In This Life, I Will Extremely Pamper My Short-Lived Husband-Chapter 142: Lost Contact on a Stormy Day

Xie Yanchuan knew there had been heavy rain in Province G recently, and he had continuously reminded Xu Jinzhi, but Xu Jinzhi seemed to not take it seriously.

Since Province G was near the mountains, once it started raining heavily...

Xie Yanchuan felt very uneasy, so he directly called Xu Jinzhi. The call connected quickly, and at the moment he heard Xu Jinzhi’s voice, Xie Yanchuan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Why are you calling at this time? Are you done with your work?" Xu Jinzhi asked.

Xie Yanchuan’s original worries had almost disappeared, and he gently said, "No, I just suddenly wanted to give you a call."

Xu Jinzhi paused, then couldn’t help teasing, "Missing me that much?"

Xie Yanchuan didn’t refute, because he indeed missed Xu Jinzhi.

"Missing me this much just a few days into a business trip, what would you do if I went abroad next time?" Xu Jinzhi asked with a somewhat helpless smile.

"How’s the weather over there? Is it raining heavily?" Xie Yanchuan asked, changing the subject.

Over the phone, Xu Jinzhi hesitated for a few seconds, then said, "It did, there was a heavy rain this morning."

"And now? Is it still raining?"

"It’s not raining anymore. Don’t worry, I’m not..."

"Bang!"

A loud noise, like something shattering, interrupted Xu Jinzhi’s words, and immediately afterward, the sounds over the phone became chaotic.

"Xu Jinzhi!" Xie Yanchuan shouted with an edge of anger in his voice.

This was the first time he had ever spoken to her with such a tone since meeting Xu Jinzhi.

"Xu Jinzhi, where exactly are you? What’s happening over there?" Xie Yanchuan pressed, trying to control his anger.

At first, he really hadn’t noticed anything amiss, but he vaguely heard the sound of the wind, resembling the howl of bitter winds during the winter days.

So he asked Xu Jinzhi about the weather, and Xu Jinzhi hesitated, hesitated twice!

Then there was the sound of glass breaking, followed by more chaotic sounds, and he vaguely heard things like, "what do we do now," "can we not leave."

Xie Yanchuan was sure that Xu Jinzhi was not safe at all!

The call was still ongoing. While Xie Yanchuan was quickly walking outside, he was trying to calm his emotions and continued, "Jinzhi, where exactly are you? Are you still safe?"

On the other end of the phone, Xu Jinzhi knew she could not hide it any longer. She sighed, a bit helpless, "I’m with the project team on a field trip to the mountain, now we are trapped in a resort."

"Is it raining heavily?" Xie Yanchuan asked.

"Yes, it wasn’t raining initially. It has been showery the last few days. We didn’t take it seriously, but once we got to the mountain, it started raining non-stop."

Xu Jinzhi was also troubled, as it was not only continuously raining now, but a typhoon had also hit, and the wind was strong. The resort had signature rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows everywhere.

The loud noise earlier was one of the windows upstairs being blown down.

But these were things Xu Jinzhi couldn’t tell Xie Yanchuan, as he would worry.

Xu Jinzhi tried to keep calm, "Don’t worry, we are safe in the hotel for now, once the rain stops, we will come down the mountain."

"By the way, the hotel has lost power, so if you can’t get through to my phone later, it means my phone has died. I’m in the hotel, staying together with everybody, I won’t have any accident."

Xie Yanchuan opened his mouth, wanting to say how could he possibly not worry!

But thinking of how he wasn’t by her side, how saying any more worrying words would only scare her, he couldn’t bring himself to say those words.

So Xie Yanchuan just followed Xu Jinzhi’s words and said, "Alright, I understand."

"But you are on the mountain, even if it stops raining later, you should be careful trying to leave quickly, as heavy rain could cause landslides."

"If you all are safe in the resort, it’s best not to leave, wait until you know it’s safe before leaving."

"Also, there might be a lot of people in the hotel, make sure to stay with Assistant Chen and others, don’t go off by yourself."

Xie Yanchuan rapidly spoke these words, having already rushed to the university parking lot. This afternoon the sun was intense, and as Xie Yanchuan hurried, he had already begun sweating.

Xu Jinzhi listened to Xie Yanchuan’s exhortations, feeling a bit distressed and quickly replied, "I understand."

"Let’s leave it at this, I’ll call you again later." Xie Yanchuan was already getting ready to drive off.

Xu Jinzhi did not know, thinking it was because she mentioned the hotel losing power and perhaps later her phone being unreachable that Xie Yanchuan dared not say more.

Their call ended there, and after hanging up, Xie Yanchuan directly accessed the flight booking app.

But at this moment, planes flying directly to the capital of Province G were already grounded due to the heavy rain, and it was not certain when they would be able to fly.

Xie Yanchuan had no choice but to look for alternate options, selecting a nearby city to which planes were still flying. He decisively booked a flight.

Soon, Xie Yanchuan went directly to the airport, and from there to the airport took nearly an hour. Xie Yanchuan didn’t call Xu Jinzhi again but stayed tuned to the radio for news about Province G.

The result was that the heavy rain continued, with many areas already experiencing standing water. In lower terrain areas, the standing water was already deep.

Xie Yanchuan frowned deeply.

By the time Xie Yanchuan reached the airport and was ready to board the plane, he called Xu Jinzhi again.

The call was quickly connected on Xu Jinzhi’s end, and Xie Yanchuan again breathed a sigh of relief, at least Xu Jinzhi was still safe for now.

They briefly exchanged a few words and soon hung up, after which Xie Yanchuan boarded the plane.

Two hours later, Xie Yanchuan got off the plane smoothly, and then tried to contact Xu Jinzhi again, but this time, he could not get through to her phone!

Xie Yanchuan’s heart sank, as if harboring a bad premonition.

But Xie Yanchuan could not panic, he tried to remain calm and decided to call Assistant Chen, but Assistant Chen also did not answer.

Xie Yanchuan became more frantic internally, but besides Xu Jinzhi’s and Assistant Chen’s numbers, he did not know whom else he could contact.

Xie Yanchuan had no choice but to find a taxi, and then continue trying to make contact on the way.

But it was also raining here, and taxis were scarce. When Xie Yanchuan mentioned his destination, the taxi drivers were even more reluctant to go.

Xie Yanchuan panicked for a moment, finally having no other choice but to go to a car rental agency and rent a car to get there.

In the meantime, Xie Yanchuan had not been able to contact anyone among Xu Jinzhi’s group!

Xie Yanchuan looked very upset; among so many people, it couldn’t be possible that everyone’s phones were out of power at the same time.