After graduating from graduate school, GRACE came to Fukuoka, Japan to play, holding a limited-edition cake she had just queued up to buy in one hand and mineral water in the other, ready to enjoy this afternoon tea while watching the scenery in the park opposite.

As soon as I crossed the zebra crossing, I felt a shaking of the soles of my feet, and instantly realized something, and quickly squatted down, and the glass of the houses on the side of the road began to shatter, and in the more and more violent shaking, a house finally collapsed, raising a large cloud of dust, people fled in all directions, screams, cries, and the sound of cars colliding was endless, and a large number of people rushed out of the buildings on the side of the road, and the road was instantly chaotic.

GRACE SAW FROM A DISTANCE, A LITTLE BOY STANDING IN FRONT OF A BUILDING BLANKLY, MOTIONLESS, AND THE BUILDING WAS ALREADY FALLING ROCKS, IN DANGER OF COLLAPSING AT ANY TIME, AT THE LAST MOMENT, GRACE RUSHED OVER, ONLY HAD TIME TO HOLD THE CHILD IN HIS ARMS, THE BUILDING NEXT TO IT HAD COLLAPSED, GRACE ONLY FELT THAT SOMETHING WAS HIT ON THE HEAD, AND HE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS AND FAINTED.

"Auntie? Aunt? I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG LATER, A LITTLE BOY'S VOICE RANG IN GRACE'S EARS, SHE SLOWLY OPENED HER EYES, AND IT WAS DARK ALL AROUND, AND THEY SEEMED TO HAVE FALLEN IN A TRIANGLE OF REINFORCED CONCRETE, TEMPORARILY SAFE.

"Auntie? Are you okay? The little boy's voice was full of worry and fear.

GRACE WIPED THE BLOOD FROM HER EYES AND RELUCTANTLY GOT UP.

"I'm fine! What about you? ”

"I'm fine!" The little boy's voice trembled, "We're trapped....."

GRACE COULD HEAR THAT THE CHILD WAS HOLDING BACK FROM CRYING, SO SHE TOOK THE CHILD IN HER ARMS WITH PITY AND COMFORTED SOFTLY: "DON'T BE AFRAID, DON'T BE AFRAID!" Soon someone will come to our rescue. ”

THE CHILD CURLED UP IN GRACE'S ARMS, SOBBING QUIETLY.

"Where's your mom and dad?" GRACE ASKED, "YOU'RE NOT WITH THEM?" ”

"Mom and sister went to the bathroom, and Dad just got a call back to the hotel....." The little boy whimpered.

"It's okay, Auntie will protect you, what's your name?"

"I, my name is Xiao...."

BOOM, AFTERSHOCKS STRUCK, AND ANOTHER WAVE OF FALLING ROCKS ROLLED DOWN OVERHEAD, GRACE ROLLED OVER TO PROTECT THE CHILD UNDER HER, AND WAS HIT IN THE HEAD AND BACK AT THE SAME TIME, AND FAINTED AGAIN.

"WOOOOOO......OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

"Kid? Child? Are you okay? ”

"Woo... I'm thirsty, I'm hungry...auntie...we're not going to die here. ”

"No...."GRACE REACHED TO THE SIDE, RUBBING BACK AND FORTH AROUND THE GRAVEL, AND FINALLY FOUND A CARDBOARD BOX, TOUCHED THE SIDE, AND SURE ENOUGH, TOUCHED THE MINERAL WATER BOTTLE, MOVED THE STONES ON IT, OPENED THE CRUSHED CAKE BOX, AND REACHED THE BOY.

"We have water, and cake, we will definitely wait for someone to come to save us, your parents and sister, they must be looking for you outside."

THE BOY PICKED UP THE WATER, TOOK A SIP, AND GAVE IT BACK TO GRACE, WHO WAS WELL UPBRINGED SO THAT EVEN A CHILD WOULD NOT TAKE THE LIMITED FOOD AND WATER.

"Auntie, you drink too."

"..... Auntie still has a bottle here, you can drink it!" GRACE'S VOICE WAS WEAK, AND THE WOUND ON HER HEAD MADE HER DIZZY.

The boy poured the crushed cake into his mouth, and the dusty cake, which was more delicious than all the food he had ever eaten, ignited his hope in the darkness, and he began to believe what his aunt said that they would be saved.

"Auntie, I'm cold...."

"AUNTIE HUG YOU...."GRACE RELUCTANTLY GOT UP AND HUGGED THE BOY TIGHTLY IN HER ARMS.

The boy's head was buried in the chest of this kind aunt, relying on her wholeheartedly, and a faint scent of soap came from the end of his nose, which was reassuring.

NOT KNOWING THE PASSAGE OF TIME IN THE DARK, GRACE'S CONSCIOUSNESS GRADUALLY BLURRED, AND FINALLY FAINTED AGAIN DUE TO PHYSICAL EXHAUSTION, AND AFTER ABOUT TEN HOURS, A FLASHLIGHT CAME IN, AND THE BOY CALLED FOR HELP WITH ALL HIS STRENGTH, AND THE TWO WERE FINALLY FOUND BY THE RESCUE TEAM AND CARRIED OUT.

The boy was fine except for minor abrasions, and the rescued young woman, who had suffered a blow to the head and was severely dehydrated, was carried on a stretcher and taken to a makeshift shelter with a hanging bottle.

The boy looked at his face under the messy curls on the stretcher, a young and beautiful face, bright even if it was covered in blood and had chapped lips.

For nearly 30 hours, he kept calling her aunt, but in fact, she should be called sister!

"Xiao Ling! Xiao Ling!! My poor child! Bai Su cried and rushed up to hold the boy in his arms, kissing and touching, his eyes were red and swollen, Xiao Yunshan also squatted down, his face was full of exhaustion and relief, Xiao Xiao hugged his brother and mother and cried.

The boy's eyes kept looking in the direction where the stretcher disappeared for a long time......

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(End of book)