Rebirth: The Comeback of the Girl-Chapter 3 - Seeking Help Everywhere

Zhen Yu rushed out the door but only saw the boys' distant figures.

She frustratingly banged her head, forgetting she's still a young girl without much strength!

To think she could grab a teenage boy with one hand. She ended up catching none.

This is a matter of life and death!

Zhen Yu dashed into the next-door yard.

"Mom! Grandpa Fu!"

"You little imp, why are you screaming your lungs out at this hour!? Your Grandpa Fu isn't home!" Mrs. Zhen walked out, lifting the door curtain.

Following her, Mrs. Fu came out, "What's the matter now?"

"Zhen Yan and Fu Yu have gone to the West River!!" Zhen Yu spoke hurriedly.

"How can these kids go play in the water again! I've told them countless times it's unsafe! Come on! Let's quickly bring them back!"

Mrs. Zhen was quite annoyed, rapidly pulling Zhen Yu as she spoke.

Mrs. Fu hurriedly followed, muttering, "These little rascals! I'll make sure his father gives him a good beating when we get back!"

Zhen Yu abruptly wrenched her mother's hand away, saying, "Towards the river gate! Hurry!"

Dropping those words, Zhen Yu ran out of the Fu house without looking back, ignoring Mrs. Zhen's shouts behind her.

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Zhen Yu ran as she tried hard to recall the past.

In her previous life, when she learned of the incident and arrived at the riverbank, all the boys were ashore, both the living and the dead.

Her brother, Fu Yu, and two other boys' bodies were retrieved from the water by the team Grandpa Fu organized, laid in a row on the bank and covered with clothes.

She didn't know who had gone to rescue them at the time.

Now, she must find adult men who can swim to save them. Luckily, her father's close friend, Han Mingyue's father, Han Youliang who had worked in the shipping fleet with Mr. Zhen, would definitely know how to swim!

Han Youliang had a clinic at his house, expectedly, he should be seeing patients in the front yard at this time.

"Uncle Han! Come save them!" Zhen Yu started shouting as soon as she reached the entrance of the clinic.

"What happened? Who's ill?" Han Youliang was removing an injection needle from a middle-aged woman when he looked up to ask.

"My brother is drowning! Hurry!" Zhen Yu rushed forward, grabbing Han Youliang's sleeve and pulling him toward the door.

Hearing it was a drowning case, Han Youliang immediately followed Zhen Yu outside, "Where are they?"

"West River Gate! Four boys are drowning!" Zhen Yu answered at top speed.

"Four? I'll head there first! You quickly go ask your Grandpa Fu for help!" Without hesitating, Han Youliang pushed his bicycle, straddled it, and rode off.

Zhen Yu yelled, "Grandpa Fu isn't home! Where do I find him?"

Zhen Yu deeply regretted not learning to swim in her previous life. Now, the only thing she could do was seek help everywhere.

Han Youliang was already speeding off on his bike, and without turning back, he shouted, "Go to the street corner! There are more people there!"

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"Slap!" Zhen Yu slapped her forehead. It had been too long since she'd been home, and she had forgotten many things.

It was only upon hearing Uncle Han's words that she remembered, every summer, day or night, people from around here loved gathering at the street corner at Fangshan.

Zhen Yu was about to run there when suddenly someone called her name from behind, "Xiao Yu? What happened?"

Zhen Yu suddenly stiffened, and the next second, she sharply turned around. Under the blazing sun, the young boy blinked brightly with a golden halo surrounding him as he swiftly approached her.

In Zhen Yu's eyes, his entire being seemed to be glowing.

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Han Mingyue had been reading in his room when he faintly heard what seemed like Zhen Yu's shouts, prompting him to hurriedly check on her.

Seeing Zhen Yu staring straight at her, he couldn't help but call out again, puzzled, "Xiao Yu?"

Zhen Yuxin, with emotions swirling inside her, forcibly kept a calm expression and grabbed Han Mingyue, sprinting toward the street end.

Han Mingyue had no choice but to follow her, asking while running, "What happened?"

"My brother is drowning! I'm going to find someone to rescue him!"

"How do you know?" Han Mingyue's first reaction was that something was wrong; boys who go to the river never bring girls!

Zhen Yu stumbled a bit, then continued running forward, "Save him first! I'll tell you later!"

Han Mingyue did not further inquire but instead grabbed Zhen Yu's arm, helping her sprint faster toward the street end.

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From a distance, Zhen Yu recognized Grandpa Fu, who was playing chess, and immediately shouted loudly, "Grandpa Fu! Fu Yu is drowning!"

People sitting around chatting in groups of twos and threes all stood up upon hearing the shout.

"Old Fu's grandson is drowning?"

"Hurry! Go and save the kid!"

"This is definitely not done by one child! Let's follow quickly and see!"

Upon hearing this, Grandpa Fu suddenly stood up, knocking the chessboard to the ground with a clatter.

Rushing towards Zhen Yu, he seized her shoulders and asked, "Where?"

Grandpa Fu's grip was so strong it painfully hurt Zhen Yu.

But she did not dare to delay, enduring the pain as she answered, "West River Gate!"

She took in a breath then added, "There are four boys drowning!"

Grandpa Fu released his hands and stood straight, quickly calling out the names of several men present, "Follow me quickly to rescue the kids!"

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An unknown uncle took Zhen Yu on the front bar of his bicycle. He pedaled furiously, with the trees beside the road flying past rapidly.

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Grandpa Fu and the other men followed on their bicycles right behind hers. When they vaguely spotted the gate, Zhen Yu also saw two women sitting by the river bank from afar. Without guessing, they were certainly Mrs. Zhen and Mrs. Fu!

She didn't see Uncle Han and his bicycle, and Zhen Yu felt a sinking in her heart.

Could it be that he hasn't arrived yet? That's impossible!

As they got closer, Zhen Yu finally spotted a bicycle fallen in the bushes, and the two mothers noticed them too.

"Dad! Dad! Hurry and save them!" Mrs. Fu, with tears streaming down her face, scrambled up and rushed towards Grandpa Fu, crying non-stop.

Mrs. Zhen, who couldn't swim either, was so frightened she couldn't stand, only sitting by the river crying, "Brother Han! Quickly save Xiao Yan! Save Xiao Yan!"

Several men didn't hesitate, dropping their bicycles, with a series of splashes, they jumped into the river like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

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Zhen Yu clenched her hands tightly, standing by the river bank, searching eagerly for her brother.

"There, your brother is over there!" Han Mingyue, who had come to her side at unknown time, raised his hand pointing towards the middle of the river to the right, "My dad is bringing him towards the shore!"

Following the direction he pointed, Zhen Yu could only vaguely make out Han Youliang, the adult man, but couldn't clearly see which boy he was bringing in.

Her gaze shifted from distant to near, falling on Han Mingyue's hand; from her perspective, his extended forefinger looked exceptionally slender.

"Is it really my brother?" Zhen Yu glanced once and turned to confirm with him, "Are you sure?"

Han Mingyue lowered his hand, his eyes still fixed firmly on the river, "Yes, it's him! I saw clearly!"

Without uttering another word, Zhen Yu also turned back to continue staring intensely at the river.

As they got closer, Zhen Yu realized it indeed was her brother.

Just as she thought to go over to meet up, she was abruptly pulled back by Han Mingyue.

The young boy stood in front of her and said, "Stay away from the river edge! If you fall in, we'll have to rescue you too!"