehow he heard the voice of his parents calling him eagerly by the river that year.

In the turbulent river, the young Lu Dan held the little girl's small hand stretched out to him.

He held her life and the instructions his parents gave him.

Therefore, he and her can have such a connection.

All hope for life, and help for the weak, are empathetic instincts, without exception.