Rebirth: I Am Not the Movie Queen This Time
Chapter 178 - 176: Falling into the Water by Design

Chapter 178: Chapter 176: Falling into the Water by Design

Wan Chu’er looked toward the middle of the river, but she couldn’t see the bottom, turning to Mai Qiqi, she said, "We should be careful. Falling in would not be a pretty sight."

Now it was summer, and their clothes were light and thin. If they got wet, their body lines would be clearly exposed, and there was the ill-intentioned Yang Fan nearby.

Mai Qiqi glanced at the riverbank, laughing she said, "We only have two tools, and one is already being used to hold fish. We can’t catch fish with our hands. It’s no fun. How about we go up the mountain and find some sticks to stab fish with?"

Since there was only one basket to catch fish, and the bucket was used to hold the fish they caught, essentially it was Zhou Weining who was swinging the basket in the water to catch fish, while the other three goofed around and loosely directed him. After a while, they had only managed to catch two fish.

Zhou Weining wiped his sweat and said, "I’ll go pour the fish from the bucket onto the riverbank. That way, we can have another tool to catch fish with; Mai Qiqi, you go up the mountain and get some sticks."

Everyone agreed it was a good idea, so Zhou Weining picked up the bucket and stepped down to the riverbank from the stones. First, he dug a pit a bit far from the water, poured water into it, then placed the fish in it. Concerned the fish might jump out, he then ran to the foot of the mountain to pick some grass to cover it.

Wan Chu’er glanced at Yang Fan, who was holding the basket, then looked up the mountain, and said to Mai Qiqi, "I’ll go up the mountain and get a stick. Let’s try using a stick to stab the fish."

Mai Qiqi replied, "I’ll go. I’ve seen others use sticks to stab fish before, I know what kind of stick works best."

Seeing Mai Qiqi also head to the shore, Wan Chu’er, with a glance at the busy Yang Fan, moved to the opposite side of the rock pile. The rock pile was large, allowing the two to avoid any conflict.

After she moved, Wan Chu’er looked up toward the shore. From afar, she saw another person descending from the mountain, whose silhouette greatly resembled Jiang Kechu.

Why would Jiang Kechu appear here? Wasn’t he on a mission?

Wan Chu’er felt she was seeing things, and rubbed her eyes.

Just as she lowered her hands, a basket flew towards her, about to hit her head. Instinctively, Wan Chu’er stepped back.

Then her foot slipped, and with a cry of "Ah," she began to fall backward.

Behind her was the deep river!

Wan Chu’er broke out in a cold sweat and reflexively reached out to grab a rock.

Luckily, her right hand just managed to grasp a protruding rock, temporarily halting her fall. Then she heard a "thud" behind her as the basket hit the water.

Before she could steady herself, a shadow loomed over her, and the anxious face of Yang Fan appeared before her.

"Wan Chu’er, be careful, give me your hand, I’ll pull you up," Yang Fan said frantically, stretching out his hand to pull Wan Chu’er.

Feeling she was about to fall, Wan Chu’er didn’t have time to think, she raised her trembling left hand to grab Yang Fan’s hand, while her right hand still clung firmly to the rock.

Just as Yang Fan grabbed her left hand, her right hand lost its grip. Before she could sigh in relief, the force from her left hand suddenly vanished, and without further ado, she plunged into the river with a splash.

In that moment, Wan Chu’er wanted to curse!

This scumbag Yang Fan, he did it on purpose. How could the basket suddenly slip from his hand and strike her? Clearly, Yang Fan was being calculatedly malicious.

As soon as Wan Chu’er fell into the water, the river rushed in from all sides. She tightly closed her mouth, holding her breath.

After the initial panic, Wan Chu’er tried to calm herself and swim to the shore, but having not swum for many years, she was not coordinated and accidentally swallowed a mouthful of water.

Water entered her nose, and in a panic, her mouth as well, causing a sharp pain in her throat and chest.

She suddenly realized something seemed to be entangling her legs, no matter how hard she kicked.

Could it be the legendary water weeds?

Indeed, where there were many fish, wouldn’t there also be a lot of underwater plants?

Fear instantly overwhelmed her, she frantically floundered with her arms and legs, trying to surface and scream for help, but instead, she felt the water weeds pulling her further down into the depths of the water.

Is this how my life is going to end?

Qiqi will definitely blame herself.

What about Jiang Kechu?

Jiang Kechu...

In an instant, many thoughts surged through her mind amidst pain and fear.

At the desperate and sad moment of Wan Chu’er, a sudden force appeared, pulling her from behind by the neck, trying to pull her out, but failing.

Before she had time to rejoice over her narrow escape from disaster, Wan Chu’er lost consciousness, and before she passed out, she seemed to hear a calm and urgent voice: "Chuchu, don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid..."

Jiang Kechu watched as Wan Chu’er’s limbs started to slowly drift, his heart sank, and he quickly swam over, covered her mouth with his, trying to pass some air, but Wan Chu’er showed no response.

Jiang Kechu made a decisive move and turned around to dive to the bottom, holding his breath, calmly untangling the weeds wrapped around Wan Chu’er’s legs, then hugged her again and swam back to the surface.

It felt like a long time had passed, Wan Chu’er faintly heard someone calling her name.

"Wan Chu’er, Wan Chu’er, Chuchu, Chuchu..."

The voice grew from distant to close, from unclear to real and tangible, it seemed like Qiqi was calling her, and also Zhou Weining? Yang Fan?

Her mouth seemed to be blocked by something warm, and the air was blown into her chest cavity, the touch on her lips felt like Jiang Kechu’s lips.

That’s right, she had fallen into the water, about to drown when Jiang Kechu rescued her.

With so many people around, how could Jiang Kechu kiss her in public? Oh, it must be performing CPR.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Wan Chu’er felt an itch in her throat and couldn’t help coughing violently.

"She’s awake, she’s awake, Wan Chu’er, are you awake?" Qiqi’s anxious voice came.

Wan Chu’er struggled to open her eyes, and saw Jiang Kechu’s familiar face, who appeared very concerned and also a bit angry.

Was he angry because she didn’t obey and didn’t wait for him at home?

Wan Chu’er grinned, "Hi, Uncle Jiang." She greeted weakly.

Then her shoulder was pushed slightly, and Wan Chu’er slowly turned her head to look.

Qiqi’s face was streaked with tears, she gave a big sigh of relief, "Wan Chu’er, you’re finally awake, you scared me to death, what would I do if something had really happened to you? Wuuwuuwuu, we are never going near the water again... Wuuwuuwuu..."

Wan Chu’er grinned to comfort her, "I have a tough life."

Then she saw Zhou Weining beside her, also concerned and feeling guilty, who caught Wan Chu’er’s glance and gave a rueful smile, "Wan Chu’er, I’m sorry, I didn’t think it through, causing you a fright."

He was assigned as the team captain by Mr. Zhang; the purpose of dividing him to go fishing was to be responsible for the whole team, yet he had run onto the river bank, leaving Wan Chu’er and Yang Fan on the stone in the middle of the river, which was his oversight.

Moreover, after Wan Chu’er fell into the water, he didn’t notice immediately, if it weren’t for the sudden appearance of Jiang Kechu, things might have gone terribly wrong.

If that were the case, their summer teaching trip would have turned into a catastrophe!

The newspapers would likely soon publish this incident, with a headline he could imagine something like "First University Female Student, Drowns While Teaching During Summer."

At that time, not only would their group participating in the teaching be affected, but the school would also face significant societal pressure.