Capítulo 338: The Rescue

Was that a hallucination? Was she only seeing him because she was dying?

But the physical touch felt all too real. He supported her with his arm and guided her as they swam towards the shore.

So he was there to save her. At that moment, Xia Ling's tears welled up in her eyes, and all of her grievances were released through them. Only now, when she faced a situation of life and death, did she realize that he was willing to give up his life for her.

He was her guardian, he always had been.

She struggled to keep her head up and continue swimming with her one good arm in order not to be a dead weight on him. As she swam, she accidentally knocked against his wrist.

A metallic object on his wrist unlatched and came off.

Pei Ziheng turned his head around and his expression changed.