Fire Chief vs. Surgeon: A Tale of Relentless Pursuit -
Chapter 287: The 287th long: Cherish your man by yourself
Chapter 287: The 287th long: Cherish your man by yourself
For three whole days, Jiang Ye hadn’t contacted Lu Jing at all.
This made Lu Jing extremely worried, so much so that he developed two pimples at the corners of his mouth.
It was maddening!
Even at work, he found it hard to concentrate, constantly getting distracted.
Fortunately, there were no surgeries scheduled for the past two days.
That day, after lunch, a group of people from the department were preparing to return from the cafeteria.
While passing through the first-floor lobby, Xiao Tang suddenly exclaimed:
"Ah! Isn’t that Captain Jiang? Doctor Lu, look!"
Huh???
Lu Jing followed her gaze and saw on the TV in the lobby a live broadcast of a rescue scene somewhere in Fangbei City.
In the footage, a group of firefighters stood in a river.
The water was heavy, the rapidly flowing kind that could sweep someone away immediately if they fell in.
At that moment, Jiang Ye, holding a small baby in his arms that looked like it was barely two months old, tops, appeared on the screen.
Very small, incredibly tiny.
Securely held in a man’s arms, the child slept peacefully.
The news reported that due to an earthquake and a mudslide, the riverbank in this village had collapsed, and floodwaters were rising, forcing the entire village to evacuate urgently.
The little infant in Jiang’s arms was a child from the village.
Their parents and family’s whereabouts were unknown at the time, and the child was alone at home.
It was the firefighters who had carefully carried the child out from their home, enduring a very difficult journey.
You have to understand, by then, the water had already reached their chests.
Standing at one meter ninety, the water level reached Jiang Ye’s chest and must have been about one meter sixty deep—a considerable depth.
And still, he had to carry a baby—no, more precisely, hold it up.
Suddenly, Lu Jing’s eyes met the man’s face on the screen, which deeply stirred him.
He looked thinner, darker, worn out—you could tell from the dark circles under his eyes that he hadn’t gotten any rest for days and nights.
He definitely didn’t have time to rest; he was busy with the rescue!
His heart ached.
His man, of course he felt for him.
While everyone looked in awe at the rescue workers, as a lover and family member, he felt nothing but deep worry and heartache.
He would rather they weren’t heroes, just that they were safe and sound.
The footage on the TV lasted only a dozen seconds before it ended.
On the way back to the department, Lu Jing was unusually silent.
His colleagues in the department understood and remained quiet.
After entering the elevator, Xiao Tang finally approached quietly:
"Doctor Lu."
"Hmm?"
"Don’t worry, didn’t we just see Captain Jiang?"
Yes, he looked okay.
"You’re right."
Suddenly as if he remembered something, he continued to ask:
"Lai Xingchen didn’t go too, did he?"
Xiao Tang’s expression instantly fell:
"Uh!"
"His leg..."
"He said he couldn’t worry about that, he had to go, I couldn’t stop him."
Well.
Those team members, each one truly stubborn as a mule.
What could Lu Jing say?
"Make sure he comes for a check-up as soon as he gets back."
"That’s what I was planning."
That leg wasn’t even healed yet and he had already gone to the rescue site; truly reckless!
But, no one could really say much.
They had their mission and duties etched into their bones, unshakable by anyone.
As family, other than understanding, all they could do was understand.
What else could they do, argue?
Better not. They were already so hardworking, who would have the heart?
Ding—the elevator arrived.
"Let’s go, back to work."
"Okay!"
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